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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2012-11-08, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012. PAGE 7. It was quite a week last week with the effects of Hurricane Sandy touching our area. Huron County residents can consider themselves lucky that the loss of hydro for many was only for a short time and that our area did not receive that much rain to cause flooding. A couple of farmers report that they only had just over an inch of rain in the four days of rain. The wind was the worst problem with broken tree branches and whole trees being toppled. In Brussels, the homes of Harvey and Betty Shaw and Jeff Heibein and Dawn Currie were very lucky with toppled trees missing their respective homes. The Shaw home received a few scrapes of the siding and the Heibein lot had the tree topple in the open part of the lot. Don and Pat Dalton had a tree in their backyard break off some very large portions, but the centre of the tree remains. The roads were littered with tree branches and the road crews from Huron East were kept busy cleaning up the mess. Good job men. The wet weather put a hold on the corn harvest for the farmers, but gave Parrish and Heimbecker time to clear up the humongous pile of corn that had grown in their yard. Babies are a popular topic this past week. Our congratulations go to Mike and Nicole Noble on the birth of their first son, Beckett John. First- time grandparents are Murray and Ruth Lowe and proud uncle and half-name sake is Uncle John Lowe. You can tell Murray is excited about being a grandpa – he is smiling as he grumbles. Congratulations to Laura (Warwick) and Chris Hackett on the birth of a baby girl. Sloane Madelyn has arrived to enrich their lives. Proud grandparents are Neil and Dianne Warwick and Linda Warwick. Congratulations to Josh and Stephanie Horst who have welcomed a baby girl to their family. A beautiful baby girl, Dani, is their first child. Happy grandparents are Richard and Marjorie Horst and the Gillers of Seaforth. Congratulations to Brandi Leslie and Johnny Upshall on the arrival of a baby boy, Jax. He is welcomed home by big sisters Tyler and Brooke. Happy and excited grandparents are Patty Banks and Jim Cook. Congratulations to Sharon Robbins on being a first-time grandmother. Her oldest son, Dennisand Crystal of London, welcomed ason, Jaxon to their lives on Halloween night. Jaxon is a third great-grandchild for Lloyd and Mabel Glanville. Returning from a wonderful trip to the East coast are Jim and Lois Lee. They were away six days and rented a car upon arrival. They flew into Halifax and then drove to Antigonish and stayed at a wonderful bed and breakfast. They met up with Archie McDonald and spent three days exploring the area around Englishtown, where Archie lives. They went on the Cabot Trail and visited the musical sites of the MacIsaac, Rankins and Rita McNeil. They loved Cape Breton and the beauty of the area. They returned to Halifax and enjoyed a wonderful blues club. They report a great time away. The Walton Hall was beautifully decorated for the presentation for Nadine Ringgenberg and her husband Alex. The young couple was wed in Switzerland in the spring and are home visiting their respective parents. Alex is from Quebec and the couple had a presentation in his hometown earlier. Nadine’s parents are Albrecht and Annaleis Ringgenberg of Walton. The invited guests enjoyed the beautiful photos and wonderful food provide by the family. The young couple live in Switzerland and Nadine is in school. Congrats to the happy couple. Welcome back to Abby McGavin who has returned from a quick trip to Olds, Alberta. She was out visiting brother Brandon. They kept busy visiting the West Edmonton Mall, Banff and Lake Louise. Our get-well wishes go to Shirley Clark who is a patient in London Hospital. Margery Huether is still in Seaforth Hospital. We hope both are improving. Our condolences to Jennifer and Ed Vellenga and their family on the loss of Jennifer’s mother, LovinaMartin. Our sympathy to herhusband, Sidney and family Rosemary, Charlotte, Dorcas, Lucille and Daryl and their families. Our condolences are extended to the Wilbee family on the passing of Jean Wilbee. Jean was a Coutts, bornand raised in the Walton area. Oursympathies to her children Ted, Allan and Joan and their families. Celebrating birthdays to start November are Judy Lee, Marvin Bachert, Stephen Burke, John Gaunt, Peggy Humphries, GarretMader, Johnny Ryan, Bruce Blake,Alexis Terpstra, Lila Olson, Darryl Hoegy, Chris Stevenson, Clara Glauser, Steven Huether, Justin Morrison, Rita Bowers and Terry Sloan. Happy birthday to all. ‘Sandy’ downs trees in Walton, Brussels Honoured Heather Pham, wife of late OPP officer Vu Pham, was honured, along with members of several families, at a ceremony in Goderich on Nov. 1 where three Hwy. 21 bridges were dedicated in the names of three fallen Huron County OPP officers: Pham, Dave Mounsey and Bruce Crew. While the full size bridge signs were on display at Goderich’s Knights of Columbus hall, a framed replica was presented to the families of the deceased officers. Presenting Heather with her framed replica is OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis. Pham was killed in a 2010 shootout on County Road 12 between Walton and Seaforth. (Shawn Loughlin photo) yourschools.ca Registration packages are now available for pick up at your local school. Call your local school to make an appointment. 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