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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-03-19, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015. PAGE 9. McIntosh, Hammond pick up high pink cards at shoot event There were five-and-a-half tables of shoot in play on Friday, March 13 at the Community Centre. The winners were: high pink card, Mary McIntosh; most shoots, pink card, Louise Hammond; most shoots pink card, Mary Taylor; high white card, Ken Spear; second high white card, Charlie Shaw; most shoots white card, Ross Taylor. The next shoot party is Friday, March 27 at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The Sacrament of Communion was celebrated on Sunday, March 15 Lent 4 at Knox United Church. On Palm Sunday, March 29, the Robinsons have opened up their sugar shack to enjoy pancakes and fresh maple syrup. All are welcome at 1 p.m. to come and enjoy a walk in the sugar bush and enjoy the first harvest of syrup. The community extends sincere sympathy to Carol and Gerald McDowell and Fred and Ruth Armstrong in the loss of their mother Elva Armstrong who passed away on March 4. Sympathy also to Wayne and Claire McDowell, Ron and Alice McDowell, Kim and Allen Walker, Patti and Pat Cronin, Lori and Robert Gordon, Donna Lynn and Brian Merkley and John and Phyllis Armstrong in the loss of their grandmother and also sympathy to her 15 great-grandchildren and her sister Irene Wiley of Port Alberni, British Columbia. NEWS FROM BELGRAVE By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE Laundromat Blyth Laundromat 191 Westmoreland St., Blyth 519-523-9687 Erin go Bragh Just days before St. Patrick’s Day it was time to celebrate at the Belgrave Community Centre with the community’s annual wing night to help mark the Irish occasion. Butch Logan, left, Harvey Black, centre, and Cam Procter, right, were on point on Saturday night, serving wings in a timely fashion to the dozens of hungry diners in attendance. (Vicky Bremner photo)Have A New Addition? Call for prices and details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Let everyone know about your new bundle of joy! The Citizen BIA photo contest to conclude The Blyth Business Improvement Area’s (BIA) photo contest will carry on despite the closure of The Gift Cupboard on Blyth’s main street. Janice Peters, the owner of the commercial location, was in charge of the program, however recently - named Vice-Chair Peter Gusso said he would take over the contest. Peters has told The Citizen that, while she will no longer be in the commercial space, she does plan on continuing offering framing services from an undecided location. Gusso said that, after he took over the contest, he would start looking at setting an conclusion date for the next project since spring weather would hopefully be arriving soon. “I’ll look into that for the next meeting in April,” he said. *** The BIA’s associate membership cost, which was debated at its recent annual general meeting, was again discussed at the BIA’s March 4 meeting. In addressing concerns with the cost of the program, which allows an organization to become a non-voting member of the BIA, Community Improvement Co-ordinator Ashleigh Scott found that cost wasn’t as much a barrier as some detractors felt. “The people I spoke to said they could write it off as a business expense,” she said. “The problem that they outlined was that the BIA needs more of a track record. They have choices as far as joining different BIAs so we need to look at getting more of a track record to draw them in.” Scott said the BIA could look at adjusting the costs, however no one commented on the opportunity. *** One project that Scott hopes to start prior to her final appearance as the community improvement Township of North Huron Spr ing Yard Waste Collection Space provided through a partnership between industry and Ontario municipalities to support waste diversion programs Monday, April 13, 2015 Monday, April 27, 2015 Monday, May 4, 2015 Monday, May 11, 2015 Any yard waste left at the curb after the Final pickup date will be subject to a minimum charge of $50.00 for pickup. Material should be placed at the curb in Paper Organic Yard Waste Bags, or open containers only (not over 44 pounds in weight), before 7 a.m. for collection. Plastic Bags are not acceptable for yard waste and will not be picked up.The Township encourages grass clippings to be left on your lawn providing valuable moisture and nutrients to your lawn. Between the Township’s yard waste collection dates,yard waste and grass clippings can currently be taken to the Wingham Landfill at 86165 Currie Line or the Blyth Depot at 117 North Street, Blyth. Spring yard waste collection starts Monday, April 13, 2015 and runs according to the following schedule: Continued on page 10 By Denny Scott The Citizen Hospital auxiliary seeks new members Continued from page 6 ensure we maintain it. In 2012, the Auxiliary was presented with a plaque by the Wingham and District Hospital Foundation recognizing it as an “outstanding donor”; from 1999 to 2007, the Auxiliary had raised an amazing $84,000 for the hospital. In the last seven years, the Auxiliary has kept up this remarkable pace. But in order to continue its work for the hospital, the auxiliary needs new members. New members bring new energy, new ideas and helping hands. The time commitment is not heavy. Meetings are held only every second month with a hiatus from the end of June to the end of September. Meetings rarely last more than 90 minutes and end with coffee, baked goods and an opportunity to socialize. There’s often an informative and interesting guest speaker, followed by a lively question and answer period and members are kept up to date with the latest hospital developments. Besides attending meetings, you may be asked to man the card table at the post office or bake some squares for the poinsettia tea, but these requests will be few and far between. And you will have the satisfaction of knowing you are working for your local hospital. If you have a little free time, we urge you to join the Wingham and District Hospital Auxiliary. You will make a difference. Come to our next meeting on Monday, April 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Terrace Room of the Wingham Hospital, or contact Trudy Thompson at 519-357-2349 or Pat McPherson at pmcph@outlook.com Pat McPherson.