The Citizen, 2013-07-11, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013. PAGE 7.
We have had the heat this week
and the humidity. Many people have
complained they like the heat, but
not the humidity. Every day, the
weatherman would say a chance of
thunderstorms, and for the most part,
they were right. It may not have been
raining here in Brussels, but it rained
somewhere in the area. We have had
enough rain for awhile I think.
Farmers are having a hard time
getting the hay in and the other crops
have enough moisture in the ground
for now.
Congratulations to Ian Wilbee on
becoming a great-grandpa again.
Grandson Scott and wife Erin have
welcomed a sweet little girl, named
Lacey. She is welcomed home by
big brother Mason. Murray and
Carol Henderson are excited about
their new granddaughter.
Our get-well wishes go to Pauline
Gulutzen who has suffered an arm
injury – maybe a broken wrist. Time
will tell.
Our get-well wishes and our hope
is that Doreen Hackwell is
recovering from her recent surgery.
She is in a London Hospital at my
last report.
Returning from a wonderful trip to
Ireland are Don and Pat Dalton.
They were accompanied by Jim and
Betty Ross. They went on an eight-
day bus tour with a very
knowledgeable guide. They landed
in Dublin and travelled to the
northern part of Belfast and to the
west coast and Bunratty. While in
Belfast they toured the factory where
the Titanic was built. Northern
Ireland is owned by England and the
coastline is beautiful with rugged
rock formations. They saw field after
field of sheep because the
mountainous terrain is ideal for
sheep grazing, but there were also
some cattle. There were some lovely
sites such as the reflection of a
beautiful castle on a small lake, and
the many beautiful gardens, the
Giant’s Causeway and even the
Cliffs of Moher, even though it was
quite foggy.
The Daltons didn’t walk up the
cliffs but the Ross family did and
had a very short glimpse of the
beauty when the fog lifted briefly.
They went to Killarney and stayed at
a bed and breakfast and the other
half was a pub. It was Saturday night
and the people liked to party and the
pubs were full. The parties spilled
out into the streets and were quite
lively. The next morning the Daltons
were awake quite early and the street
cleaners were busy at work.
While in the Killarney area, they
went to see Ross Castle. There was
no moat around it but a high wall
and seven floors of living space. It
was very interesting. The last night
of the bus tour they were in Bunratty
and they enjoyed an Irish folk night.
The young people of the area did
both the serving of the meal and the
entertainment of the night. They
sang, played the accordion and other
instruments and step-danced. The
dancing is like the “river dancing”
and was awesome. Don Dalton was
telling the young waitress he could
step-dance and they brought him up
on stage to show off his skills.
Needless to say, his skills were
limited and the comical emcee
thought maybe Don might give step-dancing a bad name and should stayretired. They had a great evening.
The group went to the National
Stud Farm and saw many beautiful
horses. The one stallion on stud has
an estimated worth of $65 million,
which Egypt has offered to pay for
him. The group spent three days on
their own after the bus tour was over.
They went to Malahide, a suburb of
Dublin. They toured the city hall,
which had a beautiful marble
staircase and columns and a very
ornate structure, with an estimated
worth of $400 million.
They rented a car and the driving
on the opposite side of the road was
at times challenging. They went on a
tour of the famous Irish Belleek
Ivory factory and the ladies were
very impressed with the dishes
produced with the beautiful clover
leaf designs. The group had good
weather with temperatures from 16 -
19°C most days and overcast skies
with just a bit of rain. They returned
home tired but very happy with their
trip. Welcome home.
Congratulations to Curtis Ryan
and Lauren Snell on their marriage
on Saturday. They were married in
Brussels and the meal and reception
was held on the farm of parents, Paul
and Cheryl Ryan. It was a hot day
but the rain held off for the nuptials.
The shed was beautifully decorated
in black and white with a rustic
theme. The groom’s attendants,
attired in black tuxedoes were
complemented by the gorgeous
bridesmaids in turquoise blue
dresses. Lauren’s parents are Charles
and Sharon Snell, formerly of
Londesborough and now of Clinton.
Curtis and Lauren will reside near
Londesborough. Congratulations to
the Ryans.The Walton Hall Board ladies withmany friends catered to the wedding
dinner for Curtis and Lauren Ryan.
They enjoyed preparing and serving
the meal for them. Hall board
members Judy Lee, Judy Emmrich,
Barb Durrell and Jo-Ann McDonald
were helped by Karen Hoegy and
Betty McCallum. Five area youngladies helped being the wait staffincluded Emma and Sarah Strome,
Taylor McKee, Emma Baan and
Ashley Stevenson. The young ladies
did a wonderful job and some
accumulated their community
service hours. Thanks to the great
young women of the Walton area.
Celebrating birthdays last weekincluded Ralph Bos, Dianne Blake,Lorne Glanville, Brad Knight,
Allan Carter, Emily Mitchell,
Sean Mitchell, Jasmin Roth,
Russel Pryce, Steve Fritz, Richard
Gerber, Mitchell Ryan, Lorna
Fraser, Devon McCutcheon and Neil
Mitchell.
Due to a variety of conflicting
events in August, Huron East
Council has shifted its August
meetings and the location of one
meeting.
Normally held on the first and
third Tuesdays of the month,
council’s “August” meetings will
now be held on Tuesday, July 30 and
Tuesday, Aug. 13, as opposed to
Aug. 6 and Aug. 20, as would be the
norm.
At council’s July 2 meeting, it was
announced that council’s July
30 meeting will be held in
Brussels at 8 p.m. (as opposed
to the normal start time of 7
p.m.) in the auditorium of the
Brussels Business and Cultural
Centre (formerly the Brussels Public
School).
The meeting will be preceded by a
short tour of several Brussels-area
facilities that have recently been
upgraded by the municipality.
Councillors had asked at previous
council meetings to see some of the
buildings the municipality has
recently upgraded.
The tour will begin at 6 p.m. at the
Grey Fire Hall and will then
continue on to the Brussels Library
and the Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre before ending up
at the Brussels Business and
Cultural Centre.
Local family returns from trip to Ireland
Marking a milestone
St. John Ambulance celebrated its 30th anniversary in Brussels on Saturday alongside the
Maitland River near the village’s conservation area. Celebrating the milestone were, from left:
Zach Campbell, Ron Cameron, Sam Hartlieb, Tom Smith, Angela Fraser, Emma Ash, Paul
Burrell, Deb Ross, Tara Miller, Carol Henderson and Jamie Mitchell. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Huron East Council
to meet in Brussels
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