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The Citizen, 2017-10-05, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017. PAGE 9. IPM disappears as site, hall, volunteers pack up PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 Well, the world of Walton has certainly changed in a week. The Walton Hall is now empty and not the busy centre it had been for three months. The Ryan farm is returning to an open field once again. Every day more things disappear. A few small tents remain, but one by one, the big tents have started to vanish. There are still coverall buildings remaining and the custom-built sheds are being dismantled. The Hydro One employees shut off the power Monday and over three-quarters of the poles were down and piled by Friday. The grounds crew are busy working the travelled and packed roadways in the parking lots and even some fields where the plowing was done are worked ready for next year's planting. One of the fields has even been tile drained since the last day of the match and they are busy working down the runs. The module buildings used for offices etc. are also leaving as they are cleaned out. Yes, it doesn't take long for things to return to normal. Walton was the centre of Huron County for five days and our area can be proud of the fantastic job done by all. Chris, Shelley and Bennett Smith are enjoying the company of their exchange student Lucas from Spain. Lucas celebrated his 13th birthday last week and the group travelled to Toronto to see a Blue Jays game and the CN tower. Lucas also enjoyed volunteering at the Plowing Match and asked many questions on all of the amazing things he seen throughout the week. Congratulations to Hannah Uyl and Jacob Nonkes on their marriage on Sept. 23. The young couple were married on their farm and held the reception in Clinton. Hannah is the daughter of John and Ruth Uyl and Jacob the son of Eric and Gina Nonkes. They have honeymooned in Niagara Falls and now it is back to the start of married life! Congrats to the couple. We send our get -well wishes and speedy recovery wishes to Marie McGavin, who has had knee surgery. We hope she is soon out and about again. Mary Elliott, sister to Helen Craig, has returned to Vancouver after spending a couple of weeks here. She helped at the International Plowing Match (IPM) and enjoyed seeing lots of folks. Leona Armstrong's sister Doris McKinley and her husband Bernie spent the week at the IPM. They now live in London and they too enjoyed meeting up with many old acquaintances. They enjoyed supper at the Legion one evening and saw a few more familiar faces. Travelling around the countryside, we have seen a few changes in the past few months. An addition has been added to the shed of Jason Keeping Terry's run going Students at Maitland River Elementary School participated in the annual Terry Fox Run last week. Above, Ms. Earl's Grade 4C5A class shows off a banner they held during the run as well as the threads that many of them chose to honour Terry Fox. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Ginn recognizes county IPM staff By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen During the first meeting of Huron County Council after the hosting the International Plowing Match, Warden Jim Ginn said it was a great success. Ginn spoke to his fellow members of Huron County Council and said that what county staff achieved on a number of fronts was really impressive and it made him quite proud. He also reiterated conversations he had with other councillors and county staff members, saying that during the three sunny days when the match was open, he saw nothing but smiles on everyone's faces. "I never saw anything but smiles on faces those days," Ginn said. I think we did ourselves proud in Huron County" Ginn singled out Jenna Ujiye, Rick Sickinger and Emily Morrison, all county employees, for helping to make the county's vision for the match a reality. North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent, who is also the president of the Huron County Plowmen's Association, agreed, saying that the support from the county was superb in the face of drastically changing circumstances due to the weather. Furthermore, Vincent said that from his perspective, he felt the match would be remembered for the hospitality shown to visitors by Huron County residents. He said the match may live on as "The Friendly Match" when the history books are written. He said that the match, and specifically the county and municipal displays, did their job in marketing Huron as a place to visit and to come back to once again. Councillor David Frayne, who is the chair of the Huron County Accessibility Committee, said that he was impressed with the level of accessibility at the match. He added that Charlene O'Reilly, Julie Sawchuk and the rest of the IPM accessibility committee should be proud of what they were able to accomplish with the 2017 IPM. He also said that he hoped the innovations made at this year's match would be passed on and implemented into future IPMs. Share your news by placing your announcement in The Citizen CaII for pricing & details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Baan and an addition is underway at the Bachert Meats building. Hullett- McKillop Road has a new shed at Schneiders', a new silo at Wilma Farms and three-quarters of a new roof on the log house. A couple of foundations for new sheds are poured and are waiting to be built. Lots of projects going on to change the scenery. The other thing changing the scenery is the many farmers hard at the soybean harvest, white bean harvest and the putting of silage into the bunkers. Land is also being worked for the planting of the winter wheat. Manure is also being spread to help the land and to make room for the winter storage. Lots to be done, lots of farm machinery on the roads, so everyone be wary. Long hours in the fields can make one weary so let's all be careful. Returning from a hunting trip to the north are Chris and Devin Blake and Barry Young and a few guys from Mitchell area. They went moose hunting at a place about an hour north of Kapuskasing, I believe in the Opasatika area. Unfortunately, the moose were good at hiding and the men came home empty-handed. They had a good time, but were disappointed. The Walton Hall had its first rental since serving as the IPM headquarters with the Machan family holding its yearly family reunion. They enjoyed an afternoon of visiting and then a pot luck meal. They also celebrated Florence Machan's 80th birthday. Looking ahead and the next big event will of course be Christmas! Just a mere 12 weeks away and the time will fly. Celebrating birthdays this past week include Mary Bradshaw, Lorren Poland, Roger Tipple, Gary Williamson. Kicking off the month of October are Cindy Carter, MaryAnn Grobbink, W. Doug Mitchell, Annette McCutcheon, Helen Craig, Gerry Rijkhoff, Michelle Dalton, Christopher Blake, Chantelle den Dekker, Melva Fraser and Valerie Gratto. Happy birthday to all. FROM WALTON REPRINTS OF PHOTOS taken by Citizen photographers are available to purchase. ALL ARE IN COLOUR 4x6 - $4.00 5x7 - $5.00 8x10 - $8.00 Phone to order - 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE • CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT Central Huron Secondary School www.amdsb.ca/CHSS Clinton, Ontario Canada Please Join Us for our annual Awards Assembly at 9 am On Friday October 6 At Central Huron Secondary School Commencement Exercises at 7 pm Friday October 6th 2017 At Central Huron Secondary School This invitation is extended to all our graduates, their proud parents, relatives, and cheering friends. Graduates, Award Winners and Presenters - please arrive at the school no later than 6:30 p.m. We've reserved a seat just forYou!