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The Citizen, 2010-09-30, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010.Walton’s Grobbink wins Seaforth Ambassadorship NEWS FROM WALTON The Seaforth Fall Fair’s newambassador has experience underher belt and looks forward torepresenting the Seaforth Agricultural Society. Prior to winning the coveted prize on September 9, Kristen Grobbink had already spent some time representing her area. “I was the Junior Ambassador a couple years ago,” she said. “Gwen Good asked me to run because of that.” Grobbink accepted the opportunity, saying it would be a “good experience”. Sponsored by McKillop Mutual Insurance Company, Grobbink took part in the ambassador competition, which involves a prepared one-and- a-half to two minute speech, an interview and an impromptu speech. Grobbink said that her speech wasabout agriculture, past, present andfuture, and that, beyond memorizingit, she did a lot of studying to getready for the competition.“I learned all the agriculturalministers from this area, learned alot about the Ag. Society, and learned about everyone involved with it,” she said. As ambassador, Grobbink will be a big part of the Seaforth Agriculture Society over the next year, representing it at events like the Toy, Doll and Craft Show, the District 8 Competition and the provincial competition at the Canadian National Exhibition. Aside from her sponsor, Grobbink thanks her parents and family for their support and the Ag. Society for making the win possible. For future Ambassador hopefuls, Grobbink’s advice on her big win was simple;“Just be yourself, it’s the only way to go.” By Denny ScottThe Citizen Ambassador Walton-area resident Kristen Grobbink has gone back to back with ambassadorships, capturing the Junior Ambassador in the past, and recently being crowned Ambassador for the Seaforth Fall Fair. (Denny Scott photo) Continued from page 2 this evening together in the hopes of connecting communities. Come and support this work and be proud of our Brussels. It’s anniversary time, this Sunday, Oct. 3 at the Presbyterian Church and they wish to invite you to the worship service at 10 a.m. as well as to their supper between 5 and 7 p.m. Check with their people for more details and give your support. Family and friends said their goodbyes to Karen Cardiff on Sunday. Karen enjoyed her friends, her community and music. Failing health made her good days most precious and she used them well. Her piano music was often shared, to the delight of others. Goodbye Karen. Bev Brown died at her apartment in Stratford on Sunday. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2 at Brussels Mennonite Fellowship. Bev was an enthusiastic person who put her full support behind issues that concerned her – the Huron County Atlas,The Citizen, her Church and young people to name a few. Her whistling ability and her snowy white hair are in my memories. Farewell Beverley. Bye now, Betty G.W. Brussels church welcomes all to celebrate anniversary Brussels Fall Fair keeps area busy At the Branch Hoff wins Elimination Draw By Jo-Ann McDonald The fall fundraiser Elimination Draw was held on Saturday and was very successful. Unfortunately, the draw was not completely sold out, with nine tickets remaining unsold at draw time. It was great to see a good crowd out to enjoy the fish fry and watch the draw crew do their job. Congratulations to the top prize winner of $1,000 – Steve Hoff of Mitchell. A complete list of winners can be found in an advertisement on page 2. The draw crew were Comrades Nicole Noble, Elaine Nichol, Amy Ross, Sandra Josling and Eric Ross. There were around 125 who enjoyed the fish fry dinner served by more Comrades of the Branch. The inside helpers included Jo-Ann McDonald, Judy Lee, Deb Ross and Bush Whittard and the outside crew were Jim Brown, Lisa Glanville, Barrie Currie, Murray Lowe, Sharon Glanville and Deb Cann. Updating our Comrades in hospital includes Helen Dobson in Listowel. Reports are that she is coming along very well. Comrade Cecil Moore is a patient in London Hospital and is awaiting further treatment for his heart problems. Get-well wishes to both. Friday night suppers will resume at the Branch Friday, Oct. 1. It has been a busy week with lots going on around Brussels. It was a beautiful evening and day for the Brussels Fall Fair. The Tuesday evening crowd was great with the midway busy and many watching and/or taking part in the dog show. The parade was participated in by many and watched by even more. The wonderful music and cooking programs and the birds of prey program was observed by good crowds of young and old. Many positive comments were heard by many members of the Brussels Fair committee on a job well done and how great the fair was. Plenty of things to see, a great midway and special activities for the young and old. The school program created had many positive comments from teachers, parents and children alike. The Fair Board can be very proud of their accomplishments on the 2010 fair. Our condolences are expressed to the Cardiff family on the loss of Karen Cardiff. She will be missed by her children Murray, Greg, Mary Lynn, Susan and their families. A lovely woman and a talented musician, she will be missed by the community of Brussels for her involvement at church and her sharing of her love of music. Karen, was like me, a Mitchell girl. Her parents’home was just two doors down from my parents’home. They had the best tobogganing hill where all the neighbourhood children played in the winter. Of course, Karen was all grown up and a married woman and I was a young girl, but I can remember when they would come to visit at her parents’ home. Just another one of those funny little coincidences of life. It’s amazing what a difference a week can make. Coming home from the Memories of Elvis night at BM&G Community Centre last week, the sky was lit up by the burning of the house on the Greg Ryan property. It was just a couple of days and the old foundation was cleaned up, the hole had been dug and the new foundation forms were being placed. A week later and the foundation is poured, the forms are gone and the ground being moved around the foundation. There will be a new house there in no time at this rate if this past week is a sign. We are pleased to report that Doreen Hackwell is now back at Seaforth Hospital and will be receiving therapy for her leg. We are pleased to report that Kathleen Semple is out of hospital after a 10-day stay in Listowel. We hope she continues to feel better. Congratulations go out to first time grandparents Warren and Judy Beuerman. Daughter Melissa and husband, J.C. Beacom welcomed their newborn son, Daniel to the family last week. Congrats to all. Welcoming a second daughter are John and Marci McCall MacBain. Gramma Sherry McCall headed to Geneva, Switzerland for a week to welcome home little Indre. Alivia, is thrilled to have a baby sister. Congratulations to all. The Walton Hall hosted a fall roast beef dinner to a very small crowd. There were around 35 attend the dinner to support the hall. Helping out the hall for the evening were Barb Durrell, Judy Lee, Jo-Ann McDonald, Linda McDonald and Howard Hackwell. The Motos for Moms race day at the Walton Raceway had a great turnout even though the day was not the best. There were six riders/racers that raised over $500 each for cancer research along with many other donations raised for the day. The Thames Valley Riders were the final riders on the Walton Raceway motocross track. A good turnout and a nice day for racing was enjoyed by everyone attending. The Walton track is now done for the year but of course is already planning next year’s agenda. A family celebration was held to celebrate a special birthday for Fannie Somers. The Somers family gathered at the home of Janice and Bill Smith at New Dundee to mark By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUND WALTON Continued on page 17