The Citizen, 1991-09-04, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1991. PAGE 3.
All together
Everybody was all together at the Vacation Bible School held at the Blyth Church of God last
week. Here Jackie Cook, (with guitar) and Les Cook (with puppet) lead the singing.
Engineer urges village to look
at taking over main street
The Village of Blyth should seri
ously look at the benefits and detri
ments of "assuming" Highway 4
through the village once the high
way has been rebuilt, the village's
engineer urged council at its Aug.
27 meeting.
"I think the thing to do is to sit
down with the Ministry of Trans
portation and ask for the facts
(about assuming the road,)" said
Bruce Potter of B. M. Ross Associ-
Wacky musicians
a treat for young
They're wild. They're wacky.
They're wonderful. They're Buddy
Wasisname and the Other Fellers.
And they take to the Blyth Memori
al Hall stage Saturday, October 19
at 8 p.m. as the first of four shows
in the Blyth Fall/Spring Festival of
Entertainment series for adults.
When Kevin Blackmore
(Buddy), Wayne Chaulk and Ray
Johnson (the Other Fellers) put on a
show, anything can happen. This
comedy, singing, ranting 'n roaring
trio from Newfoundland are one of
the funniest acts around. They per
form original and traditional songs,
skits, jokes, recitations and stories.
Their vocal sound effects include
everything from chain saws and
vacuum cleaners to trumpets and
airplanes. Their musical instru
ments include accordian, fiddle,
guitar, mandolin - even a hubcap!
The centre stage is occupied by
Blackmore, a notable who seems to
have the world wrapped up in his
own unique interpretation. When
he twists reality, Johnson prods
him along, often getting tangled
and confused in the stories as well.
Chaulk helps the audience straight
en it all out.
Buddy Wasisname and the Other
Fellers are a proven blockbuster
and hoards of laughing audience
members continually rise to their
feel (after they've rolled in the
aisles) to give these performers a
standing ovation. Tickets are avail
able by calling the Blyth Festival
Box Office at 523-9300. The price
is $16.50 per ticket (including
GST), or tickets for all four shows
in the adult series are $44. The
other shows include Wingfield's
Folly, Dads in Bondage and Dave
Broadfoot's Comedy Crusade. Ask
about our group discounts.
ates. "My thought is that on aver
age you'd be coming out ahead.
What you get in freedom on the
main street would put you ahead.
Certainly I think it's worthwhile
talking to them about it."
The MTO has been urging the
village to take over maintenance of
the highway from the north end of
the village to the south end. Mr.
Potter said that under similar
arrangements in other towns, the
MTO pays a subsidy of 90 to 100
per cent on maintenance costs to
the village but the village would
then be responsible for such things
as snow clearance.
But Helen Grubb, village clerk
treasurer pointed out that the vil
lage already undertakes many
duties such as hauling away snow
on main street. This work is cur
rently done under the village's road
maintenance budget for which the
village only gets 50 per cent sub
sidy.
Mr. Potter said that if the main
street remains under the jurisdiction
of the MTO, the village must gel
permits whenever it wants to work
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on the street allowance to allow for
a new driveway or a water hookup.
Generally now this is just a formal
ity but it is a nuisance, he said. It
also might not be as easy to get per
mits in the future.
Mr. Potter also urged council to
get its input into MTO's plans for
rebuilding of main street as soon as
possible. The rebuilding of the
street is the third phase of the
planned rebuilding of Highway 4
from Blyth to Wingham."Make
sure you get your chance to direct
them on the project," he said. Co
ordinating planning might prevent
having to rip up newly completed
work in order to gel village work
done.
The village had meetings with
MTO several years ago when plans
for reconstructing the highway
were first announced but there have
been no meetings recently, Reeve
Albert Wasson said.
Mr. Potter said the MTO will
charge back certain costs to the
village and "it doesn't turn out to be
cheap work but its cheaper than if
you'd have done it yourself'.
MasterCard
Mrs. Jim Timpany and Deneen of
Aylmer and with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Johnson, Kan and Kurt of London.
Dorothy Kerr of Hamilton spent
a few days with her cousin Elsie
Walsh, of Blyth. Together they vis
ited friends and relatives in the
area.
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