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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-06-06, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013. What a week of weather we had last week. A few days of cool yet nice weather, frost at night, then it changes and the humidity and heat arrive. With the heat, the mosquitoes also arrived. It is hard to believe that with only two days of hot weather and there were hundreds of them out. I guess we can say summer has arrived. The weather on Friday, late in the afternoon, was awful. It was just after 4 p.m. when the storm hit the area I was driving in. Sheets of rain pummeled the bus and the driving was difficult. It seemed to last forever, but it only lasted for about two miles and then it eased. A lot of water sure came down in a very short time. The Walton Hall was busy place on Wednesday with the Huron Perth Women’s Institute District Annual meeting. They conducted their meeting in the morning and then had a break to enjoy a roast beef dinner provided by the Walton Hall Board at noon. They continued their meetings until mid-afternoon. Helping the board were Karen Hoegy, Monique Baan, Pat Gillis, Val Pethick and Betty McCallum. Helping with the set up and pre- work were Judy Lee and Jo-Ann McDonald. Have you noticed the new sign at the Walton Ball Park. The Walton Brewers organized the purchase of the new sign and it is really nice. Thanks to the men’s team and the sponsors who made the sign possible. It was installed by Scott McDonald and Kevin Murray of the Brewers. Reports on local folks in hospital include Maxine Houston, a patient in Stratford Hospital. We hope she is improving daily. Phyllis Mitchell is still a patient in Seaforth Hospital and we hope she is also improving. Margery Huether is still a patient in London Hospital. We can confirm that Anne Ryan is indeed at home. She is supposed to take it easy, so we hope she is doing just that. Val Shortreed has undergone more eye surgery and we hope she is doing well. She is to take it easy and “keep her head down”. We wish her well. We hope that Valerie Gratto is coming along after having surgery on her foot. She has her mom, Lily Fincham, looking after her every beck and call. Hope you are up andaround soon. Dianne McCallum hadsurgery on her foot this past week. We hope she heals quickly and will be able to enjoy late summer biking. Neil Turnbull is in the area for a couple of weeks. He is here to see family, friends and look after his properties. He is staying at the Walton Inn and will be returning to B.C. before week’s end. Kevin and Kim Murray are the proud parents of a baby boy, Stephen. Congratulations to them and grandparents Ken and Anne Murray. The Knight boys have returned from a trip to the States. The two brothers Jack and Murray Knight and the two brothers Brad and Steve Knight went to the Indy 500 in Indianapolis. They left Friday and returned late Monday night. On Saturday they spent the day checking out the area. They went to the track and went to the Hall of Fame. They walked down Gasoline Alley, a boulevard of garages and t- shirt and souvenir shops. Sunday was race day and upon arriving at the track, security was tight, and long lineups and waits were encountered. They made it to their seats before the race started and Jack reports, putting in the ear plugs dinned the noise just fine. Jack had the trip to the Indy 500 on his bucket list of things to do and the four men enjoyed the outing immensely. Congratulations to Jack and Dona Knight who celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. The couple enjoyed a celebratory supper together at The Keg on May 10. The Lions Club held another successful elimination draw on the weekend. There were quite a few Walton-ites who were winners. Moncrieff Road had three current residents and two former residents become winners. Bob Cummings, Rob Vanderveen and Chris and Lisa Stevenson live on or very close to Moncrieff and John Davies and Brian Workman are former residents and all were winners. Ross and Marg Bennett and John W. Brown (former Waltoners) were winners and winners with a Walton address included Marina and Cody Glanville, Bob and Rose Robinson, and the big winners were Bruno and Joyce Braecker. Walton and former Walton folks did very well. Congratulations to all. It was party time at the Blyth Campground on the weekend. Friends and family were invited to help celebrate Matt Townsend’s 40th birthday. They enjoyed music, fellowship and fun for the evening. If you thought you have seen Marilyn McDonald around this week – you have. Marilyn is staying at Jim and Linda McDonalds for a short time while her new apartment is being completed in Grand Bend. Hopefully, she has time to get around and have a visit with all her old Walton friends while she is in the area. It is anniversary Sunday at Duff’s United Church this Sunday. Note that the service time is at 11 a.m. and lunch will be served following the service. Remind family and friends to return and celebrate Duff’s 151th anniversary. Bruce Whitmore is the guest speaker. If you missed picking up an anniversary cookbook or maybe need another as they are great gifts, I’m sure there are some still available. The June birthdays include Scott Henderson, Sister Teresa Ryan, Neil McGavin, Kyle Pryce, Patricia Andrades, Bill Humphries, Ernie Lewington, Shelley Coleman, Scott Dalton, Jillian Houston, Jeffrey Parr, Merle Hackwell, Sarah Tipple, Jacob McGavin, and Sharon Stephenson. Happy birthday to all. Brewers spruce up park with new team sign Looking good The Walton Brewers, with help from some local sponsors, helped to improve their home ballpark last week by erecting this new sign, the reverse side of which can be seen below. The Brewers play in the Huron County Fastball League and are currently 1-1 in the 2013 season. (Denny Scott photo) By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON NEWS FROM WALTON NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING REGARDING A REVIEW OF THE NORTH HURON OFFICIAL PLAN TAKE NOTICE that the Township of North Huron will hold a Special Meeting of Council to discuss revisions that may be required to the North Huron Official Plan. This meeting is a legislated meeting under Section 26(3b) of the Planning Act, RSO, 1990. SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL will be held: Monday, July 15th, 2013 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the North Huron Municipal Office, 274 Josephine Street, Wingham BE ADVISED that the North Huron Official Plan came into effect on March 1st, 2005 and that under the Section 26 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, as amended, the Council of the Municipality who adopted the Official Plan shall revise the Official Plan to ensure that it conforms with provincial plans, has regard to matters of provincial interest, and is consistent with policy statements issued by the province. ANY PERSON may attend the Special Meeting of Council and/or make written or verbal representation about what revisions may be required. Dated at the Township of North Huron this 29th day of May, 2013. Gary Long, CAO/Clerk Township of North Huron P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine Street Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Threadville Mysteries Stitches with a Twist 519-523-9449 Blyth, Ont. Annual General Meeting Monday, June 17, 2013 5:30 p.m. Teeswater Town Hall - Teeswater, Ontario RSVP to Dorothy 519-357-3562 Ext. 101