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Riding in style
One of the staples of the Elementary School Fair in Belgrave every year is the bike rodeo,
which often includes brilliantly -decorated bikes, all done by students. Here, Harper Wilson, left,
and Amelia Foreman show off their handiwork. (Denny Scott photo)
Boonstoppels mark 50 years
Milestone
Hans and Audrey Boonstoppel of Blyth recently marked
their 50th wedding anniversary, welcoming guests from as
far away as Holland, California and British Columbia to help
them celebrate. (Photo submitted)
After 50 years of marriage, Hans
and Audrey Boonstoppel of Blyth
passed the Not -So -Newlywed game
with flying colours (or hats and
socks) to the delight of their guests
at their anniversary celebration held
Aug. 11 at the Wingham Golf and
Curling Club.
With special guests from Holland,
California and British Columbia,
along with their three children and
11 grandchildren, Hans and Audrey
celebrated a marriage that began on
Aug. 11, 1967 at the Exeter
Reformed Church.
Rev. Harmon Heeg married the
couple. Audrey's attendants were her
sisters Maria Young, Wilma
Rammeloo and Anne Graul, while
Hans's groomsmen were Dinant
DeVries, Roelof DeVries and Bill
Gerrits.
The couple honeymooned in
Ottawa and Manitoulin Island before
moving to Campbellville, then
Maryhill before settling on a dairy
farm in Auburn. They were dairy
farmers for their entire careers, with
Audrey later working as a crisis
counsellor for the Huron Women's
Shelter.
Retirement came in the late 1990s
when they sold the dairy farm to
family before building a new home
across the road from the farm,
selling it and building another new
home in Blyth where they currently
live.
The couple's children and
grandchildren are: Lisa Pot and ex-
husband Freddy with children Jesse,
Linaya, Rick, Benjamin, Maria and
Karin Pot; Tanya Verburg and
husband Raymond with children
Nathan and Justine, and David
Boonstoppel and wife Elly with sons
James, Calvin and Ryan.
Currently, Hans and Audrey are
active members of the Blyth
Christian Reformed Church. Hans
is a member of the Men of Note
choir and plays an active role in son
David's dairy goat farm. Audrey
enjoys her book club, knitting and
hosting guests at her bed and
breakfast. The couple travel
extensively in their RV and spend
winters in Florida.
The anniversary party was a
special event for the couple to
celebrate a happy marriage in which
they expressed how blessed they felt
to have each other, their children and
grandchildren and a life of faith.
BIA to address new
associate members
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Under its new board of directors,
the Blyth Business Improvement
Area (BIA) started the process of
changing several aspects of its
operation during its Sept. 6 monthly
meeting. New Chair of the BIA
Karen Stewart said she wanted to
clear up some confusion with the
association/affiliate membership
program.
Stewart said she went over
the information provided to her
when she took office, including
the BIA's constitution and minutes,
and said, by her understanding,
the constitution doesn't allow for
associate memberships, contrary
to some early discussion on the
topic.
The first discussion at the
September meeting regarding the
issue revolved around whether or not
potential associate members could
vote and it was revealed that one
associate member would be able to
vote as part of regular executive
meetings, but not at annual general
meetings.
One associate member would be
named to the board of directors,
which would allow him/her voting
privileges. This individual would be
appointed by the existing board of
directors according to the BIA
constitution, Stewart said.
The second discussion about the
issue revolved around how much a
membership should cost.
Originally, associate memberships
were discussed as being available for
$95, however the cost was similar to
what actual members were being
charged according to North Huron
Council representative Bill Knott.
Stewart said there were many
questions yet to be answered and
wanted to push the issue to a
recently -formed governance
committee that consists of members
of both the Wingham and Blyth
BIAs.
While the issue wasn't resolved
during the meeting, Stewart said it
was something that needed to be
handled quickly.
"I have to stress, we have to make
a decision on this very soon," she
said. "We can't have a situation
where we have a business that wants
to join and have to say `I don't even
know if you can."'
"Every child should
have the opportunity
to play Canada's
National Sport..."
BLYTH BRUSSELS MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION IS OFFERING
FREE REGISTRATION
for FIRST TIME players in the Initiation Division
Fundraising & volunteer obligations still apply.
1ST 10 PLAYERS TO REGISTER
also receive a FREE hockey stick.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1, 2017
For more information and to register contact:
Diane Howson - 519.523.9050 • www.blythbrusselsminorhockey.ca
Thank You!
son
Brussels Minor Soccer would like to send out a special "Thank You" to the
Brussels Optimist Club for their ongoing many years of support to Brussels
Soccer in helping us to purchase such things as these new jerseys for our
teams!
Angela Smith Photography