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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2003-05-14, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003. PAGE 3. Senseless destruction When vandals drove through backyards along the Blyth Greenway Trail April 26 huge ruts were left in the soft ground and residents were left wondering how to stop such actions. (Sarah Mann photo) Tires damage trail By Janice Becker Citizen staff Senseless damage was caused to several Blyth properties in the early morning hours of April 26, and owners have been left wondering what can be done. The most obvious destruction was caused along the Blyth Greenway Trail where a vehicle was driven off the trail and across lawns maintained by neighbouring residents. Huge ruts were left in the lawn where the drivers had attempted to return to the trail. Though the land belongs to the railroad corporation, much of the ground between the trail and the homes has been care for by residents for many years. The damage caused one neighbour to consider treeing the fenceline between the properties and refusing to maintain the railway lands. Others question how vandals can be kept off the trail when access for emergency vehicles must be Legion makes donation By Mary Lou Stewart The monthly meeting of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 420 was held on Tuesday, May 6. President Thelma Johnston opened the meeting with business. A $50 donation will be made to the Children’s Health Foundation. Donations made over the past two months included the District C Foundation, $500; District C Hospital Fund, $500 and the Ex- Servicemen League, $50. Comrade Shirley Chalmers, deputy zone commander and Comrade Crystal Taylor conducted the election of officers for the upcoming year: president, Thelma Johnston; first vice-president, Darrell Wood; second vice-president, Rick McBurney; maintained. According to pictures taken by neighbours, snowmobile trail signs along the Greenway were also damaged that night. Bruce Howson of the local snowmobile club said to his knowledge it was just the two signs near the arch that were damaged. Fortunately, they had not been put in the ground too firmly to protect against damage if the signs were hit. He is now glad they were not installed more solidly whereby more repairs may have had to be done. There has also been suggestions of damage at other locations in the village. The problem has been taken to a local councillor as well as presented to North Huron council at the May 5 meeting though there were no solutions suggested. An off-duty police officer from Blyth was contacted and an OPP cruiser passed along the trail the following week to observe the damage, said one resident. secretary, Gwen Papple; treasurer, Don Elliott; executive, Ken Stewart, Mel Black Belinda Marshall, John H. Battye, Shirley Wood, and Mary Lou Stewart. Upcoming events in the work of the Legion include the joint installation of officers with the Ladies Auxiliary, May 20 at 7:30 p.m.; the decoration service at Blyth Union Cemetery, June 8; Information Day at Clinton Branch 140 June 8, elimination dinner and draw, June 28. Tickets for the Elimination Dinner and Draw are available at the Branch or any member of Branch 420. The next general meeting will be held June 3 at 7:30 p.m. Attendance would be appreciated. From Marilyn’s Desk By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318 Sorry to hear that Norm Gowing is in Clinton Hospital. We wish him a speedy recovery. I see that Boyd Taylor has started another decade. Happy 70th birthday, Boyd. Greeting at Blyth United Church Sunday, May 11 were Chris Gleave and Irma Mason. Ushering was Rob Mason. Guest musician was Lynda Lentz-MacGregor. For the children’s story the Drama Club presented a Mother’s Day pageant. It was in a classroom setting with the teacher, Chauncey Carter telling the story of Julia Ward Howe. The hymn Battle Hymn of the Republic was played and the teacher explained that it was Julia Ward Howe who had written the hymn for the soldiers of the war. The first Mother’s Day Rally was in 1871. In 1907 Mother’s Day was started to honour all mothers, during church service, by Anna Jarvis. It was a tradition that every person wore a Horticultural Society holds spring meeting By Lois van Vliet The Blyth Horticultural Society held its spring invitational meeting at Memorial Hall May 5 with 45 people in attendance. Eighteen were from Brussels, Wingham, Goderich and Clinton. Betty Battye, president, opened the meeting welcoming everyone. She talked about the Greenway Trail and also the butterfly garden which the society plants and maintains. The Greenway Trail she said, is a very popular place. There were over 200 children at the Easter egg hunt held there last month. Dan Mclnnes gave a report on the Ontario Horticultural Association, District 8 meeting held in Ripley April 16 with 136 people in attendance. The theme was Wings in the Garden. Among the members’ names that were read out for the In Memoriam were three from Blyth, Mary Ann Howson, John Hesselwood and Harv McCallum. Next year’s annual meeting will be held in Markdale, April 5. Sylvia Nonkes, owner and operator of Spring Breezes Greenhouse two miles west of Blyth was guest speaker. She had many beautiful flowers on display and gave a demonstration on container gardening. “The main thing she said, “is watering and good drainage, otherwise the plant will become saturated and will die.” A good idea is to put chip foam on the bottom of the pot to keep it moist flower on their lapel on Mother’s Day, a colour if your mother was still living and a white one if your mother was no longer living. They wore carnations at that time because it was her mother’s favourite flower. Wyatt Bearss recited two poems, M-O-T-H-E-R and My Mom Says I’m Her Sugarplum. A poem Most of the Beautiful Things in Life was recited by Brandilyn Bearss. Hundreds of Stars was recited by Amelia Carter-Brown. If I Could Give You was recited by Amanda Bearss, And Grandmas Too was recited by Chelsea Carter-Brown. The Sunday school children presented their mothers with a painted potted plant which they had made. Wyatt Bearss sang Thank you, Mothers. The children were dismissed to Sunday school. The Old Testament reading was from Proverbs 31: 1-31. The Responsive Reading was Psalm 119. Rev. Eugen Bannerman’s message to the adults was King Lemuel’s Mother. May 18 is A Mystery Sunday. June 18 is Environment Sunday and June 15 is Father’s Day and Sunday school awards Sunday. Mary Lou Stewart, Blyth campaign captain, acknowledges the citizens of Blyth and the volunteers for contributions and time which raised $2,052 in the 2003 cancer campaign. and use slow-release fertilizer. 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