The Citizen, 2009-04-02, Page 26PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009.A fantastic opportunity was givento over 40 students from F.E. MadillSecondary School in the past coupleof weeks. Girls and boys rugby teamstravelled to England and Wales to
play. They were chaperoned by the
adults and coaches, among them
former Walton resident Lee-Ann
Konarski.
The group waswoff to Toronto on
Wednesday, March 1 to make the
flight to England. They were on a
night flight and after landing in the
morning the girls team boarded the
bus for Cardiff, Wales. They stopped
at Stonehenge on the way there.
They were in Wales for four days
and visited St. Fagan’s Museum, the
Millennium Stadium and Cardiff
Castle. They toured a Big Pit CoalMine.They played a clean game of rugbyagainst the Caerphilly Women’sunder-18 team. The girls played welland scored one try but lost the game.
They left Wales and travelled to
Bath where they enjoyed a Roman
bath from Hot Springs, then
marvelled at the Roman architecture.
They enjoyed some good shopping
and went to the Jane Austen
Museum. They stayed in Stevenage
for two nights and played the
Stevenage under-18 team. They lost
10-5.
They visited Stratford – Upon –
Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace and
grave.
They stayed at Arundel, near
Worthing for two nights. They spenttheir first day there visiting WindsorCastle and the second day inBrighton doing some shopping.They saw a 100-year-oldunderground aquarium, the arcade
and pier area.
They played a night game against
Worthing U18. It was a very rough
and tough game that they lost.
They went to London for the final
three nights. The first day there they
went to the Tower of London and
London Bridge and saw the Crown
Jewels and the Armoury.
The second day they played
Saracens U-18. They had an
excellent and fair game and enjoyed
a nice reception after the loss. They
did score a try, so they ended the tour
on a positive note.The third day was free to visitLondon. A double-decker bus tourshowed them the sights likeBuckingham Palace, TrafalgarSquare, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul
Cathedral, and allowed them a ride
on the Millennium Wheel.
They took a boat ride to
Greenwich Village to stand on the
prime meridian as well.
They travelled home on Monday,
March 23 exhausted and exhilarated
from a fantastic trip abroad.
It was a once-in-a-lifetime
adventure for some of these young
people.
There were quite few Brussels-
area students on this trip and I’m
sure all had a great time.
Boys in the band
Deny the Threat, a punk band, got the kids at Me to We in
the groove with the raucous brand of rock music. The
event was held to showcase kids and support a worthy
cause. (Vicky Bremner photo)
NEWS
FROM WALTON
Madill students play rugby in England
I thought spring was on its way
until last week, when instead, there
seems to be more signs of fall.
Farmers out combining corn,
wagonloads of corn being drawn
through town and farmers out
plowing cornfields.
I’m sure this trend will continue as
there is still more corn out there to
be harvested.
On Monday morning while
driving the bus on snow-covered
roads, I noticed that more fields of
corn had been combined over the
weekend and I also met wagonloads
of corn heading into Walton.
Our return to winter and snow will
put the combining on hold again.
My condolences are expressed to
the friends of Doris Hooper and to
her family. Doris had no family
close by in the area but she had made
many great friends in the over 25
years she had been in the Brussels
area. I had known Doris for all of
those years.
She was very active in the Seniors
Club that was once organized in
Brussels and she was the voice of the
Dining for Seniors calls for many
years as well. She was a women who
could relate the funniest stories of
raising a family in Toronto, then of
her life in the country in Morris Twp.
She will be missed by her many
friends of the area.
Winding up their year were the B-
W Trailblazers with a meeting at
Walton Hall. They first enjoyed a
roast beef dinner provided by the
Walton Hall board, then proceeded
with their meeting. Elections for
new officers of the club were held.
President elect is Doug Bauer.
Graeme and Helen Craig were in
Toronto last week to attend the
Mutual Insurance convention. They
went down a night early to go and
see the Jersey Boys show and report
it was very good. They were in
Toronto for four days and had a great
time.
Karen Hoegy has been slowed
down a bit due to having a cast on
her arm. She went out walking
awhile back and slipped on some ice
and fell. She reports that she hopes
to have the cast off her arm very
soon.
Congratulations to Vincent and
Lindsay Bauer on the birth of a son,
Jeffery. First-time grandparents are
Orval and Ruth Bauer who are quite
excited about having a grandson.
The folks around Ethel are happy
to see there is activity around the
bridge construction. They will be
hoping for good weather so the work
can resume and the bridge can be
finished as soon as possible.
The Glanville sisters and sisters-
in-law gathered to celebrate the 60th
birthday of Cathy Glanville. The
group went to the Dinner Bell in
Clinton and enjoyed a wonderful
meal and visit. The group enjoying
the day away included Cathy, Mabel,
Betty and Bonnie Glanville, Shelley
Blocka, Marjorie Horst, Marlene
Hill and Sharon Robbins. Happy
birthday Cathy.
There was a good crowd at the
buck and doe for Brad Pryce and
Cindy Meldrum held at the Seaforth
Ag. building on Saturday evening.
The couple is being married this
summer.
Celebrating Easter a little early
were Jim and Anne Bosman and
family. They held Easter on Sunday
because daughter Tracy was coming
to the area.
Returning from a vacation to the
sunny south, the Dominican
Republic and Punta Cana, are Gary
and Heather Dauphin. They went
with friends from Woodstock. They
spent a week enjoying the sand, the
sun and the surf and just kicking
back and relaxing. They went on a
half-day tour of the island to see
some of the sights, but eating the
great food and drinks was how they
put in most of their time. It was a
great getaway for them.
Toronto was the destination for the
members of the Lee family. Chris,
Brett and Caden Lee along with
Barry Bremner went to Supercross
bike racing on Saturday. Caden
reports that it was awesome.
We are saddened to report the
passing of a friend of many of our
Walton community friends. Charlie
Scherbarth passed away on Friday in
Stratford hospital.
Charlie and his wife Barb travelled
many times with the group from
Walton that included Rick and me,
Val and the late Bill Shortreed, Fred
and Heidi McClure, Carman and
Mary Bernard, Steve Knight and
Greg Wilson.
Charlie and Barb lived in
Brodhagen for most of their married
life until retiring to Mitchell less
than two years ago. They were a
couple who loved fun and we always
had a great time with them.
Charlie often came to the Walton
Hall euchres when they were held
and loved the Legion fish fries.
Charlie always had a smile on his
face and he will be missed by all his
Walton friends.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week were Ken Dalton, Jada Storey,
Andrea Gingerich, Becky Laverty,
Judy Shortreed, Connor den Dekker,
Heidi Wey, Nicole Williamson, John
Baan, Brandy Leslie and Jack
McLachlan.
April starts off with a few April
Fool’s babies including Lily
Fincham, Shirley Clark, Pamela
Cummings and Matt Lee.
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