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An unemployed Blyth man was
hit with a $500 fine for having $40
worth of stolen property in his pos-
session.
Wild turkeys
Rob Gibson (left) and Ken Maronets of the Wingham Office
of the Ministry of Natural Resources released wild turkeys
in the county in March to reintroduce them to the area.
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The survivors
Blyth volunteer firefighters battled a barn fire for four hours at the Hullett Township property of
Steve Kochis in April but 72 sows, six boars and 140 weaners perished in the blaze.
Firefighters believed the fire resulted from rats chewing electrical wires.
Over 1500 people were stopped
by Wingham OPP during their
Christmas season RIDE checks.
Five drivers had their licenses sus-
pended for 12 hours and a total of
five liquor charges were laid.
The first baby born at Clinton
Public Hospital in 1992 was Andre
Egli, son of Theresa and Arnold
Egli of RR 3, Walton.
A record number of cattle were
on sale at Brussels Livestock. Over
400 cattle were selling one to two
dollars higher.
Homeowners picked up a greater
share of the tax burden when values
on farm, commercial and industrial
properties dropped as property
assessment shifted to 1988 values
rather than 1984 values.
Four area skaters competed in the
Canadian Figure Skating Champi-
onship in Moncton, New
Brunswick. Kevin Wheeler of
Brussels finished fourth in the
senior free skate with partner
Michelle Menzies. Peter MacDon-
ald and his partner, Suzanne Killing
of Woodstock placed fifth in the
junior dance division while Kerrie
Shepherd of Blyth placed 11th in
senior dance and Mark Shepherd
placed 13th in novice dance.
To combat the recession, East
Wawanosh council decided to cut
the salaries of township employees
and elected officials by five per
cent.
Crossing guards were put in
place to help students cross Turn-
berry St. in Brussels on their way to
school.
The Brussels Bulls centre, Todd
Norman, was named Rookie of The
Year in the Western Junior C
league.
The Huron County Board of Edu-
cation defeated a motion to raise
their mileage rate to 28 cents per
kilometer. Instead, they agreed to
keep the mileage at 27 cents per
kilometer.
Bruce County MPP, Murray
Elston of Morris Township lost the
provincial Liberal leadership by a
mere nine votes to Lyn McLeod
after leading through most of the
campaign.
Keith Roulston, publisher of The
Citizen, appointed Bonnie Gropp as
editor of the paper. Mrs. Gropp
replaced Mr. Roulston who became
editor of the Citizen's sister publi-
cation, The Rural Voice.
The Blyth Fire Department pur-
chased a $10,500 radio telephone
system which allowed firefighters
to hear calls on a beeper instead of
having someone man the fire hall
phone 24 hours a day.
Fighting for supply management
became a personal issue for hun-
dreds of Huron County farmers
who journeyed all night to attend a
rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
An estimated 40,000 farmers from
across Canada attended the rally.
Bruce McCall stepped down as
chair of the Maitland Valley Con-
servation Authority after holding
the position for four years. Vice-
chair George Wicke took his spot.
A young offender was placed on
12 months probation after pleading
guilty to breaking into F.E. Madill
Secondary School. Damages as the
result of the break-in came to
$4,295.
John and Margaret McCutcheon
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary.
For the first time in nearly a cen-
tury, wild turkeys roamed the
woodlands of Huron County. Ten
turkeys were set loose on a Morris
Township corn field south of
Wingham by the Ministry of Natu-
ral Resources.
The Blyth Atoms captured the
WOAA championship.
The Huron County Library sys-
tem decided to close library
branches in Belgrave, Bluevale,
Ethel and Walton to cut costs.
For the third straight season, the
Hanover Barons beat the Brussels
Bulls to capture the Western Junior
C title.
Wingham native Doug Wood set
a new Canadian and Common-
wealth record when he won the
gold medal in the Canadian Univer-
sity indoor track and field champi-
onship with a vault of 5.65 meters.
Blyth councillors passed a by-
law reducing their renumeration by
about 43 per cent, taking them back
to 1988 levels.
Emily Phillips of RR2, Blyth was
elected president of the Registered
A former Morris Township
woman, Charlotte Bell, celebrated
her 100th birthday.
Huron County councillors
accepted a budget which increased
the county share of the tax bill 6.3
per cent despite the fact it did not
meet the 5.5 per cent target council
had previously set.
The Huron County Board of Edu-
cation embarked on a letter writing
campaign to oppose junior kinder-
garten which was mandated by the
provincial government.
The Belgrave Novice House-
league team toppled Hensall in a
best of five series to capture the
south division championship.
Don McDonald of Grey Town-
ship was awarded with an Excel-
lence in Education award for his
commitment to the Huron County
Board of Education.
East Wawanosh Township got
new, larger offices in a house in
Belgrave that was slated to be
demolished.
Blyth firefighters battled a barn
fire for four hours where 72 sows,
six boars and 140 wieners perished
in the blaze. The barn was owned
by Steve Kochis of Hullett town-
ship. Fire Chief Paul Josling
believed the fire started as a result
of rats chewing electrical wires.
The Auburn Missionary Church
raised $25,000 during their annual
missionary conference. The money
was raised to support church mis-
sions.
Margaret Jarvis of Brussels won-
the Multiple District A-9 public
speaking competition in Shelburne
with her speech on The Meaning of
Life.
A 38-year-old Ethel woman
proved middle age isn't a detriment
when she won second place in at
the North American short track
speed skating championship in
British Columbia. Kathy Hunt had
only become involved in the sport a
year earlier.
A community needs meeting
hosted by the Town and Country
Homemakers revealed seniors want
the return of the 'doghouse' to meet
for social events.
The Huron County Board of Edu-
cation decided to install alarms in
all its school to prevent burglary
and vandalism.
CKNX Broadcasting Limited laid
off 36 full-time and 10 part-time
employees in a full-scale restructur-
ing which resulted because of the
recession.
The Auburn United Church
Women celebrated their 30th
anniversary.
The Belgrave Arena was official-
ly opened and witnessed by a
crowd of about 60 people.
The Brussels Bulls hold their
year-end banquet and presented
Greg McNevin with the Michael
Vincent Memorial Award and the
Playoff MVP award; Corey McKee
with awards for regular season
MVP, top scorer and best defence-
man; Todd Norman with the Rook-
ie of the Year trophy; Jeff Coulter
with the Jason Kraemer memorial
Award for sportsmanship and
Trevor Fortune with the coach's
award.
The Maitland Conservation
Foundation raised $10,000 through
a fund-raising dinner and auction.
Bill and Maxine Seers of Auburn
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