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My last words shall be
(William Grimshaw)
“Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You!”
Psalm 73:25
When I come to die, I shall have my greatest grief and my greatest joy.
My greatest grief--that I have done so little for Jesus.
My greatest joy--that Jesus has done so much for me!
My last words shall be:“Here goes an unprofitable servant!”
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THIS WEEK:
Seaforth’s Fisher elected Huron East Deputy-Mayor
4-H Clubs
awarded
Seaforth Councillor Bob Fisher isHuron East’s new deputy-mayor,
besting two others who put their
names forward at the inauguralmeeting of Huron East Council onDec. 4.
Fisher, Tuckersmith Councillor
Ray Chartrand and Grey CouncillorAlvin McLellan all let their names
stand for the municipality’s second-
in-command position. This came
after Huron East eliminated the at-
large deputy-mayor position,reducing the size of council from 12members to 11 just ahead of
October’s election.
It was Fisher who nominatedChartrand for the position.Chartrand then paid the favour back
by nominating Fisher. Former
Deputy-Mayor Joe Stefflernominated McLellan for theposition.
Fisher told his fellow councillors
that he has lived in the community
for over 40 years. In addition, he has
been a councillor for 12 years andspent nearly 40 years in business, allexperience he felt would aid in being
the deputy-mayor.
Fisher also listed a number ofprojects he’d like to see undertakenor continued both in Huron East and
in Huron County.
In Huron East, Fisher said hewanted to see the municipality’scommunity centres better utilized
and to promote a harmonious
relationship between residents
of all of Huron East’s five wards.
At the county level, Fisher said hewanted to see a greater focus ontourism, saying that Huron County
could easily be the Prince Edward
County of southwestern Ontario. Healso said that while the county’saccessibility advisory committee has
done a lot of great work, there is still
more to be done.Fisher also said that, as someonewho is legally blind, he also hoped
that being named deputy-mayor
would inspire others with disabilities
saying that if they “get [their] ass off
the couch and do something” like he
has they can accomplish anything.McLellan said that his decades of
experience as a councillor and on
numerous boards and committeeswould make him an ideal choice forthe deputy-mayor position.
He said that being self-employed
would ensure that he wouldn’t missany meetings, adding that he hates tomiss any council meetings.
He said he had been asked if he
The Huron County 4-H Leaders’Association Awards Program wasrecently held at the Seaforth
Agriplex, recognizing 4-H members
for their efforts throughout the year.COUNTY AWARDS
Loretta Higgins won the Murray
Cardiff Award for Top All-RoundMember.The Don Pullen Award for highest
overall score in the county went to
Evy Verschaeve. She also won theDedication Award for dedication tothe club. The Warden’s Novice
Award for first year competitive
member with the highest score wentto Emily Datema. The Ben Lobb Award for the
junior member with the top essay
went to Kayla Drennan.Emily Franken won the OntarioPlowmen’s Association Award for
outstanding agricultural 4-H
member as well as the LongstandingGraduating Member Award. Shealso received her graduation seal.
The Citizen-Rural Voice Awards
for press reporter book competitionawards went to Dugald McIntosh
(first) and Mercedes Prout (second).
The Huron County 4-H Leaders’Association Award for clubsecretary book competition were
awarded to Emily Bieman (first) and
Kayla Drennan (second).The winning team for the countyGo for the Gold Competition was
the South Huron Sheep Club Team
which consisted of Amanda Bos,Rachel Gras, Grace Hallahan andEvy Verschaeve.
The Top Gate Sign Award for the
White Christmas
The snow was falling on Friday night as Clinton held the
final Santa Claus parade of the Huron County season,
bringing residents and visitors out to the town to help
celebrate the holiday season. One of the main attractions of the
parade every year is the Clinton Pipe Band, seen here appealing
to the ears of all in attendance. (Nick Vinnicombe photo)Continued on page 12
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Sawchuk pens story to be featured in collection
Local accessibility advocate and
former teacher Julie Sawchuk can
now list published author to her list
of accolades.
Sawchuk is one of the contributing
writers to Shine 3: Inspirational
Stories of Choosing Success Over
Adversity, published by Suzanne
Doyle-Ingram and Prominence
Publishing. The book is now the top
seller on Amazon.ca in two
categories for its Kindle edition. Its
print version will be available soon.
The book is the third installment in
the inspirational book series,
produced by Doyle-Ingram, CEO of
Prominence Publishing.
Since she was struck while riding
her bike on Blyth Road several years
ago, sustaining a spinal cord injury
that paralyzed her from the chest
down, Sawchuk hasn’t been shy
about sharing her story. Through
interviews, her personal blog and a
regular column in The Citizen,
Sawchuk has been writing about her
journey, both physical and
emotional, but being part of a book
was another step for her; one that she
embraced right away.
Through a friend, Sawchuk was
put in touch with Doyle-Ingram,
who was searching for inspirational
authors for the third installment in
her Shine series. Sawchuk met with
Doyle-Ingram and says the two
instantly hit it off and wanted to
work together on the book project.
Because she had been sharing her
story of recovery on a regular basis,
Sawchuk said she was “all in with
both feet” right off the bat and was
eager to write. She worked with
Doyle-Ingram, the book’s editor, to
craft her chapter, noting that Doyle-
Ingram gave Sawchuk the freedom
to write about whatever aspect of her
journey she wanted.
The title of Sawchuk’s chapter is
“From Two Wheels to Four:
Flipping and Forgiving” and in it she
details the incident that led to her
injury, her recovery and the path to
forgiving the driver who hit her that
day. She also talks about “flipping”
her attitude in the wake of dark days
and doing her best to turn a bad day
into a good one or a bad situation
into a good one.
After sustaining her injury and
making several recovery
breakthroughs, Sawchuk says that a
regular refrain from people is, “I
don’t know how you do it. I don’t
know how you keep going.”
Sawchuk says the answer is easy
for her, because she doesn’t have a
choice. She has to keep going.
However, making those decisions
every day is the hard part, she said,
and it takes “flipping” situations
from bad to good, which is
something she still does on a daily
basis.
Though no stranger to writing,
Sawchuk says she’s very happy with
how the piece turned out and she
anticipates feeling the true impact of
being a published author when she
reads the book in print form.
Working with Doyle-Ingram,
Sawchuk said, was a great exercise
and she was really able to tell her
story in an effective way with a great
flow. In fact, Sawchuk is already
working on two new book projects,
one of which is with Doyle-Ingram.
Sawchuk is already hard at work
on a project with Spinal Cord Injury
Ontario, a non-profit organization,
on a handbook for people who
experience a spinal cord injury. It
will lay out what they can expect,
information they need to know and
answer questions they have.
When Sawchuk first sustained her
injury, she was surprised at the lack
of resources available. She and her
husband Theo were left to their own
devices in many ways to learn about
their new reality, so Sawchuk is
hoping that by penning the
handbook, she can help others who
experience a spinal cord injury and
better prepare them for what to
expect in the coming months and
years.
The second project is a resource
for people wanting to build an
accessible home. Again, Sawchuk
was surprised at the lack of
resources and endeavoured to
change that through her experiences.
The Sawchuk family just recently
moved into a new, accessible home
on their Blyth Road property thanks
to local contractor Casey Bovan.
She is working on this project with
the help of Doyle-Ingram and the
two are hoping to fill the gap for
those looking to build with
accessibility in mind.
As for her piece in Shine 3,
Sawchuk is hoping it will connect
with readers who know her and
those who don’t.
“I hope people will see that they’re
not alone and that it gets better,”
Sawchuk said, adding that it’s still
something she tells herself all the
time.
For more information on Shine 3:
Inspirational Stories of Choosing
Success Over Adversity, find the
book online at Amazon.ca or at
prominencepublishing.com.
Welcome to March. Do you
remember if it came in like a lamb or
a lion? It was definitely a lamb.
It was a beautiful day on Friday
with lots of sun to enjoy and melt
some of the snow again.
Unfortunately, that could mean out
like a lion. We might not see an early
spring after all, according to
groundhog, Wiarton Willie.
We will just have to wait and see,
deal with what we get and just know
that good weather will arrive, sooner
or later.
The poor snowmobilers had
another day or two of riding and
then the mild temperatures arrived
again. From our front window, we
have seen trailer after trailer heading
north with machines to enjoy the
winter sport.
Our sympathies are extended to
Kim and Kelly (Stephenson) and
families, on the passing of Bill
Stephenson. Bill was a soft-spoken
fellow; a main street businessman
with Stephenson grocery store, an
LCBO employee for many years and
just a very nice man. I enjoyed my
many visits with him and hearing of
his times overseas. Our condolences
to all.
Welcome home to Ruth Lowe,
who has retuned from a vacation in
Florida. She was down visiting with
her sister Kathryn and her husband
Keith for a week. She had been
under the weather before leaving
and the hot sun has made her feel
much better. We hope she continues
to feel better and be soon back at
work at the variety store.
We have had good news about
Gord Pryce. Gord was badly injured
in a motor vehicle accident a couple
of weeks ago and has been in
hospital in London. He has now
been transferred to Stratford and
hopefully in the near future, he will
be transferred to Seaforth Hospital.
He will be quite awhile recovering
and having rehab and will enjoy
visitors to help pass the days. Our
thoughts of a good recovery go out
to Gord.
We would like to share an update
on Ray Hallahan. Ray underwent
open-heart surgery two weeks ago
and is doing very well. He had the
surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Kitchener and hopefully will be
transferred to a hospital closer to
home within a week or so. He will
be glad of visits with his Thresher
friends while going through
rehab.
The Cranbrook Dart Club only
had 15 players out on Wednesday
evening, again with the weather
playing a part. The threat of freezing
rain, then snow, kept a few away.
Team four managed to take the lead
with five games to their credit. They
were Ern Lewington and Steve
Bowers. Gayle Speiran was the high
lady with 102 and George Zwep the
high man with 120.
Chris and Judy Lee held an open
house for their passive home on the
weekend. They had over 100 come
and see how compact, warm and
energy efficient their home is. There
is no furnace and carbon footprint on
the environment, and yet it is very
warm and comfortable. Great job
and a lovely home. The many folks
attending had many questions for the
Lees and Chris attempted to answer
them all.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include finishing February
with Drew Wilts, Ava Robinson,
Nathan Bachert, Ryan Baan and
Pam McLellan. Celebrating in
March are Pearl Lee, Stacey Linton
Courtney, Emmett Houston, Jeffrey
Huether, Holly Ryan, Crystal
Whyte, Adam Ryan, Owen Ryan,
Megan Den Dekker, Kathy Ryan,
VeraLynn Smith, Sloane McCallum
and Sandra Watson Butler. Happy
birthday to all.
NEWS
FROM WALTON
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
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PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
Lees host passive house opening
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Threading the needle
A member of the St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School
girls hockey found her way around a defender from St.
Michael Catholic Secondary School on Feb. 27 at the
Huron-Perth Athletic Association varsity hockey
tournament. St. Anne’s beat St. Michael 3-0, claiming the
gold medal for the tournament. (Denny Scott photo)
Greener thinking
Walton’s Chris Lee, right, and his wife Judy, not shown,
held an open house on the weekend for their recently
completed passive house. The home uses advanced
building techniques to create a greener home. Lee is seen
here in the house’s utility room. (Shawn Loughlin photo)