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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-03-06, Page 11Welcome to March.Whether you believe in Wiarton Willie’s prediction, superstitions or old wives’ tales about the weather, it might be hard to predict what’s going to happen this month. A saying that I hadn’t heard before is “What the weather is like on the last Friday of February will be the weather for the next month”. The weather gods are going to have a tough time deciding what weather to give us. Friday, Feb. 29 was a day of every kind of weather. The day started out cold, very cold. Then the temperature started to rise and the snow started to fall. Lots of snow. Then the rain. Freezing rain, the more snow. March 1 dawned not as cold but a very cold brisk wind, blew up the snow, squally sometimes, and roads were icy and slippery, then the sun shone after lunch and it was a beautiful day. So do we believe the last Friday myth – cold, snowy, freezing rain or the familiar March myth – in like a lion, out like a lamb, cold, windy, snowy and sunny? Take your pick, but it sounds like a mixed bag of weather for March. Enjoying a lot better weather were John, Lisa, Kennedy and Kaden Huether while away on a trip to Florida. They were near Orlando visiting with Margery Huether. They were away a week and of course a trip to Disney World would be in order. The children really enjoyed the Magic Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom. They had nice weather with a couple days of rain. The kids enjoyed swimming and having a good time visiting with Grandma. Hot, hot, hot! That’s what the weather was like in El Salvador. Taking a vacation there were Clyde and Cathy McClure, Ken and Marina Scott and Valerie Shortreed. The group stayed at the Royal Del Cameron Salinas resort (the second time for some because it is great). The complex they found had expanded and is huge. There are five pools, five restaurants and plenty to do. There was a saltwater pool that filled and emptied with the tide. Some of the group went on the coffee plantation tour and found it incredible. They all went for a tour of another beach where the sand was very dark and the waves were huge. They didn’t swim in it because of the dangerous undertow. The group met folks from Paisley, Listowel and the Gorrie area and spent time with all of them. The beach was beautiful so they spent a lot of time just walking and enjoying the beautiful weather. It was a wonderful week away. Congratulations to Raube and Bonnie Beuerman on the birth of a son. Arick arrived last week and is a baby brother for Britney, Courtney and Kyle. Arick is anothergrandchild for Bill and DianneBeuerman.Our condolences areextended to Ethel Brewer andthe Huether, Hastings andLowe families on the loss of ahusband and uncle, JoeBrewer. I have known Joe forabout 25 years and anytime Iwas at their home or he was waiting for Ethel at mine, he was a great guy to talk with. We always had a lot of laughs. Joe and Ethel lived in Morris Twp. after they were married, then moved into Brussels. Joe operated a coal and oil business for Champion Fuels for many years. Following his years with the oil truck, he went to work driving for Maitland Reddi- Mix as well as some other companies. Our deepest sympathies are extended to all the family members. I felt sorry for the poor construction guys that were busy putting the communications tower up at the Walton ball park last week. It was a mere -14°C as the three guys were busy securing the sections of the tower as the crane lifted them up. Friday was a little better, not quite as cold, for the final section and then they were gone. It won’t be long and Walton will have high speed. Doreen Hackwell was in Stratford hospital last week and has been released following her knee surgery. She’s coming along and we hope she recovers quickly. Our condolences are expressed to the family of Nelson Ryan who passed away on Sunday. Nelson had suffered a fall and had broken his hip, then suffered complications. Nelson was a regular customer of the Walton Inn and your chance of meeting up with him was a given. He was born and raised in McKillop Twp. and carried on his successful farming life for many years. His latest business venture has been running his trucking company fleet. He was a great supporter of many groups, buying tickets and. being a lucky kind of guy, quite often was a winner. Nelson will be missed around the Walton area and our sympathies are extended to his family including brothers Gerry, Jim and Jackof Walton area.Returning from a great tripto Mexico are cousins Tinaand Trisha McClure, KellyAnn Dalton and AshleyHoggins. Ashley is actuallyfrom Calgary but going touniversity in London and is acousin on the McWhirter sideof the family. The week-long trip was to the Mayan Riviera in Mexico and they had great weather. One of the excursions was a walking trip to the ruins (about 2 kms.), then up the ruins (that’s way up) and back again. They were well warned not to touch a particular tree on the way because it excretes an acid from its bark and touching it would mean having a burning hand for about 15 days. The girls heeded the warning and had no misadventure that way. They did a lot of exploring and had a wonderful time. Coming home wasn’t quite so wonderful because they were not able to land at Kitchener airport (after circling an hour) and were directed to Hamilton, but were not able to land there either. So it was on to Ottawa. They were put up in a hotel for the night, had a chance to look around that evening, then flew home the next day to Kitchener. It added an extra day to their vacation but the girls enjoyed it as well. Welcome home to Dave and Karen Hastings who have returned from a month’s holiday in Florida. They had various members of their family join them throughout the month, but it’s always nice to be home. Our hopes for a speedy recovery go out to Pat Keffer who is in Wingham hospital. Speedy recovery wishes go out to Mary Huether who is a patient in Strathroy hospital. Hopefully she will be home soon. Celebrating birthdays to start off March are Stacy Linton, Jeffrey Huether, Holly Ryan, Crystal Whyte, Megan den Dekker, Kathy Ryan, Ava Sutcliffe, Sandra Butler, Debra Fraser, Melissa Glanville, Dean Hackwell, Ruthann Hoegy, Andy Pethick, Nicole Stevenson, Brian Wilbee and John Braecker. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008. PAGE 11. Well done Laura Youngblut, left, successfully passed 21 dance tests to achieve the Skate Canada gold medal in ice dancing at the test day in Blyth last Friday. Kyle Middegaal was also successful in passing the gold test level in skating skills. The girls are coached by Michelle Blake. (Vicky Bremner photo) Skating solo Performances were given at the Blyth Skating Club on Friday night. Among those taking part in solo demonstration day was this group. Back row, from left: Ashley Walden, Willeke Barton, Jolanda Oudshoorn, Marijke Oudshoorn, Wyatt Bearss. Front: Eli Edwards, Keyonia Johnston, Kathryn Chalmers. (Vicky Bremner photo) Performing Among the skaters showing their accomplishments at the Blyth club’s solo demonstration night was this group. Back row, from left: Kelly MacDonald, Alex Raynard, Rebecca Chalmers, Kelly Cooke. Front: Lauren Cronin, Courtney Middegaal, Laura Youngblut, Kyle Middegaal and Nicole Middegaal. (Vicky Bremner photo) The Circovirus Inoculation Program (CIP) will provide eligible hog producers with financial assistance to help offset costs related to testing, diagnosis and treatment of hog herds for Porcine Circovirus Associated Diseases (PCVAD2). Requirements • Hog owners or herd managers who have tested their herd(s) for PCVAD2 since March 1, 2006 can receive up to $150 per test, up to $2,000 per fiscal year, and up to $4,000 for the duration of the program. • Certified diagnostic testing or a clinical diagnosis is required by a veterinarian to qualify for assistance. • For a clinical diagnosis to be eligible, it must have been performed between March 1, 2006 and November 15, 2007. Vaccination Hog owners or herd managers whose animals were part of a herd that tested positive for PCVAD2 can receive up to $1 per piglet and up to $7 per gilt, sow and/or boar. Circovirus Inoculation Program Application deadline is December 31, 2008 For more information, or if you have not received an application form by mail, call 1-800-667-8567 or visit www.agr.gc.ca/cdhi By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON