HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-11-09, Page 3An important service
The annual Remembrance Day Legion church service was held at the Trinity Anglican Church
on Sunday. Members of the Blyth Legion Branch attended the event which honours the
memories of those who have fought and died for Canada. (Quinn Talbot photo)
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017. PAGE 3.
BIA fundraiser to
be discontinued
The annual Blyth Business
Improvement Area (BIA) Golden
Ticket fundraiser may have run its
course.
The fundraiser, which was
spearheaded by former BIA Chair,
Vice -Chair, Secretary and board
member Peter Gusso, is one of the
organization's longest -running
events having been brought to the
group in 2014, two years after its
formation.
Gusso, who stepped down from
the executive before this year's
election brought the issue back to
the BIA on Nov. 1, saying that
tickets for the program, the winner
of which will be drawn at the end of
the year, had not been selling well.
Gusso said no BIA members had
approached him for books of tickets
which means the tickets have not
been in front of potential customers.
The Golden Ticket originally
started with the idea of the winner
having two tickets for every event at
Blyth Memorial Hall throughout a
calendar year. However, after
running it, the BIA decided to make
Final RT04 meeting set for Nov. 30
Bringing it all together
As part of the ongoing Regional Tourism Organization 4 (RTO4) DestinationBLYTH planning
exercise last week, Steven Sparling of Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company, explained how
different ideas could come together to help Blyth become a tourist destination. (Denny Scott photo)
Shoot Party scheduled for Nov. 14
From Marilyn's Desk
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
Happy birthday to Rev. Gary
Clark who celebrates Nov. 10;
Ameera Pawitch, Nov. 12; Liam
Fraser, Nov. 13; Kyle Josling, Nov.
14 and Braidon Abell-Rinn,
Nov. 15.
Oct. 30 euchre winners were: first,
Dawn Climbe, Kay Hesselwood and
Jewel Plunkett, 80; second,
Veronique Harman and Paul Moss,
69; lone hands, Dorothy Carter and
See histories and
historic photographs
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section of our website
www. northhuron.on.ca
Hugh Cook, four; share the
wealth, Mary Bell and Audrey
Boonstoppel.
Charlie's shoot party is on
Tuesday, Nov. 14 at Blyth United
Church on the corner of Dinsley and
Mill Streets starting at 1 p.m.
Shoot is played every second and
fourth Tuesday of the month. Come
out and enjoy the fun.
Blyth Legion
Branch 420
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Remembrance Day
Nov. 11/17
Service will be held at the BLYTH
MEMORIAL HALL at 10:45 a.m.
with Pastor Mark Royal! officiating.
The Parade Parties will meet at the
Blyth Legion at 10:15 a.m.
YOUR ATTENDANCE
SHALL BE REMEMBERED
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Gil Garratt said that, in the past,
that kind of time was often taken up
by visitors to the Festival.
He said that, in years past, the
cast and crew of shows could be
found at the Blyth Inn after shows
intermingling with theatre -goers for
the chance of immediate, personal
interaction with those involved
turning a two-hour play into a
multi -hour event.
Other possible avenues for
growth that were highlighted
included special events like the
Festival of Wizardry, agricultural
opportunities, green -spaces, Blyth
Cowbell Brewing Company and
outdoor activities.
The results of the event will be
shared at the next and final meeting
in the series which is set for Nov. 30
at Blyth Cowbell Brewing
Company.
For more information, contact
RTO4's Andrea Gardi at
andrea@rto4.ca or 519-271-7000
extension 205.
it a more feasible fundraiser, the
winner would receive two tickets to
each of the Blyth Festival's main -
stage productions throughout the
year.
The event has brought in hundreds
of dollars to the BIA since its
inception, however the newly -
elected executive has questioned its
future due to Gusso's report of
trouble getting the tickets out.
Treasurer Deb Sholdice said
discussions around the future of the
fundraiser could look at the problem
as a sign that the BIA should look at
other opportunities.
"This board may not be a ticket -
selling organization," she said.
Chair Karen Stewart said that, for
the time being, she wanted
representatives of the board at
community events selling the tickets
to make this year's fundraiser a
success.
Stewart went through a list of
events and sought volunteers to man
a sales booth and found some people
willing to sell them.
A decision regarding the future of
the fundraiser will be discussed at a
future BIA meeting.
FROM BLYTH
Sweaters
Bainton's
Old Mill
Downtown Blyth
519-523-4740
I always carry an oil can in my pocket!
(J.R. Miller, "Intimate Letters on Personal Problems" 1914)
There is a good illustration in one of Dr. Parkhurst's books. He tells of a
workman who was in a trolley -car one day. As the door was opened and
shut, it squeaked. The workman quietly got up and, taking a little can
from his pocket, dropped some oil upon the offending spot, saying as he
sat down, "I always carry an oil can in my pocket, for there are so many
squeaky things in this world which a little oil will help."
Dr. Parkhurst applies this to life, saying that love is a lubricant with
which we can soften or prevent a great many unpleasant frictions with
others --if we always have love and will speak the gentle word, the soft
word, the kindly word, at the right time. I used the illustration recently in
my church in a sermon, and suggested to the people that they all carry oil
cans, thus trying to make the world a little sweeter place to live in.
"I am not writing you a new command, but one we have had from the
beginning --that we love one another." 2 John 1:5
"The entire law is summed up in a single command: Love your neighbour
as yourself." Galatians 5:14
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you --so
you must love one another." John 13:34
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956