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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-10-29, Page 6Triangle's got Frightfully _ the wise shopper Page 6—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1986 l3Iyth Standard Taking a break during the skate-a-thon held at the Blyth Arena on October 25 were (left to right) Peter Craig, Ryan Chamney and Karen Bromley. There were approximately 95 participants in the skate-a-thon and they raised $1,965.05 for minor hockey, ringette. power skating and figure skating. (David Emslie photo) Blyth skaters earn over 10 % Discount on $20.00 purchases and over. *Discounts don't apply on Store. Discount on $75.00 purchases and over. cigarettes and pop J.Js General Store Main Street, Auburn 565-7012 The Best Place to be is a TANDARD TRUST, 5 year term. Interest paid annually. STANDARD TRUST Member M :.ltada Deposit Insurance Corporation nimum deposit $500 subject In change without notice 0 138 The Squ glare' Goderich, Ont. N7A 3 BEAMSVILLE • BLENHEIM • BRAMPTO , ,4Y LTON • MARKHAM • MONTREAL • N • SASKATOON • 'ORONTO • VANCO • CALGARY • CH MARKET • PARI R • WALKERTO AM • ESSEX • EXETER • GODERICH PERTH • PICTON • PORT PERRY • REGINA INGHAM • WINNIPEG • W00DSTOCK By Kathy Bromley BLYTH - On Saturday, over 97 children of all ages skated at the Blyth Arena, with pledges behind them to raise money for minor sports. Of the 97 participants, 40 of them completed the full six hours. Thanks to their determination, over $1,900 was raised. Prizes went out for various classes and races and games were also played throughout the skate-a-thon to break the monotony of skating around the rink. Each hour, a short break was held with refreshments available. Everyone's energy level increased and so out to skate for another hour. The largest family participating consisted of four members and were the families of Jim Anderson and Rob Sauve, as they were tied. The youngest skater was Matthew Anderson, while Jack Lee of Londesboro. was the oldest. For the boys under seven with the most pledges, Derek Cook placed first, while Jeremy Van Amersfort was se- cond. In the girls seven and under, April Van Amersfort placed first with her pledges, while Katie Murray placed second. For the boys eight and over, Ryan Chamney raised the most money, and se- cond was a tie for Conrad and Henry Bos. For the girls eight and over, Erin Bolger was first, with there being a three way tie for second place going to Cathy Nesbitt, Kimberley Richmond and Amber Gelwicks. The team that had the most participants was the Novice A team. Each and every per- son deserves credit for coming out and put - VOLUNTEER KNITTERS Wool supplied year round to people willing to knit mitts for... Family and Children's Services of Huron County CHRISTMAS BUREAU Please pick-up wool at THE DUTCH STORE and return mitts by December 1, 1986 to the sameP lace. !Wheel in These ed ,tar5aJfing 1982 CHEV. t/� TON '6 cylinder automatic 1986 MERCURY MARQUIS, 4 door, V6, air conditioning. 1985 PONTIAC PARISIENNE, 4 door, air conditioning 1985 PONTIAC 1000 1984 BUICK PARK AVENUE 4 door, loaded 1982 CUTLASS SUPREME BROUGHAM, 4 door, air 1982 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB 1981 DODGE PICK-UP 1981 DATSUN WAGON 1979 CUTLASS SYAYIONWAGON 1979 FORD LTD 11, 4 door 1979 OLDS REGENCY 98, 4 door, loaded H A MMS CAR SALES LTD. - BLYTH - SALES DEPT. 523-4342 SERVICE DEPT.....523-951111 Everyone joined in a game of bingo with their best skate forward! Microwave Demonstration A reminder - tickets for the microwave demonstration to be held November 13 are still available. There will be an early bird draw at 7:20 p.m. and the demonstration begins at 7:30 p.m. Prizes will be given throughout the evening. The demonstration will be held with Shirley Couillard as the guest. Call Kathy at 523-4497 or 523-9659, 523-4563, 523-4205 or 526-7712. Tickets are $4 in advance or $5 at the door. It is being sponsored by the Blyth Figure Skating Club. Swinging Seniors The Blyth Swinging Seniors met in the Memorial Hall on October 22 for their regular meeting. With Ruby Phillip at the piano, a lively sing -song opened the meeting. Happy birthday was sung in honor of two members with October birthdays. President John Hesselwood conducted the business meeting. Secretary Mary Wightman gave a brief account of the llth Fall Rally of Zone 8 United Senior Citizens of Ontario, which was held in Dungannon Seniors Centre on October 16. Nora Kelly gave a financial report. John mentioned that the Legion will hold a euchre party every second week starting on October 25 at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. There was then a music program with Aubrey Toll singing a number of enjoyable songs. Cheryl Cronin accompanied him on the piano. Following this, George Harroever showed three comic films and one depicting life in Fiji. Lunch brought an interesting meeting to a close. The next meeting will be November 26 with cards, games and musical numbers. Legion and Ladies Auxiliary Recently, the Blyth Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary Branch 420 have adopted two Veterans who are permanent residents of Parkwood Hospital in London. On October 19, a beautiful fall day, eight Auxiliary and three Legion members drove to this hospital and spent the afternoon entertaining residents of the Kent campus and making the acquaintances of their adopted members Everyone joined in a game of bingo with wise900 man. 20 men and'served a light lunch afterwards. Both the men and visitors enjoyed this social time together and plans were made for a return visit on October 18, 1987. From the Campus, they made their way to Parkwood. 'The setting for this hospital and campus building is beautiful. Situated on the edge of London, it is like a large park with geese on a lake, other wildlife around, walkways throughout and the not too distant city skyline, reminding the residents that the normal rush of life is not far away. The adopted members were in their room which was a bright and airy one, overlook- ing part of a city highway across a large ex- panse of grass. The whole atmosphere of the hospital is bright and friendliness was met everywhere. It was a delightful half hour, a® learning and rewarding experience for all. Everyone looks fo�rwward to further contacts with the new merribers of their group. Lost Heir There were seven tables for Lost Heir Oc- tober 22. The high lady for the evening was Ruth Ann Sheill, low was Marg Nesbitt. The low man was Charlie Smith, while John Blake was the men's high scorer for the night. The next game is Wednesday night at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Hall. Euchre On Monday night there were 11 tables in play. The high scorers for the evening were Dora Shobbrook for the ladies and Marian Haggitt, playing as man for the men. Mary Shobbrook and Ray Lair were the low score holders. For the most lone hands in the evening, the prizes this week went to Verna Glazier and Joe Holmes. The special prize winner was Len Shobbrook. Euchre resumes again Monday night at 8 p.m. as usual in the town hall. Social News Sympathy is extended to Art and Isabelle McClure and family on the death of their son and brother Frank, who passed away Oc- tober 23. The community is pleased to hear that Mildred Ament is back home after a few days rest in the Clinton Public Hospital. Quote Of The Week: One word can give a sentence a whole new meaning - consider the difference between a wise guy and a man. ONIP brings changes BLYTH - Within the last three years Blyth has been involved in the Ontario Neighborhood Improvement Program. This program has helped develop the social and recreational areas of the community, but it has also been used to update services and utilities. The Ministry of Muncipal Affairs has given the Village a grant of $100,000 in the last three years to improve our —neighborhood. The money was on a 50/50 basis and had to match.dollar for dollar the total, expenditures for any project. Some of the recreational or social areas of which have changed within the last three years on this project are: Memorial Hall: With the help of ONIP many repairs have been done at the Memorial Hall. When the ceiling started falling down, a new ceiling was put up. Also, included was new wiring, fixtures, and insulation. This all has to be painted and•the total project was put on this program. The entrance needed revamping, brickwork was repaired, painting was done and the window sills' fixed. Last but not least was the parking area behind the stores, off Dinsley Street. This area had to be cleared and gravelled. Ball Park: Many changes have occurred over the last three years at the ball diamonds, many but not all of them on the ONIP program. Ministry of Municipal Af- fairs, ONIP, helped sod the main diamond, put up some lighting, and get stone dust around the diamond area. Community Centre: The big expense at the community centre was the installation of the heat pumps, dehumidification units and air conditioning units. Also this grant helped pay for the new roadway on the north side of the arena and water and brine tanks, Lions Park: If you have gone by the Lions Park recently, you will note that not only is there a new picnic shelter but a parking THE BLYTH STANDARD ‘41111SINZSS °PTO Robert Worsell Plumbing Heating Sales & Service Box 68, Auburn 526-7597 H.T. DALE SEPTIC TANK PUMPING SERVICE CLINTON PHONE 482-3320 or 527-0284 INSURANCE GENERAL .1. Iti.•hard I Aloft 4.5191 323-9723 LIFE 11. John Elliott 519-V3.4323 ELLIOTT INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. 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During this time period many roads have been repaired, reconstructed or paved. Mill, Dinsley, Drummond, Well- ington, McConnell, Morris Streets and Gyp- sy, Lane have all been in some way included in this program. This year the village, has put a new water main in, on Mill Street from the Railway Tracks to the Blyth Fire Hall. ONIP helped considerabley with the cost of this project. When Blyth first applied for money on this program, there was a public meeting to decide which areas of the village should be included. The village had Art Clarke, from Maitland Engineering, and former Clerk - Treasurer Larry Walsh, put together an estimate of costs involved and the Ministry of the Municipal Affairs, approved. The projects have mostly been completed or will be, before the end of this year. Because unexpected expenses for repairs on some of the buildings, some minor changes have taken place. One such change was at the community centre. On the proposed pro- gram the beams in the ice area were ,to be painted. This year when checking the equip- ment it was discovered that the water and brine tanks should be replaced before the winter season. This became a priority item. These changes are not a major concern, but to keep the public aware of what is going on within the program, they should be mentioned. All of the projects have to be completed by December 31, 1986 and paper work sent to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs before March 31, 1987. Hallowe'en Kisses 350 g. only 79'; Toothpaste 100 mi pump only 49 • Nice & Easy Hair Colour only 439 Jergens Lotion 400 ml only 299 • Body on Tap Shampoo 450 mi. only Z9 • Sunlight Liquid Detergent 1 Itr. only 19 • Resdan Dandruff Treatment 300 ml only 9 • Stuart House Foil 6 9 92'x50' only • T iN LE ght Liq rtra iA 111 Th,, Oo.rleh; Meln 06111411'. Clinton; Mein corner. S.aforth