The Citizen, 2007-02-22, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007. PAGE 3.
The first shipment of Good Food
Boxes have arrived in Blyth.
The Good Food Box program has
stations throughout Huron County.
There are stations in Bayfield,
Clinton, Exeter, Goderich, Hensall,
Seaforth, Wingham, Walton, Zurich,
and now Blyth.
The first delivery of boxes arrived
just after 3 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the
Blyth Public Library.
Librarian Pat Brigham called the
first round of orders a success, with
25 orders being placed in Blyth
alone. This is not bad she says
considering that orders were only
taken over a few days.
“We’ve had a really excellent
response,” Brigham said.
“We’ve already received three
orders for next month.”
The boxes cost $14 per box and
can be ordered monthly in person at
the library.
There is a deadline of the first
Saturday of each month, by which
the boxes must be paid for in cash in
order to receive a box for the
upcoming month. For instance, next
month, payment must be received by
March 3 in order to receive a box on
March 15.
Payment is accepted at the library
and the boxes arrive for pick-up at
the library on the date specified.
The program is brought to Huron
County by the Huron County Health
Unit in an attempt to promote
healthy eating.
The boxes contain fresh fruits and
vegetables that are bought
predominantly from local growers
and are as fresh as possible.
The emphasis on local produce is
a big one for the Good Food Box
program, with one of their main
initiatives being to support the local
economy.
In addition to supporting the local
economy, other positive points
include the freshness of the produce,
the affordability of the box, the
variety of the food in the box (the
contents differ from month to month
depending on availability) and
sensibility.
A lot of the work done in the
program including packing the
boxes and a lot of the
order collection is done by
volunteers.
Get-well wishes are extended to
Kay Buchanan who is a patient in
Stratford General Hospital.
Congratulations to Sharon
Jackson, Robbie Lawrie of Bayfield,
Joan Caldwell and Shirley Giilck
who all celebrate their birthdays on
Feb. 22.
Congratulations to Heidi Craig,
Atwood and Paul Josling who
celebrate their birthdays on Feb. 24.
Congratulations to Sharon
Bromley who celebrates on Feb. 25,
to Elsie Walsh who celebrates Feb.
26 and to Joann MacDonald who
celebrates Feb. 28.
Congratulations to Chris Lee who
celebrated his 30th birthday this past
weekend.
We are glad to hear that John
Brown is recovering from surgery at
home and is doing well.
Nancy Wasson is recovering at
home after undergoing surgery in
University Hospital.
The Swinging Seniors meeting is
Feb. 28 with a potluck lunch to start
at noon followed by card games.
Come out and enjoy the fun.
Results of the Feb. 12 euchre at
the legion are as follows: high lady,
Dini Nethery 76; high man, Doug
Cartwright 77; ladies’ lone hands,
Dorothy Carter, three, Willis
Bromley, five; low lady, Bernice
McClinchey, 40; low man, Wilmer
Glousher, 48; door prize, Helen Lee
and share the wealth went to Willis
Bromley, Marie Glousher and
Darrell Wood.
There were eight tables in play.
The next euchre will be Feb. 26 at
the Legion Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Blyth United Church will be
hosting the World Day of Prayer on
March 2 at 7:30 p.m. This is a
service where all the churches in
Blyth join together along with many
churches throughout the world.
This year’s theme is about Women
of Paraguay.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Greeting at Blyth United Church
on Sunday, Feb. 18 were Fred Meier
and Judy Gleave. Guest pianist was
Lyn Fischer. Ushering were Terry
Richmond, Lavern Clark and Nancy
Hakkers.
The choir anthem was Lead Me
Lord.
The children’s hymn was Spirit of
Gentleness.
The children came to the front of
the church during the singing of the
last verse. After the children’s story
all sang The Lord’s Prayer and they
went downstairs to Sunday school.
The Lectionary scriptures were
the Responsive Psalm 63, Matthew
25: 31-41 and the New Testament
reading was from Luke 8: 4-15.
Tom Dunbar’s message to the
adults was The Welcoming Spirit.
Tom told of his experience at a
workshop he had attended and spoke
about how to be a welcoming church
to others.
Everyone was invited downstairs
to a potluck lunch and the annual
meeting followed.
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Masters Thesis in Animal
Science on February 9, 2007
at the University of Guelph.
Tim is currently employed
at the University of Guelph.
Congratulations Tim. Love,
Jenn, Dad and Mom, Ian, Sarah,
Kristy, Paul, Mark and Sarah
and families.
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Nutrition by the box
With the Good Food Box program now in Blyth, citizens
have wasted no time in getting started. Michelle Nesbitt
ordered four boxes and was one of the first in line to pick
them up from the Blyth Library. The Library is the station
where orders can be placed and picked up. Orders for
March are due on March 3, $14 payable in cash at the
Library. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Good Food Box in Blyth
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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