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With God for your portion!
(Charles Spurgeon)
“You are my portion, O Lord.” Psalm 119:57
Look at your possessions, O believer--and compare your portion with the lot of
your fellow men.
Some of them have their portion in the field; they are rich, and their harvests
yield them a golden increase. But what are harvests compared with your God,
who is the God of harvests? What are bursting granaries compared with Him,
who is the heavenly Gardener, and feeds you with the bread of heaven?
Some have their portion in the city; their wealth is abundant, and flows to them
in constant streams, until they become a very reservoir of gold. But what is
gold compared with your God? You could not live on it; your spiritual life
could not be sustained by it. Put gold on a troubled conscience--and could it
allay its pangs? Apply it to a desponding heart--and see if it could relieve a
solitary groan, or give one grief the less? But you have God, and in Him you
have more than gold or riches ever could buy!
Some have their portion in that which most men love--applause and fame. But
ask yourself: Is not your God more to you than that? What if a myriad trumpets
should be loud in your applause--would this prepare you to pass the Jordan of
death, or cheer you in prospect of the final judgment? No! there are griefs in
life which fame and wealth cannot alleviate; and there is the deep need of a
dying hour, for which no riches can provide.
But when you have God for your portion, you have more than all else put
together. In Him every need is met, whether in life or in death.
With God for your portion you are rich indeed, for He will...
supply your real needs,
comfort your desponding heart,
assuage your deepest grief,
guide your steps wisely,
be with you in the dark valley of death,
and then take you home to Heaven, to enjoy Him as your portion forever!
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my
portion forever!” Psalm 73:26
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INSIDE
THIS WEEK:
Seaforth’s Fisher elected Huron East Deputy-Mayor
4-H Clubs
awarded
Seaforth Councillor Bob Fisher is
Huron East’s new deputy-mayor,besting two others who put theirnames forward at the inaugural
meeting of Huron East Council on
Dec. 4.Fisher, Tuckersmith CouncillorRay Chartrand and Grey Councillor
Alvin McLellan all let their names
stand for the municipality’s second-in-command position. This came
after Huron East eliminated the at-large deputy-mayor position,
reducing the size of council from 12
members to 11 just ahead ofOctober’s election.It was Fisher who nominated
Chartrand for the position.
Chartrand then paid the favour backby nominating Fisher. FormerDeputy-Mayor Joe Steffler
nominated McLellan for the
position.Fisher told his fellow councillorsthat he has lived in the community
for over 40 years. In addition, he hasbeen a councillor for 12 years and
spent nearly 40 years in business, all
experience he felt would aid in beingthe deputy-mayor.Fisher also listed a number of
projects he’d like to see undertaken
or continued both in Huron East andin Huron County.In Huron East, Fisher said he
wanted to see the municipality’s
community centres better utilizedand to promote a harmoniousrelationship between residents
of all of Huron East’s five wards.At the county level, Fisher said hewanted to see a greater focus on
tourism, saying that Huron County
could easily be the Prince EdwardCounty of southwestern Ontario. He
also said that while the county’s
accessibility advisory committee hasdone a lot of great work, there is stillmore to be done.
Fisher also said that, as someone
who is legally blind, he also hopedthat being named deputy-mayorwould inspire others with disabilities
saying that if they “get [their] ass offthe couch and do something” like hehas they can accomplish anything.
McLellan said that his decades of
experience as a councillor and onnumerous boards and committees
would make him an ideal choice for
the deputy-mayor position.He said that being self-employedwould ensure that he wouldn’t miss
any meetings, adding that he hates to
miss any council meetings.He said he had been asked if he
The Huron County 4-H Leaders’
Association Awards Program was
recently held at the SeaforthAgriplex, recognizing 4-H membersfor their efforts throughout the year.
COUNTY AWARDS
Loretta Higgins won the MurrayCardiff Award for Top All-Round
Member.
The Don Pullen Award for highestoverall score in the county went toEvy Verschaeve. She also won the
Dedication Award for dedication to
the club. The Warden’s NoviceAward for first year competitivemember with the highest score went
to Emily Datema.
The Ben Lobb Award for thejunior member with the top essaywent to Kayla Drennan.
Emily Franken won the Ontario
Plowmen’s Association Award foroutstanding agricultural 4-Hmember as well as the Longstanding
Graduating Member Award. She
also received her graduation seal.The Citizen-Rural Voice Awardsfor press reporter book competition
awards went to Dugald McIntosh
(first) and Mercedes Prout (second).The Huron County 4-H Leaders’
Association Award for club
secretary book competition wereawarded to Emily Bieman (first) andKayla Drennan (second).
The winning team for the county
Go for the Gold Competition wasthe South Huron Sheep Club Teamwhich consisted of Amanda Bos,
Rachel Gras, Grace Hallahan and
Evy Verschaeve.The Top Gate Sign Award for the
White Christmas
The snow was falling on Friday night as Clinton held the
final Santa Claus parade of the Huron County season,
bringing residents and visitors out to the town to help
celebrate the holiday season. One of the main attractions of the
parade every year is the Clinton Pipe Band, seen here appealing
to the ears of all in attendance. (Nick Vinnicombe photo)Continued on page 12
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Wingham’s Lisa Kleyer is
bringing the adrenaline and
excitement of professional wrestling
to Huron County and the
surrounding area with Huron
Wrestling Entertainment.
Founded last year, the first show
for the organization was May 18 at
the Wingham Branch of the Royal
Canadian Legion. In an interview
with The Citizen, Kleyer said it was
a true grassroots movement.
“It was just an idea I put up on
Facebook,” she said. “I wondered if
and how it would work, but within
48 hours, I had 300 replies from
people interested.”
Kleyer, a Woodstock native who
moved after being encouraged to
move to the area by a friend from
Brussels, has had a long history with
professional wrestling, first having
her interest sparked by early World
Wrestling Federation bouts and stars
like Hulk Hogan and Andre the
Giant. However her passion didn’t
bloom until she saw Stone Cold
Steve Austin wrestle.
Professional wrestling, Kleyer
said, brings people together in a
special way and live events provide a
completely different experience and
atmosphere.
“The adrenaline is so much greater
in person,” she said, adding that her
events typically feature 20
independent wrestlers.
With the next Huron Wrestling
Entertainment event scheduled for
July 20 in Listowel, Kleyer says that
wrestlers will be returning to the
Wingham Royal Canadian Legion
on Aug. 31. She said more
information will be available shortly
after the Listowel show.
Kleyer said she watched local
wrestling entertainment leagues in
Toronto when she was younger, and
dated a referee from the
organization. She said when she first
entertained the idea of bringing
professional wrestling to Huron
County, there were doubters, but she
made it her goal to make it work.
For more information, visit Huron
Wrestling Entertainment on
Facebook.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Michie’s retirement marked by politicians, friends
Wrestling entertainment
Lisa Kleyer of Wingham has a goal of bringing the excitement of professional wrestling to her
community, as well as others in the area. After a successful debut in Wingham, Huron
Wrestling Entertainment has scheduled events in Listowel and Wingham this summer. (Photo
submitted)
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After four decades in the
municipal world, Morris-Turnberry
Administrator-Clerk-Treasurer
Nancy Michie officially called it a
career last week.
Morris-Turnberry celebrated
Michie and her decades of
dedication on Friday with a special
come-and-go celebration at the
Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre. Hundreds made
their way through the community
centre doors over the course of the
day, including many councillors and
local professionals as well as Huron-
Bruce MP Ben Lobb and MPP Lisa
Thompson.
Michie received visitors between
2-4 p.m. that day and then a number
of guests, as well as Michie herself,
spoke before a special dinner was
served.
Morris-Turnberry Mayor Jamie
Heffer said that Michie’s historic
knowledge and wisdom was always
a go-to resource for him. After
Heffer was a councillor for two
terms and now mayor, Michie has
always been there for him.
The results, he said, speak for
themselves, in the form of two large
ribbon-cutting ceremonies for
Britespan and Howick Mutual
Insurance expansions in the
municipality, as well as the Belgrave
expansion project, which was just
announced in recent weeks.
Three projects of that size, he said,
for a municipality like Morris-
Turnberry constitute a big deal and
Michie had been a big part of
making them happen.
Though Lobb had to leave for
another event before the speeches,
Thompson spoke of years of
working with Michie, not to mention
history that stretched back even
further through co-operation
between Morris Township and East
Wawanosh, for which Thompson’s
mother served as the clerk years ago.
Thompson also discussed
Michie’s humble beginnings as the
clerk of Morris Township, when the
office was established in her home.
Michie addressed this as well,
saying that the township, and then
the municipality, has come a long
way in the years since she ran the
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Honouring four decades
Current Morris-Turnberry Mayor Jamie Heffer, left, honours
outgoing Morris-Turnberry Administrator Clerk Treasurer
Nancy Michie, right, at her retirement party last week.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
Continued on page 11
Wingham woman launches league