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The Citizen, 1991-06-19, Page 30PAGE 30. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1991 Blyth Council briefs Blyth Council donates $1000 to Clinton Hosp. Blyth village council will dip into its reserves in order to provide a grant for new equipment at the Clinton Public Hospital. Council had given $2000 a year in each of the past two years to the hospital but it hadn't allocated any money for the hospital when the request arrived in a letter from hos­ pital fundraiser Don Symons. Mr. Symons pointed out the hospital is still trying to raise the final $150,000 of the total cost of $435,000 for new X-ray equipment for the hospital which, he said, serves about 25 per cent of Huron county. Council decided to dip into the reserve for recreation and culture and take out $1000 to give to the hospital.*♦* A new refrigerator has been installed in the Memorial Hall kitchen, Councillor Shirley Fyfe reported from the Memorial Hall Board. Because of a $300 donation from the Blyth Women's Institute when it folded, the fridge was larg­ er than originally planned, she said. She also reported that the frame made from the memorial oak tree that had been cut down to make room for Memorial Hall expansion was now constructed. The frame will hold the old quilt, signed by many former residents, that was recently returned to the village. Because of staff holidays there will be only one council meeting in July on July 17.♦** Council learned that two grants have been awarded to area boards of which the village is part. A one- third grant under the Capital Con­ servation Program of the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation has been approved for work by various groups at the Blyth and District Community Centre. The total costs of the projects was more than $25,000 with a grant of $8,500 approved. Included is a storage room for the Lions Club, a handi­ capped washroom, shower stalls, a new range hood in the kitchen and some steel cladding on the build­ ing. Some of the groups had already paid the whole shot on their projects so they'li be getting more than $11,000 back. Councillors were a little per­ plexed by a grant to the Blyth-Hul- lett Landfill site. Council had applied for the grant to cover the cost of drilling test holes around the site to monitor possible leachate but the money instead has been designated for equipment purchase at the site. The village wants per­ mission to use the money instead for the test holes. "A piece of equipment is fine if everything else is paid for," Reeve Wasson said.*♦* The village's $50,000 street-light­ ing program can’t come too soon for village staff trying to keep street lights going. Town Works foreman John Rinn told council he and PUC foreman Bill Bromley are having a terrible time trying to keep lights working. They're trying to patch up the existing equipment and keep it going. Under the Pride program the vil­ lage expects to replace many of the old, energy-hogging lights with more efficient, sodium vapour lights before the year is out. 40 apply for office job with W. Wawanosh Twp, There were 40 applications for the job of assistant in the West Wawanosh Township municipal office. The applications were opened at the June 4 meeting of township council. From the 40 applicants, five people, four residents and one non-resident, were selected to be interviewed by council June 10. Randy Kerr and Duane Currie were to be notified about council's intention to call for tenders for grass culling al the two cemeteries under municipal control after a res­ ident expressed interest in perform­ ing the task which is now carried out by a non-resident. Council approved reimbursing Ashficld Township for $3000, or 50 per cent of the total grant promised toward installing new lights at Dungannon ball diamond. A. J. Sherwood attended the 1 Straight from the pen Author Roy Bonisteel was in Blyth for the opening of the Blyth Festival Thursday and while there stopped in at the Blyth Book Shop to autograph copies of his new book. He hands a signed copy to Mildred McAdam of Clinton while store owner Charlotte Allen watches. Engagement meeting and spoke to council about drainage problems in Dungannon, improvements to the parking area at the Senior Citizens' Centre and his concerns regarding the pro­ posed zoning bylaw for the town­ ship. Deputy Reeve Rhea Hamilton- Seeger was authorized to provide information about recycling to the ladies who had written to council requesting a recycling bin be con­ sidered for Dungannon. Clerk Joan Armstrong was directed to write to the Huron County Highways Department ask­ ing the township be kept informed of the county's study for improve­ ments to County Rd. 20 in the township. Road accounts of $37,380.37 and general accounts of $182,299.43 were approved for payment. Bill and Frances Bremner are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Sandra June to Jim MacDonald son of James and Mary MacDonald of Stratford. The wedding Is on July the 6th at the home of the bride's parents in Brussels. BLYTH LIONS CLUB Artists show work Huron County folk artists were on hand to see their work displayed in the Folk Art Treasures of Huron County exhibit that opened at the Bainton Gallery at the Blyth Festival Thursday. Present for the opening were (left to right) Jack Irwin, Goderich; Stuart Taylor, Nile; Walter Sunahara, Folk and Native Arts officer with the Ontario Arts Council who opened the exhibition; Ray Bird, Brussels and Fron Reilly, Cranbrook 50s- 60s DANCE SAT. JUNE 22,1991 DANCING 9-1, MUSIC BY WHISKEY JACK AT THE BLYTH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE Admission $7. per person at the door Age of majority only PRIZES FOR BEST DRESSED 'So wear your best 50's outfit" DANCE CONTEST PROCEEDS TO COMMUNITY BETTERMENT