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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-11-13, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008. PAGE 11. Last week around Walton, most people were either hunting or preparing for the Duff’s United Church annual turkey supper. The supper was held at the BMG Community Centre. There was a fantastic crowd as usual, with over 700 hungry folks. It takes a lot of people and a lot of time to prepare for the meal. Tuesday was prep day at the church, peeling, chopping, washing, stuffing, etc. Tuesday evening was out to the community centre to set up the tables, the kitchen, the takeout area,the carving centre and smorg tables.The day of the supper arrived andturkeys were cooking, pies werebaking and yes, there was more stuffto be taken to the arena from thechurch. Help started arriving atnoon. There were jobs for everyone,and some moved from job to job.The time to serve arrived before we knew it, 2 1/2 hours had flown by and the dinner was over. But, not the work. There wascleanup, lots and lots of clean up. The auditorium and kitchen were returned to normal state. Finally by 9:45 p.m. the last of the ladies were heading to Walton church to unload. It’s a big job done for another year that raises funds for Duff’s United Church. The supper committee does a wonderful job and especially, convenor Helen Craig. The support from the men in the congregation is really appreciated. Hunting last week went really wellfor most. The weather certainly wasgreat with just Monday being a littleon the damp side.Monday was also the big day forthe group that Rick and ScottMcDonald and Chris and DevinBlake hunt in. They managed to get14 deer that day alone. The weeksaw them get 21 deer, so I guess venison will be on the dinner menu for a while. Celebrating her birthday seemed to go on and on for Mabel Willis last week. Turning 75, does only happen once, so you might as well party. Mabel’s daughters, Sharon, Dianne and Donna, treated her to dinner at JR’s on the day of her birthday. But while waiting for dinner, who should walk in, but Mabel’s son Wayne, all the way from Alberta to surprise his mother. You might think that would be the end of the surprises, but no. Thinking she was heading to Sharon’s home for dinner on Sunday with the family, Mabel was surprised to arrive at the Kinburn Hall to be welcomed by her many McWhirter family relatives. They had a great afternoon together and a birthday Mabel will never forget. Celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary were Jack and Sylvia Nonkes. They were joined by sons Peter, Aaron and families and daughter Angela along with mom and dad, Abe and Francis Vanderveen at the Stone Crock in St. Jacobs for a family dinner. Congratulations to Jake and Rene Hulzebos on celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary. They had a few of their friends in for coffee on their special day. Spending a special day together were five women, who are related. This has been a tradition for a while. Fanny Somers and Jean Bewley were joined by Edith Vipond and Janet Scott. They travelled to Elmira to join Gertrude Collins, who is over 90, for a lovely lunch and visit. They get together every year to keep in touch and enjoy each other’s company. Speedy recovery wishes go out to Don Scrimgeour who had surgery on his foot. Not to be kept down, he was back in the store only four days later on a scooter. Celebrating Christmas early was Kathleen Williamson’s family. They gathered at the home of Tom and Joyce Williamson and family, along with Shirley Skinner and family. Spending the weekend with my girls, LeeAnn and Kelly, we were off to Frankenmuth, Michigan and Birch Run. It was the first time we have been there and it was great. We wentto Bronner’s Christmas store, thelargest in the world and it was lovely.You wouldn’t believe how manydifferent Christmas decorationsthere are. We also went to Birch Runand spent the day shopping.We ran into the Anderson womenwho go on a yearly girls weekendover there and I ran into a cousin of mine as well. We had a great weekend. The Walton Hall had a roast beef dinner on Sunday evening with over 80 enjoying the meal. Hopefully this will finish off the fundraising for the well and the Hall can proceed with its next project. Celebrating birthdays last week were Rita Bowers, Terry Sloan, Jane Zwep, Elva D. Brown, Jeanne Kirkby, Johnathan Williamson, Brian Pryce, Danielle Ducharme, and Katie Roth. Yummy Marjory Humphries was on pie duty last week at Duff’s United Church’s annual turkey supper at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. Dozens of workers were busy setting up tables, carving turkeys, preparing stuffing or ensuring no one made an early attempt at any pie. (Shawn Loughlin photo) The Butterflies had a busy month learning all about fall, Thanksgiving and Halloween. They enjoyed making turkeys and colouring pumpkins. They also had fun talking about their Halloween costumes. The Butterflies look forward to learning all about zoo animals in November. The month of October flew by and the Stars class learned about the letters E, F, G, H. They had a week full of Halloween activities, which ended with a Halloween party on Oct. 31. They enjoyed cleaning pumpkins, carving and cooking pumpkin seeds. They also participated in games, crafts and indulging in some Halloween sweets before they ventured off to do their own trick or treating. The Acorns were busy learning about the fall harvest and fire safety at the beginning of October. They carved jack-o-lanterns, baked pumpkins seeds, and wrote in their journals about their Halloween costumes. They celebrated Halloween by dressing up their costumes and having a celebration and scavenger hunt outdoors. Your 5 Month Winter Stay includes... 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There were 31 card players attending. The travelling lone hand winner was Myrna Burnett. Share-the- wealth winners were Joyce Alexander and Viola Adams. Other results were: ladies’ high, Helen Dobson; ladies’ low, Verna Crawford; lone hands, ladies, Leona McDonald, Dorothy Dilworth and Jean Dewar; high man, Bob Alexander; low man, Murray Hoover; lone hands, men, Adrian Verstoep. Lucky tally winners were: Lloyd Smith, Sharon Freeman, Joyce Alexander, Neil Hatt, Helen Cullen, Allan Edgar, Shirley Verstoep, Dorothy Martin, Joan Jacobs, Keith Turnbull, Edna McLellan, Delphine Dewar, Linda Minielly, Marion Harrison, Leanne Minielly, Allan Martin and Viola Adams. The next euchre will be held on Friday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. This will be the last euchre party at the hall until the first Friday in April. Public MeeƟ ng Tonight 7:00 PM - Hullet Central Public School This is the fi rst oĸ cial meeƟ ng of the Central East North Huron AccommodaƟ on Review CommiƩ ee (ARC). This commiƩ ee will review the current student accommodaƟ on at Wingham Public School, Turnberry Central Public School, East Wawanosh Public School, Blyth Public School and HulleƩ Central Public School. Over the next few months, the ARC will examine the opƟ ons for possible changes in student accommodaƟ on in this area and make recommendaƟ ons to the Board of Trustees. All meeƟ ngs are open to the public. Requests for delegaƟ ons to the ARC can be made by calling the number below or through the website at www.yourschools.ca. Central East North Huron AccommodaƟ on Review CommiƩ ee For more informaƟ on call 519-527-0111 ext 106 or visit our website. www.yourschools.caCHUCK REID Director of Education MEG WESTLEY Chair Butterflies, Star and Acorns complete busy month at WLS 31 at Cranbrook card party BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED