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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-16, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015. The Blyth Lions Club celebrated its 70th anniversary on Saturday, dedicating two new community benches and hosting hundreds of visitors at the Lions Park. Lion John Stewart said to celebrate past anniversaries, the club has held events which are often open to Blyth Lions, as well as Lions from other communities. For the 70th anniversary, he said, the club wanted to involve the community for which it has done so much over the years. Planning for the celebration, he said, began about three months ago, when some members of the club really started putting effort into the event. It was important to the club, Stewart said, to involve the community, because the members have always been clear about whose money they’re investing back into the community. “We look at it like we’re the banker of the community’s money,” Stewart said. “The community supports us and we hope we make good decisions.” When the Lions host a fundraiser or a barbecue, that money is always re-invested into the community, Stewart said, it’s just a question of knowing the right project to support. Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb and MPP Lisa Thompson both attended the event, as did a number of Lions Club past-presidents, including Donald Young (1960-61), Bill Hull (1964-65), Tom Cronin (1976-77), Keith Richmond (1977-78), Douwe Wilts (1980-81), Don Scrimgeour (1988-89) and Bev Blair (2008-09), among others. Two benches were placed in the park. The first was a Lions bench that came as a result of deceased supporters of the club who had left some of their money to the Lions in their wills. The bench placed at the park on Saturday was supported by the Oster and Richmond families, among others. The second bench was a gift from last year’s reunion for S.S. #10, MacGowan’s School in East Wawanosh. The bench was a thank- you from the former students of the school, who held the reunion at the park. Joe Hallahan, a member of the Lions, as well as Cheryl Cronin, a long-time supporter of the club, were both students at the school. Stewart said it was good to see so many familiar faces at the celebration. Whether they be from within Blyth, from outlying communities like Londesborough or Belgrave, or past members of the club who no longer live in Huron County, he said the response to the event was tremendous. Continued from page 1 humanity, reflected in her stories over several decades, have earned her recognition that few writers in any language or country attain.” Alice Munro’s early works found their way into Canadian literary journals and CBC Radio’s Anthology. Her first collection, Dance of the Happy Shades, was published in 1968. In the mid-1970s, her short stories began appearing regularly in The New Yorker, bringing her a broader, international audience. She has been awarded three Governor-General awards in 1968, 1978 and 1986, Giller prizes in 1998 and 2004, and the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement in 2009. When she was presented with her Nobel Prize in 2013, a representative of the Nobel Committee for Literature said, “Reading one of her texts is like watching a cat walk across a laid dinner table. ... Alice Munro is often able to say more in 30 pages than an ordinary novelist is capable of in 300.” The stamp’s release date of July 10 marks Munro’s birthday. Blyth Lions celebrate club’s 70th anniversary New Munro stamp released July 10 Marking the occasion The Blyth Lions Club celebrated its 70th anniversary on Saturday, and while hundreds of members of the public turned up to take part, so did members from other Lions Clubs and different arms of the Lions organization. Here, Joanne Klonikowski, left, District A9 Governor, and Hank Van Moorsel, second from left, Past District A9 Governor, present the Lions, represented by Mary Lou Stewart, second from right, past-president and Alex Blair, right, president with a certificate of appreciation for all of the club’s hard work. (Vicky Bremner photo) 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 We have books for all ages at... The Citizen HORSE CRAZY 1001 fun facts, craft projects, games, activities and know how for horse-loving kids in this nearly-400-page book. Author Jessie Haas provides practical information on all things equine. 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