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The Citizen, 1992-12-02, Page 1Achievement Feature News Environment 4H members get recognition at awards night See page 10 Londesboro couple operates unique ranch See page 18 Clinton hospital officially opens new surgical unit See page 19 Goderich physician talks about re-greening See page 25 Blyth library facility impresses The Blyth library has "impressed" members of the Huron County Library Board. Blyth council learned at their Nov. 24 meeting that the Huron County Library Board had recently visited Blyth during a branch-wide inspection. In a letter to council, board chair­ man John Doherty stated "The Library Board was very impressed with the facility the Village of Blyth has recently provided for the library and would like to commend you on it." He also stated the interior had good traffic flow, a neat appear­ ance, air conditioning, books well displayed and good public seating. The exterior was also commend­ ed. He said it was handicapped accessible, has a book drop, has good parking (on non-theatre days) and has a bike rack. The only negative comment made about the library was that it lacked a directional sign at the street. Council decided it will put up a street-level sign. Following the reading of the report, a letter from Blyth Branch Supervisor Pat Brigham was read. She revealed circulation for the Blyth branch is up over 1,600 books from this time last year. She also stated she is trying to promote the library by hosting reg­ ular visits from Blyth Public School and offering a regular story hour. As well, a Bonsai program was recently held and Mrs. Brigham said she's planning several other Blyth man escapes injury A 78-year-old Blyth man escaped injury following an early evening accident on Highway 4 south of Blyth, Sunday. According to a spokesperson from the Wingham OPP Murray Scrimgeour had stopped at the intersection of County Road 25, before proceeding across the road into the path of a northbound vehi­ cle driven by Tammy Wettlaufer, 19 of Palmerston. Miss Wettlaufer and a passenger, Barbara Wand, 16, also of Palmer­ ston were taken by cruiser to Palmerston Hospital where they were treated for minimal injuries. Mr. Scrimgeour has been charged with failure to yield, the spokesper­ son said. Man dies Blyth firefighters responded to a medical emergency at Scrimgeour's parking lot on Friday afternoon. An ambulance was dispatched to take R. Douglas Robinson, RR2, Goderich to Wingham and District Hospital where he died later that day. Mr. Robinson is the father of Blyth Public School teacher Pat Hulley. A private family service was held in Goderich for Mr. Robinson. Donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Diabetes Society as expressions of sympathy. county bd. programs for adults and children in the near future. Council expressed their pleasure with Mrs. Brigham's enthusiasm and decided to send her a letter commending her for her efforts. In line to buy Refrigerators were going cheap at Queen's Villa apartments in Blyth Friday as 24 of the 14-year-old appliances, along with 24 stoves, were removed from resident's homes and replaced with new ones. Any refrigerator in the line-up was going for $125. The rest were being taken to a Brampton appliance store and Queen's Villa resident, Dan Hallahan, was making sure they were empty before they were carted away. Blyth celebrates a Village Christmas By Bonnie Gropp In a manner reminiscent of Christmas past, the community of Blyth is once again preparing for its village Christmas to be held on Sat­ urday, Dec. 19. The idea first took shape last year when Blyth Festival Artistic Direc­ tor Peter Smith happened to see a photo taken many years ago in Blyth Memorial Hall where mem­ bers of the community had gath­ ered together to enjoy the season. "It seemed like such a great thing that I couldn't help wondering why not bring it back," said Mr. Smith. "It's one of the better traditions we've got." Obviously many felt the same way as last year's village Christmas was a huge success. "Everyone is so busy during the holidays that I think they found it really nice to have this chance to get together," said co-organizer Fran Cook. "It was a very warm event," said The North Huron itizen Vol. 8 No. 48 Wednesday, December 2, 1992 60 cents Mr. Smith. "I was proud to be part of it." This year's festivities' begin at 5:30 p.m. with hayrides and car­ olling. The wagon will leave the hall every half hour. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served down­ stairs after the hayrides. A Variety Show featuring the very best in local talent will begin at 7:30. It promises to be an enter­ taining experience featuring a wide range of acts, from singing to clog­ ging. Anyone wishing to be part of the show, either on or off stage can call Karen Stewart or Fran Cook at 523-4830 or after business hours at 523-4350. The show will close with a lantern ceremony by the Blyth and District Community Play commit­ tee, lighting the way to see Santa, who is scheduled to make an appearance. Admission is $2 and a donation of canned food, which is to be given to the United Way. To guar­ antee the highest donation possible, Radford's has offered to pay the fee for the hall rental. Melville Youth collect for needy This is the weekend when Santa arrives for his annual visit to Brus­ sels and members of Melville Pres­ byterian Church's youth group saw it as a terrific opportunity to take advantage of the crowds and get into the spirit of giving. The group is asking everyone Oops! Sorry, our mistake Boyd Taylor is a good weather­ man but not even he can see through the clouds. In a story about the weather on the front page of last week's Citi­ zen, it was reported there was a "After last year's success, this community evening promises to become a yearly event. Blyth is a town bursting with talent and com­ munity spirit," said Mrs. Cook. who comes out to watch the parade to bring a non-perishable food item, which they will collect along the parade route. The items will be donated to the Huron County Christmas Bureau to help make the festive season happi­ er for needy families. ring around the moon on Nov. 21. This was our mistake. The ring around the moon was on Nov. 11 as Mr. Taylor said. However, we weren't mistaken about his predictions-he's still preparing for a mild winter!