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The Citizen, 1994-09-28, Page 3THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1994. PAGE 3 Bly th People R. Ritchie to run for council "Working with the gifts of nature” Open Monday - Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. We will deliver Hwy. 4 North end of Blvth 523-4383 Plugging in With some quick installation the new street lights were up and ready for the show on Friday night when the village held a special celebration to officially turn on the lights. Ron Ritchie A second Blylh resident has stepped forward to declare his intention to run for a scat on coun­ cil in this fall’s municipal election. Mr. Ritchie says he is running for council because he would like to see the village run more as a village and less like an urban centre. "As a taxpayer I feel we can't afford to be taxed as high as they are in larger municipalities. Basically, I want to Continued on page 14 Ifezr A i . -I Night ivatch Blyth residents had a grand time at the Teddy Bear Parade Friday night to celebrate the new lights in the downtown core. In the foreground are, from left: Reeve Dave Lee, Clerk Helen Grubb, Councillor Steve Sparling and his wife Laurie. Following the parade, Carol Irwin flicked the switch officially turning on the new lights, then all gathered in the Memorial Hall courtyard for a time of fellowship. They returned by Davenport, Iowa where they boarded an historically authentic riverboat on the Mississippi and enjoyed a little action on the casino decks with three of them coming away winners. Natasha Haggitt of Zurich, the granddaughter of Carmen and Ella Gwynn, participated in the Zurich Terry Fox Run, Sept. 18. Six-year-old Natasha captured third place for pledges, raising $235.50. She biked the 9.5 kilome­ tres. First and second place raised Continued on page 13 Alvin and Gene Snell visited a week ago with daughters, Shirley Johnson and her husband Jack of London and Audrey Timpany and her husband Jim of Aylmer. Feme and Harvey McDowell, Erma Cook, Phyllis Boak, Janet Lawrie, and Mary Walden returned recently from a nine day tour of Branson, Missouri and Eureka Springs, Arkansas, called America's Little Switzerland. While in Eureka Springs they had a guided tour including the seven storey high Christ of the Ozarks, Passion Play Site. In the evening they attended the famous two hour Eureka Springs Passion Play held in the Ozarks outdoor theatre. The great Passion Play is presented by a cast of more than 200 actors, live animals, authentic Bible costuming, multi-level staging, the latest in lighting and sound technology making it a very inspirational performance. While at Branson they managed to lake in six excellent musical stage shows. T/za/i a The Blyth Business Association would like to thank everyone who participated in the Teddy Bear Parade and the official lighting ofBlyth's new decorative lights. A very special thank you to all those who helped in any way to make this event such . a success! Blythe Brooke Orchards is now Open Jres ft Clppfe Cider ‘Jres ft Apptes inc [tiding • Macs • Courtlands «’ Spartans more varieties arriving soon!