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The Citizen, 2009-10-08, Page 19A small crowd attended the service at Duff’s United Church this week. The Don and Monique Baan family greeted those attending. Happy birthday was sung to Helen Craig. Jacob McGavin provided the minute for missions and described how monies received for missions are also used to aid in education purposes for those in need in our area. Neil McGavin was the scripture reader for the World Communion Sunday. Rev. Peter’s sermon was entitled, The Kingdom of Little Children. It dealt with the facts that children are open to learning and believing and are open minded to remembering stories learned from the Bible. They worship with an openness of joy and adults should try and view the world through the eyes of a child, that they too may enter the Kingdom of God. The offering was collected by Jeff McGavin and Don Baan. Communion was served by John and Pat Gillis and Barry and Karen Hoegy. A Walton Board meeting was announced for Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. The fowl supper is just around the corner, Nov. 4 and tickets should be out and around. The sacrament of baptism will be held Nov. 15 and parents interested in having children baptized should contact Rev. Peter at 519-887-8240. Duff’s United is looking for a UCW treasurer as of Jan. 1 as well as for a secretary for bulletins and announcements. The church is still fundraising by collecting grocery tapes from Zehrs, Foodland and Scrimgeour’s. If everyone saves the tapes, they add up quite nicely. The church also collects used printer cartridges. Old eye glasses are being collected to be sent to Haiti. These items can be dropped off in the boxes provided in the kitchen. The kitchen is looking good with the new cupboard and countertops installed. New sinks have yet to be installed. The Food Bank donations have been quite low and the need is as great as ever. Suggestions are peanut butter, soup and canned vegetables at this time. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009. PAGE 19. The breast option About 25 Huron County mothers and their children gathered in Clinton, Oct. 1 to celebrate National Breastfeeding Week. The Huron County Health Unit organized the event to promote breastfeeding and the support offered to breastfeeding mothers. The theme was Eat Local — Breastfeed. (Photo submitted) The biggest news and yet no news story around Walton occurred on Friday evening. There were police everywhere, stretched just south of Winthrop, to the T at the county roads and down into the village. There were officers with big spotlights looking everywhere around buildings, in fields, ditches, into the nearby bushes for “surveillance of the area”. Numerous homeowners asked the officers what was going on, but of course no information was provided to them. The biggest police presence was before midnight but there were still cruisers around the village on Saturday morning. I didn’t hear anything on the news on Saturday about this, so it’s still a mystery to us all. A correction on which Hackwell son was home to help out Mert and Doreen. It was their son Blaine from Milwaukee. He has since returned and reports are that Mr. and Mrs. Hackwell are coming along. Our get-well wishes go out to Olene Dennis as she is hobbling due to having some surgery on her foot. Reports are that Edith Wey is a patient at this time in Clinton hospital, recovering from hip surgery. We hear that Mary Dilworth is coming along well, but will be awhile yet before she is fullyrecovered.Margery Huether has returnedfrom a Mediterranean cruise. Shehad 10 days of wonderful sights,scenes and weather.The trip started in Rome and shevisited Monaco, the Isle of Capri,Santorini as well as stopping at portsin Greece, Kusadasi in Turkey, before returning from Venice. She enjoyed the trip, met some wonderful new friends, but is always glad to be home to the Seaforth and Walton area. An area couple has also been on a Mediterranean cruise. Ross and Mary Procter flew to England and boarded the Queen Mary II at Southampton to begin their 2 1/2 week trip. The luxury boat held 2,600 passengers and 1,200 crew members and is higher than the Statue of Liberty. The boat itself sits 30 feet deep in the water and has a speed of 35 miles an hour. Mary reports that you could feel no rocking or rolling movement while sailing. They had a lovely cabin and delicious food was served at the 6 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. sittings. They were seated at a table with two other couples and the one couple has been married for 69 years and are 90 and 91 years of age. Ross reports that he couldn’t believe how active this couple was and they have invited the Procters to visit them next year in England. There were two shows of nightly live entertainment to enjoy, and one of the theatres held 2,000 people for a show. The cruise stopped at Barcelona, Spain. The Procters report that the city was very clean and they were quite impressed by the beautiful sculptures. There were stops inPortugal, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Piezaand Florence, Italy. They could have taken the three-hour bus ride into Rome, Italy, but asthe Pope wasn't present they didn’tbother.There was a stop at Monte Carloand they report that it has gotten verybig. They report that they didn’t bother to do any gambling. Returning to England, they had four days to enjoy London. They stayed at a hotel very close to Buckingham Palace, and even attended tea there. Unfortunately, the Queen was not at home, but they report that they enjoyed the experience and the facilities. They attended the theatre one evening to see the stage production, The Mouse Trap. This show is the longest-running play in history having been performed for 57 years and the Procters report it was excellent. They had a wonderful trip but like many are always glad to be home. George and Fannie Somers have returned home from a ten-day trip to the west. They accompanied Gerald and Joan Miller home to Clairesholme, Alberta. They headed to Manitoulin and crossed on the Chi-Cheemaun and had pretty good weather for the trip. They had a good week with the Millers and a great time. The Somerses also spent a day with Bill and Fran (Myers) McQuarrie in Calgary. They enjoyed a great visit with their friends and are happy to be home. Congratulations to newlyweds Scott and Erin Henderson. Scott is the son of Murray and Carol (Wilbee) Henderson and grandson of Ian Wilbee. The wedding was held in Stratford and the reception was at the Stratford Golf and Country Club.Attending from our area were Brian,Keith, Gloria, Kevin and MarkWilbee and me. I was attending as aguest on the bride’s side of thefamily, as I accompanied my motherwho is Erin’s great aunt.The couple will be residing inSeaforth.There have been more changes around the area. The barn has been taken down at the farm of Scott McDonald. It certainly changes the look on the horizon from our view. In the village of Walton a mobile home has arrived on the lot near the old rail line. It is high and dry on blocks at this time. The shed at the farm of Valerie Shortreed is almost complete and looks good. Celebrating birthdays to start off October is MaryAnn Grobbink, W. Doug Mitchell, Cindy Carter, Helen Craig, Gerry Rijkhoff, Campbell Wey, Christopher Blake, Chantelle den Dekker, Melva Fraser, Wayne Hartman, Matthew Shortreed, Pauline Bennett, Paul Kirkby and Dianne McCallum. Happy birthday everyone. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Small crowd at Duff’s service HELP US SHOWER THE BRIDE-TO-BE WITH LOVE! Come celebrate Anjela McCool at a bridal shower on Sunday, October 18 at 1:00 p.m. Location provided when you RSVP. Bring a gift that will help Anjela “entertain” from a backyard barbecue to a Christmas dinner. Anjela is registered at: Sears.ca (registry #200922366083) and All Around The House - Goderich This shower is open for anyone to attend. Please RSVP by October 11, 2009 Email: denisegross73@hotmail.com or 519-473-0085 3 8 7 5 7 8 NEWS FROM WALTON By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON Birthday Celebration Eleanor Stevenson is 80!!! on October 13th Fred, Sharon and Anna Lee wish to invite you to help us celebrate Mom’s 80th Birthday. Join us for a Come & Go Tea on Saturday, October 10th Cranbrook Community Hall between 2:00 & 4:00 pm Best wishes only.