HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-06-28, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2007. PAGE 13.
To start with, our apologies to the
McClure families on having the
bride’s name incorrect. The bride is
Kerrie McClure not Laurie. I had it
right later on in the article last week,
but not at the first.
Congratulations to Kerrie and Dan
and again, my apologies.
My mistake was pointed out quick
quickly on arrival at breakfast in
Walton. Rae McClure along with
Clyde and Cathy, Val and Matt
Shortreed, and Mike Beuerman,
were having a final get together
before Rae leaves for home for home
in Alberta. Rae’s been quite busy
catching up with folks in the Walton
area.
I had a visit with Brian and Donna
Sanderson, Jamie Sanderson, Gerald
Watson and Mary Bernard last week.
Brian and Donna live in Canmore,
Alberta and were here for a variety
of reasons. A lot of people remember
them when they lived in the former
“Doc Myers” home.
They had a visit with son Devon
and wife in Seaforth. Devon is an
optometrist with his practise in
Seaforth. They also attended the
family celebration of David
Sanderson’s marriage to Margaret.
They also celebrated their 35th
wedding anniversary while here.
Their daughter Brandi is married
and lives in McCall, Idaho.
We had a nice visit reminiscing
about people around Walton.
The Walton Women’s Institute met
at Huronlea for their June meeting.
The guest speaker was Joan Van Der
Meer of the Centre for Applied
Renewable Energy. Attending were
Leona McDonald, Marjory
Humphries, Margaret McMahon,
Brenda Perrie and Marion Godkin.
Brenda served a light lunch of freshfruit.Get well soon or should we sayheal fast Chris Lee. A motocross‘oops’ has left Chris with a brokenfoot.The Grade 8s from St. JamesSchool in Seaforth spent four days inQuebec City for a grad trip. Theystayed at Laval University dorms.
They took a riverboat dance cruise
on the St. Lawrence and enjoyed
dinner as well. A tour of Fort
Champlain with its canons and the
Plains of Abraham was interesting.
The streets of old Quebec were very
narrow and every other store was a
souvenir shop.
Attending from Walton area were
Kristen Grobbink, Eric Dwyer and
David Robinson.
The Grade 6 class of Seaforth
Public School was off to Camp
Sylvan for a few days last week. The
kids slept in chuck wagons, played
games, went to Rock Glenn to
collect fossils and enjoyed campfires
at night. There was a telescope and
the kids were able to see the moon,
Saturn, Jupiter and its four moons.
Melissa Glanville of the Walton
area enjoyed the trip.
Rick and I enjoyed a great outing
with our girls and significant others
on Sunday to celebrate our 30th
wedding anniversary. The day
started with the breakfast at Grey
Twp. Fire Hall in Ethel with LeeAnn
and Jason Konarski. Then it was off
to Toronto to see Kelly and friend
Adam and go to the Blue Jays game.
The Jays won 5-0 with McGowan
pitching a one-hitter and Frank
Thomas hitting another home run to
inch closer to 500.
Then it was to dinner at Jack
Astor’s, then back to Kelly’s place.
Her residence for the University of
Toronto is a former hotel and is
really quite nice. She’s right
downtown Toronto, close to the
Rogers Centre, the CN Tower and
the theatres.
She’s on the 24th floor and has a
great view to the lake and on good
days can see the boats coming and
going.
Neil and Marie McGavin were off
to Guelph on Saturday to attend the50th anniversary of his graduationfrom the Ontario AgricultureCollege. They had a great time.There were plenty of friends andfamily in attendance to celebrateBessie Johnston’s 70th birthday atBluevale Hall on Sunday. A specialtreat was the playing of the bagpipes.The family enjoyed a family meal
following the open house.
Attending the special celebration
of Frank and Isabel Burke’s 50th
wedding anniversary at the
Wingham Adult Day Centre were
many friends from Walton including
Jeanne Kirkby and Bev Stevenson.
Bridesmaid Doreen Hackwell was
unable to attend due to health
reasons, but conveyed her best
wishes to them as all their Walton
friends do.
Tina McClure organized a Walton
and area scavenger hunt for a bunch
of friends on the weekend, just for
fun. The four-member teams had to
gather items, take pictures, such as
10 fire hydrants in Blyth and take
pictures at check points like Bare
Bum Beach, Walton Inn, Brussels
dam and Sunshine conservation area.
One activity included talking
strangers into doing leap frog with
them.
They had great fun with Patricia
McClure’s team being the winners.
Visiting the Walton area on the
weekend were a group of farmers
from Belgium. Many years ago,
Herman VanWynsberghe worked on
a farm owned by a family named
Moreau on the Hullett-McKillop
Road. He knew and became a friend
of Neil McGavin and the farmer’sdaughter Jennie Moreau.He returned to Belgium, marriedand had three sons. His son, Dave isinvolved with organizing farm toursto countries and when the tour toCanada came up, they were game tocome. They insisted this part ofOntario be included and contactedNeil and Jennie.
Herman, and wife Claudine, along
with Jennie and husband Bill
Bernstein of Waterloo, came to Neil
and Marie’s for dinner and a visit. It
was through Neil that the group
came to lunch at Duff’s United
Church, then had a tour of
McGavin’s business.
The farms toured were in the
Blyth, Auburn and Goderich areas.
They were also going to travel to
Niagara Falls and Ottawa and would
be heading to the west and the
Calgary Stampede.
Duff’s United Church celebrated
its anniversary service for 2007 on
Sunday. The over 90 attending were
welcomed by music by Margery
Huether and Phyllis Mitchell. The
guest speaker was Eleanor Wood,
dairy farmer from the hamlet of Troy
located in the “wilds of the city of
Hamilton”.
She had a message she called
“new shoes for a new season to stand
on God’s Earth.” Her presentation
helped people gain a fulfilling
perspective on the lighter side of life
through her unique view of the
world. She embraces the positive,
emphasizes the ridiculous,
recognizes the humour and reminds
all the world couldn’t be as bad as
people think.
Adding to the service was soloist
Mike Francis who sang Amazing
Grace and What a Wonderful World.
The Walton choir sang, Blessing
of God.
Ushers were Lavern Godkin and
Neil McGavin.
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FROM WALTON
By Jo-AnnMcDonaldCall 887-6570PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
It’s all in the hips
Mackenzie Smith shot the hula-hoop around her with ease
as part of a grueling obstacle course at Grey Central Public
School’s play day. In addition to the hula-hooping, Smith
skipped rope, tested her balance on a beam and spun her
head around a baseball bat three times before making the
run back to her team. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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