HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-01-05, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5,1994.
Some highlights of 93
Continued from page 7
Blyth and Hullett Twp. councils
decided to close the landfill site on
Wednesdays while increasing the
hours of Saturday operations to
help cut costs.
Huron County 4-Hers hosted
members from New Brunswick
involved in the Connections Cana
da 93 exchange.
The Gospel Echoes Harvest
Team presented an inspirational
concert at Brussels Mennonite Fel
lowship.
Marg Caldwell was named the
Blyth Citizen of the Year.
Brussels passed a bylaw allowing
the village to clean up properties
neglected by the owner, after suffi
cient warning. The owner would
then have the cost added to the tax
bill.
Blyth PeeWee soccer team fin
ished second in a Goderich tourna
ment.
Blyth councillors took a reduc
tion in pay to share the burden of
the Social Contract cuts.
The Cunningham Bridge on
County Rd. 16, in Grey Twp, was
officially opened.
The farm of Chris Lee of Walton
was once again the site for the
Trans Can National Motocross
Championships. The event was
very successful, drawing approxi
mately 2,000 people.
Wingham and District Hospital
announced the continuation of its
Nursing Assistant Program follow
ing notification from the Listowel
Employment Office that funds were
available through the retraining
program.
Six girls vie for the title of Brus
sels Fair Queen.
Danielle McDougall returned
home after travelling to Finland
through the Lions exchange pro
gram.
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After considerable discussion,
the BMG Recreation Board agreed
to the purchase of an ice surfacing
machine to replace the tractor.
Sharon Kelly, of RR 5 Seaforth,
took over the duties of Queen of
the Furrow at the Huron County
Plowing Match.
Brussels Pre-Mites won the C
Championship playoff tournament.
The Blyth Festival season came
to an end with performances of The
Glorious 12th.
Huronview and Huronlea would
no longer be members of the
Ontario Association of Non-Profit
Homes and Services for Seniors
after Huron County Council turned
down the request of a $5,510.03
membership fee. The motion was
defeated by a one-vote margin.
The Auburn Mites claimed the
Central Huron B Championship.
Brussels PeeWee 80s girls won
the Tri County A division Champi
onship.
The congregations of Knox Unit
ed in Belgrave and Calvin-Brick
welcomed interim minister, Rev.
Paul Boughton.
The 32nd Annual Threshers
Reunion was held in Blyth and was
considered a success despite the
poor weather.
Murray Cardiff won the PC seat
for Huron-Bruce, uncontestcd.
Sharon Godkin of RR 1 Walton
was crowned Fair Queen at the
132nd Brussels Fall Fair.
The Social Contract forced the
HCBE to cut $1,962,985 from its
budget.
The Clinton Town Hall served as
the meeting place for the public to
listen to Premier Bob Rae and
Huron-Bruce NDP candidate Tony
McQuail.
The Blyth Lions placed a memo
rial water fountain in the park to
commemorate the late Frank Bain
ton.
Twenty-seven workers at Huron
view and Huronlea received notice
that they would be laid off by the
end of November.
Work continued on the old
Callander Home after sitting empty
for two years. The building, to con
tain five apartments was expected
to be ready for occupancy by early
November.
The Brussels Lions Club donated
$12,000 towards the purchase of
the ice surfacing machine for BMG
Community Centre.
The Optimists celebrated 20
years as a service club in Brussels.
Blyth council made adjustments
to the PUC to reduce financial pres
sures caused by the Social Contract
and reduced transfer payments. The
position of PUC foreman was elim
inated with responsibilities going to
the village works foreman.
Marg Caldwell received an
award as Blyth's "Citizen of the
Year”.
Blythe Brooke Orchards held a
grand opening for its cold storage
and sales facility on Highway 4,
east of Blyth.
Landfill users in West
Wawanosh were required to pur
chase tags for marking refuse bags
to be buried in the trench.
The HCBE and the HPRCSSB
participated in the first ever joint
meeting to bring their concerns to
minister without portfolio with edu
cation responsibilities, Mike Far-
nan.
Brussels IGA participated in a
nation-wide effort to plant
100,000,000 trees. The village
received 100 three foot white ash
which were planted in three spots
around the community.
Local elementary schools began
the organization of parent associa
tions in an effort to get them more
involved in the school community
and to give them input on school
activities and policies.
The staff and students of Blyth
PS presented the Legion, the Lions,
a village employee, a HCBE
employee and the school custodians
with plaques, in appreciation for
the work done to improve their
playground.
Construction continued at the
Howson Mill east of Blyth. The
new warehouse, mill and office
should be completed by December.
Murray Cardiff, a 14-year veter
an of political life as an MP went
down to defeat as Paul Steckle and
the Liberals swept Ontario in the
federal election.
Sparlings opened a new propane
outlet in Flesherton.
The Brussels Crusaders swept
three games in a week to move into
first place in the WOAA Senior A
division.
The HCBE announced that
Junior Kindergarten would be
offered in six local public schools,
beginning Jan. 1. The schools were
Walton, Brookside, Colborne,
McCurdy Stephen and Zurich.
Janet Amos returned to the Blyth
Festival as the artistic director.
The Brussels Optimists decided
not to run the annual summer event
FunFest in 1994.
The Blyth Festival appointed
Napier Simpson as the interim
manager.
A field of corn stubble being
burnt off went out of control and
migrated into the neighbour's field,
threatening newly planted ever
greens.
The Brussels Legion Ladies Aux
iliary donated $2,000 to the Legion
building fund.
Nancy Matheson of Montana,
spoke to a gathering of approxi
mately 80 people at Grey Central
Public School with regards to
organic farming and the creation of
farmer information and project
groups.
Brussels and area cadets camped
out for the weekend to earn another
star level.
The Huron Community Service
Network, with financial aid from
OMAF produced the first Huron
Information Directory.
The new Olympia ice surfacing
machine arrived at the BMG Com
munity Centre.
Graeme Craig and family of Wal
ton began planning the develop
ment of their land into a facility for
Gary Dauphin of Dauphin Feed
in Walton bought the business por
tion of Topnotch in Brussels.
Customers were served from the
Walton location beginning Dec. 1.
Brussels Bulls sat in fifth place
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winner
Sharon Godkin of RR 1 Walton was crowned the 1993
Brussels Fair Queen at the annual fall event. Miss Godkin
was sponsored by Walton Wl.
the developmentally disabled.with hopes of moving into third
with a good weekend performance.
Blyth Midgets captured the
Regional Silver Stick B title.
Graeme Craig was acclaimed to
the position of Chairperson for the
Huron County Board of Education.
Blyth Festival board announced a
year-end deficit of $229,454, due to
a drop in box office receipts and an
increase in expenses.
Brussels Bulls move into fourth
place, five points behind Hanover.
Allan Gibson of Ashfield Twp.
was elected to the position of war
den for Huron County.
Robert Alexander of Ethel
received recognition from Grey
Twp. council for his 30 years of
service as a volunteer fire fighter.
Scrimgeour's
Food Market