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Bos receives prestigious awardBlyth’s Gerrie Bos will bereceiving the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee award in a celebration this
evening in Wingham at the Knights
of Columbus Centre on July 5.
Bos received a letter just over
three weeks ago from Huron Bruce
MPP Lisa Thompson announcing
her win.
“It was quite a shock,” she said. “I
enjoying doing what I do and I don’t
do it for recognition, so it was a
surprise.”
Bos has been volunteering with
the Children Aid Society (CAS) for
almost 30 years and that was one of
the major factors in her nomination
which, according to the letter she
received, was submitted by former
volunteer co-ordinator Joan Van den
Broeck.
For years Bos was a driver for the
CAS until Van den Broeck asked her
to take on the roll of volunteer drive
co-ordinator, a position that Bos
retired from in March.
“I figured that it would be a nice
change of pace from driving,” she
said. “I got to have a more steady
schedule and plan my weeks and I
made sure that everyone’s
appointments were made and people
were called.”
Bos’ husband John also started
driving for the CAS recently
When she did retire in March, her
friends at the CAS threw her a
retirement party which was a
welcome surprise for Bos who
thought that, since she was a
volunteer, her departure wouldn’t
receive that kind of fanfare.
During the winter months, Bos
and a group of friends sew clothes
and accessories for the less fortunate
people in the world.
“It all started with the tsunami in
Haiti,” she said. “I got a call asking
to help so I started using up my odds
and ends making clothes,” she said.
“Soon I had other people joining
me.”
After that, a call from Bos’
daughter Audrey had the group
making clothes for the Village of
Hope in Zimbabwe as Audrey was
planning on visiting there.
“There’s six of us now and we
meet in the spring, fall and winter to
work on the clothes,” she said.
The group relies on donations of
materials to keep the project going
and has even recently hadthree
sewing machines and a serger
donated.
Bos still uses her own sewing
machine that she has had since she
was 15, but she said that thedonations are a great help for thegroup since it means people don’tneed to bring their own.“We make pretty much
everything,” she said. “In the past
we’ve made dresses, pants, shorts,
quilts, backpacks, reversible vests
and even pencil cases,” she said. “In
Hope, for example, there are family
houses where a house mom will take
care of as many as eight children, we
made oven mitts for the house moms
this year and aprons last year. We
make whatever we think they’ll be
able to make use of.”
Bos also helps out at local
churches and can usually be found
working in the kitchen during the
annual vacation bible school. She
also has helped at the Blyth Memory
Garden since its inception 10 years
ago.
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
Award winner
Blyth’s Gerrie Bos will receive the Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee award tonight at an awards ceremony in Wingham
for her work with the Children’s Aid Society and for
spearheading a group that knits clothes and accessories
for third world countries. (Denny Scott photo)
Memorial cards at Legion
Draft dispatch agreement coming
Don’t forget the euchre in the
Blyth Legion Hall in memory of
Bernice McClinchey on Thursday,
July 7. Come for dessert at 1 p.m.
and cards at 1:30 p.m.
Congratulations to all the Grade 8
graduating classes in the area. Some
are saddened to know that this was
the last graduating class for some of
the schools.
Happy birthday to Brenda Brooks
who celebrates July 7; Nicole Kerr
and Todd MacDonald, July 8 and
Sally deBoer of Braemar Nursing
Home, Wingham, July 9.
Happy anniversary to Kerry and
Bevin Diebold who celebrate July 8;
Alvin and Corry Wallace, July 9;
and Nancy and Ed Daer, Wingham,
July 10.
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Decisions, decisions
Special keepsakes were handed out to students at Blyth
Public School during an outdoor assembly to mark the final
day of classes at the school on June 28. Shown trying to
figure out what they want to remember their school by are,
back row, from left: Mikayla Brak, Jessica McNichol, Jamie-
Lee Eckert and Griffie Bromley. Standing in front is
Braeden MacDonald. (Denny Scott photo)
North Huron Council was
informed during the June 18
meeting that a draft dispatch
agreement for fire services had been
circulated by acting fire chief Keith
Hodgkinson.
At the end of the year the Hanover
dispatch service would no longer be
servicing local fire departments
leaving local police and fire
departments seeking alternatives.
The Owen Sound Police Services
Board was approached by several
municipal fire departments,
including North Huron, and has
agreed to try to provide the service.
During September, a new dispatch
model will be tested by Owen
Sound and if all goes according to
plan the system will be switched
over permanently by mid-October
according to Hodgkinson.
At the time of the announcement
Hodgkinson had been unable to
discuss the issue with Wingham
Police Chief Tim Poole.
The use of the service will require
an expenditure since radio
rebroadcasters will need to be
installed between North Huron and
Owen Sound to carry the signals.
The draft agreement will need to
be reviewed several times before it
appears before North Huron
Council for approval.
COUNCIL PREPS FOR WIND
Councillor Bernie Bailey stated
that he wants council ready to cash
in on any proposed wind turbines in
North Huron.
“North Perth is charging $20,000
for building permits on turbines,” he
said. “We can make a lot of money
when they come in. We know we
can’t stop them, we might as well
get some money out of the deal.”
Council agreed to do some
research with surrounding
municipalities who have experience
with turbines before making any
decisions on the issue and Bailey
said it was good to have a plan but it
would have to be ready soon.
“If the first one goes in without a
permit like this, the rest of them will
want to as well.”
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(Charles Spurgeon)
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Hell!
“he who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not
see life, but the wrath of God abides on him!” John 3:36
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