Loading...
The Citizen, 2009-08-13, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2009. It has been a great two weeks in the communities of Brussels and Walton. The most important in this farming area is that the wheat and straw harvest is well underway. It’s a busy time for the farmers and the weather plays an all important part. A mini storm went through Walton on Sunday evening causing a lot of damage. Cathy McClure, who lives on Hullett-McKillop Road reports that the wind came up in a big hurry and the next thing they new, a tree had come down and damaged the garage and wiped out the satellite dish. Moving over a line to Canada Company Road, Paul Ryan reports that Cheryl thought they should be heading for the basement as it got very dark and the rain, lightning and wind were fierce. He says that Brenda Dalton called to see if they were alright, as they were sitting on their porch and could see the blackness of the storm over the Ryan property, yet they had nothing at the Dalton home. The storm then moved into Walton and the high elevator atop the silos at P&H buckled. The leg and the steps came down and hit the top of the silo and are resting in that position. Heading up the Walton Road, trees were brought down at Salvidars, Baans and Grobbinks. The Lees are getting ready for Transcan motocross and the toilets were blown over in the field. The storm didn’t last long but it created a lot of mess for many. Summer is always the most popular time for vacationing, but again the weather hasn’t been the best for that. Barry and Karen Hoegy, Ron and Dorothy Williamson and Ron and Gloria Riley spent two weeks camping in Timmins. It was an 11- hour drive and they arrived to wet and cool weather with a touch of rain everyday while away. The mosquitoes had a healthy appetite to make things even more enjoyable. The group went fishing quite a few times and caught both pike and pickerel. They had a good time in spite of the weather as good friends will always do. Returning from a weeks getaway and a little better weather are Judy Emmrich, Ruth Uyl, Hannah, Emily, Tiffany and Dawn. They were in the Wiarton area along with around 60 other horse riding enthusiasts. They were mostly members of the Chesley Horse Club and this was their yearly trail ride and camp week. They rode everyday and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the area. The women were joined on the weekend by John Uyl for the last couple of days of riding. Judy reports that it was wonderful, peaceful and restful and they all had a marvelous time away. Our family had a very busy weekend to start August. Neil McDonald was home for the weekend from Vancouver. The menmade plans to go to Hamilton to seethe Tiger Cats play the B.C. Lionsfootball game. The party of two thengrew to a party of four, then six andthen nine. Heading off to attend thegame were Neil, Rick, ScottMcDonald, Jason Konarski, AdamJarozs and nephew Michael Warwick,who had flown in from Calgary on Friday morning. Joining the McDonald clan was Steve Knight along with brother-in-law Weldon Black and son Andrew. The guys really enjoyed the game especially since the Tiger Cats won. It was the first time the Blacks had seen a professional football game. Weldon, Joanne, Andrew and Allison Black have been here two weeks enjoying holidays with Jack and Donna Knight and the occasion of Brad and Christine Knight’s wedding. They went to Canada’s Wonderland for a day and experienced the wonderful world of traffic jams. They spent two hours crawling just a few miles on the way there, then spent about 45 minutes in a jam trying to get home. Not a great start to a fun day nor a great finish, but they enjoyed Wonderland. They have returned home to St. John, New Brunswick and Jack and Donna have settled back into their quieter routine. Leona McDonald has had visitors from the west in the past couple of weeks. Neil, stayed with his mom, but had side trips to Hamilton for football, Bayfield to visit sister Karen and her family, visiting another friend in Bayfield, a visit with friend Gwen Devereaux in Seaforth and with Christine Turnbull also. He attended church on Sunday and a family brunch following. He was busy but managed to catch up with many. The second western visitors here to visit with the McDonalds were Mike, Chrissy, Sydney and Brycen Warwick from Calgary. They are here for a two week vacation with mother Karen McDonald Calhoun in Bayfield. The first order of business was to have their youngest child Brycen baptized at Duff’s United Church Walton. Godparents for Brycen in attendance were Kelly McDonald and Neil McDonald. Great-grandmother, Leona McDonald, treated the family to brunch at J.R’s following the baptism. The kids then returned to Bayfield for the day. Mike and family have been back to the farm since then and have watched and had rides in the combine while the men are taking off the wheat. They have enjoyed time at the beach and the kids love playing in the water. The third event of the McDonald weekend was an engagement party held at our home for our son Scott and fiancée Alicia. The wedding party and their partners along with members of Alicia’s immediate family, gathered to meet and have some fun. Our daughters, LeeAnnand Kelly, organized an AmazingRace for them to take part in. Fiveteams of four plus a couple venturedoff to complete the four segments ofthe race in two hours. There was thetrivia section of facts of the engagedcouple, there was the photoscavenger section, the Detour Taskssection and the Hot Spot section. They all had a great time and it was hilarious to see what and how some teams did. Neighbours lending a hand with the detour tasks included Jim and Linda McDonald and Chris and Judy Lee. After their return and the judging, they relaxed for a while. Barbecued pork chops and chicken were served for supper. Congratulations to Graeme and Marg Work on celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this past week. They surprised the morning coffee group with cake last Thursday morning. I believe a second reason for celebration was Marg was also celebrating her birthday. Congrats to the couple on both occasions. Congratulations to Greg Wilson and Sharon Montgomery who married on Saturday. About 80 family and friends attended the ceremony in the tent on the lawn of their home. It was a rather damp affair but as the old saying goes, a little rain on the wedding day is good luck. Congratulations are also extended to Allan and Claudia Cardiff who married a couple of weeks ago. They were married at their farm with family and friends enjoying the afternoon ceremony and later a delicious dinner and reception. They say that things happen in threes and Graeme Craig has the story to prove it this week. The first near disaster at the beginning of the day was averted when an employee of the Walton Inn sensed something wrong with the freezer. A new freezer was moved in immediately and the old one taken away within the hour. Graeme and Michael then made a trip to Port Elgin. After finishing the errand they went for a treat of icecream. Returning to the vehicle,Graeme found the remote for openingthe door had broken off the ring andwas lying on the floor of the lockedvehicle. You would think thatinserting the key into the lock wouldopen the door, but in some vehiclesthat is not the case. The cell phonewas locked in the vehicle. A helpful clerk let Graeme call for Helen and she arrived and finally the ordeal was over. Later heading off to bed, Graeme glanced out the window at the pool and saw a dead skunk floating in the water. Another job to make a long day even longer. Pat Button is now cooking at the Walton Inn. We welcome her and wish Betty Riley all the best in her new job at The Grandview in Blyth. Two couples from Brussels had an enjoyable day away last weekend. Brian and Dianne Huether and Dave and Karen Hastings drove to Brampton to meet with Dave and Angela Huether. The group then traveled to the Toronto Centre of the Arts to enjoy The Jersey Boys. The whole group agreed it was a wonderful performance with music they could really relate to. Dave Huether gave them a tour around the different cultural areas of Toronto. The group made their way back to Brampton where they enjoyed dinner together. Dave also gave them a tour of the Brampton area. Both of Dave and Angela’s boys, Kevin and Jeff, work in Toronto. The couples really enjoyed the hospitality of the Huethers and their day away. It came as a complete surprise to Paul Ryan to return from a day’s outing on the motorcycle with friends to find ten times more friends gathered to celebrate his 50th birthday. Cheryl and the boys, Curtis and Matt, managed to arrange surprise party for Paul, with him not any the wiser. Many of the guests arrived by bike, cars, trucks, motorhomes and broughttents to stay and party. They had agreat day and a great meal later on. Congrats to Paul on reaching themilestone of 50.Pat and George Langlois just keepon celebrating their 50+1 weddinganniversary. This past weekend theywent to Windsor and the new CaesarCasino. It was an anniversary present from Pat’s sisters, Betty and Mary. They also went with them and had a great time. Pat and George were on the 25th floor and in a beautiful suite. They also met up with Don Carter and his wife Josie, who live in Windsor. Don toured them around Windsor showing them the sites, such as the big Italian restaurants and clubs. They also took Pat and George to the Casino show, Larry The Cable Guy. Pat reports that it was hilarious and they really enjoyed it. The group could see the waterfront from the hotel and could hear the music from the Gay Pride Parade. They saw a few participants and their outfits. Pat reports that they did not come home richer, but they didn’t come home poorer either. They had a wonderful weekend with their family and friends. Celebrating birthdays in the last couple of weeks were Marg Bennett, Bridget Blake, Jeanne Dionne, Jennifer Grobbink to finish up July. August kicks off with Lily Grobbink, Jacob Roth, Sarah Strome, Cole Glanville-McCallum, Susan Alexander, Sherry Hoegy, Jacob Nolan, Courtney Pryce, Heidi McClure, Kristen Grobbink, Curtis McCallum, Luke McCallum, Bruce Godkin, Angela Huether, Kenneth Huether, Adrienne Wakabayashi, Erin Mitchell, Marie Mitchell, Laurie Grobbink, Ross Bennett, Leona McDonald, Brian McGavin, Greg Humphries, Heidi Bachert, Brian Love Jr., Tina McClure, Katei Williamson, Wendy Bachert, Chris Bernard, Chris Poland and Craig Sullivan. Bean Sprouts Nursery School, Zurich 519-235-0710 Clinton Cooperative Childcare Centre 519-482-5777 Goderich Municipal Childcare Centre 519-524-7441 North Huron Childcare Centre, Wingham 519-357-2424 Relouw Early Learning Centre, Exeter 519-235-0710 Seaforth Cooperative Childcare Centre 519-527-0682 Tinker Tots Nursery School, Hensall 519-262-2305 Tuckersmith Day Nursery, Vanastra 519-482-7634 Walton’s Little School 519-887-8440 Huron County Home Childcare 482-8505 ext. 204 MEETING NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY The upcoming Council and Committee meetings for the Municipality of Morris- Turnberry will be held: Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 pm History Book Committee Meeting Construction Ph.:519-523-9354 Cell:519-525-8615 Custom 5" seamless eavestrough in aluminum or steel N e w By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON