The Citizen, 1990-06-20, Page 3Opening snip
Russell Wilson, honorary member of the Blyth Festival board of directors snips the ribbon to
unofficially open theaddition to Blyth Memorial Hall Friday night. Taking part in the ceremony were
(topstep) Murray Cardiff, M.P. for Huron-Bruce; Jack Riddell, M.P.P. for Huron; Albert Wasson,
Reeve of Blyth; Don McCaffrey, building committee chairman; Mr. Wilson and daughter-in-law
Betty Bowes. Holding the ribbon are Helen Gowing (right) the only original board member active
over the 15 year history of the Festival and Erin Roulston, daughter of Festival co-founder Keith
Roulston.
Underspending leads to surplus
Underspending and a rearrange
ment in the order Pride projects
were undertaken under its Pride
program left the village of Blyth
with a $94,962 surplus last year,
Paul Seebach of Vodden, Bender
and Seebach, the village’s accoun
tants told council Wednesday
night.
The surplus was an accumulation
of a lot of little things, he said. In
some cases the village had budget
ed to take on some of the portions
of its three-year Pride grant pro
Blyth.
People
On the weekend of June 16, and
17, Miss Gayle and Elaine Poore
entertained family and friends at
the Poore residence, Dinsley St. E.,
in honour of their parents, Richard
and Grace, on the occasion of their
25th wedding anniversary.
On Saturday, at 5:30 p.m. 32
guests enjoyed a full course sit-
Hown roast beef dinner prepared
d served by Gayle and Elaine. A
iormer minister, Rev. Ken Bauman
of St. Thomas, said grace, and a
close neighbour and friend, Grant
Sparling, was the spokesman.
On Sunday, 28 guests sat down
to a full course supper, all of whom
except two, were uncles and aunts
of Grace Poore. (Incidentally, both
Grace’s father and mother came
from a family of eight). An uncle,
Rev. Gerald Babcock of Wallace
burg was selected to pronounce
grace.
Many Blyth friends extend con
gratulations to this community-
minded couple, and wish them
happiness, good health, and many
more wedding anniversaries to
celebrate.
On the weekend of June 10,
Kathryn Hodgins, husband Arthur,
and younger son, Murray of Oak
ville were guests of Frank and
Cenetta Bainton, and attended
Blyth Union Cemetery’s decoration
service.
gram in 1989 that weren’t done.
The Pride program pays for 50 per
cent of the costs of a project with
the other half being picked up by
either the municipality of a local
group. In many cases groups
completed their Pride projects ear
lier than they had budgeted while
the village-funded projects are
behind schedule.
Reeve Albert Wasson said the
need for the village to complete its
Pride projects was one of the
reasons councillors boosted the tax
increase to be more in line with
Each year, the Hodgin family
plant flowers on the graves of
Kathryn’s grandparents, Dr. W. J.
and Mrs. Milne, Kathryn’s par
ents, Sarah and Murray Cole, and
aunt, Mary Milne.
Kathryn, when a young girl,
spent many summers with her
aunt, and still is very interested in
the former Milne residence, now
the home of Grant and Pat Spar
ling, on whom they were delighted
to call when last in Blyth.
More rutabaga news. The follow
ing information was gleaned from
the “Western Ontario Farmer’’. In
1894, an American family living in
Philadelphia gave, unwittingly, a
big boost to the rutabaga industry
in Ontario. They found the flavour
Sunshine UCW unit
plans for banquet
The meeting of the Sunshine
Unit of the Blyth U.C.W. was held
Thursday, June 14 in the church
parlour.
Bea Chambers, president open
ed the meeting with a poem
entitled “Friendship’’. The hymn,
“O Master let me walk with Thee”
was sung, with Phyllis Boak as
pianist.
Bernice McClinchey received the
offering. Mary Holland gave a very
interesting study on different
faith groups, stating there are
many faces of faith and that
through the encounter of people of
other faiths were are mutually
enriched. Bea Chambers presided
neighbouring municipalities. “We
don’t want to be caught in the third
year of Pride with more work than
can be done,’’ he said. Any Pride
money not used at the end of the
three year program is returned to
the provincial government.
Cost of recreation actually
dropped by nearly $5,000 last year
to $15,281. Maintenance costs at
Memorial Hall increased by nearly
$7,000 to $10,098 last year because
of completion of some maintenance
projects that have been put off for
years.
of a Swede turnip most delicious,
both cooked and uncooked. A
farmer in Rockwood near Guelph
had enclosed in a shipment of a
carload of sheep to Philadelphia,
half a carload of Swede turnips
(rutabagas). In the unloading, one
American took a bit or two of one,
and finding its flavour delightful,
took it home to be cooked for
dinner.
That was all that was necessary
to increase greatly Ontario’s ruta
baga trade with the U.S. - human
consumption as well as animal.
In the early 1900’s, prices to
farmers ranged from 20 - 25 cents a
bushel, sometimes less. The price
of rutabagas in season this year
was 29 cents a pound, out of season
last week’s price was 39 cents a
pound.
for the business portion, opening
with a comical but only-too-true
poem entitled “10 U.C.W. mejn-
bers”. Roll call was answered by 13
members using a verse from I
Timothy. Feme McDowell read the
minutes. Lenore Davidson gave the
correspondence report. Mary East
gave the treasurer’s report and
Gene Snell the birthday money.
Some plans were made for the
graduation banquet on June 25 at
the church. The meeting closed
with thp U.C.W. benediction. A
dainty lunch was served by Phyllis
Boak, Mary Walden and Mary
East.
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1990 at7:30 p.m. in Blyth Council
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