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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-06-30, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016. PAGE 9. Watch for children as school year comes to a close PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 The publication of today's paper on June 29, signals the final day of the 2015/16 school year. The buses will be parked and during the summer, cleaned and serviced from top to bottom, readied for the fall. Drivers will be breathing easier, accomplishing another year of safe driving. They will be sleeping in maybe or a full day of shopping away during the week, travelling or enjoying a vacation. Endless possibilities for the next weeks until it all starts all over again. But with the end of school means children out playing. Be wary and watchful as their play sometimes spills into the street. Everyone have a safe and happy summer. The big excitement for the weekend would be the celebrations held for Grey Township 160th party. Congratulations to the organizers for a job well done. Only a small turnout for the euchre party, but those attending enjoyed it a great deal. The Keeping the beat The Brussels Legion Pipe Band was out in full force for the Grey Township 160th parade over the weekend. The parade, which was reported to be nearly an hour long, of many events scheduled to mark the special occasion including food, music throughout the township. (Vicky Bremner photo) Reunion was one and fun Potential shared service job losses concern HE councillors At Huron East Council's June 21 meeting, several councillors expressed concerns with the shared services planning meeting scheduled for June 27 with councils from Huron East, Central Huron and Bluewater. The meeting, which took place at the Central Huron Community Complex, brought together all three municipalities' councils to hear a presentation on the North Huron/Morris-Turnberry shared services agreement made by Mayor Paul Gowing and Chief Administrative Officer Nancy Michie of Morris-Turnberry and Reeve Neil Vincent and Chief Administrative Officer Sharon Chambers of North Huron. The presentation was followed by a session that was closed to the public, as it referred to identifiable individuals, which included municipal or local board employees. Ahead of the meeting, however, several councillors were concerned with the steps being taken by Huron East in order to solve the municipality's increasingly precarious financial position. Whether it be increasing hydro costs, decreasing revenue or disappearing provincial funding, several councillors felt Huron East is attempting to balance its budget by eliminating staff members through the scheduled shared services meeting. Brussels Councillor David Blaney asked about the status of the "in - camera meeting" in which council would be discussing "reducing staff" referring to the upcoming shared services meeting. Mayor Bernie MacLellan said the meeting would be public and that the three councils would only go into closed session if necessary. Grey Councillor Alvin McLellan said the meeting gave him a "sick feeling" knowing that Huron East was considering eliminating some employees. "We're trying to balance our budget on the backs of our employees," McLellan said. "I don't feel right about a closed session to talk about people's jobs" Seaforth Councillor Nathan Marshall defended the session, saying it's for informational purposes only and that nothing had been decided. The mayor halted the conversation, saying that the information raised by Blaney was originally presented in a closed -to - the -public session and never should have been raised in the manner in which Blaney raised it. Conversation ended there, ahead of the June 27 meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Central Huron Community Complex in the Libro Hall. For full coverage of the meeting, see the front page of this week's issue of The Citizen. rr� Share your news by placing your announcement in The Citizen CaII for pricing & details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 parade was great, except for the heat maybe, but well attended by both entries in the parade and those who came to watch. The ball tournament and beer garden were as popular places, I guess because of the heat! There were good turnouts for both the pork chop barbecue and the firefighters' breakfast. All in all — a wonderful weekend to celebrate Grey! There were a few local couples away for the weekend to a wedding in Elk Lake, which means, there were local grandparents on the job! Making the journey to attend the nuptials of Kevin Murray and new wife Jamie at the Elk Lake Eco Lodge (near New Liskeard) were Scott and Alicia McDonald, Barry and Sarah Young, Chris and Erin Blake and Devin and Sarah Blake. The Murray/McClure family from Seaforth, and many relatives from the Seaforth area attended. The wedding was held in the bush and the reception was at the lodge. Reports are they had a great time with the nearly 60 Seaforth/Walton area relatives and guests attending. They report that a forest fire was burning in the area and it was really interesting to see the water bombers dropping into Elk Lake to pick up the loads of water, but they were not in any danger Congratulations to the newlyweds Kevin and Jamie! The grandparents on duty survived including Rick and me. Our little ones, Brea and Wes, were the very best for grandma and grandpa. Great eaters and sleepers and the time flew by. Admittedly, grandma did not travel very far, but enjoyed her time with them. Celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on the weekend were Lloyd and Mabel Glanville. A small family party was held at the home of Lisa and Joan and they enjoyed a meal and good time together. The Walton Raceway had the Thames Valley Riders at the track again and had a great turnout. It sure must have been hot riding and we could hear the races at our house quite well. Our condolences to Margaret and Ross Bennett on the passing of sister-in-law, Lois Bell, from Elora. Our deepest sympathies to all. Jean Bridge is still a patient in Stratford Hospital but is waiting to come back to Seaforth. That could FROM WALTON happen at any time, so check with Glenn where she is, before going to visit! Last week's weather had the hay farmers very happy, but the million dollar rain on Sunday evening made all the rest of the farmers happy. The predicted rain for most days last week seemed to miss the Brussels area, but Sunday night was our turn. Two inches in our rain gauge and reports of more in other places. You could almost see the beans and corn growing on Monday morning! Celebrating birthdays in the last week of June includes Jill Fritz, Maya Armstrong, Quinn Driscoll, Kendra Wilts, Nora Humphries, Stephen Todd, Norah Schlosser, Ken McCallum, Jenn Rea Thompson, Sandy Rijkhoff Terpstra, Kevin Huether and Caden Lee. Happy birthday to all! A correction In an article about Nick Zwep apprenticing at a Walton company last week, the company Ryan Enterprises Truck Repair Inc. was misidentified as Ryan Enterprises. The Citizen apologizes for any inconvenience the error may have caused. Get information on Huron County attractions on the Stops Along The Way section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca • to Editor Shawn Loughlin (right) and reporter Denny Scott display plaques recently presented to The Citizen in the 2016 Canadian Community Newspaper Awards for General Excellence, Best Front Page and Best Editorial Page for newspapers from 1250-1999 circulation. In the • background are plaques won for placing second in the same competition in 2015. Vtiami CANADIAN COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER AWARD 2016