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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-08-11, Page 1See page 3 See page 6 North Huron The itizen Wednesday, August 11, 1993 Brussels property A new property standards bylaw passed by Brussels village council Aug. 3 will get immediate applica- tion, councillors decided. The new bylaw will be applied against two properties, one a trou- Heads up The Mt. Forest player gives the soccer ball a shot with his PeeWee boys hosted the invitational tournament in head while Brussels player Jonathon Patch, number 6, Brussels, on Aug. 7. Hanover won the tournament while waits for it to come down. Brussels won the game 4-2. The Newton finishing in second place. Group discusses catalogue for Huron Entertainment Blyth's Young Company rehearses for season's performances Government School board, teachers reach agreement on Social Contract News Topnotch closes its head office in Seaforth See page 11 A meeting to discuss a co-opera- tive mail-order catalogue to sell made-in-Huron crafts and cottage industry products will be held Aug. 24 in Blyth. A group of about a dozen arti- sans, small food processors and marketers have been working on the idea of a mail-order catalogue for about six weeks, holding week- ly meetings to work out the details. On Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Blyth Festival's June Hill Rehearsal Hall (above the administration building at the corner of Queen and Dinsley) the group is inviting all interested Huron residents to hear more about the catalogue idea and listen to rep- resentatives from the Ontario Min- istry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) in Guelph speak about forming a marketing co-operative. The group is working in co-oper- ation with the Blyth Festival which will include the catalogue as part of its pre-Christmas promotion to its 20,000 name mailing list. The idea is to promote Huron County cot- tage and small industries by encouraging the purchase of local- ly-made gifts for Christmas or for the home. It's hoped the catalogue will offer a wide cross-section of items pro- duced in the county. Those artisans and crafters participating in the cat- A Blyth resident noted for her prize winning garden will receive a prize of a different sort when she receives the plaque as Citizen of the Year for Blyth and area. Margaret Caldwell was chosen Citizen of the Year by a committee of Blyth residents acting on nomi- nations from readers of The Citizen. Her nominator noted that Mrs. Caldwell "is always helping others" alogue will pay a share of the cata- logue printing and mailing costs, plus a share of the cost of filling orders. The organizing group has been working on details of catalogue printing and design and the mechanics of filling orders. The assistance of the OMAF will help participants decide if the co-opera- tive format is the best option for the organization. A special branch of OMAF has been set up to encour- age marketing co-operatives to pro- mote value-added production from Ontario's farms and rural areas. as well as being a faithful worker at events at Blyth United Church. She's also well known for the beautiful garden at her Queen St. home and has been willing to share its beauty with others. She will receive a plaque, mark- ing her honour, later this summer. She is the eighth person to receive the Citizen of the Year award since The Citizen was founded in 1985. passes bylaw blesome main street house where neighbours have been protesting the rundown condition of the prop- erty for years. The new bylaw was required, Chief Building Official Paul Josling explained, because the existing bylaw did not allow village officials to go in and clean up a property if the property owner did- n't comply with a clean-up-order. Under the old bylaw, the village had to get a court order in order to be able to clean up a property and apply the costs to the tax bill. The new bylaw will allow a clean-up and billing on taxes without a judge's ruling. The new bylaw calls for a notice of violation to be issued by the property standards enforcement officer. A meeting will then be called between village officials and the property owner to discuss the complaint. An "order to remedy" is then issued to the property owner. If no action is taken and no appeal is made against the order, the vil- lage then can proceed to clean up the property and apply the costs to the tax bill. 12ontinued on page 2 2 car accident in Blyth David O'Neill, 12, of RR 2 Inger- soll received minor injuries in a two vehicle accident in Blyth, on Aug. 4. A spokesman for the Wingham OPP says, James O'Neill, 38, and his son David were travelling north on Queen St. in a 1991 Chevy Cav- alier when it struck a 1982 Buick Regal, at approximately 1:30 pm. The Buick was driven by Beverly Snell, 45, of Blyth. She was south- bound on Queen St. and turned left into the path of the O'Neill vehicle. The Snell vehicle received mod- erate damage while the Cavalier was severely damaged. Mrs. Snell has been charged with turning left into the path of an oncoming vehicle. Couple escapes injury A Willowdale couple escaped serious injury following a single vehicle crash in Grey Township at 4:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 1. A spokesperson from the Wing- ham OPP said Frank Toth, 51 and his 49-year-old wife Yvonne were travelling south on Sideroad 5/6 nine metres south of Highway 86 when the incident occurred. The spokesperson said that Mr. Toth told police that an unidenti- fied driver in a blue pickup approached from the northbound side of the road forcing the Toth's 1984 Chrysler New Yorker into the west ditch. Mr. Toth lost control of the car, which crossed the road then struck a tree in the east ditch. Mrs. Toth escaped injury, while police say Mr. Toth received only minor injuries. They were taken by police cruiser to a Turnberry Town- ship residence. Damage to the car was severe, police say. Wheat yields disappointing Though this year looked promising the wheat yields are disappointing says Brian Hall, crop specialist with OMAF in Clinton, The wheat planted late was most affected with yields in the range of 45 to 70 bushels per acre. "The diseases that attacked the wheat crop shrivelled the kernels," says Mr. Hall. The crop is only grade two or three. He says, "With the poor quality and grade, the low price of $90 per tonne will limit the cash flow for many farmers." Mr, Hall says the floods in the midwestern states will not affect the price as many of those wheat fields had already been harvested, He says farmers can look for average to excellent yields from the corn, white bean and soya bean crops. There has been good growth recently. Soya bean prices are also up. Second cutting of hay is coming out of the fields but, with "touchy" weather it is hard to get a dry crop in, says Mr. Hall. Some high moisture barley has been harvested but, yields can not be judged by it. Marg Caldwell named top citizen for Blyth