HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-10-25, Page 3Bloom
committee
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By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
Bev Elliott, chair of the
Communities in Bloom committee
attended the Monday evening meet
ing of Blyth council to bring them
up to date on future plans and
national competition results.
Having earned four blooms and
first runner-up in the national con
test, Elliott asked if council wished
to compete again next year.
A motion was passed to pay the
$300 registration fee for 2001.
With approval granted, Elliott
outlined some plans for future
improvements, saying that the sec
ond- place finish has encouraged the
committee to do more.
She has spoken with one of the
judges to seek further input for addi
tions to the village.
Warren Moore will be asked to do
an inventory of village trees and
advise on plantings and varieties.
Council supported the commit
tee’s plan to proceed with a memo
rial and celebration garden east of
the arch.
Elliott said other fundraisers such
as selling trees from the landfill site,
butterfly bushes, crabapple trees
and crab apple jelly are being con
sidered.
Luann Taylor, representing the
Blyth Business Association,
thanked Reeve Mason Bailey for
donating a dozen spruce trees for
planting in boxes along main street
for the winter months.
The trees will be transplanted to
the Greenway Trail in the spring.
Firefighters fight
chimney fire
Blyth firefighters responded to two
calls this week.
On Oct. 18 at approximately 10:30
a.m., a family on Cone. 10, just east
of Londesboro, reported a chimney
fire. Fire Chief Paul Josling said with
the exception of some soot in the
basement there was no damage.
However, firefighters were at the
scene for three hours, two of them
spent knocking out the creosote to
unplug the chimney.
“This should be a warning to peo
ple to check their chimneys before
the winter month set in,” said Josling.
At 2:15 a.m. Saturday morning,
firefighters were called to a home at
178 Dinsley St. in Blyth. According
to Josling, some young people had
put a pizza box in the oven and it
caught on fire.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2000. PAGE 3.
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Lasting contribution
Sheron Stadelmann visited Blyth Public School Friday morning on behalf of the now defunct
Blyth Optimists Club. She presented Stacy McLellan, Zach Wood and teacher Cheryl Cronin
with a $1,000 cheque for the Peacekeepers program. It is hoped the money will sustain the
project for the next five years.
All-you-can-eat
Fish Fry
$ 45 '
On Monday, Oct. 16 there were six
tables occupied at the weekly euchre
card party at Bainton’s Art Gallery.
This week Margaret Nesbit earned
the high score for the ladies and Kay
Konarski captured the title for the
men. The most lone hands went to
Ruth Jardin and Norm Turnbull,
while Mary Turnbull and El Lapp
had the low scores for the evening.
Euchre resumes again Monday
night.
Last week, Tuesday morning start
ed out as a typical day at the
Bromley residence. Suddenly, it
dawned on me ... today is a special
day for both my father and a younger
sister who would each be another
year older. Happy Birthday to them.
Being as we are now into mid
October it’s time for the annual flu
vaccine shots. I fall into the category
of being a staff member and volun
teer who faces numerous people
daily. Thus my doctor had previous
ly advised me to go for the vaccine
shot.
On the same day that I intended to
go for the needle I picked up shin
gles.
Maybe I should backtrack some to
clarify this a bit better. You see, now
that my husband has returned to his
former occupation as a carpenter, he
was putting a new roof on a house.
But, before he could do that the shin
gles had to be removed. You guessed
it - these were the type of shingles I
had picked up, not the medical kind,
thank goodness!
So to make a long story short, I did
get my flu shot ironically on the
same day that I picked up shingles.
KATHY’S QUOTE OF THE
WEEK: Middle age is when a broad
mind and a narrow waist exchange
places.
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The Bluewater Recycling
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Household Hazardous Waste
Days at the following
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Friday, October 27th
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Saturday, October 28th
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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