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The Citizen, 2017-04-20, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017. Residential market moving fast in Walton area PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 Happy Easter to all! It was a beautiful Good Friday weather-wise to enjoy. Saturday started off a little damp, but sure improved as the day went on. It was a beautiful day to be working in the flowerbeds. Outside work is easy to do in the beautiful sunshine. Sunday and Monday were a little breezy and cool, but if you dressed accordingly, not too bad. Lots of lawn work and gardening. Yes it is spring! Congratulations to Ron Clarkson as he again became a grandpa. His son Matt and wife Amanda have welcomed a beautiful little girl to their family. She is named Quinn and is welcomed home by River and Penny. Ron and Cora made the trip to Shelbourne to meet the newest addition last week. We can report that Val Gratto is now in Wingham Hospital following her hip surgery. She is doing well and is having her rehab and hopes to be home soon. Everywhere you go people are talking about how property is selling quite quickly. Even in the village of Walton! There have been two homes sold this week and we can hope the new owners have time to spruce them up before the International Plowing Match (IPM) comes to Walton. We hope everyone has plans to do some improvements or beautification for the IPM. There is a form you can pick up and enter your property for a prize. You can also go online and find the information. Let's all do our best to showcase our area to the thousands that will be coming to the IPM. Returning from a month away in Alberta are Lorne and Bonnie Glanville. They had been in Edmonton at the home of their son, Paul and family. They drove out this time and were there helping out now that Paul is home from hospital. Paul is still recovering from a very serious motor accident that happened before Christmas. He is home building his strength before more surgery in the future. It is so much nicer to be out of hospital and to be surrounded by family. We hope he continues to improve and it is nice to see Lorne and Bonnie home again. The members of the Brussels Majestic Women's Institute held their annual meeting at the Walton Inn last week. The 10 ladies enjoyed a delicious meal before the business and installation of officers. Helen Craig duly installed the ladies in the positions they will hold for the next year. This time of year has so many sports to choose from to watch, we are channel changing all the time. The hockey playoffs have had some great games to watch. We have Ottawa fans and Maple Leaf fans in our family. Daughter LeeAnn and Craig went to Ottawa for the Saturday afternoon Industrial severance debated By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Huron County Council has passed a severance application in Seaforth that had proven complicated at the lower -tier level. At council's April 12 committee of the whole meeting, Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan vacated his position as chair of the meeting in order to address the issue, which had originated at his lower -tier council several months earlier. Kenn Hines, the owner of Design Concrete in Seaforth, is hoping to buy his business's adjacent lot in order to expand and use the lot for storage and loading purposes. Of concern, however, was the municipal laneway that had formerly been used to access the Seaforth landfill. Whether or not it was an actual road allowance was up for discussion. County Planner Sandra Weber said that a number of issues remain between the applicant and the owner of the adjacent lot, J.G. Wilson and H.M. Wilson, which Hines plans to buy. In addition, the nearby Seaforth Bridges community is objecting to the expansion of the business. One of the requests was that a sound study be conducted to understand the impact expansion of the business might have on existing Bridges residents. Hines's lawyer, however, said that because the subdivision was constructed after Design Concrete began operating, the study would have to examine noise that might be created by the expansion, rather than the entirety of the business, which was pre-existing. MacLellan spoke in favour of the severance saying that this was simply a case of an established business in Continued on page 7 In good company The Luke Anderson Memorial Award is presented to the most dedicated Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey Association (BBMHA) Novice players. At the BBMHA's annual year-end banquet and awards ceremony last week, the award was presented to Luke Fischer and Carter Howson by Luke's parents Ken and Diane. From left: Carter Howson, Diane and Ken Anderson and Luke Fischer. (Dennyscottphoto) game on the weekend to see a fantastic game that Ottawa won in overtime. The Saturday night Leaf game was just as exciting and again overtime was needed. Curling was also the choice to watch for us during the weekend. Raptor fans and Blue Jay fans, oh decisions, decisions. Baseball on the radio, hockey on TV and good thing for remote controls and recall! Those celebrating birthdays this past week include Jennifer Williamson, Mitch Blake, FROM WALTON Theresa Pryce, Tom Warwick, Murray Pepper, Jonathon Tipple, Edgar Andrades, Diety Bos, Sarah Alexander, Jacob Gulutzen, Ben Terpstra, Patty Banks, Blair Fraser, Edward Glanville, Heather Godkin and Katherine Bernard. Happy birthday to all. The War Amps Key Tag Service It works! Nearly 13,000 sets of lost keys are returned every year. 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