HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-01-09, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1991.
A look at 1990 in review
Mary Terpstra of RR 3, Brussels,
was crowned Brussels Fall Fair
Queen beating out 11 other compe
titors for the title.
Brussels clerk Hugh Hanly re
signed to accept the job of Clerk for
the town of Dunville. Deputy-Clerk
Donna White replaced Mr. Hanly.
Duff’s United Church in Walton
celebrated its 125th anniversary.
Tanya Boonstoppel of RR 3,
Auburn, won the title of Huron
County Dairy Princess. Renowned
composer and pianist Hagood
Hardy performed at Blyth Memor
ial Hall.
Blyth Lions marked their 45th
anniversary. The Festival recorded
another successful season. Atten
dance was over the 44,000 mark,
just slightly less than the previous
year's record-breaking number.
Evalena Webste;-, a former Blyth
Citizen of the Year, passed away at
the age of 82.
Blyth firefighters battled a fire at
the farm of Carman Craig. Despite
a leg ailment Kevin Wheeler and
Michellen Menzies finished in third
place at Skate Canada in Leth
bridge, Alberta. Five Brussels
graduates received the George
Menzies award at F. E. Madill’s
commencement. They were:
Dianne Hall, Scott Johnston, San
dra Marks, Jason Breckenridge,
and Corrinna Stephenson. Two
recipients received their education
at other secondary schools, Tim
Dillow and Gus Protopopus.
The first winter storm hit the
A small twister touched down at
the farms of Leo and Rita Deitner
and Dick and Elizabeth Dewit at RR
1, Ethel. Eric Nagler, a famous
children's entertainer delighted
youngsters with his special music
at a concert in Blyth. MPP Paul
Klopp was appointed Assistant to
the Minister of Agriculture.
The 1990 Federation of Agricul
ture award for contribution to
agriculture in Huron has been
awarded posthumously to a former
Moncrieff-area farmer and to his
wife who survives him. Bill and
Mary Beth Mann were named
winners of the award at an annual
banquet in Brussels. A memorial
service was held at the Bull’s
season opener to honour the
memories of four young men killed
in August. The sweater of Jason
Kraemer was retired. Blyth Fire
Department has ordered a new
pumper/tanker to add to its fleet.
Knox Church in Cranbrook cele
brated its 125th anniversary.
A case of spinal meningitis was
reported in Brussels Public School.
A fire destroyed the home of
Howard Stratton of RR 1, Ethel. A
plaque was placed at Knox Church
in Moncrieff. For the third year in a
row Jim and Lorraine Hallahn’s
holstein, Maplenook Tempo Cor
inne. has won the Grand Champion
Cow award at the Tri-County
Holstein show in Walkerton.
area causing several accidents on
the slippery roads. Huron County
Council approved the amalgama
tion of the Huron Historic Gaol with
the Huron County Museum.
The county’s elementary school
teachers were given a 6.1 per cent
pay increase. Bodmin Ltd. of RR 5,
Brussels has been named the
Premier Exhibitor of market hogs
at the Royal Agricultural Winter
Fair in Toronto for the fourth year
in a row. The prestigious award
was presented to general manager
of the company’s swine division
George Procter. Dutch opera sin
ger, Renee Stalenhoef of RR 3,
Auburn opened a voice training
school in Goderich.
to the Belgrave arena complex.
Approximately 450 people attended
a dinner to honour Jack Riddell, the
retired Huron MPP.
Construction on the Huronview
North project is set to begin in June
under a plan adopted by County
Council at its meeting. Brussels
teens went carolling through the
village to collect food, clothing and
toys for the needy as part of the
Ecumenical Food Drive. The gener
osity of several Blyth groups made
it possible for the Community
Centre to add several improve
ments to the facility. Donations
came from: the Lions, Legion
Ladies Auxiliary, Christian Re
formed Church Hockey League,
Minor Hockey and Ringette, Figure
and Power Skating, Industrial Hoc
key, Hockey Moms and Skate-a-
thon.
HCBE passed a recommendation
to develop a plan for appropriate
secondary school courses in French
Immersion. County Council ap
proved a motion to increase the
speed limit on county roads to 90
kilometres an hour.
McKillop Reeve Marie Hicknell
struck out after her third try to
become the county’s second female
warden. Hullett employees have
received a pay increase in keeping
with other municipalities em
ployee’s salaries. Dr. Walter Wong
has opened his Brussels office.
Carol Irwin is named President of
the Blyth Centre for the Arts Board
of Directors.
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Doug Evans closed Evans Hard
ware in Ethel because of the
implementation of the GST. The
Citizen’s advertising staff won an
award for excellence in advertising
at the Ontario Community News
paper Association convention in
Toronto. Members of Blvth Figure
Skating Club raised $1900 through
the annual Skate-a-thon.
Don Carter was named the first
President of the newly formed
Blyth Optimist Club. Kevin Web
ster of RR 3, Auburn was selected'-
to tour as a member of the Ontario
Youth Choir. Members of the past
and present were on hand to
celebrate the 40th anniversary of
the Auburn Horticultural Society.
The keys for the $1.2 million
addition to Memorial Hall were
turned over to the village in a
ceremony in Blyth.
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