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The Citizen, 1987-01-21, Page 3Members of the 1987 executive of the Huron County Junior Farmers were installed at a candlelight ceremony during the club’s annual banquet and dance in Clinton on Saturday. From left, officers are: Dianne Oldfield, past president and zone director; Robert Hunking, THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1987. PAGE 3. Arena lift fundraising begins Fundraising, spearheaded by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Blyth Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, will get underway soon for the installation of a lift for the handicapped at the Blyth and District Community Centre. Blyth village council last week approved setting up of a fundrais­ ing committee and the setting up of a reserve fund for the money. Signing authority will be given to a representative from the committee and village Clerk-treasurer Helen Grubb. Theliftwill improve access to the second-floor auditorium at the community centre for handicapped people. The Ladies Auxliary has undertaken to lead the fundraising as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Ladies Auxili­ ary which takes place in 1987. president; Linda Ax t man, first vice-president; Jeff Hearn, second vice-president; Sharon Nivins, agricultural contact person; Annette Losereit, newsletter editor; and Linda Cunningham, public relations officer. Blyth looks at new bookkeeping system Blyth Village Council has appli­ ed for a grant to institute a new bookkeeping system designed for greater accountability to council. Bill Vodden of the village’s accounting firm of Vodden and Bender was present at the council meeting January 13 to inform council about the Basic Accounting Package (BacPac) designed by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. The equipment for imple­ menting the Bac Pac system (including ledgers, journals, etc.) costs about $1,300 and the addi­ tional time required by the accoun- tantsto train village office staff runs the total cost to $5,000. Council, through the firm of Vodden and Bender, has applied for a provincial government grant to institute the package. Councillor William Howson ask­ ed what the system was going to cost on an ongoing basis once the initial start-up costs were paid. Mr. Vodden said the ongoing costs were nothing more than the stationery needed. Asked if the program might cut down on the amount of auditing time required, Mr. Vodden said it might be a little easier for him as the auditor but “the main advantage is better reporting to council.’’ The Ministry of Municipal Af­ fairs would like to see monthly financial statements provided to councillors, but for a small munici­ pality like Blyth, financial state­ ments might not be required every month. Under the system the basic requirement is that all activities under council’s jurisdiction should be reported to council regularly. If a grant for implementing the system is approved, the first report under the new system would be after June 30. Tidbits from Blyth council NOTICE Village of Blyth PARKING The bylaw governing municipal responsibilities in paving drive­ ways still is not law. After three different delegations delayed the beginning of the regular business part of the council meeting J anuary 13 for more than an hour and a half, council decided considering the number of items on the rest of the agenda and the fact council would move into committee of the whole for salary negotiations at the end of the regular meeting, that it could manage to get along for another month without passage of the by-law. The regular meeting of council ended at 11:40 but a salary-nego­ tiated session lasted into the early hours of the morning.***** Her friends around Blyth would like to wish Kathy Bromley good luck with her tests. Kathy is a patient in University Hospital, London, 10th floor, Room 10P25. Thirteen tables were in play at the weekly Monday night euchre party at Blyth Memorial Hall January 12. Dorothy Daer and Harvey Dolmage had the high scores for men and women. Lillian Patterson and Len Shobbrook had the low scores. Hazel Watkins and Cliff Hoegy had the most lone hands. Everett Felker won the special prize. Mrs. Audrey Walsh of Clinton and Mrs. Bernice McClinchey of Blyth visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Walsh at Sarnia. Seven tables of players took part in the Wednesday night Lost Heir card party at Memorial Hall. High lady was Nora Kelly while Evelyn Smith was low lady. Shane Snell was high man and Lloyd Walden, low man. Council approved grants of $75 to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and $100 to the Salvation Army. ***** A lawn maintenance firm called The Lawn Rangers requested permission of council to get a copy of the assessment roll for the village to assist them in approach­ ing local residents but council decided to take no action on the request.***** Reeve Albert Wasson, giving his reportofactivitiesatthe county level had a reminder for Blyth councillors how expensive the disposal of waste can be these days. Seaforth and Tuckersmith have had 50 months of negotiations so far and spent over $200,000 in their search for a suitable site for waste disposal and have found one possible site that will cost another $1.5milliontodevelop and with yearly operating costs of $100,000. In Tuckersmith it would mean adding 38 mills to the tax bill, he said. During snow removal operations, the parking of vehicles on Village Streets is strictly prohibited. All vehicles must be removed from Village Streets, from roadways of the municipality, between the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. Violatorswill be prosecuted or will be required to bear the cost of having their vehicle towed away. Theowner of any such parked vehicle will be liable for any damage to the said vehicle or to snow plow equipment. ***** Lorraine Cook of Belgrave was re-appointed the village’s repre­ sentative on the Wingham and District Hospital Board for the term of June ‘87 to June ‘89. She will make a report to council on the hospital’s activities later in the spring. Ladies’ & Children’sAll Ski-Suits 10.00 Off Snow J”gBrs Special! with every pair of Western Boots receive a FREE Western Shirt Village of Blyth Reeve Albert Wasson Men’s & Ladies’ Jackets Reg. $35.00 - $50.00 $10.00 Off RAWLEIGH PRODUCTS Reduced! R.R. #1, Blyth, Cone. 12 Hullett 2mileseastof Hwy. 4 523-4426 “Drive a little-save a lot’’