HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-12-14, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2017. PAGE 9.
Sympathies offered to Mitchell, Shaw families
PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
By Jo -Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
We knew it would come and it did.
Snow arrived and some colder
weather has now reminded us all that
winter is ahead of us for the next
three or four months. Slippery roads
reminded us to slow down, shovels
came out of their hiding places, salt
sales went up and where is that darn
snow scraper for the car? Boots,
mitts, hats all had to be found and
now we are ready. Winter is here!
We extend our sympathies to the
Mitchell families on the passing of
Emerson Mitchell. He will be
missed by his four sons Gordon,
Ross, Doug and Neil and their
families. Emerson was a life-long
farmer, a hard worker, a soft-spoken
fellow who had a calm demeanor, a
quick wit, a smile for all, great
patience when waiting for his late
wife Phyllis, a storyteller and a man
Jingle all the way
North Woods Elementary School's annual Christmas concert featured some hockey themes
as well as some traditional tunes. Above, primary students perform Jingle Bells during a dress
rehearsal on Monday to help open the show. Back row, from left: Isla Fischer, Landry
McDonald, Jacob Kerr, Canon Beuermann, Spencer Smith and Colton Boyer. In front are
Layne Milinkovic, left, and Colton Boyer. (Denny Scott photo)
who loved family and visiting with
friends old and new. He will be
missed by many and our
condolences to all.
Returning from a week-long
holiday is Karen Hoegy. Karen
travelled to Russellville, Tennessee
to visit with daughter Sherry and
husband Eric and grandson Fletcher,
who is two. She flew to Knoxville
where Sherry picked her up and they
travelled to her home. The foursome
then travelled to go on the Polar
Express train.
The group was on the first car of
many of the fully -loaded holiday
train. They received a bag of candy,
hot chocolate and a Christmas
decoration. The "elves" on the train
told a Christmas story through song
and dance to the delight of the riders
on the two-hour journey. The ride
finished up with the arrival of Santa.
Karen's next adventure was to
accompany the family on the
journey to Tilden, Alabama to the
home of Eric's parents to celebrate
Thanksgiving with them. It was an
eight-hour drive because of the
overload of traffic. The next day they
headed to Nashville to stay at the
Bob Evans Hotel. They went to the
Christmas Cirque du Soleil show
and it was excellent, featuring great
costumes and music. They returned
to Tilden to celebrate Eric's father's
birthday and finally on Sunday they
returned to Russellville. It was a
wonderful week away with lots of
time spent with her cute little
grandson Fletcher.
Members of the Alexander family
travelled to Alberta for a special
occasion in the family. Bob and
Joyce Alexander and Donna Knight
went to attend the 50th wedding
anniversary party for their brother
John and Lois Alexander. They flew
to Calgary and then rented a car and
Deer hunters celebrate successful trips
Another successful week of deer
hunting has concluded and there are
a few less deer around. The Blake
crew managed to get 10, the Dalton
crew, at last count, was at 13. The
VanBeek crew had four and the Fritz
crew had four as well. Those
numbers could have easily went up
on the last day of the hunt. I could
have added one to my count as a
deer tried to run into the side of the
bus one afternoon, but I managed to
slow up quickly enough that it
managed to cross without incident.
Whew!
Judy Emmrich has returned from a
trip to New York City with Becky
Janmaat. They attended a women's
conference for two days. After hours
they walked along Fifth Avenue,
Times Square and saw the lights at
the Rockefeller Center. They were
away four days and had a great time.
The Smith family is wrapping up
their time with exchange student
Lucas from Spain.
He enjoyed a trip to Niagara Falls
on the weekend with the family and
all the Smith family gathered for a
final family meal with him. He
has one last week of curling to enjoy.
His classmates are planning a
farewell party for him in Friday and
Christmas tunes
As part of the annual community Christmas choral concert hosted by the Brussels Ministerial
on Sunday, St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church's choir performed at Brussels Mennonite
Fellowship in the north end of the village. All of the choirs performing that night would again
grace the stage at the end of the night for a handful of songs together. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
he will be gone before the weekend
is over.
He has really enjoyed his time in
Canada and loved the snow.
Celebrating birthday this past
week were Lorraine Blake, Aleah
Haggitt, Glenda Morrison,
MacKenzie Gulutzen, Darian Fritz,
Brook Beuerman, Gary Ritchie,
Evan Ducharme, Cheryl Mader,
Margaret Whitmore, Emma Taylor
and Destiny Dunbar. Happy birthday
to all!
FROM WALTON
went to Cardston, Alberta to enjoy
four days with family. They enjoyed
a delicious meal and program for the
gathering to celebrate the occasion.
The Alexanders — John, Bob and
Donna — went for a tour of the area
one afternoon, while Joyce stayed
and had a great visit with Lois. The
trio returned home after having a
wonderful time.
Our sympathies are extended to
the family of Charlie Shaw on his
passing. He will be missed by
children Brenda and Ann and sister
Nora Stephenson of Brussels and
their families. Our condolences to
all.
The McDonald and Jarosz
families gathered on Sunday to
celebrate Connor Jarosz's fifth
birthday. There were 12 family
members that went on the Santa
Train from St. Jacobs for the hour-
long ride.
Musical entertainment of
Christmas songs, elves with small
gifts for the children and of course a
visit with Santa on the train were all
enjoyed. We returned to the Jarosz
home for supper and birthday cake
following the ride!
The Walton Hall was the venue for
the Machan family Christmas. The
family gathers for a meal and then an
evening of family festivities.
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