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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-06-22, Page 12PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 LAWN QUESTIONS? Organic Programs 4100 Available ACCREDITED VbedIvCaii,® 524-2424 -Trust the Professionals - alb or, -,411t • el' er 004 'menia-k (Wert Make Vont Own Beer, Wine, Coolers and Fruit Wine (C:rert, here qr cR home') 11; 84 ,Kingston St., GODERICH 524-2323 Two wings Sunny skies brought more than 100 Pietenpol plane enthusiasts to the Armstrong Aerodome last weekend. Three antique Tiger Moths from Guelph were among the planes that flew in from as far away as Smiths Falls. (Carol Burns photo) Bottiiing fivi. cL 6,14.0WW.% &tidal/ Give TPI Lucknow Travel a call 1-877-582-5669 www.lakehuroncottagerentals.com Cottage rentals available! Ontario Reg. # 50006589 PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006. There were many Walton and Seaforth area people in attendance at the memorial service for Vera Gardiner in Brussels a week ago. Cousins Howard and Audrey Hackwell, Campbell and Edith Wey, Marjory Frazer, June and Ed Smith and Audrey and Jack Mcllwain were among those who gathered for the service. The relatives then returned to the home of Jack and Audrey in Seaforth for a light lunch and time of remembrance. ' The Knight men gathered at the home of Steve Knight for a guys' day out. Approximately 14 went golfing at the Cranbrook golf course then returned to Steve's for a barbecue and social time. A unique fundraiser that has an area connection was held in Stratford hosted by the Central United Church. It was a quilt tour held in the three-storey home of Kevin Hulley featuring the quilts of Betty Hulley of Londesborough. There were approximately 30 quilts, as well as weaving, knitted teddy bears, cradle quilts and baby quilts that adorned the beds, walls and display areas. Attending were Howard and Audrey Hackwell. They enjoyed the tour, the Welsh cookies and tea social. Saturday evening was the wedding reception for Steve Leonardt and Melissa Wallace. They were married in the Dominican Republic on May 24 and hosted a reception in Brodhagen for family and friends in celebration of their marriage. There were many Walton-area friends in attendance as Steve lived in Walton when younger and plays ball for the Walton Brewers. Steve and Melissa are moving to Lethbridge, Alberta where Melissa will join a veterinary practice as a newly-graduated veterinarian from the University of Guelph. The Gerry Ryans and Howard Hackwells were awakened one night last week by a loud crash and thump. At 5 a.m. a truck clipped the Hackwell mailbox and went into the ditch. The horn started blaring and the driver managed to manoeuvre out of the ditch and drive away. Police arrived later in the morning to investigate but have no suspects at this time. And Howard as no mailbox. The Craig family picnic was hosted at the home of Graeme and Helen Craig on Saturday. There were plenty of Craigs in attendance to enjoy playing games, swimming in the pool and the meal. It is always nice to get together with family. The weekend picnic was also a celebration of Graeme and Helen's upcoming 35th wedding anniversary. A dual celebration. It was a great turnout for the firefighters breakfast in. Brussels on Sunday. All those lucky father firefighters and their faniilies slaved over hot grills and fryers to feed the hungry folk, did a fantastic job as usual. Look forward to Grey Twp. firefighter's breakfast this weekend. There were lots of local people taking part . in the cancer walk in Goderich on Friday night. Chris and Judy Lee were part of the Janmaat team of 14, which was the top team with the most money pledged for the walk. Tracy Lee was the second top pledge raiser for the event. They walked the Goderich racetrack for the night with Chris and Tracy both taking part in the cancer survivor walk. It was a beautiful night and a wonderfully successful event. Congrats to everyone who pledged and participated. Our deepest sympathies are extended to Marion Huffman and family on the passing of Cliff Huffman last Friday. They were residents of Walton for the last three years or so. Cliff had been at Huronlea and Marion has moved to Bayfield. Our condolences to the extended family as well. An unfortunate accident and an act of kindness was displayed by a Gibson truck driver last week in the village of Walton. Neil and Marie Mitchell unfortunately lost their dog Chloe on the road in Walton, when it was hit by an oncoming Gibson truck. Witnesses say the driver couldn't help the result but what was touching was that the driver turned the truck around in Walton and came back' to see if he could help and apologize to those there. It's heartwarming to know there are people out there who display concern and kindness to strangers. Charles and Terri Gulutzen, along with Steve and Heather Michie of Brussels, travelled to Budapest, Hungary from May 22 - June 2 to visit Jeff, Tracey, Mitchell, Taylor and Mathew McKee of Walton. While in Hungary the four travelled all over the city with Jeff and Tracey touring all the monuments and historical buildings such as the walled city, the House of Terror, the Parliament Buildings, Gillard's Hill, the underground labyrinth and the palaces. Travel around Budapest was by bus, subway and train. Quite the transit system. Dining out was inexpensive and very delicious. They tried the country's speciality "goulash soup", which 'is similar to beef stew and was delicious. They enjoyed many home-cooked meals and drinks at the, McKee residence in Budapest. Hours were spent around the kitchen table laughirig and sharing. Charles, Terri, Steve and Heather ventured off on their own for two days and travelled to Vienna, Austria by train. It was a three-hour trek across the country and was breathtaking. While in Austria they spent the first four hours touring the Schonbrunn Palace. It's a magnificent building and grounds. They spent the night at the Kaiser .Motel at Schonbrunn, which at one time was the hotel where guests of the palace stayed. The next day was spent shopping on the "walking streets" and taking a bus tour of the city. This was money well spent. There was commentary during the whole tour and they were allowed to get off the tour to view the locations more, then get back to continue on. They found Vienna to be quite a bit more expensive than Budapest but the food was just as delicious. One of their stops on the tour was the amusement park which is home to the country's largest ferris The Walton Oldtimers played in Monkton on the weekend. Manager Brad Knight organizes the team and has many talented mature players. Some players are still actively playing in fastball leagues and some They all opted not to rider the ferris wheel, but Charles and Terri did manage a few laps on the go-karts. Back in Budapest they spent a Sunday afternoon at Taylor's dance recital that was held at her school. What a treat. She and Mitchell attend the same school. All the students are from different nationalities. Talk about getting some culture. After a couple more days in Budapest shopping, touring and spending an evening at the thermal baths (natural hot springs) the six adults made their way by van to Krakow Poland. The drive took about seven and a half hours, but the scenery was , amazingly breathtaking. There were mountains everywhere: They spent the afternoon and night in Krakow, and took a horse and carriage through the city after dinner, then headed back to their three-bedroom apartment. The next morning they were up and at 'em and heading to Auschwitz, the largest concentration camp. They had'a guided tour of two of the camps. Words cannot express or explain what they all saw and felt. It was an experience not to be taken lightly and never to be forgotten. To get back to Hungary, they had to leave Poland, go through the Czech Republic to Slovakia, then into Hungary. They somehow managed to get lost in the mountains in Slovakia, so approximately one and one-half hours after leaving the Czech Republic they were back at another border crossing into the Czech Republic. They eventually made it back to Hungary with a couple extra stamps on their passports, tired but safe. The four say their time in Europe was wonderful. They will probably never see such beautiful monuments or experience so much history again. But time with their friends-is what is cherished most. They miss the McKee family and cannot wait for them to come home. players come out of retirement every year to participate. Players include Brian McGavin, Jim McDonald, Steve Knight, Ron Strome, Murray Houston, Blaine Marks, Doug Conley, Murray Pipe, Bryan Neal and Rick McDonald. They started the weekend on Friday night with a win, but suffered two losses on Saturday to end the weekend of fun. , The diamond in Walton saw action on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The Walton Brewers were all over Continued on page 13 FROM WALTON G. Clarkson leads Duff's service Friends and members of Duff's United Church were welcomed to the service by Josef and Suzanne Studhalter. The service was led by Gail Clarkson, who is going to be looking after the Walton-Bluevale pastoral needs for the next six to eight months. Ms Clarkson's reflection was entitled Seeking Right Relations. The scripture reader was Marion Godkin and accepting the offering were Jim Mann and Lavern Godkin. There will be coffee and muffin Sunday this week. Duff's United will be on holidays the month of August. There are showers in the planning for some local girls. Anyone wishing to contribute to the community gifts for Pam Nolan, Colleen McCallum or Stacey Linton can contact Marilyn McDonald or drop off their gift at the Walton Inn. A community choir for the Grey Twp. 150th celebration on July 9 is being organized. Contact Glenda Morrison at 519-887-8642 if interested. Tickets for the Grey events are available from Jo-Ann McDonald 519-887-6570. The cleanup on the church grounds on Saturday saw around a dozen men and women make a remarkable difference in the look of the property. The barn was cleaned out, old fences taken down, a treehouse and overgrown bushes were removed to improve and make maintenance easier. Oldtimers play ball