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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-02-16, Page 16PAGE 1 . THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2017. Walton main street blocked for chimney fire PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 Happy Valentine's Day to all and we hope you enjoyed your special day. As I write on this Sunday evening, it is snowing and blowing and quite nasty outside. Glad I am snuggled on the couch with my blanket, writing about the weather and not out in it! The village of Walton congested on Saturday morning when firetrucks arrived at a home on the main drag. The road was blocked off as they proceeded to fight a chimney fire. There were no injuries but a lot of smoke and now the mess to deal with. Just a reminder to all who burn wood, to check their chimneys on a regular basis. Welcome home to Lorne and Bonnie Glanville who have returned from Alberta. They were out to Edmonton to visit with son Paul, who is in the rehabilitation hospital. He was in a serious accident at the end of November and had major injuries to his lower torso. They are working hard on his rehab and all the Walton area relatives are sending good thoughts for his recovery. It is the time for holidays and many local folks have been away enjoying a warmer climate. Heading to the Dominican Republic for a week were Geoff and Michelle Dalton. Steve and Christie Carnochan were in Playa del Camen, Mexico for a week and Jeff and Erin Robinson were Jamaica bound. Greg and Sharon Wilson were also in Dominican, Fred and Heidi McClure in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and Brett, Mel, Caden and Harper Lee were in Florida. I hope great weather was enjoyed by all and by the many pictures posted, I am going to guess it was. Sun and fun for all! The Cranbrook dart crew had very different weather braving the cold and ice last Wednesday for their night of play. There were 19 players braving the night to play. Top players for the night were Brad Speiran and Ern Lewington again, winning five games. Kathy Workman shot her all time high of 101! Wow! George Zwep was the high man shooting 132 and Gail Speiran hit the night's lucky shot. There was a surprise gathering of nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews, plus one sister-in-law, for Marg Rogerson's 85th birthday, at Clinton United Church on Sunday. There were 10 there to surprise Marg and attend church with her. Birthday cake and ice cream was served to all following the service to celebrate. The group of 10 then went to Boston Pizza in Goderich to enjoy lunch. The group members travelled from Port Elgin, Guelph, London, Walton, Winthrop and Vancouver to celebrate with Marg. Following lunch, everyone headed home with the threat of the upcoming nasty weather, on its way. Happy birthday Marg or to the family Aunt Peg! We are glad to hear Nora Stephenson is home again and daughter Joan gives the two thumbs up on how she is doing. We are glad she has come along so well, and when there is a little less snow and ice, I am sure she will be on the streets again! Neil McDonald is here from Vancouver for a week's holiday. I think he will spend most of his time dealing with snow, but Vancouver has had a lot, so I guess he is used to it now. He arrived to celebrate Aunt Peg's birthday on Sunday and will catch up with a few other family and friends. Celebrating his 85th birthday with family on Sunday was Jack Knight. A lovely party was held at the home of his son, Brad and his wife Christine Knight in Mitchell. Jack's Committee unrest results in no changes Huron East Council turned down a proposal to change the way council members are appointed to committees after one councillor was upset he was left off a committee. Councillor Ray Chartrand, who was extremely upset after Mayor Bernie MacLellan removed him from the Vanastra Recreation Committee, proposed the change, which would be similar to the Huron County Council striking committee model, rather than the current model, which is just a decision made by the mayor. Chartrand also suggested that under his proposed system, committees could be struck in the six weeks between the election and the first council meeting, ensuring that committees are staffed in time for that first meeting. He also suggested that councillors stay on committees for their full four-year term of council, rather than being re- evaluated every two years to ensure councillors cycle through different appointments throughout the municipality. While Chartrand said that he had consulted extensively with his fellow councillors and other civilian An CENTg committee members, council was not sympathetic to his cause and felt that the system was fine as is. Deputy -Mayor Joe Steffler said that Chartrand, with his displeasure over the Vanastra Recreation Committee situation, had an issue and it was resolved by way of a bylaw. Other than that one situation, he said, the system had been running smoothly and there was no need to change it. Councillor Alvin McLellan agreed, saying that he felt there wasn't anything wrong with what the mayor did in moving Chartrand off of the committee. His only criticism, he said, was that the communication between the mayor and councillors could be improved. If councillors are going to be removed from a committee, McLellan said, they should receive a heads -up from the mayor. Councillor Dianne Diehl agreed, saying that an e-mail from the mayor notifying councillors of changes would be nice. Chartrand's motion asked that an appointment committee be formed ahead of the 2018 election. His motion, however, was defeated. son Steve and his wife Marnie and his brothers and sisters all attended, including Jim and Dona, Leslie and Yvonne, Ken, Murray and Sylvia, Dorothy and Peter, Helen, Harold and Gerry and Brenda Wheeler and Wanda and Milton Dietz. They enjoyed lots of food, laughter and good times. Happy birthday Jack! Celebrating birthdays this past week include Ken Shortreed, Sydney Warwick, Brent Wilkinson, Mike Alexander, Sheila Bauer, Kendra Warwick, Weldon Black, Maleah Taylor, Brady Dalton, Joyce Tipple, Christine Lee, Marg Rogerson, Mary Baan, John McCall MacBain, Barry Skinner and Valentine's babies include Betty Glanville, Krista Fraser, Val Pethick, Gary McNichol, Betty Graber Watson. Also celebrating were Jack Knight, Keith Clark, Connor Driscoll and Hayden Lee. Happy birthday to all. FROM WALTON EXTEND YOUR REACH -ADVERTISE PROVINCIALLY OR ACROSS THE COUNTRY! 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