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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-11-05, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015. LAVERN HOEGY Lavern Roy Hoegy of Brussels has gone to be with his Lord, as he passed away peacefully at Seaforth Community Hospital on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. Born in McKillop Township on Aug. 10, 1928, Lavern was in his 88th year. Lavern will be remembered by his devoted wife of 66 years, Greta (nee Smith) Hoegy and will be dearly missed by his children, Brenda Nicholson (Jim), Wayne Hoegy (Linda), Yvonne Coultes (Bryan), Maureen Friedman (Gary), Douglas Hoegy (Mary Dianne) and Lyle Hoegy (Mary). Lavern will also be missed by 19 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and by his sister Leotta MacKenzie. Lavern was predeceased by his parents Fred and Ella (née Doerr) Hoegy, sister Evelyn Kleber and brother Wilbur Hoegy. Lavern’s achievements, besides his loving family, include his involvement in the community as a school trustee, elder in his church, his work with the Brodhagen Chamber of Commerce and as an initial member of the McKillop Township Federation of Agriculture. During his retirement, he and Greta enjoyed their winters in Florida and his summers fishing at Aaron Lake. Cremation has taken place and memorial visitation was held at McGlynn Family Funeral Home, Seaforth on Sunday, Nov. 1. Lavern’s funeral was held at Cavan United Church in Winthrop on Monday, Nov. 2. Rev. Mary Fletcher officiated. A reception followed at the Brodhagen Community Centre and interment will take place at McKillop United Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations to the Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation or Cavan United Church are appreciated and can be made through the funeral home, or by visiting Lavern’s online memorial at www.mcglynnfamily funeralhome.com LOUISE (JEFFERSON) WILSON Louise (Jefferson) Wilson of Goderich passed away at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital on October 30, 2015. She was in her 77th year. Louise was predeceased by her husband Murray Wilson. She was the loving mother of Greg (Connie) Wilson, Scott Wilson and Darryl Wilson. She was the cherished grandma to Zack Wilson, Brittany (Bryce) King and Brent Wilson and the dear sister of Mary Jefferson, Sharron (Burt) Robinson and Linda (Gene) Kotack. Louise was predeceased by her brother Robert Jefferson. Louise will be missed by sister-in-law Barbara (Dave) Dunford and many nieces, nephews and friends. A visitation was held on Sunday, Nov. 1 at the McCallum and Palla Funeral Home. The funeral service was held on Monday, Nov. 2 from Lakeshore United Church, Goderich. Memorial donations made to the Lakeshore United Church would be greatly appreciated by the family. You are invited to sign Louise’s online book of condolences at www.mccallumpalla.ca Stay Connected ➤➤➤ In print, online or on the go, your local newspaper keeps you connected to what’s happening in your community and surrounding area. CitizenTh e $1.25 GST included Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Thursday, August 28, 2014 Volume 30 No. 34 PICTURES - Pg. 12-13 HC Ploughing Match, Fare on 4 in pictures FESTIVAL- Pg. 22 Artistic Director looks back at her first season SPORTS - Pg. 7 Aitken places sixth in Youth Olympics in China Publications Mail Agreement No. 40050141 Return Undeliverable Items to North Huron Publishing Company Inc., P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, ON N0G 1H0 INSIDE THIS WEEK: Walton proves excellent host for match Fare on 4 works to perfection, delights community An event for the ages Fare on 4, a Campaign 14/19 initiative to feed 1,419 people on Blyth’s main street was a resounding success on Sunday evening as food was delivered hot and Mother Nature co-operated with beautiful weather. The event, as seen here from the top floor of The Blyth Inn, stretched nearly to Radford’s Gas Bar in the south, left, and to the Blyth post office in the north, right. It was made possible by the hard work of approximately 100 volunteers and a number of staff members from The Blyth Inn and Part II Bistro. The night’s hardest working men, however, were chefs Peter Gusso and Jason Rutledge who worked overtime to make the meal happen. (Denny Scott photos) Huron County Plowmen’sAssociation President BrianMcGavin says this year’s Huron County Ploughing Match was everything he hoped it would be andmore, despite concerns aboutweather early last week.McGavin said he received a number of positive comments about the level of competition, the site and the hospitality that Huron Countydisplayed and he’s so proud of hiscommunity and all of the people involved in making the match happen. The attendance numbers wereabout what McGavin expected, hesaid, as were the number of competitive participants, but what surprised him was from how far some of the participants came. “We had people come from Peterborough, from Owen Soundand then from the south,” McGavinsaid. “It was great to see.” McGavin said that not only did he receive a lot of positive comments about this year’s match, but he alsoheard from a lot of people who arealready looking forward to the 2017 International Plowing Match, which will be held in Walton. McGavin says he was told on numerous occasions that if the Huron County match at the home ofVal Shortreed and family and MattShortreed and family was any indication, the 2017 match is going to be one for the ages. As for the Shortreeds, McGavinsays he had high expectations for thefamily as hosts, but exceeded them. “You couldn’t have asked for better hosts,” McGavin said. “If you The road is open, the tables arecleared and the dust has settled andthe reviews are coming in stating that Campaign 14/19’s record- setting Fare on 4 was a hit.“We pulled it off,” said Campaign14/19 Administrator Karen Stewart.Stewart, who is being credited by everyone involved as doing the impossible by arranging the entiremeal, said that everything cametogether as well as organizers couldhave hoped, a sentiment that was echoed by others. “It was awesome, justunbelievable really,” JasonRutledge, Chef of the Blyth Innsaid. “I”m still flabbergasted at what happened and how smoothly it all came together.”“It was amazing,” Peter Gusso,Chef of Part II Bistro said. “There’san old saying about chefs that you either have a good service or a bad service and that was the best serviceI’ve ever had.”Rutledge and Gusso were the headchefs for Fare on 4, which saw 1,419 people seated along Blyth’s Queen Street for a massive outdoor meal.Featuring as much local meat andproduce as possible, the meal hasbeen counted as a success by everyone who The Citizen has spoken to and, according toRutledge, that’s because of all thevolunteers who helped out.“We just couldn’t have done it without all the people who helped out,” he said. “Norpac Beef broughtus meat smokers, the Lions let ususe their barbecue, the volunteersjust really saved us.” Gusso agreed, saying the prep work was all done perfectly, theserving was amazing and everythingthat could have gone right did.“I’m still in awe,” he said. “I can’t believe it went so well. Everything I have heard about it is positive.”Approximately 100 people helpedwith the meal between volunteersdoing prep work and actually serving the meal, and that number included Smith, Rutledge and theirrespective staffs. “I’m just dumbfounded on howwell everything went,” Rutledge said. More than the volunteers, Radio :30 an Ontario government agencyun organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario Starring Chris Earle and featuring Sam Earle from TV’s Degrassi 1.877.862.5984 blythfestival.com SEPT 4 - 5pmSEPT 5 - 2pm & 8pm SEPT 6 - 2pm & 8pm #bfRadio Phillips Studio Presentation A Man. A Mic.  By Denny Scott The Citizen Continued on page 15 By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Continued on page 20 The Citizen www.northhuron.on.ca Facebook www.Facebook.com/NorthHuronCitizen Twitter @TheNHCitizen Brussels 519-887-9114 Blyth 519-523-4792 The Citizen Obituaries Local churches to host info event focused on refugees An informational evening co- sponsored by the Blyth United and Trinity Anglican Churches promises a learning experience, as well as a chance to do some good for a family in need. Rev. Gary Clark of both the Blyth and Brussels United Churches says that he and former Trinity Pastor Perry Chuipka began work on this project, which will bring a Sudanese family to Goderich, during a community sweep and consultation session weeks ago. Clark says that the goal of the United and Anglican churches is very much to look at their home communities and identify needs. The pair had attended a Holy Currencies meeting and from there began to look inward at the Blyth and Huron County communities, looking for where the churches could be of service. Word then came from Goderich’s Lakeshore United Church that a family from Sudan was coming to Goderich, sponsored by the church. The evening is set for Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the former Blyth Public School. Clark says those who choose to attend will learn about Africa and life in Sudan and a collection to help the family will also be taken up. The family, which consists of four adults and 10 children, has been in a Sudanese refugee camp for 12 years. The camp, Clark says, is the largest in the world – home to over 500,000 refugees. Life at the camp, Clark says, is far from perfect, as it has a reputation of being a rather rough place. Doctors Without Borders, an organization committed to “treating people where the need is greatest” has even pulled its services from the camp, saying they couldn’t secure the safety of their personnel. Soon work began with Canada’s Blended Visa Office, Clark said, which pre-approves refugee families and provides half the funds for their first year and the road was paved for this family to make its way to Canada. Clark said those involved were told the process to bring the family to Canada would take between three and six weeks after they were approved. Closing in on the sixth week, however, it looks like the deadline may be stretched. There’s no way, however, for those involved in the Canadian side of the process to know where the family is or when they’ll arrive until they actually land in Canada. Then the process will start, says Clark. The Blyth informational session, Clark says, is just as important for the family as it is for those who attend. It’s no coincidence that it’s being held on Nov. 10, Clark says. It’s the hope of the organizers that those who attend come away with a greater sense of freedom and gratitude for the life afforded to them in Canada through the special event, held on the evening before Remembrance Day. “We need to be appreciating Canada for its many blessings, its abundance, but mostly its sense of safety – how safe we are here, I think we take for granted,” Clark said. “We just had an election, a huge change of government and nobody got killed. It’s a shame we don’t appreciate our way of life at a much deeper level.” The evening is on Nov. 10 and it kicks off at 7 p.m. at the former Blyth Public School. By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Continued from page 3 surrender them to the SPCA.” Minns said that the society doesn’t take animals in for free. She said there is a $50 per animal surrender fee that drops to $25 each if there are three or more animals. She explained that it costs the society upwards of $500 per animal to spay or neuter, vaccinate, deworm, house and treat the animals for fleas prior to adoption. Those looking to adopt an animal pay $150 per animal, meaning the organization brings in at most $200 between the surrender and the adoption with the other $300 coming from fundraising. Minns also said the adoption price often drops as there are three or four iAdopt campaigns run by the SPCA throughout the year where the fees are dropped as well as “urgent appeals” where the SPCA finds itself with more animals that it can house. “Sometimes the fees are dropped as many as five or six times a year,” she said. Minns said that it’s wonderful if people want to help animals, but pointed out that helping isn’t something someone can only do part-way. “You can’t just feed the animals,” she said, stating that care is required. That said, Minns also explained that, once an animal is fed, it is considered to be under the care of the person who fed it. “We will do our part to help where we can,” she said. “We can’t, however, take animals for free. The organization wouldn’t be able to survive like that. It’s not our responsibility to do so.” Officer Jamie Stanley of the Huron County OPP stated that police will assist callers if they observe a dangerous or suffering animal. “It isn’t one of our core functions,” he said. “Animal control would be the first person we would look to, as well as the Ministry of Natural Resources.” Stanley said that typically the police are called in for deer, foxes or raccoons but could handle more dire situations, such as bears. “It happens a fair bit,” he said. “We get a fair number of calls. Over the past two weeks, there have been seven animal control complaints.” Stanley said that the OPP encourages people to call animal control first if their township provides it, but, if that isn’t an option, to call the non-emergent line at 1-888-310-1122. Do you have fond memories that you’d like to share of someone whose obituary has been published recently in The Citizen. Send us a few lines or paragraphs with your story. E-mail editor@northhuron.on.ca, Fax 519-523-9140 or mail to: The Citizen, P.O. Box 429, Blyth, N0M 1H0 or P.O. Box 152, Brussels, N0G 1H0. There is no charge for comments we choose to publish. Lives Remembered Animal control available via OPP, MNR North St. West, Wingham Mac & Donna Anderson 519-357-1910 A cemetery is a history of people, a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always Distinctive Memorials of Lasting Satisfaction BOX 158 WINGHAM ONT NOG 2W0 Have A New Addition? Call for prices and details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Let everyone know about your new bundle of joy! The Citizen A good run Late last month, Pastor Perry Chuipka preached his final sermon in Huron County (at least for the time being) in a special farewell service, which was held at Trinity Anglican Church in Blyth. Chuipka had been serving in churches in Blyth, Brussels, Wingham and Lucknow for years before moving on to this next position. (Vicky Bremner photo)