The Citizen, 2008-06-26, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008. PAGE 7.
Thursday, June 26 is the last day
of the school year. A talent show
that day by the pupils will be a fun
way to finish the term.
Justine Reid of Grade 7 has filed
this report on one of this month’s
extra activities:
The evening of June 6, students
from Grades 6 -8 participated in the
Hullett spring operetta, The
Emperor’s New Clothes were
offered the opportunity to visit the
Avon Theatre in Stratford to watch a
production of The Music Man. I
twas an unforgettable evening.
We followed the adventures of a
travelling salesman who tricked
small towns into believing that he
could teach their children to play
any instrument they chose by using
the ‘think system’. The cast of the
musical includes actors of all ages
with several young children making
their Stratford debut.
Teachers, parents and students
thoroughly enjoyed the outing and
there were many comments about a
well done performance by the
actors. Many thanks to Mrs. Barnett
for organizing the evening and
providing us with such a great
opportunity.
The monthly card party hosted by
the Londesborough Happy Gang
Seniors was held at the community
hall on Friday, June 13.
There was a wide range of points
between the first-place couple and
the third. Clarence and Adeline
Allin had tallied up 81 points by end
of playing. With a score of 78, Ray
and Shirley Gilders took home the
second-place money. The third-
place couple, Thelma Deveaux and
Pauline McMichael, accumulated
68 points during the evening.
Six lone hands were the most
successfully played and won the
prize for Lloyd and Lillian Appleby.
The seniors will hold their next
euchre party on Friday, July 11.
The Happy Gang Seniors are
making a change in their schedule
for their last meeting until the fall.
They will enjoy an order of food
from Dixie Lee in Clinton at 6 p.m.
on June 25. The meal and program
will be held in the Londesborough
United Church basement.
Guest speaker that evening has
been arranged by Bill and Wonetta
Holland. The group will enjoy
another talk by Mike Powell about
one of his working travels in
association with UWO.
Students perform in operetta
Friday, June 20 may have been thelongest day of 2008 for the rest ofthe world, but for 18 students atHullett Central Public School theday seemed to be gone in aheartbeat. Mixed with theexcitement and joy of graduation
was sorrow, the sadness of leaving
this first phase of their education and
the classmates of many years and
some trepidation as to what the next
phase of their lives will hold.
There will be some scrapbooking
happening in the days ahead as
families record this important day in
the life of their teenager. There were
plenty of photo ops that evening.
The graduates were introduced
and entered through the traditional
arch pausing long enough for
parents to take a picture. As eachgraduate received an award and theirdiploma, parents again had a chanceto record the moment.Chances are parents may want tokeep those photos handy to remindthem that, yes, the boy/girl in that
picture was their son/daughter. For
they were hardly recognizable that
evening in their fancy dresses and
hairdos and high heels – and suits.
Their classroom teacher, Mr. John
Coups, was emcee for the
ceremonies in the school
auditorium.
The class had chosen McKala
Middegaal as their valedictorian and
at the completion of her speech, she
received the valedictorian award
from the Blyth Legion. She summed
up what the graduates had learnedand experienced during their days atHullett Central Public School usingthe letters of the alphabet.In this rather unique way she wasable to thank parents, teachers andclassmates for being a happy,
helpful and supportive part of their
lives. For example, E stood for
express thanks while T reminded
everyone to touch hearts. Teachers
over the years were remembered in
these letters. As the graduates look
to the future Alicia’s speech summed
up all their emotions.
Mr. Coups gave a short
remembrance about each graduate as
they received their diploma.
These thoughts, sometimes
humorous, sometimes more serious,
gave the audience some insight intotheir child as seen by someone else.These sound bytes were a preludeto the computer slideshow thatfeatured each student’s grad pictureand an early childhood photo.Photos taken of this class
participating in school activities
over the years was also part of the
slide presentation and done to the
music, I Hope You Had the Time Of
Your Life – a fitting sentiment for
the occasion.
“What a journey you have in front
of you,” stated principal Joy
Antoniuk to the grads. She, their
teachers and the families gathered
that evening to wish these young
folk all the best life has to offer in
this journey of life.
Big night for Hullett Central’s Grade 8s
Londesborough United Church
welcomed new members to their
faith community on Sunday, June
22.
Transferring their membership
that morning were Murray and Ann
Adams and Adrian, Dorothy, Nick,
Nathan and Marita Salverda. A time
of fellowship following the service
gave congregants an opportunity to
offer a welcome to these folks.
Assisting Rev. Pat Cook with the
sacrament of communion were
Helen Dale, Cheryl Trewartha, Betty
Archambault, John Jewitt, Brian
Whyte, and Darrel Bergsma. The
communion hymn, We Are One was
the anthem offered by the senior
choir.
Rev. Pat showed the children
,gathered at the front during the
children’s time, two books. One
book seemed new for it was shiny
and bright; the other showed signs of
wear, had cracks in the cover and
wrinkles.
Upon opening the worn book, one
also found markings and notations.
It would be assumed that the first
book would be more appealing than
the second.
However the fact that the one book
showed signs of age made it more
appealing for obviously the user
turns to it most frequently. That
Bible would teach the reader how to
love Jesus and how to live life in a
beautiful way.
The theme of Rev. Cook’s
message was that a person’s will
must work in harmony with God’s
will. In spite of the constant changes
in the world around us we are
constantly protected by God. God’s
love is unconditional. We must
discover God’s will for us and let is
shape our future.
The Old Testament reading was
from Genesis 21: 8-21. Tension had
arisen in Abraham’s world for Sarah
was jealous of his handmaiden,
Hagar.
Sarah wished Abraham to send
Hagar and Ishmael away so Ishmael
would not share Abraham’s wealth
with her son, Isaac. God appeared to
both Abraham and Hagar to assure
them that He had plans for both
Ishmael and Isaac.
If we wander off the path of God’s
will He will help us back for with
God all things are possible, said Rev.
Pat.
For the showing of Cars at the
church on June 27 at 7:30 p.m. folks
are welcome to bring along classic
cars for display. Everyone is
welcome to this fun family event.
Ball’s Cemetery will hold their
memorial service on Sunday, June
29 at 3 p.m. Rev. Cook will conduct
the service.
Cookies for Camp Menesetung
campers can be left at the church on
June 27 or June 29.
Happy Gang hosts card party
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FROM LONDESBORO
Londesborough United welcomes new members
Perennial gardens should require a
minimum of work and provide a
maximum of work. Canadian
summers are far too short and need
to be enjoyed to the fullest. This
means less time gardening according
to Ingy Marshall who was at the
Londesborough UCW meeting on
Monday, June 16 to offer her
suggestions about perennial gardens.
Ingy stated that planting a
perennial garden should be a
pleasure and never a chore. Not
having a plan, making poor plant
choices, and poor bed preparation
are some of the common mistakes
made by gardeners.
Ingy, who works in the perennial
house at Greyhaven Gardens, gave a
handout that briefly summarized her
talk and included a list of popular
and hardy perennial plants.
She assured the ladies that every
garden can be spectacular and
improve with the years with a
minimum of effort. Forget about
watering, throw away your hoe and
rake, and mulch, mulch, mulch is her
mantra.
Think of the four seasons and a
variety of plants when planting, Ingy
suggested, and don’t be afraid to
include other items such as statuary,
etc. Remember that no two gardens
are alike.
Every lady went home from the
meeting with at least a few tips on
how to make their own
surroundings/gardens more
enjoyable. And with renewed
enthusiasm for gardening.
Conducting a short time of
meditation on the gardening theme
was Group 7. Joan Howatt shared a
poem and Brenda Konarski read
from Chicken Soup for the
Gardener’s Soul.
Scouter’s Five was the prayer
offered by Joan Goodall.
Members of the UCW were
reminded about the upcoming
farmers’ markets, the summer event
at Siloam United Church and
cookies for Camp Menesetung over
the summer.
They will hold their next meeting
on Sept. 15.
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UCW learns about perennials and gardening