HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-04-22, Page 5THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1987. PAGE 5.
Blyth recreation levy doubles for 1987
Blyth and area taxpayers will
be paying twice as much in 1987
for recreation costs as the Blyth
and District Recreation Commit
tee attempts to get on top of a deficit
and prepare for future capital ex
penses.
Councillor William Howson
told Blyth village council last week
that the levy for Blyth doubled from
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tended to wander from his agree
ment.
Mefistofele is rather human at
times; it is admittedly easy to have
a grudging respect for him. At any
rate Boito thought he was worthy
enough to have his own opera and
so he went to work. The finished
product was first presented at
that famous Italian opera house, La
Scala, in Milan. The result was a
riot. Almost from the first note
there were problems. The pro-
Boito faction was there in full force;
so, it seems, were the anti-Boito
gang. The latter were of the strong
opinion that the opera was ob
scene, pornographicand, ironi
cally enough, the work of the devil.
Italian opera lovers are wont to
make a display of their emotions at
Dear Friends
April 26 - May 2 is a special week set aside to honour
volunteers.
The residents and staff of Callander Nursing Home
would like to take this opportunity to say “thank you”. We
could not get along without you. You brighten up our days
with your cheery hello and your warm smile. The musical
entertainment, the interesting stories, and what’s going on
around town would be sadly missed if you didn’t pop in to
see us.
Our limbs and our minds are not what they once were
and at times you may feel we are not interested, but we
appreciate everything you do and ever minute you spend
here.
We love you all. Thanks.
WHAT ARE VOLUNTEERS?
Volunteers are like Ford
- they have better ideas
Volunteers are like Coke
- they4re the real thing.
Volunteers are like Panam Airlines
- they make the going great.
Volunteers are like Pepsi
- they’ve got a lot to give
Volunteers are like Dial soap
- they care more, don’t you wish everyone did?
Volunteers are like V05 hairspray
- their goodness holds in all kinds of weather.
Volunteers are like Hallmark cards
! - they care enough to give their very best.
Volunteers are like Standard Oil
- you expect more and get it.
But most of all -
Volunteers are like Frosted Flakes
- they’re Grreat!
DAY OF JUDGMENT
Many will be shocked to find
When the day of judgment nears -
That there’s a special place in Heaven
Set aside for volunteers.
Furnished with big recliners,
Satin couches and foot stools -
Where there’s no committee chairman
No group leaders or car pools
No eager team that needs a coach
No bazaar and no bake sale,
There will be nothing to staple,
Not one thing to fold or mail.
Telephone lists will be outlawed,
But a finger-snap will bring
Cool drinks and gourmet dinners
And rare treats fit for a king.
You ask, “Who’ll serve these privileged few?”
And work for all their worth?
Why, all those who reaped benefits -
And not once volunteered on earth.
$4,064 in 1986 to $8,128 for 1987.
This is in addition to a special levy
to all the supporting municipalities
to replace a brine chiller that broke
down early in the year shutting
down the community centre’s
arena for two weeks.
Councillor Howson pointed
out that because of the recreation
committee’s cashflow situation the
the performances and that they did
at Boito’s opening night. The
police had to be called in to quell
the riot.
It was on the CBC broadcast that
I heard the news that Mefistofele
was to be presented again even
before the opening night. The
opera was in modern guise with
such people taking part as Che
Guevara and Snow White. The
music director quit in protest,, so
did most of the director’s staff and
it was only by a narrow margin that
the producer wasn’t tarred and
feathered Italian-style.
Maybe what we need to see us
through the long, cold Canadian
winter is the presentation of a
controversial opera. That could
really getthe juicesflowing and
make us forget all about the low,
low temperatures outside.
village had been funding the cash
shortage of the community centre
for some time, partially by paying
the large insurance bill for the
centre but not collecting it from the
committee.
Because of the bitter experi
ence of this winter’s breakdown the
creation committee is also planning
for the future. The new budget calls
for expenses of $107,000 which
included $15,000 in capital ex
penses and $18,000 for mainten
ance and supplies. “It was driven
home to us by the breakdown that
John Q. Public does want us to
keep the plant up,” Councillor
Howson said.
Even with the doubled levies
the new budget still currently calls
for a deficit of $27,700 which must
be made through fundraising,
ouncillor Howson said. Some
groups have been very good in
making donations to capital im
provements in the past, he said, but.
now the committee must ask for
help.
Part of the problem for the
committee is one of falling revenue.
Auditorium rental last year fell to
$14,700 compared to $16,500 in
1983. Hockey time rentals were
only $20,700 last year but had
been $21,000 in 1984.
To help offset these drops in
income the recreation committee
plans to open the arena for hockey
and skating two weeks earlier next
fall.
passed concerning the recreation
committee was one back in 1966
that set up the committee.
Under the new plan which is
Reeve Albert Wasson termed tying
up a few loose ends, the village
council will be the overall recre
ation committee and will have three
sub committees: the Blyth and
In other recreation business
Councillor Howson reported the
“reorganization” of the recreation
committee seems to be going
smoothly. The committee had met
with Melanie McLaughlin of the
Ministry of Citizenship and Cul
ture to see that the recreation
committee was properly set up. On
looking through council recorded it
was found that the only by-law ever
District Community Centre Board,
the Blyth Memorial Hall Board and
the Recreation Committee which
will handle things like baseball.
Each will continue to act as in-
dependantly as it does now.
Cheque signing authority will rest
with three people, the village clerk
treasurer, the secretary
treasurer, the secretary-treasurer
of the boards (Mrs. Amy McCrea)
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or the Reeve.
Each board can have only 12
voting members under provincial
legislation but there may also be
representatives from groups that
are non-voting members of the
board.
Blyth council indicated that it
agreed in principal with the reor
ganization pending the final plan
being presented.
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BUY IN BULK AND SAVE HUNDREDS OF ITEMS TO CHOOSE FROM - ASSORTED
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- $1.19 LB.; PITTED PRUNES - $1.99 LB.: NOVA PEAS - 14 OZ. - .49* NOVO SPAGHETTI
SAUCE 750 ML. - $1.29.
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OUTFIT THE WHOLE FAMILY WITH CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR FROM THE
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LADIES SUMMER PANTS BY ANGEL WING $19.95 MEN’S & LADIES SHORTS
$5.95 MEN’S WORK PANTS - $15.95 JOGGING SHOES FOR BOYS, GIRLS, MEN,
LADIES - $14.95 SAFETY WORK SHOES (GREEN PATCH) - $39.95 AND UP
CHILDREN’S RUBBER BOOTS - $8.95
SPORTING GOODS - GUNS - AMMUNITION - SCOPES - KNIFES - FISHING GEAR
A FINE SLECTION OF NEW & USED RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS - USED 22 RIFLES - $59.00
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AT $249.00 ON CARPET ROLL ENDS. WATERBEDS OR BOX SPRING AND MATTS IN ALL
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