The Citizen, 1994-01-19, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19,1994. PAGE 3.
Bly th UCW meets
A champs
The Blyth PeeWee B team claimed the A championship at a tournament in Huron Park on
Dec. 28. Back row, from left: Kyle Anderson, Assistant Coach Steve Kochis, Mike Ansley,
Mike Courtney, Chris Dunbar, Joe Schmidt, Alan Gibbons, Jamie Black, Assistant Coach
Bruce Schmidt and Coach Don Dunbar. Front row: Justin Sauv$, Tim Adamopolus, Brad
Mason, Darryl Postma, Dennis Higgins, Jon Kochis. Absent was Brent Sauv6.
Group Committee plans ahead
The regular meeting of Blyth
UCW was held on Thursday, Jan.
13 at 2 p.m. Feme McDowell and
Hannie Meier were in charge of
devotions.
Feme opened the meeting with a
short poem, and "Standing on the
Portal" was sung. Hannie read
scripture Philippians 3: verses 13-
14 followed by the Lord's Prayer in
unison. Feme read a poem, "New
Leaf'. Devotions closed with the
hymn "All the Way My Saviour
Leads Me", a poem relating to John
6, "In God's Hands our Little
Becomes Much" and prayer.
Susan Howson then showed a
very interesting video on Missions
and Services in South Korea, New
Guinea, South Africa and El
Salvador. Also she read about
missions and then gave the motto,
"Prayer, Care and Share".
Bonnie Shannon, president,
presided over the business. Happy
Birthday was sung to Hannie Meier
and Happy Anniversary to Dorothy
Daer in honour of her 55 th wedding
anniversary.
The UCW will be catering to the
Lion's Club Jan. 27. The
congregational meeting is on
Monday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.
The meeting closed with the
UCW Benediction.
A delicious lunch was prepared
by Marjorie East, Ollie Craig,
Loma Fraser and Joan Clark.
SHARP
forward to Winterfest at St.
Boniface Separate School in Zurich
on Jan. 29. George Reinink was
invested Dec. 14 as a Beaver
leader.
Cubs enjoyed a Christmas
campout in December along with a
day of outdoor activities. Jan. 11
they attended a Blyth town council
The first meeting of 1994 for the
1st Blyth Group Committee was
held Jan. 10 at the Blyth Public
School. Fifty boys are now
registered in Blyth Scouting. All
sections are making the best of the
winter conditions.
Since the Christmas break
Beavers have enjoyed a day of
tobogganing, and are now looking
Students enjoy winter
GRADE 3/4
This month Grade 3/4 is doing
Inuit and Arctic studies. Mrs.
Webster is helping students do
research and learn more about
Arctic life.
What a good topic for a snowy
time of year!
GRADE 4/5
Grades 4/5 are learning plenty
about Ontario in Social Studies but
an even better way to leam about
one's country and province is to
study novels that are written by
Canadians in a Canadian setting.
Students focused on three
Canadian mystery novels - "The
Dragon Children" by Bryan
Buchan set in Western Canada
along the coast, "The Mystery of
the Secret Tunnel" by Frances
Shelley Wells, set in
Newfoundland, and "Samantha's
Secret Room" by Lyn Cook set in
Penetanguishene, Ont.
GRADE 7
Some of the Grade 7's have been
practising on the volleyball teams.
On Jan. 17, the Grade 7's toured
CKNX 920 in Wingham as a
follow up to their media literacy
study of radios.
Dan Sauv6 went on the show
called Street Cents last Saturday
and Sunday.
GRADE8
Grade 8 has been busy
organizing its fundraising which
will pay for the end-of-the-year
class trip. Students are planning on
going to Toronto and visiting
several attractions.
Grade 7 and 8 will be going
downhill skiing at Talisman, near
Kimberly, on Jan. 24.
VOLLEYBALL
The volleyball tournament is
coming up. Mrs. Laurie is coaching
the girl's team and Mr. Mason is
coaching the boys.
5 attend
Rutabaga
meeting
The Blyth Rutabaga Festival
committee held its second meeting
Jan. 13. Only five interested
persons were present.
Fundraising events were
discussed with one being a St.
Patrick's Day Dance. Local service
clubs will be contacted as to how
and if they are interested in
participating in this year's events.
Also any local service group or
organization interested in catering
for the supper on Saturday should
call Brenda 523-9541 or Michelle
523-9751.
The next meeting is Jan. 20 at
7:30 p.m. at Michelle Richmond's.
The future of the Rutabaga Festival
depends upon the support of the
community, organizers say, so they
are hoping for a good attendance.
meeting. Jan. 21-23 Cubs are
planning a winter camp at the
Wawanosh Centre. They will soon
be working on First Aid and
mapping.
Scouts have been on an eight km.
ski hike, and are making plans for a
winter camp Feb. 4-6 at the farm of
Phil Garriock. On June 19 two
local boys, Shawn Clark and Chris
Knox, will be presented with the
Chief Scout Award. Congratula
tions boys!
Venturers held a winter camp
Jan. 7-9 and are now making final
plans for their annual duck dinner
Feb. 17. Tickets will be on sale
soon.
All sections are looking forward
to Scout-Guide week Feb. 20 - 27.
Sunday, Feb. 20 both Guiding and
Scouting groups will attend a local
church service. On Wednesday,
Feb. 23 they will enjoy a pot luck
supper at the Blyth Community
Centre starting at 7 p.m.
BlvthJ
People
There were four tables in play at
Memorial Hall Wednesday night.
Winners were: high lady, Mabel
Riley; high gent, Alma McCallum,
playing as a man; low lady, Janet
Lawrie; low gent, Graeme
McDowell.
Winners from the Jan. 10 euchre
party at Blyth Memorial Hall were:
high lady, Evelyn Christianson;
high man, Klass deJong; low lady,
Marion Haggitt; low man, Lome
Dale; ladies' lone hands, Geraldine
Dale and men's lone hands, Graeme
McDowell.
Brad and Arn Cook, 13 times
winners of the Lost Heir Trophy,
since April 1993, were defeated on
Saturday by Abbie Snell and Garth
Walden.
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