The Citizen, 2007-01-04, Page 12There were a few functions held
prior to all the Christmas
celebrations including Jean
Bewley’s actual 80th birthday
celebrated on her special day, Dec.
21. A small party with her
neighbours and friends was held at
Rene Richmond’s. Attending were
Lois McCall, Elunid McNair, Rene
and Jean’s daughter Mary Baker,
who drove up from Toronto to spend
time with the birthday girl.
Another group of friends spent
time together on the Thursday before
Christmas. I was lucky enough to
win four tickets to the St. Jacobs
theatre production of Nunsense onTuesday afternoon from CKNXradio for the Thursday show. What adilemma! What three friends to ask?Of course I chose to ask twowonderful Walton helpers, inHoward and Audrey Hackwell.Always willing to help at the WaltonHall and dedicated helpers at theLegion as well, made them an easychoice. Another dedicated Walton
Hall Board member and friend Judy
Lee made the fourth and we were
off.
It was a terrific show that we all
enjoyed and on the way home we
stopped at Anna Mae’s for coffee
and dessert. It was a lovely afternoon
with good friends and great
conversation.
Of course the big day of Christmas
has come and gone with lots of
family gatherings, food, fun, visiting
old friends and gifts. Some people
celebrated on the weekend before
the big day.
We had our family gather on
Sunday. Gifts, food and attending
the Christmas Eve service at Walton
United Church as a family was anice day spent together.Chris and Judy Lee also celebratedChristmas with their family onSunday and Fred and Heidi McClurecelebrate with the Nater family onChristmas Eve.The big day of course saw manyfamilies gathering including theMurray Dennis family and the GeneMarcuccio family with Dawn and
Angie home. Ross and Marg Bennett
joined daughter Nanci and family in
Brussels. Valerie Shortreed and
family joined the Rose clan to
celebrate. Howard and Audrey
Hackwell’s family took turns joining
their parents on Sunday. On Monday
and Tuesday, the Locking family
gathered at Velma and Ralph
Lockings in Molesworth for the
day.
Mary Humphries, who is feeling
much better by the way, celebrated
Christmas with all her family at
granddaughter Kathy and Mike
Ryan’s the Saturday before
Christmas, then spent Christmas
Day at daughter Kim and George
Kruse’s home in Bayfield. Somefamilies gathered Boxing Day likeMarilyn McDonald’s family. MaryHuether’s family gathered bothChristmas Day at Brian and DianneHuether’s and some again BoxingDay at Mary’s home.As families grow and addsignificant others there is always more of a challenge in finding a daywhen they can all get together. Thereare still families waiting to celebrateNew Year’s weekend and no matterwhen, family memories are alwaysmade.Happy New Year to all and I lookforward to writing about all theWalton events and people.PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 2007.
Just before the close of 2006,
Huron East council moved to amend
the budget in five areas.
The first is an amendment of over
$411,000 to reflect a provincial
allocation under the Move Ontario-
Improving Roads and Bridges
Fund.
The funding is to be utilized
through roadwork on reconstruction
on Moncrieff Road, north Main
Street and additional tar and chip on
Front Road.
The balance of this money, in the
neighbourhood of $205,000 is to be
allocated to the bridge reserve, but
will be used for paving and road
construction in the 2007 budget.
The next amendment is that the
general government capital
expenditures will be increased by
$150,000 as a result of the
municipality purchasing industrial
lands.
Any deficit will be financed from
the 2007 budget.
The last amendment is that the
special area tax levy for Seaforth
sewage will go from $100,000 to
$130,000.
These amendments came after a
lengthy presentation by Huron East
treasurer Brad Knight.
Now, just into 2007, council is still
waiting for some final numbers, but
most numbers and projections were
very close with the vast majority of
the budget coming in right where
they thought it would.
It was a very successful Christmas
concert at Grey Central Public
School thanks to the efforts of many.
The classroom teachers, Miss
MacDonald, Mrs. Hemingway, Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. Goodall and Mrs.
Murray, worked hard to prepare,
lead practices, gather props, and
generally organize things on the
school front.
Mrs. Strome helped out with
practices and took care of the music.
Mr. Payne and the Grade 8s set up
the sound system, made decorations
and set up the gym,
Mrs. Colquhoun always helps out
with everything, Ms Aarsse helped
out in the staging area. Several
students played carols on the piano
to begin the evening.
The Municipality of Huron East
provided students with free ice time
on Dec. 22 so they could enjoy
skating.
The Brussels Optimists supported
the Literacy Link home reading
program.
Wescast Industries Inc. has made a
substantial financial contribution to
Grey Central Public School, for the
purchase of specialized reading
resources for all grades.
The staff and students would like
to wish their friends and neighbours
a very Happy and Healthy New Year
HE approves budget amendments
Grey Central PS news
Concert a success
Putting it together
The organizers of the entertainment and fashion show at the New Year’s Levee in Brussels
took a minute to receive the audience’s appreciation. From left: Jo-Ann McDonald, Jean
Davidson, Agnes TenPas and Rene Richmond. (Vicky Bremner photo)
At Huron East council’s Dec. 19
meeting, they paved the way for a
Johnny Cash tribute show entitled
Legends in Black, coming to the
Seaforth arena in April.
Ticket price will be $20.
After a brief discussion over
whether the price of admission was
too high, council moved to bring the
show to Seaforth.
More information as far as a date,
time and ticket information will be
on its way soon.
***
A matter concerning over $1,700
in damage to a truck owned by
Teatero Motor Products when the
Seaforth entrance sign fell on it as a
result of the high winds of Dec. 1
was discussed, bringing up very
mixed opinions.
This proved to be a divisive issue
as Larry McGrath voted for a
recorded vote and was strongly
opposed to paying out this money.
The final vote tallied at seven
votes in favour of reimbursing and
five against. Therefore the bill in the
amount of $1,755.65 will be paid to
Teatero Motor Products.
Council has no plans to move the
sign and will put the sign back up in
its original location.
***
Funds in the amount of
$236,736.36 were approved for
payment by council on Dec. 19.
***
Huron East’s bylaw officer Lorna
VanderPloeg’s contract was renewed
by council for another year. Council
all agreed that she has been doing a
good job, so they extended the
contract with Keppel Creek/Lorna
VanderPloeg.
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