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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-01-04, Page 8AUGUST 1994 SMTVVTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 '10,11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER 1994 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER 1994 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOVEMBER 1994 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DECEMBER 1994 SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF GREY The residents of the township of Grey are requested by the Council not to park cars on Township roads during the winter months in order to facilitate snowplowing operations. The Township will not be responsible for damage to any vehicle parked on roads. Council also requests that the residents of the Township of Grey do not blow or push snow onto Township roads during the winter months. Dave Hastings Road Superintendent CRS Township of Grey The Huron County Board of Education KINDERGARTEN AND JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION Children born in 1990 and 1991 are eligible to enrol for KINDERGARTEN and JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN respectively. Contact your local Principal for additional details. Blyth P.S. 523-9201 Brussels P.S. 887-9361 East Wawanosh P.S. 357-2960 Grey C.P.S. 887-6601 Hullett C.P.S. 523-4201 Seaforth P.S. 527-0790 Walton P.S. 887-6219 Please call your local public school as soon as possible to confirm your intent to register. Your call will allow your school to provide you with registration details and will assist the Board in planning for staff. Proof of age and confirmation of property assessment information will be required. Roxanne Brown Chair Paul Carroll Director PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1995. 1994 a harvesting season of promise Continued from page 7 100th birthday with family and friends at Huronlea, Brussels. Blyth council passed a new '94 budget, which showed an increase in the mill rate of .89 per cent. Provincial Liberal Party leader Lyn McLeod visited Blyth. She made a brief speech and promised that, once in power, her govern- ment would get people back to work. Rob Mitchell of Walton travelled to Red Deer, Alberta to compete in a motocross event. He placed sixth overall out of 15 entrants. Gore and Storrie Ltd., consulting engineers for the landfill project, recommended the elimination of four candidate sites. Brussels council accepted the tender of D and J Construction of Brussels for the building of the fire hall. The United Church in Blyth wel- comed its new minister Rev. Stephen Huntley, his wife Kate and son Andrew. The 1994 mill rate for residential taxpayers in Hullett Township dropped slightly by .004. Toxic fumes were the biggest concerns for Blyth firefighters when a fire broke out at a chicken barn in Hullett Twp. There were no injuries and damage was estimated at $4,000. The West Wawanosh Landfill Coalition attended the Huron Coun- ty Planning Committee meeting to present its opposition to the pro- posed landfill sites in the township. Amy Thomas of RR1 Ethel trav- elled to South Bend, Indiana to compete in the American Majorette Championship. She finished in the top half of her class between the ages of 16 and 24. Blyth Decorating finished their regular season play by edging the Brussels Bulldogs 1-0. The Decora- tors were first place in the overall standings. Jayne Marquis, a business woman in Blyth, announced that she had joined a five-member team to help refugee children from Bosnia and Croatia. She travelled to Croatia for over a month in an effort to help the children. The Trans Can National Motocross Championships were held at the Lee farm outside of Walton. Mike Jones of Pennsylva- nia captured the Canadian National Number 1 ranking. Shannon Craig was crowned Queen of the Furrow at the Huron County Plowing Match. The Blyth Business Association held a teddy bear parade down main street. The official lighting of the new lights was witnessed by the marchers, who then gathered in the Memorial Hall courtyard for a social gathering. County council decided that they would not support the request of Union Gas to make a jobsOntario grant application on behalf of the company. Union Gas wanted the council's help in the expansion of pipelines to serve Blyth, Brussels and Wingham. Students in Grade 3 at Walton Public School remained for another year instead of traveling to Seaforth PS as they had in the past. A banner promoting the Terry Fox Run was hung across main street in Brussels. It was donated by Brussels Livestock Inc. to encourage participation. Brussels councillors agreed to apply to the Ontario Clean Water Agency for a grant to increase stor- age capacity at the village sewage plant. Helen Gowing, a dedicated vol- unteer worker, was named as the Citizen of the Year for Blyth. The 33rd Annual Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion and Hobby Show was a huge success. It had an increase in attendance of 15 per cent over the best year. The Brussels PeeWee Girls ended their season as A runners up, after losing to Goderich in playoff action. Mason Bailey announced that he would run for the reeve's position in the upcoming election. In accordance with the Ministry of Education, the Huron County Board of Education adopted a Vio- lence-Free School Policy. The 159 participants in the first Terry Fox Run in Brussels raised $4,236.90 in pledges and donations for the Canadian Cancer Society. The white bean harvest was well underway in the southern region of the county and yields looked fairly good. Despite rain, the 74th annual Bel- grave and Blyth School Fair dis- played a total of 3,118 exhibits. After a disappointing display of public interest Morris Twp, council voted to close the Belgrave Library. Volunteers from a Blyth/Londes- boro area group borrowed an idea from western Canada in an effort to get more people involved with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The group encouraged fanners to desig- nate a tonne of corn as Canadian Foodgrains Bank corn when they sold it at their local elevator com- pany. More than 600 friends and family gathered at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre to pay respects to recently retired MP Murray Cardiff. The Wawanosh Nature Centre celebrated 10 years of conservation education. Blyth Councillor Eugene Coburn announced that he would run for reeve in the upcoming election. Donna Surgeoner, director of nursing and co-administrator of the Huronview and Huronlea Homes for the Aged resigned her post. Ms Surgeoner took a temporary posi- tion with the London Long Term Care office of the Ministry of Health. The Blyth Decorating ball team received the League Championship Trophy at the annual awards ban- quet . Graeme MacDonald and Charlie Thomas stepped forward to run for the one position on Grey council. Provincewide tests proved 94 per cent of Huron County students are above average in reading .skills, while 95 per cent are above aver- age in writing skills. Engineers testing the candidate landfill sites recommended the elimination of three remaining Col- borne locations. Four of the 11 ini- tial sites remained as possibilities. The harvest of white beans, soya beans and corn was going well according to OMAFRA crop con- sultant Allan McCallum. Blyth councillors made a recom- mendation to their successors to pursue the grant funding to bring the sludge storage tank to Ministry guidelines. After a rash of break-ins across the county three 14-year-olds were arrested, two from the Auburn area. The trio was accused of stealing cigarettes, cash, sports cards, lot- tery tickets and snack foods. The Huron County Board of Edu- cation approved junior kindergarten grant allocations for several area schools. Phase one of the additions on Blyth PS were set to begin immediately. The Brussels Bulls extended their unbeaten streak to five when they beat Kincardine 9-3. This moved the team into second place in the Western standings. Elections caused several changes in municipal councils throughout the area. In Blyth, Mason Bailey defeated Eugene Coburn for reeve, while Tom Cunningham secured another term as reeve in Hullett township and Gord Workman was returned in Brussels. Long-time McKillop reeve Marie Hicknell lost her bid to Ron Murray, while incumbent Leona Armstrong defeated opponent Dale Newman in Grey. The Brussels 5 R's Thrift Shop announced $44,000 worth of sales. Each of the five churches in the community received a donation of $500. The remainder of the profits was invested for renovations to the store and other future plans. Members of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary held a Noon Luncheon, Christmas Craft and Bake Sale in the Blyth Memorial Hall. The pro- ceeds of the event went to the pur- chase of a new dishwasher. Councillors at a Huron County Council meeting voiced their dis- pleasure with the lack of local municipal election coverage on CKNX television. The council passed a motion to be sent to the stations and to the CRTC. The provincial government passed a law that prohibits smoking in public areas of retail establish- ments, financial institutions, laun- dromats and video-amusement arcades. The law also limits smok- , Purchasing a vehicle is a big decision! Let us help you make the right one! GARRY WOODCOCK Quality Cars & Trucks %;,i We Can Save You Money l %._ I— Drive A Little - Save A Lot MONTGOMERY; LUCKNOW 528-2813ice* ing to designated areas in hospitals and other public buildings such as shopping malls. Huron MPP Paul Klopp was cho- sen to represent the Huron New Democratic Party once again in the upcoming provincial election, while Helen Johns of Exeter was the PC's choice. The Brussels Fire Department moved into its new fire hall. The old fire hall will remain unheated for the winter, although council agreed to rent it but for storage. The new Blyth council was sworn in. Reeve Mason Bailey addressed the audience of about 30, noting the need for council to move at a steady pace. Tanya Franken of Brussels won the Auburn Co-op Award for Reserve Champion 4-H Dairy Calf at the Seaforth Fair. Lorne Wernham, 14, of Walton travelled to Florida where he com- peted in the Motocross Mini- Olympics. He placed 15th overall during the week of races. The Blyth Pee Wee Rep team were finalists in the "B" Division of the annual Royal Canadian Legion Zone C-I tournament. Geoff Ward, coach of the Kitch- ener Rangers, was the instructor at the Brussels Bulls Christmas hock- ey school. The Bainton Gallery at Blyth Memorial Hall held a show entitled "Celebration 1994". It featured the works of 32 artists, most from Huron County. The Blyth Legion donated $500 to the Huron County Christmas Bureau and an additional $1,000 to the World Scout Jamboree 1995 Fund. Opening of a practice Dr. Janet Zettel, left, and Gwen Devereaux were on hand to welcome new patients to the Brussels MedicaVDental Clinic in November. Dr. Zettel, along with partner Dr. Woldnik, both from the Seaforth clinic, opened the office.