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The Citizen, 1992-06-03, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1992. PAGE 3. Village gears up to host annual Rutabaga Festival Busy at a Bee Helen Gowing.left, and Carol Irwin were busy quilting Wednesday,May 27 for the Blyth Centre for the Arts Quilt Auction to be held on October 17. Pancake breakfast, Sun Greeters at Blyth United Church on May 31 were Les and Shirley Rutledge. Ushers were Effie and Jim McCall, Albert Wasson and Harold Campbell. Lorna Fraser looked after the Junior Congregation and Anne Elliott, the nursery. Rev. Ramirez opened the service with call to worship. “Praise My Soul, The King of Heaven” was sung followed by responsive reading No. 622. Scripture was taken from John 17: 20 - 26. The congregation then sang “In Christ There is No East or West”. “In My Heart There Rings a Melody” was beautifully sung by the choir, accompanied by Phyllis Boak. Minute for Missions was given by John Hesselwood. Rev. Ramirez' sermon was “Our Lord's Prayer for Christian Unity”, the message is that we all be one. We must believe in the Lord and love one another. The service closed with the hymn “Walls That Divide” followed by benediction and choral response. Next Sunday is pancake breakfast for the Sunday School. June 12 the congregation is catering for the theatre and are in need of help and food. Welcoming the congregation at Blyth United Church Sunday, May 24 were Shirley Rutledge and Albert Wasson. Mrs. Lorna Fraser, worship leader, opened the service with the Call to Worship followed with Prayers of Innvocation and Confession. Hymns were “When Morning Gilds the Skies” and “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds”. Scripture readings were from Genesis 1 (1-5), John 1 (1-5) and Matthew 5 (10-19). The senior choir's anthem was “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” accompanied by Mrs. Phyllis Boak. Leading Junior Congregation was Kathy Fraser and Abigail Ramirez. People There were 15 tables at the week­ ly euchre on May 25. Winners were: high lady, Mar­ jorie East; high man, Ted East; low lady, Ruby Pattison; low man, Graeme McDowell; most lone hands, ladies', Erma Crich; most lone hands, Men's, Ken Preszcator and special, Vera Hesselwood, Alden Crich, Vi Hoggart, Lillian Appleby, Lois Haines, Ruby Hanna, Nora Kelly, Bernice McClinchey and Ted Fothergill. Pat Jenkins was in charge of nursery. Passing the offertory plates and ushering were Hubert Hoba, Cliff Snell, Marg Caldwell and Feme McDowell. Special guest speaker was Mr. Martin Baan, representing Gideon International, who chose for his topic “The Light and the Word.” In Matthew 5, verse 16 it says “Let your Light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Mr. Baan asked if we were doing this? Were we bringing light and sunshine into the lives of others by words, smiles, or deeds? If we do this it will make our own day brighter. He said sometimes we may be ashamed or afraid to let our CRC hears Mich, pastor Greeters for the Sunday, May 31 morning service at Blyth CRC were Don and Bonnie Bakelaar. Ushers included Jenny VanEeden- Petersman and Stephen Kolkman. Rev. H. Kwantes from Grand Rapids served as guest pastor for both services. The congregation witnessed the public “Profession of Faith” of Ingeborg VanEeden- Petersman and Yvonne Wilts. The ladies chose hymn No. 445, “When Peace Like A River”, as a reflection of their personal faith. The morning service was taken from Acts 17: 1-12 with the focal text coming from verse 11. The passage encouraged the congregation to make good use of their Bibles as did the Berean people in the book of Acts. Three points were introduced. Our reading should be “persistent” as well as “personal”, it will then become “profitable” in our own lives. As a hymn of response to the Murray Gaunt of CKNX's show, The Family Farm recently interviewed organizers of the Blyth Rutabaga Festival, John Elliott, Bruce Papple and rutabaga grower George Hubbard. Ruth Dougherty also provided interesting stories on the history of the vegetable in the Blyth area and her late husband's contribution to it all - Russell Dougherty. The show, already on OFACER FRIENDLY Community Oriented Policing tocai -COMMITTEE­ TIP OF THE WEEK When you make turns, use your signal lights. It's the law and it's considerate THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: BLYTH LEGION LADIES AUXILIARY - BRANCH 420 toca' Blyth is not only famous for its leather mills, summer theatre festi­ val, shops and annual steam thresh­ er show, but also for its rutabaga exports. Tons of rutabagas are shipped each year form Blyth throughout the United States and Canada. Thirty-nine years ago, the village hosted a Rutabaga and Agricultural Fair. Now from June 26-28, Blyth will be hosting its third annual Rutabaga Festival, a fun-filled weekend of activities. The excitement begins on Friday with the judging for the baking contest at 7:30. At 8 Murray Gaunt from CKNX will be the emcee for the opening ceremony and variety show. light shine, but even though it may be small, it will be seen by others. He said one way to let our light shine is through donations to the Gideons who place bibles in hospitals, motels and schools. He gave a brief summary of the Gideon work stating that their organization is experiencing more difficulty lately due to the Civil Liberties Association, which has been preventing the placement of bibles in schools. However, the Gideons continue to work in 150 countries around the world with translations in more than seven languages. He concluded by saying one of the most important ways to let our light shine is by praying, for our church, community, country and praying for God's light to go forth in these dark days. morning message, the congregation sang No. 412, “I Love To Tell The Story.” The evening service began at 7:30 p.m. The topic came from John 6: 1-15, “Christ feeds the Multitudes.” The Apostles Creed was recited in unison. The collection w^as taken up for the Church and Vacation Bible School. In the sermon, Rev. Kwantes reflected on the miracle of Jesus feeding 5,000 people with only five barley loaves and two fish. Jesus describes himself as the “Bread of Life.” The question was raised, “Do you go to him to be fed, nourished, and satisfied?” Through Christ the insignificant becomes significant. In conclusion Rev. Kwantes stated that the size of the gift is not as important as whose hand it is put into. Take what you have been given and give it to the Lord. The hymn of Response was No. 462, “Take My Life and Let it Be.” tape will be aired on CKNX-TV on Saturday, June 6 at 6:30 p.m. and on Sunday, June 7 at 1:00 p.m. TV London will air the program on at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. The Blyth Festival Book Sale drew hundreds of book lovers to Blyth Memorial Community Hall with over 10,000 books and magazines being donated, the Blyth Festival earned over $1100.00. The big parade will travel through downtown on Saturday, beginning al 11 a.m. Other events planned for that day include a band concert, flea market, dunk lank, pitching machine, bed races, fire­ men's barrel fight, betsy bingo, pork chop supper and Lions Club dance, featuring "Whisky Jack". Activities wind up on Sunday with a children's fishing derby al Radford's Pond, soap box derby, tricycle ball game and family games. There is a midway operating all weekend long and the Legion is hosting a penny sale on Friday and Saturday as well. There is still time to enter a float in the parade. Organizers are expecting close to 100 entries. What can you enter? Old cars, clowns, children on bikes, in wag­ BLYTH LEGION DECORATION SERVICE Blyth Cemetery Sunday, June 14/92 2 p.m. Everyone Welcome THE PLANNING ACT NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF BLYTH TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Village of Blyth passed By­ law 17-1992 on the 19th day of May, 1992, under Section 34(18) of the Planning Act. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Village of Blyth, not later than the 23rd day of June, 1992, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection. AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the by-law, describing the lands to which the by-law applies is provided below. The complete by-law is available at the Municipal Office. DATED AT THE VILLAGE OF BLYTH THIS 3RD DAY OF JUNE, 1992. Helen Grubb, Clerk Village of Blyth Box 393 Blyth, Ontario N0M1H0 (519) 523-4545 PURPOSE AND EFFECT: 1. By-law 17-1992 changes the zoning on: 1. Pt. Lot 37 & 38, R.P. 168 (177 Drummond St.) It Is proposed to change the zoning from 'Residential Low Density (R1)* to 'Residential Low Density-Status (R1-4)' to recognize a semi­ detached dwelling. Any future title separation could comply with the proposed addition of Section 8.2.2.16. This corrects an oversight in the by-law. 2. Pt. Lot 1, R.P. 169 (at South East corner of Dinsley & Mill Streets) It is proposed to change the zoning from 'Residential Low Density (R1)* to 'Residential Low Density-Status (R1-5)' to recognize an existing clinic and accessory dwelling unit. The 2 off-street parking spaces are recognized and any further expansion would have to comply with the parking provisions in the Village by-law. This addresses an appeal to the by-law. This amendment also adds a title separation provision to the R2 ('Residential Medium Density") zone which would allow title separation for semi-detached dwellings In certain conditions. The separation could give distinct ownerships to the various dwelling units by lot lines In production of the lines of party walls, providing that the aggregate continues to comply with the requirements of this by-law and each unit has a minimum of 10 metres frontage on a street and each unit has the required parking on the parcel containing the unit. This adds a clarification to the by-law. This by-law amends zoning by-law 17-1991. ons or baby strollers can lake pan. You can walk your dog, wear a sign, ride a horse or even bring your molher-in- law, organizers say. Anything that moves and car­ ries a rutabaga theme is considered a parade entry. REMINDER Village of Blyth Residents. Second Installment of 1992 Taxes are due June 11,1992. Helen R. Grubb Tax Collector