The Citizen, 2007-07-19, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007. PAGE 3.
Glad Days are coming to North
Huron in early August to raise
awareness for epilepsy.
On Aug. 9 and 10, gladioli are
being sold in Wingham at the post
office and the CIBC and in Blyth at
the post office to heighten
recognition and understanding of
epilepsy.
All of the money raised during the
two-day stretch stays in the area to
help local people living with
epilepsy and to provide
education to the public regarding
epilepsy.
The “Give Light and Dreams”
campaign was first introduced by
Beth Parker, a woman living with
epilepsy.
Belated happy birthday to Murray
Musty who celebrated 70 on July 16
and to Barb Musty who celebrated
her birthday July 18. Best wishes
from all those on the 8th Line.
Happy birthday to Kim (Craig)
Hornyak who celebrates July 19.
On July 24 Fred and Deb Hakkers
celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Sympathy goes out to Viola
Sanderson and family on the death
of her sister, Ethel Ball of Auburn.
Sympathy also to the family of
Gerrit Jan “John” Hakkers,
Fred’s dad, who passed away at
Clinton Hospital on Wednesday, July
11.
Elva Brown is hoping to get home
after a stay in Westminster Campus
of Victoria Hospital in London. We
wish her a speedy recovery.
The First Blyth Scouts and their
leaders leave July 24 for Canadian
Jamboree north of Montreal. Ten
youths and six leaders will be
participating in this trip of a
lifetime.
The Jamboree kicks off a year of
celebrations marking the 100th
anniversary of Scouting. This
group has been working hard to
fundraise for this trip for about twoyears, so thank you to all who havesupported them and to the leader for all the extra time and work involvedto organize an event like this.Welcome home to Marilyn Craigand Nancy Daer who have justreturned from a trip that included theCalgary Stampede, travellingthrough the Rockies in the DomeCar of a train, and visiting with their
cousin Joyce Anderson and their
aunt Marion Calvert who celebrated
her 90th birthday in March. It
sounds like they have had a great
time.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Greeting at Blyth United Church
on Sunday, July 15 was Mary Lou
Stewart. Ushering were Cliff Snell
and Joann MacDonald. Guest pianist
was Amanda Swartzentruber.
The children’s story guest speaker
Tom Dunbar told about his tractor
that turned 50 this year, and
sometimes needs repair. He drove it
to the repair shop and enjoyed the
lovely drive because it was a
beautiful day, and the approximately
12 miles was very relaxing. The day
he had to pick up the tractor however
was raining. He put on his rain gear,
and prepared to enjoy the trip home
through the wonderful rain that the
Lord was providing that all the crops
needed. The trip down the paved
road was wet but not too bad. It was
raining harder, so he pulled his hat
down and continued. He turned
down the gravel road and the rain
was coming harder and it was
getting harder to see, so he decide to
wipe off his glasses with the towel
he had brought to sit on.
It was when he took his glasses offto clean them that he realized that itwas not the rain that was making ithard to see but the mud flying upfrom the wheels of the open tractor.He says he now knows whyfarmers do not drive open tractorsdown gravel roads in the rain. Hesaid it took a lot of scrubbing to getthe mud out of his ears and on therest of him when he got home. He
told the congregation that this taught
him two things; no matter how much
he pretends to be a farmer, he was
raised in the city, and therefore is
not, and also that God has a sense of
humour.
The singing of The Lord’s Prayer
was followed by the reading of the
scripture from Mark 6: 7-12, 30, 31.
Ollie Craig led the 146th Psalm
responsively. The hymn, Jesus You
Have Come to the Lakeshore was
sung.
Mr. Dunbar’s message to the
adults was Time Off. He spoke on
the importance of Taking Time to be
Holy and taking time for God in our
busy lives. He gave the example of
the Greek legend in which Aesop is
found playing with the children and
is ridiculed, but he loosens the
strings of the bow and asks those
around him to solve the riddle of the
unstrung bow. He explained that if
the bow remains always bent it will
eventually snap, but if you keep
loosening it, it will last longer and
work better.
Mr. Dunbar pointed out that
according to statistics, average
Americans get 14 days holidays per
year, while Canadians however, get
19, compared to France where the
average is 39 days of holidays peryear.However with the advent ofcomputers and cell phones manypeople are never really on holidaysand often when we are we try tocram so much in that we return moreexhausted than we left. He stressedthat now more than ever we need totake the time with God, so that wecan see the path God intended for us,
by taking time in quiet rest and
contemplation no matter where we
are.
Mr. Dunbar drew everyone’s
attention to the announcements in
the bulletin and read the minute for
missions, from China, in which a
young girl said she never knew her
own name, she was always called the
ugly child, because she was a girl. In
China girls are of no value, because
they leave the family whereas a boy
helps the family and looks after the
elderly.
The Mission and Service Fund
provides education for girls in rural
China. This particular girl had been
told the story of the Ugly Duckling
and planned to take it back to her
rural village to help educate girls
there.
NH hosts August
epilepsy campaign
Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 420 — Blyth
Meat Draw &
Early Bird Elimination Draw
Saturday, July 28 at the Branch
starting at 7:00 p.m.
Meat Draw — 10 prizes of Choice Cut Meats,
In House Draws and
2nd Early Bird Elimination Draw
Prize: 5 Free Elimination Draw Tickets (value $50.)
Elimination Draw Tickets are available at the Branch $10 ea.
Please help support our Branch.
Everyone welcome to participate
Complete your gardens or add some
more colour with beautiful annuals,
perennials, hanging baskets
and mixed pots
Monday through Saturday 9-5
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(Located at 83189 Scott Line - look for the
Spring Breezes sign on County Rd. 25 between
Auburn and Blyth)
1/2 Price Sale
Continues
John Roe,
The Barber
Open
in the shop formerly
owned by
Lloyd Walsh
Men’s & Boys’
Haircuts $500
410 Queen St., Blyth
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Fresh fruits & vegetables, home
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goat’s milk
cheese
Corner of
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Dinsley
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Featured vendor:
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Open: 7 days a week 8 am - dusk
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