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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-07-25, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013.Storm hits Seaforth, Walton hard, skips Brussels What a week of hot, hot, hot weather. Many folks complained about it but my thought is that “you don’t have to shovel it”. The heat makes it difficult to work and accomplish much, but remember to keep hydrated and take plenty of breaks. The hay farmers are happy and I have seen lots of fields being cut and baled during the week. The wheat harvest began about last Monday and some area farmers have their crop off. Many found the moisture still too high and have only done test strips. Our area was very lucky when the storm went through on Friday evening. According to our rain gauge, we had about an inch of water during the evening but Brussels had almost two inches just from the first round of rain. The Winthrop/Seaforth area was hard hit with as many as a half dozen sheds going down, rooves peeled on houses, a block silo falling over, silo tops blowing away and tree and after tree being toppled. Around Walton /Brussels area it looked like mostly branches and a few trees coming down, so it was clean-up time formost on the weekend.Congratulations to Alec and Eileen Townsend on celebrating their 52nd wedding anniversary last week. There was no special “celebration” it was just another day, reports Alec. The Optimist Park is the perfect place to hold a family reunionreports the Shaw family. The yearlyevent had about 70 descendants of Alex and Pearl Shaw attending. They enjoyed a barbecued pig with lots of other food to complement the meat. Charlie Shaw was the oldest relative there (over 85) and Callum Shaw was the youngest at one and ahalf. Frances Shaw entertained withher many humorous stories – like the story of how she helped the cow over the bridge. The relative joining them from the farthest away was Dave Henry. The day concluded with an enjoyable fireworks display! Catching up on some news aboutSister Teresa Ryan. She is back inCanada to stay after spending five- and-a-half years in Kenya. She was doing mission work and working with AIDS victims in Africa. She has returned to her home in London and we will hopefully see her around the Walton area more frequently. NEWS FROM WALTON By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON One lucky group Rachel Miners, centre, is a big fan of the British band One Direction and was skunked when tickets to the band’s recent show in Toronto were sold out. She began entering an online contest through Oreo cookies every day and was soon informed she had won. She and her sisters Jessica, left, and Allison, right, headed down to Toronto by swanky SUV (had they lived further away, the company would have flown them to Toronto) and were treated with two nights at the city’s Hilton hotel and $1,000 in spending money. It was an experience, Rachel says, she won’t soon forget. (Vicky Bremner photo)402 Queen St., Blyth • 519-523-4535 PIANO MOVING Pianovations Music Centre • Hard Red Winter Wheat • Soft Red Winter Wheat • Hard Red Spring Wheat Call us for fungicide/preharvest application We have a high clearance sprayer unit Walton 519-887-9261 1-800-786-1476 WE ARE READY FOR HARVEST RECEIVING Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd. Glanvilles host diesel conversion group Ken and Betty Glanville hosted the 35th Repowered Diesel Confab gathering at their farm last weekend. It is a meeting to exchange ideas on converting any motor from gas guzzlers to diesel. The folks were from all over Ontario and the U.S., including Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Ohio. A very unique and interesting vehicle was a 1926 four-cylinder Henderson motorcycle driven there from Walkerton area. There were between 85-100 folks come and go throughout the day with about 80 staying for supper. They had barbecued pork chops on Saturday night, cooked by friends Steve Dennis and Brian Wilbee, and Pine Ridge chicken. They had many stay over camping at the farm as well. She may have a broken arm, but that doesn’t keep Pauline Gulutzen down. Pauline and Sharon Stephenson went to Ypsilanti, Michigan for the weekend to enjoy an “Elvis” weekend. The event was held at the beautiful Riverside Park and it was hot, hot, hot. Down in front of the stage, where you could see everything, they sat in the lawn chairs and were serenaded by Elvis after Elvis. They report having a great time together! We hope that Marg Bennett is feeling better after spending about a week in the Clinton Hospital. We hope she is feeling better and is doing well at home. We understand that Margery Huether is now a resident of the new Maplewood Manor. We hope she is enjoying her new surroundings and is coping well. The countryside is changing again. The high hoe is busy digging a pit at Bachert Meats and at Brandon Blake’s – a new area added to the cattle barn. A farm of Henry Grobbink’s - the former Johnston farm on Walton Road has had many of the trees cut down and the shed is being torn down. The hole was dug and the foundation for a new garage was poured at the farm of John Braecker. The Walton Hall hosted a Blyth Theatre dinner on Saturday evening. They fed the group of 54 a roast beef dinner. Helping for the evening were Judy Lee, Judy Emmrich, Jo- Ann McDonald, Barb Durrell and Karen Hoegy. It was a warm evening in the hall but the time flies when you’re having fun and meeting new folks. George and Harry Zwep and Henk Pardys have returned from an eight- day motorcycle trip to the east coast. Brother Jerry Zwep travelled with the trio for the first day, as far as Port Hope, and then returned home. The group left on a Sunday morning in the rain and drove for a couple of days in it. They travelled through New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine and then into New Brunswick and Cape Breton Island. They travelled the Cabot Trail and they report it was breathtaking and extremely beautiful. Returning back to New Brunswick, they toured the Gaspé Peninsula. When they were crossing over the St. Lawrence on the ferry, they were lucky enough to see whales. They visited family in Kingston and Levene on their way home. They travelled 6,000 kilometre in total and report the east coast of Canada is beautiful. Walton News continues on page 18.