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The Citizen, 2015-09-03, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015. PAGE 7. Memories sought to be shared at last Duff’s service Duff’s United Church held the celebration of baptism on the last Sunday in August. Three little boys were welcomed into the Duff’s Church family: Wes James McDonald, the son of Scott and Alicia McDonald, Dallas Colin James Young, the son of Barry and Sarah Young, and Colton Marco VanDriel, son of Marco and Jennifer VanDriel. Pastor Sandra Cable conducted the service in front of a full house of members, family and friends. A congregational meeting was held following the service for the purpose of voting on the decision by the trustees to sever the manse and the church, and additional lot, to allow the three properties to be sold through a realtor. The decision of the congregational vote concurred with the trustees and the decision will be forwarded to the Huron Perth Presbytery. A gathering of members and friends of Duff’s United Church Women, (UCW) is going to be held on Sept. 9. A catered meal of roast beef will be available and the cost is $20. Stories and remembrances of the many years of UCW members, events, fun times in the kitchen, ‘whoopsy” in the kitchen and whatever folks remember as “good times”. If you would like to attend, contact Heidi McClure or Gloria Wilbee. Come for the meal or arrive for the social time to follow, but please come to enjoy the evening. The final church service for Duff’s United is slated for Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. The service will be held in the afternoon to allow for travel time for those from afar to attend. Please invite your family to come and enjoy the final service in this beautiful church. The board is in the process of planning the event. They are looking for anyone who wishes to share a moment or thought in two minutes or less as they relate memories of Duff’s. Another option if you may not wish to speak yourself, is to have your memory read by another. Contact Patty Banks 519-887-6156. Please plan to join us at Duff’s United. There is no service at Duff’s this Sunday, Sept. 6 but services resume for Sept. 13, 20 and the final, 27th. By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUND WALTON McGavins claim first, third at national championship Congratulations to the McGavin family on a job well done at the Canadian Plowing Match held at Wolfe Island near Kingston. The duo of father Brian McGavin was plowing for Ontario and son Brandon McGavin was plowing for Alberta. Brian had commented he hoped he hadn’t taught Brandon too much over the years, but as it turns out, he had. Brandon was crowned the Canadian Champion and Brian placed third. The other Ontario plowman placed second. A great few days for the McGavin family. Brandon returned to Alberta and will represent Canada next year at the World Plowing Match in England. Some folks may have seen the familiar face of Dr. Janine Knight around the Listowel area. She spent two weeks working from the Listowel Hospital and two weeks at the Exeter Hospital. She has now returned to do two weeks in St. John’s, Newfoundland, before returning to Goose Bay, Labrador to work until next July. While here, she spent time visiting when she could with both her mom and dad’s families. Hope she enjoyed her time in Ontario and that the time flies over the next year for her. The Millstone plant in Walton was a busy place to be one day last week. They held a mock disaster for all their employees to learn about emergency procedures in various scenarios. They went over all safety issues, where safety equipment was, emergency numbers and anything concerning work place safety. Always a great idea to be prepared and educated. Sympathies offered to families Our sympathies are extended to the Rice family on the passing of Berva (McCutcheon) Rice. She will be missed by her children Larry and Judy and their families. She will also be missed by her many siblings. Our condolences to all. Returning from a week away are nine Walton area men. They went to Bowling Green, Ohio for the annual World’s Largest Tractor Pull. They camped on a 100-acre site and were shuttled to the event site. They had a great time camping, renewing old friendships, making new friends and watching the competition. Enjoying the trip were Don Dalton, Gary McNichol, Wayne Hopper, Jonathon Hugill, Bruno, John and Adam Braecker, Larry McNichol and Ray Brown. Welcome back! Our fast healing wishes go to Nelva Scott who suffered a fall. We hope she will be out and about real soon. Audrey Hackwell is in Stratford Hospital at this time and we hope she will be able to return to Huronlea soon. It is nice to see Stewart Steiss out and about after having a knee replacement. He says it is coming along nicely but still has an ache. Congratulations to George Cousins who celebrated his 80th birthday in the past few weeks. George and Emily along with Max and Barb Watts went out to dinner in Elmira to celebrate the occasion. Both of these couples also celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries in 2015. A come-and-go shower for Sarah Williamson was held at St. Ambrose Church last week on Thursday evening. She received many lovely gifts from friends and the community. There was a family shower held on Saturday at St. Ambrose with many relatives of the Blakes and Williamsons in attendance. Hosting a family luncheon on Sunday, in honour of the baptism of their son Wes, were Scott and Alicia McDonald. They had Rick and Jo- Ann, Lee Ann McDonald, Kelly with sons Connor and Owen Jarosz, Neil McDonald and Marg Rogerson for lunch following church. Grandparents Fred and Heidi McClure hosted the baptismal luncheon for grandson Colton on Sunday. Parents Marco and Jennifer, along with Darrell and Lisa and Adam and friend and great-grand- mother Hanna Nater of Mitchell and many members of the VanDriel family attended following the baptism at Duff’s United Church. Jim and Linda McDonald’s home was where grandson Dallas Young celebrated his baptism. Sarah and Barry along with great-grandmother Marilyn McDonald and many members of the Young family enjoyed a meal and afternoon together. Good news! Sarah Mitchell was allowed to come home for the weekend! They took her to Camp Kintail to visit her friends where she was to have worked for the summer. She was not to overdo it, but I’m sure the change of scenery did a world of good! Grandpa Emerson wasn’t sure what she all did, but was happy to see her. She is now off to a Toronto Hospital for her rehab treatments but will be able to come home weekends. Ross and Shirley Smith are happy to have son Rob, home for a visit from Alberta. He is here for a short time and has spent time visiting his daughters Krista and Michelle and went to Sudbury to visit son Jamie. A family get-together was held at brother Ken’s for everyone to have a visit with him before his return. Enjoying a great vacation in the east coast were Steve and Marni Knight. They went to visit Joanne (Knight) and Weldon Black and family for a week in New Brunswick. They enjoyed unseasonably high temperatures, and went for a trip to Moncton. They enjoyed lots of lobster, scallops and varieties of seafood and a great visit with the family. NEWS FROM WALTON Ask A Financial Advisor What is an annuity? Brian Hilt - Financial Advisor 19 Main St. N Bayfield, ON N0M 1G0 (519) 565-2700 brian.hilt@edwardjones.com Member - Canadian Investor Protection Fund When it comes to retirement income, Registered Retirement Income Funds are by far the most popular choice for Canadians. Most of us convert our Registered Retirement Savings Plans to RRIFs. But for some, an annuity is a better choice. An annuity is a straightforward income solution. It will generate fixed payments, without the need to manage investments or make complex financial decisions in retirement. An annuity is a contract with a financial institution that provides regular income in exchange for a lump sum of money. The regular payments-which are usually monthly-consist of repayment of part of the principal of your original investment, plus income earned by the investment. When you purchase an annuity with RRSP funds, you are taxed on the income. The primary drawback of an annuity is that you have little control over your investment or level of income. However, if a guaranteed income stream for life suits your needs and you're after simplicity, an annuity is worth considering. Edward Jones, member Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Insurance and annuities are offered by Edward Jones Insurance Agency (except in Québec). In Québec, insurance and annuities are offered by Edward Jones Insurance Agency (Québec) Inc. Have a question you want answered here? Ask Brian by phone or email. Fall signs show up A lady greeted me one day this week with the sentence that “everything is turning” and she was right. Driving around the country side you can see the crops are starting to turn, beans turning yellow, ground turning brown because it has been plowed, flowers turning brown as they begin to die down, leaves started to change to the beautiful colours of fall. Yes, she was right, things are turning or changing. We have just gone through a cooler spell and are heading into maybe the last “heat wave” of the summer. Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy! The summer is almost over and school begins next week. The start of school also means the start of music lessons, dance lessons, maybe Brownies, Guides, Scouts, hockey and other activities. It also means that the year of 2015 is two-thirds over. Only five weeks until Thanksgiving, eight weeks until Halloween and the end of Daylight Saving Time, 10 weeks till Remembrance Day and 16 weeks until Christmas! If the next 16 weeks fly as fast as the past 36 weeks, we will be into 2016 before you know it. A few more birthdays for the month of August include Emmitt Shortreed, Stephen Ryan, Steve Eckert, Bryce Kruse, Steve Parr, Sharon Pryce, Brenda Raven, Jocelyne Tipple, Tim Wharton, Brian Huether, Albrecht Ringgenberg, Rhonda Ryan and Kim Strome. September starts off with MaryLou Driscoll, Maxine Houston, Vicki Carter, Jaedon O’Neill, Brent Pryce, Shirley Skinner, Gabrielle Sanchez Warwick, Joelle Glanville, Barb Finlayson and Kim Humphries. Happy birthday to all. AUBURN CO-OP County Rd. #25 Auburn 519-526-7262 BELGRAVE CO-OP 1 Queen St., Belgrave 519-357-2711 Auburn former Chamney Sanitation Building Belgrave former Purdon Building September 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th 8:00 am - 2:00 pm Now with 2 Locations See our ad in next week’s paper Going for the gold, winning silver The Huron County 4-H Go for the Gold competition was held earlier this summer and two teams from the South Huron Sheep Club participated, but came up just short of the Wawanosh team, which placed first. Here is the second place team from South Huron. Back row, from left: Coach Deb Falconer, Graham Falconer, Jolande Oudshoorn and front, left Janette Plaetzer and right, Luanne McGregor. (Photo submitted)