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The Citizen, 2013-03-14, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013. PAGE 11. REPRINTS OF PHOTOS taken by Citizen photographers are available to purchase. ALL ARE IN COLOUR 4x6 - $4.00 5x7 - $5.00 8x10 - $8.00 Phone to order ~ 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 ‘Music of the Americas’ to be held April 7 in Clinton Was it my imagination or did February seem particularly long? For the shortest calendar month it seemed to stretch on forever. The days that weren’t stormy were dull and gloomy, making even the cheeriest person just a little blue. This past weekend was truly cheery,however. The birds seemed to findtheir voices again, small pleasure planes could be heard overhead taking advantage of calmer air aloft, the gravel showed through on the laneway, the sap is running promising some sweet treats and a drive anywhere was a pleasure. Ed tells me he even saw his first robin of this year on Saturday. Although it seems early for daylight savings time the longer evenings are welcome. By next week it will officially be spring and we’ll all be checking for the early growth in flowerbeds. How about a concert to welcome the spring? The Blyth Festival Singers will present ‘Music of theAmericas’ on Sunday, April 7 at theClinton United Church at 2:30 p.m. Their guests for that afternoon will be The Huron Harp School under the direction of Sharon Johnston. That same day, Londesborough United Church will hold their 33rd Songfest at 7 p.m. This year’s line up of talent features Katie Dockstader of Goderich, the West Perth Singers from the Mitchell area, Peter Postill from Holmesville, the Snell Family and Londesborough United’s senior choir. This is always a most pleasant evening. The following Sunday, the Clinton United Church will host a benefit concert for the family of the late Steve Hearn. Steve was a member of ‘that other choir’ under the direction of Louise Dockstader. The choir will perform along with other guests in the concert. More details can be learned from the church office. The cancer benefit book sale held at the post office during February helped me pass the month. Every day people stopped by to check out the tables and share a little conversation. The books have now been packed up at our location.However if you just couldn’t find theright time to stop in, not to worry. The United Communities Credit Union in Clinton has given us their table for March and perhaps you will find stopping there more convenient. Eventually leftover books will be donated to the book sale held annually at the Blyth Festival, this year May 31 to June 2. And it was a great chance to recycle good reads. It was a most successful fundraiser and the senior choir of the Londesborough United Church thanks everyone who donated in any way to its success. Without the donations of books there could be no sale and there were certainly many books to choose from. Without buyers no number of books would matter and the area obviously has many avid and generous readers. Your contributions will be a big help for the area family who are to benefit. The UCW of Londesborough United will hold a World Day of Prayer Service the evening of their regular meeting, Monday, March 18 beginning at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, March 3, TerryFletcher showed the childrengathered at the front, a pair of colourful handknit mitts. The mitts were a gift from his mother-in-law and knit from leftover yarn. This lady knits constantly and donates the items to those in need. But she doesn’t waste the leftover yarn as Terry showed the children. The mitts not only keep his hands warm but are bright enough that he can’t lose them. Terry suggested to the children that by finding a new use for supposedly unwanted items - by using them up or recycling them rather than tossing them away - people become good stewards of God’s gifts and world. In his message to the adults that morning Terry suggested that persons need to rethink their places in this world as being part of God’s holy ground. Everywhere people are - home, work, community - they are on God’s earth. We live in a miraculous world. Everywhere is holy ground. Every day/life is a miracle. We should recognize that miracle by how we live. NEWS FROM LONDESBORO By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO Awaiting the serve Hullett Central Public School students celebrated the pending March Break on Friday by challenging their teachers to a volleyball throw-down. Shown are, from left, Marielle VanSchaik, Jenna McDonald and Shelby Hamp awaiting a teammate’s serve during the match for school supremacy. (Olivia Allen photo) Next Happy Gang meeting on April 12 March 8 was a pleasant evening for driving and the Happy Gang Seniors welcomed 13 tables of euchre players at their card party at the Londesborough Community Hall that evening. Winners were: first, Gerard and Eric, 78; second, Hazel and Betty, 73; third, Kathy and Susan, 68 and most lone hands, George and Gloria Love. The seniors will hold their next evening of cards on April 12. CH okays consultant The Municipality of Central Huron is preparing to offer the project management reins for the municipality’s $1 million solar project in Clinton to a Listowel and Owen Sound-based company. In reviewing a slew of tenders on the project, ranging from less than $15,000 to more than $100,000, councillors chose to support Gamsby and Mannerow Limited’s bid at $22,487. Central Huron CAO Peggy Van Mierlo-West reported that a key draw in the contractor’s bid is its willingness to conduct a fair number of on-site visits. Other factors include the completeness of its proposal and available references, she says. “I was surprised by the tremendous difference among the quotes,” noted Councillor Alison Lobb. The deal means the company will be on the job site from the project’s completion to its eventual decommissioning. Council held a special meeting March 7, to hear the pitches from three short-listed bidders, Solarize Energy, Fritz Construction Services and Panasonic for the solar panel projects, which are planned for the rooftops of the Central Huron Community Complex and the Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre of Huron (REACH). NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY 2013 Dog Tags and licences are now available: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm at the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal Office, 41342 Morris Rd. PO Box 310 Brussels, ON N0G 1H0 *** Tags can be picked up in person or ordered by telephone*** All dogs must be licensed in compliance with By-law No. 63-2004. A copy of the complete By-law is available for review at the Municipal Office. All dogs must be identified by means of a tag and licence, issued for a (1) one year period by: Friday, April 26, 2013 The fee schedule shall be as follows: 1/All Dogs (except those listed in #2) - males, females, and spayed females $20.00 per dog 2/Pit bulls, Pit bull crosses, Staffordshire terriers $100.00 per dog 3/Kennel Licence Fee $75.00 (for a kennel of dogs that are registered or eligible for registration under the Animal Pedigree Act) 4/Late Payment Charge $20.00 per dog (Shall be assessed in addition to the licence fee, if the licence and/or tag is not purchased by April 26th) Excrement: The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove excrement left by a dog, from property other than the premises of the owner of the dog. Any person contravening this provision is subject to a $50.00 fee. For further information contact: The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Telephone: 519-887-6137 Fax: 519-887-6424 E-mail: nmichie@morristurnberry.ca By Cheryl Heath Special to The Citizen Tornado relief committee completes mandated work The Goderich and Area Disaster Relief Committee, working on behalf of the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP), recently completed its mandate of distributing funds to assist in the recovery from the F3 tornado that ripped through Goderich and area in August, 2011. The committee released a report to local affected councils indicating that it was no longer in operation having completed its task. With the province claiming that it would contribute up to $2 for every dollar raised by the committee locally, 90 per cent of all eligible local costs were accounted for. According to the report, the committee received 373 applications as of the Nov. 25, 2011 deadline and approved 236 of them for financial assistance. One hundred and two were declined because financial aid was not required and 35 were declined as ineligible. As of Feb. 15, 2013, $5,006,406.55 was paid out to cover claims and $1,202,788.58 was remaining outstanding as claimants had not begun construction. Of the $6,209,195.13 required to pay all claimants, local fundraising contributed $4,051,785,73. This means that while the provincial government would have contributed up to $2 for every $1 raised, it only had to contributed $2,157,409.40. All the money that was raised went directly to the applicants as administration costs are the responsibility of ODRAP. The committee thanked the people who donated to the fund, the volunteers who helped them and the members of the committee itself for their dedication as well as the administrative staff of the Town of Goderich for its support.