The Citizen, 2015-12-10, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015. PAGE 9.
What a wonderful week for the
first week of December. It is hard to
believe but great to enjoy. Christmas
shopping is just not the same
without trudging through the snow!
Oh well, the hunters this past week
certainly enjoyed the good weather.
The groups all enjoyed very
successful hunts with the McDonald
gang getting 11, the Dalton gang
about 17 and the Fritz gang around
eight which makes for fewer deer
around.
This great weather also has
children still riding their bikes to
school or just out and about and the
street sweeper is still working in
area towns. Summer/fall work is
really being extended into early
December!
Our condolences to the Evans
family on the passing of Grace
Evans. She will be missed by the
families of her children Doug, Bev,
Barb, Gary, Brian and Pat. She lived
most of her life in Cranbrook and
has been in Huronview for many
years.
The sudden passing of Doug
Evans has shocked the Evans family
and the community of Ethel. Doug
will be missed by his children
Bonnie, Cindy and Roger and their
families. Doug was a businessman
in Ethel for many years, running a
hardware store and small engine
repair shop. He drove a school bus
for nearly 40 years, was a firefighter
for Grey Fire Department for 27
years and was a well-liked man. He
always had a twinkle in his eye, a
smile on his face and a joke to be
told. He will be missed by all. Our
sympathies to all.
Neil McDonald has returned to
Vancouver after a two-week stay in
Ontario. He was kept busy visiting
many old friends, hosting his
brother’s birthday party and
attending his great-niece’s third
birthday party. The McDonald
family gathered at Scott and Alicia’s
for the celebration on Sunday.
Our condolences are sent to the
Graber family on the passing of Ken
Graber. He will be missed by his
children Kathy and Ken and their
families. Ken spent his life working
construction and for many years
Siegmiller Construction was his
employer, where he was a topnotch
welder. He was a pleasant man to
visit and a good friend to many. Our
sympathies to all.
Our get-well wishes go to Graham
Work who is a patient in Seaforth
Hospital at this time. We hope he is
improving and will soon be back to
Brussels.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week includes Mary Bernard, Greg
Bowers, Pat Langlois, Devin
Bachert, Rick McDonald, Brea
McDonald, Jeff Robinson, Mark
Nolan, Mike Nolan, Liz Roth,
Lorraine Blake, Aleah Haggitt,
Glenda Morrison, John Glauser,
MacKenzie Gulutzen, Darien Fritz,
Gary Ritchie and Brooke Beuerman.
Happy birthday to all.
Warm weather helps
hunters, shoppers
Open 24 Hours
Blyth Laundromat
191 Westmoreland St., Blyth
519-523-9687
Annual Pet Food
Blowout Sale
$2 off
15 kg & up
pet foods and bird feed
until December 31st
Our Christmas
Trees
Have Arrived!
White Spruce
Scotch Pine
& Balsam Fir
Frozen whole turkeys,
dark or white meat,
rolls and more.
WALTON 519-887-8429
Hayter Turkey
Products
Available
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
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See histories and
historic photographs
on the Huron History
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca
Spreading Christmas cheer
Around the holidays in Huron County there are always plenty of people doing good for one
another, but not always seeking out the limelight for doing so. One such case was on display
on Friday night at Huronlea Home for the Aged in Brussels as a group of employees from a
local business made their way to the home, one of whom was dressed as Santa Claus
himself, to spread the happiness of the holidays. Here, Santa and his helper Carolyn
Sommerville, left, made the holidays just a little more special for Ted Klassen, right, along with
plenty of the home’s other residents. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Taste the rainbow
North Woods Elementary School’s Grade 1 class recently finished a month-long study of
colours which culminated in Rainbow Day, a special day featuring rainbow-themed Jell-O,
Smarties and the proud display of two poems in the hallway outside the classroom. Shown
above is the class enjoying its rainbow Jell-O cups in front of its Rainbow messages outside
the classroom. Back row, from left: Abi McNaught, Triston Piper, Reagan Laidlaw, Lexus
Jenken, Jeffery Bauer, Vanessa Albrecht and Ms. Thorp-Hearn. Centre row, from left: Olivia
Van Beek, Damian Detzler-Ashley, Rowan Gaspire, Payton Illman, Owen Mulvey, Hannah
Silcock and Maddy Hickling. Front row, from left: Seder Ryan, Liam Fischer, Madison Bragan,
Maxx Logan and Seth Kerr. Absent is Addison Bootsman. (Denny Scott photo)
M-T approves new permit costs
Following a completely
unattended public meeting on Dec.
1, Morris-Turnberry Council
implemented a new building permit
bylaw that will set out the costs for
building for the next three years.
The document was based on
research done by Chief Building
Official Steve Fortier which
indicated that Morris-Turnberry’s
prices were in the middle of the field
compared to other municipalities of
similar sizes.
The only significant change to the
document is that above-ground pools
now have a separate charge for
permits from in-ground pools,
though Fortier explained that might
be misleading.
“The permit isn’t really for the
pool, but for the fence around it,” he
said. “[Above-ground pools] can be
hidden when they are installed,
unlike an in-ground pool. Hopefully
this will improve that situation.”
Above-ground pool fence permits
are now at $80 while in-ground pool
permits are $190.
Mayor Paul Gowing said it was
good to have the research to support
the decision and said he was glad the
municipality was “in-line” with
other municipalities.
After discussing the bylaw,
council entered a public meeting as
dictated by law, however no one
attended and council hadn’t received
any written responses to the bylaw,
so the public meeting ended as soon
as it began.
Council then approved the new
building permit bylaw.