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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-02-21, Page 14NOW BOOKING: Two-bedroom cottage with bunkhouse at Point Clark, includes fully-equipped kitchen, gas barbecue, fire pit, horseshoe pit and much more, close to lighthouse and beach. To find out more or to book your holiday call 519-523-4799 after 6:00 p.m. tfn WANTED TO BUY: SCRAP CARS and trucks. Bill’s Salvage 43579 St. Michaels Rd., 519-887-6510. 01-13p -------------------------------------------- VENDORS WANTED FOR BLYTH Area Farmers’ Market. Earn up to $500 a week selling your vegetables, fruit, home baking, preserves or crafts, Saturday afternoons, June 21 to Sept. 6. For more information call Keith at 519-523-4792 (days) or 519-523-9636 (evenings). tfn PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008. Classified Advertisements Tenders Tenders TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON GRAVEL TENDERS Sealed tenders properly marked will be received by the undersigned until 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2008. 1. Crush and stockpile 6,000 metric tonnes of Granular “M” Gravel in the Westfield Pit (East Wawanosh Ward). 2. Crush and deliver 23,000 metric tonnes of Granular “M” gravel to township roads as directed. Contractor to supply and set up weigh scales. Tenders to be submitted on Township forms obtained at the Municipal Office. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Ralph Campbell, Director of Public Works, Township of North Huron, P.O. Box 90, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Telephone: 519-357-3550 acation propertiesV Wanted Check out The Citizen's WEBSITE at www.northhuron.on.ca NEWS FROM WALTON There was a large attendance on Sunday morning at Duff’s United Church, Sunday. Greeting those who braved the icy roads were Marjory and Peggy Humphries. Rev. Sandra Yule welcomed everyone. Ryan Baan read the minute for mission entitled, Getting to Know Fasting and Feasting for Lent. Ryan read the many examples such as instead of fasting on the negative – feast for the positive, instead of fasting on discouragement – feast for hope. Rev. Sandra had the children come to the front. She told them the origins of Valentine’s Day and asked them what happened then. Love was the common thread of most of the ideas and answers whether it be receiving or the giving of cards, gifts or flowers. It is what Jesus would want for all of us, to be loved and to give love, she said. Rev. Sandra then shared a gift with the children. Rev. Sandra’s reflection was entitled Walking Through Lent. She started with a story from the book Genesis – the story of Adam and Eve. It is a story of choices. We are all faced with choices every day, she said. Making the right choice to do justice, do kindness and walk humbly with God should be an easy choice. But sometimes choices are not easy and people can make the wrong choice. It is then the consequences have to be faced and not blamed on others or on God. The season of Lent gives people the opportunity to look at themselves and reflect on their opportunities. The choir presented the anthem Love Lifted Me. The offering was collected by Keith Wilbee and Fred McClure. A delicious brunch was served downstairs following the service. Nearly 50 people enjoyed the eggs, back bacon, toast and pancakes. The pancakes were made with whole wheat flour (just by accident) but coincidentally it is heart month, so everyone got to eat healthy. They were really quite delicious. It is muffin Sunday this week and all are invited to stay. Family night is Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The silent auction will approach pretty quickly so it is hoped everyone has their thinking caps on and has great ideas for their donations to the church. Please drop off grocery tapes and empty printer cartridges at the church in the kitchen. Again the weather was a “cold” topic of the week. Tuesday night’s snow came down in a hurry and was a heavy mess to drive in. The frigid temperatures didn’t help either. Just remember though, it’s only six weeks until the first of April. Think spring! Let’s catch up with the many folks who haven’t been well. Marie Coutts is out of hospital and is now a resident of the Maitland Manor in Goderich. We hope she enjoys her stay there. It was a scary time for Rob and Janice MacGillvary when young son Tyler took sick last week. He spent a few days in a London hospital but is now home and doing better. Tyler is the grandson of Ron and Betty McCallum. Suffering a mishap and a bad fall was Nelson Ryan. He suffered a fall from a truck and now has a broken hip. At last report he was in Seaforth hospital waiting to be transferred to London. We wish him a speedy recovery. Anna Cunningham is a patient in London hospital. She has undergone some surgery and we wish her a speedy recovery and that she is home soon. George Langlois is now in Stratford hospital and receiving his physical therapy. He’s doing well, but seems to do a lot of complaining about the food. Must be a good sign. I see Dustin Clark is on crutches with torn ligaments in a leg. He suffered a fall while skiing on a school trip. Oops! Get better soon. In hospital for a good reason was a Knight family. Welcoming a second son to their family are Gerald and Twyla Knight. Daniel, a brother for Elisa and Chris, was born in Stratford hospital last week. Daniel is the sixth grandchild for Leslie and Yvonne Knight and another for Pat and Linda Soulliere of Woodslee. Returning from a great family vacation in Florida are Robert and Jackie Glanville and children Joelle, Melissa and Edward. They travelled in the family van and after crossing into the States, they detoured to stop at Cabela’s, a huge store, according to the kids. They crossed into Florida and did the tourist thing and stopped at the welcome centre to taste real Florida orange juice. They rented a house at Kissimmee, where they were able to enjoy relaxing and swimming in the pool. They toured the area of Kissimmee and Orlando. No trip would be complete without going to Disney World and they spent three days there. They went to Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and the Epcot Centre. The best rides (according to my source) were Expedition, Everest, Space Mountain and Soaring. They enjoyed plenty of other rides and saw many shows. It was great weather with lots of sun and 80 degree temps the whole week. Time was spent shopping and enjoying the area scenery and sites. A week flies by so fast and it was time to tour on home. They had good weather for the return trip home and really enjoyed the countryside and especially the mountains. It was a great family vacation. A special birthday was celebrated by Marion Smith last week on Valentine’s Day. A group of friends gathered to celebrate with her by taking her to the Fireside Café for lunch. Attending the celebration were Bev Smith, Merle MacIntosh, Mary Morrow, Jean Bewley, Nora Stephenson, Dona Knight, Isabelle Wheeler, Fran Bremner, Donna Knight and Yvonne Knight. Following lunch they returned to Yvonne’s to enjoy a social time and have birthday cake. Congrats to Marion on reaching another milestone. Celebrating a very exciting first birthday was Hayden Lee. The middle child of Matt and Cheryl Lee had his grandparents, Chris and Judy Lee, Jim and Sheila Thompson, great-grandparents, Ron and Joan Lee, and his many aunts, uncles and cousins over for a day of tobogganing and playing outside. What would a party be without food and Matt cooked up pickerel caught from the fishing trip he had been on. Reports are it was delicious. Happy birthday to Hayden. Returning from a two-week vacation at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic are Harold and Pearl McCallum and Wayne and Joyce Hartman. They stayed at the Paladium Resort. They had great weather, a huge pool to relax in, fantastic food and lots of things to do and enjoy if wanting to. Pearl reports that she just sat back and relaxed. A group of local people were out supporting the Seaforth Ringette Association by taking a bus they sponsored to Casino Rama on Saturday. Helping to support them were Lloyd and Mabel Glanville, Harvey and Cindy Holland and Ken and Betty Glanville. Spending a few days across the border were Neil and Marie McGavin. They were off to Louisville, Kentucky to attend the farm show. They were away just four days but managed to run into Joe and Deb Seili as well as some other friends from the area. They caught up with a few friends in the business end of things as well. There was a really big crowd at the event and they had good weather. Taking a driving vacation to Florida for two weeks were Graeme, Helen and Michael Craig. They traveled to Helen’s brother’s place to visit with them. Bob and Sharon Elliott were the hosts for the Craigs and the home they had was fabulous. The backyard faced a wooded are and the wildlife was abundant. After spending a week with them in the Bradenton area, the Craigs moved on to the Orlando area and spent a day at Disney World and the Epcot Centre. They went on some of the rides and report that the new Soaring ride was great. While in the area they managed to catch a visit with Margery Huether. Heading home they took the scenic tour and came back up the Atlantic coast heading to Ocean View, Delaware. There they stopped for a visit with Graeme’s sister Sherrill and husband Robert. They had a great time touring around, then it was time to head for Ontario. Congratulations to Brett Dietz and Kelly Boven on the birth of a daughter. Tyler, is a wee peanut according to her grandmother, Nancy and Darwin Dietz and other grandmother Helen Boven. The Ontario Early Years program being held at Duff’s United Church is looking for more children and caregivers to attend. This is a free program held every Wednesday at 10 a.m. for an hour or so and is for children six months and up. Children learn games, rhymes, songs, crafts, and how to interact and socialize with others in this program. Parents learn different ideas on interaction with their children and have a chance for adult conversations with other parents. It’s a win-win situation for both children and adults, and we hope there are more families out there who would like to take advantage of this free program and attend on Wednesday mornings. Celebrating birthdays during the mid-month of February are Keith Clark, Jack Knight, Hayden Lee, Allan Searle, Megan Campbell, Murray Houston, Mary Mann, Phil Blake, Nelson Ryan, Brian Dolmage, Steve Blake and Helen Brenie. By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUND WALTON Good turnout to Duff’s service At 2:30 am on Feb. 17, a resident from an Ethel Line address in Huron East looked out her window in time to watch a male approximately 5'10" tall with a slim build speed away on her snowmobile. The 1999 yellow Skidoo’s MX2 VIN number is 141200182 and the Ontario marker number is 866121. Anyone with information is asked to contact CRIME STOPPERS at 1- 800-222-T.I.P.S. (8477) or the Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Skidoo stolen Snowmobilers are being urged to remain vigilant and cautious while riding. “We understand that weather conditions have severely cut into the time for snowmobiling,” said Const. Joanna Van Mierlo. “However, when out there, please drive carefully.” Huron County had three snowmobile collisions over the weekend. One involved a snowmobile versus a trail groomer. The snowmobiler suffered non-life threatening injuries but had to be air lifted to London. In a second collision, a 14-year- old youth was injured after hitting the ditch. He was also air lifted to London with non-life threatening injuries. The third collision, between a snowmobiler and a car, resulted in serious leg injuries to the snowmobiler who, police say, failed to stop for a stop sign. OPP investigate snowmobile crashes ON $5.00 THURSDAYS Drop into either of our offices any Thursday with your word classified (maximum 20 words) and pay only $5.00 + GST (paid in advance). That’s $1.00 off regular rates. The Citizen