HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-08-14, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008. PAGE 3.
Brock and Janis Vodden enjoyed a
visit from their daughter and son-in-
law, Pamela and Terrence Trott of
Bermuda, and their friend Jean
Elliott of Hamilton, last week.
Then on Thursday morning the
Voddens were visited by six
members of the Rance family,
connected to Captain Torr. Rance
was a partner in a private bank in
Blyth in the early days. They came
to gather information from the
Vodden’s Blyth history repository,
while contributing much of their
own information to that collection.
Happy birthday to Graham
Jackson who will celebrate Aug. 16.
Happy anniversary to Myrtle and
Larry Badley who celebrated Aug. 8.
Sorry to hear that Mikayla Ansley,
daughter of Katie and Mike Ansley,
is undergoing another round of
chemo. Our thoughts are with her
and her family as they go through
this trying time in their lives.
Deb, Fred, Quinton Hakkers and
myself spent the holiday Monday
visiting with my aunt and uncle,
John and Verna Evans of Sarnia.
While there, Quinton, Deb and Fred
went to the train station to see the
big rocks that came out of the tunnel
under the river when it was built
many years ago.
Over 40 Richmond relatives
gathered at the home of Bruce and
Ula Richmond of Blyth for their
annual picnic. Everyone enjoyed the
potluck supper. Special guest was
Mrs. Jessie France of Wingham.
Others attended from LeFroy,
London, Atwood, Windsor,
Goderich, Fullarton, Mitchell,
Strathroy, Kitchener and Blyth. They
enjoyed games and visiting.
Don’t forget Morris-Turnberry
History Committee are looking for
your help in finding stories of people
who live in Morris-Turnberry or
have lived in the townships in the
past. If you have any stories or
pictures please pass them along to
me or send them to the township
office.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Greeting at Blyth United Church
on Sunday, Aug. 10 was Fred Meier.
Margaret Kai was director of music.
Ushering were Brenda Brooks,
Nicole Kerr, Lorie Brooks and Terry
Richmond.
Rev. Gary Clark drew everyone’s
attention to the announcements in
the bulletin.
The call to worship was followed
by the first hymn My Lord, What
Morning and the choir favoured the
congregation with an anthem A
Place in the Valley.
The scripture readings were from
Luke 12: 32-40 and Genesis 12: 1-9,
10.
Rev. Clark asked the children if
who they had ever gone camping.
Most answered yes. He then asked
them what they took with them.
Answers were food and water.
Rev. Clark explained that people
have to make a choice when they go
camping as to what to take and what
to leave behind. He gave each of the
children a picture of a tent to colour.
Rev. Clark’s message to the adults
was On The Road Again. Rev. Clark
started out by singing On the Road
Again.
A new group is riding the local
food trend, and making plans to
feast on the Huron County harvest
this fall.
Several books have challenged
folks to eat local food, promoting
‘the 100-mile diet’– eating food that
has grown within 100 miles. A
group of people in Blyth will be
attempting to follow a local food
diet for 100 days from September to
December.
There are many reasons to eat
locally-grown food. Eating locally
builds relationships with local
producers, builds the local economy,
and has us eating food when it is
most nutritional and at its freshest.
Food that travels fewer kilometres
from the farm to the plate results in
less transportation pollution.
“We live in an extremely rich
agricultural area yet most of us eat
food that has travelled over 1,500
kms. before it hits our plates,” said
Gary Clark, one of the organizers.
Anyone who is interested in
attending an initial meeting is
invited to 442 Mill St., Blyth on
Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. to
share information about local
producers, canning, drying and
preserving ideas and recipes.
For more information call Gary or
Kathy at 519-523-4380.
Mon. & Tues. 9-2
Wed. - Fri. 9-5
Sat. 8-1 412 Queen St., Blyth ~ 519-523-9555
Come Celebrate
The Village Barber’s
5th
Walk In
No Appointments
August 14th, 15th & 16th
All
Products
On
Sale
Coffee
& Cookies
Free Draws
Friday, August 15
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Come in for free coffee and cake and to say
goodbye to Sheila
408 Queen St., Blyth
519-523-4944
Jack & Sylvia Nonkes
R.R. #1 Auburn
519-523-9456
Spring Breezes Greenhouses will be closed from
August 17 to September 10
Fall mums and bulbs, etc. will be available at that time.
Thanks to all our customers for another
successful and enjoyable season.
BBllyytthh AArreeaa
FFaarrmmeerrss'' MMaarrkkeett
Every Saturday
1:00 - 4:30 pm
until September 6
Corner of
Queen &
Dinsley
Streets
Fresh fruits & vegetables,
home baking, jams, jellies,
pickles, maple syrup,
meat products
Vendors Wanted
call 519-523-4792
or 519-523-9636
Featured Group
August 16
Londesborough U.C.W.
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Where there’s smoke
Blyth firefighters responded to a combine fire in a Morris field the afternoon of Aug. 1. The man
was operating the combine when the fire began. (Dianne Josling photo)
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