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hometown takes pure guts. So well
done all of you. The judges had a
tough job, balancing numbers and
opinions and in the end they decided
that Hannah would be our
Ambassador for 2011.
Congratulations to each one of you.
Family reunions and holidays
continue as we move into the last
half of August. Summer is such a
nice time to gather to celebrate life
and not a snowstorm to worry about.
If you happen to have pictures of
the 5Rs and its people, will you lend
them? The Board is planning to
celebrate 20, yes 20 years in
business and the people over the
years who supported this store are
some of our treasures in the
community. So take a look and be
sure to attend a gathering in the fall.
Take care of yourself.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
McCutcheon named
Brussels Ambassador
Continued from page 3got to like it.Some of Shaw’s fondestmemories come from the starting ofthe Youth Exchange program,which isn’t surprising given that hisname is attached to the local campthat exchange students attend; theCharlie Shaw Lions InternationalYouth Exchange.“My wife and I sat down to write
a lot of letters to start the program,”
he said. “Eventually we had 16
students come from Texas in 1972.”
The students were an eye-opener
for Shaw, who said that the
students, despite coming from so
close in the world, knew totally
different songs.
“We tried to have them all
together for a sing-a-long with local
students,” Shaw said. “Ken Scott
played, but the kids knew different
words for all the songs.”
Shaw has been involved in pretty
much every project he could be
with the Lions, according to him.
He was also the local Lions
president in 1966 and the Chair and
Deputy in 1970 and 1971.
Shaw was also well-prepared for
his time in the Lions, being part of
the Leo Club, a club for prospective
members of the Lions.
“Gord and I and Arnold Cook
were there,” he said.Shaw said that you can’t easilyfind something in Blyth that theLions, and he, haven’t beeninvolved in.“We’ve helped with pretty mucheverything in the community inBlyth,” he said, stating that theLions have worked with everythingfrom the Greenway Trail to erectinga fence around the school yard.
According to Shaw, the Lions
have replaced the wading pool at
Lion’s Park, replaced the Lawn
Bowling Club they built for local
seniors with their own club house,
built the picnic shelter, put
numerous hours and lots of funds
into the Blyth Community Centre
and set the second set of baseball
park lights up in the arena.
Shaw says he will stay with the
Lions as long as possible.
As a Lion, Shaw has been
recognized with the Hellen Keller
award, the Melvin Jones
Fellowship award as well as a
lifetime membership.
Before retiring, Shaw was an
electrician, plumber and welder for
the Old Mill, which fit well with the
program.
“I worked until 5 p.m., and had
plenty of time to get to the
meetings,” he said.
Shaw, Jenkins recognized for years in Blyth Lions
Honoured
Blyth Lion Gord Jenkins, standing behind the tree, had his 41 years of membership and
service through the Lions recognized in a ceremony in late July that unveiled a tree and
engraved stone dedicate to him. Gord was joined by his family for the photo including, from
left, Pat, Kayden, Hailey, Braxton and Larissa Jenkins, Curtis and Jill McKee, Joel and Leah
Jenkins and Julia and Jessica Tyler. (Photo submitted)
Recognized
Charlie Shaw, second from the right, has been a member
of the Blyth Lions for 50 years. In recognition of his service
and dedication to the club with a tree and engraved stone
at Blyth Lion’s Park last month. Shaw was joined by his
daughters, Brenda McDonald, right, and Ann Nesbit,
second from left, as well as Ann’s husband John Nesbit for
the unveiling of the tree. (Photo submitted)