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HAZEL HILDEBRAND
Hazel Eileen Hildebrand passed
away peacefully, at Seaforth Long
Term Care Home, on Friday,
Aug.16, 2019. She was 90.
As owner of Hildebrand Paint &
Paper on Seaforth’s Main
Street, Hazel helped style people’s
homes with beautiful patterns
and colours. More importantly,
Hazel beautified the lives of
her family and friends with the
colours of love and kindness.
As a dedicated community
member, Hazel coloured the political
atmosphere of Seaforth during her
terms serving as councillor, deputy-
reeve and her two terms as mayor.
The colours of blue and white were
always reflected through Hazel’s life
in her unwavering support of the
Toronto Blue Jays.
Hazel will be lovingly
remembered by her children Doug
and Lori Hildebrand, Joan and Rick
Wood and Steve and Ruth
Hildebrand.
Memories of a much loved
grandma remain with grand-
children Jill and Nick tenHag,
Scott and Amanda Wood, Dean and
Carrie Wood, Angie and Rob
Dekaban, Jeremy Hildebrand
and Shelby Harbach-Kruschel,
Jennie Hildebrand and Santiago
Badell and Emily Hildebrand.
Great-grandchildren Benjamin,
Jonathan, Spencer, Charlie, Payton,
Phoebe, Abbie, Emma, Lily and
Aiden will remember Grandma’s
stash of cookies and treats.
Left to reminisce days gone by
are sister Dorothy Talbot, sister-in-
law Audrey Coleman and Hazel’s
nieces and nephews. In faith,
we trust that Hazel’s spirit is
reunited in eternal life with her
husband George (1992), grandson
Tyler Hildebrand (1991), parents
Russel and Ethel (née Smith)
Coleman, brother Emerson
Coleman and brother-in-law Ernie
Talbot.
Family and friends were invited to
visitation at McGlynn Family
Funeral Home, Seaforth on Sunday,
Aug. 18. A private family funeral
service was held with burial at
Maitlandbank Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy,
donations to Seaforth Community
Hospital Foundation or
Maitlandbank Cemetery are
appreciated by the family.
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by visiting Hazel’s memorial at
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INSIDE
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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Entertaining the masses
The Honey Sweethearts, a family band based in Clinton, took centre stage last week as
Huronlea Home for the Aged held its annual summer fun fair, bringing together music, food
and fun for residents of the home as well as the greater Brussels community. (Shawn Loughlin
photo)
McBurney finds flaws in crosswalk design, decision
North Huron Councillor Ric
McBurney doesn’t believe that the
pending crosswalk for Blyth’s
downtown core is going to solve as
many problems as others do.
During North Huron’s Aug. 12
council meeting, council received
correspondence from Mike Hausser
of Huron County Public Works
Department explaining that, after a
public information session last
month, there was positive feedback
for a mid-block crossing in front of
the Blyth Pharmacy, the former
CIBC.
The correspondence stated there
was only one remaining hurdle,
according to Director of Public
Works and Facilities Sean McGhee:
the schedule.
While it was previously stated that
construction should be completed
this fall, McGhee said that
the timeline has been altered and
the project may be bumped to
2020.
McBurney, however, had concerns
about the mid-block crosswalk,
saying he didn’t know if the
infrastructure would be used.
“Most people park to the south [of
the commercial core],” he said,
adding people wouldn’t walk north,
away from their vehicles, to cross
the road.
He also said that he was concerned
more about vehicle traffic, saying a
lot of money was being spent and it
might not be solving the big
problem.
He said speeding vehicles,
commercial trucks and farm vehicles
are a source of concern and that the
crosswalk isn’t “addressing the real
problem” in Blyth.
McGhee said the crosswalk
wouldn’t solve all the traffic
problems in the community,
specifically pointing to speeding
problems and the oft-discussed
intersection of County Roads 4 and
25, but did say Huron County had
researched the move last year,
looking at pedestrian traffic.
He said there are other changes
coming which he hopes will mitigate
those issues, like pushing the speed
limit increase location at the north
end of the village further north on
London Road. McGhee explained
that, with the new residential
subdivision at the north end of the
village and the new joint North
Huron fire hall and public works
department, traffic calming needed
to be considered.
“We see people coming down the
hill towards the bridge speeding up,”
he said. “We want more speed
reduction signs going through the
village.”
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Continued from page 16
just as you and I have found.
We all need to recognize that
belief comes at different times, in
different places and for different
reasons. What we need to recognize
is that when we are involved in
Christ’s work, we do it with love,
patience and caring, not by
demanding of others and doing it for
personal recognition or honour.
Martha was likely right, there was
a houseful of guests coming and
things needed to get done, but done
with pure love and caring for others
just as Christ would want.
The floors, walls and furniture
need not be scrubbed spotless, or a
meal be a 15-course extravaganza.
The meal of salads, sausages and
hamburgers and dessert was the
perfect meal to support a local
family in need a few months
ago, and chili today at a cabin for
lunch is perfect following a great
worship of God’s creations around
us.
When done in the name of God
our creator and Christ his son, the
effort in preparation becomes a love
of service. Blessings to all who find
these scripture passages a balancing
point in your life. Amen.
Learning to care for
others as Christ would
Creating Memories in
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