The Citizen, 1989-10-18, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989. PAGE 3.
Blyth worries about fairness
Book signing
Gwyneth Wilsmith Huron county author met with her readers
at a book signing at the Blyth Book Shop Saturday afternoon.
Her book, “Hear the Pennies Dropping’’ contains humorous
stories and recollections over her lifgtirj-)Q
Blyth
People
On Friday, Oct. 13 Gordon and
Catherine Caldwell and Edna Mc
Donald motored to Sudbury to visit
Paul and Isabel Ellis and Lisa and
Kevin. The trees on the way were
very beautiful.
The Blyth Swinging Seniors Oc
tober meeting is on Wednesday,
October 25 starting with a pot luck
dinner at 12 noon. All Seniors are
welcome to attend.
Bill and Isabelle Craig of RR 2,
Blyth, hosted a family dinner in the
Cranbrook Community Hall Octo
ber 7. They were piped in to dinner
by Bruce Craig of North Bay who
has joined the Callander Legion
Pipe Band.
Heather Craig of North Bay
performed several highland dances
as she has competed across Ontario
and the United States and has a lot
of trophies. She is hoping to go to
Scotland to compete in the High
land Games next year.
Those attending were Ross and
Stephanie Craig, Bruce, Elyssa
and Heather, North Bay; Nancy
Craig, Toronto; Murray and Cindy
Craig, Melanie and Melissa, Port
Sydney; Roger and Connie Craig,
Ian and Nicole, Petawawa and
Mary Craig, North Bay; Harvey
and Margaret Craig, Walton; Ada
Craig and Mrs. Olive Faitz, Stoney
Creek; John and Roberta Simpson,
Brussels; Annie Wight of Listowel;
Gordon and Ruth Craig, Guelph;
Donald Clark, Brussels; John and
Leona Johnston, Bluevale; Mrs.
Betty Kelly, Blyth and Carman
Craig, Blyth.
We welcome newcomers to our
village Glen and Patricia Mason
and their daughters, Dianne and
Robin. They are living at 247
Morris Street.
Caldwells celebrate 40th
On October 8, Gordon and
Catherine Caldwell celebrated their
40th wedding anniversary at the
Wingham Golf and Curling Club.
Family and friedns attended from
Sudbury, Kitchener, Waterloo, An-
caster, Mount Forest, Wingham,
Whitechurch, Oil Springs, Clinton,
Brussels and Blyth.
The bridesmaid 40 years ago was
Edna McDonald, the best man was
Ralph Caldwell and the flower girl
was Anne Rintoul (Oberholtzer).
The dining room was decorated
with red and white streamers and
balloons. Tables were decorated
with red and white carnations and
red serviettes. Philip Powers said
grace. Then every one had a turkey
dinner.
After the meal there was a short
programme. Gary Caldwell was
master of ceremonies. Vera Bad-
ley, Ella Carter and Jean Woods
read poems. Dorothy Scott told a
few stories about the bride and
groom in days gone by. Linda
Powers expressed words of praise
for her parents. Paul Ellis played a
piano solo “Polonaise” by Chopin.
A book of pictures of bride and
groom and their family was passed
around. Programme closed with a
sing-song with Feme Hershey at
the piano. Mervin Hershey took
video pictures.
Gordon and Catherine opened
their presents and thanked people
for their gifts, cards, flowers and
for coming. Then everyone enjoyed
cake and coffee.
Concern was expressed at Blyth
Village Council Wednesday night
that communities with adequate
landfill site capacity may end up
being treated unfairly if a new
county landfill site is recommended
in the County’s Waste Manage
ment Master Plan study.
The questions arose after Jo
anne Richter, Waste Management
Project Co-ordinator appeared be
fore council to explain the current
status of the plan. Currently, she
said, the project is in the process of
constraint mapping, which elimi
nates all undesirable possible sites
leaving those areas of the county
that might be considered for a
waste disposal site.
“We realize,” said Reeve Albert
Wasson, “that well over 50 per
cent of the municipalities (in
Huron) have a problem today ... or
yesterday ... and yet those who are
not in trouble have spent the
money to be in good shape. Why
should we be burdened helping to
set up a county-wide waste disposal
site?”
Ms. Richter said that many
Blyth firemen
battle
peat fire
Blyth firemen made two trips to
Londesboro Saturday night to try to
extinguish a stubborn fire in peat
moss near the village.
Firemen first were called to the
property of Hugh Miller, just
northeast of the village, about 6:30
p.m. to a fire smouldering in a bush
where years ago wood had been
pushed up and left to rot.
The rotted wood smouldered
away and despite the department’s
efforts to drown the fire, it sprang
back to life later, blazing higher
than ever.
Firemen returned to the scene at
12:10 a.m. and this time called in
the help of a bulldozer to isolate the
fire so it couldn’t spread to the rest
of the bush.
Tasty treats
for 4-H
members
BY JILL JENKINS
On October 11, Blyth 4H club
held a meeting at Kim Ferguson’s
place.
First, members said the 4H
pledge. They taste-tested muffins
to see what one’s were made from
scratch, from a mix or bought from
the store. They then made tea
biscuits and cooked them. They
cleaned up while cooking and ate
the biscuits. Members thanked
Kim Ferguson for the use of ther
home.
council’s have that concern and
that’s why it is important for
councils to follow through on the
waste management study. She said
she is hoping councils will have a
strong say in the sharing of costs.
She noted that the Blyth-Hullett
landfill site has the longest life
expectancy of any site in the
county.
But that wasn’t reassuring for
Reeve Wasson who said the Mini
stry of Environment “can rule us
out of business in no time at all” by
changing regulations. Or, he said,
the MOE could allow the site to be
expanded beyond the currently-
licenced 4.5 acres. He noted that at
9 tables at
Blyth euchre
There were nine tables in play at
the weekly Monday night euchre
party at Blyth Memorial Hall
October 9.
High scores were recorded by
Ruth Sheill and Lloyd Appleby.
Low score prizes went to Hazel
Reid and John Hesselwood. Lois
Haines and Alice Buchanan had the
most lone hands. Vera Hesselwood
won the special prize.
present Blyth and Hullett own 30
acres on the west side of Hullett
township sideroad 25-26 and 40
more on the east side of the road.
“We feel we should be in good
shape,” the Reeve said.
He said Blyth wants to be part of
the action in the finding of new
garbage disposal solutions, “but
not a big part of it.”
Councillor Dave Lee agreed. He
suggested it would be fair if Blyth
paid part of the set-up costs for the
new site since it might need to use
the facility in the future, but that
the village shouldn’t have to pay
toward the operating costs while it
has its own facility working.
Ms. Richter agreed that the
problem of equity for all municipal
ities is going to be hard to work out.
“Hopefully it is going to be as fair
as possible,” she said.
Later in the meeting council
approved applying for a grant that
would assist with hydrogeological
studies which might pave the way
for the expansion of the current
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