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At Road VBS kids will learn that even
when life gets WILD, God is Good!
Blyth Christian Reformed Church
354 Queen St., Blyth
July 2 - July 9
9 am - 11:45 am
Please pre-register at tinyurl.com/blythvbs2019
For more information contact: Christina Salverda
519-441-2907 or Barb Bos 519-525-0096.
Come out for great singing, games, Bible Stories and
much more! Lots of fun and excitement!
For children going into SK - Gr. 6
The 2019 2nd tax installment for the Township of North Huron is due
on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Interest at 1 1/4 % per month, or any
part thereof will be charged on unpaid accounts as of June 27, 2019
and the first day of each month thereafter.
NOTE: Persons who have acquired properties and have not received
a tax bill should contact the Municipal Office. Failure to receive a tax
bill does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibility for payment of taxes,
nor from penalty for late payment.
Please contact the Treasury Department in regards to the various
payment options available. Pre-authorized payment sign up forms are
available at www.northhuron.ca or at the Town Hall.
Donna White
Director of Finance
Township of North Huron
CORPORATION OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON
TAXES DUE
Cowbell event to feature local craft producers
Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company
is hosting a celebration of local food
and wine with its Backyard Festival
on July 13 and 14.
Grant Sparling, the Chief
Development Officer for the
company, said that the festival is a
way to get local companies together
to show what Huron County and the
surrounding area has to offer.
Companies already confirmed to
participate include Blyth Farm
Cheese, Dark Horse Estate Winery,
Georgian Bay Spirit Co., Top Shelf
Craft Distillery, London Brewing
and Black Swan Brewing from
Stratford.
The event will take place on the
green space between Blyth Cowbell
Brewing Company’s restaurant and
brewery and their new office space,
the former Emergency Services
Training Centre.
It will include live music, Sparling
said, which pairs well with the food
and drinks. On Saturday, July 13, the
entertainment will be provided by
Jess and Tay, while Sunday’s
music will be performed by Nicole
Ray.
“We’ve always thought beer, food
and good music go together great for
outdoor events,” Sparling said.
The party is indicative of
something Cowbell hopes to
organize more often, Sparling said,
as he is always excited for more
outdoor events to happen. He said
that, depending on its success, the
event could be held annually.
The event represents Cowbell’s
dedication to local excellence,
Sparling said. Mirroring the
practices of the company’s
restaurant sourcing 75 per cent of its
supplies locally, the event will shine
a spotlight on what southwestern
Ontario offers in hopes of
increasing local support for the craft
industries.
“We want to showcase everyone’s
products,” Sparling said. “It’s like
we always say, a rising tide lifts all
boats.”
More details about the event will
become available closer to the date,
Sparling said. For more information,
visit cowbellbrewing.com.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
All Comes Out In The Wash
Blyth Laundromat
191 Westmoreland St., Blyth
519-523-9687
Happy birthday to Karen Glousher
and Jim Taylor who celebrate June
20; Pat Hunking (90th) and Bodie
Craig, June 22 and Quinton
Hakkers, June 24.
Happy anniversary to Les and
Evelyn Caldwell (45th) and Anne
(Caldwell) and Dave Cottel who will
celebrate, June 22.
Many local people attended the
service at the Memory Garden at the
end of Dinsley Street. Some
attended because a family member
or loved one is named on a stone or
bench or their name appears on a
leaf on the Tree of Life. Donna
Moore, a member of the Friends of
the Village of Blyth, welcomed
everyone. Councillor Kevin
Falconer brought greetings from
North Huron and Pastor Ernest Dow
led the singing of the hymn,
“Immortal, Invisible, God Only
Wise”.
Pastor Dow’s message was a
message about the four gardens:
potential, pressure, presence and
preservation. Donna Moore read the
names that had been added to the
Tree of Life for 2018 and 2019.
Diane Ferguson gave some
information about the Memory
Garden. Pastor Dow led the singing
of the hymn, “In the Garden.”
Everyone enjoyed refreshments and
wondered through the garden.
Community Bible school starts on
Tuesday, July 2 through Friday, July
5. The theme is “ROAR”, a place
where kids can discover a ferocious
faith that powers them through this
wild life. Children from Senior
Kindergarten to Grade 6 are invited
from 9-11:45 a.m. at the Blyth
Christian Reformed Church. Online
registration signup is at
https://tinyurl.com/ blythvbs2019 or
call Christine at 519-441-2907 for
more information.
There is be a county-wide United
Church service and potluck picnic at
Camp Menesetung on Sunday, June
23 at 11 a.m.
Guests are asked to bring along
their lawn chairs and some finger
food to share for lunch.
If it rains we will still go ahead
and move the service into the dining
hall.
Everyone is welcome.
Greeting and ushering worshippers
at Blyth United Church on Sunday,
June 16 were Emily Phillips and
Arletta Hallahan. Marilyn Scott was
organist and Katie Dockstader, choir
director while John Stewart ran the
Power Point.
Rev. David Kai welcomed
everyone to worship. He drew
everyone’s attention to the
announcements printed in the
bulletin. It was the last service until
August for Blyth United. On June
30, everyone is invited to the
community church service at the
Blyth Lions park. Services will
resume Aug. 4 at 9:30 a.m. at Blyth
United Church.
Rev. Kai lit the Christ candle and
the other candles on the altar table.
He invited everyone to greet one
another. The call to worship was
repeated responsively. The opening
hymn was, “This is the Day”. The
opening prayer was said in unison.
Rev. Kai sang the song that he wrote
for Father’s Day. He had a verse for
every letter in the word father. The
children’s hymn, “Come In, Come
In and Sit Down” was sung.
The Gospel reading was from
Luke 15: 11-32, the story of the
Prodigal Son. The choir sang the
anthem, “This Love Is Mine.”
Rev. Kai’s message to the
congregation was, “Reckless Love.”
This is a story of the love of the
father to the Prodigal Son and the
son that stayed home and helped him
with the work. The son that stayed
home was angry at his father for
welcoming the younger son home.
The elder son never asked for
anything and helped his father with
the work. If you give your children
everything they need they will never
change. Rewarding them for bad
behaviour will not make them
change. God never gets tired of our
wants and complaints. The elder son
never asked for anything, he helped
his father out with everything. If our
children misbehave and we reward
them with a treat they will never
change. The father only wants his
younger son to stay at home. He
loves both his sons.
A father in love is the image of
God. We all have God’s love
unconditionally. We have all been
one of the characters of the Prodigal
Son story. We have been either the
father, the prodigal son returning or
the elder brother who stayed at
home.
The next hymn the choir sang as it
was new to the congregation. Rev.
Kai had helped develop this hymn
when the hymn book was being put
together. The offering was received
followed by the offertory response,
“Grant Us God, the Grace,” the
offertory prayer, the prayers for the
people, silent prayers and the
singing of the Lord’s Prayer. The last
hymn, “Tell Me the Stories of
Jesus”, was followed by the
commissioning and the benediction
and the singing of the response
“Amen.” Everyone was invited for
coffee and cookies.
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Pastor Dow leads garden service
Recognized
The Royal Canadian Legion’s Blyth Branch 420’s President
Ric McBurney, right, was recently honoured for his years of
dedicated service to the Branch and the community.
McBurney received a lifetime membership to the Legion,
presented by Comrade Crystal Taylor. Aside from his work
with the Legion, McBurney is known throughout Blyth for
being a North Huron Councillor and the secretary of the
Blyth Lions Club. (Photo submitted)
Community church service set