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The Citizen, 1991-04-24, Page 3Cooking up business Don and Lenore Scrimgeour show off some of the baked goods from the in-store bakery in their Blyth supermarket. It’s the first time in 30 years that Blyth has had a bakery. Blyth WI disbands . .jr 81 years, Blyth Women’s Institute is disbanding. At the annual meeting on April 14 it was decided that due to declining memberhsip and not enough active members to fill the slate of officers or to take on the responsibilities involved in keeping W.I. going the group would disband. Blyth W.I. was organized on May 12, 1910. Membership that day was 15. The first president was Mrs. George Powell and the first secretary was Mrs. D. Crittenden. When plans were made to build a hall the W.I. purchased the grounds where the Memorial Hall still stands. It was opened in June of 1921 and has since then been their meeting place. It was partially through the contributions of the THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991. PAGE 3. New in-store bakery ends 30-year period in Blyth Blyth. People Our Blyth friends still keep returning from their summer cli­ mate holiday spots. The most recent to arrive are Harold and Adeline Campbell from Winter­ haven, Florida. They left an oncom­ ing Blyth winter behind them on Nov. 4 to return on April 14, breaking for just a brief Christmas holiday with family back in Blyth. We are delighted to find them both in ship-shape condition ready to enjoy everything that comes along during a Blyth summer. Knee surgery performed in Uni­ versity Hospital, London, and in Stratford Hospital followed by ther­ apy sessions have kept Grant and Pat Sparling indisposed for weeks last winter and this spring. Thank goodness the worst is over for both patients, but patience is still the order of the day for this highly respected and persevering Blyth couple. Cheers! There were six tables in play April 17 for the weekly lost heir card party at the Blyth Memorial Hall. Mary Walden and Graeme Mc­ Dowell had the high scores. Mary Cook and Feme McDowell had the low scores. Alvin Snell won the special prize. W.I. that the erection of this structure was possible. In 1949 the branch sponsored the first homemaking club “Clothes Closets Up to Date” with Mrs. Charles Johnston as leader. Over the years the organization has made donations to fall fairs, sponsored 4H club work and adult short courses and has participated in other community works. There were 11 members in attendance at this last annual meeting along with two guests. A delicious pot luck dinner was enjoyed by all. Mary Hunter was the guest speaker. Jean Nethery closed the meeting with a poetry reading, “A Time to Cease.” 4H club learns about plants The sixth meeting of the Blyth 4-H Horticulture Club was held on April 17 at 7 p.m. in the home of Christine Stadelmann. The meeting was opened with the 4-H Pledge. Debbie Machan then read the minutes from the last meeting. Members then answered the roll call, “Show one floral arrangement you found for your home activity. Where you might set such a design in your home?” Everyone then answered a quiz to see how much they knew about different plants. When this was completed, members then talked about special uses of indoor plants, poisonous plants, special gardens, plants as air purifiers, and bonsai. The meeting will be held on April 24 at 7 p.m. in the home of Christine Stadelmann. 10 TO 50% OFF ALL USED MUSIC & RECORDS, MUSIC SUPPLIES, GIFTS, GUITARS, CASES, RECORDERS ETC. NO G.S.T. SWITZER'S MUSIC & GIFTS 159 Dinsley St. E., Blyth Phone 523-9876 For the first time in 30 years Blyth residents have a bakery in the village. Last Wednesday the smell of fresh baked goods wafted through Scrimgeour’s Food Market for the first time as a new in-store bakery opened. Barb Black and Debbie Cook have been trained by a representative of Knechtel to oper­ ate the bakery. The bakery will be operating six days a week turning out bakery products on the spot. The bakery will turn out bread and rolls, muffins, tarts, cookies, donuts as well as different daily specials ranging from danishes to turnovers to bearclaws. Store own- Blyth P.S. gets $700 grant for environment Blyth Public School has received $700 from the Shell Environmental Fund. “The funds will be used for equipment for composting, recy­ cling and also for birdfeeders,’’ says Mrs. K. Webster, organizer of the application to Shell. “We are pleased to be able to draw on this Fund for our worthwhile environ­ mental projects.” Now in its second year, the $1 million annual Shell Environmental Fund has gained wide acceptance among community groups and individuals from across Canada. To date, more than 902 applications have been received in the Fund’s administrative office in Calgary, Alberta. More than $606,920 has been approved for 338 projects from Newfoundland to Vancouver Is­ land, including the purchase of materials for recycling, habitat cleanup and restoration, waste Correction In an article on the activities of the Blyth Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion last week, a typographical error inadvertently reduced the amount of a grant to the District. The amount of the grant should have been $500. The Citizen regrets the error. ■< Neiv Spring Arrivals BASEBALL SHOES Sin 7 -12 Rice's Store bAaV1 W R.R. 1 Blyth 523-4426 er Don Scrimgeour says in future birthday and specialty cakes will also be produced. Mr. Scrimgeour said the in-store bakery is a replacement for goods provided by another Huron bakery that had been sold in the store. “We felt this was going to give us a fresher product.” Not to mention the smell of the bakery that fills the store. The bakery oven is a compact unit, much smaller than the huge ovens used in the many old-time bakeries. The size of the oven is part of the reason the store was able to get into baking on the spot, Mr. Scrimgeour said. When he and reduction and other action-oriented environmental projects. Indivi­ duals, schools, service clubs, and community environmental groups have received grants ranging from $50 to $5,000 per project. Projects are approved by panels consisting of two environmenta­ lists, a senior government official and a Shell employee. This group meets from four to six times a year to review applications under the general guidelines of worthwhile environmental projects. Projects that have a high volunteer or community involvement, and de­ monstrate an innovative approach to solving environmental problems are highly rated in the selection process. Information about the Shell En­ vironmental Fund can be obtained by calling the Shell Helps toll-free number at 1-800-661-1600. You can also write to the Shell Environmen­ tal Fund, P.O. Box 100, Station M, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2H5. powered• Rear tines and wheels • Easy to use, guide it with JUST ONE HAND. • 6 models to choose from GET THE BEST FOR LESS! \\JL\ Lawn & Garden UTLI CENTRE____________ (A Divis^gj^ of Huron - EXETER BLYTH Hwy. No. 4, N. Hwy. No. 4 N. (510) 235-1115 (519) 523-4244 his wife Lenore first began explor­ ing the idea of the bakery a couple of years ago, they looked at expanding the store to the north and the cost of the new building and the equipment available at that time didn’t make the project feas­ ible. The more compact equipment along with the fact the store had been expanded to the south last year, made the project look worth­ while, he said. Mr. Scrimgeour said he hoped the bakery would benefit the whole business community by bringing one more attraction for people to shop in Blyth. Blyth has been without a bakery since Harold and Myrtle Vodden transformed their bake shop, locat­ ed where Gore’s Hardware is today. Myrtle Vodden said last week she thought it was about 1961 or 1962 that Harold closed out the bake shop which he had been associated with since 1930. He started selling electrical products instead. NOTICE ■ RESIDENTS VILLAGE OF BLYTH Large Item Pickup scheduled for April 27,1991. Items will not be handled from inside buildings. No household garbage. Village of Blyth Council. NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE VILLAGE OF BLYTH AND HULLETT TOWNSHIP DISPOSAL OF MATERIALS AT BLYTH-HULLETT LANDFILL SITE Thank You to those who are participating in sorting their garbage. We, as the Landfill Site Committee, ask that all Hullett and Blyth Residents and Business people co-operate in sorting their garbage prior to delivery to the Landfill Site. Sorting allows for an extended length of time to the expected duration of the burying trench and helps reduce maintenance costs. Please sort garbage into the following categories: 1. Non Burnable - such as tin cans, household vegetable waste, plastics, etc. 2. Burnable items - such as cardboard, paper, wood, leaves (this is to be identified with red stickers available at your Municipal Office) 3. Metal 4 Wood or wood products. All garbage must be bagged or contained. Note. No chemical or hazardous waste - No pesticide or herbicide containers will be accepted. Blyth-H ullett Landfill Site Committee