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The Citizen, 1986-12-30, Page 11 • Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. VOL. 2 NO. 53 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1986.40 CENTS Veronica Grobbink presents a bouquet of Dowers to Sister Teresa Ryan in Peru. The presentation was made December 21 at the end of the as the parishioners of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Brussels regular morning mass. honoured the native of their parish before she leaves for mission work 6ae&. — A year-end news review JANUARY - The Citizen announc­ es the new “Citizen of the Year” awards; blizzards extend Christ­ as school break and close major roads; Brussels Council hears of several plans to encourage growth of village; Brussels liability insur­ ance rates increase by 50 per cent, Grey Twp.’s up by 70 per cent; Mary-Ellen Knight of RR 3, Brussels wins a Rotary Foundation scholarship to study in France; and federal Ministerof Agriculture John Wise tells the Huron County Cattlemen’s Association that the upcoming free trade negotiations will consider their interests. FEBRUARY - Brussels village council continues in aggressive search for more development; Huron County Council makes the first move to abolish the county Library Board, and chief librarian vows to stay on; the Ministry of the Environment threatens to get tough with landfill sites burning garbage; Blyth, Walton, Auburn and Londesborough lose Saturday mail delivery, fear other cutbacks will follow; the Blyth Festival Theatre announces “Another Sea­ son’s Promise’’ will be its opening production for 1987, and Blyth council pledges long term support to the theatre; Brussels council approves demolition of old Queen’s Hotel to make way for supermarket; Kevin Wheeler of Brussels places third with his partner in Canadian National Figure Skating championships in North Bay; and WWI veteran Russ Wilson of Blyth receives a diamond jubilee medal from the Blyth Legion; pigs under 30 lb. reach a high of $1.47/!b. at Brussels Stockyards. MARCH - Sherwood Forest Lodge is first proposed for West Wawa- nosh Twp.; Blyth architectural firm of Christopher Borgal is awarded $190,000 contract to design the new Huron County Pioneer Museum; the most vicious storm of the winter hit north Huron on March 7, marooning transports in Blyth for several days; Warner Andrews of Auburn wins the first-ever Citizen of the Year Award presented by the Auburn Lions Club; local hockey teams do well in championship play, and Tim Fritz of the Brussels Bulls is chosen as the top defenceman of the season; demolition of the Queen’s Hotel begins; the Brus­ sels Swimming Pool Committee announces the new pool will open Continued on page 5 Walton native serves in Peru Open house to welcome Parishioners at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church in Brus­ sels honoured one of their mem­ bers Dec. 21 before she leaves for work in the missions of Peru. Sister Teresa Ryan, after spend­ ing Christmas with her family in Walton, will leave January 1 for work in Peru. She said she has 'Citizen'nominations accepted Nominations for the second annual “Citizen of the Year’’ awards are now being accepted. The awards, one for Blyth and District and one for the Brussels area, are intended as a small token of reward for citizens who have contributed much to their com­ munity either in the past year specifically or over a long period of time. Last year’s winners represented long periods of community service. Ev alena Webster of Blyth is one of committed herself to five years working in the missions and may stay for 10 years. Father Stan Soltysik said that for the past 20 years the Diocese of London has sent priests and sisters of St. Joseph and Ursuline Sisters to help in Peru but that Sister Teresa’s commitment was longer than those women whom a community would be hard-put to do without, serving, over the years, on many organizations within the commun­ ity. Cal Krauter, winner of the award for Brussels, served his commun­ ityin amoreofficialcapacity for many long years as Reeve of the village, as village councillor and as a commissioner on the Public Utilities Commission. While the awards are centered usual. Sister Teresa, the daughter of Lawrence and Marjory Ryan, RR 4, Walton, quietly accepted a presen­ tation on behalf of the packed congregation from youngsters Michael Albers and Veronica Grobbink. on the two main communities in the Citizen’s circulation area, anyone who has made a contribution to the community from any of the seven townships or the many hamlets in the area is eligible for nomination. Anyone knowing someone who should be nominated for the “Citizen of the Year’’ awards should enter the name on the ballot enclosed in this week’s issue and return it to The Citizen by Friday, January 16, 1987. new Blyth clerk Blyth residents will have an opportunity to meet the new clerk-treasurer of the village on Friday when an open house will be held at the municipal office. It will be the first day on the job for Helen Grubb, appointed earlier this month as the new clerk-trea­ surer of the village. More than 20 applications were received for the position which has been vacant since the resignation of the former clerk-treasurer Larry Walsh in June. Ann Nesbit has been acting clerk-treasurer since that time. Mrs. Grubb comes from Culross township near Teeswater and has been working part-time in the Culross township municipal office. She has three children: Donald, 17; Trevor, 16; and Tammy, 14. The open house will be held from 10:30a.m. to2:30 p.m. Coffee and doughnuts will be served.