HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-01-07, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016. PAGE 7.
Lions mark 70 years, G2G trail announces opening
from privacy to biosecurity to
trespassing.
The groups had made their voices
heard at a number of local municipal
council and Huron County Council
meetings.
A cycling team composed of
several local residents, including a
number of North Huron firefighters,
raised over $37,000 for the Princess
Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto
through the Ride to Conquer Cancer.
Jeff Josling, the captain of the
team, said it was one of the most
memorable experiences of his life,
as he chose to assemble the team in
honour of his father Paul, who
captained the Blyth Fire Department
for decades.
Ron and Bev Walker, long-time
Blyth -area residents and founders of
the Blyth Festival Art Gallery, were
honoured with a retrospective
exhibit at the gallery to help mark
the gallery's 40th anniversary.
Taking the stage
Award-winning Linsey Beckett was one of the headliners at this year's Barn Dance Jamboree
in Blyth, sharing the stage with a number of other award-winning musicians. Beckett charmed
audiences at the late May event with her fiddle performance, accompanied by Barn Dance
band members Grant Heywood, left, and Bill Norris, right, at the event's bluegrass concert,
which was held on the weekend's Friday night. (File photo)
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were already starting to show.
Scrimgeour had begun the project
over a year and a half earlier and as
of May, Huron County equipment
was being used in 16 different
Mexican departments to great effect.
After months of debate, the 2017
International Plowing Match and
Brussels Fall Fair had decided to
partner. A secret vote solidified the
partnership with 83 per cent of those
voting speaking in favour of the
union.
Fare on 4, the ambitious
Campaign 14/19 project that fed
1,419 people on Blyth's main street
in 2014, was honoured by the Huron
Arts and Heritage Network as the
year's best cultural event in 2014.
Blyth artist Kelly Stevenson was
also honoured by the organization as
the county's top artist over the
course of the year.
Grant Sparling, founder of
Sparling's Propane, passed away at
the age of 91. Sparling's funeral was
held at Blyth United Church.
The Brussels Farmers' Market
officially opened its season with a
special opening ceremony and
ribbon -cutting.
Lieutenant -General Romeo
Dallaire was in Clinton, speaking to
students at St. Anne's Catholic
Secondary School.
Up
in the air
Established Londesborough business Townsend Tire held a
special celebration in July to mark its 20th anniversary and
they did so in style, featuring monster trucks and helicopter
rides. The event raised thousands of dollars for the Ronald
McDonald House. (Fite photo)
REVIEW.
JUNE 2015
North Huron approved a new
cross-border servicing agreement,
which would dictate certain policies
pertaining to providing services to
neighbouring municipalities like
Central Huron and Morris-
Turnberry.
North Huron Chief Administrative
Officer Sharon Chambers labelled
the township's previous policy as
"one size fits all" and said the new
policy would do better to serve
individual developments.
Huron East Council decided that it
would support an ambitious project
in Brussels that hopes to see an L-
shaped barn transported to Brussels
to house a number of things, from
the farmers' market year-round to a
restaurant to weddings and special
events.
Grey farmer Bryan Morton said he
hopes to give back to Brussels
through the project.
Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan wrote a letter to local
media outlets discussing issues
addressed in a closed -to -the -public
council meeting. At the following
council meeting, councillors were
furious and saw MacLellan's letter
as a breach of trust.
Just months before it was schedule
to close, Duff's United Church
celebrated its 150th anniversary with
a special service at the Walton
church.
Seeds opened the Blyth Festival
season to much fanfare. The
Wilberforce Hotel, Fury and Mary's
Wedding would follow on the
Memorial Hall stage.
A number of adjacent landowners
and farm organizations continued to
protest the G2G Rail Trail, saying
that they had a number of concerns
JULY 2015
The Blyth Lions Club celebrated
its 70th anniversary with a special
event at Lions Park.
Several Lions Club dignitaries
were there, as well as many
members of the community the club
has served for seven decades.
Wingham author Alice Munro was
to be honoured with a stamp, which
featured Munro's image, her
handwriting and vintage
photographs from Wingham.
The third annual Blyth Streetfest
was deemed a success by organizers
who said the weather couldn't have
been better and that attendance was
great.
I4EVIEW
AUGUST 2015
Brussels -area teen Tiffany Deitner
was crowned Brussels Fall Fair
Ambassador, following in the
footsteps of her sister, who was
given the honour a handful of years
earlier.
Deitner triumphed over Johanna
Blake, Natalie Fear and Chelsey
Terpstra to take the crown.
Julie Sawchuk, a 41 -year-old
resident of the Blyth area, was struck
by a motorist while cycling,
paralyzing her from the chest down.
Sawchuk had planned to write a
letter to The Citizen regarding
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