The Citizen, 2003-05-28, Page 17THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2003. PAGE 17.
FROM LONDESBORO
Cheerios
dine
before
meeting
The ladies of the Cheerio Club met
Church
donates
for camp
Rev. Ted Nelson’s message on
Sunday, May 25 at Londesboro
United Church was Truly Man and
Truly God.
In the New Testament scripture
passage, John 14: 1-11, Jesus
reassures the disciples that He will
always be with them. He will
prepare a place for them in His
Father’s mansion.
The responsive psalm, Psalm 47,
is a song of rejoicing by David.
Following the morning service
the outreach team offered coffee for
a cash donation. Thanks to the
generosity of congregants, enough
money was raised to send a family
to Camp Menesetung’s Parents
Without Partners camp.
The senior choir will practise at
10 a.m. on June 1.
At their recent meeting, it was
brought to the attention of the
official board that some old photo
albums and the red memorial book
have gone missing. Also, the cloths
for the communion service can not
be located. If you have knowledge
concerning these items, please let
Harriett Shillinglaw know.
June 8 will be the Sunday school
promotion and awards. They invite
the congregation to share potluck
lunch with them following the
service.
Volunteers are needed to conduct
junior congregation June 15 and
June 22. Contact Brian Whyte if
you could help in this regard.
There will be no Sunday services
for the month of July.
AMDSB superintendent assures
no school closures for 2004
No Avon Maitland District School
Board facilities will be
recommended for closure in
September, 2004. That assurance
was given by outgoing Education
Superintendent Bill Gerth, at a
meeting Tuesday, May 20 between
board officials and elected
representatives from various
municipal councils in Huron and
Perth Counties.
In the spring of 2001, Gerth
initiated the board’s most recent
Student Accommodation Review
Process, which culminated in
decisions to close Seaforth District
High School and two Stratford
elementary schools. In 2002,
trustees cut short a subsequent
review, which could potentially have
resulted in further closures.
Putting on a show
Kindergarten students Ashley Parke, Connor Rodger and Jillian Boyce perform their number
for Hullett Central Public School’s concert which took place last Wednesday evening. (Sarah
Mann photo)
Hullett Happenings
Music happening at Hullett
If one were to ask what was
happening at Hullett Central Public
School lately, the answer would be
music.
On Thursday, May 15, Hullett
hosted a Michael Mitchell concert.
Pupils from Blyth, Colborne
Central, Clinton and Huron
Centennial Public Schools along
with Hullett students enjoyed this
interactive entertainer from British
Columbia.
A soloist, guitar player and
songwriter, Mitchell has entertained
children all across North America.
Michael’s concert was based on
Canadian history and geography. He
sang to and sang with the
kindergartens to Grade 4s in the
morning and Grades 5-8 in the
afternoon. His presentation, geared
to their ages, included quizzing the
pupils about their country.
For example, Canada In My
Pocket, during the morning session
deals with the significance of the
symbols on Canada’s coins. Little
Trees, which teaches about the
regrowth of forests after fires,
logging, etc. appealed to older
pupils.
During the last week of April, Sue
Wyatt, Hullett’s music teacher,
entered the primary and senior
But at the informal, yearly
meeting with municipal
representatives, just months before
stepping into a new job with a
Waterloo-area school board, Gerth
outlined several factors behind the
decision by Avon Maitland
administrative staff not to initiate an
accommodation review this year.
“We do continue to have
decreasing enrolment within our
district and we’ll continue to have
that into the foreseeable future,”
Gerth cautioned. He later said it’s
quite likely the board will seek to
close more schools in the coming
years.
But, he said, “we won’t be doing
anything in this board for 1 1/2 or
possibly two years,” with the
ultimate decision by trustees not
choirs in the Walkerton Music
Festival. She reports that they gave
very credible performances.
Hullett’s spring concert was an
opportunity to showcase those
talented choirs.
The Hullett band opened the
concert on Wednesday, May 21 with
a selection titled Clouds. The
various combinations of instruments
typified the types of clouds and the
piece ended with a thunderstorm.
Their second number was a Chorale
from Jupiter from the composer
Holtz’s Suite of Planets.
Entertainment by the kindergarten
pupils had a marine theme. Groups
of fishes sang Under the Sea,
Octopus and Did You Ever See a
Fish and recited the poem, Five
Little Fishes. The audience was
treated to colourful fish cutouts,
bright items of costuming and some
actions.
Choreographers/teachers Audrey
Kemp and Marie Black were
assisted by Barb Bosman at the
piano.
The primary choir presented the
Loose Tooth Song and I Brought
You a Present for which they
received second prize at the
Walkerton Festival.
A Song From the Heart by the
occurring until 2 1/2 years from
now, or later.
Factors for taking no action this
year include: the desire to gauge the
effects of the so-called “double
cohort” of students graduating at the
same time from both the old, five-
year high school curriculum and the
new, four-year program; uncertainty
about the effects of relocating
Stratford’s Grade 7 and 8 students
into the city’s two secondary
schools; and the looming munic pal
elections, which could see a group
of new trustees elected in
November, 2003.
Gerth said it’s “probably
unreasonable” to begin a process
towards significant changes, then
“pass off (the ultimate decisions) to
the next board.”
about
second
part, a
of this
junior choir is a song
friendship. The choir’s
number Shadows was, in
round. Their presentation
song garnered this choir a first prize
in Walkerton. The girls in this choir
also presented the Lake Huron
Song.
Always Friends, with echo
selections, was a combined number
by the junior and primary choirs.
Directed by Ms Wyatt, the choirs
were accompanied by Lindsay
Gibson of Hullett school and Allan
Keith of Goderich, both of whom
are gifted pianists.
The senior vocal pupils at Hullett
participate in a Stomper Group. At
the concert both the boys and girls
group gave a sample of their talent.
Each group presented a 30-measure,
musical selection in a rhythmic
manner.
For this they must use something
other than regular musical
instruments. Boomwhackers were
chosen by the girls and boys elected
to use basketballs. These groups
were an interesting addition to this
evening of music.
On Tuesday, June 10 following a
band workshop day with Robertson
Public School in Goderich, the
Hullett band will perform at
Harbour Park at 7 p.m.
The virtue getting attention at
Hullett this last week of May is self
discipline. Lao-Tze claims, “He who
conquers others is strong. He who
conquers himself is mighty.
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for dinner at Today’s Variety and
Restaurant on Wednesday, May 21.
Edythe Beacom hosted the group at
her home for the afternoon. The club
was pleased to welcome guest,
Angela Beacom, and former
member, Phyllis Potter.
A quote from Isaac Walton read by
Dorothy Johnston started the
meeting. Roll call was answered
with humorous readings, etc.
Genevieve Allen spoke about taking
part in a bicycle parade two days
before Christmas in Florida.
A donation of $125 will be made
to assist with registration for a child
wishing to attend summer camp.
Reta Kelland won the gift of the
month given by Margaret Good.
Card games completed their
afternoon together.
Group
gets
crafty
On Monday, May 19 the
Londesboro United Church Women
enjoyed a demonstration by Patricia
Stewart of Exeter. Patricia had
invited her niece, Patty Armstrong
of Zurich to assist her. Both enjoy a
variety of crafts and gave an
interesting presentation.
Patricia makes replicas of antique
dolls using paper clay for heads,
arms and legs, then sewing the
bodies and clothing. She showed
how she uses foil, styrofoam, ight
bulbs, stuffing, etc. in the shaping of
dolls, gnomes, Santas and birds.
Those present each made a small
rose to appreciate the characteristics
of paperclay and the techniques
involved.
Cheryl Trewartha, Marjorie
Duizer and Catherine Allen gave
devotions around Mother’s Day.
Their readings reminded that
mothers are a living presence both in
life and in death.
A short business meeting was
conducted by Lynda Horbanuik.
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