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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-05-14, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2009. The Walton Little School has had a busy month finishing up various projects and activities. The Stars class learned each letter of the alphabet and are now moving on to colours and numbers. They really enjoyed making the sound and sign for each letter. They also have been able to get outside a little more to enjoy the great outdoors. The Butterfly class has had a great time learning about farm animals and their farm animal theme for the month of April. Learning their names and sounds was great fun. They look forward to nursery rhymes this month. The Acorn class finished up their Spring Has Sprung theme by planting their very own bean seeds. They watched them grow very intently each day and recorded their findings. They hope to plant them soon in their own gardens. They have been reviewing sight words and continue to write daily in their journals. Busy time at WLS A belated Happy Mother’s Day to all. I hope everyone had a nice day. My family all gathered at the Legion for a working Mother’s Day, except for our middle daughter Kelly and Adam. I put them to work helping out at the Mother’s Day dinner. The girls did prep work, serving and busing tables and the men did dishes and the carrying of heavy stuff and putting the hall back into order at the end of the meal. Instead of cooking for just the 12 of our family, we cooked for over 80. It was a nice time working together as a family and enjoying dinner later. There has been a lot of sadness around the area this week with the passing of many long-time residents of the community as well as relatives of community residents. Our condolences are sent to the family of Eva Keffer. She had been a resident of Huronlea for many years and will be missed by her daughters, Debbie and Rhonda and their families. Our sympathies are extended to the family of Ruth Pipe. She has also been a resident of Huronlea for a while and will be missed by her family. Ruth will be remembered by many for her many years of being an Avon representative in the area. Our condolences are expressed to Marilyn McDonald and her family on the passing of her brother, Don Newman. Don was the oldest in the Newman family and will be missed by his children and families. Don will be remembered for his contribution of time and energy in the North Huron Food Share project. Our sympathies are extended to Orville and Lila Storey and family on the passing of Mike Tazier, husband of their daughter Shirley. The funeral was held in St. Marys late last week. An accident on Sunday evening claimed the life of a Walton-area woman. Louise LaPlant had been a resident of the Walton area for about five years and lived just outside the village. Our condolences to her family and good friend B.J. deJong. Attending a concert last week were four good friends. Patty Banks, Gloria Wilbee, Heidi McClure and Sandy Maaskant travelled to London and the John Labatt Centre to hear Il Divo. The singing group of four men put on a fantastic concert of classic modern music with amazing harmony and solo vocals. The group was discovered by American Idol judge, Simon Cowell. The foursome includes singers from Spain, Switzerland, France and America who sing in four different languages. The girls report that the concert was awesome. There was a good crowd at thebuck and doe for Melissa Beuermanand J.C. Beacom at Seaforth on theweekend. Parents of the couple areWarren and Judy Beuerman, Waltonand Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beacom.There was a lineup to get in to wishGeorge and Ruth Townsend happyanniversary at the Kinburn Hall onSaturday. It was standing room only as the happy couple greeted the many attending. Donations for the food bank were overflowing. The party was a surprise by their family, Murray, Charlene and Matt and their families. Congratulations to George and Ruth. Congratulations to Brian and Kara McNichol on the birth of a new daughter, Brianna Lee. Brianna will be very special to her three older brothers, Tyler, Kalan and Louis. Happy grandparents are Ray and Kathy McNichol and Murray and Sandra Pepper. The school year is rounding around so the school trips for the older grades are starting. The Grade 8 class of Seaforth Public School was off to Camp Celtic last week for four days. The weather could have been a little better but the kids report having a good time. My neighbour, Zac tells me they had lots of fun and plenty to do to keep busy. They went kayaking, learned archery, played base tennis, went swimming and even did a polar bear dip in Georgian Bay, boy was it cold. They made crafts for Mother’s Day and enjoyed campfires at night. The group returned on Friday afternoon. Among them were Walton-area students Zac Fougere, Aleshia Gagnier, Joe Cluett-Stoll, Melissa Glanville and Brittany Pryce. They all report a great time. Home from Saskatchewan for a short time were Alec and Gail Glanville. They were home to attend the funeral of their brother-in-law, Mike Tazier. While home, they also had a get-together with the Glanville family at the home of Lorne and Bonnie Glanville. The Glanville brothers and sisters, except one, all were able to attend the barbecue at some point during the evening. Alec and Gail returned home on Sunday. The holiday is over for Neil McDonald and he has returned hometo Vancouver. There managed to be afew good days to work on the landand the corn has been planted beforehis return. Cultivating is Neil’s primejob and most of the McDonald landwas worked for the first time. Neilmanaged to catch up with lots offamily members and he spentMother’s Day working with the rest of the McDonalds at the Legion dinner. Great news for the pastoral charge of Walton-Bluevale. A minister has been found to accept the charge. He will be attending services of the charge on June 7, so we encourage everyone to mark the date on the calendar. Come out and meet the minister and his wife. While you have the calendar out, mark June 14 for anniversary service at 7 p.m. with very special music organized for the evening service. Celebrating Mother’s Day at Duff’s, all women attending received a flower. Special music was presented by Gloria Wilbee and Patty Banks singing, Bridge Over Troubled Water. We are thankful that Dave Linton was not hurt when his tractor caught fire last week. He was unable to put the fire out himself, so the Blyth Fire Department was called and extinguished the blaze, but the tractor was completely destroyed. The cultivator wasn’t damaged and within a few hours Dave was back to workwith his other tractor.Celebrating birthdays this pastweek were Scott McNaughton, DougO’Neill, Scott Baan, Brandon Blake,Colin Humphries, Kyle Stevenson,Brandon Dalton, Jim Shortreed,Jordan Thompson, Carman Bernard,Calvin Flood, Nathen Wharton,Gavin Bowers, Jim Cook, Barb Fritz, Tracey Lee, Shane Ryan, Andrea Shortreed and Edith Wey. MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY 2009 SPRING YARD WASTE COLLECTION Bluewater Recycling Association will be picking up leaves, grass clippings and yard waste in the Morris-Turnberry Urban areas on the following date: Thursday, May 14, 2009 NO BAG TAGS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS PICKUP! Leaves, grass clippings and yard waste may also be delivered to the Morris-Turnberry Landfill Site at 85047 Clyde Line, any Wednesday or Saturday. Materials MUST be placed at the curb in Biodegradable Bags. Paper Organic Yard Waste bags,can be purchased at Stainton Hardware and Hodgins RONA in Wingham, OR Biodegradable Mesh bags can be purchased at Hodgins RONA, Wingham and Henderson RONA, Lucknow. The Bags must be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. for collection. The Bags will be picked up by a different truck than the regular garbage. Plastic bags are not acceptable for yard waste and will NOT be picked up. The Municipality encourages grass clippings to be left on your lawn providing valuable moisture and nutrients to your lawn. Residents should not include tree branches, which are greater than 4" in diameter and 5 feet long. Use strong twine to bundle tree or shrub branches. Yard waste DOES NOT include sod, soil, lumber, tree stumps or stones and must be free of metal, food wastes and garbage. The Municipality will NOT pick up loose branches! Any questions please contact the Municipal Office at 519-887-6137 LISTOWEL WINGHAM HOSPITALS ALLIANCE Corporation of the Listowel Memorial Hospital ‡ Corporation of the Wingham & District Hospital Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Corporations of Listowel Memorial Hospital and Wingham & District Hospital will be held jointly for the SXUSRVHRIUHFHLYLQJWKHÀQDQFLDOUHSRUWVDQGVWDWHPHQWVUHTXLUHGE\WKHPublic Hos- pitals Act and for the election of Directors; for the appointment of Auditors; for the amendment of Bylaws; and for the transaction of other such things as may properly come before the meeting. Copies of the Annual Report and Financial statements may be obtained at the front desk of both Hospitals effective June 5, 2009 and at the Annual Meeting. Copies of the proposed Bylaw amendments may be obtained at the front desk of both Hospitals effective May 11, 2009. Memberships granting voting privileges may be purchased at the front desk of the hospitals for ÀYHGROODUV  SULRUWRÀYHR·FORFNSP:HGQHVGD\0D\ 2009. No membership sold after that time will entitle the purchaser to vote. ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION OF DIRECTORS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2009 30 Listowel Kin Station, 555 Binning St. West, Listowel, Ontario MEETING NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY The upcoming Council and Committee meetings for the Municipality of Morris- Turnberry will be held: Thursday, May 14 at 7:00 pm History Book Committee Meeting Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting NEWS FROM WALTON By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON April has always been the door-to- door Cancer Society Campaign and this year was no different. Captain of the Grey area, Yvonne Knight, reports that a very successful campaign was completed by 10 canvassers collecting $1,809. The dedicated canvassers included Susan Cox, Jessica Bently, Kayla Harding, Kathy Workman, Tracy Swart, Helen Van Veen, Michael Knight, Stewart Steiss and Brandon Stolz. It was a great job by all and appreciation is extended to all who so generously support the Cancer Society. Campaign raises $1,809 The Ethel euchre was held on Monday, May 4 with six tables in play. Winners were: share the wealth, Norm Dobson, Helen Dobson; high, Leona McDonald and Viola Adams; lone hands, Marguerite Beirnes, Grace Stewart, Dorothy Dilworth; low, Edna McLellan, Allan Edgar. Tally winners were: Joyce Alexander, Neil Hatt, Judy Hahn, Elaine Carson, Myrna Burnett, Keith Turnbull, Isabelle Bremner, Murray Hoover, Dorothy Martin, Allan Martin, Jean Dewar, Helen Dobson, Joan Jacobs and Margaret Peebles. The next euchre will be held on Monday, May 18 at 8 p.m. 6 tables in play at Ethel euchre party