The Citizen, 2010-03-25, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010.
It was a wonderful March break
and I enjoyed my week of holidays
from bus driving.
When asking the children what
they did for excitement, “not much”
was the popular answer. Some
shopping, some babysitting, helping
in the barn, visiting Gramma,
hockey, raking lawn and just playing
outside were some of the answers.
Out of that list I visited with my
mother and did some raking, and of
course worked.
It may have been a warm and dry
week, but I imagine there might be
some of that white stuff still to come.
The first week of April, 1979, there
was a terrible snow storm hit our
area. Roads were closed, schools too
and it was nasty. Hopefully that is
not what is ahead.
We have some congratulations to
send out to Pam (Nolan) and
husband Gary on the birth of a
second daughter, Marley Patricia.
Big sister, Hannah, and Gramma and
Grampa, Pat and Don Nolan, are all
very excited about the new addition
to the family circle. We also send our
best to Don and Pat on the next
exciting chapter in their lives. They
are moving to St. Thomas in the near
future, to be a little closer to Pam
and family.
Get-well wishes go out to Ken
Shortreed who has undergone a hip
replacement. He is doing well and
we hope to see him out and about
soon.
Broken hips have affected a
couple of area folks. Max Oldfield
had hip surgery in Owen Sound
following his broken hip. He is still
there at time of writing and we wish
him all the best.
An unfortunate fall has resulted in
Susan McNeil recovering in
Seaforth Hospital from hip surgery.
She had the surgery in Guelph
Hospital but has since been
transferred to Seaforth.
Congratulations to Jason and
Melissa Gulutzen on the birth of a
little girl,Ava. Jason and Melissa are
living near Gowanstown and are
excited about their little bundle of
joy. Mike and Dorothy Gulutzen are
the proud grandparents.
Returning from a great month in
Florida are sisters Marg Garniss and
Fran Breckenridge. They were in the
Fort Meyers area and were sharing a
house with friends and some
relatives. They even ran into Joan
Perrie one day while out and about.
Panama was the destination for
Clyde and Cathy McClure, Val
Shortreed and Ken and Marina
Scott. They were away two weeks
and it was hot. Very hot.
Temperatures ran around the mid-30
degrees at mid-day. The first week,
they felt hot, very hot, but by the
second week, they had become more
used to it. Staying under the cabana
was the wise thing to do after lunch.
Our thoughts and prayers are still
with Paul and Carolyn Somerville
and family as they deal with the
tragic accident involving Craig
Somerville. He is a patient in
London Hospital.
The Cranbrook dart league had 16
players out participating for St.
Patrick’s Day darts. The high shot
went to Karen Bowles for the ladies,
121, and to Brad Speiran for the
gents hitting 133. A cozy intimate
gathering enjoyed lunch as the
season soon winds down.
There was a great crowd in
attendance at the Buck and Doe for
Chris Blake and Erin Beuermann onSaturday evening at the SeaforthAgriplex. The couple will be wed inSeptember. That’s two Walton boy’sevents down and two more events togo: Scott McDonald’s, April 3 andDarryl Houston is May 1.Welcome back to Howard andJoan Bernard. They have returnedfrom a month-long vacation in Florida
and both look healthy and rested.
March break is a good time for
visiting grandparents and arriving
from North Bay for a visit were the
Kelso children and mom Heather.
They arrived to spend a few days
with Neil and Marie McGavin. They
also saw some of their other cousins
and even took cousin Tyson
McGavin back to North Bay for a
few day visit with them.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Carol Henderson,
Keith Wilbee, John Gillis, Tom
Leeming, Elliott Hackwell,
Kennedy-Ann Huether, Cathy
Regele, Brandi Williamson, Randal
Linton, Dave Watson, Kerrisa
Eckert, John Van Vliet, Ben
Finlayson and Michael Bachert.
Happy Birthday to everyone.
DUFF’S UNITED CHURCH
Greeting members of Duff’s
United Church was Tom Leeming on
the fifth Sunday of Lent.
Announcements included singing
happy birthday to Tom Leeming,
Keith Wilbee and John Gillis.
Meetings ahead include the UCW
meeting on Wednesday, April 7 at
7:30 p.m. Toonies for Friendship
will be collected. Bring an item for
the food bank or a $2 donation if you
forget. The Walton Board meeting
will be Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30
p.m. The spring fundraiser is “50
Years of Going Down the Aisle in
Style”. Mark April 24 as a day not to
miss. The tickets are available from
many UCW members and area
businesses.
Rev. Peter had the children come
to the front for the Time for the
Young at Heart. He asked them if
they had a special present they
remembered receiving. He showed
them a special gift he had received.
It was a carved wooden crucifix. The
father of a good friend of Peter’s had
carved it. The very special friend had
given it to Peter to express his love
and appreciation of his friendship
with Peter. In the story of the Last
Supper, Mary came to the house of
Lazarus, where the disciples were
having a meal with Jesus. Mary had
very expensive ointment, that she
anointed Jesus feet with, and wiped
with her hair, and the home was
filled with the fragrance. The
ointment could have been sold for
much money and given to the poor,
but instead Mary used it to anoint
Jesus’ feet. This was her special gift
of Love of Jesus. The scripture
reader was Pearl McCallum and the
anthem was “Jesus Christ is
Waiting”.
Rev. Peter’s reflection was entitled
“Jesus’Looming Passion”. The story
of Mary anointing Jesus feet has two
things that stand out in the drama.
First, is that Mary, washes Jesus feet
with expensive perfume not hidden,
but in the open, a sacrifice of her
wealth. She was anointing him, a
prophetic act, of anointing him
beforehand for burial. Jesus knew of
his imminent death and was ready to
become God’s sacrifice for the
world. The second point is the
extravagance of the gift. The monies
could have been used for the poor.
Jesus implied that we can always be
helping the poor, but sometimes we
need to do something extravagant
because of faith. Jesus’ passion was
his knowledge of what was to
happen and that he was to suffer for
man. Jesus knew he would be
betrayed, rejected and crucified.
Jesus also knew he would rise from
the dead to sit on the right hand of
God. His new life and hope for ours
was to have passion and not hide ourlove of others, and to be extravagantin our love of God.The supper committee met on Saturday morning at the Church toset the prices for the upcomingyear’s events. Supper committeeChair, Helen Craig also addressed several other issues concerning thekitchen and upcoming events and thegroups that will be responsible forhosting events.By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON