HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-07-03, Page 6Rick and I were away to
Ottawa for a few days last
week. We were attending the
42 Dominion Convention of
the Royal Canadian Legion
along with John Lowe and
Eric Ross.
Ottawa is a beautiful city
and we were staying right
downtown, so were close to
many things. We were able to
walk to the Parliament
buildings and stroll around
the grounds and see many
statues of Canadian
politicians, the Wall of
Honour with the engraved
names of those who have
fallen in the line of duty to the
armed forces and police
duties.
The names of both of our
local men, Matt Dinning and
Dave Mounsey, have been
engraved in the Wall.
We saw the Rideau Canal
and the lock system, although
it was not running at the time.
We strolled through the
famous Chateau Laurier Hotel
– what a beautiful old hotel.
We toured the Canadian War
Museum and after three hours
were amazed that time had
gone so fast.
Another three hours was
really needed to experience
everything there is to see.
We had a great time and
hope to go to Ottawa again.
I returned from Ottawa to
drive the bus for the last day
of school. The kids seemed to
be excited to be finished but
when I asked “What are you
going to do for the summer?”
most said “I don’t know.” A
few said they were going
camping, or going to holiday
at Grandma’s but no big plans
for many.
Happy summer holiday to
all and we will see you again
in a mere nine weeks.
Changes in the area include
a few new pools going in, anew house for Tim and LisaFritz, a new shed for BrianAlcock and the demolition ofthe barn at Val Shortreed’s.The foundation of the Glauserbarn was buried this week aswell.Congratulations to Don andPat Dalton on the birth of a
new granddaughter. Gerrid
and Val Dalton are the parents
of Sydney Hannah and they
reside in Seaforth.
Congratulations to Dave
and Margaret Speer on the
birth of new son, James
Grant, a little brother for Ben
and another grandson for
Frank and Mary Stretton.
Congratulations to Gary
Bennett and Dianne Muir on
their marriage in Seaforth on
Saturday. A full house was on
hand for the open reception at
the Seaforth Legion. Ron and
Pauline Bennett report that
their family has officially
grown by a dozen.
Get-well wishes go out to
those in hospital including
Mary Huether in Seaforth,
Mavis Dalton, my mom Gerry
Clarke in Stratford and Joe
Semple in London.
Home from hospital and
feeling better are Pat Langlois
and Walter McClure. Lloyd
Smith is home and is feeling
pretty well.
Hosting the Smith reunion
last weekend were Harvey
and Marion Smith. They had
over 200 people at their home
in Cranbrook for the day of
fun, food, games and visiting.
A good crowd was on hand
for the ATV weekend of
racing at the Lee farm. The
ATV racing is a separate
division of the CMRC and co-
ordinated by its own
convenor. The events are run
separately from motocross
because of the extra
maintenance required for the
track. Local young men
participating from the area
include Nathan Prior and
Tyler Jutzi.
Sympathy is extended to the
Turvey and McTaggart
families on the passing of
Margaret (Peg Turvey)
McTaggart. She was the wifeof the late Bill McTaggart .Our sympathies areextended to the Krauterfamilies on the passing ofGrace Krauter. A memorialservice was held on Sunday atthe Presbyterian Church forthe relatives which includemembers of the Krauter,
Huether and McDonald
families.
Bonnie Glanville is still
celebrating her birthday, this
time with her “ girlfriends”.
Celebrating by having lunch
out at the Dinner Bell were
birthday girl Bonnie, Pat
Dalton, Marie McGavin,
Betty Glanville, Maryanna
Ryan, Annalies Rinnggenberg
and Yolanda Gubelmann.
Spending a few days away
were Charles and Terry
Gulutzen. They were off to
Las Vegas for four days. They
had a chance to visit the
Grand Canyon and had a nice
break away.
Congratulations to
newlyweds Shawn McAdam
and Connie McLean. They
were wed at the home of the
brides friends Glenn and
Yvonne McLean. Connie is
the granddaughter of Irene
Blake and has many Blake
and McLean relatives in the
Brussels area.
The Lowe/Workman
reunion was held at Melrose,
near London last week. It was
at the home of John and
Donna (Workman) Prtenjaca
and had about 50 people
attending. Gordon and
Isabelle Workman along with
their family, Bonnie and
Jacquie and their families,
and Wayne, Murray Lowe and
Anne Bosman and family
members were on hand for the
day.
Michael Craig is off toCamp Bellwood. He willspend two weeks enjoyingcamp life.Happy anniversary wishesare extended to Jack andAudrey Cardiff.A special celebration washeld in honour of MaryHumphries 90th birthday.
There was an open house on
Sunday afternoon at the
Walton Hall with well over
100 dropping in to wish her
well with cards, gifts and
flowers. A dinner for the
family was held following the
open house.
Special guests attending
were Mary’s brother Jack
Bennett and daughter Jane
from Newmarket and Beth
Walsh with son Brian and
Cathy from Hagersville.
Former friends and Walton
neighbours Gary Drezell,
Bracebridge and Ron and
Charlotte Innes also dropped
by for a visit. Mary’s family
of Bob and Nora, Wenda and
Bob and Kim and George
arranged the lovely afternoon
and we wish her many happy
returns of the day.
Returning from a fantastic
trip to Newfoundland are Ron
and Joan Lee. They flew to
the province and rented a car
and toured the area, staying at
bed and breakfasts. They
report beautiful scenery and
friendly people wherever they
went. They were away eight
days.
Back for a visit are Joanne
and Weldon Black, Allison
and Andrew. They are visiting
mom and dad, Jack and
Donna Knight. They will be
here a couple of weeks.
The anniversary service at
Duff’s United Church had a
great crowd of nearly 100
people. The music providedby Audible Awesome waswonderful and had thecongregation moving in theirseats. Bruce Whitmore told ofhis trip to Mozambique andabout his upcoming return tripthere this summer.Birthdays celebrated thisweek were Nora Humphries,
Ken McCallum, Sandy
Terpstra, Kevin Huether,
Caden Lee, Julie Wharton,
Dianne Baan, Sherri Taylor,
Craig Baan, Merton
Hackwell, Jeffrey Linton, Ken
Pethick, Michael Ryan and
Hope Williamson. Happy
Birthday all.
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Comrades travel home
on Highway of Heroes
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pulled pork. We also had the
chance to spend some time at
the Canadian War Museum.
We spent three hours but
could have spent another
three hours easily with so
much to see. A quick drive
down Sussex Drive past the
prime minister’s home and it
was homeward bound.
Our journey to and from
Ottawa took us on the newly
“renamed” 401,The Highway
of Heroes and the 416 which
is known as Veterans
Memorial Hwy.
The Friday night supper of
roast beef at the Legion was
well attended. This week will
be cold salad plate.
The Saturday euchre had 11
tables of players. The top
team of the day was Ray and
Shirley Gilders with 79
points. Close behind in
second were Deanna and
George with 77 points and in
third were Neil Hatt and Edna
McLellan with 71 points. The
not-so-lucky players were
Elsie Mogk and Doreen
Skinner with 47 points. Lone
hand prizes went to Geraldine
Dale and George Love.
Euchre is every two weeks.
The Branch held a fish fry
Saturday and had a nice
crowd for the long weekend.
There were over 140 diners.
The cooks included
Comrades Murray Lowe,
Barry Currie, Lawrence
Machan, Harold Bridge, Rick
McDonald and Sharon
Robbins. The kitchen was
looked after by Comrades Jo-
Ann McDonald and Deb
Cann with a little help from
Comrades Leona McDonald,
Marg Bennett and Sharon
Robbins and Allyson Cardiff
on a clean up.
There were 13 members of
the Branch at the rededication
of the memorial window at
Brussels United Church on
Sunday. It was a wonderful
service with passages from
the original dedication
service held in1924,
presented by Sandra Cable.
Music by the Harmony Kings
and lunch made a special
occasion.
The Sunday night dance
had over 90 people enjoying
the music of John Heaman.
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NEWS
FROM WALTON
By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
The Walton Brewers had a
couple of games and wins last
week. Game one against
Zurich saw Walton win 3-2.
Scott Leonhardt made his
return to pitching throwing
four innings, then Scott Cox
inished the final three for the
win. Scoring for Walton were
Steve Hoff and Blaine Marks.
Game two saw the Brewers
defeat the Goderich Orioles
9-2 in a five-inning mercy.
Paul Dolmage was on the
mound for the entire game.
The Brewers started strong
with six runs in the first
inning on doubles by Scott
Leonhardt and Darryl
Houston and singled by Jamie
Pearn. Three more runs were
brought home by Scott
McDonald’s home run in to
make it 6 – 0 after one inning.
The team hit well and after
a few more singles and a
couple of walks, a triple by
McDonald finished the
scoring for the game at 9.
Brewers
win 9-2
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