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MTE before coming to Huron
County.
Van Diepenbeek suggested
perhaps getting back to MTE about
the missing schedule and giving
them a chance to include one.
Laurie, however, said that the county
doesn’t negotiate with contractors
after bids have been submitted and
that it would be fundamentally
unfair to the other bidders if
negotiations were to take place after
the fact.
Laurie even suggested that the
lack of a schedule was perhaps the
reason the proposal was so low,
suggesting that they would perhaps
fit the work in whenever they had the
time, rather than on the county’s
schedule.
Huron East’s Bernie MacLellan
said that negotiating after the fact
would set a really bad example. He
also said that if the county is going
to rely on a scoring system, they
should stick to the system.
According to the scoring system,
Gamsby & Mannerow scored
highest, a total score of 87.9 as
opposed to MTE’s 85.
After discussing the project with
Huron East’s Director of Public
Works Barry Mills, Laurie said the
design phase of the project was
budgetted for $200,000, so even at
Gamsby & Mannerow’s $162,950,
the project is still under its initial
estimated budget.
This was based on the estimated
cost of construction of $3
million, which is 6.5 per cent
of the anticipated cost of
construction.
Howick’s Art Versteeg said,
however, that for $40,000, he could
be swayed to stray from the scoring
system. He said that the scoring
system is put in place for staff to
make recommendations to
councillors, but in the end, it’s up to
councillors as to who they should go
with.
Several councillors, however, felt
that because the proposal came in
without a schedule, it shouldn’t have
even been listed, and therefore not
even considered.
“I still disagree,” Versteeg said.
“We’re here to represent the
ratepayers.”
Versteeg then made a motion to
accept the proposal of MTE
and his motion did not receive a
seconder, meaning it was a lost
motion.
The motion to approve staff’s
recommendation of Gamsby &
Mannerow was then approved.
While the proposals of MTE and
Gamsby & Mannerow were
relatively low, proposals for the
project came in as high as $470,000,
with three proposals coming in over
$300,000.
The weatherman brought the
farmers to a halt the early part of the
week again. They deserve a few days
rest, because when the sun shines
again, it is go, go, go again.
Last Friday and Saturday were
quite nice days and then the rain
came back to put a damper on
spraying and the Brussels
Firefighters’ breakfast on Sunday
morning. We personally waited until
the skies cleared, around 10:30 a.m.
and then headed for the breakfast.
The lineup was fairly small upon our
arrival, but then a large crowd
arrived and the lineup grew and
grew. The firefighters’ new cooking
wagon looked really good and
seemed to be working great for
them. A couple of tarps were erected
and had kept them “dry”.
The wet fields have stopped some
farmers from spraying the wheat so
airplane/helicopter spraying was
seen. Bright and early Saturday
morning an airplane was spraying
the neighbour’s field of wheat. The
roar of the airplane engine as it
dropped over our house sounded
like it was coming right into the
house. It was time to get up
anyway, but it was a rather noisy
awakening.
The Winthrop/Walton ladies group
gathered for a birthday party last
week at the Walton Inn. They were
celebrating Shawn Rennick’s 26th
birthday. The birthday boy was
joined by his friends Brenda
Bernard, Karen Braecker, Jeanette
Robinson, Jennifer Vellinga,
Marlene Glanville, Judy Beuerman
and his mother Carol Rennick. The
group enjoyed breakfast and some
fun. Happy birthday Shawn!
It was wonderful weather for the
farm wedding of Jillian Houston and
Christopher Csoff. The wedding was
held on the farm of parents Murray
and Maxine Houston.
Congratulations to the newlyweds.
The couple have a home in Seaforth.
Our condolences are expressed to
the Crawford family on the passing
of Freda Crawford. She will be
missed by her sons, Glen and Hugh
of the Moncrieff area and daughter
Mary Lynn Bray and their families.
Freda will be remembered as a
teacher at the former Grey Central
School for many years. She
resided in Cranbrook until her
relocation to Huronlea. Our
sympathies to all.
Our condolences are extended to
Jim Bowman on the passing of his
brother-in-law Maitland Edgar, of
Petrolia. He was the husband of
Jim’s twin sister Mary (Bowman)
Edgar. He will be missed by his
wife, Mary and five children and
their families. Our sympathies to the
family and relatives of the area.
Many local folks attended the
retirement party for Doug Boyd of
Boyd’s Elevators Ltd. at Kurtzville
last week. Doug is married to
Bonnie (Fischer), daughter of the
late Ken and Doris Fischer of the
Brussels area. They operated the
elevator system at Kurtzville and for
many years and had a satellite
elevator on Newry Road. Many local
farmers enjoyed the closeness of the
system. Congratulations to Doug on
his retirement.
Pat and George Langlois attended
the graduation of their grandson
Brent Meyers last week. They
accompanied proud parents Bill and
Susan Meyers. Brent graduated from
the University of Western Ontario in
London with a Bachelor of Arts
degree with Double Honours with a
Major in English and a Major in
Sociology. They then went to
Milestones restaurant where they
were joined by Brent’s wife Andrea,
sister Marissa, and brother Curtis
and wife Jenna and baby Kate for a
celebration of his accomplishments.
Jim and Leona Armstrong spent
the weekend in Guelph this past
weekend. They were attending the
60th anniversary of Jim’s graduation
from the University of Guelph with a
degree in agriculture. His graduating
class has held a reunion every year
since their graduation in various
places. On special years, the reunion
is held in Guelph. They enjoyed
dinners, receptions and visiting with
many of Jim’s classmates and
friends.
The good weather we have had has
seen the carpenters busy roofing.
New shingle roofs as well as steel
roofs have gone on between rains.
The new building at Ron and Betty
McCallum’s has a new roof, Dave
Linton and Barry Hoegy’s buildings
have new shingle roofs and steel
roofing went on the Dalton barns
and Glausher shed. The new shed at
Mike Boven’s is looking good and
the addition at Nick Klaver’s home
is progressing nicely. A driveway as
smooth as pavement is in place at
Gary McNichol’s and
Larry McNichol will enjoy the
summer weather on the fixed front
porch.
Clint and Judy Emmrich attended
the baptism of their granddaughter
Emma on the weekend. Ryan and
Katie Johnston had baby Emma
baptized at Wingham United Church
on Sunday. Ryan’s parents from
Belleville attended and other guests
included Jamie Emmrich, John and
Ruth Uyl and family, Shirley Volker
and Adam and Kelly and Connor
Jarosz. They returned to the home of
Katie and Ryan for an afternoon of
visiting and a light lunch.
Celebrating birthday s this past
week include Kolton O’Neill,
Hillary Bachert, Colleen
Smith Tanner Boven, Shawn
Rennick, Mary Baker, Paul Linton,
Jamie Clark, Dawson Dunbar,
Margaret McInroy and Kiara
Driscoll.
Duff’s United Church hosted the
Blyth Festival dinner group on
Friday evening. There were only 21
to enjoy the roast beef dinner
provided by the ladies. Members
helping were Marion Godkin of
Group 1 organizing and Karen
Hoegy, Betty McCallum, Brenda
Linton and Olene Dennis working.
Dish helpers were Teresa Baan and
Jackie Glanville.
The service for Duff’s United was
held at the cabin in the bush at Paul
and Dianne McCallum’s last
Sunday. The attendees were shuttled
back to the bush with the golf carts
and everyone had their lawn chairs
to sit and relax in for the service.
The Walton band entertained with
many musical numbers. Gloria
Wilbee conducted the outdoor
service. Following the service a
barbecued lunch was enjoyed with
the over 60 attending providing a
bevy of salads and desserts. It was a
lovely service.
FREDA (PFOHL) CRAWFORD
Freda (Pfohl) Crawford of
Brussels, formerly of Cranbrook,
passed away peacefully at Huronlea
Home for the Aged on Wednesday,
June 12, 2013. She was 87.
Freda was a faithful member of
Cranbrook Presbyterian Church.
She will be remembered by many as
a firm, but fair school teacher. Freda
was most rewarded by time spent
with her husband Murray and their
sons working with and registering
purebred Holstein cows. She also
took great pride in her drawings of
Holstein calves.
She was the beloved wife of the
late Murray Crawford who
predeceased her in 2003. Freda was
the loving mother of Mary Lynn and
Charles Bray, Walkerton; Glen and
Brenda Crawford, RR 1, Monkton
and Hugh and Joanne Crawford, RR
1, Monkton. She was the special
grandma of Bonnie and Jeff and
their children Gregory and
Samantha; Cindy; Melanie and
Trevor and their children Natasha
and Wade; Adam and Melissa and
their children Austin, Tanisha, and
Cheyenne; Mark and Erin; Steven,
and Christopher. Freda will be
fondly remembered by her sisters-
in-law Marie Simpson and Lillian
Masselis, both of St. Marys, and
many nieces and nephews.
Freda was predeceased by her
parents Ezra and Mary Ann
(Lauman) Pfohl, granddaughters
Kelly and Vicki Crawford, sister
Minerva Crof and brothers Earl,
Ivan and Freeman Pfohl.
Relatives and friends were invited
to share their memories at the
Brenneman Funeral Home, Atwood
on Friday, June 14. The funeral
service to celebrate her life was held
on Saturday, June 15. Rev. Sarah
Thompson officiated. Interment
followed in Elma Centre Cemetery,
Atwood.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations to the Heart and
Stroke Foundation or Cranbrook
Presbyterian Church would be
appreciated by the family.
DONALD IVES
Donald Ives of RR 2, Blyth passed
away at Stratford General Hospital
on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Born in
Leamington, Ontario on Oct. 17,
1929, Donald was in his 84th year.
Donald was the beloved husband
for 51 years to his wife Jean (who
predeceased him Jan. 26, 2011). He
will be sadly missed by his sons
Hugh and Monica Ives and Ken and
Linda Bird, all of RR 4, Brussels.
He was the dear grandfather of
Rob and Andrea Kenney, Krista and
Terry Mellin, Raven Kenney, Ryelle
Kenney and Kaylee and Sydney Ives
and the loving great-grandfather of
Tamara and Trevor Mellin and
Dakota, Sienna, Violet and
Cohen Kenney. He is also loved
by his sister Shirley Staples of
Sarnia.
Donald was predeceased by his
sisters Laverne, Helen and Bernice.
Friends were received by the
family on Thursday. The funeral
service was conducted on Friday,
June 14 at the Schimanski Family
Funeral Home, Brussels. Don’s
cousin Sue Anders of Comber,
Ontario officiated. Interment was in
Brussels Cemetery.
As an expression of sympathy,
memorial donations to Brussels
Mennonite Fellowship or the charity
of one’s choice would be
appreciated by the family.
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