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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-05-29, Page 1Environment week Special section included See page 15 Market open Farmers Market opens in Brussels See page 8 BE9UHMHWHHRia»ra»1 Valued gift Craftsman donates desk to library See page 14 VOL. 7 NO. 21 WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1991.60 CENTS Just our size Three young shoppers at the Brussels Optimist auction agree they like this set of lawn furniture built just to their specifications. Drew Thomas (left), Candice McLellan and Tyler Deitner used the chairs as a chance to sit down and get better acquainted Money raised at the consignment auction goes to Optimist activities. Blyth's new library officially opens Thursday The official opening of Blylh's new library branch will lake place Thursday night al 7 p.m. Several dignitaries will be on hand for the opening of the new location in the north wing of Memorial Hall. The new location, in the former box office and art gallery of the hall, contains three times as much space as the old location in the municipal building. Beth Ross, chief librarian for the Huron County Library said that eventually the branch will have 4500 volumes, twice as many books as at present. Improvements are still being made with new furni­ ture arriving on an almost daily basis. Morris Township accidents keep OPP busy Wingham OPP were kept busy in Morris township over the weekend, with three single vehicle accidents reported. Jacob Reddekopp, 19, of Mt. Elgin was southbound on Sideroad Julie Lee resigns Julie Lee, the executive director of Survival Through Friendship House, is leaving her position at the Goderich crisis centre for battered women after three years. Ms. Lee's, whose resignation will become effective June 17, will be taking over as executive director of the London Battered Women s Advocacy Clinic. She will be wor\- 25/26 at 2:10 pm. on Friday, May 24, when the right front tire of his 1991 Chev Van caught the ditch after cresting a hill. The vehicle, police said, was then pulled into the ditch, flipping onto the driver’s side. Mr. Reddekopp escaped from Friendship ing there part-time before leaving the Goderich centre officially. The clinic provides counselling and advocacy for battered women. Lee is also the president of the board for Phoenix Second Stage Housing, a new centre for battered women who are no longer in a cri­ sis situation. The centre offers inde­ pendent living for women and their injury. On Saturday, evening at 11:40 pm. police were called to another accident, this lime on Highway 4, south of Concession 3/4. Police say David Downey, 85, of House children, in addition to offering programs for clients to leam to live "autonomous, safer lives". Lee will continue as president until after the centre's official open­ ing ceremony. The board of Survival Through Friendship House is presently going through the selection process to replace Lee. Wingham, was driving north, when a cattle beast owned by John Rich­ mond, came onto the road irom the east ditch. Mr. Downey applied the brakes, but was unable to avoid striking the cow. - Police took Mr. Downey to Wingham and District Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries. The cow was killed. At 5:30 p.m. on Sunday a 1990 Volkswagon Jetta, driven by 36- year-old Catherine Templeton of Listowel, went out of control on the gravel shoulder of Concession 8/9. Police say the car then entered the north ditch, striking a tree and a hydro pole. Ms. Templeton was not hurt. Festival gets special grant for fundraising Blyth Festival has received a spe­ cial grant from the Ontario Min­ istry of Culture and Communications to help with its capital fundraising program. The one-time-only grant will help the Festival to tackle the $447,000 that still must be raised to pay off the $2.2 million expansion program undertaken over the last two years. The grant of $25,500 will allow the Festival to engage professional fundraiser Anne Moore to tackle the large corporate head offices in cities like Toronto and Kitchener, said Festival Development Co­ ordinator Lynda Lentz. As part of the Festival's "Catch The Spirit" campaign a team of chief executive officers in those cities has been put together to raise funds to retire the debt. At the same time Marie McGavin, board member from Walton, has been part of a cam­ paign team to solicit help from the communities of Huron County. Sheila Richards, a past board presi­ dent from Brussels, has taken on the "family" part of the campaign, seeking donations from past mem­ bers of the company and board of directors and special friends of the Festival. Those making donations will have the opportunity to have their names attached to various parts of the Memorial Hall and Fes­ tival complex. Prices dropping for out-of-town subscribers There will be savings for out-of- town subscribers to The Citizen as a result of a decision on postal costs handed down by Communica­ tions Minister Perrin Beatty Friday. Mr. Beatty announced a postal rate increase planned for weekly newspapers for June 1 will be delayed until March 1, 1992. Weekly newspapers through the Canadian Community Newspaper Association had protested that the short notice given for the postal increase meant that many newspa­ pers were not able to reflect the new prices to their customers. The increase had originally been intend­ ed to lake effect this past March 1 but had been delayed because of protests. Reflecting the new costs, The Citizen had announced an increase in subscription rate for those out­ side the 40-mile free zone and those living in communities with door-to-door postal deliveries. With the change on the part of the gov­ ernment, those who have already renewed at the new rates will be given a credit against next year's renewal. Those who renew in the coming months will be charged $1.60 per month for each month their subscription runs past the March 1, 1992 deadline: eg. some­ one whose subscription runs until the end of March, 1992 will pay $21.20; April 1992, $22.80, etc. "We're happy the Minister has decided to delay the increase," Citi­ zen Publisher Keith Roulston said. "We just wish the change could have been announced earlier so we wouldn't have had so much confu­ sion on the part of subscribers."