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The Citizen, 1993-01-06, Page 8Power jump The Trans Can National Motocross Championship races held at Chris and Judy Lee's farm at RR 3, Walton in August were a smashing success. Over 250 riders participated in the event. PHILISHAVE 44-411 VALUE DAYS IN\ 1PHILISHAVE HS 715 ELECTRONIC DOUBLE ACTION SHAVER $69 40 with TIMER only 1PHILISHAVE HS 875 DELUXE ELECTRONIC RECHARGEABLE SHAVER DOUBLE ACTION TRIPLE HEAD $9 9 WITH TRIMMER Philishave 3x HP 1915 L HAVING HEADS SAVE! $ 76 29 9 p luusHAVE 1IP 19151. SVIAWKIIIPAIXS CAMPBELL'S OF GODERICH 164 The Square (Royal Bank Block) GODERICH 524-7532 PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1993. Looking back at 1992 uburn The news from Continued from page 7 at the Huron County Plowing Match. Margaret Jarvis of Brussels was chosen as the 1992 Brussels fair Queen. The Ethel library was dismantled and moved to the landfill site to be used as an office and storage area. Murray Hastings, 28, of Morris Township was severely injured when he was dragged into a baler where he remained pinned up the waist for nearly six hours before he was freed. Don McNeil Of Brussels was asked to provide period vehicles for the Scales of Justice television series dramatization of the real life murder trial of Steven Truscott. The Brussels Tigers ended their baseball season with the consola- tion championship from the Goderich Labour Day Fastball tour- nament after just missing out at a chance at the Huron County Fast- ball title. The Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association Inc. boasted of another successful thresher reunion with over 12,000 visitors. Twenty-one former dairy princesses gathered at the 35th anniversary of the Huron County Dairy Princess Competition at the Seaforth Community Centre. Amy Terpstra of RR 3, Brussels was crowned the 1992-93 Dairy Princess. The Blyth Apothecary opens in Blyth. Nancy Machan of Brussels joins over 600,000 people urging people to sign their name to the Canadians Against Violence Everywhere Advocating its Termination (CAVEAT) petition and collects over 550 names per day. Londesboro couple, Don and Elma Plant, reveal that they are HIV positive and tell the story of living with HIV. Police lay charges against five men after a drug raid at an Ethel residence. PAUL-LOR Jerseys of RR 3, Clinton, formerly of Auburn area win top prizes at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. Former Blyth man, Philip Street, has a comic strip in the Globe and mail newspaper. Marguerite and Rae Crawford celebrated 65 years of marriage. The majority of voters in Brus- sels and Grey, Morris, Hullett and West Wawanosh Township vote YES to the referendum while the majority of voters in Blyth and East Wawanosh vote NO. Ontario Liberal leader Lyn McLeod visits Huron County. Vandals set fire to a school bus parked in the Brussels' Industrial Park causing an estimated $10,000 damage. Higher cost?; passed down from the provincial level dictated Brus- sels council to raise the utility bilis for 1993. The Brussels EMA store under- goes major renovations to increase the store by over 7,000 square feet. A Brussels hockey team, The Crusaders, folded due to debt and disinterest. Famous comedian, Don Harron, visits Blyth to give a benefit perfor- mance for the Blyth Summer Festi- val. Big V Pharmacy in Exeter is awarded the contract to supply drugs to Huronlea and Huronview homes for the aged. Blyth Bantams win the champi- onship trophy at the Zurich Bantam tournament. Huron County councillors vote to increase their salaries by two per cent. Farmer Tony McQuail was cho- sen as the Huron-Bruce candidate for the federal New Democrats. Blyth council increased village sewage rates by $2.50. The F.E. Madill School and Community Association is formed. Eighty-three skaters managed to raise $2,667.40 in the annual Blyth skate-a-thon. Dale Hamilton scours the coun- try-side looking for stories and characters to highlight the Blyth Community Play. Local retailers fmd the recession still has consumers in its grip since Christmas sales are slow. Weather patterns point to a mild winter says weatherman Boyd Tay- lor. Blyth merchants band together to transform consumer purchases into gifts and food for the Huron Coun- ty Christmas Bureau. A new store opens in Belgrave— the Old Tyme Radio Centre. The Brussels Bulls recruit a tal- ented hockey player from Califor- nia named Alex Motley. The Blyth Festival hires David Peacock to be its Director of Mar- keting and Communications. The Huron County Library Board visits the Blyth library branch and say they are impressed with the facility and the service. North Huron residents scooped up many awards at the annual Huron County 4-H awards night including Donna Lynn Armstrong of RR 2, Auburn, Jamie Hallahan of RR 3, Blyth, Debbie Rintoul of RR 2, Lucknow, Darlene Black of Belgrave, Miranda MacDonald of RR 3, Auburn, Brian Sinclair of RR 1, Belgrave, Jamie Thomas of RR 1, Ethel, Richard Terpstra of RR 3, Brussels, Kevin Camp- schroer of RR1, Blyth, Jeff Grob- bink of RR 3, Walton, Mark McNichol of RR 4, Walton, Darrell Dalton of RR 1, Walton, Chastity Bos of RR 1, Auburn and Haley Cochrane of RR 1, Ethel. Clinton Public Hospital opened a new surgical day care unit and long-term care unit. Huron County councillors ban smoking in all parts of the Huron County court house. Farmers face one of the worst harvesting seasons in decades and many cannot harvest corn because of wet weather and immature corn. A barn owned by Steve Radford of Hullett Township burned down while he was on holidays. Many Blyth ratepayers express their dissatisfaction with clerk-trea- surer Helen Grubb by signing a petition asking that her employ- ment be terminated. There were 163 names on the petition. Don Craig retires as a volunteer Blyth firefighter after 30 years of service. Family visits Mrs. Bonnie Armour of Waterloo spent the Christmas holiday with her parents Tom and Ruth Jardin. Mr. Tom Hallam spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Culbert apd Shelley of Goderich. Visitors over the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Rodger At Auburn Missionary Church on Sunday, Jan. 3 Elizabeth Bowman sang a solo entitled, "Hallelujah is the Same in Every Language." Don Vair was the guest speaker using Psalm 23 for his message. He said, "Our world is changing so rapidly and we don't know what is ahead, but in this Psalm we see Jehovah — Provider." In 1993 we will never lack His care Jehovah the Healer, restores our soul. In our time of need we for holidays were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Helesic of Goderich and Gary Rodger of Glamis. Christmas visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lawlor were their son Jim, Maria, Anthony, Aden and Krista. run to other support rather than God. Even Christians can backslide but God can restore if we come to Him. Jehovah is our peace, said Pastor Vair. We can be struggling in our circumstances but we can have peace on the inside. Also he is our leader. We like the business of self- management instead of following Christ. Pastor Vair said Jehovah is Lord ever present. I will not lack courage in my dark hours. Compiled by Mildred Lawlor Phone 526-7589 Bakker and Empey sing duet Rev. Paul Ross conducted the Empey entitled "Redeeming Love." service at Knox United Church and We Three Kings of Orient Are, was Bernice Gross was organist. The sung. Choral Invitation to Worship was Rev. Ross's sermon was You sung. There was carol sing. Light Up My Life. Rev. Ross had conversation with The offering was received by the children followed by the Lord's Ken Ramsey and Bill Seers and for Prayer repeated in unison. The the Sunday School brought forward children's chorus, Go Tell It On by Graham Worsell and Joel Arthur The Mountain, was sung. In The and dedicated. The carol, Every Bleak Mid Winter was sung. Rev. Star Shall Sing a Carol, was sung. Ross read scriptures. A duet was Rev. Ross pronounced the sung by Karen Bakker and Darlene benediction. Elizabeth Bowman sings solo