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Former Ethel residents sell Christmas trees to PM
PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
By Jo -Ann
McDonald
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The month of December is upon us
and Christmas just 18 days away. We
have enjoyed some wonderful
weather during November but can
probably expect that to change. If
you're going by the building of Henk
and Agnes TenPas, take a last look at
the still beautiful, bloom -covered
rose bush. It still was lovely on the
second of December, with at least 50
blooms on it. It is very seldom we
can talk about blooming roses and
December in the same sentence!
This is the second week of the deer
hunt and by the looks of it, a lot
more hunters are out. At some
meeting places there were 20 or
more trucks gathered as their drivers
set out to hunt Monday morning.
Hopefully they have a successful
week and hunt safely. We hope to
hear of some of their results.
We send our get well wishes to
Dianne Machan after having surgery
on her leg. We hope she is feeling
better and is will be able to get
around with greater ease on
recovery.
It is always nice during the
holidays to run into aquaintances.
While at lunch, Laurie Cousins from
London dropped in. He was in town
to visit with family and friends
before the Christmas season.
The Walton Hall has started the
Christmas season with the first of
many parties. The Machan family of
Walton, Brussels and Monkton area
gathered to enjoy a Christmas get-
together. About 50 family members
enjoyed the day.
It was a lovely gathering of friends
at the Walton Inn on Saturday
morning. They enjoyed a delicious
breakfast and a time of laughter,
reminiscing and the wishing of
Christmas cheer. Gathering the
group was Patty Banks and those
able to attend included Judy
Emmrich, Heidi McClure, Dianne
McCallum, Donna McClure, Valerie
Shortreed, Sandy Maskaant, Karen
Hoegy and Jo -Ann McDonald.
Our thoughts are with the
Glanville family as they cope with a
health crisis in the family. Paul
Glanville of northern Alberta has
been seriously hurt in a motor
vehicle accident. Paul is the son of
Lorne and Bonnie Glanville. We
wish the best for his recovery.
Local Walton area mother Karen
Hoegy, has had a reason to worry
during the last week. Her daughter
Sherry Hoegy Delay and her family
are very close to the wild fires in
Tennessee. They live in Russelvale,
about half-hour away from
Gatlinburg and Dollywood, close to
where the fires are. It's part of the
Smoky Mountains. Sherry has told
her mother, it is very smoky in the
area!
Our get well wishes and thoughts
are with Ron Lee as he is in hospital
at this time. We hope he is improving
and comfortable.
Another visitor to his home town
of Brussels this past week was Jack
Grewar, the son of the late Archie
and Nettie Grewar. He is from
Sauble Beach and he stopped in for a
visit with Harvey and Betty Shaw.
He has been away from Brussels
since 1979, but when visiting with
mom and dad, always popped into
visit with the Shaws. They talked
about old friends around town, the
changes happening and family.
There are changes everywhere and
Barb Martin is learning how to cope
with the one affecting her, the
moving of her son and family farther
away. Her son Grant and family have
sold the farm in Ethel and moved to
Pakenham, Ontario, about a half-
hour from Ottawa.
Pam and the four boys, Todd, Neil,
Adam and Graham moved in
September and Grant joined them in
Silent night
Few things are as symbolic of one event as a nativity scene is for Christmas. Bob Kellington
and other members of the Brussels Ministerial brought together over 100 nativity scenes at
Brussels United Church on Friday night and Saturday afternoon for area residents to see in
hopes that it might get them in the Christmas spirit. Here, Beth Earl and her four-year-old
granddaughter Aubrey Beuermann take in some of the event's more striking nativity scenes.
(Vicky Bremner photo)
Council considers library renos
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Huron East Council has
authorized municipal staff to begin
the process of potentially renovating
the Seaforth Public Library.
Council had brought on heritage
architect Thor Dingman for the
project and he presented council
with his estimates at the Nov. 15
meeting of council. He suggested
that it was a good time to begin the
tendering process to ensure good
prices in January or February.
When asked, Dingman said he
would expect that he could have
tender documents prepared for
Huron East within a month.
The total proposed cost of the
project is $285,976.33, which
includes improvements or
replacements of metal shingles and
roofing costs, repairs and
maintenance and new windows, as
well as costs associated with the
general contractor.
At first, several councillors
expressed sticker shock with the
price and asked if some of the
repairs could be made now, while
others could be made down the road.
Dingman told councillors that was
certainly an option, but that it would
definitely cost the municipality
more in the long run. If that was the
approach council wanted to take, he
suggested at the very least grouping
all the items that required
scaffolding together.
While some councillors felt they
weren't ready to proceed with the
project now, Dingman, as well as
Chief Administrative Officer Brad
Knight both suggested preparing the
tender documents in order to be
prepared for January or February,
when the best prices for such a
project could be procured.
If, once the documents are
prepared, council chooses not to go
ahead with the project, that would be
council's perogative, but at least the
documents would be completed and
ready to go when necessary.
Council approved the
recommendation and Dingman will
now prepare tender documents to be
completed in approximately a
month's time.
November. They have purchased the
Cedar Hill Christmas tree farm. It is
a new venture for the family and
they have had guidance from the
previous owners during the past
months. The farm is 100 acres and
has thousands of trees. They planted
7,000 trees this spring alone. They
are busy learning about cutting,
trimming, wrapping and all the ins
and outs of the tree business.
They have already sold nearly
2,500 trees by the first of December
and are told the busy time is yet to
come. You can buy ready -cut trees or
travel to the farm to cut your own. It
is a beautiful property that offers lots
of fun filled activities. There are
horse- drawn sleigh rides on the
weekends, a sliding hill for kids,
tractor and wagon rides daily, a
scenic heritage style 90 -foot covered
bridge, a retail store of wreaths,
ornaments and a cafe serving
delicious homemade foods and
drinks.
They have already had two
highlights in their new business by
delivering about 10 Christmas trees
to 24 Sussex Drive, the home of
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and to
the Governor General's residence.
The second one is a new movie
called The Rooftop Christmas Tree
which had scenes filmed on the
farm, last winter, of the covered
bridge and field of Christmas trees.
It is only seconds long, but it is their
bridge and trees!
We wish the Martins every success
in the new venture and hope they are
able to come back and visit with
their Ethel friends when the
Christmas rush is over.
A lovely dinner was enjoyed by
the coffee men and their wives at the
home of Leslie and Yvonne Knight
last week. The group had a
wonderful evening of stories,
laughter and good food. Having a
lovely night were Ralph and Betty
Watson Graber, Neil Schade, Sheila
Prescott, Harvey and Betty Shaw
and Brian and Elaine Armstrong.
A group of Brussels ladies enjoyed
a bus trip to the city of Toronto to
enjoy the theatre production of
Matilda. The ladies report an
excellent show and a great time.
Boarding the bus for the day's
adventure were Jean Davidson
(organizer), Betty Cousins, Betty
McCutcheon, Audrey Cardiff, Betty
Cardiff, Jane Hall, Alice Marks,
Sandra Cable, Joan Bernard, Leona
Johnston and daughter, Joan Jacobs,
Hazel McGuire, Dona Knight,
Sandra Machan, Sue Overholt, Barb
Mutter, Cora Alcock, Barb Watts and
Hope Lowe.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Cameron Blair, Tim
Dionne, Daniel Fritz, Lilly Fraser
Jim Fritz, Scott Godkin, Justin
Hoegy, Curtis Wharton, Paul
McCallum, Mary Bernard, Greg
Bowers, Ron Godkin, Pat Langlois,
Devin Bachert, Rick McDonald, Jeff
Robinson, Brea McDonald, Mark
Nolan, Mike Nolan, Liz Roth,
Lorraine Blake and, Aleah Haggitt.
Happy birthday to all.
Our deepest sympathies are
extended to Edith Pipe and family,
Murray and Gary on the passing of
John Pipe. He will be missed by his
six grandchildren and the extended
Pipe and Shaw families. He was a
great guy who love to watch his
grandchildren in their many
activities and was always a pleasure
to talk to. Many a coffee he bought
for his friends, including myself,
over the years.
A faithful truck driver for McCall
Trucking for years, he will be missed
by many. Our condolences to the
Pipe family.
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