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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-11-24, Page 23THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2016. PAGE 23. Hall receives funding from entertainment night A great night for Walton Graeme Craig and Rick Mclnroy held their annual night of entertainment and fundraising for the community on Sunday, which resulted in cheques for over $650 for both the Walton Women's Institute and the Walton Hall Board. Craig and Mclnroy provided the entertainment for the evening, while the WI prepared the meal and the Hall Board helped with coffee and tea and dishes, among other things. From left: Graeme Craig, Margaret Mclnroy, Walton WI President Ruth Axtmann, Hall Board Treasurer Jo -Ann McDonald and Rick Mclnroy. (Vicky Bremner photo) PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 believe, but it is only five weeks until Christmas. Santa Claus parades, holiday tunes, decorations — lots of people shopping. And then the weather turned ugly. Later Saturday the winds started to howl, snow started to fall, roads began to get slippery and winter came upon us with a bang. Sunday was not any better with more snow and winds and slippery roads. I heard that the tow trucks were kept very busy The great weather last week had Sunday starting at 6 a.m. and going many folks getting their Christmas steadily all day. decorations up outside. It is hard to We had a couple come into our place to get warm and to wait for a ride to pick them up, after going in the ditch. Good thing, because it was a couple of hours later before the vehicle was towed out of the ditch. What a way to start the winter! The Walton Hall and the Walton Women's Institute received a much - appreciated financial boost on Sunday evening. The Institute Ladies, all six of them — Margaret McInroy, Ruth Axtmann, Marjory Humphries, Brenda Perrie, Helen Craig and Dianne Godkin — filling in for her mother Marion Godkin — prepared the delicious turkey dinner for approximately 75 people. Members of the Hall Board did the set up, poured tea and coffee, did the dishes and the cleanup. Hall Board members included Judy Lee, Jo -Ann McDonald, Judy Emmrich and extra helper Karen Hoegy. Following the meal, the group went upstairs to enjoy the entertainment for the evening. Rick Mclnroy and Graeme Craig put together their two-man show touching on a variety of topics, personal reflections and life experiences. Adding a little fun was the participation of Anne Bosman and Don Dalton in the "Hat Story". It was a well-received evening for the benefit of the Institute and the Hall. Each organization received over $650 for the betterment of their organization. Our deepest appreciation to Rick and Graeme for their time, talent, trust and tales and in some moments, the heckling! We send our birthday greetings to Henk Ten Pas who celebrated his 80th birthday last week. They had a family gathering at the Optimist Clubhouse and over 25 family and friends gathered. They enjoyed food and stories and a lovely afternoon. Congrats Henk on reaching the milestone of 80! It is nice to see Joanne Knight Black here for a visit again. She arrived a week ago and will be gone already. She was able to visit with all the Knight relatives at the Knight Christmas and have a great visit with her dad, Jack. Our sympathies are expressed to the Hesse family on the passing of Bob Hesse. He will be missed by his wife Lucy and his children Linda, Beverly, Barbara and Norman and their families. Bob was well known around the village of Brussels for his many business ventures. Our sympathies to all. Celebrating birthdays this past week were Charlie Glousher, Kristi Dawn Godkin, Mark Sullivan, Brian Warwick, Derek Hoegy, Shirley Ann Boven, Sarah Williamson Machan, Carl McCallum, Valerie Laverty Shortreed, Edythe Warwick and Donna McClure. Happy birthday to all. FROM WALTON Smoked Salmon Maple Moose 398 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4276 10 DiWSf GIVEAWAYS TUCKERSMITH COMMUNICATIONS CO-OPERATIVE LTD. It's our favourite time of year here at TCC! During the 10 business days leading up to Christmas, ALL TCC customers will be entered to win our 10 Days of Giveaways + have the opportunity to pay it forward. Every lucky winner will be given an additional $50 to donate 1 of 3 charities; United Way, Huron County Christmas Bureau or the Heart & Stroke Foundation. All winners will be posted on our website & Facebookpages! Good Luck! Beats So1o3 Wireless Headphone www.tcc.on.ca 519.606.2211 1 tcc@tcc.on.ca * All active customers as of Dec. 12th will be entered to win. Some conditions apply.