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The Citizen, 1995-07-26, Page 1See page 3 See page 23 BIN Ill DISIRIC I MI Two people sustained minor injuries following a four vehicle pile- up on Monday morning at the inter- section of County Road 25 and Hwy 4, south of Blyth. According to Wingham OPP, Mary Hurd, 80 of Goderich was travelling east on the county road in a 1991 Pontiac. She failed to stop at the stop sign and broadsided a northbound 1984 Olds, driven by Elvis Vincent, 22, of RR1, Auburn, pushing it into a 1991 Pontiac Fire- fly, which was sitting at the stop sign facing west. The Firefly, which was driven by Mike Thomas, 39 of Brus- sels rammed back into a 1991 GMC Sierra, stopped behind him. The fourth driver was Robert Shaddick, 47 of RR1, Londesboro. Hurd and Thomas were taken to Wingham Hospital by ambulance. Community Kids on the SWAT Team volunteer time to help community See page 2 Business Couple leaves dairy farming to open BJ's Cafe in Blyth Entertainment Blyth's This Year, Next Year, leaves bittersweet taste The North Huron itizen Vol. 11 No.30 Wednesday, July 26, 1995 61c 4-4eGST650 Vandals burn car Attendance wasn't as large as expected but those attending the second annual A Taste of Country Food Fair in Blyth Saturday termed the event a success. "The exhibitors were generally pleased with their sales and the interest shown in their products," said Keith Roulston, event organiz- er, "and people came away from the barbecue raving about how good the food was." That gourmet picnic barbecue featured some of the best food available in Huron County and environs. It started off with appetiz- ers including smoked trout, and venison and emu pate, then went on to a variety of salads featuring locally grown vegetables. The meats included barbecued beef, pork, turkey and venison and the meal ended with a bumbleberry crisp (a mixture of many fruits) and ice cream. Downstairs in the main arena, exhibitors were serving up samples of everything from egg recipes to emu, rabbit, pheasant and wild boar to the nearly 600 who went through the food fair. The ingenuity of local growers and processors was shown among three producers of maple syrup who attended who sold their product not only by the can or bot- tle but also processed into maple flavoured sausage, vegetable dip using mapled sugar, maple candied popcorn and even maple cotton candy. Roulston said it will be hard to know how successful the event was financially until all the bills are in. Proceeds of the fair go to support the Blyth Festival. An evaluation meeting of the organizing commit- tee and exhibitors will be held Aug. 2 to decide whether a show will be planned for 1996. By Bonnie Gropp Arson is suspected in two fires set in Brussels early Wednesday, July 19. Firefighters were called at 4:30 a.m. to Maple Villa, on Alexander St., to extinguish a car fire. While en route they noticed a fire at the Mason's Wayside Chapel on Mill St. "We thought that we might have been given the wrong address at first," said Fire Chief Murray McArter. A burning Bible was found inside, which was extinguished. Firefighters moved on to Maple Villa's parking lot, where a 1986 Pontiac Acadian, owned by Laurie Keller, a resident at the complex, was blazing. McArter said upon investigation it appeared that the fire was started by something thrown onto the front seat. The interior of the car was completely demolished. He said a neighbour who was awakened by a noise at the chapel had gotten up to see what was going on, then saw the car fire and called the fire department. A spokesperson from the Wing- ham OPP said that witnesses saw three youths running from the car. The total damage was $2,000, according to the police report, but it could have been much worse. "There was another car parked right beside the one that was set on fire. It could have been a very serious situation," McArter said. While the damage to the chapel was listed as minimal by police, it has angered the community. "Something like this has hap- pened four or five times since we built the chapel," said Gerald Gib- son, a member of the Masonic Lodge, which erected the chapel a few years ago as a sanctuary and rest area. "All the windows have been bro- ken at one time or another, the guest book mutilated and pictures torn from the wall. This is it; this time it has come to a head. The committee will be discussing what we can do about it at a meeting," Gibson said. Clerk Treasurer Donna White said that while a curfew seems the logical way to stop this type of van- dalism, it is costly to enforce. "To pass a bylaw you must have people to enforce it. How much staff would it take to do this?" she said. "Obviously I feel really badly for the Masons, who have had to con- tinually repair things at the chapel," White said. "It must be so discour- aging for them." Though the village owns the land, the Masons built the chapel with the intention of creating a riverside parkland. "They had planned on putting in flowerbeds and picnic tables. There was also talk about promoting its use for small weddings, but just to keep the vandals out, has been a full-time job. And I don't understand why it's been such a target," says White. She says council will be looking further into the problem at its next meeting. The OPP are asking that anyone who may have seen anything or has any information that might be valu- able contact Const. Al Hunter at the Wingham detachment. Everything's good at Food Fair Keely Murdock of Windsor was ready for a taste of anything as she patiently awaited her slice of some of the tasty treats available at the Blyth Taste of Country Food Fair, held on July 22, at Blyth and District Community Centre. Fair's picnic offers best food in Huron Offices shut down for summer holiday To accommodate summer vacations for all the staff The North Huron Citizen will be shutting down production for one week. The Brussels office will be closed at 2 p.m Monday, July 31 and will re-open Wednesday, Aug. 9. The staff at the Blyth office will be off from 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1 until Wednesday, Aug. 9, when business resumes as usual. • Because there will be no Aug. 9, 1995 issue of The Citizen, we suggest that anyone wishing to advertise an upcoming event should do so in the Aug. 2 issue. We would like to thank our readers and advertisers for your understanding and co-operation. Continue to have a safe, and enjoyable summer.