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It was talent time last week at Brussels Public School with the Grade 3 class taking the stage
to show the rest of the students what they could do. The show included musical numbers,
martial arts, sports, dancing and even gymnastics, performed here by Lorren Poland. The
class was raising money for Kids Care. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Happy Easter to everyone. We
hope everyone had a chance to visit
with family or friends or just have a
quiet time of rest and relaxation.
There is always work such as
raking the lawn, and that is what our
family did when arriving at my
mother’s for Easter dinner. We all
brought rakes and with five people
working together, the big lawn was
done in just under an hour. Everyone
really worked up an appetite for
dinner.
Gathering for Easter at the home
of Jim and Linda McDonald was the
family of Marilyn McDonald. They
enjoyed a great day together and a
meal and always have a fun time.
Congratulations to Bruce
McDonald who was quite surprised
to learn he has been chosen to
receive the Caring Canadian Award
to be presented by the Governor
General. He was nominated for his
many hours of volunteering for the
Diabetes Association, Lions Club
and municipal development
committees. The award will be
presented at a later date.
Congratulations Bruce.Get-well wishes to Cathy McClureas she is in Goderich hospital at timeof writing.The article last week concerningthe girls rugby trip to Wales andEngland had no names of the girls onthe trip. Some of them were: Laceyand Kristen McArter, Natalie White,Morgan Dietner, Kabrina Bishop,
Holly Sholdice, Colleen Aitchison,
Emily Prior, and Meagan and
Melissa Higgins.
There were a lot more than 10 girls
for the team; these are just ones that
I have spoken with. The girls or the
parents all report a fantastic time
abroad for all.
Returning from a week away is
Lily Fincham. She was on a Great
Canadian Tour to Mississippi. She
travelled to Tunica and Samstown
and enjoyed the cities and the casino
there. The trip also went to Memphis
and on a tour of Graceland, the home
of Elvis Presley. They enjoyed a stop
on Beal Street, the home of the blues
to enjoy the music.
They went to the Peabody Hotel to
witness the March of the Ducks. The
famous ducks live in the penthouse
of the hotel and every day at 5 p.m.,
the ducks come down the elevator
and a drum major taps the beat and
the ducks march to the huge
beautiful fountain in the centre of the
hotel foyer. They are led by the
drake and follow in line keeping
step. The ducks have a swim around
and then on signal they one by one
come out of the water, shake off,
follow in-line and march back to the
elevator and the penthouse.It is quite amazing, as well as quiteentertaining to see, reports Lily.There was a good crowd on handfor the buck and doe for JasonGemmel and Meagan Beuermann atSeaforth on Saturday night. Meaganis the daughter of Glenn and MarilynBeuermann of Walton.Saturday was a special day at the
home of Ken and Anne Williamson.
They hosted a jack and jill shower
for their grandson Chris Regele and
fiancé Anna Flewwelling of Earlton.
Their parents Charles and Carol
Anne Regele and Robin and Sharon
Flewwelling made the trip from
Earlton to attend.
In attendance were Anna’s
relatives and her grandparents Ron
and Anne Bowles, all from Atwood
and Newry area. Chris’s cousins,
aunts, uncles, great-aunts and uncles
and his great-grandparents, George
and Marie Blake also attended.
Friends and former neighbours
attended from Brodhagen, Monkton,
Blyth and Seaforth area. A large
crowd made the day enjoyable for
everyone.
It sounds like an exciting weekend
is planned for the Huron Perth Lung
Association. Betty Glanville reports
that besides exciting guest speakers,
delicious cheesecakes, silent auction
and free giveaways, they have been
working hard at collecting fantastic
gifts for the gift bags that everyone
receives.
Betty tells me she hopefully has
everything under control for next
weekend and welcomes calls for
information.The annual Brett to Brian’sDrowning Dog canoe day was heldon Good Friday in Seaforth. Therewere around 200 participants takingto the cold water to raise funds forEpilepsy Huron-Perth. Lots of areafolks participated including ScottMcDonald, Darryl Houston, PaulRyan to name a few. Some of those
found out the water was quite cold
after falling in, but report having a
great day.
A total of $2,500 plus was raised.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week were Marie McGavin, Heather
Dunbar, Betty McDonald, Bonnie
Hastings, Doug Mitchell, Shannon
Craig, Cole Zwep, Kathryn
Emmrich, Jack Ryan, Jennifer
Williamson, Neil Williamson,
Trevor Sutcliffe, Mitch Blake,
Theresa Pryce, Donna Knight.
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There was a large crowd attending
the Easter service at Duff’s United
Church, Walton to hear the word
from guest speaker Bruce Whitmore.
Greeting the congregation were Jeff
and Shannon McGavin and family.
Bruce delivered a message on
What do we Remember. From
Easter people remember the miracle
of Jesus rising from the dead. What
will they remember now, from their
lifetime, he asked.
He told the story of the hot-cross
bun and what it represents. The hot-
cross bun is round like the stone that
covered Jesus’s tomb, the cross on
the top is for Christ, the bread of the
bun represents the body of Christ
and the raisin, represents the blood
of Christ. The bun reminds all of a
hopping bunny tail and Easter.
Bruce also amused the crowd with
the joke, “What do you get when
you pour hot water down a rabbit’s
hole? A hot, cross bun-ny!”
The choir sang Holy City.
The lighting of the candles was
done by Brooke and Tyler Leslie
Ribey and Patty Banks. The offering
was collected by Jeff McGavin and
Robert Glanville.
Gloria Wilbee will be the guest
speaker next week.
McGavin family
greets at Duff’s
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