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he said. “It’s not something that
makes me personally richer this year
than I was last year. It doesn’t work
that way. Hopefully it enhances the
system.”
Scott says that their project might
not save the world, but if a few other
people see it and try it, it could make
a difference. He says that with the
500 to 600 people he and his wife
have welcomed, many have been
from organizations but a lot are
farmers. He hopes that even more
will continue to visit and perhaps
start similar projects.
“When my great-great-grandfather
came in and settled [the land], it was
all trees and wetlands and mature
forests and grass and floodplains,”
he said. “He, and all those settlers,
cut down the trees and drained the
land. Then, in cities we paved the
lands and, through agriculture
practices, over time, we’ve taken
away some of the ability of the land
to process the water and maintain a
water table.”
Scott said he wants to bring back
some of what the land was like back
then. “As we add drains, the water
goes faster. As we cut the trees, it
goes faster. All those things have
sped up the water and the process,”
he said. “If we can add a little bit of
what it was like back then, we could
make a better system. We can still
practice agriculture, and keep good
farmland for crops, but we have to
somehow gain some nature back the
way it used to be.”
Scott acknowledges that, with
cutbacks to the local conservation
authorities, it might be difficult as
his projects were heavily influenced
and also funded through the groups.
“There needs to be public money
available for this because it benefits
all the public,” he said. “People need
to be aware of that and hopefully
investments will follow.”
For more information about the
Scotts’ project, visit mvca.on.ca/
demos.php
Allen and Kim Walker greeted
worshippers and handed out the
service of worship at Knox United
Church on Feb. 1, the fourth Sunday
after Epiphany.
The chime-in choir performed,
directed by Ann Clark. The
congregation sang, “Lord, Prepare
Me To Be A Sanctuary” followed by
Brian lighting the Christ Candle.
Student Minister Brian Hymers
welcome everyone and went over
the announcements. The call to
worship was read responsively, the
opening hymn, “Jesus Christ is
Waiting” was sung and the opening
prayer was offered and the prayer of
confession was read in unison. After
the words of assurance and the choir
singing, “The Lord Be With You”
each shared the Peace of Christ by
greeting one another. The children’s
hymn was “One More Step Along
the World I Go”.
The children gathered in the front
pew for story time with Brian. He
asked the children if anyone had any
allergies. One of the children had a
peanut allergy. God treats everybody
the same even if they have an
allergy. Jesus was a Jew and when he
was a little boy he couldn’t eat pork.
We don’t think of the Jewish people
being any different, because they
don’t eat pork. We as Christian
people shouldn’t look at anybody
different just because they have
allergies. Brian handed each of the
children a candy.
After The Lord’s Prayer, the
children adjourned to Sunday
school. We listened to the word of
God as Muriel Coultes read scripture
lessons from Deuteronomy 18: 15-
20, Psalm 111 and Mark 1: 21-28.
The reflection was, “We must
not judge other people”. That also
goes for religious studies. We must
be mindful of other people. In
God’s eye we are all God’s children
and are treated equally.
After the hymn of praise, “Jesus
Calls Us,” Ken Procter reported on
the Minute for Missions. Ken
Procter and Doug Walker took up
the offering which was dedicated.
The closing hymn, “You Servants of
God” the blessing and benediction
and Go Now In Peace, concluded the
morning worship service.
The congregation went downstairs
for a potluck lunch, fellowship and
the annual meeting.
On Sunday, Feb. 8 and 15 the
children’s chime-in choir is asked to
arrive by 11 a.m. for practice. The
Calvin Brick UCW is hosting a
Valentine, “Come and Go Coffee
and Goodies” at the Belgrave Co-op
on Saturday, Feb. 14, 9:30 a.m. to
noon. All proceeds will go towards
Brian’s educational expenses.
Everyone is welcome.
The community wishes Shawn
Cottrill (lead), skip Jon St. Denis
and their Listowel Curling Team all
the best as they seek the provincial
championship at the 2015 Ontario
Tankard in Dorchester Feb. 2 - Feb.
8 where they will take on a number
of talented teams from Ontario.
The fourth meeting of the
Wawanosh Winter Warriors was held
on Jan. 24 at the Belgrave
Community Centre at 10:45 a.m.
The activity for this meeting was
broomball. Members were all asked
to wear running shoes and bring
appropriate padding, as well as a
helmet. Once all members had
arrived, Mary Ellen Foran then
introduced two potential future
members who were giving the club a
try, as well as past members who had
come for the meeting.
While everyone was getting their
broomball equipment on, Sarah
Alexander led the 4-H pledge, which
was followed by roll call. Mary
Ellen then went over some of the
rules and showed the equipment
used for broomball. Once everyone
was ready to go, members all
grabbed a broom and the leaders
grabbed the balls.
Everyone then took to the ice and
took a lap to get a feel for running
and balance on the ice. Next
members took turns carrying the ball
around pylons and shooting on the
net. Members were divided into
teams and Mary Ellen assigned
people to positions. All participants
had fun and they were glad to have
two substitutes on each team. Most
members saw a large improvement
in their playing ability as they
became more familiar with the rules
and strategy and became more
comfortable running on the ice.
The game was over at noon and
the members retired back to the
dressing room for juice and cookies.
For the next meeting, members are
to meet at Benmiller Falls Reserve
on Family Day for snowshoeing at
10:15 a.m.
Scotts honoured for project
Cottrill heads to provincials
Who you calling old?
The Belgrave Community Centre was the setting for the community’s annual old-timers hockey
tournament over the weekend, which, as always, was well attended. In this game on Saturday,
a team assembled by Trevor Hopf took on the Wingham Rockers on the arena’s beautiful
natural ice surface, which was the beneficiary of a new flooding unit earlier that day.
(Denny Scott photo)
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