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report a good time and returned
home to celebrate Christmas with
the rest of the McGavin families on
Dec. 29.
A special visitor for the Knight
family for Christmas and New Year’s
was Dr. Janine Knight. She was able
to come home from New Brunswick
for a week’s visit with her family.
She enjoyed a great Christmas and a
nice family New Year’s dinner with
dad Brad and Christine, Steve and
Marni and Grandpa Jack Knight.
Neil McDonald had a good stay
while in Ontario. He was home for
the funeral of old family friend Ron
Bennett and had a chance to visit
with many of the old family friends.
He had a chance to visit with some
of the Stevens relatives at Aunt
Marg’s on Sunday before Christmas.
He celebrated Christmas with Aunt
Marg Rogerson on Christmas Day
and with our family on Boxing Day.
Neil, Rick and I went to have a visit
with cousins Paul and Marj Krauter,
in Listowel on Saturday and on
Sunday, Neil had dinner and a visit
with Phil and Dianne Blake. He left
bright and early Monday morning
after his 10-day stay.
McGavins held its business
Christmas party on Saturday
evening at the Walton Hall. They
had Pine Ridge Farms cater to the
meal for the over 40 present. The
group was entertained by a variety
of games and had lots of fun.
It is the new year and celebrating
new year birthdays include Dave
Linton, Brent Melady, Courtney
Bachert, Claire Mitchell and
Alexandria Shahshahani. The month
continues celebrating with Michael
Craig, Don Nolan, Jason Baan,
Stephen Henderson, Ben Hoegy,
Jodi McIntosh Nurse, Sarah
Stephenson, Marie Blake, Julie
Mitchell, Caleb Ringgenberg, Laura
Dawson, Logan Terpstra, Evelyn
Blake, Stewart Steiss, Marjory
Fraser, Luke Fritz, Judith Glauser,
Susan McLachlan, Rob Mitchell and
Lucas Jacklin. Happy birthday to all.
Special visitors, holiday
parties mark year-end
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Franken, Jefferson receive 4-H graduation seals
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bean exhibit at the Seaforth Fair
went to the Central Huron Swine
Club. The club also received the
Burn’s Farm Supply Award for top
4-H club soybean exhibit at the
Seaforth Fair.
The Pickseed Canada Award for
both the top 4-H club 1/4 bale of first
cut hay exhibit at the Seaforth Fair
and top 4-H club 1/4 bale of second
cut hay exhibit at the Seaforth Fair
went to the South Huron Sheep
Club. The club also received the Les
and John Coleman award for top 4-H
club haylage exhibit and top 4-H
club
winter wheat exhibit at the Seaforth
Fair.
The TD Canada Trust Award for
champion 4-H sweepstakes
showperson at the Seaforth Fair was
presented to Myah Vingerhoeds.
Recipients of their first club seals,
the seal given to 4-H participants
after completion of their first club,
were: Seth Ashwin, Brooke
Beuermann, Emily Bieman, Paige
Cossit, Alycia Coultes, Troy
Coultes, Jaxson Curran, Jordan
Curran, Anna DeBoer, Sjoerd-Jan
DeBoer, Hans Dejong, Sarah
Durnin, Coye Edgar, Lane Edgar,
Courtney Elg, Sara Franken, Katrina
Gubelmann, Brett Harding, Lily
McDermid, Kyley McGregor, Gayle
McIlhargey, Luke Melady, Brandon
Metske, Colton Metske, Megan
Metske, Allison Millar, Janelle
Nagel, Luke Nagel, Matthew
Recoskie, Eric Rintoul, Tyson
Rintoul, Caroline Schaefer,
Benjamin Speer, Josiah Steckle,
Lauryn Steinman, Cody Terpstra,
Zach Walden, Cole Wallace, Liam
Wallace, Matthew Wilken, Collin
Webb and Rylin Wormington.
Sixth club seal recipients
included: Sarah Alexander, Craig
Baan, Dakota Coultes, Emma
Douglas, Courtney Elg, Hollie
Evans, Clarissa Gordon, Jeff
Gordon, Brooklyn Hendriks, Sarah
Hendriks, Rayne McCoy, Amanda
Morrison, Marissa Nonkes, Katie
Payne, Emily Pennington, Ryan
Smuck, Adeline Treble, Isaac
VanSoest and Marissa VanderPloeg.
Six 4-H members received their
12th club seal, including: Allana
Beuermann, Dallas Coultes, Graham
Falconer, Evan Krebs, Troy Leeming
and Nick Vinnicombe.
Laura Higgins and Katie Sparling
received their 18th club seal while
Hannah Krebs received her 24th
club seal. Mary Kate Higgins
received her 30th club seal, Melissa
Higgins received her 36th club seal
and Maisy Jefferson and Jolande
Oudshoorn receive their 42nd club
seal.
Adrian Franken and Reba Jefferson
received their graduation seal.
Getting done up for the party
Rorie Bromley was certainly ready to celebrate the end of 2014 after Snippity the Clown
painted her face at the Blyth Business Improvement Area’s (BIA) kids’ New Year’s Eve party
on Dec. 31 at Memorial Hall. Aside from face painting, the event featured snacks, drawing and
crafts for younger celebrators of New Year’s Eve to enjoy. (Denny Scott photo)
Drawing in the new year
The Blyth Business Improvement Area (BIA) welcomed
younger New Year’s Eve revelers like Elizabeth Howson to
a special celebration at Memorial Hall on Dec. 31. The
event, which was aimed at youth, had approximately 40
participants, accompanied by parents, drawing, enjoying
snacks, playing with balloons and getting their faces
painted. (Denny Scott photo)