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The Citizen, 2012-02-02, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012. 404 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 The Citizen See these and other books at... The Citizen 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 We predict you’ll find some awesome books at The Citizen... like these! BLYTH: A VILLAGE POR- TRAIT In 1977 a group of Blyth young people produced a large vol- ume of stories on the history of Blyth, many excerpted from early newspapers in Blyth and the surrounding towns. A few copies of this book are still available. $30.00 THE BARNYARD READ-AND-PLAY STICKER BOOK Stories of farm animals and activities, plus the chance for kids to cre- ate their own stories with 80 reuseable vinyl stickers. $9.95 QUILTS FROM LAVENDER HILL FARM This book offers a quilt- ing project for each month of the year, inspired by country liv- ing. Contains details for fabric requirements, pat- terns, cutting and assembly instructions and photos of the finished project. 50% off Only $11.99 THE NEW WOODBURNER’S HANDBOOK In these days of rising energy costs the savings from burning wood can be substantial. This is a guide to safe and efficient woodburning, everything from choosing a stove to maintaining a chimney. $19.95 THE AS IT HAPPENS FILES Mary Lou Finlay, co-hosted the famous As It Happens radio show for eight years. In this book she deals with serious issues like the death of Princess Diana and the Air India bombing and the crazy guests that make the show entertaining. $32.00 OUR STORY: From Ainleyville to Brussels Brussels celebrated its 135th anniversary in 2007. Learn more about the first 125 years with this 240 page history of the village, including dozens of historic photo- graphs. A proud family keepsake for years to come. $30.00 EXPLORING THE WORLD OF RAC- COONS The common rac- coon is among the most recognized ani- mals in North America. Learn how native intelligence, anatomy and natural skills combine to make the raccoon one of our most suc- cessful inhabitants. $6.95 Weird winter weather leads to wacky wildlife sights Our roller coaster weather contin- ues. Good days, bad days and a lot of windy days. Saturday was the worstday we have had with the wet, slip-pery driving snow to deal with. Wejust have to make the best of it andremember, it is only seven weeksuntil spring. The school year is at thehalfway point with the high schoolstudents finishing the first semester.Exams were this past week and Feb.2 is the first day of the new semester.The weather must also have someof the wildlife confused. It has not been unusual this year to see rac- coons still out and about and dead on the road, but I have also seen a deadgroundhog on the road. I thoughtthey should be hibernating. It will beGroundhog Day on Thursday andwe will see what Wiarton Willie hasto say about the upcoming spring! I saw the unusual sight of a deadwhite squirrel in Seaforth. I knowthat Exeter is known for the white squirrels but I now hear, (and see)that they are in Seaforth. Brett Leehas a large white squirrel that fre-quents his backyard on a regularbasis. Two families I know tell methey have beautiful red foxes aroundtheir places. A pair of foxes wereplaying in the backyard of one homeand a lone fox was jumping around and digging in the snow (probablyhad the scent of a mouse, mole orrabbit) for quite awhile one after-noon. My friend also reports theywitnessed a pair of muskrats outplaying near the pond on their prop-erty. Again, I thought they should behibernating. The “open winter” iscreating some unusual sights.Sympathies go to local families Sadness touched many families of our area this past week. Our sympa- thies are expressed to the Knight family on the passing of Willis Knight. Our condolences to Judy and Patty and their families and to the Knight siblings, Ken, Jim, Jack, Harry, Leslie, Helen, Marilyn, Dorothy and Murray and their fami- lies. Willis was a carpenter by trade and a very clever man. Many area folks can testify to his workmanship in building a shed, renovations or installing kitchen cupboards, as he did for us. He always worked by the rule to measure twice and be sure and then cut once. Our sympathies to all. Our sympathies are extended to Merle Hoegy and family on the passing of his mother, Norma Hoegy. Our sympathies are extended to the family of Margaret Wasson on their loss. She will be missed by her children Albert, Marjorie, Barbara and Clara and their families. A long- time resident of RR 3, Walton, Margaret had spent the last few years as a resident of Huronlea. She will be remembered for her loving care of her family and quiet disposition. Our condolences to all. Our sympathies are extended to Brian and Marlene Rutledge on the loss of a precious granddaughter, Jasmine. She was the daughter of Dean Rutledge and Dianne, and sis- ter of Colton, Tyler and Jordan of Walkerton. She will be missed by the Rutledge and Jacklin families. The Cranbrook darts had 20 play- ers out for play on the last Wednesday night of January. The high lady for the second week in a row was Sarah Joslin hitting 101 and the high shot for the men was by Brad Speiran, hitting 140. Good darts folks! Our get-well wishes go to Gerry Jutzi. He has suffered a heart prob- lem and was hospitalized for a few days and is now home recovering and doing well. By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON NEWS FROM WALTON Company party turns into Huron connection Brandon McGavin was home to celebrate his birthday on the week- end. His flight from Calgary, was to land in Kitchener on Thursday morning, but it was too foggy to land, so the flight was directed to Toronto. The passengers were bused to Kitchener a little behind schedule. Brandon spent his time visiting fam- ily and friends around the area and then returned to the west on Monday. The McGavin Farm Equipment and Farm Supply held their Christmas staff party on the week- end. The group of 35 or so, travelled by bus to London to the Polish Club. They enjoyed a delicious dinner and then a show. The show featured hyp- notist Robert Maxwell and it was great. He hypnotized Jeff, Brian, Shannon and Abby McGavin and Rob McClure from the McGavin group. Their antics were entertaining and in fun and a good time was had by all. The trip to and from London was a bit of an adventure in itself the way the weather was on Saturday, but the McGavins report the bus driver took it slow and did a good job. A group of seven young ladies attended the same show at the Polish Club on Saturday evening. Alicia McDonald and Sarah (McDonald) Young were among the group and they also report it was great. Just another instance of you can’t go away without running into someone from home! Conversation among friends this week centred around the number of different phone scams. We all receive the annoying telemarketer calls, usually at meal time, and I will try and find the number to call to get your number off the list. The scams discussed this week included one Brussels lady who received the call from a “grandchild” needing money because of a car accident. She knew right away it was false and hung up. Another lady tells me she was phoned by the “conservative party” wanting funds to help stop the pipeline being built in the west. The third lady reports being called by a water heater inspector wanting to come to her home to inspect the water heater. Again all the ladies were wise enough to know some- thing wasn’t right and hung up. Be wise and wary of calls from people you don’t know and as the police say – never give out personal infor- mation or your credit card or bank- ing information. Neil and Marie McGavin hosted their family for a Sunday luncheon to celebrate a few special occasions. They celebrated their return from their trip south and Neil’s recovery from his health scare while away. They celebrated Brandon’s birthday and his being around for the week- end. They also celebrated a going away adventure for granddaughter, Shayna Melady. Shayna is leaving for a three-month exchange to France this week. She will be staying with the young lady who spent three months at the Meladys this past fall. Celebrating birthdays this past week include Brenda McIntosh, Fred Uhler, Ryan Jacklin, Sheldon Lee, Alexis Beuerman, Chris Ryan, Mark Wilbee, James Blake, Carali Hugill and Dave Watson to finish January celebrations. February starts with Thys deJong, Sarah Mitchell and Brian Williamson. Happy birth- day to all. Service for Duff’s United Church was held in the basement, as is the custom for the winter months. Worshippers were greeted by Rev. Peter and then by the late arriving, Jo-Ann McDonald. Greeters next week are Paul and Dianne McCallum. The wonderful strains of familiar tunes greeted everyone, pro- vided by Glenda Morrison and Phyllis Mitchell. The Minute for Missions and the scripture passages were read by Helen Craig. Rev. Peter’s message was entitled “As One with Authority” and referred back to the scripture reading from Mark. It referred to the fact that people rec- ognized Jesus’ authority and under- stood he was special. Authority comes from walking the walk and living our faith. Actions are what count and what our lives embody. Rev. Peter suggests that reading the Gospel of Mark is very enlightening. The offering was taken by Graeme Craig and Brian Wilbee and the February ushers are Paul McCallum and Stan McClure and/or whoever greets at the door. Coffee and cookies provided by Marie McGavin and Phyllis Mitchell were enjoyed after the service. Heidi McClure presented the design and price options for a cele- bratory banner for the Church. The banner will recognize the 100th anniversary of Duff’s United in 2012 and would be hung outside on the front of the church. Attendees were left to consider the options until the annual meeting. The annual reports and income receipts are available at the church and members are encouraged to pick up theirs prior to the annual meeting and bring to the meeting. The annual meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Duff’s. A reminder that the church still collects grocery tapes from Zehrs, Foodland in Brussels and Seaforth. They also collect empty printer car- tridges. There are cookbooks available from members and it has been a very successful venture for the church. Breakfast will be served following the service on Feb.12. Duff’s moves underground