The Citizen, 2011-09-08, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011.
Congratulations to Brandon
McGavin on winning the Canadian
Junior Plowing Champion in Owen
Sound this past week. Brandon also
captured the title in 2009. The top
five finishers featured Ontario
capturing first, third and fifth places,
wow!
Brandon was supported by his
family Brian, Shelley, Abby and
Tyson, Neil and Marie, Laird and
Ruby Finlayson and friends George
and Ruth Townsend, Graeme, Helen
and Michael Craig and Don, Maja
and Paul Dodds during his two days
of competition. They were there on
the final day and all gathered around
Brandon and his tractor for a picture.
Congrats to Brandon.
Good luck to Brandon McGavin
as he is now in Olds, Alberta to
attend college. Brandon received a
scholarship a year ago and will
spend the next year (maybe more) at
the Olds Agriculture College.Brandon flew from Kitchener on Sunday and hopefully by the
end of the week, he will be settled
in.
The forecast for the last long
weekend of the summer was to be a
great weekend. Unfortunately, the
weather gods changed their minds
and rain set in to dampen the spirits
of those camping and for many of us
hoping to get outside work done.
The bit of rain on Saturday was
followed by hot, hot, hot but the
weeding in my flowerbeds went
well. Sunday’s many downpours put
an end to the outside work but gave
time for some housecleaning.
Whether it be spring or fall, it was
time!
A correction to last week’s article:
I mentioned about the firefighters
training in Walton. I incorrectly said
they were at Cook’s, but should have
said Parrish and Heimbecker, which
is the correct name for the grain
handling facility in Walton and has
been for a few years. Old habits (or
names) die hard.
Yvonne and Leslie Knight have
returned from a short bus trip to
Elkhart, Indiana where they stayed
at the Jameson Inn. A tour guide was
on board and they travelled the back
roads to visit Amish businesses.
They lunched and cruised on the
River Queen, toured the NormanRockwell exhibit at the MidwestMuseum of American Art and had a
family style dinner at Amish Acres.
They saw the musical Plain and
Fancy in the Round Bain Theatre at
Amish Acres. On the way home they
stopped at the Shipshewana Flea
Market. Welcome back from your
mini vacation.
We have had some activity around
our farm this past week. We are
going to be taking the barn down
after it suffered years of wear and
tear and then wind damage this
past spring. A group of Mennonites
arrived on Tuesday morning to
bale the straw still left in the barn
and started to take some of the steel
off the sides and the roof. They
arrived again on Monday to finish
the straw and continue taking off the
steel. By the end of the week, there
will be very little left of the barn.
The end of another old-fashioned
barn.
It is really something to see the
men working on the roof. No ropes
or anything and they maneuver quite
quickly. They spent the morning and
early afternoon forking the staw out
of the barn to be baled. Then using
ropes and leverage, they removed
the roof off the silo and lowered it to
the ground. They work very hard,
arriving just after 9 a.m., breaking
only for lunch, then worked until7:30 p.m. and then hitched up thehorses and were on their way home
just before 8 p.m. I would guess it
would take them about an hour to get
home and then they have their own
chores to do. Long day for the
men.
Our condolences are expressed to
the Bray family on the passing of
Helen Bray’s brother-in-law Bill
Armstrong. Bill was the husband of
Maxine (nee Smalldon), Helen’s
sister. He passed on their 42nd
wedding anniversary. Maxine was
raised near Cranbrook and returned
to Brussels for many special events
like the fair. The couple has lived in
Fergus for any years. Our
sympathies to all.
Congratulations to Josh Horst and
Steph Giller who were married on
Saturday at the Brodhagen Lutheran
Church. Josh is the son of Richard
and Marjorie (Glanville) Horst of the
Walton area. The handsom groom
and groomsmen were dressed in
black and the lovely bride attendants
wore short silvery mauve dresses.
The couple had many Walton area
friends as part of their wedding party
including Loni (Horst) Leslie and
Sherry Miller and Brad Lubbers,
Mike Miller, Tanner Leslie, Chris
Blake and Paul Linton.
The reception was held at the
Brodhagen Hall and was simply
decorated in black, purple and white.
The traditional tinkling of the
glasses encouraged the couple to
kiss. The newlyweds are living on
Sawmill Road.
September birthdays kick off with
Mary Lou Driscoll, Maxine
Houston, Jason Shortreed, Vicki
Carter, Jaedon O’Neill, Brent Pryce,
Shirley Skinner, Joelle Glanville,
Kim Humphries, Daniel Forbes,
James Emmrich, Jamie Mitchell,
Haden Flood, Steve Bowers, Julie
George, David Grobbink, Andrew
Kruse and Jack Grobbink. Happy
birthday to all.
Eight local Seaforth/Walton
young men had the opportunity of a
lifetime on the weekend. Greg
Medd was the lucky winner of a
draw at the Clinton Raceway for a
dinner for him and seven friends
with Theo Fleury. Fleury was part
of Legends Day at the Raceway. He
is a former NHL hockey player
who played for Calgary Flames
when they won the Stanley Cup.
He has retired from hockey and
has written a book about the life
and the temptations he endured
during his time as a player.
The lucky eight joined Theo and
his brother Teddy at the Little Inn of
Bayfield for the five-course dinner.
They enjoyed the great stories about
Theo’s hockey days and his life
since. He lives in Calgary now and
coincidently, just a few blocks from
our nephew. The crew went to the
Docks following dinner to enjoy the
entertainment. Music is also part of
Fleury’s life and he and his brother
got up to perform with the band
playing.
The guys had a great time and they
included Greg Medd, Scott
McDonald, Jason Denys, Steve and
Kevin Carnochan, Chris and Devin
Blake and Barry Young.
Walton men dine with Stanley Cup winner
McGavin takes gold at Canadians
Dining with a legend
Former NHL star, Stanley Cup winner and Olympic Gold
Medalist Theo Fleury was at the Clinton Raceway for its
Legends Day on Sunday. Fleury signed autographs and
then dined with several lucky men from the Walton area
who won a draw that day. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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