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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1995-02-22, Page 20BRIAN BUFFINGA Electrical and Controls • Residential • Agricultural • Commercial • HVAC Controls • Pole Line Services (519) 233-3340 VARNA a) OD DUNBAR & COOK ELECTRIC LTD. Home, Farm & Commercial Wiring DON PAUL 526-7505 357-1537 Cardwell- Construction • residential & agricultural Structures • framing • siding • drywall • roofing & trim Estimates & Prints R.R.# 3 Blyth 523-9354 Blyth Decorating Centre Ltd. Drywall Hanging & Finishing Texture & Swirl Ceilings Spray Painting Painting & Staining TELEPHONE 523-4930 FREE ESTIMATES Vertical & Horizontal Blinds Carpet Hard Surface Marble Quarry Tile Ceramic Tile Wall Covering DON "BARNEY " STEWART JOHN H. BATTYE) 188 Queen St., Box 151, Blyth, Ontario. NOM 1H0 4407 I-0 4C FIREWOOD 0DPEN 7 DAYS A WEEX) FA57 CD- INTED4SSEBIOCE) Call John:G), -5*-8677p921) Are you managing your money or just managing to get by? 11 me today to find ut how Investors an help you start uilding your i e. CALL Helen Hetherington 887-6817 or 1-800-390-7972 Investors Group Bu 1 • 1940. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1995. PAGE 21. HCBE briefs Huron board gets environmental award The Huron County Board of Edu- cation was presented with an envi- ronmental award at the Feb. 7 meeting, for the involvement of the schools in environmental projects. A representative from The Soci- ety of Environmental and Energy Studies Foundation presented the silver award to the board, saying the county is a forerunner in envi- bituaries W. RONALD FORAN W. Ronald Foran of Blyth, passed away at Clinton Public Hos- pital on Feb. 14, 1995, in his 49th year. Mr. Foran drove truck for many years for J&H Campbell Transport Ltd in Blyth. He was the beloved husband of June M. Baechler, to whom he had been married for more than 14 years. Mr. Foran was the loving father of Jack and June Holmes of Seaforth, Karen Foran and Duane Costain of Blyth, Joe Holmes and Nikki Oliver of Clinton and the loved grandfather of six grandchil- dren. He is survived by his mother, •, Isobel (Mrs. Arthur Young) of RR2 Auburn; a sister, Patricia (Mrs. Gordon Needham) of London and a brother, Michael Foran of Luc- know. Mr. Foran was predeceased by one son, Robert Foran and his father, W. Elmer Foran. Rev. Stephen Huntley officiated at the service, held on Feb. 17, 1995, at Tasker Chapel of the Beat- tie-Falconer Funeral Home in Blyth. Interment was at Blyth Union Cemetery. ronmental projects, with each school participating in an average of 23.6 endeavours. ***** The tender received from Bel- liveau Construction was accepted for alterations to the administration area, meeting rooms, teachers' work room and health room at Blyth Public School. MABEL E. SMITH Mabel Elizabeth Smith of Brus- sels passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18, 1995 at Listowel Memorial Hospital, in her 90th year. She was the beloved wife of the late Allan Smith (1981) and the loving mother of Harvey and Mari- on Smith of Cranbrook, Joe and Bev Smith of RR3 Brussels, Doreen and Vern Willougby of RR2 Listowel, Ross and Shirley Smith of RR3 Brussels, Larry and Elaine Smith of RR3 Brussels, Lloyd and Beryl Smith of Brussels, Fred and Teuni Smith of RR3 Brussels, Carmen and Doreen Smith of RR2 Walkerton, Grace and Harry Smith of Ethel, Glenna and John Seddon of RR2 Walker- ton, Rodger and Donna Smith of RR2 Shallow Lake and Fran Gib- bons of RR1 Hepworth. Mri. Smith was predeceased by two infant sons and her son-in-law, John Gibbons. She was the loved grandmother of 50 grandchildren and 58 great grandchildren. The funeral service was held at Melville Presbyterian Church, Brussels on Feb. 20. Rev. Pervis officiated. Spring interment will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel. Pallbearers were Ron Smith, Brad Smith, David Smith, Greg Smith, Wayne Smith and Steve Smith. Flower bearers Barry Smith and Craig Smith. In remembrance, donations to Melville Presbyterian Church or a The bid for the project was $134,627.67. ***** Trustees Lynda Horbaniuk, Blyth and Hullett Twp.; Pauline Siemon, Scaforth and McKillop Twp. and Vicki Culbert, East and West Wawanosh and Ashfield Twps. will represent the board on the Special Education Advisory Committee. charity of your choice would be appreciated. RONALD CHARLES GROSS Ronald Gross of RR1, Londes- boro passed away Feb. 5, 1995 at Victoria Hospital in London. He was 56. Mr. Gross was the son of the late William Henry and Ida Gross. On July 30, 1966 he married the for- mer Marguerite Scott. Throughout his life, Mr. Gross was employed as a farmer. At the time of his death, Mr. Gross was serving the community as deputy-reeve of Hullett, a posi- tion he had held for four years. Prior to that he served nine years on council. He was a member of Londesboro United Church. Besides his wife, those mourning his loss most deeply are his son and daughter Larry and Denise Gross of Londesboro. He was the loved brother of Harold and Bernie Gross, RR1, Auburn, Carmen and Christina Gross, RR1, Auburn, Clayton and Alex Gross, St. Catharines, Elva and John Brown, RR3, Walton and Gordon and Bernice Gross, RR1, Auburn. He was predeceased by his broth- er Walter. Funeral services for Mr. Gross were held at the Tasker Chapel of the Beattie-Falconer Funeral Homes, Blyth at 3 p.m. on Feb. 8. Rev. Paul Ross was the officiating clergy. Interment will be held in the spring at Blyth Union Cemetery. ***** The board will contact the Ontario Public School Boards Association to request lobbying support to relax licensing require- ments to permit the use of comput- er software, by teachers and support staff, at home for school- related uses. ***** Trustees passed a motion in sup- port of returning one pay cheque, approximately 5 per cent of the actual honorarium, on a voluntary basis. ***** A motion was passed stating that, in general, the board supports the principles set out by the Royal Commission on Learning with regards to the size, number and role of the boards. The board released enrollment numbers for area schools, giving percentages of capacity. Blyth Public School stands at 76.35 per cent capacity; Brussels Public School, 95.79 per cent; East Wawanosh Public School, 86.85 per cent; Grey Central Public School, 94.65; Hullett Central Pub- lic School, 99.6 per cent and Wal- ton Public School, 90.53 per cent. ***** It is the consensus among the director, supervisory officers, human resources administration, secondary school principals and OSSTF officers that all regular sec- ondary schools will begin the switch to a mainly semestered timetable in the 1995-96 school year. THE BLYTH OVERLOADS WISH TO THANK THE SPONSORS OF THE TOURNAMENT HELD FEB. 14 Westcast Ind. Inc. - Wingham, Beigrave Co-op, Marriage Auto Parts, Clere-Vu Auto Wreckers, Dale Pump & Farm, Gardiner's Dairy, Green's Meat Market, Harold's Shell, Pelee Island Winery, Geo. Hubbard Rutabagas, Blythe Brooke Orchard, Grand View Restaurant, Fleming Feed Mill, Edward Fuels, Auburn Co-op, Hensall Co-op, Huron Tractor - Blyth, Bainton's Old Mill, The Old Mill, Legion Ladies Aux. Br. 420, Blyth Apothecary, Scrimgeour's Food Market, Blyth Festival, Burkholder Auto Body, Bryan Black Const., Lerner & Assoc., Scott & Co. Trucking, !tech Sports, Renfrew Tape, Louisville Stick, Quality Video, North Waterloo Mutual Ins., West Wawanosh Mutual Ins., Howick Ins., McKillop Ins., W.E. Worsley Ent., P. & K. Restorations, Kelly Auto Service, Craig Hardwoods, Andex, Dickson Disaster Clean-up, Radford Auto, Radford Fuel, Radford Trans, Bob Foxton Fuels, St. Mary's Cement, C.N. Weber, Manning's Bldg. Supplies. Scrimgeour's Food Market provided our "Ladies' Free Draw" The cheese trays were won by Nancy MacDonald and Louise Munro. Special thanks go to the wives of the Overloads for providing the food for the teams who certainly appreciated it. The Blyth Overloads gratefully thank the sponsors of our tournament for their gifts which were given to each player who participated in our tournament. If we forgot someone in the list above, we apologize, and you can blame Jim. • GOODS • SERVICES • TRADES