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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-05-16, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013. REPRINTS OF PHOTOS taken by Citizen photographers are available to purchase. ALL ARE IN COLOUR 4x6 - $4.00 5x7 - $5.00 8x10 - $8.00 Phone to order ~ 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Haney earns scholarship with national plowing win We hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful Mother’s Day with mom and family. The florists and restaurants did a booming business I’m sure. As a mother, I received lovely plants and as a daughter, I gave a plant to my mother. Our family celebrated a special event together in addition to Mother’s Day. Our grandchildren were baptized at Duff’s United Church. Scott and Alicia’s daughter Brea andKelly and Adam’s son Connor were baptized. Following the service the McDonald, Clarke, Dick and Jarosz families gathered at the Walton Hall to enjoy a dinner together. There were 25 in attendance and had a social time to visit before enjoying the meal and for a time following. What a great week of weather we enjoyed last week. The farmers were busy and many acres of corn have been planted. The rain gave them a welcome break and then it will be on to planting the soybean crop. We are glad to see that Hayden Flood is back at school. He shattered his femur on Feb. 23 and has been at home for about eight weeks. He is now able to be at school, on crutches and being very careful. Hopefully he is healing well and will have to havesurgery again to remove the hardware keeping his leg straight while he heals. Congratulations to Paul Dodds who won the Canadian Senior Plowing Champion in British Columbia last week. Kevin Haney captured the Canadian Junior Plowing Championship. The event was held just outside of Abbotsford, British Columbia. Paul Dodds’ win entitles him as Senior Canadian Champion to participate in the World competition in France in 2014. Don Dodds accompanied Paul to British Columbia. Kevin Haney’s win as Junior entitles him to a year’s tuition at Olds University in Alberta. They believe this is the first time in history that both the Senior and Junior Canadian Champions havecome from the same county. Huron County Plowmen’s Association will be very proud of its representatives. Matt Haney of the Seaforth area trucked the four tractors and plows to Abbotsford for the group. Congratulations to all. Our sympathies are extended to the Pinkerton and Patrick families on the passing of Jean Pinkerton. Jean had been a resident on Sawmill Road for the last few years. Our condolences to family and friends. Our sympathies are extended to the Hunking family on the loss of Kim Hunking. She will be sadly missed by her husband Robert and her three daughters and her many family members. She will be missed by her friends made through broomball and her many other activities she became involved in after moving to this area. Ourcondolences to all. Celebrating birthdays this past week include Brandon Dalton, Jim Shortreed, Maddy Bernard, Jordan Thompson, Carman Bernard, Calvin Flood, Nathan Wharton, Gavin Bowers, Jim Cook, Barb Fritz, Tracey Lee, Shaen Ryan, Sharon Steinman, Andrea Shortreed, Edith Wey, Jeff Grobbink, Jennifer McClure, Cathy Melady, Lynn Love, Joyce Williamson, Jason Pennington and Ryan Butler. Happy birthday to all. By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON NEWS FROM WALTON Sales suffering in Seaforth core after fire At Huron East Council’s May 7 meeting, Chief Administrative Officer Brad Knight informed council that little had changed since council’s last update on the Seaforth Foodland fire. Knight told councillors that Sobey’s engineers were on site on May 6 to determine whether or not a new store could be built in the previous store’s footprint. In the interim, until a temporary location is set up, shuttles are running from Seaforth on a daily basis. There is a shuttle from Seaforth to the Clinton Foodland on Tuesdays and Thursdays, while there is a shuttle to Brussels on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also another shuttle to Mitchell on Mondays and Fridays. Councillor Andy Flowers, upon seeing that three shuttles had been set up, asked why council was even involved in the situation saying that the temporary measures set up seem to be serving the community pretty well. Mayor Bernie MacLellan, however, said that he had already heard from downtown store owners in Seaforth and after just a week and a half since the fire, they told MacLellan that they had already seen a drop in business. *** Seaforth resident Daniel Malek attended the council meeting appearing as a delegation. At the Nov. 6, 2012 council meeting, he presented council with a portfolio containing 40 concerns of his, including supporting documents and local newspaper articles. He addressed council, after setting up his video camera to record the proceedings. After a lively back-and-forth discussion between MacLellan and Malek, MacLellan concluded by telling Malek that his concerns had been addressed, but that it was simply a case of Malek not liking the answers. Malek told councillors that it was alright that their conversation was cut short as he got “what he needed” out of it. *** Councillor Alvin McLellan raised some concerns brought forth by several Ethel residents after last month’s ice storm. McLellan said that many people were left with dozens of tree limbs after the vicious storm and they were unsure as to how to dispose of them. Director of Public Works Barry Mills said they could bring tree limbs to the municipality’s compost site just north of Brussels. By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen The May meeting of the Melville Presbyterian Church Guild and WMS was held in the church parlour on May 7 with nine members present. The theme of the meeting was gardening. Dona Knight opened the meeting with the call to worship and the WMS Purpose was repeated in unison. The hymn, “All things bright and beautiful” was sung. Mrs. Knight read the first part of the topic “Earth as God’s Garden” and Alice Marks led in prayer. The scripture John 5: 1-8 was read in unison. Mrs. Marks read the second part of the topic, “Earth as God’s Garden” and the hymn, “God who made the Earth” was sung. Mrs. Marks read a poem “Gardener’s Prayer” and this part of the meeting was closed with the Mizpah Benediction. Alice Marks presided over the business. Dona Knight read the minutes of the April meeting. The minutes were approved by Alice Marks, seconded by Elaine Armstrong. The correspondence included an invitation to the Maitland Presbyterial WMS Spring Rally to be held in Molesworth on Monday, May 27. The WMS treasurer’s report was given by Leona Armstrong and the Guild treasurer’s report was given by Jeanne Kirkby. The Spring Supper was discussed. The proceeds from the supper was $4,450.48. The roll call was answered with everyone telling how they plan to celebrate Mother’s Day. The Guild and WMS is invited to “Cake by the Lake” at Camp Kintail on June 27. It was moved by Dona Knight, seconded by Linda Garland that we don’t have a meeting in June. The next meeting will be on Sept. 10 with Elaine Armstrong and Linda Garland in charge of devotions. Leona Armstrong moved to adjourn the meeting. Lunch was served by Dona Knight and Alice Marks. Melville meeting set for Sept. 10 First local sustainable food meeting held On May 8, the first Huron’s Sustainable Food System Community Meeting was held at the Stanley Community Centre just west of Varna. The meeting was well attended with representation from all corners of the community. There were participants from the Huron United Way, Salvation Army, Coastal Coffee Company, Huron County Food Bank Distribution Centre, Taste of Huron, Huron County Health Unit and many others. Bluewater Mayor, Bill Dowson was on hand to participate and welcome everyone to Bluewater. There were 26 attendees, says Ryan Turnbull, one of the main speakers. Organizers had been hoping for at least six attendees, so the turnout far exceeded their expectations. Organizer Janice Dunbar said Sustainable Huron was instrumental in getting the meeting up and running. The Health Unit has received some funding for policies concerning healthy eating, she said. Deb Campbell led the introduction of the meeting before handing it over to Turnbull and Mary Ferguson, the speakers for the night as well as the consultants for the project. Turnbull opened the presentation with statistics concerning Huron County and its food production. He then presented some quotes and thoughts from the 13 community leaders that were interviewed prior to the meeting. Turnbull said the important part of the meeting was to see what interests were out there and to see about the possibility of a Food Policy Council for the county. He assured the group that the purpose of the council was to create policy that was “more than just policy that sits on a shelf.” Turnbull says the uniqueness in Huron needs to be reflected accordingly. The meeting was interactive, with those at the tables having organized conversations regularly. Ferguson led the conversations and collected the information to be used at future meetings. Turnbull says the idea behind the meeting and his own business, Ecoethonomics, is to address “a new sense of social responsibility.” Ferguson says that her “role is to work with whatever group that comes forward.” The next meeting is already in the works with the hope that there will be support to finding a sustainable food policy for Huron County. 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