HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-01-12, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012. PAGE 7.
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Local men enjoy sports-filled New Year’s celebration
New Year’s Eve was celebrated in
many different ways, but here is one
that many men will envy. Two local
men, Eric Ross and Barry O’Meara
went for a New Year’s weekend they
will never forget. They travelled to
Philadelphia on Friday and enjoyed
the night life around their hotel for
the evening. On Saturday, they went
to Independence Hall, where the
United States Declaration of
Independence was signed and went
to see the Liberty Bell. Saturday
afternoon they went to the OldtimersLegends Outdoor hockey gamebetween former Philadelphia Flyersand New York Ranger players with acrowd of 45,000 attending.
The pair then drove into New York
City, a two-and-a-half-hour drive,
because of heavy traffic and spent
New Year’s Eve at a club near their
hotel. It was a really nice place. They
were charged a $30 cover charge.
The patrons were very “classy”
dressers and they had a good time
ringing in the new year.
The next morning, Sunday, they
toured New York City and went to
Times Square, where people were
still revelling from the night’s party.
They walked to the famous corner of
42nd and Broadway and to Ground
Zero to pay respect. The area has
many new buildings being built. The
men took the ferry to Ellis Island and
the security to get on the ferry was
intense. They saw the Statue ofLiberty and Eric reports that it’s notnearly as large as what it looks likein photos. The pair also touredBrooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan.
They went to Coney Island and
arrived in time to witness some of
the 1,000 participants of the Polar
Bear Dip, the oldest dip in America
going since 1903, going in and out
of the water. They also enjoyed a
famous Coney Island hot dog andbeer, while walking the windyBoardwalk of the island. It was likestepping back into the 1960s.It was a very full day on Sunday,
because on Sunday evening they
attended the NFL football game at
the Met Life Stadium. They had
tickets for the game between the
New York Giants and the Dallas
Cowboys, which happened to be the
game that would decide the divisiontitle. There were over 80,000 at thegame and Eric reports that the ladyhe sat beside paid over $1,000 forher ticket. Eric had received the
tickets as a gift months ago at the
regular and reasonable price. The
men returned home to our area on
Monday and report having an
unforgettable time.
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
The holidays are over and it is back
into routine for school children,
parents and bus drivers alike. I have
enjoyed the two-week break and
sleeping a little later in the morning
and I’m sure this first week will be
hard to get back into routine. I’m also
sure that many parents will be glad to
send the children back to school. Get
them out of the house and into the
fresh air. I heard the comment from
more than one person, and noticed it
myself that there were very few
children on the street during the
holidays. Granted the weather
sometimes wasn’t the greatest, there
wasn’t much snow and “what can we
do,” was heard. I know today’s
technology is fascinating and when
asking young folk what they received
for Christmas: iPad, Xbox and
electronic games of all sorts was the
reply. No wonder we didn’t see kids
outside.
Enjoying a great 10 days over
Christmas were Howard and Alice
Martin. They had their son Gary and
his wife Kim and boys Simon and
Avry home from Eagle River,
Alaska. The trip home for the
family had them fly to Seattle, then
Chicago and then Toronto and with
the four hour time difference, covers
about 24 hours. When they arrived at
Toronto and came out at arrivals,
they surprised Alice by wearing
birthday hats and singing happy
birthday for her. The family had a
wonderful time while here and great
weather for travelling to see folks.
They talked to Wendy in Laos via
Skype to wish her Merry Christmas.
They enjoyed their time here in
Ontario and returned home to
Alaska in time for New Year’s Eve.
The Goos family spent part of
their Christmas break in the sunny
south in Mexico. Mike, Lori and
children Farren, Zak and Carly had a
wonderful time at a family-oriented
resort. They were part of a group of
nearly 40 from the Bayfield area.
Farren reports that they had good
weather and the week before they
went, the weather had been the
coldest in 50 years in that area.
Farren reports her highlight was
parasailing and she went up fairly
high. The family went on a city tour
and reported that the market was
disgusting. They saw plenty of
dolphins, went swimming in the
cool Pacific Ocean and saw dead
jellyfish and puffer fish. Farren
reports that octopus tastes awful.
The family was there for New Year’s
Eve and the resort had a very nice
party. The youngest Goos, Carly,
had a really exciting experience. She
was able to ride in the cockpit of the
plane during their flight. They
returned with many great memories
of a great family time together.
The Cranbrook dart league began
its season on Jan. 4. The first night
back at darts had 17 players out of
25 accounted for. Some folks are
still ill or away on holiday and they
hope to see them back soon. They
drew numbers to make up eight
teams and there was some “wife
swapping” going on to make for lots
of laughs. Sharon Rapson was the
high lady for the night with 94
points and John Gillis for the men
with 111. Pat Gillis reports that
everyone is “trying to get the rust
out of their darts or aim perfected”.
The group had a great evening of
fun.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Laura Dawson, Logan
Terpstra, Evelyn Blake, Marjory
Fraser, Luke Fritz, Judith Glauser,
Stewart Steiss, Susan McLachlan,
Rob Mitchell, Lucas Jacklin, Sal
Curreri, David Huether, Ryan
Marks, Jaxon Bromley, Jarrett
Humphries, Brian Marks, Rick
Pethick, B.J. DeJong, Sherri
Hackwell, Hugh Nichol, Danica
Zwep, Aidan Hackwell, Kelly
McDonald-Jarosz, Sarah
McDonald-Young, Lucas Mader,
Brad Pryce, Hailey Steinman and
Ron Stevenson. Happy birthday to
all.
Electronics have kids inside
NEWS
FROM WALTON
Huronview resident
celebrates 96 years
The family of Grace Evans
gathered for a celebration luncheon
at Huronview on Sunday. They were
celebrating her 96th birthday. Her
children attending included Gary,
Doug, Bev, Barb, Pat and Brian and
about 34 members of their families.
Congratulations to Gary and
Sharon Evans on becoming
grandparents for the third time. Their
son Dwayne and wife Melanie
welcomed a lovely little girl, Sara
Grace in December. Shara is the first
granddaughter and joins two
grandsons for Gary and Sharon.
Our thoughts are with the Nichol
family as Elaine Nichol is in hospital
in Oakville. We hope the best in her
recovery.
Doreen Hackwell is still a patient
at Stratford Hospital and we hope
she will soon be back to Seaforth.
We are pleased to see and hear
Patty Banks is feeling much better.
She was quite ill over Christmas, was
in hospital, and now is almost back
to her old self.
There were many members of the
Ryan family gather at the Fireside
Café for dinner last weekend. Sister
Theresa Ryan is leaving for Kenya,
Africa at the end of the month on
missionary work, so the brothers and
sisters gathered for a meal.
Gathering together was Sister
Theresa, Bob Ryan (London), Gerry
and Anne, Jack and Marianna and
Jim and Betty.
They had a lovely meal and
afternoon together.
Huron County Chief Admini-
strative Officer Larry Adams has
confirmed that the winning side in
Justice Kelly-Anne Gorman’s
decision late last year is attempting
to recover their legal costs.
The issue caused confusion at the
Jan. 4 meeting of Huron County
Council in Goderich because these
costs, in addition to the costs of the
ongoing appeal, were both being
discussed at the same time.
To clarify, the victorious side of
the November decision (including
Goderich, Morris-Turnberry,
Bluewater, Howick and Ashfield-
Colborne-Wawanosh), as part
of the legal process, may claim to
have the unsuccessful side pay for
its legal fees, a claim
which according to Adams, has
been made.
“Because they were successful,
they can request to have their costs
recovered by the county,”
Adams said. “They have made that
request.”
The issue was first raised by a
councillor who thought the
successful side of the lawsuit was
unwilling to pay its legal costs,
which was promptly clarified by
Adams.
Case winners seek compensation
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Alzheimer fundraiser in Wingham
Put on your walking shoes and
join the Alzheimer Society of Huron
County for their 2012 Walk for
Memories locally presented by
Investors Group and Retire-At-
Home Services.
The indoor walk will take place
from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday,
Jan. 28 with five walk locations
throughout Huron County.
Walks are being held at Central
Huron Community Complex in
Clinton, South Huron District High
School in Exeter, YMCA in
Goderich, Seaforth Public School in
Seaforth and F.E. Madill Secondary
School in Wingham.
Both individuals and teams are
invited to participate. There is no
minimum or maximum number of
walkers needed per team, which
makes it easy to enter a team. While
there is no registration fee, walkers are
asked to collect pledges. The money
raised goes towards the services and
programs offered by the Society.
“Our Walk is one of our biggest
events and everyone has a great time.
With Walks all over the County, it’s
easy to participate,” says Cathy
Ritsema, executive director. “Last year
we rased over $50,000 and this year
we are aiming for $57,0000.”
Online registration and
fundraising is available at
www.walkformemories.ca For more
information, to register a team, or
for pledge sheets, please contact
the Society at 519-482-1482/1-800-
561-5012 or by e-mail at
melissa@alzheimerhuron.on.ca
The Alzheimer Society of Huron
County provides information,
education and support through
individual counselling and support
groups to persons with Alzheimer’s
disease and related dementias, their
caregivers, families, health
professionals and the general public.
First MRI in Stratford
A staff member at Stratford
General Hospital has become the
first in Stratford to undergo a
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
scan.
Alanna Watts of Stratford,
underwent the MRI at Stratford
General Hospital to establish
imaging protocols for the system.
Before the system is ready for
clinical use technologists need to
establish protocols to ensure
they receive the best quality
images,
Alanna, a Medical Radiation
Technologist at the Huron Perth
Healthcare Alliance, is also studying
to become a Magnetic Resonance
Technologist adding to her
professional abilities. She made an
ideal candidate for the first scan.
“I am honoured to be able to help
make the MRI at Stratford General
Hospital ready for real patients” said
Watts.
The MRI at Stratford General
Hospital is now accepting patients.
A requisition for each study is
required from a physician. The MRI
operates eight hours per day and
completes approximately 3,000
scans per year.