HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-02-11, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010.
Wiarton Willie has seen his
shadow so six more weeks of winter!
Well, if the next six weeks is like the
days following the prediction, we
will take it. The temperatures came
up and it was really nice.
February is Heart and Stroke
month and the canvassers will be
calling at your door. All volunteers
for Heart and Stroke can be
recognized by their canvasser button
and the red canvasser kit. They will
issue a receipt for any size of
donations. Always get your receipt
before giving your donation to be
sure the person at your door is a
legitimate volunteer canvasser for
any organization.
Adam Smith is a patient in London
hospital. Doreen Raymond has
suffered a broken knee cap. We wish
her a speedy recovery. Pearl Shaw is
still a patient in Seaforth hospital
while Mary Huether is home for
hospital. Max Oldfield and Gerald
Watson are in hospital at this time
also. Sheila Richards and Edna
Pearson are both in Parkwood
hospital.
Our condolences are sent to the
Oldfield and Van Vliet families on
the passing of Leona Oldfield.
Leona was the grandmother of
Andrew VanVliet and mother-in-law
of John VanVliet.
Our deepest sympathies are
expressed to the Reesor family on
the passing of Naomi Reesor of
Carthage. The Reesor family were
formerly of the sixteenth of Grey
and will be remembered for the
sisters’ delicious baking.
The good weather had brought out
the many snowmobilers and the
trails have been busy. Just remember
to drive safely.
A reminder to keep your vehicles
locked and do not leave anything
inside you don’t want to lose. There
have been many unlocked vehicles
ransacked as well as some break-ins
the last week or so. The thefts have
happened during the later evening,
so keep your eye on your vehicles
and your neighbours’.
The Grade 7 and 8s have
completed their three weeks of
learning how to curl at the Brussels
arena. The helpers from the BrusselsCurling Club were Jo-AnnMcDonald, Karen Uhler, AnnetteLewington, Jeff Cardiff, MatthewCardiff and Mary Bernard.The Brussels Curling Club ishaving a Family Day jitney at thearena. All are welcome to come outand give curling a try. Forinformation call Steve Knight at
519-887-6588.
Merv and Donna Bauer have
returned from a fantastic holiday in
Triloni, Jamaica. They went with
friends from Exeter and had a great
week of 80-plus weather.
They took a tour to the Ocho Riosarea and went up into the mountains.They were able to sample fruit fromthe trees and they stopped at a three-room school. The children were allvery friendly and loved to speak tothem in English and have theirpictures taken with them. They allhave a school uniform, but very fewother clothes and walk miles through
the hills to attend school. The group
had taken school supplies with them
and left them for the school to use
for the children.
They enjoyed their resort which
had good food, great shows and time
that went too fast.Rick and Margaret McInroy havejust returned from a month inFlorida. They met up with relativesfrom Whitehorse and spent a weekwith them in the Orlando area.They visited with MargeryHuether and also met up withanother friend, Pete. The four ofthem decided to go farther south and
check out the Florida Keys where
they rented a condo for four days.
They also checked out the
Immokalee area, where they grow a
lot of watermelons. Rick used to go
to that area when he drove truck for
Gerry Ryan of Walton.
The Braecker family spent 12 days
in Florida. John, Karen, Holly,
Allison, along with cousin Curtis
McNichol drove for their holiday.
The drive in the motorhome had the
kids playing games, cards and
enjoying the scenery of the drive.
On their first day after arriving,
they went to Typhoon Lagoon. They
also went to Busch Gardens and
enjoyed the rides, including the
roller coaster. A day at Sea World,
had them enjoying the great hot
weather at the beach.
Bryan and Brenda Finlayson,
along with daughter Barb and her
husband Dean Vincent, have
returned from a fantastic week in
Cancun, Mexico. They had a fairly
good week, but had rain the last
couple of days. They took the ferry
to a small island and spent the day
touring the island on a golf cart.
They had a fun week with each other
and enjoyed their family time
together.
The Cranbrook dart league had
lots of folks having a good time. The
dynamic duo of Kathy and Frank
Workman cleaned up with high shots
of 96 and 121 respectively. The
birthdays of the month were
celebrated during lunch with best
wishes going to Annette Lewington
and Fred Smith.
Celebrating birthdays this week
were Abby McNichol, Arnold den
Dekker, Katie Dionne, George
Kruse, Heather Williamson, Emilee
Bennett, Cody Nichol, Lois Todd,
Annette Lewington, Harold
McCallum, Ken Shortreed, Sydney
Warwick, Mike Alexander, Sheila
Bauer, Lavern Godkin, Kim Alcock,
Kendra Warwick, Weldon Black and
Maleah Taylor.
It cost Morris-Turnberry nearly$112,000 in remuneration andexpenses last year to run its council.Figures release at the Feb. 2meeting of council showed that
mayor Dorothy Kelly received the
most, a total of $25,822.82. She
attended 34 council meetings, 96
other meetings and one conference.
Of the amount, $21,703.80 was to
remuneration and $4119.02 for travel
and conference expenses.
Deputy mayor Jim Nelemans
attended 33 council meetings and 82
other meetings and one conference.
His remuneration was $17,042.35
with another $4,911.23 for expenses.
Councillor Lynn Hoy was next in
line with a total of $14,994.20 in
expenses and remuneration. He
attended 33 council meetings, 52
other meetings and one conference,
for $12,571.37. His expenses totaled
$2,422.83.
On his heels was councillor Paul
Gowing who collected $14,093.37 in
honorarium and meeting pay for
attending 32 council meetings and 48
other meetings. He had only $833.10
in other expenses.
Councillor Edna McLellan
received $11,461.21 in remuneration
for attending 34 council meetings, 40
other meetings and one conference.
She had $2,423.22 in other expenses.
Councillor Bill Thompson attended
34 council meetings and 43 other
meetings for a total of $11,428.56 in
remuneration and $746.11 for other
expenses.
Councillor Mark Beaven received
$6,759.78 for attending 19 council
meetings and one other meeting. He
had $222.61 in expenses.
Hoopsters
Four Brussels Public School students advanced from the
regional Knights of Columbus free throw contest and will
compete in Clinton, Feb. 13. Clockwise from left: Derrick
Waechter, 10, Dylan McNeil, 10, Tiffany Struthers, 14 and
Kaitlyn MacLeod, 12. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
Mayor gets$25,823
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