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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1989. PAGE 3.
People
Six tables of Lost Heir players
took part in the regular Wednesday
night card party at Blyth Memorial
Hall.
Mary Holland and Feme Mc
Dowell had the high scores. Mary
Cook and Wilfred Shortreed had
the low scores. Harry Crich won the
special prize.
Happy birthday to Jody Sippel on
her 18th birthday on November 8.
• Twelve tables were in play at the
weekly Monday night Euchre party
at Blyth Memorial Hall October 30.
High scores were recorded by
Mae Pepper and Walter Pepper.
Low lady was Margaret Eyre while
low man was John Simpson. Lottie
McLellan and Harry Crich had the
most lone hands. Don Haines won
the special prize.
WA^TADS
WORK
ALL THE TIME!/
to sign books
Dan Needles, author of the Blyth
Festival hit “Perils of Persephone”
will be in Blyth Saturday to sign
copies of his new boox “Letters
from Wingfield Farm”.
The “letters” began when Mr.
Needles was a newspaper editor
and created a column in his
newspaper from Walt Wingfield, a
big-city businessman who had
bought a farm in nearby Perse-
4Hers
practice
cooking
BY JILL JENKINS
Last week the Blyth 4H meeting
was held at Pam Morrison’s, not at
Kim Ferguson’s. An error was
made in the last report-
This week the members made
rice pudding. It was very good.
They filled in some blanks and then
made bunwiches. They were very
good too. The members read some
more and closed the meeting and
thanked Pam for the use of her
home.
phone Township and set out to find
a more relaxed way of life. Those
columns were later adapted into
the plays “Letter from Wingfield
Farm” and “Wingfield’s Pro
gress”, one man shows starring
Rod Beattie as Walt Wingfield
which proved to be hit plays across
Canada. A new play, “Wingfield’s
Folly” tracing Walt Wingfield’s
further adventures, will soon be
premiered.
Mr. Needles will be autograph
ing copies of “Letters from Wing
field Farm” at the Book Store in
Blyth from 2 - 4 p.m. Saturday
afternoon.
fl RESIDENTS OF THE
U" VILLAGE OF BLYTH
POWER OUTAGE
Weather permitting - Power will be off
to complete project
Sunday, November 12th, 1989
8:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.
Sorry tor the inconvenience.
Blyth Hydro Electric Commission
ARE
FUW-DAMENTAL!
Lots of in-store
Christmas draws