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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-01-08, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2015. PAGE 7. Our sympathy to the Bennett family on the loss of Ron Bennett before Christmas. He will be missed by his wife Pauline and his children Gary and Joan and their families. Ron and Pauline resided in Walton for many years, operating the cold storage and egg grading station. They moved to Seaforth in the 1980s and Ron worked at East Huron Produce in Dublin until the mid- 1990s. He was a wonderful and fun- loving man with many friends. There was the “Walton Gang” back in the day, and Ron was the last surviving member of the men of the group. Our condolences to all. Our condolences to the family of Gerald McArter on his passing. He will be missed by his wife Ruth and sons Doug and Greg. He will also be missed by his siblings Donna Fischer, Mel McArter and Dorthea Ducharme. Our sympathies to all the families. Our sympathies are extended to Melanie and Roger Thackery and family of Walton on the passing of her mother, Jackie Mayne, Listowel. She will also be missed by husband Thomas and sons Jeff and Justin. Our condolences are also extended to her sister of the Brussels area, Julie and Steve Coulter, and brother- in-law, Dale Newman. Our condolences to all. Our sympathies to the family of Albert Kitchen formerly of the Bluevale area. He will be missed by wife Wanita and son-in-law Ross Goll and many extended family. Our condolences to all. We send out our get-well wishes to Doug Machan who has been a patient in Wingham Hospital. We hope he is feeling better soon and is home soon. We hope that Viola Travis is feeling better soon and that she is home from her stay in Seaforth Hospital. Many area residents will be saddened with the news of the passing of long time family physician Dr. Richard Street. He was well-known, well-liked and admired over his many years of practice in Blyth and Clinton. He retired many years ago, but his name was still very familiar with many. He will be missed by his family Susan, David, Katherine, Philip and Eric and their families. Our sympathies are extended to Kay Hesselwood and family on the passing of her daughter Verna. She will be missed by her sister Brenda and Bryan, and brother Ken and Luann and their families. She was a dedicated member of the Ladies Auxiliary in Goderich and will be missed by all. Our condolences to everyone. Our deepest sympathies are extended to the family of Ken Ritchie on his passing. He will be missed by his wife Kristin and daughters Kate and Maddy. He will also be missed by brother Bob and sister Bonnie Taylor and their families. Ken will be remembered around the Brussels area for his love of sports and his famous “Ritchie's Rockets” tournament ball team. He played for the Walton fastball team for many years as well. He had many good friends around our area, with whom he loved to visit. He was a world traveller, spending many years in Saudi Arabia working for Bell. He returned to Canada and in London started his company, Gtel Engineering where he remained until his recent retirement. Visitation is Thursday at Harris Funeral Home, London with funeral on Friday. Our condolences to all. Our sympathies to Edythe Warwick and family on the passing of her brother-in-law, Ned Thompson, formerly of Mitchell. He is survived by his wife Doris and two children and their families. Condolences, best wishes sent Happy New Year to all! Welcome to 2015 and the new year of 2015 blew in with quite a wind New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Day wasn’t much better but a couple of good days followed. We had time to take down the outside decorations in nice weather, which we were glad of. Ice covered everything Saturday night, gone again Sunday, and then the next blast of snow, wind and cold. School was cancelled for Monday because of inclement weather and road closures. Is it a sign of things to come? Welcoming in the New Year in an unexpected way was Matt and Julie Shortreed with the early arrival of their new baby. Brayden Matthew made his appearance as the New Year’s baby of Stratford Hospital. He will have a bit of a stay in Stratford before he will be welcomed home by big brother Connor. Congratulations to the Shortreeds and to Grandma Valerie on the third grandson! Congratulations to Steve and Denise Van Amersfoort on the birth of a second child. Violet Jordanne arrived on Jan. 2, just missing the New Year’s baby status. She will be welcomed home by big brother Henry. She is the second grandchild for Gord and Janice ( Houston) Carnochan. We hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas season with family and friends. Many families gathered Christmas Day and others Boxing Day, but I know of many that gathered on Saturday or Sunday following the “big” days. Some even waited and celebrated on New Year’s Day. Planning around schedules for family members, work schedules and then there was the flu! My family Christmas had three family members missing due to the flu and I know of a few others around the area that suffered the same situation. Hopefully all are feeling much better now. One observation this Christmas season was the lack of many Christmas lights. When out after dark, there were many homes that had no outside lights at all, some had Christmas trees lit in front windows and then there were homes very festively-lit. But there seem to be more that had no lights at all. Homes in the past that had many lights had cut back dramatically or had none. I wouldn’t think that the weather was that bad for outside decorating so I will guess it is the cost of hydro. The twinkling lights brighten the Christmas season for young and old, so hopefully next year, there will be more lights again. Henk and Agnes Ten Pas were certainly surprised, when a banging on the door early on Dec. 29 found daughter Linda and her son Kirk, on the other side. They had flown home from Kelowna, B.C. to surprise them. They were only home for five days but managed to see many friends, enjoy New Year’s Eve and have Christmas with the family on New Year’s Day. They were kept busy, busy, busy! Finally with the completion of harvest, the B-W Trailblazers snowmobile club members are busy trying to get the trails staked for the upcoming year. Quite a change from last year, when at least five weeks of snowmobiling had already been enjoyed. Many folks have enjoyed the green-ness, but the time will soon arrive for the winter enthusiasts to enjoy snow. Belated congratulations to Steve and Jaclyn Henderson on the birth of a son. They welcomed Kipton to their lives in early December. He is the third grandchild for Murray and Carol (Wilbee) Henderson and another great nephew for the Walton Wilbee families to love. Celebrating Christmas away from home were Jeff and Shannon McGavin and family, Jacob, MacKenzie and Teegan. They went to the Hawaiian Islands and the Island of O’ahu. They stayed at the Turtle Cove resort and enjoyed a great time. They were away for eight days over Christmas and on Christmas Day they decorated an orchid and had their stockings around it. Small packages only! The family went to Pearl Harbour and toured the USS Arizona Museum and the sites of the area. A trip to Sunset Beach, famous for the 25-foot swells for surfing in the winter, was enjoyed. They report that right off the shore is very sharp coral and getting in and out of the water had to be done with the tide going in and out. Other activities they enjoyed included snorkeling, sunbathing and watching the giant sea turtles. Jeff reports seeing Adam Sandler at the resort, although in disguise, but failed to COMMEMORATE THE NEWEST FAMILY MEMBER'S 1ST NEW YEAR Join the gallery of faces in The Citizen's baby photo display January 15, 2015 Send or bring a picture of your little one born in 2014 along with a writeup which includes full name, birth date and parents' names, to be featured in The Citizen's Gallery of Faces on January 15, 2015, for only $20.00 (HST included). Please send picture (with name on back), along with a cheque, to The Citizen prior to January 9. Photos may be picked up after January 15. THIS MUST BE PRE-PAID. - Sample - Please Complete Baby's Full Name______________________ Son ❑Daughter ❑ Birth Date_____________________________ Parents' Names________________________ $20.00 Enclosed DEADLINE - January 9 2 pm in Brussels • 4 pm in Blyth ❑ Mary Elizabeth Smith May 18 daughter of Mike & Laura Smith B a b i e s o f t h e Y ear 2014 Last Chance! Deadline January 9 SHEAR TALENT Hair Design & Tanning Blow ‘n Go Smoothing $15000 + tax 45 West St., Goderich 519-524-6555 By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUND WALTON NEWS FROM WALTON Two generations of commitment Don Dodds, left, of the Walton area, was honoured by Huron County 4-H last month for logging about two generations (55 years) of volunteer service with the organization, by far the longest commitment honoured that night. Andy McTaggert, right, a representative of Ontario 4- H was on hand that night to honour Dodds. (Photo submitted) Continued on page 20 Local families celebrate new year with new additions