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An excellent effort
The Blyth Lions Club, the Blyth Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and the Blyth Legion
Ladies Auxiliary again teamed up to host a Christmas toy and food drive this holiday season.
All three groups worked to collect food and toys over the last several weeks, with food making
its way to the North Huron Food Share and toys going to the Salvation Army. The drive
culminated Saturday night at the Lions Club's annual Christmas dinner and dance at the Blyth
and District Community Centre, with representatives showing off this year's collection. From
left: John Stewart of the Lions, Ric McBurney of the Legion and Lions President Vicky
Bremner. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Blyth 140th launches
with new calendar,
Jan. 1 kick-off event
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
The Blyth 140th calendar of
events will be available soon, with
the publication available for presale
at local businesses.
An update on the plans of the
Blyth 140th committee was
presented at the Blyth Business
Improvement Area's (BIA) Dec. 7
meeting. The report included the
announcement that the calendar
would soon be ready.
Committee Chair Crystal Taylor
explained that, while having the
calendar was great, she was a little
disappointed with the turnout of
local businesses and groups events
in the publication.
The calender was originally
created with the idea that every
event the public could attend
throughout 2017, which marks the
150th anniversary of Canada and the
140th anniversary of the founding of
Blyth, would be listed to encourage
people to attend, however Taylor
said there were fewer events
featured in the calendar than
anticipated.
"We did get 140 events, but I'm
disappointed with the business input
into the calendar," she said during
her report. "There isn't information
coming from the businesses and this
is a way of free advertising for them.
For most, it just didn't happen.
Some businesses were great, but
others didn't send information."
Currently the group has ordered
100 calendars, with 48 of them
already sold.
One of the group's first big events
will be a special celebration of the
new year on January 1 at the Blyth
campground beside the Blyth and
District Community Centre.
"The event will be from 1 to 3
p.m.," Taylor explained. "Mike
Siertsema is going to be doing a
demonstration of dog sled racing for
us and we've rented snowshoes so, if
there is snow, people can do that."
Games are going to be organized
around the event and snacks and hot
dogs will be served.
Taylor also explained that the start
of the largest celebration for the
Blyth 140th, July 28, is also
Cenotaph Day at the Blyth Legion.
The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and
includes a rededication of the
currently -under -renovation Blyth
Memorial Hall.
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