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The North Huron
itizen
Vol, 9 No.8
Wednesday, February 24, 1993 600 GST included
The Ark was rocking at its opening Saturday afternoon
thanks to the efforts of (left to right) Cory Bragg, Chad
Rutledge and Kent Brittain who made selections from a
juke box. Besides music, teenagers at the new youth
centre could play pool, ping pong, darts and lift weights or
just socialize with friends. From opening to closing at
midnight, there was a steady flow of teenagers making use
of the former Grey Owl building.
Judge fines men $100 for possession
Sports
Bulls ahead
by 2 in
playoff round
Farm
Huron's dairy prod.
get top marks
for milk quality
News
Versatile musician
comes to Blyth
for fundraiser
See page 21
Review
Fine acting fails
to light 'Moon for
the Misbegotten'
See page 23
Meeting to address
economic strategy
Brussels will host the first in a
series of public meeting regarding
the revitalizing of our local
economies, tonight (Feb. 24) at the
Brussels Morris and Grey Commu-
nity Centre from 7 to 9 p.m.
The county has recently received
designation under the Community
Futures program of Employment
and Immigration Canada.
The Huron Community Futures
Committee, a local volunteer orga-
nization representing the various
communities, economic sectors and
community development interests
of the county, has organized the
meetings to get any input from the
public. They are looking for ideas
on a number of issues including
how to support existing businesses,
attract new industry, encourage
local entrepreneurs, build upon
agriculture, promote tourism and
ensure a skilled workforce in the
local area.
The committee mandate is to
develop and implement an econom-
ic strategy for the idea which will
be formed after hearing the ideas
from these meetings. The recom-
mendations on a range of programs
which would stimulate local job
creation will be forwarded to the
federal government in March. The
committee hopes to begin imple-
menting its plan of action by this
summer. It is hoped the action
plan will begin this summer.
Other meetings will be held on
Feb. 25, in Clinton Town Hall,
March 3, Exeter Recreation Centre
and March 11 at Goderich Town-
ship Hall Holmesville. The time for
all meetings is from 7-9 p.m.
To receive a free copy of the
background discussion paper or for
Feb. brings
record cold,
This week's bad weather has
come as no surprise to local weath-
er observer Boyd Taylor of RR3,
Walton.
"It's unfolding as I expected,"
said Mr. Taylor, who monitors the
precipitation and temperature for
the federal government's Atmo-
spheric Environment Service. "This
month has been predominanatly
east winds, which brings bad
weather."
Monday night's snowfall was one
of the heaviest of the winter with
28 cm of the fluffy stuff blanketing
the area overnight.
This month also holds the record
for coldest daytime temperature of
the season, which occurred Feb. 19
when the mercury plummeted to -
24°C.
more information on the Communi-
ty Futures Program contact Paul
Nichol, Huron County Small Busi-
ness Resource Centre, 27 Albert
St., Clinton, Ontario, NOM 1LO,
or telephone 482-7948.
Two of five men arrested in Ethel
following a police search pled
guilty to possession of a narcotic in
Wingham's provincial court, Feb.
17.
Billy Stacey, of Wingham and
Charles Indoe of Ethel were fined
$100 or five days by Presiding
Judge R.G.E. Hunter.
Federal Crown Attorney Jamie
Grant told the court that Mr. Indoe
and Mr. Stacey, along with three
other men, Michael Latronico,
Jamie Leachman and Peter Keet
were arrested after Constable Dore
of the Wingham OPP executed a
search warrant at Mr. Keet's apart-
ment in Ethel. Police found $200
D. Wood,
For the fifth year in a row, Doug
Wood of Wingham has won the
polevaulting event at the Canadian
Indoor Track and Field Champi-
onship.
This year, the event was held in
Winnipeg and 27-year-old Doug,
who is the son of Ken and Marilyn
Wood of Wingham and grandson
of Edwin and Hattie Wood of RR
1, Blyth, clinched the win with a
jump of 5.2 metres, says his father.
Doug holds the Canadian record
for polevaulting (5.65 metres) and
competed at the 1992 summer
Olympics in Barcelona.
The win makes him eligible for
worth of marijuana in bags, which
was believed to have been for pur-
poses of trafficking, Mr. Grant said.
Mr. Stacey's attorney, Mary Cull
said the drugs claimed by her client
were for his own use. John Schenk
acting as duty counsel for Mr.
the World Indoor Track and Field
Championships to be held in March
at the Skydome in Toronto.
Mr. Wood says his son trains
three hours everyday and competes
regularly. Before competing in
Indoe said the small quantity of the
narcotic found on his client was for
his personal use as well.
At the request of the crown the
charges against Mr. Keet, who was
in custody for other offenses, and
Mr. Latronico and Mr. Leachman
were withdrawn.
Winnipeg, he'd held a polevaulting
clinic in Saskatoon.
Doug is a part-time student at
York University studying mathe-
matics. He also trains at the York
University Sports Centre.
Looking for local heroes
Once again ifs the time of the year to honour those people who make
life in the community better. The annual Citizen of the Year awards are
now open.
Ifs the eighth time The Citizen has called for nominations of those
who have contributed to their community. One award each will be
given out for the person judged to have contributed most to the Brussels
and area community and for the person who has worked to better the
Blyth and area community. Nominations will be accepted until March
12. After that, a committee from each community will choose this
year's winners.
Citizen Publisher Keith Roulston stressed that people who had been
nominated in years past without winning, may be nominated again.
polevault champ
Rutabaga committee plans pubnight
To help raise funds for this year's teers' lack of time, funds are still
Blyth Rutabaga Festival, organizers badly needed.
are planning in holding a Pub Night Organizers also set an agenda for
in March or April at the Blyth Inn. what will happen at the festival set
The fundraising idea was pro- for June 26 and 27. So far, they've
posed at a meeting Feb. 15. planned the parade for noon, a
Though the annual event has been demonstration by Toronto police-
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