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VOL. 4 NO. 24 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988. 45 CENTS
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Crews were busy this week adding the final touches to the set for “The
Cookie War” as the Blyth Festival prepares for the opening of the 14th
season of the Festival Friday night. Board member and local
businesswoman Lois van Vllet hands a stuffed toy she loaned to set
designer Allan Stichbury while properties master Deborah Ratelie
[rear] and director Francine Volker [right] prepare to help decorate the
set. The Festival opens with a dinner Friday night at Blyth and District
Community Centre with cook book writer Edna Staebler, whose story
inspired “The Cookie War’’ as guest speaker.
Bulls may fold if leaders not found
The Brussels Bulls Jr. “D”
hockey club may fold, unless they
get some more help at the
executive level.
That was the message that came
through loud and clear at what was
supposed to be the last executive
meeting of the 1987-88 season,
held at the Brussels Legion on June
8. But since the three top executive
positions were not filled during the
annual election, held during the
meeting, a second meeting has
been called for tonight (Wednes
day) to try to save the club.
“If we can’t elect an executive,
we won’t have a club - it’s as simple
as that,” said Joe Steffler of
Walton, 1987-88 president. He has
served either as president or
vice-president of the Bulls since
the club started in 1983, as well as
taking on the coaching of the team
in 1986-87 and serving as an
assistant coach last season.
At the June 8 meeting, Marlene
Rutledge was acclaimed secretary'
and Diane Huether was acclaimed
treasurer, positions both have held
since the club began. As well,
Directors Brian Rutledge and Jim
Fritz have returned to serve the
second year of their two year
terms, while Dave McCutcheon
and Tim Fritz were acclaimed as
tw'O-vear directors.
No names were put forward for
the positions of president, first
vice-president or second vice-
president.
‘ ‘There’re lots of people around
interested in hockey in Brussels,
but not in serving on the (club’s)
executive,” Mr. Steffler said,
while Mrs. Rutledge added “But
don’t they realize that if there’s no
executive, there won’t be any
(Junior) hockey here?”
“it saddens me to think that
some of the people who have good
kids going into the Juniors don’t
care enough about what’s happen
ing to get involved,” she added.
Both Mrs. Rutledge and Mrs.
Huether had hoped to be relieved
of their duties this year, but
decided to stand for the sixth time
when nobody offered to replace
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Now it's
Blyth's turn
for water
restrictions
With both water pumps working
properly again Brussels village
officials are breathing easier this
week aboutwatershortages but
it’s now the turn of Blyth to worry
about water shortages.
Helen Grubb, Blyth’s clerk
treasurer said Tuesday morning
that the village has imposed water
restrictions that will allow people
only to water new grass, gardens
and flower beds and then only in
the evening hours.
Town works crews, she said, had
found the water level in the
reservoir dangerously low Monday
even though the pumps had been
running nearly steadily for three
days. Meanwhile faced with a
continued drought and high tem
peratures, lawn sprinklers had
been on all over the village.
If water levels are too low it
leaves the village vulnerable in
case of a fire emergency.
Meanwhile the emergency situ
ation in Brussels ended Friday
when a pump that had broken down
was repaired and installed.
Gravel pit
party brings
26 charges
The Wingham detachment of
the Ontario Provincial Police is
continuing its investigation into an
unlicensed party held last Satur
day evening at a gravel pit on the
Turnberry-Culross boundary,
about 15 km. northwest of Wing
ham.
An OPP spokesman said that
between 500 and 600 people
attended the party at the privately-
owned property. The Wingham
OPP, acting on noise complaints,
arrived on the scene, assisted by
the Mount Forest R.l.D.E. team
and OPP officers from both the
Listowel and Walkerton detach
ments.
A R.l.D.E. program conducted
at the scene resulted in 22 liquor
seizures and four criminal code,
alcohol-related driving charges,
police said.
In addition, a 1984 passenger car
owned by Mildred Leader of
Wingham was completely de
stroyed after it was accidentally set
on fire, while a 1985 Ford
Thunderbird, owned by Laurie M.
Fraracci, received heavy damage
after being rolled on its roof into a
nearby swamp.
When Wingham firefighters
arrived on the scene at about 6a.m.
Sunday morning to extinguish the
blaze, the were pelted with stones
and bottles, according to a fire
department spokesman, while
OPP officers said they had;received
the same treatment.
Police say it appears as if a
number of people from surround
ing communities pa id an admis
sion charge to attend the party, as
did others from places as far away
as Brantford. About 20 police
officers were on the scene at
various times, they add.