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The Citizen, 2008-09-25, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008. PAGE 3. Many Legion Ladies Auxiliary members attended the Provincial convention in Windsor. They left on Saturday, Sept. 13 and returned home on Wednesday, Sept. 17. There were 896 in attendance. On Sunday 178 flags were on parade. Blyth Legion Auxiliary members attending were Janice Henry, Val Pethick, Bernice Pierce, Connie Shiell, Sandra Elliott and Heather Jackson. Everyone had a good time and it is a time to get together with other auxiliary members. Congratulations to Jenna Taylor and Jordan Taylor and Jordan Gibbons who were married on Sept. 13 on the lawn of her grandparents’ home, Orchill. Jenna is the only girl who has been married on the homestead lawn. She was walked down the aisle by her grandfather, H. Boyd Taylor and her father Jim Taylor. Many friends, relatives, neighbours and 8th Liners gathered together to help Larry Badley celebrate his 65th birthday at the home of his son Jason and Julie Badley. Everyone enjoyed a roast beef dinner with cake and ice cream for dessert. Many people attended the Memorial Garden service held at the end of Dinsley Street on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. Pastor Les Cook officiated. There was special tribute paid to Const. David Mounsey by Inspector Dan Grant of OntarioProvincial Police and Paul Josling, fire chief of Blyth andDistrict Fire Department. Cheryl Cronin and Avon Corneil supplied the musicaccompanied by Lynda McGregor.Morris-Turnberry is compiling ahistory book and needs your help. If you have any stories or pictures please pass them along to me at 40182 Moncrieff Rd., RR 2, Blyth to the township office at 41342 Morris Rd, RR 5, Brussels N0G 1H0. There will be a public meeting on Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Bluevale Community Hall. All those interested are invited to attend. BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Greeting at Blyth United Church on Sunday, Sept. 21 were Myrtle Badley and Terry Richmond. Ushering were Hope Button, Brenda Brooks, Lori Brooks. Guest organist was Amanda Swartzentruber. The UCW meeting is on Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. Rev. Gary Clark said that Margaret Kai had been taken to hospital in Wingham. The call to worship and the prayer of approach was followed by the Gospel reading from Matthew 3: 13- 17. Rev. Clark had the children gather around the baptism font. He explained to them how it is used for baptism. Brett Glousher carried the candle down to Sunday school. The scripture lesson was Jeremiah 8: 18-19 followed by the hymn, When Jesus Comes to Be Baptized. Rev. Clark’s message to the adults was, A Balm, not a Bomb. The hymn, Spirit Divine Attend Our Prayers was followed by the offering, the hymn, The Fruit of All Creation and prayer. The choir favoured the congregation with an anthem, There is a Balm in Gilead. Just under one month ago, The Green Gallery closed its doors for good. Its owner, Sheila Rintoul plans to ride off into the sunset, but not quite yet, as she’s taken an apprentice under her wing. All custom framing services available at The Green Gallery will be available at The Gift Cupboard from now on, where co-owner Janice Peters is in the process of learning the tricks of the trade from Rintoul. Rintoul has 22 years of framing experience under her belt and says leaving the business for once and for all was a very difficult decision. Rintoul is staying on at The Gift Cupboard until Peters feels comfortable enough on her own. However, she says, she’s going to miss the routine of coming into work every day. She was originally going to leave in June, then extended her stay until the end of August, because at the time, she wasn’t quite ready. In addition to her motivation to keep her job going, she said that once regular customers heard she was retiring, they rushed any framing jobs they may have had on the back burner so they could have Rintoul frame it, rather than anyone else. She insists that was part of her decision to stay, that once she considered retirement, her workload increased drastically. Rintoul is planning on returning to her first love, painting, once she is fully-retired. Her art was the whole reason she first got into framing, consistently producing during her years in Blyth. But now, she says, she’ll have some real time to commit. Initially, Rintoul took classes in Toronto on framing so she wouldn’t have to pay to frame every one of her paintings. Over the years her paintings were popular items in the area, and as she hopes her productivity will go up now, she insists that people will be able to get in touch with her if they are interested in her new works through The Gift Cupboard. The only service The Gift Cupboard doesn’t plan on continuing is stocking prints. The Green Gallery stocked an inventory of prints, but The Gift Cupboard will focus strictly on framing, as well as its craft and gift items. Rintoul is recently back from British Columbia, so she says there is no big retirement trip in her future, although her husband has always wanted to go to the Yukon, she says. Over the years, Rintoul said, she grew to know more people in Blyth than she does in Wingham where she resides, and that she’ll miss all of them. 414 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4299 Gift Registry always available Tuesday ~ Friday 10 - 5:30; Saturday 10 am - 5 pm Come in for your custom framing, needlepoint, dry mounting and conservation framing formerly provided by the Green Gallery Remember to check us out for all your fall décor needs. * Christmas décor arriving daily * TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON BLYTH WARD HYDRANT FLUSHING NOTICE As part of regular system maintenance, the water department will be conducting a hydrant and main flushing program during the hours of 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Monday, September 29, 2008 to Friday, October 3, 2008. This procedure could result in the discolouration of your water. It is recommended that all customers check their water for rust prior to use each day as discolouration of laundry, etc. could occur. Running a cold water tap until the discolouration has cleared is advised. Thank you for your co- operation. Car Oiling at Lee's Service Centre Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 1 pm - 8 pm; Fri. 1 pm - 6 pm; Sat. 8 am - 12 noon (Weather permitting) 348 Dinsley St. E., Blyth 519-523-9151 We use Hot, Acid Free, New Oil CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS Trunk Lid Inner Fenders Doors & Door Panels Dog LegsUnderside Inner Fenders Hood Beautiful Mums large, medium and small pots plus mixed fall containers and perennials Open Mon. - Sat. 9 am - 6 pm 83189 Scott Line 519-523-9456 By MarilynCraigCall 523-9318From Marilyn’s Desk NEWS FROM BLYTH So long Sheila Rintoul, left, long-time owner of The Green Galley in Blyth, is set to retire and is grooming Janice Peters as her successor, as her operations will be taken over by The Gift Cupboard. (Shawn Loughlin photo) By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Green Gallery closes, but passes it on ON $5.00 THURSDAYS Drop into either of our offices any Thursday with your word classified (maximum 20 words) and pay only $5.00 + GST (paid in advance). That’s $1.00 off regular rates. The Citizen