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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-09-22, Page 3CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON TAXES DUE The next 2011 tax installment for the Township of North Huron is due on Monday, September 26, 2011. Interest at 1 1/4% per month, or any part thereof will be charged on unpaid accounts as of September 27, 2011 and the first day of each month thereafter. NOTE: Persons who have acquired properties and have not received a tax bill should contact the Municipal Office. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibility for payment of taxes, nor from penalty for late payment. Please contact the Treasury Department in regards to the various payment options available. Pre-authorized payment sign up forms are available at www.northhuron.ca or at the Town Hall. Donna White Director of Finance Township of North Huron NEWS FROM BLYTH The Blyth Swinging Seniors will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 28 with a potluck lunch at noon at Blyth Memorial Hall with entertainment to follow. Everyone is asked to bring a small item for the prize table. The Blyth Swinging Seniors will be hosting the Zone 8 Fall Rally on Oct. 6. Everyone is welcome. Happy birthday to Bryce Wheeler who celebrated Sept. 21; Kelly MacDonald, Sept. 21; Hunter Dale who celebrates Sept. 22; Nancy Hakkers, Sept. 23 and Sadie Chalmers, Sept. 25. Happy anniversary to Rick and Anne Elliott who celebrate Sept. 28. More than a dozen area residents, six members of North Huron council and several North Huron staff members met at the Emergency Services Training Centre (ESTC) technology building last week to discuss North Huron’s future. As part of a series of meetings designed to help the township create its strategic plan to direct upcoming decisions, this meeting gave the people of Blyth a chance to voice their opinions regarding the future of Blyth and North Huron. “We need a written, detailed plan for the next year, the next five years and the next 10 years,” North Huron Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk Gary Long stated at the beginning of the meeting. “It’s important to have community input so our decisions will reflect the vision, priorities and ideas the community has.” Long stated that the plan will help council and staff by guiding their decisions in the future. “It’s important that this document reflects the values of North Huron to help in those choices,” he said. Community Development Co- ordinator Connie Goodall directed the meeting with an agenda that asked questions to the assembled groups. Goodall first asked those at the meeting what their vision for their community was, whether that community was Blyth or North Huron. Answers varied from the general, such as substantiality and a vibrant main street, to the very specific. Deb Sholdice, General Manager of the Blyth Festival, said she would like to see the facilities at the Blyth Memorial Hall improved, since it is such an influential part of Blyth and North Huron. “I want to see it kept vibrant and moving forward,” she said. The second question was regarding the identity of Blyth and North Huron, and asked what the Gather more wordly trinkets (J.R. Miller,“Counsel and Help” 1907) “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed! A man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 12:15 Few people think of the danger of getting rich. Most think that they become great — just in proportion as they gather wealth. Yet there never was a more fatal error! A man is really measured by what he IS — not by what he HAS. We may find a shriveled soul in the midst of a great fortune; and a noble soul in the barest poverty. A man’s real “life” is what would be left of him — if everything he has were stripped off. His real ‘worth’ is his character, as it appears in God’s sight. We will make a great mistake if our goal in life — is simply to gather more worldly trinkets than our neighbour! A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956 1st Blyth Scouting REGISTRATION Beavers ~ 5-7 years Cubs ~ 8-10 years Scouts ~ 11-14 years Venturers ~ 15-18 years Boys and Girls Blyth Public School For more information contact: Lavern Clark ~ 519-523-9659 ~ September 21 & 28 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 1 Trinity Anglican Church 5:00 pm ~ 7:00 pm Adults: $12 Children: (6-12) $6 Children 5 and under: FREE Roast Beef Supper with home made desserts Sponsored by Trinity Anglican Church, Blyth Take-outs and deliveries available by calling Olwen Richmond at 519-523-9564 By Denny Scott The Citizen By Hunter Dale This week the Grade 5/6 class is working on multiplication facts. They have started reading This Can’t Be Happening at McDonald Hall. They will be doing Junk-o- Lanterns again this year. If you have Mac’s or Wink’s milk jugs, they would glady take them. They are also looking for “junk” to make their Junk-o-Lanterns with. The school fair went great. There was lots of amazing food and the cow show was a blast. There was a lot of good work inside the arena. Blyth Grade 5/6 won for their marching and the Grade 2 class won with their awesome banner. Good job to both those classes. At the end of the day there were games such as running, shoe toss and tug-of-war. In tug of war, Grades 4, 5, 6 and 8 won from Blyth. That means that the Grade 7s were the only class from Blyth that didn’t win. It will be sad to see the school fair go. It was fun and I think all the kids will miss the fair. The Grade 3 class recently got some brand new literacy books and the library also got some new motivational action magazines about Swinging Seniors to meet Sept. 28 By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318 From Marilyn’s Desk Junk-o-lanterns return to BPS Wreaths at Memorial Hall Blyth was busy on Sunday, Sept. 18 as the Blyth Legion held their convention. Participants marched from the Blyth Legion to Memorial Hall where wreaths were laid as part of a remembrance ceremony. Shown is Janice Henry of the Blyth Legion Ladies Auxiliary and Andy Lubbers, President of the Legion, placing a wreath. (Vicky Bremner photo) Continued on page 24 Pies, camp day announced Ushering worshippers at Blyth United Church on Sunday, Sept. 18 were Nancy Hakkers, Hope Button and Brenda Brooks. Floyd Herman was music director. Ava Ansley lit the candles at the front of the church. Rev. Gary Clark welcomed everyone to church and welcomed the Sunday School back for their fall season. Rev. Clark drew everyone’s attention to the announcements in the bulletin. Special attention to the ladies making pies for the fall. Call Joann MacDonald at 519-523-9274 if you wish to order turkey or beef pies. Also Camp Menesetung Appreciation Gathering on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the camp. The call to worship, “Holy Spirit Come” was sung followed by the prayer of approach and the singing of the first hymn, “Come In and Sit Down. The scripture from Genesis 4: 1-7 was followed by the response, “Your word is the lamp for my feet and the light for my path”. Rev. Clark asked the children to come to the front for their storytime. Rev. Clark asked the children what it look to learn how to play the guitar. Some of the answers were someone Continued on page 24 Continued on page 11 THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011. PAGE 3. Downtown, theatrediscussed at meeting GREYHAVEN GARDENS 1/2 mile west of Londesborough Open 7 days a week 519-523-9781 Gorgeous Garden Mums and Fall Planters 50%OFF All 1 gallon perennials, trees and shrubs. We have a large selection of colours to choose from.