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AuburnThe news from Hullett talks of drainage works
Compiled by Kay Lapp Phone 526-7264
UCW, Silver Tops
receive invitations
Londesboro UCW has invited the
Auburn UCW to join them for the
World Day of Prayer. A dessert
will be served at 1:30 p.m. with
service to follow at 2 p.m. on
March 3.
Blyth senior citizens club has
invited the Auburn Silver Tops for
dinner on March 22. David
Sparling will be the guest speaker
and Annie Sparling will favour
everyone with song. The meeting
begins at noon.
Vera Penfound has invited the
Walkerburn Club to her home on
Wednesday, March I at 1:30 p.m.
There will be a miscellaneous sale.
Dr. Rod and Elizabeth Singh,
London and Rob and Shelley
Worsell visited with Mrs. D.
Grange at Goderich hospital this
weekend.
A quilting and tying day is to be
held on Monday, March 6
beginning at 9 a.m. Bring a bag
lunch.
Knox United children
hear of giving help
Hullett Twp. council appointed
R.J. Burnside and Associates Ltd,
at the Feb. 15 meeting, as engineers
to apportion assessment for the
Tamblyn and McCall drainage
works against Lot 7, Cone. 12.
Councillor John Van Beers will
attend a court of revision in Morris
Twp. for the Bowes/Cockerline
municipal drain, March 2.
Township employees Jim John
ston, Doug Dolmage and Ian Hul-
ley were authorized to attend a
CPR certificate renewal course,
hosted by Huron County supervi
sors.
Tenders are sought for the crush
ing, hauling and spreading of
20,000 metric tonne of 5/8” A
gravel and for the paving of Lon
desboro streets.
A motion from Feb. 1 regarding
the purchase of a pressure washer
was reconsidered.
Approval was given to the bud
gets for the Blyth and District Fire
Area board and Blyth and District
Community Centre board, with
total expenditures of $100,708 and
$204,000, respectively.
Support was given to a recom
mendation from the Federal Stand
ing Committee on Finance that the
federal government initiate a new,
long-term infrastructure program,
in partnership with provinces and
municipalities, to fund new infras
tructure initiatives with a commit
ment of at least $500 million for at
least five years.
Congrats
Grade 7 and 8s from Blyth and Hullett competed in a
speak-off Feb. 16. Winners, all Grade 8 students are,
from left: Heather Elliott, Blyth, second, Tonya Drost,
Hullett, first, Dane Corneil, Blyth, third.
Music prelude with Nancy Park
organist welcomed all to the
service on Feb. 27 at Knox United
Church.
The children came to the front
and Charley Horse was found in the
mystery bag. Rev. Paul Ross
explained that this needed help to
move as do they need God’s help in
their lives.
Scripture was from Hosea 2 and
West Wawanosh council
approves fire bd. budget
Approval was given to the Blyth
and District Fire Area board budget
at the Feb. 15 session of West
Wawanosh council.
The proposed budget was set at
$100,708.
A provisional bylaw to adopt the
engineer’s report for the Cook-
Leddy drain was approved by
New municipalities
outline representation
Three proposals for municipal
restructuring received ministerial
approval recently.
The Corporation of the Munici
pality of Central Tluron, which
includes Clinton, and Goderich and
Hullett Twp., will have a township
status.
Following the elections at the end
of 2000, Central Huron will have
eight councillors, including a reeve
and deputy-reeve elected at-large.
Two councillors will be elected
from each ward, being Clinton
(Ward Three), Goderich Twp.
(Ward One) and Hullett Twp.
(Ward Two).
The Police Village of Auburn
will be dissolved.
The Corporation of the Munici
pality of South Huron will consist
of Exeter and Stephen and Usborne
Twp. and will be considered a
town.
South Huron will have a mayor
Mark 2. The latter was the story of
the man who was lowered from the
roof to Jesus and healed. From II
Corinthians 3. Paul spoke on the
daily need for God.
Rev. Ross continued by talking
of society’s need for God.
Offering was received by the M.
Bakkers who were also at the door
prior to the service.
council.
A bylaw for the levying of spe
cial rates to cover tile drain loans
totalling $10,900 was passed.
Authorization was given for the
imposition of the final levy on the
frozen assessment listing for 1999.
Suggestions regarding Intensive
Agricultural Operations in Rural
Ontario have been submitted.
and deputy-mayor, along with two
councillors from Ward One,
(Stephen Twp), two from Ward
Two (Exeter) and one from Ward
Three (Usborne Twp.).
The Police Villages of Dash
wood, Crediton and Centralia will
be dissolved.
Bayfield, Hensall and Zurich and
the Twps. of Hay and Stanley will
join together as the Municipality of
Bluewater and will have the status
of a town.
Bluewater will have a mayor,
deputy-mayor, one councillor elect
ed at-large, two councillors from,
each of Wards One and Two (Hay
and Stephen Twps.) and one coun
cillor from each of Wards, Three,
Four and Five (Bayfield, Hensall
and Zurich).
There will transition boards set
up for each of the new municipali
ties until they take effect on Jan. 1,
2001.
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