The Citizen, 2010-02-25, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010. PAGE 9.
Procrastination is what I am guilty
of last week. Putting off writing the
article for the paper and the next
thing I know, there is little time.
I would first like to say a good bye
to Bonnie Gropp. It’s hard to believe
that she has been with the paper for
21 years. I didn’t know Bonnie very
well in her early days, just a friendly
hello in passing when she was taking
pictures of events around Brussels
and Walton. But Bonnie was the one
who convinced me to write the
Walton news for the paper. She said
everywhere she went, she would see
me. She said I must know what was
going on, because I was already
there.
Many times we have talked and I
have come away feeling how similar
our life experiences have been.
Bonnie’s column, “The short of it”,
has touched on many feelings,
events or experiences that we have
felt a kinship to. Many times her
column has also brought a smile or
chuckle to us, or caused us to stop
and think about the people in our
lives. Bonnie has brought her sense
of family, home and belonging to
this community into the paper every
week and we will miss that. We wish
Bonnie all the best in her next
adventure in her life experience and
look forward to bumping into her on
the streets of Brussels.
Our condolences are expressed to
Yvonne and Don Martin on the
passing of Leona Connelly. The
funeral for her was held on Friday
and our sympathies to all.
Our thoughts and prayers are with
Paul and Carolyn Somerville and
family at this time as Craig
Somerville fights to recover from
serious injuries. Craig was thrown
from a snowmobile and has suffered
serious trauma. A group was ice
fishing north of New Liskeard and
heading in for the night when the
accident happened. Craig was flown
to London, where he is surrounded
by his family.
Those in hospital include Max
Oldfield, Wingham, Edna Pearson
and Sheila Richards, London and
Pearl Shaw, Seaforth. Adam Smith
has been released and is home
recuperating. Our get-well wishes to
all.
Congratulations to Betty Glanville
on celebrating her 60th birthday. The
Glanville women gathered at Terry’s
in Seaforth to enjoy birthday lunch
last Saturday. Sharing a nice lunch
and a good visit was Betty, Bonnie,
Cathy, Mabel, Aunt Vi Glanville and
Sharon Robbins.
There have been four couples
enjoying fun in the sun in Jamaicathis past week. Three couplesincluding Peter and SuzanneTerpstra, Josh and PatriciaBeuermann and Mike Rammelooand Chrissy Dilworth headed southlast Thursday to Lucea, Jamaica.The weather was great. They werequite surprised when Chad and
Crystal McCallum arrived at the
Lady Hamilton Grand Palladium to
surprise them on Monday.
This beautiful resort is halfway
between Montego Bay and Negril
and had lots to offer. There was
seven restaurants, a casino, seven
bars, three beaches and it catered to
both families and couples. There is
plenty of entertainment from paddle
boating to salsa dancing to the
always-reliable pool bar for
entertainment. They went out on
dune buggies one afternoon and hit
the market at Negril. A couple of
guys even went cliff diving, smart
idea at the time. The guys went deep
sea fishing and the girls did some
snorkelling. As seems to be the usual
anymore, they experienced a flight
delay coming home, but everyone is
home safe and sound.
Alex and Gail Glanville have
returned home to Melford,
Saskatchewan after enjoying several
weeks of visiting and travelling with
family. The Glanvilles gathered for a
send-off breakfast at Walton Inn
before they left on Tuesday morning.
Saying goodbye to Alex and Gail
were Lorne and Bonnie, Lloyd and
Mabel, Ken and Betty and Les and
Cathy Glanville.
The Anglican Church held a
successful Shrove Tuesday pancake
supper on Tuesday evening. They
fed over 100 folks delicious
pancakes, sausage and lots of pie.
The Kid’s Care group held a
spaghetti dinner for free on
Wednesday evening at the Brussels
Legion. They did not charge for the
meal but accepted donations that
were directed to the Red Cross and
the Haiti Relief Fund. Around 120
people donated approximately $800.
Great job kids!
The organizational meeting for
FunFest 2010 met at the Legion on
Wednesday evening. The co-
chairmen George and Pat Langlois
and Mary Bradshaw welcomed
everyone. There were only four
others in attendance but a great
brainstorming meeting was held
with lots of ideas suggested for
events. The group decided there
would be no participation fee to the
committee, so all revenues from
fundraising events will go to the
event sponsor.
The FunFest committee will co-
ordinate and promote the events of
the FunFest weekend. The annual
men’s fastball tournament, music on
the street, euchre at the Legion,
Lion’s Duck race are events already
planned. The brainstorming ideas
included penny sale, bake sale,
rummage sale, car show, chili cook-
off, soap box derby, children’s
activities, car wash, beach
volleyball, car boot sale, churchservice in the park, breakfast, BBQand dance. A letter is being sent toall groups/organizations – butconsider this your invitation to getinvolved. If you have an idea or event youwish to schedule, contact Pat,George or Mary and let them know.
The next meeting is April 7 at 7 p.m.
The Cranbrook dart league had a
great turnout of darters having fun
on the Feb. 17. The “show-off” of
the night was Annette Lewington
shooting a high score of 134 and her
husband Ernie topped the men’s
score with a 98. Lots of laughs and
fun for all.
Tropical weddings have been a
good reason for a southern vacation
for a few more Walton families this
past week. Neil and Marie McGavin,
Brian, Shelley, Brandon, Abby and
Tyson McGavin, Pat, Cathy, Brent,
Shayna and Alex Melady have
returned from Puerta Vallarta,
Mexico and a family wedding. They
attended the nuptials of Mark
Johnston and new wife Anna in a
beautiful beach ceremony. Mark is
the son of Terry and Theresa
Johnston.
They had a great week away and
there were 72 guests attend the
event. There were lots of activities to
keep everyone busy and some went
parasailing, some whale watching,
or rafting or snorkelling or
swimming or touring the area or just
sitting around visiting with relatives
and new friends. It was a lovely
reason for a vacation.
There have been some
Walton/Brussels area men out
successfully competing in curling
bonspiels the past week or so. The
foursome of Mike Alexander,
Stewart Steiss, Steve Knight and
Carman Bernard captured first place
at the Mitchell men’s spiel. Rick
McDonald, Steve Dolmage, Matt
Shortreed and Clayton Luck
captured first place in the men’s
spiel at Seaforth. The sponsors for
Seaforth included McGavin’s of
Walton, MGM Townsend Tire,
Londesboro, Design Concrete,
Seaforth and Hensall Co-op.
Returning from a two-week
vacation in Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic are Pearl and Harold
McCallum and Joyce and Wayne
Hartman. They enjoyed great
weather and enjoyed walking the
beach farther and farther everyday.
Joining them for a week were Ron
and Betty McCallum. They went to
flea markets, toured the area and just
sat around enjoying the offerings of
the resort.
Our condolences to the Mutter
family on the passing of George
Mutter. George had been a resident
of Huronlea for awhile. His children
include Harold, Karen and Paul. Our
sympathies to all his family and
relatives.
Congratulations to Jinah Kugba-
Nyande on receiving her Canadian
Citizenship last week. Jinah was one
of nine people who gathered at F.E.
Madill Secondary School to receivetheir citizenship papers.The Olympic experience hastouched the lives of some local folks.Bruce, Katrin, Mitchell and LucasGodkin have returned home from a10-day vacation that included sometime at the Olympics. The first fivedays of their trip were spent skiing at
Big White, just outside of Kelowna.
It was foggy on the their first three
and a half days but the last day was
absolutely beautiful. They then
travelled to Surrey, and stayed with
Bruce’s uncle, Ray Hemingway and
wife Elaine. They traveled into
Vancouver or to their Olympic
venues via the subway and got along
just great.
A disappointment to them was not
being able to attend the snowboard
cross. They had general admission
Septic systems
up to lower tiers?
2010
Tree Planting
Program
The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry has ordered trees from Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority, for the 2010 spring season.
The Municipality is supplying the trees at no charge, however, the property
owner must pick up, plant and maintain the tree on private property. The
trees cannot be planted on the road allowance. Trees are limited to two (2)
trees per property.
Types of trees available are:
• Native Red Maple - bare root
• Sugar Maple - bare root
• Crimson King Maple - bare root
• Colorado Blue Spruce - which are bagged
and burlapped
Anyone who was placed on the waiting list for a tree in 2009 and did
not receive one, will be contacted first to receive a tree in 2010.
If you wish to order a tree, please call the Municipal office at
519-887-6137 or email morris@scsinternet.com, ASAP, as the trees are
available on a first come, first served basis.
Last date to order a tree is April 1, 2010.
(The trees will be available for pickup the 3rd week of April, 2010)
MEETING NOTICE
MUNICIPALITY OF
MORRIS-TURNBERRY
The upcoming Council and Committee meetings for the
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be held:
Tuesday March 2 at 7:30 p.m. Regular Council Meeting
Thursday March 4 at 7:30 p.m. Budget Meeting
Tuesday March 9 at 7:30 p.m. Emergency Planning Meeting
Wednesday March 10 at 7:00 p.m. History Book Committee Meeting
Tuesday March 16 at 7:30 p.m. Regular Council Meeting
NEWS
FROM WALTON
By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
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council of Huron County.
Councillor Bill Siemon said that if
any municipality would be likely to
opt out of the program, that it would
be Huron East while lakeside
municipalities would be more likely
to participate in such a program.
Councillor Larry McGrath,
however, felt that Huron County was
misguided in this program, saying
the inspections will lead nowhere,
when considering what the county
hopes to achieve. When dealing with
water quality, he said, an inspector
cannot get answers from inside a
septic tank.
“I don’t know how you get around
it,” he said. “But you can’t do an
investigation on a septic system by
looking in a tank.”
McGrath said that nothing in the
tank will tell the inspector where the
contents are flowing.
Deputy-mayor Bernie MacLellan
said the presentation given to Huron
County council made it sound as
though they could.
Another concern was the
mandatory repairs that could come
out of mandatory inspections,
especially considering homeowners
who may not have the means to pay
for extensive repairs.
While Siemon said there are
programs in place for people who
aren’t able to pay if repairs are
required, McGrath stood by his
original statement, saying he didn’t
believe in the program.
Councillor David Blaney agreed
that the program would be difficult
to carry out, saying that the only way
inspectors would know if contents
were getting into rivers and streams
would be if dye was put in a tank,
and even then, he said, he’s not sure
that it would work.
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