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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-03-13, Page 3Blyth Optimists sponsor course THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991. PAGE 3. March is Optimist Month and one of the activities planned for area youth by the Blyth and District Optimist Club is a Babysitting Course. The course, approved by Ontario Council of St. John Ambulance and Girl Guides of Canada, is a series of lectures. Issues covered will be the sitters personal h ;alth and be­ haviour, child care and safety, fire and home safety, child behaviour and development, first aid, games and activities, and also the handi­ capped child. Guest speakers, a public health nurse, a teacher, a fireman, a St. John representative and other qualified personnel will lend their knowledge to the course. The course will start Monday, March 25 and run each Monday for seven weeks from 7 - 9 p.m. Meeting place is the Blyth Public School. Pre-registration is being done at the local schools - Blyth, Hullett and Belgrave. A small registration fee of $5 will be collected on March 25. Interested boys and girls must be 12 years or older to attend. Lectures promise to be informa­ tive and interesting. Parents are welcome to attend any or all of the lectures. For further information call Jeannette Buitenhuis 523-4982 or Brenda Young 523-9209 even­ ings. NOTICE Scouting Group hears of activities The Blyth Group Committee met at the Blyth Public School on March 6. It was reported that all of the sections’ camping equipment is now insured through Elliott Insur­ ance Brokers Ltd. Paul Ross intro­ duced the group to a new publica­ tion called ‘Earthkeeper’ From it he read a letter that had been sent to Washington in 1854 by an Indian chief named Seattle. The govern­ ment wanted to buy the Indians’ land. The chief pointed out the difference between the way the white men and the Indians perceiv­ ed nature, the earth, and all that it comprises, and what would happen to it in the hands of the white men. We should have listened to him. Legion donates to library At the March 6, 1991 meeting of the Royal Canadian legion Branch 420 the meeting opened with the induction of Mabel McClure, Theresa Overboe, Susan Haggitt, ai.d Murray Thompson into the membership of the Legion. Blyth. People There were eight tables in play at the regular Monday night euchre party at Blyth Memorial Hall March 4. Hazel Reid and Bert Daer had the high scores while Alice Buchanan and Lloyd Appleby had the low scores. Irene Whitmore and Ted Fothergill had the most lone hands. Margaret Anderson won the special prize. At the lost heir card party Wednesday night at Memorial Hall there were six tables in play. Nora Kelly and Lloyd Walden had the high scores. Clara Rinn and Harvey Sillib had the low scores. Ruth Sheill won the special prize. Peter Smith, Artistic Director of the Blyth Festival was introduced as guest speaker. Peter gave some highlights of his career and some insight into plans for the 1991 Season at the Festival. After some discussion a motion was made to donate money towards the new library that is being established in the north part of the Memorial Hall. Other business passed included a donation to the arena on behalf of the work being done on the steel beams; a donation to the Blyth Venturers Group and a donation to the fund that would enable Greg McClinchey to attend the World Scout Jamboree in Korea, this summer. Associate members attending the meeting receiving Years of Service pins were: five-year, Donna Dougherty and Mary Lou Stewart; 10-year, Keith Lapp; 15-year, Donna Govier and Gordon Haggitt. Ordinary members receiving Years of Service pins were: 25- year, Stewart Ament; 35-year, Art McClure and 40-year, Bill Little. Saturday night euchre will begin March 23, in the Legion Hall, every two weeks and everyone is wel­ come to attend. and learned. Rev. Ross said. Certainly the world environment would be better off now if we had. Special events for the Beavers in February included a Valentine craft, the Beaver banquet and a frog magnet craft. In March so far they have covered Chapters six and seven of ‘friends of the Forest’ and have made a ground hog craft. On Feb. 5 the Cubs practiced first aid and worked on their cub cars in preparation for their Cub Car Rally Feb. 12. Feb. 19 Doug Vincent attended the meeting to talk to the boys about trapping. He also showed them an assortment of animal skins. Feb. 20 the boys, their parents, and leaders attended the Family Banquet at the Blyth Arena. Feb. 26 they participated in a Cub Car Rally with Clinton. March 2, 12 Blyth cubs went to Exeter to participate in a district Cub Car Rally. Four boys placed in the top 36 and one placed in the top six. March 5 the Pack finished up first aid tests. All boys passed their badge. The Venturers reported that they cleared $800 at their Duck Dinner Feb. 14. 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Publisher Keith Roulston accepted this award at a presentation during the spring convention of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association, held in Toronto The People Paper .... ....simply the best GJ