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The Citizen, 1986-12-30, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1986. 1 brate its 25th Anniversary on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 11 a.m. with a special service in Blyth United Church. All former and present U.C.W. members and their fami­ lies are invited. 53-2p DAY TRIPS: KITCHENER MON., Jan. 5. Fiesta, Kitchener, Sat., Feb. 14. Ice Capades, February in Kitchener, date to be set. Phone Helen McBurney, Nicholson Bus Lines, 357-3424 anytime. 52-2 ■55 BY BRIAN HALL FARM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST The Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association will be holding its Awards Banquet on Friday, January 16, 1987 at the Stanley Township Complex. The Awards Banquet will recog­ nize recipients of the Project Award, Norman Alexander Con­ servation Award, Soil and Crop Booster Award, and Farm Conser­ vation Sign Award. This year the Huron Soil and Crop Banquet will be held in co-operation with the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority Awards Banquet. Ausable-Bay- field Conservation Authority’s a- wards include the group and individual category awards. Jean Bennett from Bayfield will be the guest speaker. Jean will be speaking on her experiences in South Central America. • t“: W, HvttvAi i«ii4i ■ ■■ i / 3rd BIG WEEK THE FATE OF THE FUTURE LIES HIDDEN IH THE PAST, SOMEWHERE ON EARTH.. .1986. /*! Looking back on 1986 COPYRIGHT BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TUESDAY $2.50 SUN. - THURS. 7:30 •••••••••••••••••••••••••a Continued from page 5 Elston in Bruce; Blytn Council gets an insurance cheque and some indication of where its missing $94,000 went; an unprecendented 36,000 people attended Blyth Festival Theatre this season; council seat is left vacant in West Wawanosh political confusion; word comes the Brussels rail line may close, and condo development is proposed for the village; Jeff McGavin of Walton and Paul Dodds of Seaforth capture junior championships at the International Plowing Match, but the Hurdn County match is rained out; Angela Nethery of RR 4, Brussels is chosen Huron County Dairy Princess. Linda Ten Pas of Brussels becomes Queen of the 125th Brussels Fall Fair, Donna Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale is named top 4-H show­ man in Huron, and Mark Hoba of RR 3, Blyth is chosen valedictorian at CHSS commencement; the local School Fair takes place for the 66th year, despite torrential rains, and enrollmentinlocalschoolsis up slightly; the Paul Brunkard family takes over the Hillcrest Restaurant in Londesboro, and Robert Walker opens Walton Irrigation, OCTOBER - Hope dwindles for bean crop after six weeks of non-stop rain, prompting visits from both federal and provincial ministers of agriculture for first­ hand look at the damage; pressure grows for crop insurance revisions and disaster aid for farmers; former Blyth clerk-treasurer pleads guilty to theft charge; Kevin Wheeler of Brussels wins a silver medal in international skating competition in England; Paul Klopp of RR 3 Zurich is named president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture, and Tony McQuail of West Wawanosh gets the Federation award for service to agriculture; Grey Township spon­ sors an Appreciation Night for Leona Armstrong; the 38th annual Belgrave Community Supper feeds more than 1,000 and repairs to the Belgrave Arena roof are completed with volunteer help; Tim Chapman is named new general manager of the Blyth Festival Theatre; St. John’s Ma­ sonic Lodge in Brussels hosts official opening of new quarters; Etta Cook, formerly of Belgrave, celebrates her 97th birthday; The Citizen celebrates its first anniver­ sary; and Young’s Clothing opens in Brussels. NOVEMBER - Londesboro Lions Club tops $45,000 in epic fund-rais- er; Kathryn Todd of RR 2, Lucknow, wins West Wawanosh Council seat; Blyth trucker Clar­ ence Baillie is feted for bravery in daring highway rescue; Huron County deer hunt is considered one of the best ever; Kim and Debbie Rintoul of RR 2, Lucknow, win Senior and Junior Showmanship trophies at the Royal Winter Fair, Jennifer Procter of RR 5, Brussels takes two top trophies at Ontario Junior Barrow Show, and north Huron livestock scores big in many classes at Royal; Donna Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale, gets major portion of awards at County 4-H Achievement Night; Sandra Hunt of RR 4, Walton, is chosen county Queen of the Furrow, and Blyth architect Chris Borgal wins a top prize in provincial competition for renewal design; Brussels Lions Pool shqws a surplus of $12,587 after first year of operation; and more than $9,000 is raised by the Blyth Festival Auction; the Murray Houston family of Grey Twp. loses its home to fire; choice steers top $90/cwt at Brussels Stockyards. on County Family and Children’s Services’ Christmas Bureau makes the season happier for 300 fami­ lies; Santa comes to the area, but Santa Claus Parade apathy angers Brussels council; local mail carri­ ers fear job losses in post office cutbacks; aBrusselsstoreisthe victim of an “armed” robbery; Blyth Public School wins MNR essay contestfor fifth time, and Wayne Hopper of RR 5, Brussels is named Kinsman of the Year by Belgrave club; Audrey Bos of RR 3, Blyth, wins the top trophy at the Hallrice Dairy Club annual awards banquet, and long-time Brussels merchant Bill Stephenson is hon­ oured upon retirement; the year ended with choice steers trading as high as $102/cwt. and 30-40 lb. pigs going for a record $2.40 at Brussels Stockyards. DECEMBER - West Wawanosh ratepayers send Sherwood Forest proposal back to the drawing board; Huron County teachers get four per cent pay raise; separate school supporters lose representa­ tion on local school board, and word comes that a new Christian high school will open in Wingham in 1987; Brian McBurney of Turn­ berry Twp. is acclaimed as youn­ gest Huron County warden ever; Blyth appoints Helen Grubb as new clerk-treasurer and approves limited development of east end housing development; East WawanoshTwp. buys Belgrave sub-division for $48,000; the Hur- THURS., FRI., SAT 5P.M.-12A.M. Blyth Inn EAT IN OR TAKE OUT 523-9381 Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information He’s survived the most hostile and primitive land known to man. Held Over For Its Second Big Week Now all he’s got to do is make it through a week in New York. There's a little of him in all of us. 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