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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2001-01-10, Page 3NOTICE Randy Groundwater, Provincial Service Officer for the Royal Canadian Legion, shall be visiting the Blyth area in early February. Anyone wishing an appointment may contact the undersigned not later than January 16, 2001. John Stewart Branch 420 Service Officer 523-4528 tbe WI) 100 523-9381 our great tasting pizza, Elise each one mode from the finest, freshest ingredients. Choose from the following toppings: pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, bacon, olives, ham, sausage, pineapple, hot peppers & double cheese. Plz Call --et 1444 or come In for BUY ONE and get a second for 1/2 price Thursday, Friday & Saturday 5 p.m. 'til closing eat in or take out THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2001. PAGE 3. North,Huron council briefs Blyth water works gets new system At the Jan. 2 meeting of North *** Huron council a recommendation Council passed a motion pro- from Blyth was accepted for the pur- claiming February as Heart and chase and installation of a metronic Stroke Month. Big winner Sandra Gooding of Listowel is the happy owner of a new PT Cruiser. Gooding had the winning ticket in the Blyth Bulldogs Sweepstakes, which she purchased from her son-in-law Blyth native Jeff Sippel. (Listowel-Banner photo) Listowel woman wins Cruiser for Christmas FROM BLYTH Blyth skaters pass tests Several members of the Blyth Skating Club passed their levels recently. In the CanSkate program the results are: Level one, Monica Bakelaar, MacKenzie Chalmers, Christina Eckert, Holly Howson; Level two, Wyatt Bearss, Rachelle Ducharme, Cassandra Henry, Alexandra Raynard; Level three, Kelly Cooke, Rachelle Ducharme, Alanna Uyl; Level four, Jasmine deBoer, Kelly MacDonald; Level six, Jory Lynn Uyl. For the junior and senior skate division there was: Senior Bronze Dance European, Amanda Bearss; Level Five Skills, Bridget Blake; European Waltz, Bridget Blake; Preliminary Dance Dutch Waltz, Skye Cook; Junior Bronze Dance Willow Waltz, Katie McClinchey, Cassandra Uyl. Results of the power skate divi- sion are: Level one, bronze, Carl Hasenberger; silver, Aaron Popp; gold, Matthew Popp, Tyler Middegaal; Level two, bronze, Matthew Chalmers, Collin Whitfield; silver, Grant Sparling, Jory Lynn Uyl; Level three, silver, Brandon Kellington, One Falconer; gold, Aaron Dykstra. With the beginning of the new year, the Club is halfway through the skating season. This year's Home Tour was a suc- cess. Christina Eckert was one of the top Skate-a-Thon pledge getters. The club extends apologies for the mix up on the day of the event. The first Bring a Friend Night was a hit with the skaters. Dec. 1, a few members braved the cold to hand out candy canes to the crowds watching the Blyth Santa Claus Parade. Upcoming events and fundraising activities will include the sale of piz- zas, panzerotti, cookie and muffin dough. This will run from Jan. 12 straight through until Feb. 2. These items can be purchased from any skating member. Feb. 23 will be the Carnival night. Registration for new skaters begins in January. This will include the final 10 weeks of skating. For information call 523-9319, 526- 7411 or 523-4897. Sandra Gooding of Listowel was the grand prize winner in the Blyth Bulldogs Sweepstakes "Win a Cruiser for Christmas" draw held Christmas morning. Gooding bought the winning ticket from her son-in- law, and Blyth native, Jeff Sippel. The prize was a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited Edition valued at $31,380. Sweepstakes organizers paid the taxes and Gooding chose red for the colour of her new Cruiser. One thousand and fifteen of the $50 tickets were sold and organizers Dwight Chalmers, Todd MacDonald and Steven Sparling are pleased to contribute net proceeds of $13,003 to the Blyth & District Community Centre Capital Fund. This brings the two-year total sweepstakes contribu- tions to the fund to approximately $35,000. "Todd, Dwight and I are commit- ted to organizing five of these draws and we will continue to make only minor changes each year — and gen- erate as much cash and excitement as possible," said Sparling. Last year's winner traded in the pickup truck for a van, and this year, organizers chose the PT Cruiser for a number of reasons: it's extremely popular, the waiting lists are long, it's Motor Trend's "Car of the Year", and, it appeals to women buyers. "Most ticket buyers last year were men, and that's great. But we wanted to raffle a vehicle that would appeal to women, too. And it worked. We more than tripled the number of women buyers — and our winner was one of them," Sparling added. "The ongoing success of the Sweepstakes depends on the gen- erosity and support of Blyth resi- dents past and present. We appreci- ate the help of all our ticket sellers and buyers", Chalmers indicated, " and we will be back again in the fall." control system at the water works. This would monitor water level and has an approximate cost of $3.000. . *** Mayor Doug Layton on the municipality's behalf, presented an achievement award to Andy Shaw in recognition of his participation at the Paralympic Games in Australia. *** Director of Finance/Treasurer Donna White made her first presen- tation to council. Payment of the bills and accounts for Blyth in the amount of $73,655.23, for Wingham in the amount of $677,601.11 and for the North Huron transition board in the amount of $109,722.69 were approved. *** Council accepted the proposal of Wightman Communications Ltd. for the upgrade of the telephone system at the municipal office. *** A letter from Wingham Public School regarding the need for cross- ing guards at the intersection of John and Frances Streets was filed until further information was obtained. *** Membership dues to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario was approved for payment in the amount of $1,261.35. *** Information regarding art applica- tion for a Heritage Challenge Fund Community program will be for- warded to the Director of Recreation and Facilities Dan Cousins. *** Council supported a resolution from the County of Renfrew asking the federal government to intervene and that a full environmental assessement review be done on the Adams mine. *** Permission was given to the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario Foundation for the sale of $2 raffle tickets in financial institutions in the municipality. *** A banquet is being planned for current and last year's cotincil mem- bers. *** During the public question period Dan Kitts, a resident of Wingham, informed council that he had been looking at the town's web site and noted that it needed to be updated. Kitts also questioned council on whether there would be an increase to consumers in hydro costs with the move to Westario. Layton and Councillor Archie MacGowan both assured that a report received by council indicated that the increase was not going to be as drastic as in other municipalities. Kitts also asked whether the vil- lage sign had been paid for by coun- cil. Layton said that Wingham had made a donation and the remainder had been paid by the Horticultural Society. The sign will be lighted. A lack of information regarding the new complex was another issue brought forward by Kitts. Layton said that would change now that Cousins had been hired. *** Blyth resident Joe Hallahan expressed his concern regarding the county's decision on ambulance service. Layton said that neither he nor Deputy-Reeve Jeff Howson, the municipality's representatives to the county, sat on the committee dealing with this. However, he promised to pass on Hallahan's remarks. 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