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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1993-01-06, Page 3After 30 years of volunteer service with the Blyth firefighters, Don Craig of Blyth is retiring. To thank him for his dedication, Fire Chief Paul Josling presented Mr. Craig with a watch at a special dinner held Dec. 12 in Blyth Memorial Hall. JANUARY "BLOW OUT" SALE at Christmas & Country, Blyth 30%-50% OFF All Christmas accessories, white wicker furniture & other selected merchandise. Fresh Carnations 1/2 Price Now 750 each or $7.99 a dozen Reg. $1.50 each or $16.00 a dozen - all colours Cash & Carry Only Christmas & Country Flowers & Gifts Blyth 523-4820 Sale ends January 31st a leleflora. Note: Winter Hours Open Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Starting Jan. 5/93 10 a.m. 40 50% OFF All Fall & Winter Merchandise including Men's, Ladies' & Children's Clothing & Footwear WEBSTER'S CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR Blyth 523-9709 \ THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1993. PAGE 3. Blyth council briefs Blyth, Brussels to enter rental agreement Blyth council, at its Dec. 9 meet- ing, agreed that the idea of sharing the rent with Brussels of a liquid manure tank to store the villages' sewage sludge was a good one and will proceed by signing a five year agreement. The tank, said Reeve Dave Lee was perfect, being located almost precisely halfway between thc two villages and meets the Ministry standards thus far. The property owner will be required to provide appropriate gravel entrance. The agreement will be for $100 CRC hears of Christ's early life Greetings guests and members at Blyth Christian Reformed Church on the first Sunday of 1993 were Calvin and Cheryl Bakelaar. Serving as worship leader for the morning service was elder Mr. Bert Sjaarda with the sermon title "The Unfruitful Fig Tree". Scripture was taken from Luke, chapter 13. In the afternoon, deacon Mr. Fred VanderSterre led the service. The opening hymn was No. 312, We Gather Together, with Glenna Buffinga playing the organ. Scripture was again taken from Luke, chapter two. The lesson spoke of Jesus' life as a child. Jesus was equally human and divine. He was an intellect with much wisdom. Mr. VanderSterre said "We often visualize Jesus as an infant in a manger or as an adult performing miracles. In this illustration however, we focus on Jesus in the role of a child," he said. He spent a great deal of time with Jewish teachers at the temple. He was learning and gaining wisdom in regards to his special calling from God. Jesus grew gradually into his task of ministry. People There were nine tables in play a the weekly euchre in Blyth on Monday, Dec. 21. Winners were: high lady, Mary Shobbrook; high man, Harvey Dol- mage; low lady, Marty Robertson; low man, Clara Rinn (playing as a man); ladies' lone hands, Grace Continued from page 1 Early in 1987, Frank and his wife Cenetta turned over the downtown retail operation, Bainton's Old Mill, to their grandchildren, Franklin, Jayne, Amanda and Richard but they continued to operate the tan- nery. In 1987 Frank and Cenetta were named co-winners of the Citizen of the Year award for Blyth and area. They have both been active in the community over the years. Mr. Bainton served on the village coun- cil as reeve of the village from 1946-49. He was a charter member of the Blyth Lions Club and served as president in 1948-49. Mr. Bainton has used his own financial good fortune to assist the community from projects such as the building of the Blyth and Dis- trict Community Centre to the Blyth Centre for the Arts. A dona- tion from Mr. and Mrs. Bainton per month to be shared equally between Brussels and Blyth for a total cost of $600 per year per vil- lage. *** Council also endorsed a resolu- tion from Hamilton Township, which asks the Minister of Munici- pal Affairs to amend the Planning Act so it will provide municipali- ties with the authority to regulate or prohibit activities such as site grad- ing, excavation, removal of top soil or peat and the placing or dumping of fill to aid municipalities in pre- vention of destruction to wetland areas. *** Building Inspector Paul Josling presented council with a cheque for a filing cabinet purchased recently for his use. In making payment, Mr. Josling said that there had been some mis- understanding regarding whether or not the cabinet should have been purchased. Reeve Lee told Mr. Josling that he had not intended for him to think that he shouldn't have the cabinet, but rather was questioning council. "There had been mention made that there were some cabinets that would soon be usable from this office, but in the meantime council voted to go ahead and spend money," he said. Mr. Josling, however, said he had made his decision. "I will purchase the cabinet and it will be mine." * * A resolution from the Huron County Board of Health was pre- sented to council for its support. The resolution asks that municipali- ties ban smoking in public places in and workplaces and draft by-laws to implement the recommendations. Also the county asked that there be legislation prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors. Clerk Grubb asked councillors if, when they read this, they thought it Cartwright; men's lone hands, Len Shobbrook; marked cards, Murray Scrimgeour and Lou Isaac; lucky table, Lily Letherland, Lou Isaac, Jim Doig and Murray Scrimgeour; birthday closest to Christmas, Mar- ion Haggitt (Dec. 23) and specials, Vera Hesselwood and Winnie Vin- cent. On Dec. 28 the winners were: high lady, Kathy Bromley; high man, Marion Haggitt (playing as a man); low lady, Mary Craig,; low man, Edgar Howatt; ladies' lone hands, Dorothy Daer; men's lone hands, Lloyd Appleby and special Dorothy Grange. was made to the art gallery at the Centre which is named the Bainton Gallery, after Frank's father, Allan Bert, his uncle Franklin and his aunt Jen. The committee which chose the Baintons as citizens of the year also noted the many small, unpublicized acts of kindness to the underdog throughout the years. The funeral service took place Dec. 24, 1992 at the Blyth United Church where Mr. Bainton was a lifelong member. The Rev. Lorenzo Ramirez officiated. Flowerbearers were granddaughters Jayne Mar- quis and Amanda Snell and family friend Troy Carter. Active pallbear- ers were Franklin Snell, Richard Snell Jr., Mark Marquis and family friends Donald Lucas, Ken Stewart and Bud Yeo. Funeral arrangements were by the Tasker Chapel of the Beattie- Falconer Funeral Homes. Interment was in Blyth Union Cemetery. might affect the arena. Reeve Lee suggested, however, that as the management of the arena and the Memorial Hall have been given to a board then council need only pass the recommendation to them for their consideration. Councillor Lawrie then made the motion that smoking be banned in the municipal office. a** A grant of $270 is being given to The Town and Country Homemak- ers. *** The 1993 fire board budget has been set at $56,350 up from $55,640 last year, council was told. It was also noted that they came in $4,000 under budget last year. Several future purchases were mentioned. In addition to having the truck replaced in five years, the department will be buying five more bunker suits at a cost of $5,000, five hoses at a cost of $1,000, a radio, $1,500, steel doors, $4,500, air packs $2,200. *** A small discussion regarding street hockey took place due to complaints from people who were accosted or felt threatened by youths on the street. One man stat- ed his car had been pounded as he tried to drive by a large crowd of youngsters playing street hockey. Reeve Lee said he had taken it up with the Community Police com- mittee. One ratepayer present said that it was not up to council to police chil- dren, but rather the parents. *** Reeve Lee informed council that the minutes of the county council meeting were in the office for any- one interested. Reeve Lee has been appointed Chairman of the Waste Manage- ment Steering Committee and will serve on the Executive Committee. rid Marlin Fp Travel The Square GODERICH 524-7335 1-800-663-9709 Funeral held Christmas Eve