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DR. JAMES STANLEY HALL
Dr. James Stanley Hall, formerly
of Wingham and Port Colborne,
passed away at Wingham and
District Hospital on Wednesday,
Aug. 21, 2019. He was 89.
James was the beloved husband of
the late Donna (Henry) Hall, who
predeceased him on Jan. 13, 2019
and the loving dad of Bill and Mav
Hal, Vankleek Hill; John and Janet
Hall, Sutton; Jim and Silvija Hal,
RR 7, Lucknow; David and Joanne
Hall, Grimsby and Pamela and
Andrew Brown, Schomberg. He was
the dear grandpa of 13 grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren. James
was the brother-in-law of Marion
Middlebrook, James Currie and
Susan Hall.
He was predeceased by his parents
Stanley and Isabel (Hogg) Hall,
brother George Hall, brother-in-law
Harold Henry and sister-in-law
Audrey Currie.
Dad graduated from the
University of Toronto Medical
School and went on to have a family
practice in Port Colborne for 45
years. He was an honorary lifetime
Lions Club member who served for
60 years within the club. Dad had a
great love of music and enjoyed
playing the piano and organ. He will
be missed by everyone who knew
him.
A memorial service will take
place at the Wingham United Church
on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 11 a.m.
followed by a private family
interment with reception and
visitation to follow at the church
beginning at 1 p.m.
Memorial donations to the
Wingham United Church, Lions
Club Guide Dog Program or a
charity of one’s choice would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
MICHAEL JOHN RADFORD
In the evening of August 20, 2019,
Michael John Radford of
Londesborough, passed peacefully
at home, surrounded by his loving
family.
Michael was the beloved husband
of Pam Radford (Salverda) and
proud father of Braden, Ashley and
Colton Radford. He is survived by
his parents, John and Brenda
Radford, and brothers Robert
Radford (Joa-Lee), and Brent
Radford (Jenny). He will be the
dearly remembered son-in-law of
Neil and Ailene Salverda and
brother-in-law of Mike Salverda
(Fiona), Suzie Mugford (Rob) and
Neil Salverda (Vanessa).
Mike is survived by many loved
nieces and nephews and also
remembered by aunts, uncles and
cousins. He was predeceased by his
grandparents Robert and Winnifred
Homuth and Gordon and Madeline
Radford.
A private family service has taken
place. Family and friends are
welcome to attend a celebration of
life on Aug. 31 from 1 - 5 p.m. at the
Blyth and District Community
Centre.
As per Michael’s wishes,
donations can be made to “Radford
Family Education, In Trust” that has
been created for his children; in lieu
of flowers, or donations to the
charity of one’s choice.
Funeral arrangements were
entrusted to Falconer Funeral
Homes, Clinton.
Messages of condolence for the
Radford family may be placed at
www.falconerfuneralhomes.com
BRIAN MERVYN FALCONER
With grace and at peace, Brian
Mervyn Falconer of Hullett
Township passed away at London
Health Sciences Centre -Victoria
Hospital on Wednesday, Aug. 21,
2019. He was in his 57th year.
Brian was the beloved husband
and best friend of Julie Falconer (née
McBeath) and dear father and father-
in-law of Ashley Falconer,
Kitchener; Amanda and her husband
Ben Plant, Blyth; Kendra Falconer
and her partner Braden Carruthers,
Lucknow and Kelsey Falconer and
her husband Lawrence Libor,
Toronto. Brian was the proud
grandfather-to-be of a baby girl due
in November.
He was the brother and brother-in-
law of Barb Watson, Exeter; Brad
and Donna Falconer, Ingersoll;
Gerry McBeath, Kippen; Janet and
Brad Westerhout, Clinton; John and
Jeanette McBeath and Jason
McBeath and his partner Cassidy
Smith, all of Kippen.
Brian was the son-in-law of Ross
and Donna McBeath of Kippen and
the beloved uncle of many nieces
and nephews.
Brian was predeceased by his
parents Mervyn and Evelyn Falconer
and his brother Bruce Falconer.
At Brian’s request, cremation has
taken place. A come-and-go
celebration of life will be held at the
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch
109, Goderich on Wednesday,
Aug. 28 from 1 - 5 p.m. with
remembrances at 3 p.m.
As expressions of sympathy,
memorial donations to the London
Health Sciences Foundation - Baker
Centre for Pancreatic Cancer would
be greatly appreciated.
Arrangements were entrusted to
Falconer Funeral Homes - Bluewater
Chapel, Goderich. Messages of
condolence for Brian’s family are
welcome at
www.falconerfuneralhomes.com
ROBERT DOUGLAS (BOB)
REID
Robert Douglas (Bob) Reid passed
away peacefully at Huronview,
Clinton on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019.
He was in his 82nd year.
Bob was the beloved husband of
Edna Reid of Londesborough and
the dear father of Robert Reid (Liz),
Hanover; Cheryl Wheeler (Murray),
Londesborough; Steven Reid
(Colleen), Belleville and Donald
Reid (Kim), Londesborough. He
was the loving grandfather of
Mackenzie, Spencer, Olivia,
Dominique, Jessica, Meghan,
Kaden, Sienna, Kody, Sheldon and
Justine and five great-grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place.
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donations to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation or a charity of one’s
choice would be appreciated and
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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 theirnames forward at the inauguralmeeting of Huron East Council on
Dec. 4.
Fisher, Tuckersmith Councillor
Ray Chartrand and Grey Councillor
Alvin 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 ofOctober’s election.It was Fisher who nominatedChartrand for the position.Chartrand then paid the favour backby nominating Fisher. FormerDeputy-Mayor Joe Steffler
nominated McLellan for the
position.
Fisher told his fellow councillors
that he has lived in the community
for over 40 years. In addition, he hasbeen a councillor for 12 years andspent nearly 40 years in business, allexperience he felt would aid in beingthe deputy-mayor.Fisher also listed a number ofprojects he’d like to see undertakenor continued both in Huron East andin Huron County.In Huron East, Fisher said he
wanted to see the municipality’s
community 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 Countycould easily be the Prince EdwardCounty of southwestern Ontario. Healso said that while the county’saccessibility advisory committee hasdone a lot of great work, there is stillmore to be done.
Fisher also said that, as someone
who is legally blind, he also hoped
that being named deputy-mayor
would inspire others with disabilities
saying that if they “get [their] ass offthe couch and do something” like hehas they can accomplish anything.McLellan said that his decades ofexperience as a councillor and onnumerous boards and committeeswould make him an ideal choice forthe deputy-mayor position.He said that being self-employedwould ensure that he wouldn’t miss
any meetings, adding that he hates to
miss any council meetings.
He said he had been asked if he
The Huron County 4-H Leaders’
Association Awards Program was
recently held at the Seaforth
Agriplex, recognizing 4-H members
for their efforts throughout the year.
COUNTY AWARDSLoretta Higgins won the MurrayCardiff Award for Top All-RoundMember.The Don Pullen Award for highestoverall score in the county went toEvy Verschaeve. She also won theDedication Award for dedication tothe club. The Warden’s NoviceAward for first year competitivemember 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 Ontario
Plowmen’s Association Award for
outstanding agricultural 4-H
member as well as the Longstanding
Graduating Member Award. She
also received her graduation seal.The Citizen-Rural Voice Awardsfor 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 wereawarded to Emily Bieman (first) andKayla Drennan (second).The winning team for the countyGo for the Gold Competition wasthe South Huron Sheep Club Team
which consisted of Amanda Bos,
Rachel Gras, Grace Hallahan and
Evy 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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Obituaries
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really saw the bent-over woman; a
woman who couldn’t see the sun, or
the sky or the stars while standing
upright, who spent most of her life
looking at the dirt on the ground.
What is within you that binds you,
ties you down, preventing you from
seeing the world through the
compassionate eyes of Jesus? This
hard-heartedness can damage our
own inner spirit as much as it can
cause hurt to others. If compassion
can’t come from you, it’s hard to
open yourself to receive the
compassion and caring love of
others, and to the healing touch of
Jesus. Hard-heartedness is like a
wall between us and whoever that
other group or person is, a barrier
that prevents caring and compassion
from going either way.
Jesus wants us to be whole, in
body, mind and spirit. Jesus sees our
hurts, our pains, our needs and, like
Jesus called the bent-over woman to
him, Jesus calls us all to himself for
healing, if we are open to it. We all
need a reminder now and again to be
called out on those “notions” that
cause our eyes to close, and hearts
to harden against our fellow
humans.
The first step to our own healing is
an awareness that we have these
“notions”, these walls that we hide
behind that actually bind us into
ourselves, because they block and
prevent us from being truly whole,
from receiving Christ’s compassion,
God’s love and the Spirit’s healing
touch; from seeing the person before
the label or the law.
By being open to God’s love and
Christ’s healing touch, we too can be
healed of our own hurts, and then
see the needs of others and share the
love of Jesus with them. Because
“..what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love
kindness and to walk humbly with
your God.” (Micah 6.8)
Look beyond the labels,
see with compassion
On the scene
Firefighters from the Fire Department of North Huron’s Blyth and Wingham stations responded
to the Reid Road landfill site in East Wawanosh on Aug. 22 for a large fire in the refuse of the
site. Firefighters from two neighbouring fire departments aided in battling the blaze. Above,
firefighters returned to the site on Aug. 23 to deal with lingering hot zones. (Denny Scott photo)
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