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Morris-Turnberry commits to hospital campaign
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Commitment
Morris-Turnberry recently committed $200,000 to the Wingham and District Hospital's Our
Hospital, Our Future campaign — a campaign to revitalize and expand the Wingham Hospital's
reach into the community. From left: Mayor Paul Gowing, Deputy -Mayor Jamie Heffer,
Councillor Dorothy Kelly, Chief Administrative Officer Nancy Michie, Councillor Sharen Zinn,
Campaign Chair Mark Foxton and Campaign Municipalities Delegate Bernie Bailey. (Photo
submitted)
Walton loses respected resident
PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
By Jo -Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
It was a sad week around the
Walton area with the news of the
passing of Henry Grobbink. He will
be lovingly missed by his wife of 40
years, Mary Ann and his children
Jeff, Veronica, Michael, Jennifer,
Rosanna, Laurie, David and Kristen
and their families. Henry was a
caring and gentle man who loved to
surround himself with his family.
Always a pleasure to talk with and
he always found time to talk. Henry
lived on Walton Road since 1966,
when his father Bernard bought the
farm. Henry and Mary Ann lived on
the same farm since their marriage
in 1976. They were dairy farmers
until about five years ago, when they
went into broiler chickens. Henry
will be missed by his extended
family, friends and neighbours. Our
condolences to the Grobbink family.
We are sorry to hear that Bill
Stephenson is a patient in hospital at
this time. We hope he is feeling
better and is soon back to Huronlea.
We are pleased to hear Joyce
Alexander is home and doing very
well since her back surgery two
weeks ago. She is amazed at how
she is coming along and how much
better she feels already.
It was party time at Huronlea last
week for resident Margery Huether.
Many friends of Margery's gathered
to help celebrate her 80th birthday.
Joining for a social time and then
cake and ice cream were Dona
Knight, Betty McCutcheon, Yvonne
Knight, Betty Knight, Marion
Smith, Mary Morrow, Merle
McIntosh, Isabel Wheeler, her good
friend and travelling companion,
Annette Haven and Margery's sister
Nancy. They had a lovely afternoon
and visit with one another. Happy
birthday Margery!
It was nice to have Gail and Alex
Glanville around the area last week.
They spent time visiting with the
Storey and Glanville relatives for the
week. Gail attended the Breath of
Spring event organized by sister-in-
law Betty (and others) during the
stay. They always try and catch up
with all the family members while
here. They have returned to Melford,
Saskatchewan.
There is a new face around the
Walton Inn these days. Jaden
Shortreed is learning the tricks of
waitressing and it is nice to have a
lovely young face to see.
The month of April finishes with a
bunch of birthdays including Kelsey
Eckert, Marcy McCall MacBain, Pat
McDonald Parr, Donald Dalton,
John Huether, Dave Lewington and
Joe Steffler. The first of May and
celebrating were Chris Holmes,
Hayden Kelso, Chad McCallum,
Don Williamson, Judy Valley and
continuing Bev Fraser, Mitchell
Godkin, Lori Nolan, Annelies
Ringgenberg, Kendra Cardiff, Justin
Bernard, Andrea Humphries, Eaden
Linton, Joe Ryan, Wes McDonald,
Veronica Grobbink, and Emma
Robinson. Happy birthday to all!
The council of the Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry has approved a
donation of $200,000 to the
Wingham and District Hospital
Foundation's Our Hospital, Our
Future campaign. The $200,000 is a
pledge to be contributed in
instalments over the next five years.
Residents of Morris-Turnberry are
the second most frequent visitors to
the Wingham and District
Hospital, after residents of North
Huron.
The councillors met with
representatives from the hospital
campaign fundraising committee on
May 2 to formally present the
donation. Mayor Paul Gowing said,
"the Wingham and District Hospital
provides vital healthcare services to
the residents of Morris-Turnberry
and an investment in the hospital is
an investment in the future of our
community."
The support of Morris-Turnberry
is a significant component in the
anticipated overall success of the
Hospital Foundation's fundraising
campaign. Campaign Chair Mark
Foxton congratulated the councillors
for demonstrating their belief that "a
prosperous community includes an
up-to-date hospital".
Thanks to significant donations
such as the one by Morris-
Turnberry, the Our Hospital, Our
Future Campaign has now achieved
50 per cent of its $4 million goal.
The capital fundraising campaign
supports enhancement of key
healthcare infrastructure.
Specifically, the expansion of six
hospital departments, including the
only chemotherapy clinic in Huron
and Bruce Counties, the creation
of a healthcare campus
providing primary care services
and upgrading vital medical
equipment.
More information on the hospital,
the campaign and its planned
renovations can be found at
www. wdhfoundati on. ca.
FROM WALTON
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