HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-06-17, Page 23The opening-night audience at the Blyth Festival Friday night will find
some changes, including a new fire escape on the south side of Blyth
Memorial Hall which will serve both auditorium and balcony patrons.
Mary Huether honoured
at retirement party
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1987. PAGE 23.
Blyth council considers taking part
in 'Opportunity Tour' program in 1988
Family, friends, former and
present colleagues gathered at
Brussels Public School on June 7 to
honour Mary Huether of Brussels,
retiring at the end of June after a
teaching career which spans more
than 40 years, interrupted only by
short breaks while she stayed
home with her young family of two
boys and two girls.
The school auditorium was
decorated with tributes from both
fellow-teachers and students, as
well as with photographs of past
classes, and the short program in
her honour was opened with
several songs by the Brussels
School Junior Choir, under the
direction of music teacher Kim
Blake, accompanied by Margery
Huether at the piano.
Both Jim Axtman, principal of
the Brussels school, and Ken Scott,
former principal at Brussels, paid
fitting tribute to Mrs. Huether’s
many years of dedication to her
students, while Donald MacDon
ald, Mrs. Huether’s brother and
school board trustee brought
greetings from the Huron County
Board of Education, which had
earlier honoured Mrs. Huether
and other retiring school board
employees at a dinner at Holmes
ville on June 1.
Later, Mr. Scott presented Mrs.
Huether with a gift on behalf of her
students and their parents, one of a
number of gifts brought to the
retirement tea for her.
Mrs. Huether began her teach
ing career in 1944 at No. 8 School,
Grey Township, then went to
Button’s School in Morris Twp. in
1946. In 1947, she married Murray
Huether of Cranbrook, staying
home until her eldest son, Brian,
was in Grade 1.
After returning to teaching,
Mrs. Huether taught at Union
School in Grey Twp., at both
Roxborough and No. 6 Schools in
McKillop, and at Browntown
School back in Morris Twp. until
January, 1967, when the new
Brussels Public School opened and
the children from all the surround
ing country schools were bussed
in. She has been at the Brussels
school ever since, serving first
under principal K. Ashton, then
under Ken Scott, who remained
her principal at Brussels for the
next 19 years, before being
transferred to East Wawanosh
Public School in 1986, when Jim
Axtman came to Brussels.
Mrs. Huether was accompanied
throughout the afternooon by her
husband, Murray, and by her four
children, their spouses and fami
lies, who were all home for the
occasion. Later in the evening,
family and friends all attended a
special dinner at The Golden
Lantern in Brussels, celebrating
both Mrs. Huether’s retirement
from teaching, and her and her
husband’s 40th wedding anniver
sary, which comes up in August.
Besides the immediate family,
special guests at the dinner
included Mr. and Mrs. Mac
McIntosh of Listowel; Mr. and
Mrs. Doug Lawless of Burlington;
Marie McTaggart of Brussels; Mr.
and Mrs. Don Riehl of Seaforth;
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Miller of
Stratford; and Mr. and Mrs. Rae
Huether, Mr. and Mrs. Ken
MacDonald, and Mr. and Mrs. Don
MacDonald, all of Walton.
Melville
WMS meets
The June meeting of Melville
Women’s Missionary Society was
held in the church parlour.
Helen Elliott, the president,
opened the meeting with prayer.
The secretary’s report was read by
Ruby Steiss and the treasurer’s
report by Isabelle Adams. There
were 73 people who signed the
register for the Presbyterial on
May 11. The hymn, “Take time to
be Holy’’ was sung with Wilma
Hemingway at the piano.
Blyth Village council will consid-
ertakingpartin aprogramme to
attract foreign investors to settle in
the area.
The program, called Opportun
ity Tours, was outlined for council
by Dr. Gary Davidson, Director of
theHuronCounty Planning and
Development Department, outlin
ed theprogramwhich, ifittakes
place, would bring potential inves
tors to the county in September
1988. The investors would spend a
day to a day and a half as part of a
visit to Ontario sponsored by the
provincial Ministry of Industry
Trade and Technology and the
municipalities. They would also
visit Bruce, Grey, Perth and
Middlesex.
Most of the investors coming will
likely have $250,000 to $500,000 to
invest, he said and most would be
moving to the community to
operate their business. This pat
tern suits rural communities bet
ter, hesaid,because the invest
ment isn’t so large it is disruptive
and businesses that are owner-run
are likely to make the community
more stable, not pulling out on the
decision ofa head office in some
far-off city.
Dr. Davidson said Blyth was one
of the first municipalities he has
approached about the program
although he plans to talk to all the
townsandvillagesinthe county
about the program as well as some
townships like Grey and Morris
that are involved in development
committees such as the Brussels-
Morris and Grey Industrial com
mittee.
Bluevale woman killed
in single-car crash
A Bluevale-area woman was one
of two people killed in a single
vehicle accident over the weekend,
while her eight-year-old daughter
remains in critical condition in
London’s Children’s Hospital.
The driver of the car, Peter
Edgar, 25, of RR 2, Gorrie, and
Victoria Hammil, 28, of RR 1,
Bluevale, were pronounced dead
on arrival at Palmerston General
Hospital. Mrs. Hammil’s daugh
ter, Amanda, was taken to Victoria
Hospital following the crash on
Perth County Road 1, and later
transferred to London Children’s
Hospital.
OPP Constable Charles Morris
of the Listowel Detachment said
the car went off the paved road
between Palmerston and Listowel
and struck a tree. A passing
motorist alerted police at 3:30 p. m.
on Saturday but police say they
don’t know how much time passed
between the accident and its
discovery.
In an unrelated accident, two
Brussels men received minor
injuries when the 1987 pick-up they
were driving rolled over in a ditch
on Huron County Road 16 at the
western edge of Brussels early
Sunday morning. An official with
the Wingham detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police said that
the driver of the vehicle, Brian
White, 21, received minimal injur
ies in the mishap, while his
There may be some opportuni
ties associated with the theatre or
other local businesses that might
be of interest to visiting business
men, Dr. Davidson said.
Many of the opportunities that
have developed out of similar
programs held in eastern Ontario
previously, were tourist oriented,
he said which might fit in well for
Blyth and Huron county.
In the past investor groups have
come from such places as Germany
although the United States and
Hong Kong might be the source of
the group this time, he said.
Councillor William Howson asked
why so much attention was being
given to foreign companies rather
than Canadian investors and Dr.
Davidson replied that there are
people who want to get their money
into Canada, particularly people
from Hong Kong who fear the
takeover of the colony by Commu
nist China in 1999 and that the
program is aimed at taking advan
tage of that.
However, hesaid, sometimes
the identifying of opportunities in
preparation for such a visit, helps
pinpoint opportunities for local
investors as well. Also, the inform
ation will be available through
Ministry offices across the pro
vince.
If the village and the rest of the
county decide to go ahead with the
program, preparation will begin
later this year. A local committee
(Dr. Davidson suggested it be
made up of local businesspeople
passenger, Robert Smith, 28,
received minor injuries. Both men
are from Brussels.
An OPP spokesman said the
truck was eastbound on the paved
road, travelling at approximately
100 km. per hour when the accident
occurred. Mr. White has been
charged with careless driving.
Damage to the truck was estimated
at $7,000, while approximately
$100 in damage was done to Jean
Oldfield’s lawn when the truck ran
up on it.
Goderich OPP report that 15
liquor-related charges were laid
after they broke up a post-high
school party at the Ashfield Town
ship Park on Lake Huron on June
10. Fines totalling close to $1,000
were levied, while more than 500
bottles of beer and numerous
bottles of wine and liquor were
seized.
The OPP advises that this type of
strict enforcement will continue
throughout the summer.
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Lie. Under L.L.B.o. 357-3114 [1 mile east of Wingham]
with some council input) would
meet this fall to identify business
opportunities in the community
such as services needed that are
not now being met. The local
municipalities also provide a pro
file of the community. This infor
mation would be passed onto the
county which in turn will provide
information to the Ministry.
While the businessmen pay
their owncosts to gethere, the local
costs are picked up by the county.
Huron county’s cost is expected to
be about $5,000 which, Dr. David
son said, is money better spent
than on advertising in large
publications.
While council cannot commit
itself to the plan it did express
interest and asked that the item be
put on agenda for next months
meeting. There are differnt types
of services that Blyth needs,
Councillor Howson pointed out,
and this might be a way of getting
people interested in providing
them. Reeve Albert Wasson said
he’dlisten to the plans totowns like
Exeter and Goderich to attract
large industry and didn’t think that
was for Blyth but this plan involved
investment on a scale he could
relate to. “If it isn’t going to be too
costly or time consuming probably
we should put something togeth
er,’’ he said.
Children's
workshops
begin June 29
Once again the Blyth Festival is
offering summer workshops for
theatre lovers ages five to eigh
teen.
Workshops for children ages 5 to
11 will be held June 29 - July 10.
The youngest children (5-8) will
attend a morning session from 9
a.m.tol2noon. Workshops for the
older children (9-11) will be in the
afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Young Company sessions,
for youths 12 and up, will begin
July 13, andculminate in public
performances on August 14 and 15.
Registration for all three work
shops will take place Saturday,
June 27, at the Blyth Festival
Theatre between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
For further information contact the
Festival office 523-4345. These
workshops are free of charge.
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for
Kurt Whitfield &
Lisa MacDonald
Saturday, June 20 in Blyth
For more information phone:
523-9317 or 482-5989
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