Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-10-31, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019. Thank You The 4-H Members of the Brussels Show and Sale wish to thank all the many buyers and supporters Grand Champion Calf ALYCIA COULTES Buyer - Teeswater Concrete Grand Champion Lamb ALYCIA COULTES Buyer - MGM Townsend Tire ETHAN COULTES Buyer - Metzger Veterinary Services ALEX COULTES Buyer - Grey Acres Ltd. TROY COULTES Buyer - Brett & Laura Fischer JACOB COULTES Buyer - Dauphin Feed & Supply KORTNEY HOGGART Buyer - Evergreen Holsteins GABBY JOHNSTON Buyer - McDonald Home Hardware MAX JOHNSTON Buyer - B & L Farm Services SAM McARTER Buyer - 33 Mile Cattle Corp, Matt McCall NICK McARTER Buyer - Metzger Veterinary Services JESSICA TOLL Buyer - Teeswater Concrete BRADY McGILLIVRAY Buyer - Brindley Auctions ARDEN COULTES Buyer - Foxton Fuels Ltd. DAWSON COULTES Buyer - Robert’s & McGavin Farm Equipment Walton named track of the year Walton Raceway, home of the Walton TransCan Grand National Championships, came away with the 2019 Rockstar Energy Triple Crown Series Track of the Year Award last week. The 2019 Rockstar Energy Triple Crown Series celebrated the riders, supporters and events. Walton Raceway and the 2019 Walton TransCan Grand National Championships came away with the 2019 Track of the Year Award. “We were very surprised,” said Melody Hodgson, co-owner of Walton Raceway. ”Obviously [co- owner Brett Lee] and I poured our hearts into this, took some real chances and were blessed with great support. It has been great working with the Jetwerx team [owner of the Canadian Motocross Racing Corporation] these last two years. It is a real honour to be recognized by our community.” The Walton Raceway team has begun working with the entire Jetwerx, MRC regions, racers and supporters for 2020. “This year felt like one team pulling in a common direction,” said Lee. “Thank you to all our friends and staff, especially track manager Barry Hetherington, our sponsors, the riders, the Jetwerx pro series staff, national race teams and of course, the media. Everyone really came together to make this event great. Without them, none of this would be possible.” The 2020 Rockstar Energy Series will be announced shortly. the 2020 season will mark the 28th Canadian Amateur Motocross Grand National Championship in Walton. Boneschanskers celebrate 65th anniversary John and Carol Boneschansker celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends on Sunday at the Four Winds Barn in Brussels. The Boneschanskers marked the milestone with an open house followed by a special family dinner. While they recently sold their Brussels-area farm, retired and moved into Seaforth, they still think of Brussels as home, making their way back for events like Lions Club meetings, the Brussels Fall Fair and the farmers’ market. Carol, the daughter of Boelo and Dieuwerke Meijer of Winschoten in the Netherlands wed John Boneschansker, son of Jan Willem and Antje of Scheemda, the Netherlands in Holland Marsh, Ontario on Oct. 29, 1954. The ceremony was presided over by Rev. Lagerwey. The couple’s attendants were Bob Boneschansker and Jackie Koolhof. After being wed, the Boneschanskers returned to the Netherlands on their honeymoon. Afterwards they operated a dairy farmed near Kettleby, Ontario with John handling the farming and Carol as a wife, mother and homemaker. The two list 4-H leadership, the Brussels Fall Fair Board and the Lions Club of Brussels as their interests. Carol and John have six children: Bill, Dorothy, Annette, Cathy, Bruce and Robert; 10 grandchildren: Amanda, Melissa, Michael, Darcy, Devin, Carolyn, Telisa, Jennifer, Erica and Sonya, and 15 great- grandchildren: Korbin, Amberle, Kahlen, Gabriella, Luca, Nathan, Penelope, Owan, Makailyn, Tucker, Annabelle, Madisson, Scarlet, Katrina and Jensen. A milestone On Sunday, John and Carol Boneschansker celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with friends and family at the Brussels Four Winds Barn. (Shawn Loughlin photo)