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The Citizen, 2012-03-15, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012. WILLIAM “BILL” HALLAHAN Mr. William “Bill” Hallahan of RR 3, Blyth, passed away peacefully at Wingham and District Hospital on Thursday, March 8, 2012. He was in his 76th year. Beloved husband of the late Marguerite (Sweeney) Hallahan (2002), Bill was the loving father of Kent and Julie Hallahan of Belgrave, Paul Hallahan of RR 3, Blyth and Christine and Bill Gulutzen of RR 3, Blyth. Bill was the cherished grandfather of Matthew and Stacey Hallahan and Christopher and Mackenzie Gulutzen. He was the dear brother and brother-in-law of Robert and Louise Hallahan of Brampton, George and Marjorie Church of Ireland and Bill Hall of Tofield, Alberta. Bill was predeceased by his sister Kathleen Hall. Friends were received at the Blyth Visitation Centre of the Falconer Funeral Homes, 407 Queen St., Blyth on Monday. Mass of the Christian Burial was held at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Brussels on Tuesday, March 13. Rev. Father Keith Morrison officiated. Interment is in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Morris Township. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be greatly appreciated. Parish and Rosary Prayers were held on Monday. North St. West, Wingham Mac & Donna Anderson 519-357-1910 A cemetery is a history of people, a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always Distinctive Memorials of Lasting Satisfaction BOX 158 WINGHAM ONT NOG 2W0 Obituaries Top o’ the flapjack Roger Cunningham was on pancake duty on Sunday in Auburn as the Auburn Lions Club held its annual St. Patrick’s Day breakfast. While the real St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until Saturday, Roger and dozens of others were getting in the spirit early on Sunday. (Vicky Bremner photo) Auburn preparesfor Easter hunt Planning is beginning for a village Easter hunt scheduled for March 31. The hunt will begin at the Community Hall and possibly extend throughout the village. A meeting will be held at Laura Beacom’s home on Monday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. Further information can be found at the post office or by contacting Laura at 519-441-0714. With Spring on its way things are looking dingy and mucky everywhere you travel. The community park is no exception. The new playground has become a bit of a swamp and the mud is quite treacherous. Please be careful if your children are playing at the playground – poor Brooke Ohm lost her rubber boots in a mud hole last week. Just a reminder about the annual roast beef supper put on by the Auburn Knox United Church is set for April 4. NEWS FROM AUBURN By Koreen Moss 519-526-1060 kandkmoss@ sympatico.ca PEOPLE AROUND AUBURN True heroes Members of the Fire Department of North Huron, paramedics and police officers were called to the site of three separate collisions on County Road 4 between Blyth and Wingham on March 9. Fortunately no one was seriously injured during any of the events. (Denny Scott photo) North Huron residents examine borders to healthy living The Take Action for a Healthy North Huron Committee held two meetings last week to ask North Huron residents how they would make the township a healthier place. Diana Harrison, a member of the committee, which is formed from the North Huron Family Health Team, the North Huron Recreation Department and the Huron County Health Unit, said that the meetings, which were held in Blyth on March 6 and Wingham on March 7, were very productive. “The meetings went really well,” she said. “We got a lot of community input on what barriers there are to healthy living.” She said that the attendance to the meetings wasn’t high, but that the small groups that did come were able to have genuine discussions because of that. “Specifically, in Blyth, most of the barriers people felt existed fell outside of what we provide, but it gives us good information,” she said. People in Blyth felt that community meeting places were lacking in the area and that the community needs to be more walkable and safe according to Harrison. They also felt that attracting young families is a priority. Harrison stated that she would compile the discussion from the forums and that report will be made to show the reactions of North Huron residents. “We encouraged attendees to leave their contact information so we could get the report to them, but it should be available soon as the committee will meet this week,” she said. For more information on the program or for results and updates when the committee publishes the report visit www.nhfht.ca Concert finishes in second By Madelaine Higgins Last week at St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School was packed with extra-curricular activities and it was another proud week to be an Eagle. On Monday, March 5, Grade 10 students continued to prepare for the upcoming OSSLT by taking part in the literacy blitz. The St. Anne’s concert band travelled to London for Music-Fest where they achieved a silver with distinction standing and were invited to the National Competition in Ottawa. Also on Monday, the swim team departed for OFSAA in Milton where they competed for the following three days. Congratulations on achieving OFSAA silver twice. Nadine Otten! Tuesday, March 6 was co-op integration day, as all the co- operative education students returned to school to share with their peers information regarding their placements for this semester. The Arts and Culture Specialist High Skills Major were offered the opportunity to partake in dance lessons with Ms Brennan-Yeo and also had the amazing opportunity to participate in a workshop with Juno award-winning musician Jack de Keyzer with a blues concert in the music room. On March 8, the final school day before the commencement of March Break, students received interim report cards, or progress reports, which give a general idea of their achievements part way through the new semester. Have a great March Break St. Anne’s, see you on March 19 when classes resume. Auctioneer places third Dave McCormick of RR 2, Teeswater was honoured with second runner-up position at an auctioneer competition late last month. On Saturday, Feb. 18, some of the top auctioneers in Ontario competed in Milton at the Ontario Auctioneers Association auction competition. The event was held at the Hume’s Farm Auction Barn in Milton. Auctioneers from different areas in Ontario had their chance in the bid calling championship. The contest is conducted as a regular auction and numbers were drawn by each competitor to determine his or her position to sell in the event. There was a great turnout of bidders as 14 auctioneers from different areas put their auction chants to the test in front of five very qualified judges. The judges consisted of some of the top auctioneers along with one of the top representatives from the National Auctioneers Association in the U.S. who had in their possession scorecards that had different categories to be marked, such as presentation, selling skills, chant and if the judge would like the auctioneer who was competing to work for him or her. Scores were totalled to determine the winners. At this prestigious event the Champion Auctioneer went to Brian Riddell of Hamilton, first runner-up went to Dan Coulthard of Stratford and second runner-up went to local auctioneer Dave McCormick of Teeswater.