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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001. PAGE 11.
WI speaker tells of Baffin Island trip
The Beigrave WI have sponsored
two potluck lunches during February
with an attendance of about 50.
On February 6 the speaker was
Ross Procter who showed slides of
his trip in April to Baffin Island. He
joined a group booked with
Wilderness Adventures out of Parry
Sound.
The island is quite mountainous,
inhabited mostly by Inuit people.
The group travelled by dog sled to
Broughton Island where they caught
seals and saw a polar bear and her
twin cubs.
To conclude his presentation he
recited a Robert Service poem The
Quitter.
Ivy Cloakey presented him with a
gift of appreciation.
ies, muffins, crackers, cheese, etc.
There will be a donation box at the
door.
On Sunday, March 4 at 6 p.m.
On Feb. 20 the program was pro-
vided by Mary Hunter who showed a
video of the building of the Hoover
Dam in the Nevada desert. It is situ-
ated in the Black Canyon of the
Colorado River and resulted in the
formation of Lake Mead.
Started in ,1931, it was the largest
construction project of its kind in the
world. Boulder City, built for
there is a potluck supper for those
interested in confirmation, their fam-
ilies and session members and their
families. There will be a session
employees was developed as a
model town, situated seven miles
from the dam site.
Lake Mead became a recreation
area connecting to the Grand
Canyon in Arizona.
The next potluck on March 5 will
feature a slide presentation of a trip
to Brazil by Glenn and Dorothy
Coultes.
meeting at the end of the evening.
Classes will be held Sunday
evenings at 7:30 p.m. commencing
March 11.
FROM BELGRAVE
5 tables
in play
at euchre
There were five tables of euchre in
play on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
Winners were: high lady, Mary
Taylor; second high lady, Jane
Grasby; lone hands, Lillian Appleby;
low lady, Laura Johnston; high man,
Allan Edgar; second high man,
Walter Elliott; lone hands, George
Inglis; low man, Stuart Chamney.
The next euchre is Wednesday,
Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.
The task of amalgamating services
and overseeing new responsibilities
continued at the Feb. 6 meeting of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
cil.
Clerk Bill Norris was directed to
continue the process of an expansion
plan for the municipal office and to
initiate rezoning requirements.
Duane Rivett was appointed oper-
ator in charge for the municipal
water system. Approval was given
for the hiring of Bruce Fisher and
Harold Leddy on a casual contract
basis to assist Rivett, at a rate of $25
per hour plus mileage.
A new company has been hired to
address the leachate problem with
the landfill site.
Authorization was given for the
sale of bag tags at the dump.
Ashfield Councillor Maril yn
Miltenburg reported on the farm and
safety committee, telling council she
had been appointed recording secre-
tary.
Wawanosh Councillor Kevin
Shiels reported that Central Huron
had taken over the water system for
the Auburn Community Hall.
Approval for the payment of
accounts was granted for the follow-
ing: Colborne Twp., $29,910.73;
Ashfield Twp., general, $642.88 and
road, $5,343.80; West Wawanosh
twp., $5,222.58 and the Twp. of
Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh,
$20,009.16 for general and
$20,468.59 for roads.
A special meeting was held Feb.
13 to discuss personnel. matters. It
was agreed that 12 sick days would
be allotted for each year and that
three consecutive days would
require a note from the doctor.
Councillor life insurance would be
purchased in the amount of $10,000.
At the Jan. 30 session, council
approved the purchase of 'a 2002
Volvo truck including snowplowing
equipment, from Gerry's Truck
Centre for a cost of $16,320.26,
Mabel's Moms met at their regular
time on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
Those who attended were Lila
Procter and Jessica; Donna Raynard,
Heidi, Curtis and Craig; Crystal
Agombar, Nicholas and Gage.
Their topic was the role of the
teachers and parents in education.
The World Day of Prayer is at
Knox United Church on Friday,
March 2 at 2 p.m. This year the serv-
ice was written by the Women of
Samoa. Everyone is welcome.
There is a skating and games night
at the arena for everyone on Friday,
March 2, 7:30 - 9 p.m. Bring skates,
a crokinole board, cards or favourite
game and join in the fun.
Hot chocolate or juice will be
available, but bring lunch, i.e. cook-
including taxes.
An insurance settlement of
$70,941.44, an amount equivalent to
repairs for damage to a township
truck, was accepted by council. An
offer of purchase for the damaged
truck from Bronte Equipment of
Oakville was accepted.
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