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The Citizen, 2012-10-25, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012. PAGE 11. 3210/. 2- ,+*23 /2+31) /2+3/0('% 031.31023 12 $#%% # ")!(# 12 /,#3. 1,. 1.* 2- #*.3 12 1 2 ).#*% 3 0 $ / / / /.- ,+*)('& +% $.- ,+#"+#!$'+) +% $.- ,+*)$ +% *#+) ')$-) $+ "! ! &! $.!$ (.!)- $.- $-# +% !#-) +% *#+) ,+*)$ $+ $+ -!# *&'( --$') .!&& - .-& !$ ! +) $.- $. +% +--# ') $.- ,+*#$ +*- ,+*)('& ,.!-# ,+*#$.+*- *!#- +-#'(. )$!#'+ /.- "*#"+- +% $.- *&'( --$') ' %+# ,+*)('& $+ (+)'-# (.!)') $.- $-# +% !#-) +% *#+) ,+*)$ $+ $+ -!# && #'$$-) (+-)$ +) $.' '*- .!&& - #-(-'- ($') -"*$ ,+*)$ ,&-# -!$.-# ! " +) /*-! +--# $. !$ ,+*#$.+*- *!#- +-#'(. )$!#'+ %+# ')(&*'+) ') $.- *&'( --$') -!$.-# ! ($') -"*$ ,+*)$ ,&-# /.- ,+#"+#!$'+) +% $.- ,+*)$ +% *#+) ,+*#$.+*- *!#- +-#'(. REPRINTS OF PHOTOS taken by Citizen photographers are available to purchase. ALL ARE IN COLOUR 4x6 - $4.00 5x7 - $5.00 8x10 - $8.00 Phone to order ~ 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Locals compete in OPP ‘Dancing with the Stars’ It has been a wet week with a few dry spells, and the combines were hard at work. There were some soybeans and some white beans harvested, but acres of corn are disappearing from the fields. Silage corn and dry corn are being combined. The dryers at Parrish & Heimbecker (Cook’s) can be heard around the village and echoing to our place. They started to dump corn in the yard on Wednesday evening and by Thursday morning, there was quite a pile. The wheat that has been planted is a lush green colour and doing well with the rain and the few warm days. Many farmers are plowing and some still have wheat to plant. It is the busy season for farmers. Our condolences to Jim, Jack and Leslie Knight and families of the area who are mourning the loss of their youngest sister Marilyn (Knight) Cooper of Windsor on Oct.14. Many members of the familyattended the visitation and funeralservices in Windsor last week. Our condolences to her children Steven, Scott and Chris and families and the extended Knight families. Congratulations to Mandy and Wes Wilson on the birth of another daughter, Kelly Cora (Kasey). She is welcomed into the family by big brothers Gavin and Lane and sister Hailey. Grandparents to welcome another grandchild are Elaine Workman and Brian and Joanne Workman of Walton/Brussels. Happy retirement to Warren and Judy Beuerman who have moved from the farm to their new home in Seaforth. We hope they enjoyed living in town. Their son Michael is living on the farm and I’m sure he is keeping busy with chores and shopping and meals. Warren will still return to help and wean himself away from farm life. We send happy healing wishes to Liz Sholdice who has had a knee replacement. We hope she comes along well and is strolling the laneway of the Kerr apartments real soon. A Brussels/Waltoner resident had quite a surprise on Friday evening. Cheryl Ryan celebrated her 50th birthday with friends except she didn’t know she was going tocelebrate with her friends. The partyand surprise was planned with a littlehelp from her husband Paul. Paul was in charge of placing a change of clothes in the trunk of her car without her knowledge. Cheryl was picked up from work by her friends and of course said, “I need different clothes.” Tah Dah! Her new wardrobe was produced and the gang was off. The group headed to the Guelph area. They enjoyed dinner together and then went to the Ranch for a fun night. Cheryl was joined by her school girlfriends MaryAnn (Bernard) Thompson, Donna (Aitcheson) White, Brenda (Knight) Wheeler, Judy (Adams) Rouse, Vicki (McCall) Gamble, Karen (Richmond) Stewart and Jacquie (Workman) Gowing. The ladies had a great time and a rather late night. Happy birthday Cheryl! Welcome back to Howard and Joan Bernard who enjoyed a week’s bus trip to three exciting cities. They were joined by sisters Beth (McEwing) Reid and Margaret (McEwing) Cartwright. The trip had them stopping for two days in Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. They enjoyed a great time together. Our condolences to Steve and Rita Bowers and family on the passing of his mother Margaret Bowers ofBayfield. She will be missed by herhusband of 62 years Robert andchildren Wanda, Steve and Chris and their families. Our sympathies to all. Two local folks were part of the fundraising efforts for the Dave Mounsey Memorial Foundation on the weekend. Gary Sutcliffe and Sarah Grobbink participated in the “Dancing with the Stars OPP 2012” event held in London. They have been practising for weeks to perfect their East Coast Swing dance routine. They were sponsored by Leslie Ford and practised at the Dance Technique Studio. The evening was well attended and theMC was Beverly Mahood. Therewere seven couples dancing andalthough Gary and Sarah didn’t make the top three, they did a great job. There were many local people in attendance to cheer on the dancers and it was a great event. Way to go Gary and Sarah! Celebrating birthdays this past week include Adam Bauer, Travis Wilts, Harper Lee, Bryan Kelso, Ron McCallum. Brett Lee, Lois McCall, Janice McCallum, Michael Parr, Doug Bauer, Wayne Todd, Andrew Groothuis and Ray Wheeler. Happy birthday to all. Doing some shopping The Bluevale United Church held its annual bazaar on Saturday. Out sampling what the church had to offer was Eileen Walker, right, who was being helped by Bessie Johnston. (Jim Brown photo) By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON Christmas is coming The Grey 4-H Club held its first meeting of the Christmas craft group. While the big day is still two months away, the group is getting started early holding their first meeting in late October. (Photo submitted) By Alida Swart I guess it’s that time already! The first meeting of the Christmas Crafts, Grey Township 4-H Club was held at the home of Marcel and Ingrid Backx. Once all the members were all present, we nominated the club executives. Afterward, we all went around and answered the roll call: What could you do this holiday for someone that would make you be their special angel? Whether it was making crafts, baked goods or cleaning the house, everyone had fantastic ideas to celebrate the holiday season. Then it was time to get to the arrangements. First, we all cleaned out gourds so that we would have a vase for our arrangements and put an oasis into the bottom so that our beautiful arrangements would last longer. Then, we all made a small, circular wreath. There were many different materials to make the wreath out of such as willow branches and grapevine. After our wreaths were made, we walked around the yard to collect natural materials to use in our arrangements. There was a huge assortment of pieces to use. Once we were back in the garage, Ingrid explained to us the tips and tricks to making an assortment. We all learned what colours looked good together, odd numbers suited better and much more. At the end, all the arrangements looked awesome, Overall, it was a great first meeting of the Christmas Crafts club. Grass cutting was one of the main issues discussed at Huron East’s Oct. 16 meeting in Seaforth. Grey Ward Councillor Alvin McLellan questioned the costs of the service throughout the entire municipality and requested that a report be prepared. He suggested that the report include all existing grass cutting contracts for evaluation by council. In addition, Tuckersmith Councillor Les Falconer questioned the grass cutting in Vanastra, asking Public Works Co-ordinator Barry Mills about how the service was being carried out in the small community. Mill stated he would prepare a report for council and present it at a future meeting. *** Chief building official Paul Josling’s monthly report was presented to council. The report shows that as of the end of September 133 building permits had been issued throughout the municipality, 15 of those in the month of September alone. The value of the permits in the first nine months of the year is $11.6 million, compared to the 143 permits that had been issued by the same time last year, with a value of over $18.1 million. NEWS FROM WALTON Lawn care a focus at HE council 4-H craft group meets