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PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1996
Grade 8s celebrate
at grad ceremonies
Continued from page 7
renovations.
Lieutenant Governor Henry Jack-
man was among the dignitaries
who attended the opening of the
21st Blyth Festival Theatre season,
to view a premier performance of
Ballad for a Rum Runner's Daugh-
ter.
Reeve Mason Bailey informed
council about a law suit filed
against the village by former Clark-
Treasurer Helen Grubb.
Blyth hosted its first-ever Coun-
try Fest.
Walton Public School made two
special presentations, portraits of
former teachers Shirley Lyon and
Barb Elston, which now hang in the
school.
Renowned Canadian actor Kate
Trotter came to Blyth to direct the
Festival's The Tomorrow Box.
After suffering weeks of hot, dry
weather, the area was hit by thun-
derstorms and hail, damaging some
crops.
Wingham, Teeswater, Belgrave,
Blyth, Brussels and Londesboro
saw the beginning of construction
for the installation of natural gas
lines to the communities. The $11.8
million project was approved by
the Ontario Energy Board.
Leona and Jim Armstrong of
Brussels were the surprise hosts to
several hang gliders as they passed
through the area for a local compe-
tition.
Public school valedictorians
were: Jamie Black and Tammy
Walker, Blyth PS; Sarah Exel,
Brussels PS; Melina Hussey, East
Wawanosh PS; Becky Rapson and
Bronwyn Dunbar, Grey Central PS;
Kevin Trewartha, Hullett PS and
Carali McCall, Seaforth PS.
The first leg of construction of
the new ball diamond in Brussels
got underway with the installation
of drainage pipes.
Lori Perrie of RR3 Brussels trav-
elled from Quebec to British
Columbia to compete in track and
field meets, in hopes of qualifying
for Pan Am Games in Chile or the
Canada-US.
Four days of high winds and a
tornado in Goderich, knocked out
power to several regions of the
county, resulting in relief help
arriving from Newmarket, Guelph,
Toronto, London, Barrie and Sim-
coe.
Seaforth Community Hospital
went smoke-free.
Ontario Plowmen Association
members toured the region to view
potential sites for the 1999 Interna-
tional Plowing Match.
Blyth Taste of Country Food Fair
attracted many visitors to the com-
munity centre to sample Huron
County products.
Arsonists hit Brussels as a car
and the Masons' Wayside chapel
were set on fire.
The Ark in Brussels developed a
SWAT team, (Students Working
Around Town) to offer youth an
opportunity to give back to their
community.
To commemorate the contribu-
tion of two Brussels residents to the
fire department, the families of Bid
(W.D.) Bell and Scottie (Dave)
Hastings donated plaques' in their
honour to be placed on the structure
housing the old bell.
Frank Thompson, former owner
of Thompson's Meat Market, was
named Brussels' Citizen of the
Year.
A large stash of coats which had
been stolen from Bainton's Old
Mill in Blyth, was discovered at a
Continued on page 9
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