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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2008-07-24, Page 7There was lots of eating going on in Walton this week. There were two Blyth Festival dinners hosted. The first one was on Wednesday evening at the Walton Hall with 24 diners from the New Hamburg area. They enjoyed a delicious roast beef dinner served by the combined hall and ball park committees. Helping out at this event were Judy Lee, Barb Durrell, Jo-Ann McDonald, Val Shortreed and Linda McDonald. The second meal was served bythe ladies of Duff’s United Churchon Saturday evening. They alsoserved roast beef to about 24 diners.Helping out were Patty Banks, JudyLee, Monique Baan, Barb Durrell,Judy Emmrich and Jim Cook.Visiting around the area is MaryElliott. She is staying with her sisterHelen Craig and Graeme andcatching up with other family members and old friends. Mary’s holiday will soon be over and she will be returning to her home in B.C. Get-well wishes go out to Jean Bridge, following eye surgery, Kathleen Semple, in hospital following hip surgery, Joe Semple in Listowel hospital, Mary Huether in Seaforth hospital, Gail Semple hobbling with an ankle injury, Brenda Perrie, following surgery and Ashley Bromley with a broken wrist. The Walton Women’s Institute travelled to Drayton for their July meeting last week. They went to thetheatre to see the comedy, A FunnyThing Happened On The Way ToThe Forum. Institute membersattending were Helen Craig, MarjoryHumphries, Margaret McMahon,Leona McDonald, Ruth Axtman andMarion Godkin. Guests includedGraeme Craig, Jim Axtman, LavernGodkin and Doreen Hackwell.They attended the evening performance and prior to the show discussed institute business. Reports are that the show was fantastic, funny with some really good singing. Heading back to work in town on Wednesday after lunch, I was surprised to hear the sounds of the bagpipes. Looking around, I saw five members of the Brussels pipe band in uniform assembled near the downtown gazebo. Music is part of the sidewalk sales being held Wednesdays for the summer in downtown Brussels. It’s a good reason to come downtown in the afternoon to shop and listen to the different music being provided by our own local folks. Come out and show your support. It was a perfect day reports Leona Armstrong on Saturday for the wedding held at Jim and Leona’s home. Their property was the venue for the marriage of their granddaughter Britney Armstrong to Dustin Donnelly. Britney is the daughter of Robert and Lynne Armstrong of Colborne. Members of the family arrived a few days early and the property was primped and pruned to perfection. A beautiful tent was erected and everything was made ready for the day. The wedding was held underneath the maple trees in the lovely outdoor ceremony. A friend of the Armstrong’s, Ken Campbell, provided airplane rides for some of the guests as a special treat. A campfire followed in the evening until the rains started and chased everyone into the tent. On Sunday, the family had a special tree planting. An Armstrong maple was planted to commemorate the special event of Britneys and Dustin’s wedding. There were four ladies off to Grand Bend theatre last week. Edna McLellan, Dorothy Kelly, Leona McDonald and Margery Huether went to see Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. They report that it was absolutely hilarious and that Edna almost fell off her seat laughing. Our thoughts and get-well wishes go out to the Lee family as Matt Lee has been hospitalized in Edmonton. Matt was in Alberta to do the finishing touches on the motocross track for the National race this past week and fell ill. He was rushed to hospital and was diagnosed with meningitis. Wife Cheryl and dad Chris Lee, flew to Edmonton, to be with him. At last report, he is holding his own and showing improvement. We hope he is soon able to return to Ontario and home. Our sympathies are extended tothe Humphries families on thepassing of Mary Rutledge. Mary wasthe older sister of the late StewartHumphries and Bill Humphries ofWalton. Mary was raised in Waltonand married Horace Rutledge. They had four children, Jim,William, Jean and Tom. Following their marriage theylived in Quebec for a time before moving to London for the rest of their lives. A memorial service was held on Monday afternoon in London, with Bill and Marjory Humphries and their family, Mary Humphries nd many of her family attending. Our sympathies are extended to Joyce and Gene Marcuccio, formerly of Walton, now Pembroke, Deb and J.C. Laplante of Walton and the rest of the family on the passing of Margaret (Maggie) (Lacroix)Mau, who has passed away inPembroke. Maggie lived in Waltonfor several years before moving toPembroke following her marriage.She resided in the former Markshouse and was an avid card playerafter learning to play bridge with herWalton friends. Our condolences toall.Celebrating birthdays this past week were Steve Baan, Gary Godkin, LeeAnn Konarski, Kristen Curreri, Dianne Flood, Sharon Godkin, Sherry McCall, Corrina Strong, Ken Williamson, Christopher Ritchie, Curtis Ryan, Andrew Van Vliet, Anne Williamson, Karin McDonald Calhoun, Andrea Taylor, Michael Warwick, Bradley Fraser, Laura Godkin,Alivia McCall MacBain and Charles Gulutzen. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008. PAGE 7. It has been brought to The Citizen’s attention that there was an error in the article regarding the school attendance boundary changes by the Avon Maitland board. The story was on page 1 of the July 3 issue. The corrrect information is that properties along portions of Moncrieff Road and Walton Road, originally assigned to Blyth Public School will now be assigned Brussels Public School. The request had come from residents in the country block north- west of Walton, so that their children would not have to apply to border cross each year. The writer apologizes for any confusion this has caused. The Ethel euchre was held on Monday, July 14 with 8 1/2 tables in play. Winners were: share the wealth, Verna Crawford, Leona McDonald; high, Leona McDonald, Allan Martin; low, Florence Holmes, Eleanor Stevenson; lone hands, Delphin Dewar and Allan Edgar. Lucky tally winners were: Hilda Holmes, Lloyd Smith, Shirley Verstoep, Marguerite Beirnes, Viola Adams, Judy Hahn, Margaret Peebles, Dorothy Martin, Kaye Whaley, Bush Whittard, Mary Davidson, Allison Sleightholm. The next euchre will be held on Monday, July 28 at 8 p.m. 8 1/2 tables in play at Ethel euchre party Walton buses will go to Brussels not Seaforth Billboard campaign begins Continued from page 1 will also be a big screen projector to display a contest to see which group can edge out the others in this year’s hottest group game, Rock Band. There will be a karaoke night, hip bike racing and a scavenger hunt. Lee and his crew are currently hoping to arrange a fly-by with the Canadian Armed Forces for the opening ceremonies, but at time of publication, nothing had been confirmed yet. In addition to being named Motocross Town, a bill- board campaign kicked off on Monday that will see 14 banners displayed throughout Kitchener/Waterloo up to Mount Forest. This is also in addition to Lee and Perrin’s aggressive marketing campaign and on-line presence in the motocross community. More information on the TransCan is available on its website, www.waltontranscan.ca Motocross Town Walton received an official renaming ceremony last Thursday as Huron East mayor Joe Seili, left, visited the site of the 2008 Walton TransCan and lent his handyman skills to the official posting of the sign that will greet visitors until the end of the event. Assisting Seili were TransCan founder and landowner Chris Lee, right, and his promotional assistant, Mark Perrin. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Falhaven Farm & Nursery 79217 Orchard Line R.R. #2 Goderich, Ontario N7A 3X8 July 25th, 26th and 27th, 2008 From 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Other times by appointment only Come see the daylilies in bloom!!!! 519-482-3664 Daylilies, Iris and Lilies available for sale and tour the Hybridizing Fields of Michael and Marguerite Falconer By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON J.R. Fear Apiaries Inc. 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