The Citizen, 2011-05-26, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011. PAGE 7.Rain dampens spirits in Walton
Racing
Stephanie Rechsteiner (left) and Rebecca Subject, Grey
Central Public School students, pulled out all the stops
during their race at the track and field event held at the
school on Friday, May 20. (Denny Scott photo)
It is hard to be upbeat and cheery
when the weather wants to be
continually dull and dreary. The
early week drizzle was one thing, but
the downpour on May 18 dampened
everyone’s spirits. There had been
hope of the farmers getting back on
the fields, but the downpour
cancelled that thought. Crop experts
are admitting it is getting late for
corn planting and earlier varieties
may need to be planted at this late
date. The farmers who are ready to
plant soybeans or finish the corn,
would like to see it stay dry for a
week, but the weather just doesn’t
want to co-operate.
The long weekend was a bit of a
surprise weatherwise. It had
predicted more rain, I thought, but it
wasn’t that bad until the downpour
on Monday. I was able to work in the
flowerbeds at my mother’s on
Saturday and then my own on
Sunday and part of Monday, before
the heavy rain. Lots of campers went
by our place, so there should have
been plenty of happy campers.
Our brother-in-law, Charlie
Calhoun was here for a ten-day stay
in Bayfield. There were plenty of
jobs lined up for Charlie to do by
wife Karin. The big job was to catch
up with the necessary painting,
windows, trim and the big fence.
Charlie has returned to Roaring Gap,
North Carolina, but we hope to see
him back permanently this summer.
Catching up with the many people
recovering include Ed McClure, who
has been released from hospital and
is now home. He is able to get
around, slowly and carefully, but he
is happy to be home. Bob
Cunningham is home from hospital.
He is coming along well and is happy
to be home and to hear from his
friends. Howard Hackwell was home
for the weekend to spent time with
Audrey and some of the family
members. He went back into the
hospital and hopefully will be home
by week’s end to stay. Sheila
Richards is a patient in London
Hospital. Our wishes for a speedy
recovery go out to her. Isabel
Workman had hip surgery last week
in London. She hopefully has come
back to either Seaforth Hospital for
further recovery or to Huronlea for
respite care.
Our condolences are extended to
the Watson family on the passing of
Gerald Watson. Gerald or “Smokey”
was a well-known Walton man and
had lived most of his life in the
Walton area. He retired to Goderich
in 1997 and struggled with health
issues the last year. Gerald and his
late wife Berva, had four children,
Sandra, Dave, Anne and Mary.
Gerald was an electrician by trade
and worked for Burke Electric in
Wingham for over 30 years. He
trained many young men in the trade
and moved into appliance repair in
the later years before retiring. Gerald
was an avid enthusiast of airplanes.
He loved to visit the aviation
museums and learn about planes and
flying. He built many model
airplanes over the years and had a
very extensive collection. He
donated part of his collection to the
Brussels Legion a few years ago and
they are on display for all to see. A
special memory I have of Gerald is
his love of his beloved cat, Snoop.
Snoop began life at our home andwent to Gerald and Berva’s home,with a sister, as kittens. They wereloved and nurtured and Snoop grew.
Snoop grew into a 43.1 lb. cat and is
in the Guinness World Book of
Records. Gerald loved and pampered
Snoop for 10 years and was very
proud of his beloved pet. Gerald
loved to visit and talk with his family
and many friends in all of the area
towns around. Our sympathies to his
children and to his extended families.
College and university students are
finishing school and returning home
for the summer and hopefully
summer employment in the area. The
Boettcher family is happy to have
their second son, Martin, home from
Manitoba. Martin is attending
agriculture college in Winnipeg and
is in a two-year program. It is a very
extensive program and Martin is
finding it very interesting and a great
learning experience. Martin left the
Winnipeg area after the rains had
begun and was lucky to be ahead of
the road closures by only a few
hours. He is glad to be home and his
parents, Chris and Gabrielle, are
happy to have him home again for a
while.
Returning from a week-long
fishing trip is Lloyd Glanville. He
joined his brother Roy from
Tavistock along with two other
friends to travel to the Iron Lake
area. They were able to drive to the
hunt camp, but from then on travel
was only by four-wheeler. They had
to trailer the boat to the lake over
very rough trails/roads and one road
had a severe wash out. Lloyd reports
coming across an old wooden
culvert, probably from the 1930s.
The culvert is wooden planks bound
together by bands of steel to hold
them in place. Lloyd has pictures of
the culvert that he showed us.
The men enjoyed good weather
with only spits of rain a couple of
days. Wind kept them off the water a
couple of days. The fishing was
fantastic and they caught pike and
trout. They enjoyed fish dinner most
every day and the men each brought
back two fish each, which is the
allowable limit at any time. Lloyd
reports having a wonderful trip.
Chris and Judy Lee, Lavern and
Marion Godkin, Jim and Ruth
Axtmann and Dave and Pat
Hemingway made a trip to Wawa on
the weekend. They were attending
the 40th anniversary of Wally and
Laurie (Hemingway) East. Chris and
Judy travelled to catch the early
morning run of the Chi-Cheemaun
on Friday morning in the fog and
continued the long drive to Wawa.
Chris was the best man at their
wedding and was the only member
of the wedding party able to attend.
Mary Elliott of Vancouver,
bridesmaid, sent a lovely letter of
congratulations. An interesting turn
of events happened at the party. The
couple, with the help of their four
children, had put out memorabilia
from the big day. The marriage
certificate was one of these items.
When they were looking at it, they
noticed that best man Chris, had not
signed the certificate. So, after 40
years, the official signing is now
complete.
Guests attended the dinner and
dance party from Walton, Bayfield,
Ottawa, Winnipeg and the Wawa
area. It was a great party and they all
had a wonderful time. Chris and Judy
made the 12-hour drive home on
Sunday and the Godkins and
Axtmanns came home via the U.S.
on Monday. Congratulations to
Wally and Laurie.
Congratulations to Don Baan on
being the winner of the “Phrase that
Pays” contest on CKNX. Don was
the winner of $2,000 of diesel fuel
compliments of Monsanto. This isn’t
the first time the Baan family has
won. Monique won the contest a few
years ago. Lucky couple.
Baseball should be starting in
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
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Stops Along The Way is thrilled to be included in the 2010 OCNA
Better Newspaper Awards for 2nd Place Winner for Best Vertical
Product. Keith Roulston (pictured on left), publisher of The Citizen
and editor of Stops Along The Way is shown being presented the
award by Ontario Newspaper Association President Don MacLeod at
the OCNA's BNC Awards Gala held at the Elements on the Falls
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