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1991
The year in review
MPP Paul Klopp announced
grants totalling $9,473 under the
Ministry of Energy's Municipal
Buildings Energy Efficiency Pro
gram to Bly th and Morris Town
ship.
Morris received $8,723 to retrofit
the Belgrave WI Hall, by replacing
the furnace, insulating the base
ment walls and insulating duct
work and airshafts.
Blyth got $750 to cover 50 per
cent of the cost of a study to tell
how to reduce energy costs, what
work should be done and how long
it will take to recover costs through
energy savings.
Hullett councillors voted them
selves no pay increase for 1991.
East Wawanosh decided not to
proceed with its plan to build a new
township office in conjunction with
the Belgrave Kinsmen's arena front
project. Council instead decided to
renovate the house next door to the
arena in Belgrave, that had been set
to be tom down.
Benjamin Alexander Gowing,
son of Paul and Jacquie Gowing of
Brussels was the New Year's Baby
at Listowel Memorial Hospital.
Grey Township recorded a deficit
of $59,999 for 1990.
The community saluted local
skaters Peter MacDonald and
Kevin Wheeler and their respective
partners Suzanne Killing of Tavis
tock and Michelle Menzies of Pre
ston, as they competed in the
Canadian Figure Skating Champi
onships in Saskatoon.
New tanker
At the beginning of 1991 Grey Township Fire Department picked up its new tanker. Within a
matter of days it was used to fight a fire at M.C. Smith Appliances.
The Citizen captured third place
in the best feature photo category
of the Ontario Community News
paper Association competition.
Brussels and area women got
'Street Smart' during a self-defense
course, held at Brussels Public
School.
Presbytery chairman Muriel
Coultes hosted the Moderator's
visit to the area.
The Brussels, Morris and Grey
Recreation Committee held its first
annual Snow-ball tournament.
Maitland Motivators Toastmas
ters Club received its charter.
Debbie Craig, RR1, Blyth was
named president of the Huron
Junior Farmers.
The TVOntario crew was in
Brussels to film a segment on the
village for the Lottery Live pro
gram.
The Hanover Barons swept the
Junior "C" Brussels Bulls four
games straight in the series' finals.
Dr. Richard Street was chosen
Blyth's Citizen of the Year.
Ethel post office switched from
being a government operated post
Ribbons of remembrance
In March students at Brussels Public School tied yellow ribbons on the trees to mark the day
the war in the Gulf ended. Betty Bodfield and Judy Bondi tie on the timely symbol of peace.
office to being a franchised retail
outlet.
Brussels Sprouts won the WOAA
Championship.
Blyth Festival unveiled its poster
for the upcoming season. The artist
was Goderich resident Doug Dam-
brough.
Jacqueline and Lee Campbell
were found not guilty of growing
marijuana on their Howick Town
ship property.
Blyth council sought more infor
mation before agreeing to purchase
a $3,000 phone system for the
municipal office.
Edwin Krauter, an artist, who
resides in Ethel, donated 100 of his
prints to Knollcrest Lodge, Milver
ton for the purpose of raising funds.
Mr. Krauter's parents are residents
of the seniors' home.
Jack Lee, longtime referee and
hockey supporter, was honoured at
the Blyth Little Lions Tournament
for 20 years of service.
A delegation of Hullett Township
parents expressed their concern al a
meeting of the Huron County
Board of Education, over the pro
posed boundary changes affecting
Hullett and Clinton Public Schools.
Brussels has a deficit of $26,521
for 1990, due to an error made in
setting the budget.
Auburn's oldest resident, Mary
Rollinson, passed away at the age
of 102.
Blyth ends year with a surplus of
$45,000.
Tory leader Mike Hams was the
guest speaker at the PC banquet in
Blyth.
Ricky Royce Godfrey, 32, of
Dungannon was found shot to
death in a truck outside of the ham
let.
Betty Graber was named Brus
sels' Citizen of the Year. -■. ■
Scrimgeour's Food Market in
Blyth opened an in-store bakery,
the. first bakery in the village in 30
years.
Blyth Public School received a
grant of $700 from the Shell Envi
ronmental Fund. The funds were to
be used for composting, recycling
and also for birdfeeders.
Blyth Memorial Hall hosted the
Huron tourism conference.
Brussels tennis courts were to be
moved to the arena, to make room
for an apartment complex on the
Elizabeth St. site.
Corey McKee of Belgrave was
named the Most Valuable Player in
the playoffs for the Brussels Bull's.
Six people from Central Huron
Secondary School received awards
of excellence. They were: Ruth
Linton, longtime health nurse and
students Vivienne Stephens, Angel
Reid, Fayanne Love, Paul Jewitt
and Rick Howson.
Marty Rutledge was the recipient
of the awards for top scorer and
Most Valuable Player at the Bulls
banquet.
Steve Fritz was selected as the
recipient of the Mike Vincent
Memorial Award for the Most Ded
icated player on the Bulls’ roster.
The Farmer's Market opened for
the season at Brussels Livestock.
Two Hullett residents were hon
oured for their service to the area
recreation program. They were
George Collins of Aubum and Jack
Lee of Londesboro.
The Blyth Extended Services
Office re-opened in the newly reno
vated municipal office. The office
had been housed in Memorial Hall,
but was closed when the expansion
project began there.
Clare Vincent was presented with
the Meritorious Service Award, the
highest award a Legion Branch can
bestow on a member.
Grey Central Public School
marked its 25th birthday.
Residents of North Huron were
invited to help plan the future by
taking part in a meeting to begin a
North Huron Community Develop
ment Committee.
Blyth Festival received a special,
one-time-only grant of $25,500
from the Ontario Ministry of Cul
ture and Communications to help
with its capital fundraising pro
gram.
Blyth's new library, located in the
north wing of Memorial Hall
opened officially.
Belgrave WI marked its 80th
anniversary.
The National Transportation
Agency issued an order for the
abandonment of the Listowel-
Wingham CN Rail line, reversing
an order that would have saved it
for another two years.
Brussels residents were able to
buy backyard composters from the
village at a bargain price as part of
a program to encourage them to
keep biodegradable waste out of
their garbage.
Radford Fuels opened a new gas
bar.
Ted Johns' new comedy Two
Brothers opened Blyth Festival's
17th season.
Four hundred pigs died in a Mor
ris Township bam fire. Leo Sanders
of Lot 8, North Half of Cone. 6 was
welding on some panelling the bam
when it caught fire.
Construction on the new front for
the Belgrave arena got underway.
Belgrave and District Kinsmen
raised money for the project
through fundraising activities and
through generous donations from
individuals, businesses and munici
palities.
Blyth taxes increased by 7.29
percent, while in West Wawanosh
Township taxes rose by 4.6 per
cent.
Brussels Public School teacher