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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2009-04-02, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009. PAGE 3. Twenty-six seniors enjoyed a potluck dinner at Memorial Hall on Wednesday, March 25. They were pleased to have Eric Coates of the Blyth Festival Theatre as guest speaker. He told entertaining stories of ways to deal with bullies. Whether menaced verbally or physically, it seems best to take charge so the bully loses his power. Eric gave a thumbnail sketch of the plays for the upcoming season. It is the 35th season and from the brochures that were handed out Blythites have something to crow about. They can look forward to seeing Ted Johns and Janet Amos in The Bootblack Orator. Ted wrote his play about a travelling entertainer. (Such shows as those came to Watson Hall now the upstairs part of the Blyth Festival theatre complex. Such travelling orators also would have entertained in Industry Hall now occupied by the Masonic Lodge and other halls over stores in the village). Janet Amos will play all the women’s parts. The Hockey Mom and Dad may make the audience think of people they know. Eric will appear in this play. Former artistic director, Katherine Kaszas will be back to direct her revival of The Mail Order Bride. Eric described The Nuttalls by Michael Healey who wrote The Drawer Boy as outrageously funny. Many remember The Drawer Boy, which has received much acclaim wherever it has been staged. The season will conclude with a remount of Innocence Lost the highly successful play which was first done here last summer. Eric gave us a little background about the play and the decisions made when proceeding with it. From Sept. 15-19 it will be Young Company time. It is hoped that The Young Company will be able to play host to guests in “their” house this year instead of knocking on doors around the village to hear others’ stories as they did last summer. The result will be a play which they will write themselves and perform for the public. Eric kindly noted the seniors in the club who had been working at getting publicity items out and those who have helped in an advisory capacity. A short business meeting followed. The president, Shirley Nicholson, reminded people about the spring rally of the USCO to be held April 9 in the Stanley Complex at Varna this year. Anyone wishing to go should let Shirley know by April 3. It was decided to give a donation to the fund for the addition to the Legion Hall and special note was made of the part the Legion Ladies Auxiliary play in making our Christmas banquet such a success each year. Jean Nethery announced that there are six seats left for the August bus trip. The next meeting will be April 22 in Memorial Hall. All seniors are always welcome. NH responds to waste rating Eric Coates speaks to Swinging Seniors Happy birthday to Lenora Davidson of Blyth who will celebrate her 92nd birthday on April 8. Happy birthday to Helen Stonehouse of Braemar Retirement Home in Wingham who will celebrate her 92nd birthday on April 10. Mother Nature let us know that she wasn’t through with winter just yet. We woke up to the ground covered with snow thisMonday morning.BLYTH UNITED CHURCHGreeting at Blyth United Church on the 5th Sunday of Lent, March 29, were Myrtle Badley and Doug Howson. Ushering were Elaine Chamney,Terry Richmond and Earl Fyfe. Lynda McGregor was organist. The confirmation class meets Monday nights. World Day of Prayer is Saturday, April 4 at Blyth Public School at 9 a.m. The UCW is making pies April 1 for turkey and April 8 for beef. There are still a few tickets for sale for Women’s Day Out. Brett Glousher helped light the candles at the front of the church.The call to worship was followed by the prayer of approach and confession, theassurance of pardon and the first hymn, We Praise You, O God.The first scripture lesson was from Deuteronomy 34: 1-8. The children came to the front for their story time. Rev. Gary Clark explained the scripture reading to them, how Moses died before the Israelites crossed into the Promised Land. The children said a prayer and the song, Deep and Wide was sung as they went downstairs. Quinton Hakkers carried the lit candle downstairs for their time of worship. The second scripture reading wasJohn 11: 17-45.The choir anthem was Lead Me tothe Rock. Rev. Clark’s message for theadults was about the two scriptures.On Friday there was a gathering of young people inMemorial Hall in Blyth. The young people were there to make money by selling goods to help change the world by help building a new school, to drill a well for clean water and to help an orphanage. These young people have faith that they will help change the world. The purpose of the church today is to help people find their talents and challenge them to use these talents however small they might be. BBLLYYTTHH PPRRIINNTTIINNGG IINNCC.. BLYTH 523-9211 PRINTING IS OUR BUSINESS • Colour • Business Printing Forms • Posters • Brochures • Letterheads • Flyers • Envelopes • Carbonless • Business Forms Cards • Labels WE CAN DO IT ALL! By MarilynCraigCall 523-9318From Marilyn’s Desk NEWS FROM BLYTH Township of North Huron Council & Committee Meeting Schedule April 6 Regular Council Meeting 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers April 7 Belgrave Community Centre Board 7:00 p.m. - Belgrave Community Centre April 8 Blyth Arena Advisory Committee 7:00 p.m. - Blyth Arena April 8 Wingham Area Fire Board 7:00 p.m. - Wingham Fire Hall April 14 Committee of the Whole 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers April 20 Regular Council Meeting 7:30 p.m. - Council Chambers April 21 North Huron Police Services Board 7:00 p.m. - Police Board Room April 30 Blyth Area Fire Board 7:00 p.m. - Blyth Fire Hall A recent report released by Waste Diversion Ontario rated municipalities on their effectiveness of diverting recycled material from their landfills. The study reported on by The London Free Press suggested each North Huron resident generates 282.88 kg of trash annually and diverts only 8.11 per cent of that trash from municipal landfills. Those numbers, based on 2007 statistics, placed North Huron’s diversion rate second last in the study of 206 communities. Although the number is an accurate count of the waste diverted at landfill sites, North Huron administration said, it fails to take into consideration the tonnes of recyclables that were picked up at North Huron curbsides each week by Bluewater Recycling Association. This considered, North Huron’s number jumped dramatically to a 39.5 per cent diversion rate putting them at just slightly better than the average Ontario community. According to CAO, Kriss Snell, “Waste Diversion Ontario has been notified regarding the inaccuracy of the survey and information will be noted differently in subsequent years.” “North Huron actively pursues ways to limit the amount of waste that is disposed of in our municipality. Agricultural bale waste is now recycled and the recently expanded e–waste program diverted 11,000 pounds of discarded computer and electrical components from entering landfill sites,” added Snell. Being “Green” is something that North Huron takes very seriously, he added. Recent events, like piloting a project with the Insurance Bureau of Canada to study the effective use of rain barrels, and forming an Environmental and Energy Committee at the municipal level are indicative of our goal to protect and preserve the natural beauty of our communities. “Recent consultations with community focus groups highlighted the things that we in North Huron hold in deep regard,” said Snell. “High on the list was our clean and vibrant communities, as well as, as appreciation for the services available that maintain our tidy, ‘green’ communities.” Election of Officers Blyth Branch 420 April 7 7:30 pm Legion Hall The future of the Legion depends on you, please plan to attend. Making beautiful music This group of young people performed during the Me to We event in Blyth on Friday night. The goal of the night was to highlight the talents and interests of youth in the area, encourage optimistic ways of improving the world. (Vicky Bremner photo)