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The Citizen, 2001-10-31, Page 8Poppy Chairperson John Blok would like to thank all who made the 2000 Campaign the success it has been, final calculations indicate gross receipts approaching $2,505.53 earmarked for service to veterans and their families. As the 2001 campaign approaches it seems appropriate to thank all who donated during the door to door canvass last November. A special thanks to the following businesses and organizations for their continuing support: A.J.R. Towing All Boro Farms Atlas Tanning Auburn Co-op Baintori Ltd. Bainton's Old Mill Bill Dougherty Hardwood Slabs Bill McDougall Bulldozing Black Creek Clothing Co. Blyth Apothecary Blyth Beavers, Cubs & Scouts Blyth Centre For The Arts Blyth Christian Reformed Church Blyth Construction Blyth Decor Shoppe Blyth Flooring Centre Blyth Girl Guides, Brownies, Pathfinders and Sparks Blyth Inn Blyth Ladies Auxiliary Br. 420 Blyth Legion Br. 420 Blyth Lions Club Blyth Masonic Lodge Blyth Printing Blyth Public School Blyth Vet. Services Brent Brooks Construction Burkholder Auto Body Buy The Pound Mercantile C.N. Blasting & Demolition Campbell Transport Carman Riley Transport Ltd. Carol's Candies & Collectables Chamney Equipment & Rentals Chamney Sanitation Chauncey's Chris Lee Enterprise Craig Sawmill Don McAdam Trucking Elliott Nixon Insurance Brokers Ltd. Ferguson Transport G.L. Hubbard Ltd. GT Corner Cafe Gord Jenkins Construction Gore's Home Hardware Grand View Restaurant Grant R. Sperling Green Gallery Hamm's Car Sales Hensall Co-op & Londesboro Feed Mill Howson's Mills Hullett Central Public School Hullett Masonic Lodge Hulled Township Huron Pioneer Threshers Huron Tractor Ltd. J.B.R. Transit Jim Anderson Tree Moving Johnston Cabinetry Knights of Columbus 1..J's Auto Graveyard Londesboro Lions Club Londesboro Seed Plant Londesboro Women's Institute Luann's Country Flowers MGM Townsend Tire . Maitland Transport Mane Choice Hairstyling Manning's Building Supplies McCiinchey South End Auto Murray Nesbitt Backhoeing Service Nicole's Hairstyling Orchill Farms & Orchards Pappco General Store Picture It R. Stephen Thompson Accounting Radford Farm Equipment Radford Group Remember When Rob Radford Farm Machine Repairs Rosco's Haulage Rovers Salon 54 Scrimgeour's Food Market Siertsema Masonry Spa Essentials Steve Radford Ontario Used Parts Sticker's Family Restaurant Stitches by M.J. The Citizen The Old Mill Today's Variety, Londesboro Tom Duizer Plumbing & Heating Treebelt Village of Blyth . Vincent Construction W.J. Ward Metal Products W.L. Walsh Watson's Livestock William & Kim Bruce William E. Hallahan Construction Ltd. POPPY ACCOUNT Bank Balance Sept. 30/00 $1000.87 Collected in 2000 Campaign 2505.53 Interest 2.14 Total $3508.54 EXPENDITURES Poppy Supplies 753.51 Printing & Advertising 388,64 Posters, Poems & Essay Contest Prizes 585.00 Parkwood Hospital Visit (Veteran's Comfort) 1118.81 Total $2845.96 TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL EXPENDITURES BANK BALANCES SEPT. 30/01 $3508.54 2845.96 $662.58 The Legion has a supply of hospital beds, canes, crutches, wheelchairs, walkers, raised toilet seats for any person in our district who may require the use of them. A special thanks goes out to all the Business Clubs and people who have supported The Blyth Legion Branch 420 Poppy Campaign in the past. Also thanks to the Legion members who have assisted in making this one of the best poppy campaigns ever. Poppy Week will start November 1st to November 11th. Yours truly, Poppy Campaign Chairperson John Blok PAGE B. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2001. 8 tables in play at Belgrave shoot party FROM BELGRAVE Fourteen nieces and nephews of Helen Stonehouse visited on Sunday, Oct. 21 at the home of Bill and Muriel Coultes, i Those attending were Bob and Shirley Smart, Wascade, MB; Larry and Sonya Ellis, Whitevale, ON; Jack and Edith Walker and Bob and Dawna Sproule, Goderich; Audrey MacKay, Wingham; Thelma Pletch, Belgrave and Glenn and Dorothy Coultes, RR5, Brussels. A great time was had sharing memories and a meal together. Maitland and Mary Edgar of Petrolia visited recently with Helen Stonehouse. There were eight tables of shoot in play at the Belgrave Community Centre on Friday, Oct. 26. Winners were: high lady, • Merle McFarlane; second high lady, Mary McIntosh; most shoots, Lois Chamney; low lady, Mary Hunter; high man, Bill Nethery; second high St. Joseph Continued from page 7 school in the Huron-Perth board is 2.0 for St. Joseph school at RR3 Goderich. St. Joseph school in Clinton and Hesson's St. Mary's school -are next lowest at 2.1. The board's other "satisfactory" school is St. Aloysius in Stratford, with a rat- ing of 2.3 In the Avon Maitland District School Board, just three of 54 schools are rated "satisfactory": St. Marys Central Public School in St. Marys, Stratford Central . Secondary School, and Turnberry Central Public School outside Wingham. Generally, both boards in Huron and Perth Counties rate above the provincial trend, with 94.44 per cent of Avon Maitland's schools scoring "good" or better, compared to an Ontario-wide average of 67.6 per cent. In the Huron-Perth board, 78.95 per cent of schools score "good" or better. One problem, suggests Thuss, is that the surveys assess a one-time perspective on what it's like inside the school, without considering what cosmetic or short-term improve- ments the board has made to ensure the safety and comfort of the facility. A glance, at school-by-school results on the ministry's website shows there's no guarantee the sur- man, Ken Spears; most shoots, Norm Turnbull; low man, George Michie. The next shoot is Friday, Nov. 9. Friday, Nov. 2 is the next seniors meeting. On Wednesday, Oct. 24 there were eight tables of euchre in play at the Women's Institute Hall: rating, 2.0 veys were administered in identical fashion at each school. With some schools, especially junior elemen- tary schools, student input was sometimes apparently not sought, while others did accept student results. On the page showing results for the Hesson school, only the princi- pal's ratings and a list of over-all rat- ings are included, with no explana- tion of why other stakeholders aren't included. The school's over-all rat- ing on that page of the website is "unacceptable," yet the information passed forward to the board-wide analysis of the surveys corresponds with the "satisfactory" rating provid- ed under the principal's survey results. Thuss hadn't seen the school-by- school portion of the website, but he argues the surveys have limited use- fulness. "If the information is used in the right context, maybe it can give us a good sense of how the buildings are at that time," the superintendent of business said. "But if the ministry is using these surveys to say that everything is fine, that's not really what's intended. - "If (Nameth's) letter is any indica- tion, they're starting to move in that direction. And that's worrying." Winners were: high lady, Helen man, George Michie; most lone Gallop; second high lady, Ruth hands, Jim Coultes; low, Alice Johnston; most lone hands, Jane Nicholson. Grasby; low, Mabel Wheeler; high The next euchre is Wednesday, man, Stuart Musgrove; second high Nov. 7. Fangs for the memories This furry fellow was prepared to give you some nightmar- ish memories as you toured the lengthy paths of Maitland -Manor Nursery's firs/ annual haunted forest. (David Blaney photo) ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION - BRANCH 420 BLYTH The Poppy Campaign money collected in 2000 was $2,505.53 THE FOLLOWING IS A REPORT OF THE POPPY ACCOUNT