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
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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.
Special musical entertainment was
some wonderful local talent. Kirby
Cook sang several songs. Emily
Nicholson played the violin. Carrie
Falconer sang.
Lois van Vliet, Diana Campbell
and Joan Watson served lunch.
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