HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-09-19, Page 1Fair results
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Princess in waiting
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Dairy Princess title
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Brussels Juniors roll ■
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Hanly resigns
as Brussels
clerk
Donna White will assume the
position of Brussels’s Clerk Trea
surer following the resignation of
Hugh Hanly at a special meeting of
Council on Tuesday, September 11.
Mr. Hanly declared his intent to
accept the position of Deputy Clerk
in Dunville near Welland at Coun
cil’s regular meeting September 6.
At that time Mrs. White, who has
been Deputy Clerk Treasurer in
Brussels since June of 198b, was
asked to consider the position. She
will be taking over the duties
effective October 12.
Mrs. White says that though she
and Council are sorry to see Mr.
Hanly leave they realize he is “an
aspiring young man’’ and are glad
he was here as long as he has been.
Mr. Hanly became Clerk Treasurer
in April of 1986. “He served the
village well and did a good job,"
she said.
k*- The move to Dunville is definite
ly a move up for Mr. Hanly. The
community is over 10 times larger
than Brussels with a population of
11,500 and operates on an entirely
different system. His job, Mr.
Hanly said, will therefore be con
siderably different, concentrated
more on administration with noth
ing to do with taxes and treasury.
“It’s what I’ve always wanted to
do,” he said. “I’m excited about
the new job because it’s a good
opportunity for me and 1 find it
intriguing to pick up and start
somewhere else. I like meeting new
people.”
Mr. Hanly praises Mrs. White
saying there could be no one better
to fill the position. “Working with
her has been fun these last four
years and I know she’ll do a hell of
a job for Brussels. ”
Mrs. White who acquired her
AMCTA certification after com-
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Brussels Fair
underway
today
Fun for everyone, the Brussels
Agricultural Society kicked off the
1129th Fall Fair last night (Tuesday)
at 7 p.m. in the Community Centre
with displays and exhibits, a pet
show and a talent show.
Today, the arena will open at
noon, the same time the Fall Fair
Parade sets off from Victoria Park.
The parade proceeds down Mill
Street then south on Turnberry
(main street).
Visiting and local dignitaries will
be on hand for the official opening
speeches at 1 p.m. For the second
year in a row there will be the
mini-tractor pull for children start
ing at 2 p.m. while the Open Youth
Horse Show will begin at 1:30.
Throughout the afternoon the mid
way, provided by Laughlin Amuse
ments will be operating.
Outside there will be livestock
judging and 4H shows, while in the
complex there will be demonstra
tions of cake decorating and spinn
ing along with several Agri-Food
promotional displays.
There are also two food booths
run by teh Homecraft Division of
the Agricultural Society.
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VOL. 6 NO. 38 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1990.50 CENTS
Welcome back buddy
A dog can get lonely left all alone so when owner Melissa Anne to reward her with a little kiss. The 70th annual school fair
Atkinson came to visit her pet at the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels attracted more than 3500 exhibits.
School Fair last Wednesday, it was only natural the hound wanted
Threshers to improve Blyth fairgrounds
Faced with the pressures of
another big success Huron Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Association is
planning more improvements to
the Blyth fairgrounds, Blyth village
councillors were told Wednesday
night.
Carman Craig and Marian Hall-
ahan of the Association attended
council to outline possible plans for
the grounds over the next year. Mr.
Craig said the plans will have to be
approved by a meeting of the
directors of the group later this
month but it’s likely the Threshers
will undertake work to make more
camping facilities available. This
year there were 351 trailers at the
Sept. 7-9 reunion and next year
with the Reunion celebrating its
30th anniversary, there will likely
be over 400, he said. Not only is the
number of campers up the size of
the trailers is increasing, Mr. Craig
said.
He said the Association had had
a 10-year plan for developing the
grounds but it was completed in
three years thanks to three good
years in attendance and money
available through the village’s
PRIDE program grant from the
province.
The share of the PRIDE money
set aside for the fairgrounds has
been used up but Mr. Craig told
council that if any more money is
available it would speed the im
provements planned.
Most of the work the group
wants to do involves landscaping or
more water and electrical services
for campers. Top priority would be
levelling off a knoll in the north
west part of the grounds behind the
storage building to allow for more
trailers. Extending services at that
location and to areas in the south of
the grounds could also be under
taken. Total cost of the improve-
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The Goods and Services Tax will
apply to subscriptions beginning
January 1, not October 1 as stated
in an advertisement in The Citizen
the last two weeks.
The Citizen, acting on informa
tion provided by the Ontario Com
munity Newspaper Association had
urged people wanting to beat the
tax to act by September 30 of this
year. It was part of the confusion
surrounding the imposition of the
tax. Various earlier times for the
period for which the tax would be
applied had been given over the
ments could be in the range of
$18,000 to $20,000.
Council made no commitment
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past tew months but the Canadian
Community Newspaper Associa
tion had recently said the tax would
apply to subscriptions paid after
Dec. 31. But when the OCNA came
out with different information we
felt the rules must have been
changed again and that we would
have to act fast to let our readers
take advantage and beat the tax if
they wished. This week the OCNA
issued a correction saying that the
original Dec. 31 deadline remains
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