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The women of the Ethel United Church have been busy making Blankets of Love for the
Regional Mental Health Care Centre in London. When someone is admitted to the Centre they
are given a quilt to keep. These quilts, 16 in all, will be delivered next week. From left: Helen
Dobson, Dianne Diehl, Beth Earl and Irene Turner. (Photo submitted)
Looking for local heroes
There are so many people out there who do
so much to improve their community.
Now you have a chance to say thanks.
Nominate that special person for the 21st
Annual Citizen Citizenship Awards.
Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area
and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the
community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the ballot
and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee
should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and he or she didn't win,
please feel free to try again.
I nominate
q
Blyth q Brussels
& area & area
I feel she/he deserves this award because
Nomination Deadline April 28, 2006.
Name and phone number of nominator
as Citizen of the year for
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2006. PAGE 23.
It's spring and the babies are
arriving. Congratulations to Ray and
Kendra Wilts on the birth of son
Drew. Big sister Emily and brothers
Kaleb and Travis welcome the
newest member of the family as do
grandparents Ken and Judy
Shortreed of Walton.
A new great-granddaughter for
Kathleen Williamson has arrived.
Wayne and Cathy Regele welcomed
Avery into their family which also
includes daughters Caitlin and
Jenna.
A new addition to Jack and
Lorraine Nelemans' family is
granddaughter Hannah Jacqueline.
She is the daughter of Jerry
Nelemans and Kendra Smith and
arrived March 23, Aunt Christine
(Nelemans) Coombs' birthday.
Waltoners will remember Jack and
Lorraine and family. They now live
in Gowanstown.
Returning from a trip west were
Matt Lee and Dan Taylor. They went
to visit friend Larry Dalrymple at
Banff. They enjoyed skiing and
snowboarding and visited Lake
Louise as well. Before catching their
flight home they attended a Calgary
Flames Hockey game.
Welcome back boys.
The Walton Hall was the spot for a
meeting for Maizex corn producers.
Dealers Mervyn and Orval Bauer
organized the meeting for the 15
producers able to attend. They
enjoyed a roast beef dinner at noon,
then the guest speaker did his
presentation for the afternoon.
A surprise birthday party was held
for Matt Lee on his return from his
trip west. Family and friends
gathered at his home to celebrate his
30th birthday on April Fool's Day.
Music, food and family made for a
great time for all.
It was a great variety show of the
Huron County Cloggers and friends
organized by Sherry McCall and her
hard-working crew. They presented
Cruising the World at the Seaforth
Public School raising funds for
cystic fibrosis and the Seaforth
Hospital Foundation.
The tour guide was Tracey
(Bosman) McLennan with Captain
Sherry McCall and first-mate Karen
Whyte steering the cruise through
the Ports of call.
Marie Flynn provided the prelude
music prior to departure.
During the welcome aboard by
tour guide Tracey it was explained
that in case of an emergency a life
preserver was needed, just look
under your chair. Taped to the
bottom of every chair was an
individually wrapped life saver
provided by the generosity of Doug
and Gail Schroeder of the Winthrop
General Store.
The itinerary included calls in
Kingston, Jamaica with performers
The Little Limbos stepdancers and
the Conga Cloggers.
The next stop in Acapulco Mexico
featured the local children of Mexico
with the Hat Dance and Jack Storey,
Jonathan Kochis and Bob Mann
partying on the beach.
Travelling on to California they
stopped and checked out the Beach
Boys with the Seaforth Harmony
Kings. The next stop on the cruise
was Honolulu, Hawaii where Hula
dance lessons with the Whistlers was
enjoyed by the passengers. There
was a luau on the beach with special
guest Elvis (aka Jack Storey).
Travelling on to Cairns, Australia
the tour was treated to dance
numbers by the Under the Sea
cloggers and the Nothing to Lose
cloggers.
Arriving in Tokyo, Japan, a side
trip to the opera featured Laura
Elligsen in Geisha Girl. Later on in
the evening in Tokyo, the passengers
had the chance to meet An Officer
and a Gentlemen stepdancing crew.
Spending the next day at sea, the
passengers enjoyed the singing voice
of Tracey McLennan and The
Titanic. The tour arrived in Cape
Town, Africa and a day was spent on
safari in the jungle with the Head
Hunter cloggers. Returning to the
cruise ship the Dance cloggers
performed. Travelling on to
Liverpool, England, there was a stop
to see some Beatles memorabilia,
with a special performance by the
Harmony Kings. There was also a
stop at a pub where Amanda Van
Miltenburg was singing.
A must-stop was in Glasgow,
Scotland where piper Don Martin
performed while Abby McGavin and
Sarah Elligsen danced the Highland
Fling.
Back on board the cruise ship the
ship's entertainment included a
number by Loretta Lynn and Tammy
Wynette singing These Boots are
made for Walking.
The final stop on the cruise was in
Dublin, Ireland where Laura
Elligsen sang 0 Danny Boy,
accompanied by Murray McCall on
the violin.
Passengers attended the Celtic fair
where the Irish Step Dancers
performed.
The 11-day cruise to 10 countries
was an absolutely fabulous time for
everyone in attendance. There was a
packed house for both performances
with standing ovations for the many
talented performers involved.
There were over 125 involved in
putting on this marvellous show and
with everyone's help and support it
was a great success.
Kudoes to Sherry McCall for her
excellent presentation.
Having a great trip over March
break were David and Andy Pethick.
They were with the St. Anne's
school boys rugby team that
travelled to England, Scotland and
Wales for a total of 10 days. They
played one game of rugby in each
country and experienced the
intensity of play in the U.K. The
squad suffered all losses, but learned
plenty.
The boys were billeted with
families in these countries.
This is an exchange program that
happens every three years. This
summer, one of the countries will
come to Canada to play.
While away, they experienced cool
weather and even heavy snow a
couple of days. The families showed
the boys around and took them to
pubs the eat. The boys enjoyed the
overnight flight there and the overall
experience was great.
Celebrating a special birthday was
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