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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-12-03, Page 25We have had quite the weather, but this week we did see snow on the roses. People have had roses out in bloom the past few weeks, because of the unusual weather, but they did look a little sad covered in snow last week. A taste of winter just to remind us of what will be coming. Jean Bewley had visitors a week ago. Her daughters Mary and Brenda, and grandson Scott, arrived to check up on Jean. Brenda and Scott Raven are from Alberta and Mary is from near Toronto. They had a great four days together and finished tidying things up for Jean. There was some Christmas decorating completed and they had a good time visiting and trying not to wear Jean out. Returning from a great trip to Jamaica are Mark Wilbee and Adam McClure. They were in Runaway Bay, Jamaica to attend a friend’s wedding. Mark was a groomsman in the wedding party and Adam was a guest. It was the wedding of Matt DeJong and Amy Vickers. The boys had a wonderful time while away. Congratulations to two couples on the arrival of new babies. Rob and Karen Mason welcomed new son Cole to their family. He is a little brother for Caden. Also welcoming a new son to the family are Brent and Shirlee Groothuis. Joshua is a baby brother for Esther and Andrew. Our get-well wishes go out to Edna Pearson as I believe she is still in hospital. Returning from a getaway are Murray, Ruth and John Lowe. They flew from Buffalo to Baltimore, a 45-minute flight, to catch the cruise ship, the Grandeur of the Seas, of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. They boarded the ship at Chesapeake Bay, Maryland on Saturday and cruised for about five hours before reaching the North Atlantic Ocean. They arrived at King’s Wharf, Bermuda on Monday morning and spent the days enjoying the scenery, area and ship.They departed last Tuesdayafternoon and cruised all dayWednesday and returned toBaltimore on Thursday morning.They had some extra time inBaltimore so toured the NationalAquarium in the famous InnerHarbour.They all enjoyed the shows on the cruise ship, the casino and the pool activities such as as a belly flop competition. Bermuda was very nice as it is sub-tropical with the temperatures around 76°F and was sunny and warm. The men of the town can breathe a sight of relief as the barber has returned. Mike Boven and friends have returned from their annual moose hunting trip to the Anikoken area in the north. Mike reports that it was a good trip but they didn’t manage to get a moose. I don’t think they even saw a moose. Spoiling Mike’s return from his moose hunting trip was the fact that his home was broken into the same day he returned. Thieves were quite busy last Friday as three homes in Walton area were hit, including Bovens, Trevor Sutcliffe and Steve Bowers. Electronics and jewellery were some of the things taken. The Ryan home was hit last week so the Walton area seems to be popular. Neighbours should be keeping an eye out for each other’s property and call the police if you see a strange vehicle around. Grand View Restaurant was also hit last week when employees were on the premises. The McGavins have been busy with company and with travelling. They had daughter Heather and her daughter Ella down from North Bay for the weekend. Heather and Shelley McGavin also had the opportunity to go to Sarnia to see a play that Heather’s friend was performing in. Neil has been busy on the guest speaking tour this week. He was the guest speaker at the Hensall Co-op annual meeting and the Wanstead Farmers Co-op annual meeting in Wyoming. The normal custom is to give a remuneration to a guest speaker, but being the dedicated supporter of 4-H that Neil is, all his remunerations are given to the local 4-H groups of the area. Kudos to Neil for his support of 4-H. Marilyn McDonald is still recovering from a health problemand some local Walton friendsstopped in to visit last week in GrandBend. Neil and Marie McGavinstopped in on their way to Wyomingand found Gerry and Anne Ryanalready there. The Ryans andMarilyn enjoyed their afternoon anddinner together.The motocross season is complete and the annual awards night was held on the weekend. Brett Lee, manager of the CMRC, hosted the evening event at the Bitz Factory in London. Chris and Judy Lee attended and were delighted to be overwhelmingly voted and awarded Track of the Year Award, as voted by the riders of the CMRC circuit. The Rider of the Year Award was awarded to Holmesville area rider, Nathan Bless. Jason Shortreed is now a resident of Huronlea so his friends can drop in any time to visit with him. We have some local residents under the weather these days, so we wish them all get-well wishes including Doreen Hackwell, Pearl McCallum, Joyce Hartman and Marie Coutts. Home for a visit from Forrestburg, Alberta is Rae McClure. He is catching up with all his family and friends in the Walton area. He has made his base at the home of Lavern and Nita McClure and he will spend a week with his brother Neil on a trip to Mexico. They will be back in time to attend the McClure family Christmas before he returns to Alberta. Returning from a two-week vacation in Florida are Clint and Judy Emmrich. They report having great weather the entire time and a wonderful relaxing time. They spent one week on the gulf side and one week on the ocean side. They spent time fishing, shopping and checking out the local flea markets. they didn’t go shopping on Black Friday but report that the stores and traffic were crazy. The old house on the Rijkhoff farm has been taken down and thebarn on the Grobbink farm ispartially down. More apple treeshave been taken down at the Taylorfarms and some beautifullandscaping has been done at theDale farm.The McNichol farm has had somemajor changes to the house and forsale signs have appeared on two more farms. Mailbox vandals are still out and about and Monday morning there are always another box or two destroyed. Celebrating birthdays this past week are Lin Steffler and Kaitlin Williamson to wind up November. We kick off December with Cameron Blair, Tim Dionne, Daniel Fritz, Jim Fritz, Scott Godkin, Justin Hoegy, Malinda Johnston, Curtis Wharton and Paul McCallum. Greeting at Duff’s United Church, Walton on the first Sunday was Annelies Ringgenberg. Members were greeted by strains of Christmas music by organist Glenda Morrison, and Phyllis Mitchell playing violin. Annalies lit the candle of hope and read the story of hope. Annual reports are soon due and can be e-mailed to Monique by Dec. 20. The United Church Women Christmas supper is Dec. 2 and the white gift service and communion will be Dec. 6. A special young people’s play, Help Jesus Shine, will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 20. Gloria Wilbee is looking for all young people to take part and would appreciate being contacted by them. Abby McGavin would appreciate any donations of old coats, gloves, scarves, mitts, boots to be dropped off by Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the church, McGavin shop or their home. The Christmas Eve service will be at 7 p.m. Dec. 24. Confirmation classes will be held in February and March and interested young people can contact Rev. Peter at 519-887-8240 or by e- mail. Rev. Peter announced the birthday of the week and the congregation sang Happy Birthday to Jo-Ann McDonald. The scripture lessons were read by Bonnie Glanville and the choir sang the anthem, She Walked in the Summer. Rev. Peter’s reflection was Shoots of Tomorrow. Rev. Peter compared Advent to an expectant mother, who lives every moment with the knowledge that new life is on its way. Advent is a time of waiting, wondering, preparing and believing that as people stand on the threshold of a new church year, they find themselves waiting for the birth of a baby, the risen Lord, Jesus Christ. May they welcome this season of Advent with new “shoots” of joy, hope and love. The offering was collected by Lorne Glanville and Don Baan. A full breakfast was served following the service. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009. PAGE 25. 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