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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-08-11, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011. PAGE 7.Rain delays late hay harvest and baling near Walton A lot can happen in two weeks and some of the highlights include happy, sad and funny activities. Walton is a farm community and the home of Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd. Walton has been a busy place. The wheat harvest has been in full swing since the last issue of The Citizen and many farmers have completed their harvest. The intermittent rain showers are making it a bit of a struggle for those not finished or for those trying to get the straw baled. Soybeans are growing well, as is the corn, but both need the rain. What makes one crop happy, makes another crop sad. Usually, everything balances out in the end, but not until we have to hear a lot of grumbling from the farmers. One positive of the past few weeks is that the grass certainly slowed down in growth so it doesn’t have to be cut as often, so is saving money in gas for the lawnmower! We have heard about many deer/car collisions but Don Dalton was involved with a different animal collision. Don and friends witnessed to a collision between a vehicle and a horse-drawn buggy. They pulled over to see if help was required andthen the horse bolted and the buggycollided into the car and the damagewas done. You can add horses to the list of deer and raccoons, that can cause high dollar repairs to the vehicles. Walton Hall was the place for Huron East to have a meeting concerning the Walton Landfill Site on Tuesday, July 26. There were about 15 concerned citizens in attendance to hear the proposed changes to increase the life of the landfill site. Administrator Brad Knight answered questions and listened to the input of the citizens there. It is a complicated process and will be ongoing for awhile to hopefully extend the site for another 15 years or more. The annual Zwep motorcycle trip took place in July. George, Harry, Jerry and son Nic Zwep were joined by friend Felix Weber and his son Felix Jr. to head to the U.S. and the states of Maryland and West Virginia. They had great weather and enjoyed seeing the beautiful scenery. It was a biker’s paradise! They stopped at the site of Flight 93 Memorial in Pennsylvania. Harry and Nic were interviewed by a Boston reporter for the 10-year anniversary of the attack coming up in September. The group took the Shamrock Tours through the Appalachian Mountains for three days and were awed by the scenery. The men put 2600 kms. on the bikes and returned ready to plan next year’s ride! Shayna Melady has returned from a fantastic adventure in the U.S.Shayna was chosen from her school,St. Anne’s Catholic SecondarySchool to attend a leadership weekend in Ridgetown. Shayna was then one of those chosen from those attending to attend the Hugh O’Brien Leadership World Congress Conference in Chicago. Shayna along with mom, Cathy Melady and grandmother Marie McGavin, drove to Chicago on the Friday and the traffic was horrible reports Marie. The conference started on the Saturday morning and would last a week and was for 400 15-16 year olds. On the first night there, a freak thunderstorm hit the city. The ladies were on the 11th floor and the alarms rang to evacuate the building. Marie reports they grabbed their purses, passports and shoes and walked down the 11 flights of stairs. Upon reaching the lobby, they found it was flooded and the storm had already passed, so back to their rooms they went. Shayna was off to the conference in the morning and to stay at the university campus. Cathy and Marie stayed the weekend to see the sights of Chicago. They walked the “Magnificent Mile”, the high price shopping area in downtown Chicago. They also went on a river architectural tour of the city. On the tour, they ran into Bill and Sandy Rathwell of Brucefield – small world! The two ladies returned home on Monday. Brad Shortreed spent a week at camp for a change of pace. He was an instructor’s helper at Silver LakeCamp near Lucknow. He reportshaving a great time and he enjoyedthe campfires, helping with crafts and the canoes and many other jobs assigned to him. Jim, Leona, Robert, Bruce, Claudette, Bryce and Nathan Armstrong have returned from a week’s holiday in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where they attended the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Airventure. Leona worked every afternoon in the camping registration and Robert welcomed the planes that flew in for the Classic Antique Division. Jim spent his days rekindling old friendships and making new friends. It was a very hot week and there were just over 541,000 visitors from 68 nations in attendance. There were over 10,000 aircraft arrive during the week. The week featured many different workshops to watch, listen and participate in. There were four buildings with a variety of booths, about 803 commercial exhibitors, featuring many exciting products and new high tech advancements for flying and planes. The Armstrongs have been going to Oshkosh for over 40 years and their red bus is a landmark many folks look for. The event has grown tremendously over the 40 years with more commercialization, an outdoor amphitheatre, movies and competitions for the planes. There were 861 media representatives from five continents reporting on the great event. Congratulations to Steve and Mandy Hak on the birth of their second daughter. Big sister Ava is happy to have a little sister Abby to play with someday. Congratulations to Ross and Anne Hemmingway on the birth of a grandson. Proud parents are Jonathon and Darlene Schmidt of Lethbridge who welcome Caleb to the family. He is a little brother for Leah. The Walton Hall hosted its first Blyth Festival dinner last Friday evening. They had near 40 enjoy a roast beef dinner before heading off to the show. Helping the Hall Board and Walton Area Sports Club were Valerie Shortreed, Heidi McClure, Judy Lee and Jo-Ann McDonald. NEWS FROM WALTON By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON Several local couples enjoy late summer weddings The long weekend featured a reason to celelbrate as the wedding of Sarah McDonald and Barry Young. The wedding was held at the home of the bride’s parents, Jim and Linda McDonald, on Moncrieff Road. It was a beautiful sunny day as the lovely bride, escorted by her father, made her way down the lane to the waiting groom in front of the beautiful tent. The male attendants wore black tuxedos with turquoise accents and the ladies wore short black dresses with turquoise jewellery. The couple was attended by local friends including Scott and Alicia McDonald, Chris and Erin Blake, Devin Blake and Andrew McDonald along with other Seaforth friends and family. Following the ceremony, a lovely social hour was enjoyed around the patio. The tent was simply decorated with black tablecloths covered with black and white brocade cloth and a single turquoise cala lily centring the table. Barry and Sarah chose to make donations to the Huron Perth Epilepsy Society and the Cancer Society in lieu of table favours. The lovely dinner provided by Pineridge Catering was enjoyed by all. The unique way to have the couple kiss was the gambling card game of “21”. If the participant was able to draw “21” the couple would kiss, otherwise the couple could choose who the participant would kiss. It was a lovely day and guests attended from the area, the west coast and the farthest was from Invernes, Scotland. The couple will be living in Seaforth. Congratulations Barry and Sarah. Home to attend his sister Sarah’s wedding was Andrew McDonald. Andrew is making his home in Edmonton and was home for only five days. He managed to help with wedding prep, be a groomsman and catch up with his many friends. Linda reports it wasn’t hard to feed him, because he was so busy with his friends! The Walton Area Sports Club and Hall Board catered a second function for the weekend. They provided breakfast for the morning guests for the McDonald-Young wedding. Over 70 folks enjoyed the morning fare before heading home or to help with more cleanup. More weddings for three area young people. Devin Blake and Sarah Van Loon were married at St. Patrick’s Church, Dublin. Devin is the son of Clara and the late Bob Blake. The groomsmen wore grey tuxedos with lime green accents and the lovely bridesmaids wore tangerine orange short dresses. A lovely social time was held at the home of the parents of the bride, Mike and Mary Helen Van Loon following the service. The couple was attended by Chris and Erin Blake, Scott McDonald, Barry Young, Kerry (Blake) Dale and Brandon Blake and other friends of the couple. The reception was held at the Seaforth Community Centre and was very festively decorated in white and hot pink, lime green and bright orange feathers and nettings. The dinner game to have the couple kiss was a knock off of the game Plinko ( from The Price is Right) called KISSO! There were six choices for the disc to hit and the participant had to hope for the best! The newlyweds will be living in Seaforth and we congratulate Devin and Sarah! A lawn wedding was chosen for the marriage of Nicole White and Mark Olson. The couple wed under the very hot sun at the home of the bride’s parents, Randy and Donna White. The attendants wore beautiful cornflower blue dresses and the men classic black with blue accented tuxedos. The couple’s daughter, Lila was pulled down the aisle in a lovely little wagon. 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