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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1989-04-19, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1989. Bly th Council briefs Hospital's x-ray machine discussed by council Blyth Village Council will look in its budget deliberations in the next few weeks, to see if it can put money aside for a donation to the Clinton Public Hospital, councillors decided at their April meeting Wednesday. Councillor Shirley Fyfe told councillors, after a letter from the hospital had been read, that the X-ray machine at the hospital is 18 years old and it is difficult to find the parts to repair it anymore. A new machine would cost $300,000 but would be much safer, Council lor Fyfe said. She said the machine is heavily used and could break down at any time so it has become a high priority of the hospital to replace it in the next year or so. Helen Grubb, clerk-treasurer re minded councillors that they had some big commitments to be taken care of with the PRIDE program, and the road program and that they needed to be prepared if a request comes from the hospital. Council lors then decided to see what could be worked into the upcoming budget. ***** The annual spring large-item pick-up day has been set for Saturday, April 29 in Blyth. Mrs. Grubb asked councillors if they wanted to continue the program, saying Jim Anderson, contractor for Blyth garbage pick-up had collected four or five truckloads last spring and feels there is a real service provided for residents. The special pick-up day allows residents to get rid of large, heavy items such as old refrigerators and other appliances. Mr. Anderson sets aside a special day to go around and pick up the items and the municipal crew goes along to help using the bucket on the village tractor. If the items aren’t picked up at that time, the householder must either get to the landfill site himself or wait until fall because these items won’t be taken with regular garbage. ♦*♦♦♦ Council was told the Blyth Festi val will say “thank you’’ to the village residents in honour of its 15th anniversary by offering two complimentary tickets for each household for a preview perfor mance of “Perils of Persephone’’ the opening production of the season. The invitation to pick up the tickets will be printed on the May PUC bills. Those PUC bills can be presented at the Festival between May 15 and 26 for stamping and the tickets will then be given out. There are only 400 tickets available so they will be made available on a first come, first served basis. ***** Councillors Dave Medd and Dave Lee reported that the recent meeting of the Blyth and District Community Centre Board had been one of the shortest, and most harmonious in some time. Council lor Ken Brown said he also had heard from a township representa tive on the board that it was one of Blyth 4-H club meets BY MAR1DAI F BROMLEY The fifth meeting of the “Sheep Shearers’’ 4H club was held March 29 at the home of Sheron Stadel- mann in Blyth. Members opened the meeting with the pledge, and answered the roll call. The group dyed wool at this meeting by using onion skins, orange freshies, red food colouring and blue food colouring. Everyone was given two pieces of wool and a piece of yarn. Members ended the meeting with the 4H motto. the best meetings in years.***** Town works department foreman John Rinn amused council with stories of the trials of the village crew and Hullett township crew trying to plant trees at the Blyth- Hullett Waste Disposal site under last week’s winter-like conditions. The village planted 142 trees at the site and Hullett planted a further 150 through a program from the Maitland Valley Conservation Au thority. The trees arrived, unfortu nately, just at the same time as last week’s unseasonable weather. There are further trees to be planted within the village but councillors suggested these could probably wait until better weather arrives.***** A by-law will be prepared desig nating the upstairs of the municipal building a recreation and cultural centre. The space has been used for the last 13 years by the Blyth Festival as workshop space for building sets, costumes and stage properties but with the completion of the Festival’s new workshop building on Dinsley St. East this spring those shops will be moved. The Festival plans to renovate the upstairs and will be available for use by community groups. Desig nating a recreation centre will make it possible to get provincial, government grants for the upkeep and renovation of the building. 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