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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-03-18, Page 6Page 6—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1987 Blyth Standard The fund raising drive to install a handicap lift at the Blyth Community Centre is $5,000 richer thanks to a donation by the Blyth Legion Ladies' Auxiliary. On hand for the cheque passing were Ileft to right) treasurer Donna Govier, Legion President William Vincent and Auxiliary President Janice Henry. The project calls for the raising of $30,000 of which more than half was been collected. A fund raising Dinner Auction will be held at the Community Centre on April 25. More details will follow in future weeks. (Shelley McPhee Haist photo Blyth seniors play euchre 131,Y'I'H - There were 11 tables out for senior's euchre here this' week. Bernice McClinchey and Alan Shaddic•k were the high winners, and Ida Proctor and .Jun Doig had the low. The lone hnndc w'pr•e You could save money and time if you come to the income tax specialists! OUR CAREFULLY TRAINED TAX PREPARERS are ready to prepare your income tax return. They are up-to-date on all the tax credits and deduc- tions that apply to farmers. At H&R Block, we'll take all the time necessary to do the job right because we want you to pay the lowest legitimate tax. Come to H&R Block. We could save you money this year. H&R BLOCK THE iP4COME TAX SPECIALISTS 5 ONTARIO STREET, CLINTON 482-7541 OPEN Mon. - Fri., 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM held by Rena Watt and Ella Richmond. John Pollard won the special. The nextgames will be played next week at 8 p.m. Blyth gets new councillor By David Emslle BLYTH - Bev Elliott was chosen as the village's newest councillor during the coun- cil meeting held here on March 10. Mrs. Elliott was one of only three ap- plicants that applied for the job. Reeve Albert Wasson noted that each of the people applying for the job were very sincere in their applications. "I express our appreciation on the part of council to those that applied, it was not an easy choice," he said. "I hope your interest will continue, there will be another oppor- tunity in 18 months or so to hook up with your ambitions; to follow through again." He added there is always better results dur- ing election time if there are many in- terested people. Joe Hallahan and John Stadelman were the other applicants for the position. At the close of their meeting council went into a closed session to discuss hiring for the position of assistant town foreman. Twenty- four applications were received for this job, and council will be conducting interviews with the applicants before announcing their choice. Severance Fees The question of whether a municipality should be charged a severance fee was discussed by council. The concern arose after council paid a $500 severance fee last year, and received a letter stating there would be no reimbursement. Councillor Bill Manning felt the village should press for reimbursement. "If we don't protest, they will have it in their cof- fers. It's a case of they've got their warm hands on additional money," he said. "I think it's a fast shuffle the planning and development committee has done." Council passed the motion to look further into the matter. Highway 4 Blyth Council may soon be meeting with the surrounding municipalities to discuss the reconstruction of Highway 4 and how it fits into Ministry of 'Transportation and Communication plans. Parker and Parker Ltd. are pleased of announce th sale of their Drainage business to Mr. Wayne Cook, formerly associated with Cook Bros. Drainage for 7 years from Stratford and spent the last 10 years managing a Drainage Co. in Manitoba. We would like to thank all our patron's over the years for their support, and hope you will continue to sup- port Wayne in his new business. Thank you George and KrfParker Phone 262-3434 or 262-2534 A TTENTION Goderich Lions Club for the past number of years have hosted the Easter Seal Mail Campaign in this area. The pink envelopes are in the mail again this year for you to mail in your donation. This year Easter Seal organization has cancelled the Telethon over (:.K-N.X. Goderich Lions Club are donating ai proceeds from Mon. Mar. 23rd T.V. Ringo and Wednesday Mar. 25, Goderich Arena Bingo ticket sales to the Easter Seal Campaign. Please support us in this campaign Please note Mon. Mar. 23rd T.V. Bingo will start at the regular time 7:13 but we will he on the air at 7:00 for an interview with members from the Easter Seal Committee. I® 1 The village has already sent letters to these municipalities asking them for their opinions on recontruction. "It does seem a concern of the rr)un- cipalities. The general concensus is the municipalities want to follow through," Reeve Wasson stated. To this end, the village will be arranging a general meeting with the interested parties. Community Centre Board Melanie McLaughlin, of the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation, has offered to meet with the Blyth and District Recreation Committee and go over those things that are important to the committee. These areas would include the rules, regulations and criteria for the committee, the different grants available and the struc- turing of recreation and the Municipal Act. "She said with the help of members sitting on the Blyth Recreation -Arena Board, she would help set up a mandate," Clerk - Treasurer Helen Grubb explained. Reeve Wasson pointed out, "The only thing to refer to now is the arena board. I also think it's important to note, the whole thing is in limbo. We decided we, the Village of Blyth and council, have no desire to direct the goings on of the centre. Whatever loose ends need to be tied up should be ac- complished to the best wishes of everyone concerned. We thought this would be best accomplished if we took her over there and let them set up their own bylaws and mandates." Councillor Bill Howson added that he felt the arena board should be left to function completely separately as a board. If the representative were to attend the rneetitigs, she would be there just as an adviser. "It isn't the ministry's idea to ram something through, they'll live with it until we're satisfied we have something proper and workable," Reeve Wasson concluded. The matter of the levy charged to municipalities that use the community.cen- tre was also briefly discussed by council. Councillor Howson noted that while the levy, which is charged on a usage - percentage basis, has yet to be set, it may be done a month earlier because there will be a considerable rise. "Right now we're sitting up there with a deficit between $9,000 and $10,000. The levy is going to be at least doubled, I would say," he said. The areas that will be affected by this rise in rates include East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Morris and Hullett Townships. Street Sweeping Village foreman Mery Ritchie discussed the matter of getting the streets of Blyth cleaned with council. He explained that he checked in with Clin- ton and found they do some custom work in- cluding Londesboro and some MTC work. The streets of the village are messy this year, he explained, because he used 16 yards of sand on them over the winter. The prices in Clinton were previously $45 an hour,. and while he wasn't sure if the prices have remained the same, Mr'. Ritchie said it would take five to six hours to clean up Blyth. Bylaw After passing a property standards and maintenance bylaw a few months ago, coun- cil passed a bylaw to name an enforcement officer for these areas during the meeting. Bylaw number nine for 1987' named Eugene McAdam, village building inspec- tor, as Enforcement Officer for property standards, maintenance and occupancy bylaw number one for 1987. Mrs. Grubb noted that once the first bylaw was passed, it needed someone to enforce it. "It broadens his (Mr. McAdam's i scope, it gives him more control and a wider range." she explained. The tooth fairies THE BLYTH STANDARD nvsmEss DIRECT° Jill!' PLUMBING.. SERVICE Robert Worsell Plumbing Heating Sales & Service Box 68, Auburn 526-7597 Clinton News -eft : nrcl COWC••nS,U ,W 111 /III •t.MD1,tO ,M•Atrnao• '. Buying or Selling The Classifieds Can I nok q inr pito,.• r.ro ndvwrr,.,�q wrh gunk .psalm' iha :err Ghon, rha (h,rnn Npw+ Rnrneel 482-3443 or 482-7741 INSURANCE GENERAL J. Ricard Elliott 13191 323-9725 LIFE R. John Elliott (3 191 323-4323 ELLIOTT INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. INSURANCE iN ALL BRANCHES F:Rtahlishcd 1910 BLYTH. 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They also handed out brushes so the students could try out their new fou d knowledge. We learned a lot, and hopefu v it will prevent many painful dentist visi Assembly By Stephanie Lentz and Amber Gelwicks • On March 12 the Grade 3 students presented an assembly for parents, friends and students. There were piano solos, readings about special days'in March, sing- ing, speeches and a break -dancing demonstration. Mrs. Shirley Vincent provid- ed the piano accompaniment. Mrs. Roberts' and)" the students ai e con- gratulated on the program' and the spring- like atmosphere they created in the gym Skate into Spring By Kevin Souch On Mar'h 13 students from Blyth Public School went to the Blyth Community ('enter for an afternoon of skating. Report cards were handed out on Thursday and the skating party was an excellent way to start the Spring Break. Fingerprinting By David Hessels On Mich 9, Constable John Marshall from the OPP came to take fingerprints of students at Blyth. The purpose of fingerprin- ting is to have a copy of the child's finger- prints for parents in case of an emergency, such as kidnapping etc. The prints are kept at the school. Fingerprints are formed by 1 visit Blyth The Bar Truth rolling ink on a piece of glass. The fingers are placed on the glass and then on the filecard. The parent volunteers and Constable Mar- shall worked through a large number of iitude!tts in a proficient manner. Pets Galore By Lori Bailey and Sarah Allan On Marsh 11, the kindergarten children visited the Clinton Pet Shop. They have been studying pets in class and their teacher. Mrs. Buffinga. thought it would be a good experience for the kids to see pets they don't have at home. They saw such pets as tropical fish. birds, hamsters, lizards, guinea pigs, snails crabs, frogs and rabbits. They saw toys for animals such as an animal apartment and playground. They saw different kinds of cages and different pet foods. Nathan Hubbard said he really liked the pets. The pets he liked best were the fish. He also liked the birds because they were very colorful. Sarah McNichol said she liked the pet shop too. She liked the birds. crabs. fish and the hamster apartment. They all asked lots of questions WI members attend short order meal workshop By Dora Shobbrook LONDESBORO - The WI Citizen and World Affairs meeting was held on March 11 with 26 present. Lois Elliott welcomed all beginning with samples of biscuits and dips. lois Elliott and Margaret Taylor attended' a short order meal workshop at Huronview on March 4. They convened the lunch and they were assisted by lunch committee Doreen Carter and Beryl Reid. They made dishes from recipes for short order meals. I,ois Elliott made peach upside down cobbler, while Margaret Taylor made sauteed apples and peat*, and Doreen Carter made peaches with golden sauce. Beryl Reid made berry freeze. All of these meals were enjoyed for lunch by the members. Lois thanked Beryl and Doreen for their help with the lunch. After lunch the meeting was held. it was opened with the opening ode and Mary Stewart collected with Genevieve Allen at the piano. Margaret Anderson opened with a poem and this was followed by roll call being answered by what the members liked most about lunch and naming a trouble spot in the world and how it affects local people. The minutes of the last meeting and the financial report were given by secretary - treasurer Alice Buchanan. In correspondence, an invitation to attend dessert euchre in Holmesville on March 25 at 1:30 p.m. was received. Admission is $2. The Lions Club will be hosting a regional ef- fective speech on March 30 in Hullett Cen- tral School at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. June Fothergill gave a reading, and this was followed by Lois Elliott's report on the upcoming annual meeting and banquet to be held on April 8. It will include a turkey din- ner and it will be held at Kinburn hall at 6:30 p.m. The members held a discussion on the price of meals, and they moved to set them at $8, except for the Lions who will pay the same as church prices. The May 13 meeting will be a bus trip. Helen 1,awspn gave a reading and this was followed by a film shown by .Jim Jameison. Lois Elliott then gave a reading. lois thanked Jim for the use of the recorder and president Marg thanked Lois. Shuffleboard There were eight players out for shuf- fleboard on March 11. The high scorer was Audrey Thompson. United Church News Greeting members to the United Church on March 15 were Rev Snihur and Bert Lyons and the ushers were harry Gross. Larry Hoggart. Robert Radford and David Whyte. Rev. Snihur welcomed all. gave the call to worship and the following announcements. The senior youth group will meet at 5:45 p.m. on March 19 to go cursing in Vanastra. The decorating of the cross was done by Bob. Sylva and Karen 1 , ick. Rev. Snihur invited Sam and Thelma Dougherty to present their son Steven Russell for baptism. Bob Trick welcomed them on behalf of the congregation while Clara Riley presented Thelma with a carnation. For children's time, Rev. Snihur had a shamrock leaf on display in honor of St. Patrick's Day. The junior teachers were Donna and Scott Shaddick. The anthem was sung with choir director Marsha Szusz and organist Deanna Lyon. Personals The Happy Gang senior citizens' regula- meeting will be cancelled as they are invited to Goderich Township dessert euchre in Holmesville on March 25 at 1:30 p.m. There is a $2 admission. The Sunday School family crokinole party was held on March 13. The winner for the girls" most games was Joanne Wilts and Paul Jewett was the winner for the boys. Randy Sheppard had the most twenties while Angie Konarski had the girls' low and Will Thompson had the boys' tow. The fami- ly with the most number of people were the Turn to page '7