HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-01-06, Page 7Meeting Chretien
It was a proud moment for 93-year-old Simon Hallahan in August when he met federal Liberal
leader Jean Chretien at Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hallahan's RR 1, Belgrave farm. The leader
visited the farm during a rural Ontario tour.
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Japanese friends
Betty Battye of Blyth was the happy hostess of three Japanese visitors who visited Blyth in
June with their tour of the play Kanashibetsu which became a hit with local residents.
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Residents meet interesting people in 1992
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were named the Blyth and area citi-
zens of the year.
A bigger and better East
Wawanosh Township history book
was unveiled. About 30 people
were involved in the research,
assembling and production of the
book called Wilderness to
Wawanosh.
Zella Patterson of Blyth celebrat-
ed her 90th birthday.
The Walton firm of LH Resource
Management pioneered the con-
struction and design of an innova-
tive composting system to be used
to compost waste in Hensall.
Blyth council faced a $2,460
deficit and considered raising taxes
by 3.9 per cent.
Sherry Taylor of RR 5 Wingham
and Kara-Lee Potter of Londesboro
advanced to the OFSSA track and
field meet—Sherry in the shot put
event and Kara-Lee in the senior
girl's 3000 metre.
Blyth experienced a unique cul-
tural exchange as 50 members of
the Furano Theatre Company per-
formed and lived in the community.
They performed the play,
Kanashibetsu, entirely in Japanese.
The Ethel farm of Robin Dunbar
was transformed to the year 1645 to
recreate part of the English civil
war. Participants came from as far
as South Carolina.
The Honourable Henry Jackman,
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
officially opened the 18th season of
the Blyth Summer Festival.
Blyth councillors grew increas-
ingly concerned about rising costs
and decreasing revenue at Blyth
Memorial Hall.
Blyth council passed a budget
raising mill rate by 3.19 per cent
due to a lack of reserves and a
$3,460 deficit.
Orders for the Blyth Rutabaga
Festival Cookbook began pouring
in from people as far as Montreal.
The old Brussels Hotel was reno-
vated and reopened as the Brussels
Country Inn by new owners Joe
Springer and Helga Zimmer.
A weekend frost in late June
caused extensive damage to local
crops.
Ontario Provincial Police found a
small pot plot in East Wawanosh
and subsequently arrested three
men.
The Puff 'n' Blow boys, a play
written by Valoreyne Brandt Jenk-
ins, opens the 18th season of the
Blyth Festival.
Local students won Ontario
scholarships. They are Julie For-
tune from F. E Madill, Sibylle
Menzie, Ann Marie Morton and
Sandy Earl, all from Listowel Dis-
trict Secondary School and Kathy
BanBakel, Kelly Cook and Karen
Bylsma from Central Huron Sec-
ondary School.
Nearly 100 people turned up at
the Blyth and District Community
Center to roast Jane Gardner as she
left her position as Communica-
tions Director of the Blyth Festival.
Many turn out for the annual
Rutabaga Festival.
Angie Yoon of Brussels made it
to the Provincial Music Festival
after qualifying in the Midwestern
Music Festival in Walkerton.
Rollie and Clara Marks of RR 1,
Belgrave celebrated their 60th wed-
ding anniversary.
Chilly temperatures didn't damp-
en the fun at Brussels' annual Fun-
fest weekend.
Huronlea was chosen as the name
for the new Brussels-Morris loca-
tion of the Huron County home for
the aged.
John Elliott resigned from his
seat on Blyth council citing a busy
personal schedule and the stress of
the job as reasons.
East Wawanosh Township cele-
brated its 125 anniversary with
ample crowds and a huge parade.
Summer rainfall hit record
heights. Weatherman Boyd Taylor
reported 80.5 mm of rain com-
pared to the 76.5 mm average for
June from 1987-1991.
West Wawanosh celebrated its
125 anniversary with a parade fea-
turing over 165 floats.
A barn owned by Ted and June
Robinson of West Wawanosh
burned to the ground destroying
200 bales of hay and two heifers.
Blyth council nominated Doug
Scrimgeour to fill the empty seat on
council left by John Elliott's resig-
nation.
Bob Trick is hired to control
dogs running loose in Blyth.
The Blyth Festival announced it
was experiencing a financial crisis
and calls for community donations.
An out:of-control car crashed
through the front window of the
home of Keith Richards and his
family.
Chris and Judy Lee and their two
sons, Brett and Matt, hosted the
Trans Can National Motocross
Championship at their Walton-area
farm.
After 53 years of separation,
Ruth Pilgrim of Blyth met her older
sister Lois Inglis of Barrie.
Federal Liberal leader Jean Chre-
tien visited the RR 3, farm of Mr.
and Mrs. Maurice Hallahan to dis-
cuss rural Ontario interests.
Susan Tersptra of RR 3, Brussels
was crowned Queen of the Furrow
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