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The Huron Expositor, 1994-11-23, Page 18Community Couple celebrates anniversary Happy Anniversary to Joyce and Gene Marcuccio who celebrate 21 years of marriage on Nov. 24. The Walton Community Hall was used this past Saturday to hold an Open house. Tables featured Toys, Jewellery, Cosmetics, clothing and baking and crafts by the Women's Institute. They plan to hold another such event in the Spring. Leona McDonald went west to Calgary to visit her daughter Karen. While- in the area she travelled to Red Deer to see 'Skate Canada'. Karen came back to Walton with Leona and visited with friends and family that she hadn't seen for some time. She returned home last Tuesday to see snow covering the ground. I was talking to Dianne McCallum last week who just returned from Providence, Rhode Island. Dianne, Ruth Axtmann and Margaret Whitmore (leader of the Chorus) are the Walton -area women who sing with the Harmony Hi- Lites from Seaforth and they, along with 24 other members, travelled by bus to sing at the internationals. Another Canadian chorus won the event. The Seaforth chorus will host the International event next year in London. Doug and Marg Fraser just returned from Montego Bay, Briefly Hay municipal building receives federal grant A $270,450 project in the Township of Hay has been approved under the Canada/Ontario Infrastructure Works program, Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle, Huron MPP Paul Klopp and Reeve Lionel Wilder announced today. Funding will be used to con- struct a. new municipal building housing council chambers, a committee room, office space and record storage area. Improvements also include land- scaping, furnishings and com- puter upgrades. This project will create an estimated 129 person -weeks of employment. Work is scheduled to start in Spring of 1995 and should be completed by September 1995. Grants to aid Blyth stream project The projects in the Village of Blyth worth $75,743 have been approved under the Canada/Ontario Infrastructure Works program, Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle, Huron, MPP Paul Klopp and Reeve David E. Lec announced on Nov. 18. Funding of $38,505 will be used to construct a facility to store salt and sand. This will eliminate the problem of run-off into Blyth Brook, and assist in the rehabilitation of the Blyth Brook cold water fish stream which is being undertaken by the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Village of Blyth, and the local Optimist Club and Cubs and Scouts organization. Work is scheduled to start immediately and should be completed in November 1994. Funding of $37,238 will be used to install high-pressure sodium, energy-efficient lights on Main street. Work is sched- uled to start in June 1995 and will be completed in October 1995. Bluevale man winner of award for Conservation The conservation efforts of a community group and six indi- viduals were recognized at a meeting of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) held in Wroexeter on November 16. Conservation Award Certifi- cates were presented to the Maitland Trail Association; Tony and Julie Emond, of Elma Township; Glen Warwick, of Bluevale; Don Eadic of Tumbcrry Township; Martin Pronk of Minot Township; and the World Watchers Nature Club, at the Lucknow Public School. Walton school honoured for initiative The Huron County Board of Education awarded $400 from the Director's Incentive Fund to Helen Crocker and teaching staff at Walton Public School in response to their self -initiated training in computer literacy. r. Walton by Patty Banks 887-6860 ti Jamaica. Actually it was a family trip with their three daughters and their husbands and two grandchildren going along. Doug said from their hotel room on the ninth floor the water was so clear in the bay they could see the bottom. They visited old friends who they have met over the past ten years. He said dinner for two was $423 Jamaican ($22 Canadian) and that Seniors got $60 Jamaican a month which is $3 Canadian. Doug and Marg will be travelling to Windsor this week to attend the funeral of Pat Woods, Clayton Fraser's mother-in-law. If you happened to turn on TV on Saturday morning this past weekend to channel 13 to watch Big Top talent you would have seen Kelly McDonald, Alicia Dalton and Kelly Dalton step -dancing. Next week on the same channel, at 8 a.m. you will see other Walton girls perform. Watch for Sarah McDonald, best thanks we can give God for Melissa Beuerman and . Lindsay McNichol to do their dance rou- that is to love each other the way tines. God loves us. Scott McDonald helped Emmerson Mitchell greet people attending worship at Duff's United Church on Nov. 20. Andrew McDonald lit the Christ Candle and Rev. Banks led the people in the Call to Worship. Rev. Banks announced that next week wilt be the first Sunday of Advent and Communion wilt be served. White Gift and Sunday school craft sale will take place on Dec. 4. The first Advent meditation study will begin Nov. 24 at 10 a.m. in Walton. For children's story. Rev. Banks asked who would like to be a King. When a hand came up Rev. Banks placed a crown n his head and asked the kingYwhat his house looked like. With some help m describing the place it turned out that it was a very fancy castle. A queen was chosen to wear the crown and was asked what her clothes would look like. A fancy dress (pink) would be worn by this queen. Jesus was called 'King of the Jews' but he wore no royal robes or a crown. When Pilate asked him, if he was a king Jesus answered that his kingdom was not of this world. Jesus only wanted to be king of our hearts and that the Seaforth Legion by Barbara Scott Legion donates to hockey At the general meeting of Seaforth Legion Branch 156 last Thursday donations were made including $152 for 400 Canadian Flags for the Minor Hockey league sweaters; 5100 for booklets for 'Two Colours' projects for grade 8 students at Seaforth Public School. Seven new members were passed. They will be initiated at a later date. Tickets for the New Year's Eve dinner and dance are on sale at the Branch to members until Dec. 8 after which they will go on sale to the public. Please get yours as soon as possible there is a limited num- ber. The Chris Black Orchestra will be playing. There will be another in -branch meat draw on Saturday, Nov. 26. Also held that day will be the Zone Euchre tournament. The Ladies' Auxiliary annual Christmas dinner will be held on .Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. If you have'nt been contacted please call Ann Wood. The Annual Legion Children's Christmas Concert will be held on Sunday, "Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. If your child would like to take part ' in the concert please contact Barbara Scott. 'At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remem- ber them.' - Woodworkers' last, meeting. , BRAD MURRAY The St. Columban 4-H Club "Woodworkers" held their last meeting on November 17. The minutes were read and accepted. The three groups split up and worked with their own group. The "Woodworkers" put the finishing touches on their apples and worked on their books. The groups will rejoined to end the meeting. Amy Dekroon closed the meeting, sec- onded by Brad Murray. Achieve- ment night will be on December 12 at 7:30 p.m. LYNN CLAYTON LYNN CLAYTON LYNN CLAYTON LYNN CLAYTON Investment Opportunity U -STORE -IT RENTALS AND INDUSTRIAL SPACE. Kincardine Industrial Park. Showing good return. Assumable financing. LYNN CLAYTON Sales Representative R�i4�-> Lake Lands Realty Ltd. 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