HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-07-23, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2015. PAGE 7.
More than 100 register for RC car races in Walton
Wow, has it been hot! Just
remember how cold it was this past
winter and maybe you will feel
cooler! The heat is bringing the corn
along nicely and the wheat is
beginning to turn. Still a couple of
weeks before wheat harvest, but the
farmers are busy getting machinery
ready.
Congratulations to the Henderson
family on the arrival of a new baby.
Scott and Erin Henderson have
welcomed a new son, Lenix Ian. He
is welcomed home by big brother
Mason and big sister Lacey. Happy
grandparents are Murray and Carol
(Wilbee) Henderson. Congrats to all.
The Dennis family gathered last
weekend to have a family reunion. It
was hosted by Murray and Olene
Dennis and family at their farm.
They had about 70 relatives arrive
including Murray’s two older
sisters, Elsie of Norwich and Ruth of
Toronto. They had a wonderful time
on a very nice day and Steve
barbecued for all. The host family
welcomed many campers and
trailers for the weekend. They had
about 30 gather for breakfast the
next day. Sounds like a fun weekend.
Congratulations to Jim and Leona
Armstrong on the marriage of their
grandson Brandon on the weekend.
Brandon is the son of Bruce and was
married on Saturday at the Vines
wedding venue near Listowel.
Brandon and new wife Katie
Grotenhuis will live in Wroxeter.
Congrats to all.
Just a funny little story that
happened at work on Friday: My last
four customers had something in
common that was unusual. What
started the event was Pat and George
Langlois arriving. George had a
wonderful visit with the ladies at the
shop. First he visited with Mrs.
George Blake, Marie, He then had a
visit with Mrs. George Wheeler,
Shirley and finally he had a visit
with Mrs. George Yutzi, Grace. So
within an hour, memories of
“George’s” were exchanged in the
conversations. I guess “George” was
a very popular name in the 1920s,
1930s and 1940s.
Congratulations to Lisa Glanville
and Joan Smith on their marriage on
Saturday. Rain threatened the
outdoor wedding, but passed over
just before the service. The wedding
dinner and reception was held at the
Legion. The couple will reside in
Brussels. Congrats to all.
The RC (remote control) national
car races were held at the Walton
Raceway on the weekend. There
were 110 registered entries for the
event, coming from as far as
California and England and many
points in between. The deluge of rain
made for a lot of extra work for the
track crew to get the small track
ready, but they managed to get it
done and had a great two days of
racing.
Blyth and Brussels-area residents
have been happy to have visitors
from Truro, Nova Scotia this past
week. Grant and Elaine Campbell
have been visiting with the many
relatives around the area. They spent
a day visiting with Uncle Jim and
Aunt Leona Armstrong amongst the
relatives. Grant is the son of the late
Dwight and Joan Campbell.
Family reunions play a large part
of summer activities and Graeme,
Michael and Helen Craig attended
their second in two weeks. This time
the Elliotts gathered at Mount
Pleasant, near Bradford, at the home
of nephew Darren and Sandy Elliott.
It was a weekend event from Friday
to Sunday. Many camped and others
stayed at local hotels. They all took
food for the weekend and especially
for the main meal for the gathering
on Saturday evening. Mary Elliott of
British Columbia attended and is
now spending some time in
Haliburton with more family, before
returning home
Celebrating birthdays this past
week included Caitlyn Regele, Steve
Baan, Gary Godkin, LeeAnn
McDonald, Paul Somerville, Lloyd
Glanville, Kristen Curreri, Dianne
Flood, Sharon Godkin Patterson,
Kelly Boven, Emma Shortreed,
Sherry McCall, Corinna Strong, Ken
Williamson, Christopher Ritchie,
Curtis Ryan, Andrew Van Vliet,
Anne Williamson, Karin McDonald,
Andrea Taylor, Michael Warwick,
Bradley Fraser, Laura Godkin,
Sandra Josling and Alivia McCall
MacBain. Happy birthday to all.
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
Council declines suggested G2G motion
NEWS
FROM WALTON
A draft motion, proposed to Huron
County Council by G2G Inc., an
independent, non-profit organization
in the midst of creating the
Goderich-to-Guelph (G2G) Rail
Trail, went unsupported at council’s
July 8 meeting.
The motion carried with it 12
points, ending with a declaration that
council would support the trail in
principle.
The motion would also impose a
deadline of Oct. 30, 2015 on the
Huron County Planning Department
for its report on the trail and the
progress of the working group. The
department is currently working
through a number of concerns with
adjacent landowners, agricultural
groups and G2G Inc. with the hopes
of creating peace between the sides,
which have been feuding over the
initiative for over a year. Scott
Tousaw, Huron County’s head of
planning and development, says the
report should be prepared by the fall,
with a public meeting to follow.
The draft motion stated:
• Whereas the Province of Ontario
has recognized G2G Rail Trail Inc.
as a non-profit charitable
organization capable of fulfilling the
provincial mandate of developing
the Guelph to Goderich
infrastructure corridor as a
recreational space for hiking and
cycling and has approved a five-year
interim lead effective July 1 for all
previously unleased gaps in the 130-
kilometre length of the corridor in
order to expedite that development.
• Whereas the Huron County
Active Transportation Report: A Call
to Action, as accepted in 2014,
outlines key strategies to support
Huron County Council, lower-tier
municipalities, organizations and
individuals to promote active
transportation throughout the county
and the G2G Rail Trail is identified
as a key component.
• Whereas The Goderich to
Auburn Rail Trail (GART) as
managed by the Maitland Trail
Association for many years, is a
successful, sustainable, working
demonstration of best management
practices to be implemented across
the remainder of the trail within
Huron County limits.
• Whereas the majority of
concerns of Ontario Federation of
Agriculture landowners adjoining
newly-leased sections precede the
corridor’s realization as a
recreational asset and, with co-
ordinated management in place,
those concerns can be mitigated as is
evident under the operating sections
of the GART and Kissing Bridge
Trail.
• Whereas the Huron County
Economic Development Strategic
Planning process has identified
numerous areas of opportunity that
are aligned with the trail’s
development.
• Whereas Canada’s 2017
Sesquicentennial and the 2017
International Plowing Match in
Walton are key milestones by which
time it is desirable to have the G2G
fully operational.
• Whereas numerous federal and
provincial agencies such as Regional
Tourism Organization (RTO) 4 have
identified trail development as a
priority item garnering their support.
• Whereas the Huron County
Planning Department is in the
process of representing stakeholders
by developing balanced,
comprehensive recommendations to
Huron County Council and to
support this, county councillors and
municipal representatives must,
without prejudice, direct delegations
to contact the Huron Perth Working
Committee.
• Whereas the interim lease
recognizes the preferred option (of
Huron County assuming the lease of
the corridor) and does not impede or
compromise county staff in the
course of due diligence required to
generate recommendations to
council.
• Whereas the province is
providing a valuable asset at little
cost and which has unique capacity
to connect with southwestern
Ontario’s major centres and that
Huron County is a willing host to its
National
Cenotaph
Day
Tuesday,
July 28
7 p.m.
Blyth Memorial Hall
Washing to rake
Logan Kellington, left, and Bennett Newell, centre, and Jack Pipe, right, were busy washing
cars and barbecuing for people on Saturday to help raise some money for their trip to the
Canadian Bantam Fastball Championship next week in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. As
members of the Chepstow Lang Farms Lightning fastball team, the boys were hoping that their
hard work at the Brussels Car Wash would pay off with an opportunity to rake (a baseball term
meaning a spurt of hitting very, very well) in Saskatchewan. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Moccasins
Downtown Blyth
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