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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-08-30, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012. 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 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