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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-06-25, Page 1Photo Fun Pictures from the second Blyth Rutabaga Festival See page 16 Company expands Rural Voice joins Citizen team See page 3 Top Citizen Betty Graber presented with award See page 2 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding tdwnships. VOL. 7 NO. 25 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1991.60 CENTS Start 'em small Young Steven Dougherty picked up the family tradition early when he went to work in the rutabaga patch on the Dougherty family float in Blyth's Rutabaga Festival parade Saturday. Steven's great-grandfather Russell Dougherty was the man responsible for the rutabaga industry in Blyth when he opened a waxing plant in 1939. Hullett taxes up 4.7% Hullett township council passed a by-law raising the township taxes by 4.738 percent at a meeting on June 18. This means on an assessment of $50,000 residents will pay $956 in taxes, an increase of $43.35 from last year. The separate school sup­ porters will pay $997.85, up $54.90 from 1990. The total expenditures for this year, according to the budget amount to $852,914. Taking.into consideration any provincial grants, subsidies and other revenue to off­ set the expenditures, a balance of $272,224 is left to be raised for general purposes. The 1991 mill rate had therefore increased 2.89 percent. The county mill rate shows an increase of 7.651 percent. Hullett must budget a total of $258,032 for county purposes. The public ele­ mentary residential has increased by 1.910 percent for which the township has budgeted $423,456. The secondary school increase is 7.395 percent for a township bud­ get requirement of $349,550. The separate school residential elementary mill rale for 1991 has increased by 1.001 percent. The township budget share is $45,499. On the secondary level the mill rale shows an increase of 12.510 per­ cent, with the township budget share being $39,468. McKillop taxes up 4.9 % Public school supporters in McKillop Township will see their taxes increase 4.9 per cent while separate school supporters will pay 5.1 per cent more under the budget adopted by township council . Council held the increase for local municipal purposes to an increase of 4.0 per cent, for the year. Increases in the requisition for Huron County and for secondary schools, however, drove up the overall costs. The mill rale for farm and resi­ dential school supporters is 19.742, compared to 18.814 in 1990. It means a taxpayer with a $50,000 assessment will pay $987.10 com­ pared to $940.70 last year. Imaginative entries add to success of Rutabaga Festival Once again the community The Hotel's Rutabaga Angel category. First prize went to its School. The best inatvidual entry "The Sleeper" w joined in to make lhe Blyth Rutaba­ ga Festival a success on lhe week­ end. Main Street businesses started off lhe festivities by decorating their windows for lhe Festival. Top prize winner was Wilson's Health and Gift with its live rutabaga patch. Second went to Christmas and Country for its rutabaga Christmas tree. Blyth Variety had something to crow about with its third-place entry that featured two exotic fowl. Receiving honourable mentions were Gore's Hardware, Webster s Clothing and Footwear and Ham­ m's Car Sales. Entries were down slightly in the Rutabaga Festival Baking Contest. Brussels Hotel dominated the com­ petition taking two firsts two sec­ onds, and two thirds. The Hotel's Rutabaga Angel Food Cake won first in lhe cake contest. The Classic Restaurant took second with its Rutabaga Gum Drop Cake. Third prize went to Dorothy Lyndon of Brampton with her Sour Cream Rutabaga Coffee Cake. In the Muffins and Loaves cate­ gory, Brenda Burkholder look first place with her Banana Baga Loaf. The Classic Restaurant look second with Pineapple Rutabaga Muffins. Rutabaga bread won third for Brus­ sels Hotel. Dorothy Lyndon look first in the pie category with Rutabaga Chiffon Pic. Brussels Hotel look second with Rutabaga Pie and The Classic Restaurant look third with Custard Apple Rutabaga Spice Pic. Brussels Hotel swept the lop three places in lhe Most Creative category. First prize went tori.., chess board. Second prize was its Duchess a la Rutabaga. Thrrd place went for Rutabaga Noodles n' Sauce. Honourable mention went to Roely Verberg's Rutabaga Slaw. Winners road in lhe parade on the Blyth fire truck and their win­ ning entries were sold at the Satur­ day night dinner for every one to try a sample. The trophy for best business or commercial float in the parade went to Doughertys. The best float with a rural or agricultural theme went to Blyth Thresher and Hobby Association. The trophy for best float by a church, service or seniors club was won by lhe Blyth Soccer Club. The best municipal float was by the village of Blyth. The best float by a school group under 15 was by lhe Blyth Public .Sleeper" was the fastest bed in the bed race. Second went to Radfords and third went to How- sons. The Classic Restaurant's entry won in the best theme category. --------------~ individual entry was by Doug McNall. Al the Gong Show, the trophy for lhe best act went to the Blyth Babysitting Course. Canada Day means change - r in Citizen deadlines Canada celebrates its 1 24th birth­ day on Monday and most offices and businesses will be closed to mark the holiday. Brussels village council, which normally meets lhe first Monday of the month, will postpone ns meet­ ing to Tuesday, July 2 al 7 p.m. At The Citizen there will be changes in deadlines to accommo­ date holidays for some of the staff. Deadline for all display advertis- ing is Friday, June 28 at 4:30 p.m. by phone or al Lhe Blyth office or 2 p.m. at the Brussels office. This will allow time for our sales staff to design advertisements submitted. Classified ads will be accepted until lhe regular deadlines of 2 p.m. Monday in Brussels or 4 p.m. by phone or al the Blyth office. The same deadlines apply for news. Because some of our staff will be on holiday, the Brussels office will be open only from noon to 2 p.m.