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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-01-22, Page 19As many would say, if we didn’t have the weather to talk about, we would have nothing to talk about at all. The weather seems to be on everyone’s list of complaints. Of course, I will agree. Even though we can’t do anything about it, it seems to make us feel better to complain about it. For the many people who have to drive in it every day, having to shovel out the driveway or blow those farm lanes, it seems to be never ending. The snow this week has been bad enough but the bitter cold and wind has made it even worse for most. It’s harder to see, worse to work in and causes its own set of problems with frozen water pipes. I sure felt bad for the Huron East guys who had to work fixing the broken water pipes on Turnberry Street in Brussels on Friday. Cold snow, cold wind, cold water, just cold. Hopefully they found a way to warm up later. Some congratulations to pass on to folks. Congrats to Becky Rapson on her marriage Jan. 1 to Andrew Courtnay in Shakespeare. Becky is the daughter of Dave and SharonRapson.Home for both Christmas and thewedding was sister Allison andhusband Dave Lisle fromWashington, D.C. They were herefor a two-week holiday.Congratulations also to ClintGarniss on his marriage to Tanya just after New Year’s. Clint is the son of Marg and the late Jim Garniss. The newlyweds will be living in Hespeler. Congrats to all. Our sympathies are extended to the family of Isabel Elston. Our condolences to her children Wayne, Keith, Murray, Mary Ellen and Susan and their families. Our sympathies are extended to the family of Isabel Alcock. Her family included Bill, Ross, Murray and Betty. Isabel will be remembered by many for her many years of delivering mail in the Brussels area. When I first came to Brussels, Isabel was working at the Old American Hotel, where she had cooked for many years. She was always friendly and made me feel welcome in the community. She was a member of the Brussels Branch Ladies Auxiliary for many years and even just a short time ago, she told me she wished she could do more for the Branch. She was a lovely woman who I enjoyed visiting with every chance I had. The home of Jean Bewley has been a busy place for the last week or so. There have been lots of ladies dropping in whenever they could to work on quilting the quilt the Melville Presbyterian Church hadmade for retiring minister CathrineCampbell. It is finished and is nowmoving on to the next step towardscompletion.Thanks to all the ladies like LeonaArmstrong, Jean Bewley, Lori Pipe,Edna McLellan, Edna Pletch toname a few and to the ladies who brought in lunch like Elunid McNair, Dona Knight and Olivia McHardy. Great job ladies. The Brussels community birthday girls party was held last Wednesday at lunch time. They enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner at JR’s. The birthday girls for the month of January were Leona Armstrong and Sandra Cable. Here’s something that you probably won’t read about more than once in your lifetime. An unusual birth occurred at the farm of Jim and Evelyn Blake last Monday evening. Jim went to the barn to check on a heifer that would soon be calving. She was showing signs of distress. Jim realized that something wasn’t right and called for assistance. When the vet arrived, a caesarean was necessary and what came out amazed all that were there. It was a calf with two heads, two tails and eight legs. It was something that no one had seen before. The vet guesses that it would have been twins but they never fully split apart or they joined together after conception. The calf was stillborn. It may be after Christmas but what a fine time to have a Christmas party.McGavins held their Christmas staffget-together on Saturday evening.They went to Molesworth BowlingLanes and it was an evening oflaughs, bowling and food. Therewere over 40 people in attendancewho report having a good time.The Cranbrook dart club had 14 taking aim at the boards on Wednesday evening. Shelley Keffer ended up having the high score of the night with a 98 for the ladies and Ernie Lewington shot a 100 for the high man. Returning from a trip to Calgary are Brian and Sharon Pryce. They went out to surprise Sharon’s brother Brian Marks for his 50th birthday. Brian’s Linda knew the Pryces were coming, but Brian was very surprised. A birthday dinner was on the itinerary and the boys also went off to see a Calgary Flames hockey game and a bike show. The weather was great with temperatures hovering around 10 - 12°C. Returning to a -20°C was quite a shock to the system. Celebrating birthdays this past week include Dianne Huether, Murray McCall, Brett Stevenson, Paulene Gulutzen, Tammy Hamilton, Valerie Shurter, Connie Alcock, Valerie Bachert, David Griffith, Jacob Smeltzer, Heather Clarke, Joan Ritchie, Marni Knight, Clint Emmrich, Angela Fraser, Nadine Ringgenberg, Marie Coutts, Henry Grobbink and Kaitlin Ritchie. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009. PAGE 19. Duff’s United Church service was held downstairs this past Sunday with Gloria Wilbee leading the service. Announcements included that it is coffee and muffin Sunday this week, so congregants were told to plan to stay a little longer and have a social visit with friends. The guest speaker on Sunday will be Cathy Douglas. She is the youth minister for the Huron Perth Presbytery, so there will be no Sunday school as she will be focusing her service on youth. Plan on attending with your children for an interesting service. Let’s not forget that even though Duff’s United doesn’t have a full- time minister, the expenses of the church continue on. Attendance has been down, weather being one factor, but not having a regular minister sometimes lets people relax on attending and supporting the church. PAR is an excellent way to continue to support the church when not able to attend. Contact treasurer Glenda Morrison. There is a wonderful supply of interesting speakers available for services and the committee is working hard on finding a new minister for the charge. Valentine’s Dance Saturday, February 7th Memorial Hall, Blyth Dance to the Riverview Band 9 pm to 1 am $10.00 a person lunch available, cash bar, age of majority Sponsored by the Blyth Legion and Ladies Auxiliary Proceeds to the Building Fund Tickets available at the Legion 519-523-9535 Happy 45th Anniversary From your family Bruce and Anna NEWS FROM WALTON By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON G. Wilbee leads Duff’s service NEWS FROM AUBURN By Gail Dobie Call 519-526-7539 PEOPLE AROUND AUBURN The Auburn Women’s Institute met Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15 in the Auburn Memorial Hall. The meeting opened with the Ode, Mary Stewart Collect and O’ Canada. President Erma Cartwright gave a reading entitled, If I Could. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The treasurer’s report and card report were given. A letter was read concerning Junior Farmers. It is hoped that there is enough interest to start a Junior Farmers in Huron County. A letter was read from Brenda Empey thanking the Institute for the donation to buy supplies for an orphanage in the Dominican Republic. Since this was a fun and games meeting everyone enjoyed several games of bingo. The next meeting is planned for Feb. 12 at 1:30 p.m. to plan for a card party which is being held Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. in the Auburn Hall. This is a dessert euchre. Proceeds from the card party will be donated to hospitals in the area. Lunch was served by Teresa Roetcisoender and Tena Empey. Bingo played at WI meeting The Walkerburn Club met at the home of Eileen McClinchey on Jan. 12. Betty Archambault was the president of the day. She opened the meeting with a poem about New Year’s. She then gave the prayer. Eileen McClinchey read the minutes of the last meeting. In Ila Cunningham’s absence, Deanna Snell gave the treasurer’s report. Roll call was answered by seven members with recipes for preserves, jams, juices or pickles. Collection was taken, and money was taken out to pay for the potted plants for Ila Cunningham. The rest will go to the Club. The members were very sorry to hear that Ila had the misfortune of breaking her foot. She wished a speedy recovery. The next meeting will be Feb. 9 at the home of Christena Gross. Christena will provide lunch and Dorothy Schneider the program. It was decided that they would make St. Patrick’s Day favours for the Clinton hospital again this year. Each member is to bring two tray favours for roll call for the next meeting. Dorothy Schneider gave a report on the quilt they are donating to the Wingham Hospital Auxiliary. As the Auxiliary already has a quilt to raffle off for 2009, the Walkerburn one will be raffled off in 2010. Discussions were held regarding other quilts. A thank you was read from the Salvation Army for the quilt which was donated for a needy family. Betty Archambault ended the meeting with a poem, New Year’s Brings a New Beginning. Vera Penfound provided the program. She read the article she had written up about the club for the Auburn Women’s Institute Tweedsmuir book and then had two contests. One was on Towns of Western Ontario and one on Trees. Walkerburn members share recipes Sympathy from the Auburn community goes out to Elaine and Eldon Chamney on the passing of Elaine’s mother, Elva Brown. Our sympathy extends also to the Gross and Brown families. The Auburn Horticultural Society has a few seats available for a bus trip to Canada Blooms on Friday, March 20. It will be a morning departure with the time to be determined once all seats are confirmed. Call Karen at 519-526- 7633. On Sunday, Jan. 18 at Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church, Pastor David Wood preached the message Hope Unfettered. The scripture was from 1 Peter 1. The Olympians theme this week is to bring/draw a picture of a favourite winter activity. For the Jan. 28, dress for that favourite winter activity. On Jan. 18 at Knox United Church the scriptures were Psalm 139 and 1 Samuel 3: 1-10. Rev. Pat Cook preached the message.