The Citizen, 2019-01-24, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019. PAGE 9.
What a wake-up this week to what
winter can really be like. Frigid cold
temperatures have everyone staying
in and dressing extra warmly when
they must be outside. Monday
morning had the schools having the
children go in upon arrival for
indoor play, to be out of the cold.
Smart idea. Thankfully the wind had
died down and the sun was shining,
but it was darn cold!
We have had a snow owl hanging
around our place and area the last
week or two. He sits on top of the
hydro poles, the shed and the
grainaries; a beautiful large bird.
I had the opportunity to watch him
for quite awhile one day. He was on
top of the hydro pole facing north.
All of a sudden, with a slight turn of
his head, he flew down from the pole
into the cornstalks in the south field,
and came up with a mouse. He sat
there and had his lunch and then
back up to the top of the pole. It was
only seconds and he had his prey.
What a beauty he is!
Our get-well wishes go to Ruth
Bauer, who has suffered a fall and
broken her collarbone. We hope she
has a quick recovery.
I offer my apologies to the Ten Pas
family on mistakenly reporting the
death of Wilma Ten Pas. It was her
husband Henk who has passed and I
apologize for my error. My
condolences to all.
Edythe Warwick has undergone
surgery on her knee yet again and we
hope she is back to Wingham
Hospital and doing better.
Walton Women’s Institute
members met at the home of
Margaret McInroy last week and
enjoyed a delicious lunch provided
by Margaret before the meeting. The
group heard Margaret’s report of
attending the district annual Institute
meeting and listened to her speech
she had to give. The normal business
was also conducted with the six
members present, including Marjory
Humphries, Ruth Axtmann, Marion
Godkin, Helen Craig, Brenda Perrie
and Margaret. Ruth and Margaret
attended the Huron-Perth district
meeting at the Trillium Insurance
building in Listowel.
The Cranbrook Dart Club had 21
players brave the cold on
Wednesday evening last week.
There were two teams winning five
games each. They consisted of Team
1, who was George Zwep, Gayle
Speiran and Jim Blake and Team 6,
consisting of Logan Peterson, Rob
VanderVeen and Ev Blake. High
shots were by Annette Lewington
hitting 99 and Logan again this week
with hitting 119.
While scrolling Facebook, I came
across an article about Blyth native
Brian “Berg” Westberg. The article
was by Clara Montgomery for
SPOKEONLINE.com and certainly
describes “Berg” to a tee. I have
known Berg for probably over 30
years and our first meeting was
exactly how you would describe
him: big smile, bright blue eyes,
kind and offering to lend a hand,
when he didn’t have to. What could
he do to help at our ladies co-ed ball
tournament in Walton? When it
came to cleaning up, he didn’t shy
away from any of the jobs, and we
have been friends ever since. Always
a friendly hello, how have you been
when meeting at the Blyth Inn or at
the Legion playing darts. Great guy
and great article about him. Look
for it online!
Congratulations to Alice Searle on
celebrating her 95th birthday. There
was a drop-in tea for family and
friends at Huronview last week and
it was well attended by her many old
friends of Walton and Goderich!
Happy birthday Alice!
Are you a procrastinator? Many of
us are, but when it comes to doing
year-end books, it is an easy job to
put off. For me, filing the final year-
end HST/GST makes a person get at
it, but I know many who put it off.
New Year’s Day is usually when I
start. I am happy to say that part is
done and now time to find
everything the accountant wants!
Just a little reminder for the
procrastinators out there.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Harvey Shaw, Paulene
Gulutzen, Jacob Smeltzer, Heather
Clarke, Joan Ritchie, Marni Knight,
Janice Carnochan, Connie Alcock,
Valerie Bachert, David Griffith,
Angela Fraser, Nadine Ringgenberg,
Lauralei Shortreed, Kendal
Carnochan Schlosser and Kaitlin
Ritchie.
Happy birthday to all!
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NEWS
FROM WALTON
By Jo-Ann
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PEOPLE AROUND
WALTON
While many municipal
governments are wary of the kind of
compulsory efficiencies that Premier
Doug Ford’s provincial government
forced on Toronto, Huron-Bruce
MPP Lisa Thompson says that’s not
currently slated to happen in her
riding.
It was announced last week that
nine regional governments and their
73 lower-tier member municipalities
in Ontario would be reviewed for
efficiencies in the way they operate,
but Thompson was quick to say her
riding isn’t included in that review.
She also said that amalgamation in
smaller municipalities like those that
make up Huron and Bruce Counties
is an issue that hasn’t been discussed
by the current government.
Thompson told CKNX that
Minister of Municipal Affairs and
Housing Steve Clark and Minister of
Children, Community and Social
Services Lisa MacLeod, who is also
Minister Responsible for Women’s
Issues, will be visiting local
councils. The ministers will be
discussing the future, including
topics such as municipal affairs and
housing as well as social services.
The review includes Halton, York,
Durham, Waterloo, Niagara and Peel
Regions, Muskoka District, Oxford
County and the County of Simcoe,
as well as their lower-tier
municipalities.
According to Clark, the
government is looking to improve
the way regional governments work.
He has explained that the review
will look to make taxpayers’ dollars
utilized more efficiently and make
interactions with the upper-tier
governments easier for residents.
The consultation will start this
spring under special advisors
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Huron not part of
review: Thompson
Peterson hits 119 in dart game
Fun and games
The Blyth Brussels Tyke Crusaders welcomed some competition from Central Perth on
Saturday as they tangled at the Blyth and District Community Centre. (Shawn Loughlin photo)