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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1986. PAGE 3.
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Warm thoughts on cold days
BLYTH NEWS
Doings around Blyth
Wondering what to do with your Christmas tree now that the holiday
is over? The Blyth Boy Scouts will be gathering up Christmas trees on
Saturday, January 11 and will also be conducting a bottle drive at the
same time. Th3 Scouts are planning a big party to burn the trees with
the big event tentatively scheduled for Saturday night, February 22.
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The Walden family and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wilson gathered for a
new Years celebration at the home of Garth and Dianne Walden,
Westfield.
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Celebrities from CKNX television and radio and the biggest
celebrity of all, our own "Rusty Blades" will be showing their stuff
when the CKNX Tryhards take on the Blyth oldtimers on Saturday
night at the arena. Afterwards there will be a family night with games
and contests. The proceeds from the night's fun will go to help support
minor sports programs.
the Blyth Arena on Tuesday nights
6:30 to 7:30. It is open to any area
children who are learning to skate.
The winners of the Lions Satur-
day night hockey draws are: Nov.
30, Charlie Shaw; Dec. 7, Bob
McInnes; Dec. 14, Tim DeWeerd;
Dec. 21, Paul Kerr; Dec. 28, Hank
Tim Webster, a Co-op student at
Waterloo University, spent two
weeks at Christmas time at the
home of his parents, David and
Ruth Webster. Last summer, Tim
completed a work term at Northern
Telecom in Ottawa, where he was
made co-author of a computer
program. He has returned to
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tional. Thanks to everyone who
attended.
The Blyth Lions Club is present-
ly collecting used eye glasses.
These glasses are sent to an
optometrist who checks them and
eventually they are used in under-
developed countries. Anyone with
used eye glasses may give them to
Lion Larry Walsh or any member of
the Lions Club.
Beginners skating, sponsored
by the Blyth Lions Club is held at
Church
magazine
looks
at farm crisis
All farmers are in trouble,
whether they are willing to admit it
or not, says Brigid Pyke in The
United Church Observer's Janu-
ary cover story. Pyke, a dairy
farmer near Kingston, Ontario,
warns that "even if your farm is
totally paid for and you have no
debt but your cost of production is
more than the cost of your
commodity, then you're going to
have debt soon."
Written by Mike Milne, "Hard
Times Down on the Farm" exam-
ines how farm families and com-
munities are affected when times
get tough. "Today's agricultural
debt crunch started in the 70's,"
says Milne, "when many young,
progressived farmers, spurred by
government agronomists and eag-
er bankers, borrowed money a-
gainst the value of their land to
modernize and increase produc-
tion...but then the bottom fell
out."
Now, with debts rising, commo-
dities pricing falling, with land
values down and jobs scarce, most
farmers don't have the option of
selling the farm, and starting over
in another job, according to the
Rev. Richard Hollingsworth of
Underwood, Ontario.
Although the church has been
slow to become involved in the
crisis in farming, Milne says that
national and local groups are now
putting programs into place. Bev
Gray, alay minister in Aneroid,
Sask., feels that her challenge is to
help people hold up under the
stress of financial and family
pressure. "We're starting a group
here for the women, called Talk
and Coffee..no agenda, we're just
asking people to bring them hopes
and dreams..."
BY MELDA McELROY
Now that the whirl of Decem-
ber's social activities is over, one
turns to various forms of recreation
these January nights which, out-
doors, are often blizzardy, but
indoors, usually peaceful and
conducive to playing table games,
reading, (perhaps the book one
received for Christmas), or solving
Craig Roulston's word puzzles on
the entertainment page of The
Citizen. The subject of his first in
1986 is winter activities.
While one searches for the
letters in the word Hotchocolate, a
cup of it seems just a few pens'
lengths away, waiting tobe sipped.
As the puzzle solver proceeds to
partition the letters in Skating, he
dreams of the charming lady in
long flowing shirt depicted in the
T.V. current advertisement for
Participaction. She skates effort-
lessly, awakening him to the fact
that it is time for him and a friend to
getout their skates and seek out an
ice surface in the country.
Craig's winter activities' puzzle
Blok; Jan. 4, Darryl Youngblut.
The next meeting of the Blyth
Lions Club is Thursday, January 9.
Zone chairman John Stringer from
Goderich Lions Club will be
making his official visit and will
present the 1984-85 perfect atten-
dance pins.
Northern Telecom for his second
work term, and is looking forward
to the challenges this branch of Bell
Canada offers.
Christmas visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Sid McCullough
were Mrs. Margaret Cook and
family, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Hulley of Goderich.
is certainly for real. We hear the
whiz and see the lights of
snowmobiles outside the door just
as we are grabbing up every letter
of the word.
How aggravating that the six
letters, in correct sequence, in the
word hockey persist in eluding the
eye! One drops one's pen, for the
time being, (cheating is no fun), to
read what Rusty Blades has to
report about hockey on the sports
page.
The big news is the game tobe
played this coming Saturday night,
January 11, between the Blyth
Oldtimers' Hockey Club's team
and C.K.N.X.'s Try Hards from
Wingham.
Rusty Blades hints that
C.K.N.X. players are already
running scared. One can under-
stand their fright after reading the
names, according to Rusty, of the
defence line-up. They include:
Volts, Elbows, Hitman and Hit-
Check, and on the forward line
there are powerful names like La
Flour, Cementskey, Rocket and
Gunner. Sawdust and Rag-it,
Rusty Blades himself, and "call-
ups" from the Londesboro Maple
Loafers, how can these fellows fit
into the Oldtimer's game plan?
To find out, one must attend this
entertaining and important game.
Important because the proceeds go
to support "Blyth Minor Sports".
Realizing this, one picks up the
pen, this time to circle big - Jan. 11
on the new calendar. Thoughts
turn to the host of youngsters in
Blyth and area who benefit from
the Minor Hockey program: Begin-
ners I and II, Novices, Atoms,
Peewees and Bantams; and their
dedicated coaches who work for the
kids voluntarily.
"What can I do," one asks, "to
help support Minor Sports?' Here
is a suggestion: On the night of
January 11, just three days away,
forget the T.V. hockey game, the
unfinished project in the work
shop, the game of cards. If you still
can't find the word hockey in the
puzzle, forget it. You can find an
exciting game of hockey at the
arena on this night.
So put on your coat and away you
go. Not only will you have a barrel
of fun watching the Oldtimers
tackle C.K.N.X., but your attend-
ance will help many young people
in the Minor Sports program, and
they will love you for going. Lions collecting eye glasses
Blyth student home
for the holidays
zed
1985 Buick LeSabre, 4dr.
1984 Dodge, 1/2 ton
1984 Ford Crown Victoria, 4 dr.
1984 Pontiac Bonneville, 4 dr.
1983 Oldsmobile 98, 4 dr., loaded with
extras
1982 Ford F100, 1/2 ton.
1981 American Motors Concord DL, 2 dr.
1980 Chev., 1/2ton pickup
1980 Buick Regal, 2 dr.
1979 Buick LeSabre, 4 dr.
1979 Cutlass Station Wagon
1979 Ford Granada, 4 dr.
1978 Plymouth Salon, 4 dr.
1978 Aspen, 4 dr.
1978 Olds Delta 88 Royale, 4 dr.
1975 Cougar XR7, 2 dr.
Hamm's Car Sales
Blyth -- 523-4342
Thank You
to all our customers for their patronage over the years
at the Sunoco. We appreciated your support and hope
you continue to patronize the new owner Kay
McLennan. We look forward to continue to serve your
plumbing and heating needs at our new location [in the
old Blyth Meat Market].
Lyle Et Yvonne Youngblut
Et family