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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-08-17, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017. PAGE 9. Brussels lemonade stand to benefit Terry Fox Run PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 Congratulations to Eric Boettcher on his marriage to Etta recently. The young couple is living on the main farm until such time as they will build their own home. Proud parents are Chris and Gabrielle Boettcher. Brussels has lost a couple of familiar faces these past few weeks. We wish Arnold and Chantelle den Dekker and family the best in their new surroundings. They have moved to Grey Township and the den Dekker home farm. Congratulations to them! Some ambitious young children wanted to do something for a good cause last week. They decided to set up a lemonade stand in front of Murray Lowe's barbershop. They sold lemonade, cookies, Rice Krispies squares and chocolate - covered licorice. They are raising money for the Terry Fox Run. The young people are the grandchildren of Beth Earl and a few friends. Beth was the first chaperone and then another parent supervised. I believe the children did very well on the "fun" fundraising adventure. The Walton Women's Institute members met at the home of Marion Godkin. They were making plans for Refreshing Jordyn and Alix Sholdice were part of the painting crew that refreshed the Brussels 5R's Community Thrift Shop facade in preparation for the International Plowing Match. (Denny Scott photo) their display in the Brussels Fall Fair tent at the International Plowing Match. They had many good ideas and the ladies enjoying the discussion included Marion, Helen Craig, Margaret Shortreed, Brenda Perrie, Ruth Axtmann and Marjory Humphries. The breakfast crew at the Walton Inn had a sweet surprise on Saturday morning. Breakfast was topped off with a piece of birthday cake. Floyd Nesbitt was celebrating his 80th birthday and his daughter Sam arrived with birthday cake. Happy birthday to Floyd! We have had some happy news at out home. Our daughter LeeAnn is engaged to Craig Ellis and they are busily planning a wedding. We congratulate our happy pair and look forward to the big day! Jim and Leona Armstrong travelled to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for maybe the last time. They have been going to the largest fly -in for airplanes for many, many years. They worked and volunteered for many years but this year, it was just for fun, visiting old friends and enjoying the friendships they have made over the years. Daughter Leanne went with them and they were away for five days. Their sons Robert and Bruce and his wife Claudette also attended and volunteered at the huge event. A reminder to folks to keep sheds locked as there have been some thefts around the area. A local young man had both his motorcycles stolen. The thieves broke into the shed. Locks will keep some out but not all. There was a nice crowd in attendance at the shower for Lorraine Blake. She received many beautiful gifts and a delicious lunch was enjoyed by all. Lorraine is the daughter of Jim and Evelyn Blake and will be married in September. The shower was hosted by Lisa IPM decorations up in Walton The decorating committee has been busy around Walton and the plowing match site. The hydro poles have been wrapped with lime green and orange colours and bows adorning many other ones. Bows and wrap can be purchased at the headquarters at Walton Hall. The decorating committee will also help you with the wrapping or decorating. Congratulations to Chris and Candace Riley on the birth of their first child. They have welcomed a daughter Destiny to their lives. Proud grandparents are Eric and Deb Ross and Jayne Ross and Keith White. Congrats to all. Our condolences to the family of Barb Fritz on her passing. She will be missed by her husband Jim and family of Tim, Kim, Steve and Greg and their families. Barb was a special lady with a wealth of talents. She was a caring and compassionate caregiver during her many years working as a RNA, graduating from Wingham Hospital in the 1960s. She became a busy wife and mother working, choring, cooking, farming alongside her husband. As the years went by, her expanding role included chauffeur, innkeeper, sports fan, organizer, babysitter, nurturer, decorator, salesperson and most importantly, a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She will be missed by many and our sympathies to all. Our get -well wishes go to Dianne Huether who suffered a fall. We hope she is a fast healer! Our sympathies are extended to Janice Dixon Machan and her family on the passing of her father Ivan Dixon. It is always a struggle to lose a parent and we wish Janice our best. Our condolences to her and her family. Having a wonderful week in our area is a former resident. Helen Johnson McLean of St. Catharines spent a week here with sister Leona Armstrong. She hoped to see about a dozen old acquaintances and in the many of her outings with Leona, she managed to see almost 40. One adventure was going to the Blyth Festival, joined by sister Doris McKinley of London. The sisters had a wonderful time. Returning from a 12 -day coach tour is Valerie Shortreed. She was joined by Mac and Janet Webster for a trip to Newfoundland and Labrador. They flew to St. Johns on their way there and then flew out of Deer Lake to return home. They went whale watching and saw massive icebergs. They had great weather with no rain but lots of wind. The wind is actually welcomed in Labrador, because it keeps the black flies away. Most people there wear protective clothing most of the time if they are going to be outdoors for extended periods of time. They enjoyed the ferry ride across to Labrador and the beautiful landscape of both areas. Newfoundland has more trees and green vegetation and Labrador is more rocky. There were lots of interesting sites and lighthouses to see and the people were friendly. There was good food and entertainment most nights to enjoy. The one thing Newfoundland is noted for is moose and that is the one thing they did not see. An odd thing for sure. Welcome home all. A familiar face is around the area again and that is Rae McClure. He is home for his summer visit and to attend the wedding of a nephew. Matthew Johns was married last weekend. He is the son of Caroline (McClure) and Gerald Johns. Rae will be around for a couple of weeks staying with some of his siblings to have a chance to visit with all! Celebrating a special birthday this past week was Marg Work. Marg was treated by her family on Sunday, Aug. 13 at the Beach Street Station in Goderich for her 90th birthday. A very special surprise was the attendance of her son, Ken, from Hinton, Alberta. The number 13 is a special day to Marg, as she has two daughters, one grandson and in the Work history, a great -great- grandfather was married on the the 13th: Jan. 13, 1815. The number 13 is not considered a lucky number but Marg feels it is! Marg also celebrated her birthday another day with Jim and Shirley Bowman. They went out for a late breakfast and then toured around the area and then had an early dinner enjoying Chinese food. Our sympathies are extended to the Davidson family on the passing of Linda Davidson. She will be missed by her husband Doug and their children Blair and Becky and their families. She will also be missed by her sisters Shirley and Irene and her mother-in-law Mary Davidson and sisters-in-law Joyce, Anne and Connie. Our condolences to all. Stevenson and Rita Bowers. The Walton Raceway hosted remote control race cars on a wet weekend. The first day of racing had to be cancelled due to the wet weather but the races did go on the Sunday. Even at our place you could hear the drone of the cars when racing. It ended up being a good day for the racers. Locals visit Ireland Celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary were Steve and Rita Bowers. They did it in style by going on a trip to Ireland. Rita had been in Ireland 35 years ago and could see the many changes. They travelled 2,300 kilometres in 15 days and their 60 -year-old tour guide was amazing in his knowledge of the areas. In the southwest in the Republican Ireland it is rugged and in the east is the agricultural area where corn is grown near Dublin. There is farmland where sheep are raised also. On the Dingle Peninsula there are peat bogs which are harvested to be burned for fuel. Steve was very interested in the reforesting going on around the areas. They reported that it rained for about 20 minutes everyday, so it is very lush and green. Northern Ireland was where there has been civil unrest in the past and there were many places where obvious damage could be seen. They enjoyed good food, great entertainment and the friendly folks of Ireland. A wonderful trip and welcome home. Members of our family went to Staffa to celebrate my oldest brother's 65th birthday. Doug and his wife Eleanor both turn 65 in the month of August so a double-header party was held. LeeAnn and Craig and Rick and I all enjoyed the evening with the combined families. Huronlea has welcomed some new residents in the past while. George and Shirley Wheeler are there and Bill and Joan Stephenson are now there. We wish them well in their new surroundings. Celebrating birthdays in the past weeks include Jacob Nolan, Courtney Pryce, Heidi McClure, Kristen Grobbink, Curtis McCallum, Luke McCallum, Bruce Godkin, Angela Huether, Kenneth Huether, Adrienne Wakabayashi, Erin Mitchell, Marie Mitchell, Laurie Grobbink, Daryl Houston, Lisa Huether, Richard Love, Heidi Bachert, Greg Humphries, Brian McGavin, Brian Love, Tina McClure, Katie Williamson Janmaat, Wendy Bachert, Taylar McKee, Chris Bernard, Craig Sullivan, Alicia McDonald, Floyd Nesbitt, Mary Davidson, Craig Hackwell, Shirley Coleman, Amanda Hoegy, Joshua Nichol, Gerrid Dalton, Marina Glanville, Joan Perrie and Cooper Verkley. Happy birthday to all! FROM WALTON Colour $4450 + tax cf, SHEAR TALENT /\ Hair Design & Tanning 45 West St., Goderich 519-524-6555 PHOTO OF T H E DA Let us know what is happening in your area by emailing a picture for possible inclusio, on our website's "Picture of the Day". Please include a small caption about the picture. 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