The Citizen, 2017-05-25, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017. PAGE 3.
Euchre, shoot recapped
One big crowd
Despite the cold weather, hundreds of visitors attended a special grand re -opening ceremony
of Blyth Community Memorial Hall. The site has been the focus of an intense nine-month
renovation schedule upgrading the lower hall floor, the roof, and nearly everything in between.
(Denny Scott photo)
Internet voting vendor approved
To help find efficiencies in
pursuing electronic voting methods,
Huron County's lower -tier senior
staff representatives have come
together to find the best price.
Dubbed the Huron County
Elections Working Group, the
committee arranged for presentations
from three service providers for the
coming 2018 municipal election.
Simply Voting, a vendor that
provides online and phone voting
options, was suggested as the best of
three vendors that tendered on the
project.
Morris-Turnberry, North Huron
and Howick, however, could have
found a less expensive option with a
third vendor called Dominion
Voting, according to
Turnberry' s
Administrator/Treasurer
Michie.
Michie, during
Morris -
Clerk
Nancy
Morris -
A welcoming gesture
Blyth Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt welcomed visitors
to the recently -opened, completely upgraded Blyth
Community Memorial Hall as part of the special grand re-
opening on Friday evening. The renovations touch on every
space in the facility. (Denny Scott photo)
What doctrine is more emptying, humbling,
and therefore sanctifying!
(Octavius Winslow)
"God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise;
God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things...
1 Corinthians 1:27-28
What doctrine is more emptying, humbling, and therefore
sanctifying, than predestination? It lays the axe at the root of all human
boasting!
In the light of this truth, the most holy believer sees that there is no
difference between him and the vilest sinner that crawls the earth --but
what the sovereign grace of God has made!
"By the grace of God I am what I am!" 1 Corinthians 15:10
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
Turnberry's May 16 meeting, said
Simply Voting's original offer for the
three municipalities was more
expensive than Dominion Voting,
however Simply Voting dropped the
cost for the three smallest
municipalities in the county.
For Monis-Turnberry, the $900
increase was worth the cost, Michie
said, as it would keep the
municipality in line with its
contemporaries.
"We can co-ordiante with all the
other municipalities regarding any
issues that come up," Michie said.
"That's our resource."
Michie stated that both Central
Huron and Huron East used Simply
Voting in 2014 and reported positive
results.
North Huron Township Council
also approved using Simply Voting
after a report from Deputy Clerk
Richard Al explained similar
benefits during North Huron's May
15 meeting and council approved the
plan. A more comprehensive report
on how election day will look under
the new voting systems is set to
come to North Huron Council closer
to the election.
Winners of the Shoot party held
Tuesday, May 9 were: first, Jewel
Plunkett; second, Ethel Walker;
third, Diane Clark and most shoots,
Janis Vodden. Shoot is played every
second and fourth Tuesday of the
month at Trinity Anglican Church
Hall at 1 p.m. Come out and enjoy
the fun and fellowship.
Winners from the May 15 euchre
were: Dorothy Carter, 73 and Flo
Symons, 77; second, Kay
Hesselwood, 70 and Marilyn Aiken,
64; lone hands, Doris McClinchey,
four and Harold McClinchey and
Mae Ritchie, tied, two; share the
wealth, Doris McClinchey and
Susan Harmon. The next euchre is
Monday, May 29 at 1 p.m. at the
Blyth Legion Hall. Come out and
enjoy a good game of cards. The lift
is available for those who need it.
Happy Birthday to Niel Edgar,
Wingham who celebrates May 29.
Cowbell impresses
"Astonishing" was the term that
Morris-Turnberry Mayor Paul
Gowing used when describing Blyth
Cowbell Brewing Company's new
building at the corner of County
Roads 4 and 25 near Blyth.
Gowing gave a report to council on
a tour of the structure he took just
prior to council's May 16 meeting.
"It is definitely a place, in the very
near future, that each and every one
of you will want to see," he said to
council. "It's totally amazing. The
level they are doing things at there is
raising the bar on themselves
already."
Gowing said he was "almost
speechless" with what he discovered
through the tour, saying the company
already employs 65 people.
Gowing said the green systems the
brewery will use, including the
closed-loop water system and
energy-efficient building techniques,
was "unbelievable".
"I don't think anyone in the room
will believe the scale they are doing
things to," Gowing said. "They are
already looking at the export market
for what they are doing."
Gowing explained that there is a
rush on to complete construction on
the site with shift work going on
right now. He also said the way the
building is designed, which allows
visitors to walk above the brewing
equipment, left him speechless.
"I will go back another day," he
said. "It's something else to see."
He also said the site is a great
example of a well -kept bank barn
and that the structure is "grandiose".
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