The Citizen, 1985-10-23, Page 1Serving Brussels, Myth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel,
Londesborough, Walton and Surrounding townships.
VOL.'1. NO. 1
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1985.
Local skaters win title
at Stoney Creek
Local skaters Kerrie
Shepherd of Blyth and
Peter MacDonald of
Brussels were gold
medalists in Novice
Dance at the Hamilton-
Stoney Creek Invita-
tional Competition,
held October 19 and 20.
Kerrie and Peter re-
ceived a 1st placement
from each of the judges
giving them total ordi-
nals of three and a point
total of 34.3
Second place went to
Kim Barker and Trevor
Orzech of the York and
Chinqucoucy Skating
Clubs with total ordi-
nals of seven and total
points of 31.1. Bronze
medalists were Eliza-
beth Fox and Jan Webs-
ter of the Chatham
Figure Skating Club.
The next major com-
petition for Kerrie and
Peter will be the Wes-
tern Ontario Sectionals
to be held in Windsor
December 5, 6 and 7.
Huron County Historical Atlas unveiled today at Court House
History by the pound goes on
sale today (wednesday) as the
7.5 pound Huron County Histori-
cal Atlas is unveiled in a
ceremony at Goderich.
The Atlas has turned out to be
the little project that grew since it
was first proposed in 1984. The
massive 350 page book will make
its public debut at the Court
House when Grant Stirling,
chairman of the Atlas committee
turns over the first copy to the
county. The public is invited to
take part in the ceremony.
Special arrangements have
been completed to assist patrons
and those who have already
purchased copies of the Atlas at
prepublication prices to pick up
their books on presentation of
their certificate or receipt. A
temporary office will be set up in
a transport van contributed by
Laidlaw Transport located ad-
jacent tothe north entrance to
the Court House. This method of
distribution will be in effect from
9 a.m:, to 4:30 p.m. today and
every day, Monday to Friday
until Nov. 5. It will also be open
Saturday mornings from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. After Nov. 6 prepaid
copies of the Atlas may be
obtained at the Clerk's office in
the Court House or can be
delivered if a $6 per copy
shipping and handling charge is
prepaid.
Copies of the atlas are still
available for those who haven't
already purchased, from the
County Clerk's office or some
retail outlels at a cost of $59.50.
The book, originally contem-
plated to be similar to the 1879
Belden Atlas in size, grew to
contain nearly one million words
1,000 pictures, 16 township
maps showing property owners.
Send in election information
In an effort to provide information
to the electors on all candidates in
the upcoming municipal elections,
The Citizen is offering free space to
all candidates in a special pre-
election issue Nov. 6.
All candidates ate invited to
provide a short biography including
what they feel are their special
qualifications for the office they are
seeking and the issues they feel are
important in the next three-year
term.
Articles should be up to 300 words
in length and should be sent to The
Citizen at either P.O. Box 152,
Brussels or P.O. Box 429, Blyth,
Ont. by Friday, Nov. 1.
The Citizen is truly
a community newspaper
West Wawanosh council
gets long-distance nomination
Election coming
in McKillop
West Wawanosh council must
have set some kind of record for a
nomination coming from the farthest
distance when nominations closed
Auburn Trustees acclaimed
Residents of Auburn won 'thave to
go to the polls to decide their board of
trustees.
Jim Schneider and Warner An-
drews will be returning for another
term thanks to acclamations as will
Allan Craig, a newcomer.
Monday afternoon.
Three people were nominated for
council positions. including Joe
Hickey and Kathryn Todd, returning
from last council. The third nominee
is Rhea Hamilton-Seeger who plann-
ed well in advance to see her name
was entered in nomination even
though she would be in New Zealand
when nominations closed. Ms.
Hamilton left for a year-long visit to
New Zealand last year but before she
went, got her nomination papers and
signed them, witnessed by township
clerk Joan Armstrong.
At the time nominations closed
there was a great deal of uncertainty
in the township as to whether there
would be an election or not.
Councillors Todd and Hickey also
had their names nominated for
deputy reeve opposing another
former councillor Bruce Raynard.
Clerk Armstrong was facing the
possibility that if they chose to let
their name stand for deputy reeve,
there would have to be new
nominations to fill the two vacant
council positions. The issues was
unresolved at press time.
This marks the first issue of a new
community newspaper to serve the
area from Auburn to Ethel, Walton
to Belgrave, including the villages of
Blyth and Brussels.
This is a unique newspaper in that
it is indeed a "community" news-
paper, owned by a company with a
good deal of community involve-
ment. Dozens of investors have put
money behind their belief that their
community needs its own news-
paper.
For the first feW weeks, everyone
in the area served will receive free
copies of the newspaper. A special
introductory offer will see subscrip-
tions sold at $10 if purchased before
Nov. 15, $12 if purchased before
Dec. 31 and the regular price of $15
per year thereafter. Although paid
for at the present time, all subscrip-
Barring last minute withdrawals,
McKillop township will have an
election for township council.
Four people are seeking three
council positions. They are: Brian
Campbell, R.R. #4, Walton; John
George, Lorne Glanville, R.R. #4,
Walton and Marie McGavin, R.R.
#4, Walton.
Returning as Separate school
representative to the Huron County
Board of Education is Eugene
Grey township Reeve Leona Arm-
strong will get her shot at contesting
for the wardenship of Huron County
as she was acclaimed as Reeve of the
township for another three-year
term. Also acclaimed as Deputy
Reeve was Lyle Pettapiece, R.R. #1,
Monkton.
At the close of nomination at 5
p.m. Monday, four names were in
nomination for three council posi-
tions. Nominated were Fred Uhler,
R.R. #3, Brussels; Graeme Mac-
Donald, R.R. #2, Brussels; Dale
Knight, R.R. #3, Brussels and
Hellen Cullen, R.R. #2, Listowel.
There were two candidates nomi-
nated as Huron-Perth Roman Catho-
lic Separate School Board represent-
ing the townships of Hullet, Morris,
Howick. Turnberry, Kinloss, Cul-
ross, and Grey, the village of
Brussels and the town of Wingham.
Adrian Keet, R.R. #3, Wingham will
challenge incumbent Vincent Mc-
Innes, R.R. #2, Wingham.
tions will officially begin in January.
Deadlines for advertising or edi-
torial copy for the paper are at 5 p.m.
Turn clocks
this weekend
Eastern Standard time officially
begins again at 2 a.m. on Sunday,
October 27.
All clocks should be turned back
one hour before you go to bed
Saturday night. This will allow you to
catch up that hour of sleep you lost
last spring: the one that made you
tired all summer and unable to get up
the energy to weed the garden.
Frayne.
Ronald M. Murray, R.R. #1,
Dublin was acclaimed as representa-
tive for the Huron-Perth Roman
Catholic Separate School Board.
Marie Hicknell was unopposed in
her bid for another term as reeve of
the township. Bill Siemon steps up
from council to fill the post of deputy
reeve vacated by William J. Leem-
ing.
The loan candidate for the Huron
County Board of Education repre-
senting the township of Grey and
Village of Brussels Donald
McDonald.
Hullett reopens nominations
Nominations will be open again in
Hullett township today (Wednes-
day) for one unfilled position on
council.
Only two of three available council
positions were filled when nomina-
tions closed on Monday at 5 p.m. Ron
Gross and Harvey Stewart, both
incumbents, were returned by accla-
mation. Also acclaimed for another
term were Tom Cunningham, De-
puty Reeve Joe Gibson and the two
representatives for the Huron Coun-
ty Board of Education representing
Hullett, MeKillop and Seaforth,
Graeme Craig and John Jewitt.
Nominations for the vacant posi-
tion close at 5 p.m. today.
Leona Armstrong acclaimed
is