HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-07-21, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 2011. PAGE 7.
Hot, hot, hot and the corn is
growing. The heat has brought the
corn on but a nice shower would do
everything a world of good. Some
folks are saying the corn is starting
to spike or twist, which means it
needs rain and other fields are doing
not so bad. The soybeans are starting
to flower, so if the spraying has not
been done, it is a little trickier now.
Even the lawns have slowed down in
growth and maybe it won’t have to
be cut every four days. A good rain,
preferably between midnight and 6
a.m. and no thunderstorm involved
would be nice. We had a small
shower on Sunday evening that justdampened the upper portions of thecorn crop, but every little bit will
help.
Oops! I apologize to the Brussels
United Church for incorrectly giving
credit to the Brussels Agricultural
Society for the pennants that arrived
in town last week. When Don
Chesher brought them to me to
display, I missed or did not hear the
part about the United Church having
the idea to help promote the fair and
to fundraise at the same time. It is
just great and another example of
how the community of Brussels can
work together and help each other
out. Get your pennant today.
The celebrations continue on for
Hank and Agnes Ten Pas. Laurie and
Debbie Campbell were not able to
attend the party in early June but had
promised them a surprise. The
Campbells arrived to pick up Hank
and Agnes in the convertible and
they were off. They toured to
Wingham where a treat of an ice
cream sundae was enjoyed. They
then continued a tour of the area onthe way back to Brussels andstopped at the Campbell home.
There they enjoyed a great visit and
a glass of wine in celebration of their
50th. The good times just keep
coming for Hank and Agnes.
Returning from a two-week
holiday is Ruth Shiell and Henry
Christensen. The pair flew to
Vancouver and took the ferry to
Victoria Island. They had a visit with
Henry’s brother in Victoria, saw
Butchart Gardens and enjoyed great
weather. They then boarded the
Rocky Mountaineer Train for the trip
over to Calgary, Alberta. They
visited with Ruth’s relatives and
Ruth saw her three great-
grandchildren for the first time, ages
three to 10. Next was a bus ride to
Edmonton where more visiting and
seeing more relatives took place. It
was a whirlwind itinerary and they
flew home again from Calgary to
Toronto. Ruth reports they had good
weather except for the last three days
which were cool. They managed to
travel by air, boat, train, bus and car.It seems the only thing they missedwas bicycle, camel and rickshaw.
Nice to see you home.
Checking out our friends in
hospital include Seaforth patients
Isabelle Workman and Doreen
Hackwell. Wingham Hospital has
Shirley Wheeler and Chester
Higgins and Listowel Hospital still
has Jean Evans and Mary Mann as
patients. We hope all are coming
along and improving daily. Howard
Hackwell has been released from
hospital and we hope he is doing
better.
Broken bones have also been
popular these past weeks, with Steve
McCutcheon suffering a fall and
breaking his femur. Barb Martin also
had a fall and it resulted in a broken
arm. We hope both of them are
progressing well in their recovery.
Leona Armstrong has been suffering
about a month and hopefully her arm
is healing nicely. Patty Banks is
hopeful her cast will be gone this
week and we are crossing our fingers
for her.Walton was a hub of activity onFriday with McGavin Farm
Equipment celebrating 75 years in
McGavin Farm Equipment Ltd.
has been a part of Huron County for
75 years, and to celebrate the
milestone, the McGavin family and
employees invited everyone to their
place for a party.
With food, displays, history and
reminiscing a-plenty, customers,
friends, previous employees and
dignitaries got together to say
congratulations to McGavin’s boys
(and girls) in blue on Friday, June
15.
Congratulations came from both
Member of Parliament Ben Lobb
and from Member of Provincial
Parliament, Carol Mitchell, however
Mitchell was unable to attend the
event.
Lobb stated that everyone either
works with, or knows someone who
has worked with McGavin Farm
Supply, and they all have good
stories to tell.
He brought with him both
certificates of recognition from
himself and Prime Minister Stephen
Harper.
Robin Dunbar, on behalf of Carol
Mitchell, also brought letters of
congratulations from both Mitchell
and Premier Dalton McGuinty.
Mayor Paul Gowing of Morris-
Turnberry also spoke, bringing
greetings from the municipality.
“This is a great day for the
McGavin family,” he said. “We’re
proud to have this business in
Morris-Turnberry.”
Other speakers from the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs, the Ontario
Plowman’s Association, New
Holland Agriculture, Shortline
Equipment and Bobcat also gave
their congratulations to the
McGavins.
George Townsend of Townsend
Tire, gave his congratulations and
also thanked the McGavins for their
business throughout the years,
saying the two companies worked
well together.
Brothers Jeff and Brian, the third
generation of McGavins to run the
company, introduced the entire staff
to the assembled audience and stated
that there was a total of 356 years of
service in their current staff, plus
countless more with previous
employees.
Walton couple returns from western Canada
McGavin family celebrates 75th anniversary
Seventy-five years
From left, Brian McGavin, Ben Lobb and Neil and Jeff McGavin posed for a photo after Lobb
had presented the McGavins with letters of recognition from himself and Prime Minister
Stephen Harper for running their family business, McGavin Farm Supply Ltd., for 75 years.
The company held a party at their Walton location on July 15. (Denny Scott photo)
Notice of Public Consultation:
Proposed Walton Landfill Site Expansion
The Municipality of Huron East intends to apply to the Ontario
Ministry of the Environment for approval to expand the Walton Landfill
Site. The site is estimated to have a remaining site life of
approximately 6 years. The expansion would increase the site life to
between 20 and 40 years.
The expansion involves minor changes to the current approved waste
footprint to improve drainage and increase the buffer distance from
County Road 25. The expansion primarily involves increasing the final
height of the landfill over the existing footprint. The expansion does
not involve a change in the service area of the site, operating hours,
or types of wastes accepted. The landfill will continue to only accept
waste from the approximately 3,500 residents in the Townships of
Grey and McKillop. The design of the expansion will be in accordance
with provincial regulations to ensure that there are no adverse
environmental impacts.
A Public Consultation Event will be held on:
Tuesday July 26, 2011 from 7 to 9 p.m.
at the
Walton Community Hall
42653 Blyth Rd.
All interested members of the public are invited to attend.
Representatives from the Municipality of Huron East, the Walton
Landfill Committee, and the Municipality’s consulting engineer
(CH2M HILL Engineering Limited) will be available to discuss the
project during this meeting. Public comments can be provided at the
meeting.
For more information about the meeting, please call Brad Knight,
Municipality of Huron East at (519) 527-0160.
County Road #25, Auburn
519-526-7262
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