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Walton returns to its quiet self after motocross
The village of Walton has returned
to its quiet existence with the exodus
of the thousands of motocross
enthusiasts. The Walton Raceway is
slowly returning to normal as
equipment, fencing, generators,
picnic tables and tents are packed up
and picked up by their owners. Theworkers had a day or so off after ahard week of work and now are backgetting things back into shape and
put away.
The Lees – Chris, Judy and Brett
invited some of their people over for
a celebratory dinner on Wednesday
evening. The guest chef was a man
of many talents. He was the head of
track maintenance, but was known
as the “chef-in-the-shed” for the last
month. Barry is from Ireland, and is
a trained chef, and he prepared a
delicious meal for the 16 attending
in his makeshift shed kitchen. Barry
had made the shed his “home away
from home” while helping to
prepare for motocross. Judy andChris had raved about the wonderfulmeals he had made for them, and heoffered to make one last meal for the
staff before returning to his home in
Port Perry. The group really enjoyed
the meal that was finished off with
fresh ground Irish coffee ladled with
whiskey and a generous helping of
thick cream. A nice evening was
enjoyed by all and thank you to the
Lees and “chef –in-the-shed” Barry!
I have been noticing the changes
around the area since doing mail the
past few weeks. New sheds are
popular items! The new shed at Don
Baan’s has come along very nicely
and is being built by the Baans. A
shed is well underway on theproperty of Doug Campbell atWinthrop. Our shed now has wallsand is waiting for the trusses to go
up. There is no hurry for our shed
and progress is made when the
McDonald men have free time. A
shed is just getting started at the
farm of Brian McGavin. The old
barn at the farm of Henry Grobbink
has been taken down and a shed is
going up in its place. Matt Shortreed
is working on a lean-to, on his barn
when he has spare time. A small
shed on the farm of Al Koehler is
nearly complete.
Pauline Gulutzen and Linda
Gingerich have been gallivanting
again and this time to Kingston.They were visiting with Bill andDonna Hamilton at their cottagenear Kingston. They were away for
four days and enjoyed good weather,
boating and a great time visiting
with their old friends.
McGavin Farm Equipment and
Farm Supply held its summer staff
party at the home of Jeff and
Shannon McGavin on a Sunday
afternoon. The many young at heart
enjoyed the refreshing waters of the
pool and many went on a tour of the
bush and sugar shanty. Shannon and
Shelley prepared a lovely meal for
all to enjoy and a wonderful time
was had by all.
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
NEWS
FROM WALTONCondolences extended
to Pearson family
Our condolences to the Pearson
Family on the passing of Edna
Pearson. She will be missed by her
surviving children Dan, Scott, Steve
and Joan and families and the
families of the late Doug and Jim.
Edna was a remarkable woman who
struggled with diminishing eyesight
for many years. She remained in her
apartment on Alexander Street until
the past year when she became a
resident at Huronlea. She was very
organized as everything had its
place, so she knew where
everything was. She was a lovely
lady and often when introduced, she
was Edna Pearson, Mrs. Alex. Our
sympathies to all.
There are a few area folks in
hospital at this time. Maxine Marks
is in Seaforth and loves to have
visitors. Mabel Willis is a patient at
this time in Seaforth. Mert
Hackwell has returned to Seaforth
Hospital and we hope he is
improving. Margery Huether
remains a patient in Stratford
Hospital at this time.
A gathering was held at the home
of Eric and Deb Ross for their
neighbours, Don and Dianne Bray.
The Brays have sold their home and
are moving at the end of the month
to Goderich. They have been
residents of Brussels for most of
their lives and are looking forward
to making new friends and settling
into their new surroundings.
Farewell and good luck to the
Brays!
Barry and Karen Hoegy have
returned from a week’s holidays in
Ohio. They were joined by almost
all of their family members for the
holiday. They went camping at the
Ohio State Forest Park. Eric and
Sherry Delay came from
Morristown, Tennessee, Ben and
Darlene from Brussels and Darryl
and Ruthann, Justin and girlfriend,
Amanda and Ashley from London.
Missing was their oldest grandson
Derek, who was working and
preparing for college. The group
went sightseeing at the Ash Cave
and the Old Man Cave, saw scenic
historic huge trees and enjoyed the
beauty of nature. They went to the
area farmers’ market and enjoyed
their week together very much.
Congratulations to Anita Little
and Rick MacLeod who were
married last weekend. They held
their ceremony at the old log cabin
on the Threshers’ grounds in Blyth
with their vows being exchanged on
the porch at 7:30 p.m. It was a
beautiful evening for the guests to
witness the proceedings. The
attendants wore long cinnamon-
coloured gowns and the men were
in black. The reception was held at
the Blyth Community Centre. Rick
was presented with a real ball and
chain to wear for awhile from his
friends. The couple will be residing
in Brussels. Congrats to Anita and
Rick.
The Walton Hall hosted a Blyth
theatre dinner on Saturday evening
for 47 diners. They enjoyed a roast
beef dinner and the meal was
prepared by Judy Lee, Barb Durrell,
Karen Hoegy and Val Pethick. Good
job girls.
Brays bid farewell
as they move west
Getting some tips
4-H Sodbuster Leader Carol Leeming, left, Huron County Warden and Huron East Mayor
Bernie MacLellan and perennial plowing judge Don Dodds compared notes during the Huron
County Plowing Match held just outside of Walton last week. (Denny Scott photo)
The Huron County Plowing Match
was held at the farm of Ken and
Brenda Dalton last week. They had a
good crowd of spectators to watch
the efforts of the many plowmen.
There were eight young women
vying for the title of Queen of the
Furrow and locally Ursina
Studhalter, Kate Higgins, Ashley
Campbell, Meagan Dolmage and
Kayla Bishop participated with
Kayla Bishop winning the title.
There were seven young ladies
participating in the Princess
competition and local contestants
included MacKenzie McGavin,
Emily Mitchell, Ashley Stevenson
and Alison Terpstra. The new
Princess crowned was Maranda
Klaver of Seaforth.
Area young men competing in the
Huron County Junior Match and 4-H
included Scott Baan, Craig
Baan, Jacob Gulutzen, Brent
Alexander and Lucas Townsend and
10 others.
Jacob, Brandon and Jeff McGavin
all participated.
Locals fare well at
HC plowing match
Knights celebrate
50th anniversary
Congratulations to Leslie and
Yvonne Knight on celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary on the
weekend. They held an open house
at the Brussels Legion in the
afternoon and then hosted a few
people back at the farm for an hour
or so. Then they gathered to enjoy a
roast beef dinner for family and
friends back at the Legion. Leslie
and Yvonne have three boys – Rick,
Jeff and Gerald and
five grandchildren. Congrats to
them.
Celebrating 65 years of marriage
this past weekend were Ron and
Joan Lee, formerly of Walton. They
were joined by their family and
friends at their home near
Whitechurch on Sunday afternoon
for the celebration. They had two
children Christopher and Christine,
four grandsons and six great-
grandsons and one great-
granddaughter, all attending. They
enjoyed a social afternoon and great
potluck meal provided by the
family. Congrats to Ron and Joan.
The Walton UCW will begin its
fall meetings on Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m
Special guest, Barb Hogan will be
speaking on the Huron County
Christmas Bureau. The ever-
increasing need for donations for
the Bureau is the topic. Everyone is
invited to bring an item to donate to
the Bureau. New socks, underwear
and pyjamas are always in demand
and with back-to-school shopping,
sales and bargains are available.
Every size from 12 months to XXL
for teens are needed. If you can’t
make it to the meeting, drop off your
donation before or after and the
ladies organizing the meeting will
make sure your donation gets to the
Bureau. It’s never too early to think
of others in need.
Speaking of back to school, that’s
exactly where we will be less than a
week from when you receive your
newspaper. We have certainly
enjoyed a hot, hot, summer but as
usual, the nine weeks of holidays
have flown by.
Celebrating birthdays to finish up
August are Sarah Fraser, Kelly
Hackwell, Heather White, Brent
Godkin, Sandra Zwep, Stephen
Ryan, Steve Eckert, Bryce Kruse,
Steve Parr, Sharon Pryce, Brenda
Raven, Jocelyn Tipple, Tim
Wharton, Brian Huether, Albrecht
Ringgenberg, Rhonda Ryan, Keith
Bachert and Kim Strome. Happy
birthday to all.
See histories and
historic photographs
on the Huron History
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca