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The Citizen, 1990-09-26, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1990. PAGE 3. Scholarship winners Seven Blyth students received Scholarships at Central Huron Secondary School Friday under the Norman Garrett Memorial Scholarships awards. Among the winners were (left to right) Sherri Howson, JodySippel, Mike McDonald and Brent Scrimgeour. Others absent for the picture were Joel Jenkins, Krista Lawrie and Steve Souch. Blyth United plans fundraising dinner The Board of Stewards of Blyth United Church met recently to plan their Fall Events. The big fundraising for the season will be the second Annual Anniversary Roast Beef Dinner on Friday, October 26. Last year the dinner proved to be such a popular event that all dinner tickets were sold out several weeks in advance. With this in mind the committee has decided that be­ cause of the limited seating at the church, the dinner will be moved to the Blyth and District Community Centre. The dinner will be held Friday, October 26 at 6:30 p.m. Hopefully this larger area will be able to accommodate everyone. Tickets are available at Web­ ster’s and Wilson’s stores or from any member of the Board of Stew­ ards or call the Church office at 523-4224. Any church member interested in donating potatoes, cabbage or carrots from their gardens should call Bev Snell 523-9236, Brenda Brooks 523-4503 or Candice How- son 523-4508. NOTICE EAST WAWAN0SH TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING has been changed from October 2 to October 9. Former Citizen of Year dies Blyth. EV ALENA WEBSTER BY TED JOHNS Evalena Nott was bom on March 14, 1908 near Sault Ste. Marie. She and her brother Raymond grew up on St. Joseph Island north of Manitoulin. “In our house at that time,” she said, “we had a few visitors. But we always set a plate for the unseen guest. We were taught that Jesus was always a guest in the house.” In later life, she had many guests: airmen during the war, women needing help, members of the theatre community, and many, many friends. When she was a young girl, her parents, John and Loreena, moved to Egmondville where she complet­ ed Seaforth High School and where, in 1932, she married Keith Webster. This was the height of the Depression and in that year, in ^Seaforth, there were only two f weddings. Keith at that time had a farm near Harper Hay. Later they moved to Goderich and, in 1947, they bought the farm just outside Blyth. She and Keith had four boys: Tom, David, George, and Jim. In the centennial year, they built a house in Blyth and, in 1974, Keith passed away suddenly. All her life, Evalena was a great organizer beginning with the Farm Forum and the Women’s Institute in Seaforth. She later organized The Friendship Circle which was a club for women with small child­ ren. She was active in the 4H Club and the U.C.W. and for years was Social Convenor for the Blyth United Church as well as being an Elder. Both she and Keith were strong supporters of the Blyth Horticul­ tural Society and she was one of the leading forces in building the Senior Citizens Apartments on the edge of town. She played an important role in getting a roof put on the Memorial Hall at a time when it was in danger of demoli­ tion. It could be argued, in fact, that the existence of the Blyth Theatre itself is in some part due to her. She was also key in organizing the Country Suppers and indeed the number of suppers Evalena organized for any number of occa­ sions is very long indeed. She was a great sewer of clothes, a great driver of people to hospitals, or for groceries, or to buy cloth and, in 1986, she was honoured by her community as Citizen of the Year. She said that she had always felt “directed” in her life. That God intended each of us to use our talents to the full. And to love our neighbour as ourself. “Some­ times,” she once confided, “I find it hard to forgive people who have wronged me. Or others. I have had to pray hard about that.” People who knew this big, strong, Christian woman woi have been shocked this summer to see how tiny she had become. Tied to her oxygen cord, she directed her vegetable garden from the kitchen window. But she still held her Tuesday Bible meetings in her home and still sewed steadily into the night. “I’ve got to use up my cloth,” she said. “I don’t have much time.” She died Monday, September 17, 1990. At her request, there was no visitation at the funeral home. Her body was interred at a brief graveside ceremony at Blyth Union Cemetery in the presence of her immediate family only. The follow­ ing Sunday a large Memorial Service was held at the Blyth United Church. In lieu of flowers, she requested donations be made to the Blyth United Church or the Blyth Festival Building Fund. People THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT HEREBY PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER23-29,1990 AS BUILDING REGULATIONS AWARENESS WEEK and urge all citizens to recognize the importance of the Ontario Building Code regulations and the need for proper plan review and inspections. Among our bylaws and regulations are those which provide standards for safe construction in the home and workplace. REEVE & COUNCIL TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT NEW YEAR -NEW FACES by Kimberley Richmond As the new year at Blyth Public School begins there are a few new students coming in to the school to kindergarten. Also there is our new teacher Mrs. Armstrong-Gibson. She is teaching our grade 2 class. There are a total of 194 students enrolled in the school. We welcome all the new people to the school, and hope that they enjoy the school year. This year’s kindergarten class consists of: Candice Bearss, Char­ lene Bromley, Nikki Brown, Gre­ gory Caldwell, Mark Caldwell, Andrea Cardiff, Keith Good, Jesse Hakkers, Duncan Hamm, Ronald Higgins, Kyle Irving, Jody Machan, Bradley Schmidt, Mat­ thew Smith, Cole Stewart, Kirk Stewart, Andrew Toll, Steven Van Amersfoort, and Laura Walden. A FAIR TIME AT THE FAIR by Rhonda Gibbons and Courtney Sauve This year’s Blyth, Belgrave, and Brussels School Fair was the The Bear Facts 70th anniversary of the only school fair in Ontario. The students from 70 years ago joined in the fun. Many former students of 70 years ago rode on a float in the parade. There were many animals and exhibits. The students participated in such games as the three-legged race, kick-the-slipper and tug-of- war. We had a lot of fun this year. The weather was warm and there was an excellent crowd. We are looking forward to many more years at the fair. NEW TEACHER ON THE BLOCK by Chad Haggitt and Chris Bromley We interviewed Mrs. Arm­ strong-Gibson about how she likes B.P.S. and this is what she said. Mrs. A. G. lives on a farm outside of Wingham. Her husband owns a business called “Treemen- dous”. She has a daughter, Lind­ sey. Other schools she has taught at are Lucknow, and Ripley, she has taught grade’s 8, 4, and 5. Now at Blyth she is teaching grade 2. What she likes about Blyth is our school spirit, and the kids here. Her hobbies are hiking, skiing and photography. We asked Derek Cork, Kendra Brigham and Kathy Caidwell about their new teacher. Derek said, “She’s neat”. Kendra said “She’s good”, and Kathy said, “She’s fun”. Thanks Mrs. A.G. for your time and thanks Derek, Kendra and Kathy. Congratulations to Marion Wright at the Rammeloo Rest Home on her 90th birthday, Friday, September 28. Anne and Dan Mclnnes returned recently from a tour of Scotland and England. While in Scotland they enjoyed a visit with Anne’s pen pal, Chrissie Beverley of Aberdeen. They had not seen each other for 35 years when Chrissie visited Canada. They have been pen pals for 45 years. Anne says their trip was very enjoyable, but their visit with Chrissie was the highlight of it. Jayne and Mark Marquis spent this past weekend at a Ballroom dance competition in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The couple who have only been dancing for eight months, won the waltz, tango and rumba competitions at the Bronze level and took top overall couple. One hundred and sixty competi­ tors from Kitchener, Hamilton, Buffalo, and Toronto took part in the event. KNECHTEL Scrimgeour's Food Market is pleased to announce some recent recipients of our Save-A-Tape program. Blyth Calvenettes $113.58 Blyth Public School$109.41 Blyth United Church Women $120.93 YOUR GROUP OR ORGANIZATION COULD BENEFIT AS WELL FROM OUR SAVE-A-TAPE FOR CASH PROGRAM. INQUIRE TODAY SCRIMGEOUR’S FOOD MARKET Blyth 523-4551 Story Hour BIBLE STUDY FOR WOMEN BLYTH UNITED CHURCH WEDNESDAY MORNINGS 10-11:30a.m. beginning October 3 Story Hour - children aged3-5 and nursery at the Blyth Christian Reformed Church 9:50-11:35 a.m. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL- JOANNE 523-4202 OR SUSAN 523-9436 Everyone Welcome! BLYTH FIGURE SKATING cjl. POWER SKATING REGISTRATION 1 AND TO BE HELD AT BLYTH ARENA T October 6 Sat. 10 a.m. -12 p.m. October 10 Wed. evening 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.