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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-07-17, Page 6Our sympathies and condolences are extended to Lynne and John Davies, Chris and Shannon, on the passing of Alvin McDonald. They are also extended to the rest of his family relatives and the McDonald relatives in the Walton and Brussels areas. Alvin and his wife Vera lived on Lot 5, Conc. 16 of Grey Twp. for most of their married life. They farmed and delivered mail on RR2, Brussels for many years after retiring from farming. They were able to spend several winters in Florida and in later years moved off the farm to an apartment in Seaforth. Alvin loved playing cards and had a unique sense of humour. Alvin will be missed by his many card playing friends in Seaforth. The funeral was held in Thursday at Northside United Church with a lovely service conducted by Pastor Elly Dow. Special music by piper Ian McCrae celebrated Alvin’s Scottish heritage. Words of Remembrance were given by grandson Christopher Davies and he did a wonderful address. Lunch and a time of fellowship were enjoyed following the service prior to travelling to Brussels Cemetery for the committal. Our sympathies to all. Goodbye and good luck to Ralph and Joyce Triebner. They have moved from Moncrieff Line to Exeter this past week. We wish them wellin their new home and hope tosee them back aroundBrussels from time to time. Speedy recovery wishes goout to Felicia Souch who hassuffered a severely brokenarm. It happened while agroup was riding fourwheelers. No one else washurt. Hope she feels better real soon. Neil and Marie McGavin had a nice visit with the late Glenn Oliver and Marilyn Oliver’s daughter, Leeanne. She and her husband Dave McFayden and children Christopher and Noah stopped in for lunch and an afternoon of visiting. They were holidaying and visiting in the area as they are from Pittsburgh. They also stopped in to visit with aunt and uncle Joyce and Bill Henderson of Seaforth. It was birthday time and party time for Dona Knight last week. The ladies gathered for a trip to the Wingham Golf and Country Club for a delicious lunch. The group then were invited to the home of Betty Knight to enjoy cake and coffee. Attending Dona’s 70th birthday party were Yvonne Knight, Mary Morrow, Marion Smith, Bev Smith, Merle McIntosh, Jean Bewley, Alice Marks, Leona Armstrong, Betty McCutcheon, Isabelle Wheeler, Donna Knight (Jack), Nora Stephenson, Fran Bremner and Margery Huether. They report having a wonderful afternoon. Jack and Donna Knight have lost their company in daughter Joanne and husband Weldon with children Andrew and Allison. They have returned to New Brunswick after having a busy two-week vacation in Ontario. Spending time with the family includedgoing to a Blue Jays game inToronto and to see the BlueJays earn a 9-8 victory.While in Toronto they alsovisited the Hockey Hall ofFame. Attending the day’s funwere Jack, Joanne and family,Steve and Marni Knight andBrad, Christine and JanineKnight. They had a great family time together. It was reunion time at the home of John Lowe. The 70th annual McTaggert family reunion was held on Sunday afternoon. Marie McTaggert has the honour of being the oldest attending (97) and the longest attending, being at all 70 of them. Relatives attended from the Goderich, London, Stratford and surrounding area. The group enjoyed a delicious potluck lunch and a wonderful afternoon of visiting. It was party time and almost a surprise for Rob Burkholder. The family planned a surprise party for Rob’s 50th birthday for outside, but the bouts of rain forced them to spill the beans about the party, so they could ready the shed. Nearly 40 friends and family arrived to enjoy the evening with the birthday boy. A special surprise was the arrival of Rob’s dad, George Burkholder from Cochrane. The group enjoyed campfires and a buffet provided by the family. Celebrating a birthday on the weekend was Gerald Watson. Daughter Anne with husband Sal Curruri and daughter Kristen, and daughter Mary with husband Carmen Bernard and family, Stephen, Christopher, Michael and Rachel and children, Maddie and Casey arrived bearing birthdaydinner and gifts. An enjoyableafternoon was spent together.A bunch of localmotorcycle enthusiastsenjoyed a weekend ride andtrip to Midland. Leaving onSaturday morning, nearly 45motorcyclists of the CanadianMotorcyclists Club ofGoderich, headed off in groups to the north. There were five couples from the Walton area that included Don and Pat Nolan, Gerry and Anne Ryan, Don and Pat Dalton, Paul and Dianne McCallum and Harvey and Cindy Holland. After arriving on Saturday they toured some of the area and then went on a boat dinner cruise for the evening. On Sunday, they went to Port Severn to see the boat lock system, then went to Big Chute to see how they lift the boats through the lock system with cables and rail tracks. They had perfect weather, no rain and a great time. The Glanville family reunion was held this past weekend at the Winthrop ball park pavilion. There were over 70 attending the 56th gathering of the descendants of Harold and Tillie Glanville. They travelled from Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie, Barrie, Manitoulin Island and many closer spots to enjoy a whole day of fun, fellowship and food. A wonderful potluck supper was enjoyed along with games, baseball, and lots of talk. Neil Schade was part of a very special event on the weekend. It was the 150th Wallace Twp. anniversary and Neil arranged a special gathering.On April 2, 1934, therewere seven young people whostarted at Little CollegeSchool on Hwy. 86 in WallaceTwp. To commemorate theevent, he arranged for thesurviving six friends to ride inhis convertible in the parade.All over 80 years of age, theyhad a fantastic time reuniting for the evening. Joining Neil were Betty (Daley) Dipple, Edna Matheson (married name unknown), Helen (Elliott) Cullen, Bernice (Smith) Bartja and Dave Matheson. The seventh schoolmate was Eric Coates now deceased. Neil also had five of his antique tractors in the parade and his 94-year-old brother Waldon Schade leading his tractors on his scooter. The parade was held in Kurtzville. Taking a trip to the north were Jane, Randy, Sandra, Nic and Cole Zwep. They were off to visit with Danica Zwep who is working for the summer in Minden. She is working through a program with the Ministry of Natural Resources being a Stewardship Ranger. She has been there two weeks and has been taking courses such as a canoe course, pleasure craft operator’s course, WHMIS and first aid training course. The Stewardship Ranger program is eight weeks of working for the betterment of the outdoors. Some of the duties they will experience is cleaning river beds and clearing trails through the bush. They will spent time at Kilbear Provincial Park and learn about outdoor life andthe wilderness.Jane reports that Danica isloving her adventure but notthe mosquitoes. The onlything she was required to takewere workboots and plenty ofmosquito spray.Minden is about a four-hourdrive, so slipping home forthe weekend probably won’t happen, but time sure slips by fast and her six remaining weeks will soon be over. A great idea by John and Susan Van Vliet was to host a Moncrieff neighbours’ party on Saturday afternoon and evening. Families were invited to bring their lawnchairs, swimsuits, and outdoor game items to spend an enjoyable time relaxing and meeting old neighbours and new ones on the line. A barbecue of hot dogs and hamburgers was provided by the Van Vliets and guests brought along salad and/or dessert. There was a great crowd on hand, some dropping in for the afternoon and others stopping by in the evening. What a great idea by the Van Vliets and thanks from all who attended. Duff’s United Church hosted a Blyth Festival supper on Saturday evening. They fed almost 100 theatre patrons a delicious roast beef meal before they headed to the theatre performance of Harvest. Celebrating birthdays this past week include Lorna Fraser, Neil Mitchell, Melanie Kirkby,Alicia Dalton, Doreen Hackwell, Ed McClure, Monica Ryan, Gloria Love and Jackie Glanville. PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008. Happy to comply Jamie Zimmerman, right, from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office attended the most recent meeting of Morris-Turnberry council to present certificates of compliance for fire services. From left: Blyth fire chief Paul Josling, Wingham fire chief Harley Gaunt, and Morris-Turnberry mayor Dorothy Kelly. (Keith Roulson photo) A request from a Morris- Turnberry resident for access to sanitary sewers in North Huron raised some questions for council at the July 7 meeting. North Huron administrator- clerk Kriss Snell said that the recommendation was acceptable to the water department, and there would be a review of the agreement with M-T. Councillor Archie MacGowan, however, wondered if this was going to be a request that council would be seeing more of. “Yes,” said Snell. “If provincial policies continue, and I see them becoming even more strict, we are going to see a lot of this.” Councillor Greg McClinchey asked, then, if it would ever become logical for Morris-Turnberry to have to provide these services on their own. He and MacGowan each expressed concern about providing a service to people who don’t pay taxes to the township. They also wondered if it would over-tax the North Huron system. “We do need to be cautious,” said Snell, “that our ratepayers have the priority.” He explained that outside residents would buy into the system and pay for increased capacity and expansion. “That extra should be set aside to expand as required.” With upgrades, the system could go into the neighbouring municipality indefinitely. “The long and short of it is we have to be cautious, but the more on, the more affordable it becomes.” With regards to a second request, Snell explained that when the work was done on Dinsley Street in Blyth, a decision was made to put in extra capacity sooner, rather than later. “The sewer was out there. We did the laterals and water at our cost.” Now, Snell said, that have been inquiries from someone interested in developing two of the potential six lots. “Do we charge for the entire capacity or a portion at this time? Do we divide the costs among six potential lots, which may or may never happen or do we just get our money up front for the two?” McClinchey wondered why the ratepayers of North Huron should subsidize development in another municipality when North Huron wouldn’t see the benefit through taxes. Snell said that costs would be recovered. “My fundamental has always been that development should pay for development.” McGowan agreed that the idea would be more attractive if North Huron was going to get the tax revenue. “That’s the point Greg’s making. We keep extending an olive branch but don’t get the gains. This is another example of people not living in the municipality, but accessing the services.” Snell noted that Morris- Turnberry has plowed the street. And McGowan added that they also donate to recreation. While there was no formal recommendation presented from administration, Snell suggested council ask for the full $11,900 up front. “Go to the municipality and say this is what we’ve got in and this is what we want them to pay,” said Snell. “With six houses it doesn’t take long to recoup the cost,” said McClinchey. WANTED SEVERAL HOMES IMMEDIATELY Several homes in your area will be given the opportunity of having a metal roofing system installed on their home at a reasonable cost. This lifetime product is capturing the interest of homeowners across the country who want to know this will be the last time they will have to re-roof their home. Our product is environmentally friendly and comes with a lifetimee, transferable warranty with an excellent choice of colours to compliment your home and is going to be important to your local market. Your home can be a show place in your neighbourhood. We will make it worth the time to investigate the many benefits of metal roofing. Please call TOLL FREE 1-866-956-1919 Several homes in your area will be given the opportunity of having a metal roofing system installed on their home at a reasonable cost. This lifetime product is capturing the interest of homeowners across the country who want to know this will be the last time they will have to re-roof their home. Our product is environmentally friendly and comes with a lifetime, transferable warranty with an excellent choice of colours to compliment your home and is going to be important to your local market. Your home can be a show place in your neighbourhood. We will make it worth the time to investigate the many benefits of metal roofing. Please call TOLL FREE By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON NH looks to extend service to neighbour By Bonnie Gropp The Citizen