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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-10-21, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010. The work crews have finished the new sidewalks on the west side of Turnberry Street and they look great. They did a wonderful job and were very helpful in aiding the business people to incur very little disruption of doing business. Fast, efficient and done in a week! Welcome home to Gordon Mitchell after enjoying a working holiday in the west. Gord travelled to Kelfield, Saskatchewan to stay with relatives and help with the harvest. The three families of cousins he was helping were over 6,500 acres behind in their wheat and lentil harvest because of the wet weather. The cousins had four combines among them and were teased they were being spoiled having their own mechanic on site. Gord reports that he enjoyed lots of work and a little visiting. He says that moles and mole hills, not little ones, are quite a problem in the area and the farmers have quite a time keeping them under control. He says it is quite something to sit at the end of the field and see the crop growing as far as the eye could see. Gord also reports that the leaves have already fallen from the trees and was surprised on his return that our trees still have so many. Gord really enjoyed his “working “ holiday and on his return is now helping combine the corn crop. Our condolences to Joe Smith on the passing of wife Bev. Our sympathies are given to their children, Janice, Brad, Cheryl, Heather and Kevin and their families. Joe and Bev lived and raised their family around the Brussels area until moving to Listowel a few years ago. Our get-well wishes go out to Brian Schlosser who was in an accident with his motorcycle. He spent a couple of days in hospital and we hope he is on the road to recovery. Our get-well wishes go to Jake Bromley, son of Scott and Colleen Bromley. The little tot suffered a “green stick” break of the arm. We hope he heals quickly. Our speedy recovery wishes go out to young Griffin Marshall, son of Nick and Kelly Marshall, who suffered a broken leg playing hockey on the weekend. Congratulations to Elsie Shaw on celebrating her 99th birthday. Members of her family joined her at Fordwich Nursing Home for a cake and ice cream party. Elsie has five children including Jim, Jack, Harvey, Dorothy and Edith. Congratulations to Rob and Amy Burkholder on the birth of a daughter, Emily. Great-grand- mother, Anne Elliott, reports she is a wee sweetheart. Excited grand parents are Bob and Deb Thomas and Rob and Kathy Burkholder. Returning from a six-week travelling holiday are Larry and Barb Rose. Joining them on their trip was Barb’s sister and husband from Meaford. They went by motorhome and headed west first to visit with relatives in Calgary. They spent a week visiting and sightseeing before moving on to British Columbia. The next two weeks were spent with Barb’s other sister and husband and catching up with more family. They attended a big family barbecue and saw many of their extended family members. The three couples then headed off through the U.S. and toLas Vegas and Laughlin. The weekthey spent in that area had themspending some time in the casinoswhere they lost a little and won alittle and had some fun. Theirjourney headed them towardsMexico, but they needed a specialpass to cross the border, so didn’tbother. They took pictures of the activity across the border, saw the armed border guards and thought that was good enough. A highlight of the trip was touring to the out of the way, small town where John Wayne is buried. They went to the cemetery and saw the many huge monuments and tombstones. It was also very, very hot while they were there, over 100 degrees most every day. They headed for California and were impressed with the huge redwood trees. It was soon time to head home and the couple from B.C. headed their way and the Ontario foursome started home. They had a marvelous time and stayed at many great parks, saw many great sights and enjoyed each others’ company for a wonderful six weeks. Welcome home! Neil and Marie McGavin have returned from a short visit to North Bay with daughter Heather and family. They went up to have a special time with the two older children, Jared and Jessica, who will celebrate their birthdays in the next week. They went out to dinner together and had a fun time in the couple of days they were away. The municipal election is just around the corner and there havebeen many meetings for people toattend. The headline on the radionews following the meeting inBrussels on Tuesday evening was acomment by Joe Steffler. Joe madethe comment that the population inHuron East is steadily decreasing. Itmade me think back to when I firstcame to live on the 16th of Grey. My memory recalls that about 43 children would have lived from our corner to the corner of Lot 15. The years have seen the families grown, moved away, retired, children have taken over the family farm and started families of their own. Today, there are about 20 young people on the line They are of various sizes- babies, school age and some have gone off to college and university. It is a fact of today’s times; smaller families and the decreasing population of Huron East. Returning from a five-day visit to Las Vegas are Jim and Linda McDonald. They report it was hot, but only 87-92 degrees hot, not over the 100 as it had been when the Roses were there. They attended three different shows and report they were all great. They saw David Copperfield Illusions, the new Circ de Soleil Tribute Elvis show. The show is choreographed to all the popular Elvis Presley tunes. They also saw the Phantom of the Opera. They report a nice trip, a great time and fantastic shows. It was the weekend for weddings and a beautiful fall day it was for them all. The wedding of Loni Horst and Tanner Leslie was held at the River Garden Inn in Stratford. Theceremony, dinner and reception wereheld at the Inn. The over 100 guestsenjoyed the surroundings and thedelicious meal. The beautiful hue ofconcord grape was the colour themeof the wedding party. Loni is thedaughter of Richard and MarjorieHorst and Tanner is the son of PattyBanks. The happy couple resides in London. Congratulations to Tanner and Loni. The second wedding of the weekend was of Derek Terpstra and his new wife Diamond. The couple was wed in Exeter and the dinner and reception was held in Seaforth. A very excited young lady on the bus was Miss Shawna Terpstra who was the flower girl and wore a beautiful ivory dress. Her little brother Logan and cousin Gabe Terpstra were the ring bearers. Derek is the son of Joe and Meriam Terpstra and the newlyweds will live in the Brussels area. Congratulations to Derek and Diamond. The third wedding of the weekend was for Amanda Stevenson and Jessica Kemp. The couple was wed at the home of Amanda’s parents, Bill and Carol Stevenson. A lovely reception was held at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. Congratulations to Amanda and Jessica. The fourth wedding was of Walton neighbours Walter and Donna Oliver’s daughter Theresa. She married Larry Geisel at a lovely ceremony in Kurtzville. The bride and family had pictures taken out front of their home on Moncrieff Rd. and as we drove by, thought they might be a little cool. It was confirmed that they were, but the beautiful sunny day made it fine. The dinner and reception was held in Kurtzville in a lovely setting of black and red. The newlyweds will be residing near Palmerston. Congratulations to Theresa and Larry. A surprise birthday party was held for Rob Little at the Walton Hall on the weekend. The party was arranged by Rob’s children and was attended by many extended family and friends around the area. The number 50 was mentioned a few times as the mystery age of the birthday boy. Happy birthday Rob. Belated congratulations to Jared and Val Dalton on the birth of a son, MacKenzie. Happy big sisters are Braelyn and Sydney and happy grandparents are Don and Pat Dalton. Returning from 10 days away moose hunting are Lloyd Glanville, Brussels, Les Glanville, Walton and Roy Glanville, Rostock. They joined seven other men including Steve Stevenson to travel to the fields area to hunt. They report they saw moose but no one was able to shoot a moose. It was a really great show of the wonderful songs of the 50s and 60s performed by Marie Bottrell in the tribute to Patsy Cline in Blyth on Sunday. She sang many of the well- known songs like “Walkin After Midnight”, “Crazy” and “She’s Got You” and did a fantastic job. There were over 35 Walton and Brussels area folks in the audience to enjoy the show that I saw, but too many to names to mention this time. Celebrating birthdays this past week include Brian Love, Rob Little, Jim McDonald, Dianne Bennett, Maxine Marks, Owen Taylor, Randy Fraser, Sarah Grobbink, Jessica Kelso, Mary Helen McLachan, Adam Bauer, Bryan Kelso, Clyde McClure and Ron McCallum. Happy birthday to all. for Councillor of East Wawanosh Ward On October 25 VOTE RAY HALLAHAN It would be an honour to serve the people of EAST WAWANOSH WARD and the MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH HURON ELECT JOE STEFFLER for DEPUTY-MAYOR HURON EAST October 25, 2010 MAKE THE BEST CHOICE RE-ELECT DOROTHY KELLY For a 3rd Term as MAYOR OF MORRIS-TURNEBRRY EXPERIENCED, HONEST & TRUSTWORTHY By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON NEWS FROM WALTON Making his case Current Seaforth Councillor and candidate for Huron East deputy-mayor Joe Steffler spoke at the Oct. 14 all- candidates meeting for the McKillop Ward, held at Cavan United Church in Winthrop, one of five meetings held throughout the municipality. (Shawn Loughlin photo)