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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-12-11, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008. PAGE 7. Returning from a week’s trip to Veradaro, Cuba are Don and Monique Baan. They enjoyed great weather compared to ours, with 23-25°C temperatures. The nights were cool or at least so they seemed. They took a day trip into Havana but missed seeing the famous Cuban market as it was closed due to the arrival of the Russia president. The city itself was really interesting. They had a great time and went with Monique’s girlfriend and husband. Monique’s mother Julia from Stayner kept the Baan children here and then in Stayner while they were away. Returning from a trip to Sedona, Arizona are Murray and Sherri McCall. They enjoyed a six-day getaway from this crazy weather. It was just reasonable temperatures in the high 60s but very nice. It was absolutely beautiful with the red, red rocks of the mountains. They went to the mining town of Jerome which is considered a ghost town. Copper mining was very big in this area. Some of the buildings are original from the late 1800s and are rumoured to have ghosts. They ate at the famous Haunted Hamburger restaurant where they had the biggest hamburger but they didn’t see any ghosts. They report that Sedona is a wonderful place to visit. Also returning from a trip to Arizona are John and Sheron Stadelmann and members of their family.They were in Chandler, a suburb of Phoenix. They were joined by daughter Rhonda Ryan with husband Joe and son Johnny, as well as daughter Jennifer and husband Dean and girls, Anna, Ashley and Erica from Mill Bay, B.C. They went to the Phoenix Zoo, went hiking in the mountains, took a trip to Sedona and enjoyed many hours of card playing and just having a good time. They had eight wonderful days together. Spending a few days at Niagara Falls were John Lowe, Ruth Lowe, Anne Bosman and Val Marriage. They were taking in the Festival of Lights on a Robin Hood Tour. They saw a wonderful performance by Randy Travis, as well as seeing Roy Clark, the very funny Gordie Tapp, Ronny Stoneman, Lulu Roman and Debbie Reynolds. They had dinner at the famous Table Rock restaurant and viewed the beautifully lighted falls. A quick trip to the casino resulted in unknown results. It is a well-known fact that you can’t go anywhere without seeing someone you know, and this time they saw Bob and Joyce Alexander, who were there on a Hanover Holiday Tour.Spending the weekend in New YorkCity was Mike Cronyn. He saw theEmpire State building, but didn’t takethe ride to the top. He went to theoriginal Coyote Ugly Bar and reportsit really was just like the movie. Hishotel was right across the road fromMadison Square Gardens and hewalked by Macy’s, but restrained himself from going shopping. He rode the subway and didn’t get mugged, so that was a plus. There are people from all over the world in the Big Apple, and he met some interesting folks from France and Amsterdam. There were plenty of folks attending the Grey Bruce Singers Christmas program in Hanover last weekend. John and Ruth Lowe, Elaine Nichol, Mary Huether, Joan Ritchie, Jack and Liz Coultes are just some of those from the area that went. The connection to our area is that Bruce McDonald is a member of the choir. They report that it was a wonderful concert. Heading off to celebrate Christmas was the Lowe family. They went to near Flint, Michigan to Crossroads Village. It is an old-fashioned Christmas village about 10 minutes from Birch Run. There is a wonderful old train called Huckleberry Railroad to ride and it’s a wonderful place for children. Enjoying the family weekend were Murray and Ruth Lowe, Hope Lowe, Steve and Deb Rathwell and family, Jim and Anne Bosman, Tracey and Paul McLennan and family and Tina and Jeff Hoelscher and family. It was the second week of deer hunting this past week. The last count I heard for the Dalton gang was 12 and the Fritz gang had 16. A few less deer for the winter feeding. Home for a holiday from Alberta is Neil McClure. He will be stopping in to visit with his many brothers and sisters. He had a chance to visit with some of them, as well as other friends, when he attended the CCAC fundraiser Christmas dance on the weekend. Seaforth was a popular spot on the weekend with the Huron East BIA and employee Christmas dinner and dance being held at the Seaforth Community Centre. It looked like it was a very full house but cleared out early. The CCAC Christmas dance and fundraiser had a much smaller crowd. The weather sure can put a damper on things. Max Oldfield has been in Wingham hospital. Doris Foster is in Kitchener hospital. Maxine Marks is in Stratfordhospital. We wish them all betterhealth.P & H had its company Christmasparty on the weekend. All wereinvited to arrive at the Four PointSheraton in London on Saturdayafternoon and stay for the night. Theyenjoyed a delicious meal at the hoteland following the few speeches, there was plenty of entertainment. They had games of chance, card games, computerized racing games and music and fun. There were 12 from the Walton branch of P&H attending and they had a great time, though the ride home was a little tricky on Sunday. Having a special lunch with old friends were Roelf and Diety Bos on the weekend. They met William and Anneki Krueger at the Walton Inn. The Kruegers came to Canada in 2000 to a farm in Gowanstown and showed Roelf the area. He made a tape of his visit to Canada and on his return to Holland, showed his family and they are thankful they made the decision to come to Canada. Roelf and Diety came in 2002 and enjoy living in the Walton area. Spending a few days in the Walton area were Rick and Margaret McInroy. They attended some meetings, met up with old friends, had lunch was friends, and hosted a dinner party for Margaret’s cousins. The guests arrived early Saturday afternoon to enjoy a visit before having an early dinner, due to the bad weather. Dropping into the Blyth home were cousins Ken and Judy Shortreed, Emma Shortreed and Brian Black and Valerie Shortreed. They had a wonderful afternoon together. There were farmers out there trying to get corn off on the weekend. Thursday or Friday nights cold weather hardened the ground enough to give it a try. On the 6th of Morris they worked all night and nearly 100 acres of corn were taken off. Ken Glanville succeeded for awhile. Upon leaving the field though, a mishap on the slippery roads caused the combine to go in the ditch. Hopefully, the damage is minimal. Celebrating Christmas on Sunday was the extended Glanville families. They gathered at Kinburn Hall and there were nearly 50 able to attend. Les and Cathy Glanville were the hosts for this year’s gathering. Those present enjoyed a potluck meal, as well as mystery gift exchange. They report having a wonderful family time together. Ross and Shirley Smith gathered with their family on Saturday at thehome of Ken and Linda Smith tocelebrate an early Christmas. Theywere joined by Greg and family, Jeffand family and members of Rob’sfamily. They had a great time together.The Morris-Turnberry staff andcouncil Christmas party was held onFriday evening at the Wingham Golfand Country Club. Thee were nearly 50 attending. Following the meal there were a few presentations made for years of service. A lively game of bingo ensued with prizes going to everyone. Celebrating birthdays this past week are Mark Nolan, Mike Nolan, Liz Roth, Lorraine Blake, Glenda Morrison, John Glauser, MacKenzie Gulutzen, Darian Fritz, Gary Ritchie, Evan Ducharme, Owen Hamilton, Casey Boven, Cheryl Mader and Marg Whitmore. The ladies of the Walton United Church had a wonderful Christmas meeting last week. The meeting was organized by Helen Craig, Marion Godkin, Olene Dennis and Doreen Hackwell. There were nearly 40 women attending. All enjoyed a turkey dinner created by Grace Campbell. The basement of the church was decorated beautifully for Christmas, thanks to the added touches created by Katrin Godkin. Katrin was the guest speaker for the evening. She explained how to decorate naturally with a come- home-to-the-country theme. She uses pine boughs, cones, dogwood, grapevine, nuts and anything nature has to offer. A handy glue gun and wire and ribbon pulls it all together. United Church Women hold Christmas meeting NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BYLAW BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Township of North Huron passed By-law No. 82-2008 on the 1st day of December, 2008 under Section 34 of The Planning Act. R.S.O. 1990, as amended. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board in respect of the by-law by filing with the Clerk of the Township of North Huron, not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008,a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and reasons in support of the objection, accompanied by payment of the fee prescribed under The Ontario Municipal Board Act. AMOUNT OF FEE payable to the Minister of Finance on appeal is $125.00. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the by-law, describing the lands to which the by-law applies is provided below. A complete copy of the Comprehensive Zoning By-Law is available for inspection at the Clerk’s Office during regular office hours. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and copies of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law are available at the Township of North Huron Office, 519- 357-3550, Huron County Planning and Development Department, 519- 524-8394 Ext. 3, and on the Township website at www.northhuron.ca DATED at the Township of North Huron, in the County of Huron, this 10th day of December, 2008. Kriss Snell CAO/Clerk Township of North Huron PO Box 90 274 Josephine Street Wingham, ON N0G 2W0 PURPOSE AND EFFECT The new Comprehensive Zoning By-law for the Township of North Huron consists of text and maps that apply to all the lands in the Township. It repeals and replaces the current Zoning By-laws for the 3 Wards of Wingham, Blyth and East Wawanosh. This Comprehensive Zoning By-law implements the North Huron Official Plan which was adopted on December 20th, 2004 by the Township of North Huron. The Zoning By-Law consists of Definitions, General Provisions and Zone sections that list the Permitted Uses, Accessory Uses, Permitted Structures and Zone Regulations for that zone. A new zone has been created called Agriculture-Commercial Scale Wind Energy Facility (AG2), which sets provisions for new wind energy development. In addition, adjacent lands are being identified around existing Natural Environment areas. These lands will be subject to review of development proposals by the Conservation Authority. GGrreeaatt SSttoocckkiinngg SSttuuffffeerrss BELGRAVE KINSMEN 2009 CASH CALENDAR Now Available ~ $10.00 ~ From Any Belgrave Kinsmen Member or call Daryl 519-357-4491 Christmas Special Brussels Agri Services Ltd. located at Brussels Livestock Ltd. 519-887-9391 Toll Free: 877-887-9391 www.brusselsagri.com Western tack, clothing & gifts Buy 2 Shirts get a third shirt (equal or lesser value) FREE! NEWS FROM WALTON By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON