The Citizen, 2008-09-18, Page 7It must be fall. Driving around the
countryside, you start to see so many
changes. Fields of white beans are
coming off and farmers are getting
seed drills out again to plant winter
wheat. Some farmers are putting in
corn silage, and others are working
the ground by chisel plowing, disc or
standard plowing. Soon there will be
the sweet smell of many spreading
manure.
As we enter the final stages of
farming for the year, it is a busy time
with lots to be done. The next eight
weeks will see white beans,
soybeans, silage corn and grain corn
harvested and then wheat planted,
ground worked, manure spread and
equipment cleaned and put away, all
in preparation for winter.
Others will be cleaning up their
gardens, planting fall bulbs and
mums, cleaning flowerbeds and
getting wood put in for the winter.
It is also back to school of course.
I’m back driving bus for Winthrop
Bus Lines and I have more kids this
year. I have part of my old route and
some new route with new faces.
There would be 48 little angels on
my bus if they all attended the same
day, but normally there are 42 or so.
There are nine junior kindergarten
children so I guess the schools will
be open for a few more years.
The Outdoor Farm Show at
Woodstock was last week. A tour
organized by P&H (Cook’s) took a
busload of interested farmers from
the Amberley and Walton areas.They stopped on their way toWoodstock at a Pride test plot toview the maturity of differentvarieties of crops, then continued onto the show. While there, they had apresentation by the Monsanto group,as well as a guest speaker spoke atthe Pride tent for the group on thefuture of marketing.It was a good day with about 15
local men attending, including Gary
McNichol, Brad Stephenson of
Cook’s, Rick McDonald, George
and Jerry Zwep and the Hugill boys.
The Brussels Fall Fair will be over
when the paper comes out and there
will still be three more days for the
International Plowing Match at
Teeswater.
There was a lot of rain on the
weekend, so harvest will be on hold
for a while. Many will have been
able to go to these events.
I was lucky last Friday morning,
when I was the fourth caller to
CKNX to play the trivia game. I was
the winner of four tickets to the
plowing match for knowing the
names of the four musicians of the
musical group, The Monkees.
There’s one of those little things that
“dates” a person. You would have to
be a teenager in the early 70s to
know that answer.
We are pleased to report that Mary
Huether is out of hospital and home.
Lloyd Glanville is also out of
hospital and home.
Welcome to Chad, Crystal and
Kaleigh McCallum to Brussels.
They have moved into the former
Fowler house and we hope they
enjoy living in Brussels.
Back for a vacation from the west
is Mark McNichol. He has been out
and about visiting family and
friends.
A good place to see lots of friends
was at the buck and doe for Al
DeVos and Rebecca Dauphin on
Saturday evening. There was a verygood crowd on hand for the evening.Bill and Sharon McClure broughttheir weekend guests to the WaltonInn for breakfast on Saturdaymorning. Claude and Lucy Masseare friends from Glen Robertson, asmall town just near the Quebecborder. The biggest town near themis Cornwall.They met a few years ago at the
Good Roads Convention in Toronto
and have remained friends. They are
combining a weekend visit with Bill
and Sharon, then are continuing on
to spend the week at the plowing
match.
Returning from a great trip to the
west are Neil and Ruth Schade. They
made their home base at Ruth’s
sister, Gladys’s home in Calgary.
They went to Cold Lake, where the
largest marina in Canada can be
found. Never have they seen so
many boats. They also went to a
former surface air training base.
They travelled to Natom, south of
Calgary where a celebration was
being held for the anniversary of the
last Lancaster that flew.
At Nantom, there is a
commemorative wall that has all the
names of the men who were killed in
the Bomber Command.
At this time they are also busy
rebuilding a Lancaster plane. They
have two motors done with two more
to go. It is a very time-consuming
project looking and searching for
original parts.
They went to Lethbridge to visit
with Ruth’s brother Glenn and were
able to attend a family reunion with
many of his family. Travelling to
Lacombe, they stopped to have a
visit with Clem and Phyllis Steffler,
formerly of Brussels.
It was then off to Eston,
Saskatchewan to visit with an old
friend of Neil’s, a farmer he worked
for one summer over 50 years ago.
Now the family runs thousands ofacres of land.There are four Brussels men whoare practising hard these days. Theyare members of the Harmony Kingsbarbershop chorus and they aregetting ready for their 25thanniversary program. Jack Cardiffhas been a member of over 20 yearsand has Eric and Brian Prescott andJim Lee singing with the group now.
The anniversary program is going
to be held at the Seaforth Public
School on Sept. 27.
Congratulations to Manny and
Andrea Taylor on the birth of a
second daughter. Macie joins a
happy big sister Maleah in the Taylor
household. Congrats to all.
The Sutcliffe family has a visitor
from England here for a couple of
weeks. Mick flew in on Sunday
evening and reports that it was a very
rough flight with plenty of
turbulence, another effect of
Hurricane Ike. Mick is an old friend
and workmate of Gary’s and hopes
to enjoy the sights of our area. They
plan to attend the plowing match but
thought they might have to purchase
rubber boots for Mick.
Congratulations to Jenna Taylor
and Jordan Gibbings on their
wedding on Saturday. The damp
weather didn’t dampen the spirits of
the couple. When the slight misty
rain began, the bride said, I’m being
married on the front lawn of
Grandpa and Grandma Taylor’s andthat is exactly what they did. Thefirst Taylor girl in five generations tobe married on the lawn of OrchillFarm, was escorted part way up theaisle by Grandpa Boyd, then herfather Jim escorted her the rest of theway. The array of colourfulumbrellas of the guests made a niceadded touch to the tree-lined andflowered setting for the lawn
wedding.
The happy couple resides on
Walton Road.
Enjoying dinner out for a special
occasion were Mert and Doreen
Hackwell. They were the guests of
Bert and Carol and Rennick for the
belated celebration of the
Hackwell’s 50th wedding
anniversary. They attended a dinner
at High Creek Farms. A possible
new venture for Mike and Teresa
DeJong, they hosted approximately
30 folks for hors d’oeuvres and roast
beef dinner in the shed. A group
called Loose Change entertained.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week were Karen Carter, Nancy
Gillis, Jaden Shortreed, Lisa
Stevenson, Brian Alcock, Anne
Ryan, Kevin Dunbar, Rosanna
Grobbink, Robert Glanville, Darryl
Morrison, Manny Taylor, Randy
Zwep, Adam Baan, Van Kirkby,
Steve Wharton, Brooke Leslie
Ribey, Matt Ryan and Emma
Strome.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008. PAGE 7.
At its Sept. 9 meeting, Huron East
council received a proposed floor
plan for the new Brussels Library.
Two issues in particular caught
councillors’ eyes in regards to the
floor plan. One was the washrooms.
The washrooms are currently
located on the east side of the
proposed building.
This means the library would have
to be left open during a community
event in order for the public to use
the washrooms, something council
was hoping for.
Councillor Bill Siemon suggested
a door that would remain locked at
all times, except for the community
weekend situation when the library
is closed, that could be opened,
allowing people into the washrooms
from the outside without having to
travel through the library.
The issue of two retractable walls
surrounding the proposed meeting
room were also discussed, as
councillor Les Falconer pointed out
just how expensive retractable walls
can be.
The retractable walls are essential,
clerk-administrator Jack McLachlan
said to ensure visibility for the
librarian. If doors were installed,
there would be several blind spots
where the librarian would not be
able to see from her desk. In
addition, retractable walls ensure the
security of the rest of the library
when groups rent the meeting room
out after hours and the rest of the
library can be closed off.
The floor plan is not finalized yet,
and will be revised and discussed
further at a future meeting.
HE council studies floor plan
The Municipality
of Huron East
FREE E-Waste
Drop Off Day
Brussels Public Works Yard
Saturday, September 20th
8 am to 12 noon
The Municipality of Huron East and Stratford
E-waste will be holding an e-waste drop off, where
most electronics can be dropped off free. A small
charge will apply to televisions, fax machines and
stereo equipment. Refrigerators are not accepted.
For a detailed list of items please refer
to the flyer or check the website
(www.huroneast.com).
Municipality of
Huron East
NOTICE
The public are invited to submit a name for the new health building
adjacent to the Community Care Access Centre.
The building will house the
• Huron community Family Health Team
• Local Doctors
• HealthKick Huron
• Gateway Rural Health Research Institute
• Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
Names must be submitted prior to
September 30th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
to the Huron East Municipal Office.
By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Ethel euchre was held on Monday,
Sept. 8 with nine tables in play.
Winners were: share the wealth,
Ray Kingsley, Dorothy Martin;
high, Beryl Smith, Adrian Verstoep;
lone hands, Allen Edgar, Marion
Harrison; low, Raymond Kingsley,
Joan Jacobs; tally, Iola Subject, Jean
Bedwell, Olive Little, John Subject,
Mary Craig, Joyce Alexander,
Dorothy Martin, Sharon Freeman,
Murray Hoover, Isabelle Craig,
Helen Cullen and Marguerite
Beirnes.
The next euchre will be held on
Monday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
9 tables at Ethel euchre