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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1992. PAGE 3.
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Blyth
People
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Learning Centre
reorganizes
I he Huron County Board of Edu
cation voted to reorganize the
Learning Resources Centre in an
effort to deal with the difficult eco
nomic climate at the March 2 meet
ing.
II was decided that the coordina
tor complement and the area
resource teacher complement will
be reduced by at least one.
Also, a number of Area Resource
teachers will be deployed to serve
specific regions of the schools.
The Blyth Figure &
Power Skaters
Achievement Night
Friday, March 6
7:30 p.m.
Blyth Community
Centre
Everyone Welcome
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Champion speakers
The Blyth Legion public speaking contest was held at Hullett Central School, Londesboro
Feb. 26. Doreen Ritchie (left) and Joe Chatterton of the Legion presented prizes to the
winners: (front row, left to right) Christina Black, Blyth P.S., second in junior division; Graham
Worsen, Hullett, first in junior division; Cappy Onn, Blyth, third, junior division; (back) Wesley
Huzinga, Hullett, second in senior division; Karen Trick, Hullett, third; and Zoey Onn, Blyth,
first in senior division. The winners will speak again in Clinton on Saturday.
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Council tightens purse strings
Zippppp! That sound you heard
last Tuesday night was the sound of
Blyth village councillors pulling
the purse strings tight.
Councillors turned down two
requests for grants and gave an
indication there is going to be care
ful bargaining when council meets
tonight (Wednesday) with employ
ees for wage negotiations.
Council voted against giving a
donation to support the Vanastra
Recreation Centre even though
there was some sympathy for the
position of Tuckersmith township
taxpayers who are having to pick
up the annual deficit (which ran to
$44,977 last year) for the indoor
pool.
Figures presented in the request
for a grant showed that only 14.6
per cent of the users of the pool
come from Tuckersmith while the
rest come from across Huron coun
ty. Figures showed that 84 people
from Blyth used the pool last year
(5.97 per cent of total use).
There were 12 tables in play at
the weekly euchre in Blyth on Feb.
24.
Winners were: high lady, Lillian
Appleby; high man, Len Shob-
brook; low lady, Grace Cartwright;
low man, Ted East; ladies' lone
hands, Alberta Stevens; men's lone
hands, Walter Pepper and special
Nora Kelly.
Mr. and Mrs. Lome Daer and
Jason visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Daer on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Visiting the Daers on Sunday,
Feb. 23 were Mr. and Mrs. Milford
Doerr of Stratford.
"It would be a shock to me if I
was sitting in a community like
Tuckersmith and found out we
were only using 14 per cent (of the
total usage)," Councillor John
Elliott said.
Reeve Dave Lee pointed out that
many people in Blyth do make use
of the pool. Helen Grubb, clerk
treasurer, pointed out that the coun
ty's community development
committees are trying to promote
what facilities the county has to try
to bring people into the county. It
would be a shame to lose them, she
said.
But Councillor Robbie Lawrie
argued that the cost of keeping up
some of the facilities can eventual
ly catch up with a community.
"You can be facility poor," he said
in moving to file the request. Coun
cillor Steven Sparling seconded the
motion. He said it's easy to make a
comparison between the Vanastra
pool and local arenas but in the
case of the arenas, those who are
providing financial support also get
a say in the operation of the facility
through having representatives on
the board.
Councillors also turned down a
request for a grant from the Huron
County Junior Farmers who will be
hosting the Provincial Culturama at
Blyth Memorial Hall, April 11.
About 250 people will spend the
weekend in Blyth and area for one
act plays, public speaking, slide
shows and arts and crafts. The
group asked for a donation to help
offset expenses. When someone
suggested that the group might be
looking for a break on the rent of
the hall, councillors reacted nega
tively, feeling they had an expen
sive facility to run and must
maintain the rental schedule to try
to pay the bills.
In preparation for tonight's meet
ing with employees about wage
negotiations, Councillor Elliott ask
to be provided with background
information on what wage changes
have been since 1988 on. Usually,
Mrs. Grubb pointed out, only the
last couple of years background are
included but Councillor Elliott felt
he needed figures for the entire last
term of council.
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