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The Citizen, 2007-10-04, Page 17The members of the Walton Hall Board and the Walton Area Sports Club met with Huron East’s Clerk- administrative Jack McLachlan over matters concerning the Walton Hall and Walton ball park. The two entities are in need of their own water source and so the need for a well was discussed. A letter sent to Huron East earlier this month brought confirmation that Huron East will commit to 50 per cent of the cost of the new well. the Walton Hall board had approached Huron East council originally to help cover the cost of the well with the Hall board and ball park repaying council the funds as they were raised. It was a pleasure to be advised that Huron East council would aid in the cost. The work will start as soon as possible. The two committees will be holding fundraising dinners and Christmas concert this fall. The Lees plus one, were off to the United States last weekend to watch the Motocross of the Nations. Chris, Brett, Jake, Tim and Caden Lee and Jamie Emmrich went to Budd’s Creek, Maryland just outside of Washington for the weekend. It is a 12-hour drive. They left Thursday and returned Monday morning. Riding for Team Canada were Jean Sebastian Roy, Blair Morgan and Cole Facciotti. They estimate that there were approximately 60,000 people at the event. Team Canada finished 10 out of 36 countries participating. The highlight of the trip for Caden Lee, who’s six, was having dinner with Jean Sebastian Roy or JSR, as he is known by many in the motocross world. Of course the other memorable point was the saying “Are we there yet?” Also attending the sanctioned event from the area were Bruce, Katrin, Mitchell and Lucas Godkin and Tyler Listman. This is only the second time this event has been held in North America in its 60-year history. We send get-well wishes to friend Alex Townsend, who was hospitalized last week. It was a beautiful day for a sale at the farm of John and Elva Brown on Thursday. They are moving into Brussels and Jim and Val Shortreed and family are moving to the farm. Happy moving to everyone. The McDonald family including Rick, Jo-Ann, Scott and Alicia, LeeAnn and Jason travelled to Bayfield to visit and go out for dinner with niece and cousin Kendra Warwick. She has been here with mom Karin McDonald Calhoun for theweek and has now returned toCalgary. Grandma LeonaMcDonald and friend MaxineMarks checked in for a visit withKendra on Friday afternoon.Aunt Marilyn McDonald andcousin Bruce McDonald stopped inearlier in the week for their visit.As I’m writing I heard the call onCKNX to qualify for the road trip to Stratford and why not call. Surprise! I was the seventh caller and qualified. We will be listening on Monday morning to see if we will be the winner. The latest road trip winner going to Niagara is a Walton person. It was Brent Groothuis who is the husband of Shirlee (Bachert) Groothuis of Bachert Meats. Congrats to them. It was supercross in Montreal that Brett Lee was off to on the last weekend of September. Brett was acting as an assistant to the director in pointing out the best angles and spots for getting great supercross shots. Supercross is the indoor version of motocross. It’s a super tight course with lots of twists and turns and jumps.On Monday morning as we wereat coffee, we could see a smallairplane flying awfully low andcircling to the east of the village ofWalton. When one person left fromcoffee and headed north, he saw theplane had landed in Don Baan’swheat field to the west.He came back to tell us at thecoffee shop and off we went in search of a story. Alas, in that short span of 10 minutes or so, the plane had already taken off and was nowhere to be seen. Why did it land? What was it doing? The Baans had no knowledge of the plane’s landing, so I guess it will remain a mystery. Our condolences are expressed to the family of Isabel Shortreed who passed away Sunday. A long-time resident of the area, she and her late husband James W. Shortreed lived on what was the seventh of MOrris. Nearly 30 years ago they retired to the village of Walton and were there when Jim passed away in1983. Isabel stayed in their home until moving to the Seaforth Manor about seven years ago. Our sympathy is extended to Kenand Judy Shortreed and family JoanBeuermann and family and to theBill Smith Family (Louise).Congrats to Nelson Ryan whowas the big winner of $1,000 fromthe Brussels Legion elimination draw.Celebrating birthday’s last weekwere Bill Gulutzen, CrystalMcCallum, Ron Bennett, Michael Bernard, Elaine D. Brown, Ron Clarke, Kassidy Eckert, Mackenzie Hackwell, Brittney Pryce, Tom Williamson, Lorren Poland, Don Fraser, Roger Tipple, Gary Williamson, Barb Durrell, Maryann Grobbink, W. Doug Mitchell, Helen Craig, Gerry Rijkhoff, Campbell Wey, Chris Blake, Chantelle de Dekker and Melva Fraser. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007. PAGE 17. There was a full house at Duff’s United Church to celebrate confirmation and communion. There were four young people, Brandon McGavin, Joelle Glanville, Jamie Mitchell and Matthew Huether confirmed. Grandmothers of two confirmants, Phyllis Mitchell and Margery Huether, provided music prior to the service. Communion was served by Joelle Glanville, Jamie Mitchell, Brian and Shelley McGavin and Steve and Cathy Huether. A social time of coffee and cupcakes was enjoyed by many following the service. Duff’s has full house for special service Congrats Brussels Legion’s elimination draw’s top prize winner was Nelson Ryan of Walton. Presenting a cheque in the amount of $1,000 to Ryan is Legion president Jo-Ann McDonald. 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