HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-05-06, Page 3Earning recognition
Shawn Clark of Blyth received a certificate from Marilyn
Warner, youth and education chair for the Clinton Royal
Canadian Legion, April 27, after capturing second place
at the district level of the Remembrance Day essay
contest.
Blyth PS news
Students into
busiest term
Thank i()1
Blyth Public School's
Student Advisory Council
would like to say "Thank
You" to everyone who
prepared food, donated food,
worked in the kitchen,
served the dinner and
cleaned up afterwards. All
your hard work helped to
make the dinner a success.
A special thank you to the
Blyth Inn for slicing all the
meat.
Thanks Again!
Optimist
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Tournament
Saturday, May 16th
Open to boys and girls with
some golf experience
Held at
WINGHAM GOLF CLUB
For information contact
Blyth Area: Fred de Boer
523-9500
Brussels Area:
Gerald Wheeler
887-6233
before May 8th
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1998. PAGE 3.
Blyth talks strategic planning
By Michelle Cook
The third term is always the
busiest and Blyth's Grade 4/5s sure
are finding that out! In music they
are studying orchestras because the
CHSS band visited the school and
Blyth
People
The April 27 euchre winners in
Blyth were: high lady, Vi Hoggart;
second high lady, Dorothy Daer;
high man, Evelyn Christenson;
second high man, Edith Beacom;
ladies' lone hands, Geraldine Dale;
men's lone hands, Margaret Nesbit;
low lady, Vera Hesselwood; low
man, Lome Dale; most twos, Kay
Konarski; most zeroes, Erma Cook;
pink marked card, Mary Turnbull;
white marked card, Bernice
McClinchey; lucky chair, Ruth
Jardin; highest score, one game,
Edith Glousher and Mary
Shobbrook.
This was the last euchre until fall.
Lost heir results of April 29 in
Blyth were: high blue card, Elaine
Snell; high mauve card, Mary
Walden; low blue card, Arnold
Cook; low mauve card, Phyllis
Boak.
This is the last lost heir until the
fall.
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
With a county strategic planning
consultation set, Blyth council
briefly discussed, at the May 4 ses-
sion, the strategy and purpose of
the gathering.
Consultation meetings have been
set between the county and each
municipality to discuss restructur-
ing and amalgamation options.
Blyth will attend June 3.
In revisiting the matter, Council-
lor Jeff Howson stated the concern
that in all restructuring options
which include amalgamation of
municipalities, Blyth is in the out-
lying area.
"We should try to be more cen-
tralized so people focus in towards
Blyth."
He also noted that in most cases,
Hullett Twp. was in another area,
separated from Blyth, though the
two municipalities have several
shared services at present.
Reeve Mason Bailey said he was
sure Hullett would be heard from
on that issue.
Questioning the purpose of the
consultation, whether to listen to
suggestions or give Blyth council's
opinion, councillors agreed both
were needed.
"My understanding is that they
want input," said Bailey.
Councillor Doug Scrimgeour
added that councillors had to
ensure Blyth's preference for a
two-tiered system was expressed.
Bailey said the function of the
consultations would be discussed at
the May 7 county council meeting.
Further to restructuring talks,
council was told of talks given at
the Ontario Small Urban Munici-
palities, attended by Bailey and
Clerk-Treasurer John Stewart.
Months after the restructuring of
Chatham-Kent to a one-tiered sys-
tern, Bailey said those who got bet-
ter jobs, with better pay think it is
good. However, the small munici-
palities are not happy.
Chatham-Kent has saved $7.2
million of the $12 million estimat-
ed by the restructuring commis-
sioner, yet much of that has come
in the loss of 200 jobs, a Chatham-
Kent lawyer told the gathering.
The elimination of jobs was not
done through layoffs, said Stewart.
Employees were offered a package
and those that did not take it were
given jobs. It is expected more jobs
will go through attrition.
Bailey pointed out that the $7.2
million in savings comes from a
population of 110,000 and that
Chatham-Kent is 70 per cent urban.
In speaking with other municipal
representatives at the conference,
Bailey heard that Brantford had
also gone one- tier because they felt
it was inevitable that eventually it
would go there, even if they started
with two-tier.
Councillor Rob Lawrie agreed
that he could see a similar result
occurring in Huron County.
they were great!
They are reviewing math facts,
finishing up measurement, and
using their own math knowledge to
make a project. They are also
constructing boxes with hinged
lids.
During reading these students
have been studying novels and
making wonderful comic strips
about them. They have also been
learning about possessive nouns
and they are using many computers
to type out their adventure stories.