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The Citizen, 2012-03-29, Page 23THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012. PAGE 23. Buck & Doe for Michael Garniss andKim Anderson Friday, April 6 9 pm to 1 am Mitchell Community Centre Door prizes ~ DJ Late lunch Age of majority Tickets $10.00 ea. Phone Paul 519-887-8270 David 519-450-8375 or Garniss Shop 519-357-3787 Happy 80th Birthday Bud Chamney Open House Saturday, April 7 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Auburn Community Hall Best wishes only Continued from page 13 would find at a gas station. The variety store will carry a lot of camping items and basic staples for both the residents of Auburn and for cottagers and campers. “It will be a place for campers to buy their milk, eggs, bread and butter,” she said. “The kind of stuff that runs out or that you forget to bring with you from home.” The purchase just “kind of happened” according to Karen. “[Current owner] Ron [Ritchie] wanted to sell,” she said. “We thought we could manage it.” Renovations on the newly- acquired store are set to begin right away. The renovations won’t cause many, if any closures as the Warwicks hope to keep the location open as much as possible. “We might have to close a day here or there for some major work or if we need to move things, but we hope to limit that,” she said. “The hours will stay the same and we’ll be closed at 3 p.m., except for Friday and Saturday, until we get caught up on the work, then we’ll be extending the hours.” Karen explained that they would be keeping the current hours to allow downtime during which work can be done. For more information visit the Auburn Grill on Blyth Road or call 519-526-7373. Continued from page 12 someone in a rural area would pay the same to put out the same amount of waste per year as someone in a village. Mayor Paul Gowing pointed out the new fee isn’t much different than someone paying a $2 bag tag fee each week. Nancy Michie, administrator clerk-treasurer, pointed out that the amount of materials being recycled had increased to 168 tonnes in 2011 from 93.66 before curbside collection begun in 2008. “You might see another drastic increase once we move to automated collection,” she said. In the end, Councillors Baker and Heffer were unconvinced by arguments in favour of the program but it was adopted by a count of 5-2. Automated collection contested but approved                          LoLoLove,Yoururur FamFammiamiilmillyilylyLove, Your Family      Me to We event set for Blyth For the fourth consecutive year a Mini Me to We event will be held in Blyth featuring the abilities of local young people to tackle social problems the world over. Talented youth will take to the stage on April 5 at Blyth Memorial Hall through several different media to try and raise awareness and money for various local and global charities as part of the event. “The main purpose is to highlight the talent and passion to help that local youth have,” organizer Kathy Douglas said. “It’s a night of good entertainment that will highlight what kids are doing to help throughout the world.” The event is based on the annual Me to We events held in Toronto and designed to get children involved in bettering their community and helping others Douglas said. The event will be emceed by David Archibald, a singer/songwriter who has been a creative force at the Blyth Festival Theatre as well as working with local schools on several occasions. The talent for the event includes Six Steps to Salvation; a band featuring Jacoby Dicky, Rachel Hearn and Mary Ross showcasing their singing and harpist abilities (respectively), Kirby Cook, Natalie Irwin and Sarah Harris. “[Six Steps to Salvation] will be playing to both open and close the show,” Douglas said. “Other acts will include dancers, artists making pictures on the stage and representative from the Go Project and Free the Children charity who will tell people about their work.” Douglas said that part of what makes the event a success is the abundance of local talent. “Rural communities are a great thing for events like this,” she said. “We never run out of acts.” The lower hall in Blyth Memorial Hall will feature booths for fundraising put on by local groups and schools to raise money and awareness. “The F.E. Madill Green Team will be selling swag to raise money and the United Churches from Walton and Bluevale will be raising money by selling baked goods to build a church in Sierra Leone.” The churches are pastored by Rev. Dr. Peter Kugba-Nyanbe who is a Sierra Leone-native . The last thing needed for the event to be a success is the community according to Douglas. “What we need is for people to come and bring their family to the event,” Douglas said. “The show is for people from 10 to any age of adult and is fast running and entertaining.” Tickets are $7 and available from the Blyth Festival Box office. Proceeds from the show will go towards different charities from across the globe and throughout the community. Auburn restaurant to sell gas EW student places third in national Legion contestColton Beaven has a reason to besmiling after his poster won third place at the Royal Canadian Legion’s national-level Remembrance Day contest earlier this month. Beaven, a Grade 3 student from East Wawanosh Public School, made a black and white poster for the contest earlier this school year and was recently told that his black- and-white poster received the national nod. “It’s great,” he said.The poster, which features a crossand poppies over the remains of NileJones, a fictional soldier, was justsomething that represented the day to Beaven. “When I think of Remembrance Day, I think of crosses and poppies,” he said. “So I put a necklace around the cross and wrote ‘We Will Remember’ on the poster.” The phrase “We Will Remember” is shown twice throughout the piece and it mentions the duration of World War II: 1939-1945. The piece emphasizes remembrance which Beaven says is an important part of life inCanada.“We should remember the peoplein war and the people that died,” he said. “They let us live how we live now.” Kim Walker, Beaven’s teacher, helped her class prepare for the project by showing some typical words used in the project and showing the children how to spell them according to Beaven. He said he plans on participating next year with the hopes of repeating his success. Artist extrodinaire East Wawanosh Public School student Colton Beaven took part in the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual Remembrance Day poster contest and was recently informed he won third place at the national level for his black and white poster. (Denny Scott photo) Friends and family are invited to a for Darcey Cook and Kandace O’Connor Saturday, April 7 8 pm - 1 am Seaforth Community Centre • Age of Majority • Music by DJ • Lunch provided Tickets $5 Advance/$8 at Door Call 519-440-2677 BUCK & DOE By Denny Scott The Citizen By Denny ScottThe Citizen