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Vol. 12 No. 26
Wednesday, June 26, 1996
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Education
Brussels teacher retires
after 3 decades plus in
education
See page 2
Special
10 pages celebrate 140
year history of Grey and
its communities
Starting page 13
Theatre
Collective of local TV
show kicks off Blyth
season with toes tappin'
See page 31
Area teenager
hurt in crash
Blyth kicks off 22nd season
Listowel OPP are investigating a
single car accident, which sent two
teens, including one Brussels-area
youth to London hospital and
claimed the life of another.
A press release from the Wing-
ham OPP states that an exchange
student visiting here from Mexico
was killed when the car she was
riding in crashed on Sideroad 3/4 in
Momington Twp. at 2 a.m. Sunday,
June 23. Her name had not been
released until the next of kin were
notified.
Three other passengers in the car
were injured. Brian Terpstra, 20, of
RR2, Atwood was taken to hospital
with minor injuries and released.
Jason Terpstra, 18, RR3, Brussels
sustained internal injuries, police
said. He was taken to Victoria Hos-
pital in serious condition. His con-
dition, as of Monday, was fair, a
hospital spokesperson said.
Also taken to Victoria Hospital,
with a fractured right leg and lacer-
ations, was Teresa Dietrich, 17, of
RR I. Newton.
The 22nd season of the Blyth
Festival got off to a roaring good
time, June 21, as a large group of
fans as well as local dignitaries and
theatre supporters gathered for the
gala opening of Barndance Live.
Following a nearly sold out coun-
try supper, served by Blyth United
Church parishioners at, the Blyth
Community Centre, attendees had
the pleasure of listening to guest
speaker, Christopher Newton of the
For more than a dozen years,
Blyth has hosted the Bluewater
Kennel Club's All Breeds Dog
Show and Obedience Trials, draw-
ing competitors from across Cana-
da and the United States.
With contacts going out early this
year, Florence Pullen of Clinton,
the show chair, hopes the entrant
numbers will be even higher for the
July 2-4 event, than in the last few
years.
"We have already received a lot _
of interest from the United States
and with three American judges
this year, we hope to draw more
than last year."
Shaw Festival, at Niagara-on-the-
Lake.
Huron-Bruce MP Paul Steckle
and Huron MPP Helen Johns were
on hand for the opening night event
as were members of the Ontario
Arts Council, long-time supporters
of the theatre.
Light drizzle did not dampen the
spirits of the Blyth Festival Singers
as they welcomed patrons to the
opening, from their courtyard posi-
The Blyth show is a large event,
with competitions taking place both
in outdoor and indoor rings at the
Blyth and District Community
Centre. The intense heat of 1995
forced the obedience trials inside to
offer the animals more comfort and
better conditions for concentrating
on the task at hand.
As just one of the stops on the
North American dog show circuit,
the Blyth event draws approximate-
ly 400 animal entrants each day.
The 100 breeds are classified into
seven groups; sporting, non-sport-
ing, hounds, terriers, working,
herding, and toys.
tion at Blyth Memorial Hall.
With Bonnie Parkinson's garden-
scapes exhibit on display for the
opening of the Bainton Gallery as
well, gala night visitors were wel-
comed inside for a view of bursting
colours and tranquil garden scenes.
The evening was rounded out by
a performance of Barndance Live, a
collective developed by director
Paul Thompson and cast members.
Aside from the regular categories
for the adult entrants, a junior class
will allow children of all ages to
show a dog which is already regis-
tered in the event. The midday
Wednesday feature will permit
children the opportunity to show
off their dog handling skills in the
ring.
Information pertaining to the
Bluewater Kennel Club Obedience
Trials and Dog Show may be
obtained by contacting Florence
Pullen, 519-233-7896, Janet Lobb,
519-233-3372 or Lynn Flowers,
519-524-4963.
Perfect form
This young lady showed
perfect form as she took part
in the basketball throw dur-
ing Walton Public School's
end-of-the-year carnival.
Present and future students
and their families were invit-
ed to participate in activities
such as pony rides, bubble
making and face painting,
June 18. Village goes to the dogs
Terry Fox Run needs Blyth help
Though the event may be months
away, planning and organization
has already begun.
Sallianne Patch of Brussels, will
once again be co-ordinating details
in that community, I'm' the annual
Terry Fox Run, which last Septem-
ber raised more than $4,500 in
Brussels, for cancer research.
The run will begin at The Ark, at
1 p.m., Sept. 22, with the same
route as last year, says Patch.
"We have a great team of volun-
Office open Monday
For most of the staff at The
Citizen it will be business as usual
this Canada Day.
The Blyth office will be open
Monday with deadline for
advertising and editorial set for 4
p.m.
The Brussels office will be
closed, however, any information
can be put in the door slot to be
picked up by 1 p.m.
teers", she says who will be dis-
tributing teaching videos and
sponsor sheets in early September.
Though still looking for a team
leader, Patch says the Brussels
group is prepared to "go for the
gold" this year, in terms of their
fundraising efforts.
However, Blyth is in need of an
organizer.
The Ontario office of the Terry
Fox Foundation is seeking enthusi-
astic, and energetic individuals,
Alice Scott of East Wawanosh
was recognized for her contribution
to the community, June 18, when
she received the 1996 Senior of the
Year award from the•township.
Established in 1994 to give
municipalities the opportunity to
honour an outstanding local senior,
families or groups who would like
to take on the challenge of bringing
the run to Blyth, Sept. 22.
The non-competitive, family-ori-
ented walk, bike, jog or ride has
raised over $168 million across the
country, for innovative cancer
research since its inception 16
years ago.
If interested in making a differ-
ence in the battle to defeat cancer,
call 1-800-386-1200.
Scott was noted for her many years
of active involvement in communi-
ty functions. She was a public
School teacher, served on the
library board, held office as presi-
dent of the Knox Belgrave WMS,
was the first president of the new
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East Wawanosh
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