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There was a hint of spring and
warmer weather and then Saturday
night and Sunday, the snow appeared
to remind us that spring is not quite
here.
There was at least one farmer out
there who maybe thought it was still
fall. Merv Bauer headed to the field
last Friday and combined about 15
acres of soybeans. He was quite
surprised the field conditions were
good and the soybeans came off at
12 per cent moisture. It was slow
going, but they are done. Now spring
can come!
Our sympathies are extended to
Lily Fincham and Val Gratto on the
passing of their daughter and sister,
Christine of Lindsay. Our
condolences to all.
The Cranbrook Dart Club met
finally on a beautiful night and had
21 players out to play. There were
three teams that captured four games
each including Team 1 of George
Zwep, Gayle Speiran and Jim Blake;
Team 5 of Brad Speiran and Pat
Gillis and Team 6 of Logan Petersen,
Rob Vanderveen and Evelyn Blake.
High shots for the night were by Pat
hitting 124 and Rob Vanderveen,
132.
We welcome Kay Smith back to
the Brussels area and to Huronlea.
We hope she settles in well and has a
chance to see some of her old friends
from the Alexander Street
apartments.
Walton was a very busy place and
the road was lined with cars, trucks,
trailers of every shape and size on
Monday. McGavin Farm Equipment
had an auction sale and it was a very
busy place.
There were at least 400 vehicles
lining the Walton Road and North
Line, Goderich-to-Guelph Rail Trail
lot, Dauphin’s lot, the Walton Little
School lot and McGavin’s lots.
Wow!
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Janet Bachert. Dave
Soonteins, Andrea Gingerich, Becky
Laverty Chadwick, Weston Murray,
Judy Shortreed, Connor DenDekker,
Nicole Williamson Murray, John
Baan, Brandy Leslie, and Jack
McLachlan. April Fool’s birthdays
were Matt Lee and Lily Fincham,
followed by Peter Bennett, Carbin
McCallum and Krista Shortreed
Verkley. Happy birthday to all.
NEWS
FROM WALTON
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
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have no say,” he said. “That’s not
true. The council receives a
recommendation from the group, but
then makes its own decision.”
Councillor Chris Palmer echoed
that concern, saying that, regardless
of what people think, council has the
final say.
“At the end of the day, whatever
that day happens to be, the
committee stops,” he said, adding
that the committee will have no say
beyond a recommendation.
Seip later added that the purpose
of the committee is to provide a
recommendation, and, if council
decides to try and repair or replace
the dam, another committee will be
struck to find funding for the project.
“That same committee [of
council] isn’t going to be all-in on
whatever decision is going to come
back,” he said, adding that would be
a result of having balancing views
on the committee. “Someone will
not be happy with the decision
made, that’s the whole purpose of it.
That committee would then be
disbanded.”
Chief Administrative Officer
Dwayne Evans who reminded
council that the issue at hand was the
terms of reference and any changes
that may need to be made to them.
Councillor Kevin Falconer said he
would like to see a time limit placed
on the issue, suggesting wording in
the terms to limit it to this term of
council, however Seip felt that was
too much time.
“Based on the information
presented to the previous council
and the committees… [my personal
opinion is that I] don’t think there’s
any reason a decision shouldn’t be
made within one year.”
He said council has had all the
voices, surveys and information
presented previously, so a
decision from the committee
and a recommendation from
council should come forward
quickly.
Bailey once again reiterated his
stance that municipal funding would
not be spent on the project.
“Whether the decision is to tear it
down or rebuild it, a new committee
will be struck for fundraising,” he
said. “We don’t have $450,000 to
tear it down and we don’t have
money to build it. We’re not tearing
it down with taxpayers’ money.”
Seip said that Bailey brought up a
good point because the subsequent
fundraising committee should have
no bearing on the decision made by
the ad hoc committee determining
the future of the dam.
“This committee won’t have a
discussion about grant writing,” he
said. “Just because you say we can
get a grant… doesn’t mean it’s
automatically going to happen. My
only thoughts are to keep the terms
of reference focused on the decision,
not other variables that can come
into the discussion.”
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“no teeth” as the leaders set up
another game in the kitchen. They
passed out blank sheets of paper to
each member, and asked them to
write the numbers from one to 15. It
was time to play “What’s the White
Stuff?” The objective was to use
whatever senses required to identify
the substances on the table, ranging
from salt and flour, to tapioca and
powdered skim milk.
After many absurd facial
expressions, the members traded
their result sheets, and marked each
other on their hidden talents. The
winner, Courtney Gubelmann, got to
take home a new backpack! The
mood became bittersweet as
Monique presented Aitziber, our
exchange student, with a 4-H apron
for her to take home to Spain to help
her remember the club. The moment
was cut short, as the oven signalled
to us that the teddy bear bread was
finally finished baking!
Filled with pride and nostalgia for
the club that was coming to an end,
members attempted to get a group
selfie with the bread that they had
just baked.
With the selfie seemingly
impossible to capture, they opted to
instead take a group picture with a
tripod. They then ate the bread that
they had worked so hard for, with
some “fancy butters” from the 4-H
recipe book.
The sixth meeting was the last
official club meeting for the Yeast
Beasts, however, the club plans on
walking a portion of the Goderich-
to-Guelph Rail Trail to clean up
litter in the near future.
4-H Club enjoys games
• Lawn Sweeping
• Grass Cutting
• Weed Eating
JJ’s Lawn
Maintenance
Call 519-525-0041 or
email: jjosling@ezlink.ca
Dam board to be given a year
A series of ones and zeroes
The Huron Heat PeeWee C squad and North Middlesex Jr. C Stars traded 1-0 games for the
Western Ontario Girls Hockey League finals over the past few weeks, with the Stars ending
up on top over the weekend. The Stars opened the series with a 1-0 victory, but the Heat
bounced back with their own 1-0 victory, then, on Saturday in Clinton, the Stars sealed their
victory with a 1-0 win over the Heat. (Hannah Dickie photo)
See histories and
historic photographs
on the Huron History
section of our website
www.northhuron.on.ca