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The Citizen, 2009-03-19, Page 13It’s March break and what will we do? Wonderful weather for the first few days has made the snow almost disappear to reveal hidden garden ornaments that failed to be put away when winter descended too quickly upon us. There seems to be a lot of procrastinators out there, thinking there would be one more day of nice weather to get the job done. Oh well, just think of the time saved by putting things away and now getting things back out. A little too soon to start raking the lawn that has revealed plenty of sticks, stones and dirty weathered grass. Intended for last week was our congratulations to Jacob McGavin on receiving his Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s Junior Citizen of the Year Award at Queen’s Park last week. Making it a family occasion, Jeff and Shannon along with Mackenzie and Teegan witnessed the presentation to Jacob by Lieutenant-Governor David Onley. Under the weather is Bill Stevenson who is in Stratford hospital but hopefully home soon. Ruth Shiell is a patient in Wingham following surgery. An unfortunate slip on the ice last week has caused some serious damage to Sandra Giesbrecht’s ankle. She underwent surgery for the badly broken ankle and we wish her well in her recovery. Kathleen Semple is home from hospital after having shoulder surgery and is getting along very well. Our condolences are expressed to the family of Boyd Taylor. Boyd will be remembered for his many years of having an apple orchard at the farm and that is where I met him. Stopping for apples wasn’t a five- minute stop, because he loved to chat and visit. Boyd also gathered weather information for the area for many years. He was always pleasant and interesting to visit with, as was his wife Muriel on days that I was required to stop with mail. Our sympathies to his family, Jim and Nancy, and to all of the extended family. Welcome to Leona McDonald who moved to Brussels last week. She is settling in to her new apartment and looks forward to enjoying life in town. Congratulations to Wayne and Angie Alexander on the birth of a daughter, Ava. She is a baby sister for Kiera and Rowan. Bob and Joyce Alexander now have four granddaughters and three grandsons. Welcoming a granddaughter are Bryan and Brenda Finlayson and Dave and Karen Hastings. The family of Darrell, Bonnie and Colton have welcomed Chloe to their family and everyone is excited. Congrats to all. Celebrating a milestone birthday with a big sign out front of her home was Anna McNichol. She celebrated her 85th birthday and the sign was “Honk for Anna” on March 13. The family enjoyed a meal and get-together at the home of Jim andDanica McNichol on Saturdayevening with all her children presentexcept Gary. Many of thegrandchildren and great-grandchildren have dropped by, sentflowers or called to wish Anna ahappy birthday.Anna has also had many of her old friends and neighbours from McKillop Twp. drop in and have a little social time with her. She even had someone drop by and plant multiplier onions in her flowerbed so she will have a gift in the weeks to come. Her birthday also saw the return of the robins in her backyard so spring must be here. Returning from a trip to Florida are Ruth Lowe and Jayne Ross. They were away a week in the Fort Meyers area where Ruth’s sister Kathy is. John Lowe drove them to Flint, Michigan for their flight and picked them up. Ruth reports it was easy to access and would fly out of Flint again. They had good weather with warm days but cool nights. They went shopping and drove around to flea markets, one with 900 vendors. They saw some alligators but managed to steer clear of them. Ruth reports that Oliver, her granddog, missed her terribly. Our condolences to the family and friends of Bill Kammerman on his passing. Bill was the former night watchman at the Brussels Stockyards. He had been living in Blyth since leaving Brussels. Our sympathies to all. Ever heard of Dubuque, Iowa? Those familiar with John Deere might, but here are four Walton area men who can tell you more. Travelling to Dubuque were Ron McCallum, Lorne Glanville, Rolph Bos and Ken Glanville. When you purchase a John Deere backhoe, you are invited to come down and watch one being built. Ron was presented with a gold key for the one purchased and already delivered. They were at the John Deere Dubuque Works Construction and Forestry Division for one tour but also toured three other sites in the areas of Moline and Waterloo. The men report learning a lot and having a good time. Congratulations to Brian Dolmage and Jessica Costello who were the couple of the evening at their buck and doe in Seaforth on Saturday night. There was a fantastic crowd in attendance to enjoy the music and social time of meeting relatives, friends and neighbours of the young couple. The wedding will take place in early summer. Returning from a trip of a lifetime were couples Don and Pat Dalton and Jim and Betty Ross from the area. They were away for two weeks on a tour of the Hawaiian Islands. Don reports that it is a long flight, from Toronto to Vancouver, then on to Hawaii, about 10 hours. They toured the four islands while away, Hawaii, Oahu, Kauai and Maui. They toured through the rain forests, watched hundreds of whales from their rooms on Maui, attended a luau and saw beautiful scenery everywhere. They had a tour of Pearl Harbour and went up a 10,000-foot mountain on a 37-mile zigzag trail and found it too foggy to see the surrounding area. The volcano they saw has not erupted in 200 years and the experts are predicting that it could erupt anytime. They did see the lava fields.The weather was on the cool sidewith some rain and lots of wind.Maui had the nicest weather whilethey were away.Don reports that they have over300 pictures so they could put on aquite lengthy slide show. Also away to the Hawaiian Islands were Murray and Olene Dennis. They flew from Toronto to Vancouver to Honolulu on the island of Oahu and had a tour of Pearl Harbour after their arrival. They then went on to their cruise ship that was to be their home base of their two-week trip. They cruised at nights around the four different islands and after docking in the mornings, they would go on islandtours for part of the day. They weretaken to the scenic spots on theislands and enjoyed seeing the lushvegetation. They enjoyed the cruise ship andthe meals were great.They returned to Ontario afterhaving a great two weeks of niceweather, although cool and having a wonderful mix of tour, sights and rest. It was the farm show in London last week and lots of local folks attended. Lorne and Bonnie Glanville and Don and Pat Dalton were there on Friday and report seeing lots of other Walton folks. McGavin Farm Equipment was part of the New Holland display booth and report having a great few days.Leading the service at Duff’sUnited Church on Sunday wasMelissa (Whitmore) Snyders. Shewill be leading the service thisSunday.Breakfast following the servicewas well attended by members of thecongregation.The supper committee met on Wednesday evening and went over the upcoming events for the year. Celebrating birthdays last week were Joanne Black, Karla Kale, Jo- Anne Workman, Parker Grobbink, Lisa Gingerich, Jim Humphries, Ross Mitchell, Cassandra Banks, Edward Clark, Ray Huether Jr., Celeste Ryan, Cora Alcock and Art McNaughton. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009. PAGE 13. Winners Four members of the Brussels Skating Club competed recently at the Futures Central Invitational in Milverton. From left: Sarah Strome finished second in her flight; Emma Strome, fourth; Emily Mitchell, second and Sarah Mitchell, fourth. Emily was also wearing the medal she earned for achieving her Level 3 gold in CanSkate. (Bonnie Gropp photo) You've got the news The Citizen now offers electronic subscriptions If you have access to the internet you can get the news the same day you do at home, at no extra cost ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD T h e C i t i z e n No more waiting days for delivery: You can access the full edition of The Citizen on the day it’s published No exorbitant postal costs. The same local subscription price of $34.00 applies. Excellent idea for those who live far from home. For more information call: The Citizen 519-523-4792 ZAP! Go on-line to: www.northhuron.on.ca and click on to subscribe today! By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON HOW MANY CANADIANS HAVE ASTHMA? More than 2.5 million Canadians suffer from asthma. 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