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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2018-03-01, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018. Scams, thefts and reconnaissance drones hit area PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 By the looks of it, the winter is over, but don't hold your breath. The snow has certainly gone away, with a couple of anxious days of high water, but it seems most rivers have settled down. The snowmobile season is probably done, unless the north has snow. There is still lots of cold wind and maybe snow again, but for this week, it seems that maybe rain and warmer temperatures are in the forecast. According to Wiarton Willie, we are to have another two weeks of winter, or maybe Scubenacadie Sam was right and it is an early spring! Be prepared for whatever hits us here in Ontario, because every day is another surprise. We send happy birthday greetings to Norma Oldridge, who celebrated her 90th birthday last week. She still does very well and is so pleased to have her family so close to her! This could be a story for "Ripley's Believe it or Not", but Don Dalton has just returned from ice fishing. Walton friends know that Don does not like water -fresh or frozen fish! Don went along with friends for three days near Powassin for ice fishing. There were six men, including his son Gerrid and Rick and Dean Woods and two other from out of the area. They spent two nights in the cabin on the lake and spent time fishing from in the cabin and outside of the cabin. They did not have much luck catching any fish and Don remarked it was a lot like watching paint dry! It was fun talking and joking with the others for the few days they were away. We send our get -well wishes to Ken Dalton, who had some throat surgery last week. He is home and doing very well. Our best to Ken in his recovery. Our get -well wishes also go to Ernst Gubelmann, who is in Stratford Hospital. He suffered a serious fall on the ice and has badly broken ribs. We hope he heals quickly and is back on his feet soon. Our get -well wishes also go out to Joe Nicholson who suffered a bad fall while curling on the weekend. We hope he is doing better and recovering quickly. The Cranbrook Dart Club met on Wednesday evening with 21 eager darters. Team five was the first -place winner with Rob VanderVeen and replacement player Pat Gillis winning all six games. The team of Steve Bowers, Kathy Workman and Maria Boettcher won five games during the evening. The high shot for the ladies was by Kathy scoring 90 and for the men by John Gillis hitting 116. It happened again around the Walton area that another four - wheeler was stolen. There have been three stolen over the past few weeks from around Walton and only one has been recovered. Lock your sheds, take the keys out and keep a watch when you see strange vehicles. I understand that in the Wawanosh area, drones are flying around area farms and houses and have a few folks on edge. The drones are flying close enough to "look" in windows. There is something new everyday to make people feel unsafe in their homes. The scam of grandchildren calling grandparents for money help has returned and the folks I know have been smart enough to hang up. Be reminded that if they say "don't tell mom and dad" or you have won money and it sounds "too good to be true," it's probably a scam. Celebrating birthdays this past week includes Bruce McDonald, Chris Lee, Carly Terpstra, Terry Nichol, Andrew Black, Beverly Stevenson, Drew Wilts and leap -year babies are Nathan Bachert, Ryan Baan and Pam McLellan. Happy birthday to all! FROM WALTON DRIVING SCHOOL Spring Course March 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th 9 am to 2:30 pm Huron Christian School, Clinton Register online at www.shds.ca or call Kathy Delbridge at 519-235-4483 or 519-933-8977 Family Day fun The Bachert family held its annual Family Day celebration at the family's Blyth Maple Creek Farm. Events included an educational tour through the family's sugar bush and board and card games in the farm's cozy cafe, shown above. (Denny Scott photo) Obituaries ARTHUR BLACK Arthur Black, the beloved CBC Radio host, humour author and long- time columnist for many Canadian newspapers, including The Citizen, died last week at the age of 74. Black was a contributor to The Citizen's "Other Views" page for a number of years, before retiring from writing his regular column for a number of weekly newspapers at the end of 2016. Black's family shared the news of his passing on Black's Blog, BasicBlack.com. Black died from pancreatic cancer at Lady Minto Hospital on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. The statement read that Black died peacefully and surrounded by loved ones. "The family is very grateful for the overwhelming messages of support and good wishes during [Black's] struggle with pancreatic cancer," the statement read. "It will come as no surprise to those who have been fans of Arthur's work that he faced it all with his own unique combination of defiance and good humour." Black's death came only a few months after he, himself, announced that he had been diagnosed with the "Mike Tyson of cancers" on his blog, saying that what he was facing was "not one of the nicer cancers". In the wake of his diagnosis, Black said he had to cancel a number of speaking engagements, but was struck by the "unremitting kindness" of all he spoke to about his cancer diagnosis. Black was on CBC Radio for three decades. For nearly 20 years, he hosted the Saturday morning program, Basic Black, until he retired in 2002. In addition to his work as a columnist for community newspapers all over the country, Black won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour three times, for his books Pitch Black (2006), Black Tie and Tales (2000) and Black in the Saddle Again (1997). His other books included, Looking Blackward, Back to Black and Black by Popular Demand. • Colour Printing • Posters • Letterheads • Envelopes • Business • Business Forms • Brochures • Flyers • Carbonless Forms Cards • Labels WE CAN DO IT ALL!