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The Citizen, 2018-03-29, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018. PAGE 19. Entertainment & Leisure Sharing their gifts Members of the Tyndale University worship team from North York attended Huron Missionary Chapel's services on Sunday to share their musical gifts with the congregation. (Denny Scott photo) HE budget now up for approval By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron East's proposed tax rate will remain at 5.6 per cent going into council's April 3 meeting when the budget will be considered for final approval. Few changes were proposed for the third draft of the budget, which was presented to council at its March 20 meeting. Treasurer Paula Michiels had suggested that the municipality purchase only one pickup truck this year, as opposed to the recommended two, following council's direction. This change was approved by council, but Councillor Alvin McLellan suggested leaving the $30,000 for the truck in the budget, but allocating it to equipment reserves. The idea behind the move, McLellan said, would be to stagger the purchase of new trucks (assuming that if they're purchased at the same time, they will both have to be replaced at the same time) so that the municipality doesn't keep getting hit with a mountain of costs all at once. However, with large pieces of Easter is about life, Jesus' resurrection Continued from page 13 wickedness" (1 John 1:9). At this time his sisters came back into the room. I began to walk away from his bed to make room so they could come along side of him. With my back turned, walking away, I suddenly heard his sisters gasp. I quickly turned around and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The man was suddenly sitting up in his bed, his eyes were open and he was staring in my direction intensely. I really believe he was seeing more than just me and his sisters there in that room. I believe Jesus was there too and so I looked at the man and said to him quite commandingly, "Trust Him". And with that, he laid back down, closed his eyes and he trusted Jesus. He was gone. At this Easter season we are reminded of two truths. One is death. George Bernard Shaw once wrote, "The statistics on death are quite impressive. One out of one people die." The Bible tells us, "... each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment..." (Hebrews 9:27) But Easter isn't just about Jesus' death. The other truth of Easter is that Jesus rose again. He conquered death and He invites you to join Him in His victory just as that man lying in his hospital bed did that day many years ago. If you haven't done that maybe you would like to take a moment now. Tell Jesus you would like to take Him up on His most loving offer, to exchange your sin for His righteousness. Then enjoy the rest of your days following Him home. equipment needing to be replaced in the coming years, such as a grader and a new fire truck, McLellan felt that saving the money for the 2019 budget made sense if the municipality had it right now. Council agreed and made the change, which didn't impact the bottom line of the budget. This means that the proposed tax rate increase across Huron East will remain at 5.6 per cent overall. This ranges from a reduction of 0.48 per cent in Brussels to an increase of 8.82 per cent in McKillop. When increases at the Huron County and school board levels are included, the total tax rate increase will be 5.6 per cent for Huron East. The budget will be up for final approval and adoption at the April 3 meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Huron East municipal office in Seaforth. TaliotPru and ,* lee Noise Saturday, April 7 9 pm to 1 am BMG Brussels Steffler Foundation brings Landsberg to Blyth Memorial Hall The Tanner Steffler Foundation is hosting two events in Blyth with Canadian sportscaster and former TSN personality Michael Landsberg this May. Both events are being held on May 3, the week before Mental Health Awareness Week, and will feature Landsberg talking about his #SickNotWeak campaign. The first event, a dinner with Landsberg at Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company will start at 5:30 p.m. and tickets will cost $50 with limited seating. The second event, at Blyth Memorial Hall, will start at 7:30 p.m. and have tickets available for the main seating area in the theatre ($30) and the balcony ($20). Tickets are available through the Blyth Festival box office at 1.877.862.5984 or online at tickets.blythfestival.com. The Tanner Steffler Foundation was created by John and Heather Steffler after the death of their son Tanner. The foundation's goals include dispelling the stigma around mental health and providing mental health and addiction services for Huron County Youths and their families Landsberg's #SickNotWeak campaign started in late 2009 when he uttered the phrase at an event about mental illness. Since then, Landsberg and the campaign have Get information on local attractions on the Stops Along The Way website at stopsalongtheway.ca endeavoured to help spread the word that mental illness is just that, an illness and not a weakness. According to the campaign's website, the major goals of the organization are to create a community of people to help each other, help those battling mental illness and those who care about them and to encourage people to understand the difference between illness and weaknesses. Landsberg may be best known for his work as an anchor on TSN's SportsDesk or his show Off The Record, which he hosted for the entirety of its run from 1997 until 2015. 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