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A group of volunteers from the Houston ACT Committee, a preventative health committee funded by Northern Health, cleaned up an empty downtown site at Poulton and 10th Street last week Wednesday. Volunteers are planning to meet at the same site tomorrow night, Thursday, at 7 p.m. and welcome anyone interested to help. See the Facebook page called “This is our town” for more.
Houston council has hired community planner to look at zoning and land-use and regulations to guide future development. John Guenther, Interim Planner, says the goal is to plan and draft bylaws that will guide council in implementing their Official Community Plan (OCP). “I’m looking forward to starting this process,” said Mayor Bill Holmberg. Guenther is an independent consultant who has worked on OCPs in Revelstoke, Chelan County Washington, Surprise Arizona, and North Vancouver. He says council will discuss things such as commercial, residential and mixed zoning, enhancing spaces with landscaping, creating inviting spaces and walking/biking corridors. Guenther is looking at developing plans for parks, trails, recre-
ation, land-use, housing, infrastructure and public safety. Over the summer, council will work with Guenther to review and define their OCP land use goals, policies and implementation and they will define and refine needs for zoning and subdivision. Some of the discussion topics include regulations on chickens, c-can containers, mobile homes and secondary suites. Council will hold public meetings throughout the summer to get public input about the community plan, land-use and zoning, protecting sensitive areas and creating inviting public and private spaces. The first public meeting is an open house July 25 at 7 p.m. at the council chambers. They will have a dot exercise and open ended questions from the public. Feedback can also be given via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jjguent.
Sockeye fishery on Skeena River unlikely in 2013 By Shaun Thomas Black Press
Commercial fishermen on the North Coast were dealt another blow this week with word that the 2013 Skeena River sockeye season is anything but a certainty. “Right now all
indications are there is unlikely to be a commercial fishery this year ... our preliminary forecast is the return is between 600,000 and 800,000 and we do not open the commercial fishery until there are at lease 1,050,000 sockeye so our thought is that there will not be a
commercial fishery this year,” said Mel Kotyk, North Coast area director with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, who noted the situation could change. “We monitor the returns on a daily basis, and if that number does
bump up the fishery would open ... it will probably be another week or two until the majority of the fish return.” If the return was strong enough, the Skeena River sockeye fishery would open on July 12. Although that deadline may not be met, Joy
Thorkelson of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union said there is still an opportunity fishermen can benefit from the run. “Hope is not lost. It is not too late for the Skeena ... last year the fish arrived 10 days early. If the sockeye were 10 days
late this year we could still have a good fishery,” she said. “The DFO predicted it would be a bad year and, unfortunately, that seems to be accurate.” Returns on the Nass River, meanwhile, is more than double the expected return. However, the fishery
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Houston Gospel Fest Left: Marnie and Doug Phair, youth leaders in the Pentecostal Assembly in Burns Lake, lead the crowd in some singing at the Gospel Festival last Saturday. Top right: “Love by the Bowl” soup kitchen organizers Linda, Bobbi, Donna and Nora, ran a concession at the Festival on Saturday to raise money for their reopening, which they plan for this Fall if things fall into place. Bottom right: A crowd gathers to listen to a message Saturday morning. People came from Burns Lake, Topley, Houston, Telkwa, Smithers and beyond to enjoy Jackie Lieuwen photos/Houston Today the Festival last weekend.
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his isn’t my own idea, but it’s one I thought would be good to share in the spirit of discussion. It has to do with what would make the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines project something that people would support. Now, assuming you didn’t light this paper on fire right as you read that, the idea is that if Enbridge were to ever build a pipeline, they should, concurrent to that, build an operational highway along its right-of-way. Based on Northern Gateway’s current maps on their website, such a highway would connect Kitimat to Burns Lake. There were a few reasons given for such a plan. It would open up new country for outdoor recreational enthusiasts, would significantly cut down commuting time and costs for people travelling that direction, who didn’t want to head north to Hazelton before making their way back south, and it could make the pipeline safer. On that it was argued that people using the road would be a great first-hand look, just in case anything may be spilling out of the pipe and rising to the surface. Long time readers of the Sentinel may remember suggestions from the last editor about a Coastal Connector highway, which would have run from Houston to Kitimat. It wasn’t a plan that gained much traction. I recall some thought it would be hard on the communities that it circumvents, depriving them of tourist dollars. Then again, likely a lot of people heading to Prince Rupert from the direction of Prince George would keep on the existing Highway 16. And a circle-route through the region taking the new hypothesized highway up to 16, and back, could be a new venue for tourism promotion. This would all be hinged on the idea, though, that Enbridge would ever agree to build B.C. a highway, or that the province would want them to. In the end it would be a huge stretch of road that would have to be maintained. There are certainly a lot of variables to work out in this scenario. But the point made to me is that people may soften to Enbridge and the Northern Gateway if there was a tangible benefit from the construction. In this case, a highway would provide new travel opportunities and be a real, visible benefit from the project. I don’t expect everyone to agree. I know it doesn’t change what product is being transported. Yet maybe it’s worth wondering how hard the line against the project would be if something like this would be on the table with it. - Cameron Orr, Black Press
Finding an outlet to relax I went camping with my family last week. I didn’t want to, but my kids really did. Leading up to the trip I quietly dreaded it, and then the day we left for the two and a half hour drive to the campground I felt oddly excited. The last camping trip we went on was a couple of years ago and I didn’t love the experience. Crammed in an incredibly busy area, I felt like a sardine in a can and was counting down the days until I could escape. Sleeping in a tent trailer and walking down a dirt road to shower with spiders in the public restroom wasn’t my cup of tea either. This time, I was told, would be different. Why? Because we’d be in a hotel on wheels, also known as a motorhome. Not in a fancy hotel with all the bells and whistles, mind you. It
would be more like an economically priced no-frills motel on wheels. But I didn’t care. I was going to have electricity, a toilet, a kitchen and a shower. So, not exactly roughing it like a true camper. But I think we’ve established I’m nowhere near being one of those. When we arrived at our destination I was immediately charmed. The small lake was gorgeous and serene, there was a row of simple cabins, and the campgrounds behind them were large, spacious and surrounded by trees. As I stood by the docks watching my husband and son unload the fishing boat, the owner and I started talking and immediately hit it off. She was a beautiful woman and looked like she belonged in the city shopping with me rather than out in the boonies. Caroline
explained how she and her husband used to live in Kelowna near us, but he had found this place on the internet a few years earlier, and when they went to check it out in person, it was love at first sight. I could see why. It really was gorgeous and suited its name, the Jewel Lake Resort. But then she dropped a bomb: no internet and no phone service. Oh my gosh, I might as well have been trapped in a tent. “It’s kind of nice to unplug for awhile,” she said. “That’s a huge attraction for a lot of people. You can totally relax and disconnect from the outside world up here.” After setting up our site, my husband and 12-year-old son went off to kill fish while our 10-year-old daughter, Daisy, and I wandered around the campground.
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Stopping in for ice cream at the office, we discovered a vast array of books, board games and some pictures of Caroline’s husband, former NHL player Jim Harrison, up on the wall. Turned out the guy was in the Guinness Book of World Records for most points scored in a professional hockey game with 3 goals and 7 assists back in the ‘70s. Yeah, okay. If an energetic highachieving dude like that could kick back and relax out in the wilderness, I should be able to as well. I decided a little downtime and not being able to work for a couple of days would be good for me. And it was. I picked daisies, played games, had a few drinks, read a magazine, made some friends, relaxed by the fire, and slept like a log. Did I miss having
On a brighter note Lori Welbourne wifi and phone service for a few days? Yes I did. But not nearly as much as I thought I would. Caroline was right – being unplugged forced me to relax and disconnect from the outside world. I wouldn’t want to do it full time, but shutting off the computer and phone temporarily through the week in order to get grounded and calm the heck down seems like a good idea to me now. Sleeping in a tent and showering with spiders still doesn’t.
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Jennifer Goodrick Edmonton
James Folkerts Telkwa
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Rebekah Rempel Burns Lake
“I love to hear singing that tells the story of Jesus and what He did for us.”
“I came to let people know the good news, to give a message on what is the gospel.”
“I came to build a stronger relationship between God and me.”
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B.C. seeks lessons from Quebec disaster The B.C. government will incorporate lessons from the Lac Megantic rail disaster in its own effort to develop “world class” land-based oil spill protection, Environment Minister Mary Polak says. Polak said Monday that while rail traffic is regulated by the federal government, the province’s target for proposed oil pipeline safety have led to discussion with
Ottawa and railway operators. The runaway train that destroyed part of Lac Megantic, Quebec in a huge explosion and fire Saturday night was carrying light crude from shale oil deposits in North Dakota to a refinery in New Brunswick. The oil industry across North America has increasingly looked to rail and barge transportation of crude as pipeline expansion has fallen
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“No simple answer whether pipelines are safer than rail for transporting oil.” - Environment Minister Mary Polak
an event like this, our main concern is to learn from it and do everything we can to
said. “So we will be watching the federal investigation very closely.”
Polak said there is no simple answer to the question of whether pipelines are safer than rail for transporting oil. “There is differing opinion on either side, and much depends on what kind of topography you’re dealing with in a particular location,” she said. Transport Canada increased restrictions on rail operations after two serious accidents in recent
years. Train lengths were restricted on CN’s B.C. operations near Prince George after an August 2006 collision between two trains with a fire involving gasoline and lumber cars. In 2005 a CN derailment in the Cheakamus Canyon resulted in a tank car loaded with caustic soda spilling in the river, killing thousands of fish. In both incidents, the available
B.C. Views Tom Fletcher locomotive and braking power were a key focus for investigators.
Hydro rates hike up to 32% in the next three years By Tom Fletcher Black Press
There’s a new sheriff in town for BC Hydro, and it didn’t take long for the political range war to resume. The new sheriff, Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett, found himself on the barricades as soon as he got the hugely complex responsibility for energy and mines. His saddlebags bulge with reports on BC Hydro’s seemingly runaway costs, along with Premier Christy Clark’s “core review” to cut $50 million a year from government operations.
NDP energy critic John Horgan highlighted the latest BC Hydro troubles in his assault on the B.C. Liberal budget. First there was a $140 million cost overrun on the Northwest Transmission Line, under construction north from Terrace to the tiny Tahltan village of Iskut and adjacent mine properties. Then BC Hydro revealed results of an audit of its earthquake preparedness. “Condition red” was the key message. Basically, the sprawling utility has disaster plans for each of its dams or other power facilities, but
no overall way to get the provincial power grid back up after a major earthquake. Horgan recited his list of BC Hydro sins after a decade of meddling by the BC Liberals: huge deferred debt revealed by the Auditor General, enormous liabilities for private power contracts, and more rate increases that Bennett has already admitted are on the way. And now they can’t even keep us safe from the big one. Bennett fired back. About $2 billion of that debt is for seismic upgrades for the 80-year-old
Ruskin Dam in Maple Ridge, and the equally frail John Hart Dam on the Campbell River, built with wooden water pipes. Major BC Hydro works slowed down after completion of Revelstoke and Mica dams in the 1980s, and now the work is more expensive. The Northwest Transmission Line is a partnership with Imperial Metals, which wants to power its Red Chris c o p p e r- g o l d - s i l ve r mine. Bennett said the company is not only paying for the last section to Iskut and the mine site, but pitching in for
the main line as well. Ottawa paid $130 million to get remote communities off decades of dependence on diesel generators. AltaGas, owner of one of those private power projects in the region, puts in $180 million to get connected to the grid. The line will open up more mining and hydro possibilities. The cost overrun traces back mainly to the shortage of high-skill labour such as geotechnical engineering that the remote region already faces. And this is before natural gas pipelines and LNG
plants gear up. Bennett takes over from the last sheriff, Rich Coleman, who put BC Hydro through the wringer in 2011. Coleman soon abandoned his idea of putting off the Ruskin and John Hart upgrades (again) to keep rates low through the election, and saw the B.C. Utilities Commission jack up the rate increase to seven per cent to help slow the ballooning debt. What’s ahead for rates? The utility is looking for 32 per cent in the next three years, says energy lawyer David Austin. He calculates that only 2.5
per cent is attributable to increased private power costs. Among other things, BC Hydro needs regional emergency centres capable of functioning after a Japan-sized quake, plus expansion. Bennett came clean on another reason for rate increases – the government’s increasing dependence on taking a “dividend” as BC Hydro’s lone “shareholder.” The newly updated budget tells us this annual “dividend” is past $500 million and rising fast: $545 million this year, $611 million next year and $684 million the year after.
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Mud Ball Teams one and three of the Houston Minor Softball League pile into the mud for a team photo after their final game. Special thanks go out to all the coaches, umpires and volunteers who make the league happen.
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CIHL Changes When the Terrace River Kings take to the ice this fall, the league will be much different than when the final whistle blew at the end of last season. The Omenica Ice of Vanderhoof are no longer a part of the Central Interior Hockey League. The team, which finished with a 6-10-2 record but struggled with icing enough players, told CIHL of its intention to fold during the annual general meeting in Smithers. The departure of the Ice, however, is offset by the return of a familiar foe. “The Hazelton Wolverines met the deadline and have provided all of the necessary credentials and documentation. They will be playing next season,” said CIHL president Ray Hallock of the team that folded at the end of the 2012 season. “This is good news for the league ... the return of the Wolverines makes the existing east/west split continue to work for scheduling.” As for the product
on the ice, the executive voted to do away with the automatic shootout in the event of a tie. By a unanimous vote of executive and player reps, games that end in a tie during regulation time will enter a five-minute, 4-on-4 overtime period before proceeding to the shootout. “It was something that a player from Kitimat brought forward and something everyone agreed with. From a player perspective, going straight from regulation to a shootout isn’t the best way to go, so we’re looking forward to giving the fans that extra entertainment,” said Derek Baker, Prince Rupert Rampage defenceman. The 2013/2014 season will include an 18 game schedule with three divisions. The west includes Prince Rupert, Terrace and Kitimat; the central includes Hazelton, Smithers and Houston; and the east includes Quesnel, Williams Lake and Lac La Hache.
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While being held winless at U14 provincial championships, the Bulkley Valley Rapids girls’ soccer team showed their competitors the true meaning of the sport. The Rapids lost their four games at the
event held in North Vancouver, but were honoured with the Fair Play Award for their efforts. “That was the highlight of this whole thing,” said coach Roy Fowler of the team’s recognition with the Fair Play Award. “They’re very sportsmanlike, a very hardworking and nice
group of girls.” The Rapids earned a spot a provincials because there were no other teams in the zone to compete against. Fowler said despite the short Bulkley Valley playing season, the girls held their own at the tournament against the best teams in B.C. “I think they
worked harder than any other team and I think they benefitted from playing in a big venue,” he said. “It will bode well for them in provincial championships in future years. “We don’t play nearly as much soccer as the teams in the Lower Mainland and I am very proud of how
the girls did in their first big event.” Houston is represented on the Rapids by Mackenzie Chudyk, Jessica Ells and Camryn Himech. The team is made up of players from Houston, Smithers and Hazelton and due to a shortage of players, has athletes as young as 11 years old.
U18 Strikers score provincial bronze By Ryan Jensen Black Press
The Bulkley Valley U18 Strikers struck bronze at the provincial championships in Prince George last weekend. The team’s stingy defence allowed very few goals, as the Strikers outscored their opponents 16-3 over the course of four matches. “Everyone was back checking and picking up their man,” explained centre-mid fielder Gabriel Price. “We played as a team and went we moved forward,
everybody was busting a gut to get up the field to support the forwards.” To open the tournament, the Strikers started slow, conceding an early goal on a penalty shot to Penticton to lose the first match 1-0. After the first game, the Strikers won big in their next two matches, 4-0 against Prince George B team and 5-1 against the Italian Sports Association from Vancouver. Strikers goals were scored by Eric Faion (4), Silvio Luther (2), Tyler Hofsink, Gabriel Price and Marcel
Barralon. With two wins and one loss, the Strikers finished second in their group to qualify for the bronze medal game against the Prince George A team. The Bulkley Valley team started fast, scoring one goal in the first five minutes and quickly building up a 3-0 lead. Prince George battled back, scoring one early in the second half but were unable to mount a serious challenge to the Strikers. In the end, the Strikers easily won the bronze medal by a
score of 7-1. Barralon netted four goals aided by singles from Delany, Evan Kenzle and Faion in the victory. Strikers’ netminder Ryaln Deacon-Rogers said the team stayed with their game plan throughout the tournament and had very few defensive letdowns. “Our defence as usual was exceptional and our strikers and mid fielders made their chances count,” Deacon-Rogers said. “It was an unreal week and an awesome season for us.” In addition to the
bronze medal, the Strikers also earned6 the Fair Play Award for the second straight year. The season marked a dramatic turnaround for the Strikers, who only managed to win one game at the provincial championships last year. The season is not quite over yet as the U18 Strikers still have three games to play in the Smithers Soccer League in the next two weeks. If they win all three games, they will take the Smithers Soccer League men’s title.
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Five Houston boys travelled to UBC July 4 to play in the Provincial Regional Championships July 5-7. The boys played on the BC Northwest Wolves Rugby team with players from Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers and Houston, as well as three players from Vancouver Island and one from Surrey. They played very well, learned a lot, met some great guys and came home pumped for the next tournament. Tournament organizers were impressed with our boys, especially once they found out that we don’t even get on our fields until May 1 to play. Down south they can play year round. We are very proud of our boys! Special thanks to their coach Rob Mark (left). Players L-R are Auston Sullivan, Ian Daly, Lane Vienneau, Liam Daly and Trent Siemens.
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RCMP Sergeant concerned about drunk drivers By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today
Police were called to a crash on the Morice Forest Service Road near Houston Forest Products at 7:35 a.m. July 5. RCMP Sgt. Rose says a truck hit a support wire on a B.C. hydro pole, and lines were knocked down across the road. Power was not knocked out and police diverted traffic for about three hours until B.C. Hydro repaired the wire. *** Police got a report of a possible impaired driver in Topley at 8:16 p.m. July 5. Sgt. Rose says police found the driver drunk, arrested him and brought him to the Houston Detachment where he gave two breath samples almost double the legal limit. He was also in breach of conditions not to consume alcohol, and will face charges for breach and impaired vehicle operation with a blood alcohol level
of above 0.08. *** Police got a report of a disturbance at a home on Omineca Cres. at 12:16 p.m. July 6. Sgt. Rose says police found a drunk male whom the homeowner wanted removed. The male left the home but because of his level of intoxication was arrested for being drunk in a public place and lodged in cells until sober, Sgt. Rose said. *** Police got a report of a fight in progress, involving at least five people, outside of 2035 Sullivan Way at 1:07 a.m. July 6. Sgt. Rose says police found one of the people, but they refused to say who else was involved, saying only that it was a consensual fight. No charges are expected. *** Police found a drunk male on Sullivan Way at 2:12 a.m. July 6. Sgt. Rose says the male was unable to say who he was, where he was or
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where he was going, and was arrested and lodged in cells until sober. Police found that the male was also in breach of conditions to abstain from alcohol and will face breach charges in court. *** Police held a road check for drunk drivers July 6 on Highway 16 at Benson Ave. Sgt. Rose says they stopped a vehicle with expired insurance, and found that driver seemed impaired, demanded a roadside screen which the driver failed. The driver was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and their vehicle impounded for 30 days. Sgt. Rose says road checks will continue as police carry out their commitment to the municipal government. *** Police got a report of a vehicle incident on Mountainview Drive at 11:38 p.m. July 6. Sgt. Rose says a pickup truck
lost a camper onto the roadway when turning onto Hagman Crescent. Police removed the camper from the road and gave the driver a ticket for having an insecure load. ***
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Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on Highway 16 west of Hamblin Frontage Road at 5:52 p.m. July 7. Sgt. Rose says police suspected alcohol and demanded a breath sample which the driver refused. The driver was issued a 90-day driving prohibition and their vehicle was impounded for 30 days. Sgt. Rose says he it concerns him to have three impaired drivers in one weekend. “It’s very concerning to have
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If people believe there is inappropriate content on a Facebook page, there are options within Facebook to notify them immediately and directly and ask for a page to be removed, said Sgt. Rose. *** Police got a report of a hazard on Highway 16 west of the Houston overpass, at 12:17 a.m. July 11. Sgt. Rose says the person reported that a firecracker went off in front of their vehicle, and police ran patrols but found no one in the area. There were no injuries, but Sgt. Rose says there is potential for firecrackers to cause a serious accident, and anyone with information is asked to contact Houston RCMP at 250845-2204 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477. *** In seven days, police attended eight traffic related complaints and three false residential or commercial alarms, said Sgt. Rose.
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Job Posting – Competition #312 Building Maintenance Cottonwood Manor Houston Smithers Community Services Association requires a permanent part-time 10 hours per week Building Maintenance person for Cottonwood Manor in Houston. The successful applicant will be expected to provide the ongoing maintenance and repair of the building, units and grounds at Cottonwood Manor. Qualifications: • Demonstrated experience, knowledge and ability to perform standard maintenance and repairs of buildings and grounds • Sound knowledge of carpentry, plumbing, painting, grounds-keeping, and safety practices and procedures • Ability to communicate efficiently and fluently in written and oral form • Ability to communicate using current business technology ie computer, internet • Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperate working relationships • Valid Class 5 Drivers Licence • Willing to acquire OFA Level 1 and undergo a criminal record check Apply with resume and cover letter (state competition #312 on resume):
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ADMINISTRATIVE/ RECEPTIONIST Sullivan Motor Products Ltd. requires an individual for their Administrative/Receptionist team. This full time position requires someone who is energetic and can handle a fast paced environment. Must have good customer, computer and telephone skills. A competitive compensation and benefits package is available. Applicants should direct their resumes via e-mail to kim@sullivangm.com.
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#7, Shady Rest RV Park 1975 14’ x 72’ 1100 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 1 bath. Bright spacious kitchen, lots of cupboards, laminate flooring in living room and hall. Newer hot water tank and furnace. Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Washer and Dryer. Large deck & covered patio. Asking $29,500. Call 250-845-2260 for more details.
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HOPE forToday Sometimes we look forward to the day when God will make all things right. To heaven where there will be no sorrow, no death, no sickness, no pain or crying. That is OK for then but how about now? It is today that we suffer with terminal illness, pain of some sort, or the loss of a loved one. Where is God in all of this? What are we to do? Horatio Spafford a successful lawyer of his time, just after losing his son, also lost much of his business in the Chicago fire of 1871. Needing a break, he arranged for his family to take a rest in England. At the last minute, due to some immediate business that needed to be taken care of, he was not able to go. So planning to join them later, he sent his wife and four daughters ahead of him on a ship crossing the Atlantic ocean. As it happened, the ship they were on was struck by another ship and sank in the mid-Atlantic. His wife cabled Mr. Spafford when the survivors reached England “Saved alone”. They had lost their four daughters as well as their son who had died a few years previously. How could anyone bear such loss? How would he react. Mr. Spafford had a devout faith in the Almighty. His eyes turned towards God and he wrote the words that would later be put to music in the hymn “It Is Well With My Soul”. He wrote “When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll – Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.”* This man put his trust in God who knows the beginning from the end, the creator, sustainer and saviour of the world. Others have done the same. A man named Lot, many years ago, after losing all of his possessions and all of his children said “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and naked I will be when I leave. The Lord gave me what I had, and the Lord has taken it away. Praise the name of the Lord!” Job 1:21 NLT The Bible says, speaking of Jesus, “This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings as we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” Hebrews 4:15,16 NLT My prayer for you and me is that we will come boldly before God and put our complete trust in Him, in the good times as well as the bad times. *Summarized from “101 Hymn Stories” p.127
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Granisle Volunteer Fire Department meetings & fire practices every Tues., 7 p.m. at the Fire Hall. Granisle Church of the Way services are Sun., 11 a.m. Bible study is Thurs. at 7 p.m. Donation to the Salvation Army: $930 raised in our “shop local campaign” + $250 staff contribution. Total $1180.00
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