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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-10-23, Page 23PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 %,‘ Remembering Brussels Legion Comrade Forrest Whittard and Olave Little, Br. 156, Seaforth Ladies' Auxiliary visited the grave of Ross Whittard, at Arengo War Cemetery in Italy. They also visited the grave of Robert Papple in the Canadian War Cemetery in France.(Photo submitted) THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2002. PAGE 23. FROM WALTON B. Linton greets at Duff's Congregation members were greeted by Brenda Linton as they arrived at Duff's United Church Sunday. The adult choir sang Let All Things Now Living. Joan Tuchlinsky called the children forward for the time for the Young at Heart. She asked them about belonging. What belongs to them and how do they know that? Who do they belong to? Of course. they answered their parents but they also belong to God and the church. She told them to, show they belong to God in how they behave and live their lives. She gave them all a God bless you tattoo and they went off to Sunday school. The Kyrie solo was performed by Brian Black. The scripture reader was Gloria Wilbee. Joan's reflection was, To Whom Do We Belong? She and daughter Laura Black performed a • skit entitled, Do You Want to be a Zillionaire? The questions about the church got harder and harder. The offering was taken by Jim McDonald and Fred McClure. A family spaghetti supper will be held on Saturday evening, Oct. 26 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. This is the first fundraising venture for the new fundraising committee. The Sunday school children are selling Rheo Thompson chocolate large mint smoothies as a fundraiser. The turkey supper is Nov. 6 and just around the corner. Tickets are available from Helen Craig. We are still looking for a Presbytery representative to start in January. Call Joan for info but not this week as she is off on a week of continuing education from Monday to Sunday. Class carves pumpkins The Walton Little School preschool class enjoyed carving pumpkins and roasting the seeds, as they talked about the letter P. In the dramatic play centre the children were able to act out the story of the Three Little Pigs as they moved to each house one. of straw, one of sticks and one of bricks. The class also enjoyed the learning about the sciences of popcorn. In the toddler class they were Having fun learning about the letter C. They worked on a class collage, using C Pictures: An math they practised identifying circles and colours. They .spent some time visiting With the school pet: Cleo the rabbit,' and were pleased to feed her a ..:arrot The Walton Women's Institute met at the home of Mary Humphries on Wednesday evening for their October meeting. There were six members present and two guests to ' enjoy Mary's presentation on the industries around Walton. Much to the surprise of those attending Mary named over 30 businesses and industries around the Walton village and area, from farm-related, truck- By Jo-Ann McDonald The deadline for an appointment with the Service Officer Randy Groundwater has passed but if an emergency appointment is needed, call Mabel Glanville immediately. Comrade Groundwater will be here Nov. 4. Monday, Oct. 28 is the general meeting and the Zone Commander visitation. The meeting begins at 8 p.m. and uniforms are encouraged but not required. All comrades are asked to attend if able. The mixed blind darts started on Thursday evening with eight players. The craft and bake sale is the first weekend of November. Comrades are asked to donate baking for the bake table and a door prize if they would like to. Contact Marg Bennett for more information. Comrades in Seaforth hospital are Doreen Rutledge and Irma Brighton. The Friday night supper was roast pork. This week is lasagna and salad. Saturday the Branch hosted the Huron County dart league. Over 60 men enjoyed the afternoon of darts. They play every two weeks somewhere in the county. The Branch was overflowing on Friday evening with my family, friends and comrades as I was presented with the Citizen of the Year honour. Sheila -Richards made the presentation on behalf of The Citizen. I was presented with a gift and flowers by my children, LeeAnn and Scott and bouquets by Comrade Julie Harrison and sister-in-law Karin McDonald. A social evening followed. Comrade President Rick McDonald attended the fall convention for the zone in Owen related and construction to arts and crafts. personal treatments and dining. The Walton area has it all. A delicious lunch of fruit breads was served by Helen Craig and Mary. A donation to the Brussels Legion Poppy Fund for a wreath for Remembrance Day for the Institute was passed. Sound on Saturday. He attended the president's meeting in the morning. Comrades Eric Ross and Debbie Trollope attended the rest of the meetings and events for the weekend convention. It was great. to see Comrades George Adams and Charlie Procter back after being away on the World Shorthorn Conference tour arranged, in part, by Ross and Mary Procter. Another of our comrades has been travelling as well with a friend but this time on a pilgrimage overseas to the gravesides of their departed loved ones. It has been over 60 years since Comrade Bush Whittard Br. 218, Brussels and Olave Little Br. 156 Seaforth Ladies Auxiliary said goodbye to their brothers heading overseas in WWII. Trooper Ross Frederick Whittard, age 23 of Three Rivers RCAC 12 armed Regiment was killed in action on July 21, 1944 and was interested in Arengo War Cemetery in Italy. Rifleman Robert P. Pappel was age 30 and a member of Queen's • Own Rifles of Canada RCIC. He was killed in action June 6, 1944 and was interred in Beny-Sur-Mer, the Canadian War cemetery at Riviers Calvada, France. Bush and Olave were pleased with the care the gravesides have been given, with flowers and roses, etc. and no weeds showing. Pictures were taken as a token of remembrance and to show relatives and friends at home. They also spent three day. in Paris, France and had a four-day «)ui of southern Italy. They saw pla,c, such as Isle of Capri. Sarcn, Naples and ancient Roman cities. Thanksgiving weekend wouldn't be complete without football. The classic Hamilton Tigercats verses the Toronto Argonauts was played at Iverwin Stadium on Monday afternoon. A group of football fans from Walton travelled by bus to the game, An even split of Argo and TiCat fans, a total of 14 men saw a great match that went into overtime and ended with an Argo win 29 - 28. Hoping to make it an annual event are Scott McDonald and friends Kevin and Steve, Rick McDonald, Brad and Steve Knight, Carmen Bernard, Rick and Jason Konarski, Rick Cook and friends Mark, Paul, Shawn and Jonas. Shawn and Melissa Jacklin welcomed twin sons, Benjamin and Joseph into their family. Older son Teddy is thrilled as are grandparents Murray and Sharon Blake, Wayne Jacklin and Bonnie Jacklin. Congratulations to all. The birthday girls were off celebrating Viola Kirkby's birthday on Wednesday at noon. They travelled to Kate's Station and enjoyed a delightful lunch and afternoon. Helping Viola to celebrate were Marilyn McDonald, Marie Coutts, Audrey Hackwell and Mary Humphries. Wishes for a speedy recovery are sent to Brenda Finlayson who recently had surgery but is now home recuperating. Happy grandparents for the second time this month are Jim and Anne Bosman. Another new granddaughter, Hillary Lorraine was born to daughter Tina and Jeff Hoelscher. Congratulations to everyone. Ross and Marg Bennett travelled to Collingwood on Wednesday to attend the funeral of their daughter- in-law, LuAnn's mother. On Saturday, they hosted Peter and LuAnn and family for belated Thanksgiving as well as Nancy and Greg Ducharme and family. A combination Thanksgiving and 25th anniversary party for Ron and Betty McCallum was held at the home of Neil and Joan Beuermann in Brussels. It was the Beuermann clan that gathered to surprise Ron and Betty and enjoy the evening. Congratulations to them. There have been quite a few local men away moose hunting over the past couple of weeks. One group including Rob Shortreed, Matt Lee, Greg and Tim Fritz, Dan Belfour, Randy ,Beuermann and Ron Strome and others were in the Longlac area. They were successful in their hunt and came home with a, couple of moose. Off hunting in the Kirkland Lake area were Harold and Paul McCallum, Chris Poland, Kelly and Jamie Dalton, Barry, Darryl and Ben Hoegy. They were lucky enough to get a couple of moose as well. The large group of hunters that included Mike Boven were very lucky because they got nine moose amongst a dozen of them. Thanksgiving for some of the McCallum family was celebrated at Manitoulin Island at their cabin. Harold and Paul arrived from hunting and were joined t5y Pearl, Dianne, Carl, Luke and Curtis McCallum and Wayne and Joyce Hartman. They also celebrated birthdays in the family, Joyce, Dianne and Wayne's. Returning from holidays this week was Margery Huether, She toured Norway, Sweden and Denmark. She visited the very small farms, where the farmer owns only enough land to graze the number of dairy cattle he owns. Cheese and milk are the primary products from the farms. The weather was lovely and warm and flowers were blooming. The gorgeous scenery and fiords and cleanliness of the countries was very impressive. After finishing the Nordic Tour, Margery travelled to France where she participated in a learning seminar. It started in Montpellier, on the French Riviera and moved to other areas of France, Lake . Chambery, in the French Alps near the Swiss border and Paris. The seminars consisted of lectures about history and tows. Participants enjoyed the excellent French cuisine and tours of wineries and local historic places. While there Margery even ventured to the top of Monte Blanc. the highest point in France at 12,000 feet. There were 20 participants in the seminar tour and Margery was the only Canadian amongst 19 Americans. The tour is organized by the I.S.T. organization that is a non- profit group that organizes tours for persons ever 55, to educate and promote countries around the world. Over 200 afferent tours throughout the year are offered and info on the organization can be obtained through the library. Birthday babies for this past week include Rob Little, Brian Love, Jim McDonald, Maxine Marks, Jessica Kelso, Lesley Traviss, Sheila Bachert, Harry Gillis, Ron McCallum, Bryan Kelso, Wayne and Joyce Hartman. Congratulations everyone. Citizenship Sheila Richards of Brussels presented Jo-Ann McDonald of Walton with the 2002 Citizen of the Year award for Brussels and area at a ceremony held at the Brussels Legion, Oct. 18. The annual award is sponsored by The Citizen. Richards is a member on the board of directors. (Janice Becker photo) M. Humphries hosts WI At the Branch Meeting, Monday