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The Citizen, 2002-07-24, Page 15%Clinton !Raceway THE HEART O HAftt,lESS RACING entral Huron The Council of the Municipality of Central Huron and Clinton Raceway Inc. cordially invite you to the Grand 0 ening and J dal Ribbon Cutting Central Huron Stake Race Day at Clinton Raceway this SUNDAY, JULY 28 1:15 PM: Ribbon Cutting in front of the Grandstand 1:15-1:45 PM: Free Hot Dogs and Complimentary Cake 40% Live racing every Sunday at 1:30 through September 29 (519) 482-5270 • www.clintonraceway.com of Clinton Parkland Improvement SuperBuild Project to be held in conjunction with THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2002. PAGE 15. Catching up with more holiday people last week are Ross and Marg Bennett. They had Peter and LuAnn home from Collingwood for a couple of days. While here they also attended the Carter wedding in Seaforth. Returning from a week in Otillia at a camp on Lake Couchiching was Sarah McDonald, daughter of Jim and Linda McDonald. She was attending a leadership camp, along with Seaforth boy, Mackenzie Fischer. They were chosen to attend through the Seaforth high school athletic program. They had to choose three sports they had never done before, and were taught . the rules, teaching skills, motivational skills; coaching and how to referee the sport. Sarah chose rugby, tennis and rock climbing. She reports it was an awesome time and thoroughly enjoyed her experience. Helen Brenie has returned from a holiday in Montreal. While there, a family reunion was held and all her family was in attendance, daughter Valerie and new son Jaime from Edmonton, Carol and family from Montreal, Stephanie and family from Cornwall and son Christopher and family from Montreal. They had family pictures done and had a marvellous time catching up with each others' news. Howard and Audrey Hackwell had family holidaying and•visiting with them last week. Daughter Patricia and husband Eddy and son Sebastian from Whitby spent a_ few days with them. Coming on Sunday for a visit from Cambridge was son Dean and wile Kelly. Some local men away fishing were Don Dalton, Kelly Dalton and Les Glanville. They travelled north to near Sturgeon Falls where Les has a cabin. it is reported that Don caught the biggest fish with his dad Percy's oldest Wiing rod. They also attended a birthday party for a former Winthrop resident, Ingot"' Christianson. They report having a great time and fishing was good. Returning from two week's holiday on the Skootamaita Lake near Coyne were Brian Black. Joan Tuchlinsky and family. They enjoyed fishing and walking the nature trails and having a peaceful and restful vacation. Joan had to return early but for pleasant reasons. She enjoyed a day's visit with three of her theology classmates at her home. They joined her from Dundas, Mississauga and Waterloo. The spent the day catching up with each other's Ministerial goals. Not on holiday but celebrating were Don and Pat Nolan as they attended their son Mark's wedding to Lori Boyes. The wedding was held at the home of the bride's parents at Whiskey Harbour. The couple exchanged vows on top of the hill surrounded by beautiful perennial gardens as guests witnessed the ceremony from a decorated tent. A delicious meal and fireworks followed the nuptials and reception. Many Walton people were in attendance to celebrate the couple's happy day. They will be living in Gowanstown. Congratulations to Mark and Lori. The population of Walton increased by eight this week from Thursday to Monday morning as four local Walton families had pilgrims here for the World Youth Days. Gerry and Anne Ryan hosted two young men from Oxfordshire England, Simon and Robert. As their activities were planned by the area churches for Friday and Saturday, Sunday was the free day for families to entertain the guests. The young men had said they had been to London, England and would like to see London, Ontario, Canada. So off they went and while in London they went to the [max Theatre. Margaret Lacroix had two young university students from Italy, Giovannia Angelo and Giovanni Paolo. Their English was limited but sign language works well. Across the street at Jeanne Kirkby's was another young Italian man, Bendetta. These young men had the opportunity to travel to Niagara Falls with a teacher who lives in Belgrave arid speaks Italian. He volunteered to take six young people to see the sights of Niagara. He also was an interpreter at the Sunday morning mass held at St. Ambrose. Catholic Church, Brussels. Some of the Italians had brought their guitars and celebrated their joy during the mass. A brunch was served following the service. At the home of Jack and Marianna Ryan were three young ladies from Mexico, Claudia, Daffney and Claudia. The Ryan children came home to help entertain the ladies and help with the language problems. They were taken to Goderich on Sunday to see the area and the mall. They were excited to be able to use the internet and send messages to their parents and friends from the Ryan home. After speaking with the host families the conclusion was it was an enjoyable experience. The Tite Racing Promotions crew was off to Barrie the last two Saturdays to promote Supercross at the Barrie Agriculture grounds. The Lee family_ promoted the event which is done on a small track with tight corners and turns and sharp hills and hollows. Joining them to flag and work were Brandon Blake, Robbie Semple, Jeff Black and Dave McClory. Don't forget this is the last week of holidays for Duff's United Church and Joan will be leading service again on Sunday, Aug. 4 at 9:30 a.m. The church basement has undergone a complete changeover with new paint and carpet. Come out and see how nice it looks. Celebrating birthdays this past week were Gloria Love, Andrea Bremner, Gary Godkin, LeeAnn McDonald, Steve -Bain, Sharon Godkin, Kelly Boven, Sherry McCall, Emma Shortreed, Curtis Ryan, Andrew Van Vliet, Karin McDonald and Michael Warwick. COP meeting in Brussels Community members and OPP met last Wednesday night in the new OPP office in Brussels for the monthly Community Oriented Policing meeting. The group brainstormed ways to promote community involvement and assist the public in understanding the steps involved in reporting a crime and writing victim impact statements. , The COP committee members plan to have an information booth at the Brussels Fall Fair in September to help the public understand the purpose of the group and how to get involved. The next meeting will be held at the Ethel Community Centre on Wednesday. August 21. p.m. AVIS students study Franklin books The Walton Little School student, have been busy studying Franklin books. After reading they do Franklin activities in math and science class. There are plenty of children who are away on holidays right now so numbers at the school are down slightly from normal. They are trying to go out early in the day for outside activities to beat the heat. Ontario Provincial Police Sr. Const. Don Shropshall was in to visit with the children recenity. He spoke to them about the Hug A Tree program. This program deals with when a child is lost they should Stop and stay-where they are and hug a tree or something solid until theyare found, not to keep wandering. He gave out stickers and colouring books and the children enjoyed his visit very much. FROM WALTON WI meets The Walton Women's Institute held their monthly meeting at the home of Ruth Axtmann, with eight members in attendance. The theme of the meeting was education and Ruth presented the proper way of caring, preparing and serving of food following Health Canada guidelines. She explained some of the rules and regulations that are to be followed. Ruth and Marion Godkin served ice-cream cake. The Walton Women's Institute plaque has been put in place beside the Institute rose bush outside the hall door. The plaque is to commemorate the Women's 45th anniversary from their being established in 1956. Cool time Some Mexican 'pilgrims' were among the group staying in the Wingham and Brussels area before visiting Toronto for World Youth Day. After a barbecue in Brussels, they departed on a farm tour, then spent the afternoonat a rally in Listowel. (Vicky Bremner photo) )K MI1 Ial ay all ns ur ity to M a- d, all 6- Ity 0 ils ii- BS 0, n, ur ve ?4 xt L.11 "U DI 7 3 )- Dr