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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-04-22, Page 6Page 6—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1987 Blyth Standard Providing some the entertainment during Blyth Public School's Grade 2 Easter assembly on April 16 was Kurt Lentz on his violin. Kurt, along with the rest of the Grade 2s in the school put on an assembly of music and plays on the final day before the Easter weekend. (David Emslie photo) Burns ladies UCW guests LONDESBORO - The UCW meeting was held here on April 13 with the Burns ladies as guests. There were 26 present. (pail Lear and Mary Peel served dessert. The workshop opened with a poem about prayer by Marsha Szusz. It was followed by a hymn and a prayer from Bernice Norman. The scripture verse was read by Brenda Radford, and Kitty McGregor followed with, a reading. A piano solo by Marsha Szusz was next. President Joan Whyte thanked all the ladies for their dessert and worship ser- vices. She conducted the business, and the minutes of the last meeting were read by Betty Hulley. Thanks were received from Mayme Crawford, John Hoggart and the Christian Resources Centre. An invitation to the April Special Event, to be held at the Kirkton Conununity Centre was received. Also received was a support letter to help deten- tion students in Korea. An invitation to join 1986 GMC 1/2 TON 1.' to i hen, i' Ir mi) 1985 (-iWVETT..lntnnintil 1985 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE 1985 PONTiAC PARISIENNE. 1 u liluunnq I H nuli',ii;r 1981 (-HEV PiCK-UP C20 1984 PONTIAC PARISIENNE: 4 DR. STATiONWAGON low mileage 1983 FORD BRONCO 4 X 4 1982 CUTLASS SUPREME. BROUGHAM, 1 kith ,lIr .r .11r 1981 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 1 il,,rir 1981 ('1 rr1.ASS SUPREME 1 di.or 1979 CI IT1.ASS STATiONWA(:0N 1979 OLDS REGENCY 98, t rl„i r Ir, rlrrl the campsite experience at Camp Meneseting on June 15 also came in. A letter from .the Huron -Perth Presbyterial asked for support from the camp. The members moved to send $50 to this cause. Reports were given by Helen Lawson and Betty Hulley on the Easter Thankoffering meetings in Seaforth and Walton. The ...treasurer's report was given by Kitty McGregor. The president asked for help in doing some visiting at Easter. • A box is in the church basement for the collection of used eye glasses. The Goodwill truck is to come for pick up at the church on May 13. The ladies repeated the purpose of the UCW and the meeting closed. The winners of their silent auction were annonced and the ladies picked up their purchases. Turn to page 7 • ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of the McKillop Mutual Insurance Company wish to an- nounce the appointment of James Car- diff as Secretary -Treasurer -Manager of the Company, effective April 6, 1987. Mr. Cardiff is a native of the Brussels area and comes with 20 years ex- perience in the insurance business be- ing a former owner of a local agency. The directors also would like to report a substantial addition to surplus and will be making a refund to policy holders being with the Company for three years following an excellent year. Blyth Arena faces $27.,700 deficit in 1987 be, $107,000 has been budgeted for the year, Councillor Howson explained. The question of where the $107,000 is going to come from is currently facing the board and council. Levies are one area that will be affected. "The total levy to all municipalities last year was $12,700, it is up to $25,400," Coun- cillor Howson said. Of this total levy, $8,120 will be paid -by Blyth. Although the overall levy has been doubl- ed, the deficit will still stand at $27,000. However, the board does not feel they can BLYTH - The arena here is facing a deficit of $27,700 for 1987. This figure was revealed by Blyth Coun- cillor Bill Howson during a regular council meeting, held on April 14. The problems for the arena began when the budget was set for 1986. The 'arena's ac- tual income for the year was $65,000 while the expenses were $81,000. Because members of the Blyth and District Community Centre Board now realize how serious a problem like the arena plant breakdown which occurred in 1987 can Council discusses BLYTH - A $500 severance fee charged to the village was again under discussion dur- ing council's April 14 meeting here. Council agreed during their March meeting that they should look further into this fee that was paid last year. They felt that as they are a municipality, they should not have been charged for severance. Clerk -Treasurer Helen Grubb noted that she had received a letter from the Huron County Planning Department that explain- ed why the village had been charged. Cindy Fisher, of the planning department, was present at last year's meeting where the severance was discussed. As members of the Huron County Pioneer Threshermen's Association were present, she had the im- pression they were involved in the severance. This would be one reason the fee was charged, Mrs. Grubb stateda She later added that the $500 was charged because, "when the application was applied for, the letter didn't stipulate we were a municipality." Councillor Bill Manning was in favor of pursuing the matter further. "I'm not com- fortable at all with it. I think they're giving us the runaround." He added that although things that were done in the village office may have led to the problem, he wanted to know whether the county's employees were working for the betterment of the county, or whether they were just beurocrats. "I think we can still pursue it, I think we can still deal with it as a council. The fact re- mains that Blyth and Siertsema were the dealing parties. The Threshermen certainly weren't involved in the negotiations," he stated. Council agreed with his sentiments and moved to look further into the matter with the county. Student Help Another subject that received con- siderable discussion during the meeting was that of a student that will be hired to work for the village. john Deere 855 24 horsepower, new dual -pedal hydro- static and cruise r control Unique dual -pedal hydrostatic drive lets you change speed and direction on the go. in high or low ranges. That and standard cruise control keep your hands Gee for steering and other operations keep you productive with less fatigue Quik•Tatch feature lets you switch attachments in two rnmuies Liquid -cooled 3 -cylinder diesel Optional front•wheel dnve Call for a demonstration Nothing Runs Like a Deere* V HURON BLYTH 523-4244 EXETER 235-1115 THE BLYTH STANDARD BITS' SS Din Cr )1:VW 'LUMBI SERVICE Robert Worsell Plumbing Heating Sales & Service Box 68, Auburn 526-7597 C"irtttt)l . 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FREE 1-800-265-3023 ING LYLE YOUNGBLUT PLUMBING HEATING BLYTH, ONTARIO PHONE 523-9585 raise the levy any higher than it already is. "We've got to keep in mind that each of these municipalities are hit with an almost double levy with the emergency (plant) breakdown. They're almost looking at four times the cost for 1987. For that reason we didn't feel we could raise the costs," Coun- cillor Howson noted. As they have come to the point that they need help, he said that donations will have to come in to defray the costs. "We don't seem able to increase our income proportionately with our expenses." 500 severance fee .. ilk .Blyth's newest councillor, Bev Elliott, sat in on her first regular council meeting on April 14. Mrs. Elliott took over the seat vacated by Tom Cronin. (David Emslie photo) The student will be hired under the In- volvement in Municipal Administration pro- gram from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Working with Cindy Fisher of the. Huron County Planning Department, the student will be working on a comprehensive zoning, bylaw. This bylaw has to be in place before the village can recieve their Program for Renewal, Improvement, Development and Economic Revitalization of municipally owned property (PRIDE) grant. This was the point that upset some of the councillors. They felt such a bylaw might restrict the village's authority. "I wouldn't be sure what we're asking the student to do if we're saying 'comprehen- sive' zoning bylaw. We know it's the key to the PRIDE program, but do we know what further regulations will come down?" Coun- cillor Manning asked. He continued, "There are some considera- tions, do you sell away your freedom for a big cheque?" Reeve Albert Wasson echoed his state- ment, noting, "I call it eroding any authori- ty we might have." While they don't agree with the guidelines that state they must have this bylaw, they realized that to get their grant they will have to go along with them. Once a student is hired 75 per cent of his or her wages and benefits up to $175 a week might be paid by the ministry. The re- mainder of the funding will come from the village, and possibly from three other municipalities. At the same time the ministry will be help- ' ing to fund another student's work. Mrs. Grubb has applied for municipal accoun- ting, municipal planning, municipal law and business administration courses at Fan- shawe College in London. The ministry grant may cover 50 per cent of the schooling costs. Up to 50 per cent of the trainee's salary can also be covered under this grant up to a maximum of $7,500 in the first year and $5,000 in the second. Highway 4 After contacting the neighboring municipalities in regards to construction on Highway 4, the village has started to receive some favorable replies. Mrs. Grubb noted that a letter had been received from Morris Township stating they agreed work needed to be done on the road. She was also contacted by a Township of Turnberry employee who said that council agreed with Blyth's concerns on the construction. Council took the letters as a positive sign. "I'm hoping the municipalities will all be forwarding leers of similar concern," Reeve Wasson said. Community Centre Councillor Bill Howson reported on the latest meeting of the Blyth and District Community Centre Board. He explained that a committee has been Turn to page 7 • Students learn of rabies By David Hessles BLYTH - On April 14, John MacKinnon of the Huron County Health Unit, came to talk to the students about the problem of rabies in this area. He brought a video-tape on rabies to show to Grades 5 to 8. The tape showed the effects of rabies on humans and animals and the discovery of the cure for rabies by Louis Pasteur. The students in Kindergarten to Grade 4 watched a slide presentation that included the safety measures students can take to prevent the spread of the disease. The student's responses to Mr. McKin- non's questions showed that they were well informed on the subject. Easter Assembly By Amber Gelwicks On April 16, Mrs. I,ittle's Grade 2 class presented an assembly. The class entered the gym singing Zip-a- dee-doo-dah accompanied by Shirley Vin- cent. The class sang several Easter songs followed by the recitation of prize winning poems, piano and violin solos. There are many things that happen in April and most were mentioned in readings by the students. The class presented two Easter plays, The Choosing of the Easter Bunny and Get Hopp- ThQ Saar Truth ing. The acting was very well done and the singing was right on key. Smile! You -re on Video Camera Kelly Cook and Kevin Souch The Royal Canadian Legion is sponsoring a K-8 video identification program to help in future searches for missing children. This program will come to the school on April 24. Each child will be video-taped as they walk, stand, sit and talk. This will show the child's voice pattern, movements and facial expressions. They will be asked to say their name, grade, age, favorite color and how they get to school each day. Normal school wear will be appropriate for this session. 3rd Annual Seaforth and District Minor Baseball HOME o�d GA....'DEN SHOW Seaforth & District Community Centres April 24, 25, 26 ©DIA AUCTION SALE - Friday Night *FLOWER ARRAiNGING Saturday 7:30, Sunday 2:00 • FASHI N SHOW - Saturday Afternoon • KARATE DEMONST` 'ATI N Saturday 6:30, Sunday 1:00 Seaforth Harmony Kings '5th Annual Barb ,• rshop Spring Shi" w SATURDAY, APRIL 25 Shoeryrfirries - 1:59 p.m. and 7:59 p.era.