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The Citizen, 1997-10-15, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15,1997. WaltonThe news from Compiled by Patty Banks Phone 887-6156 4-H club talks milk Pupils make holiday crafts On Monday, Sept. 29 the Walton 4-H Club met to begin a new project "Milk Makes It Better". The meeting began with the 4-H pledge and continued with making pizza crusts. Then the leaders talked about the requirements for this project. The executive was picked: president, Stephanie Giller; vice- president, Stacie Giller; secretary, Rosie Grobbink; press reporter, Michelle DeWit. Members then made personalized pizzas with different types of vegetables. The next thing they tried was nachos with salsa sauce and cheese. After taste-testing the recipes, Darlene VanderVeen, one of the leaders, talked about nutrition which was a topic in the books. The meeting was then adjourned. On Oct. 6 the club met for the second meeting, which began with the 4-H pledge led by the president. 2 businesses open Yv'alton Restoration and Repair is a new business in Walton. Steve Gulutzen is the owner and has been kept busy since opening restoring, old cars and tractors, sandblasting and painting and fibreglassing. A licensed electronics technician by trade he also repairs TVs, VCRs and other appliances. After talking to him I realized that he can fix just about anything. He is open Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. 0 5:30 p.m. Good luck, Steve. And there is yet another new business in Walton - Vai's Custom Sewing. Vai Gillis has started a new hobby/business of sewing family fashions, speciality orders, minor mending, alterations and E thelThe news from Compiled by Margaret McMahon Phone 887-9250 Huron East choir performs The Huron East District Wom­ en's Institute choir performed Wednesday night at the Guelph area convention in Maryhill. Mem­ bers are from Brussels, Walton, Bluevale, Molesworth, Fordwich, Gorrie and Lakelet and are under the leadership of Aleida Murray of Lakelet WI. Thirteen tables of euchre were hosted by Dorothy Dilworth. Win­ ners were: 50/50 draw, Jim McGuillawee; ladies' high hand, Edna McLellan; ladies' low hand, Leader Dianne Baan then discussed what is on milk container labels, what different types of milk and milk products there are, and how milk is pasteurized. Next came the recipes that members were going to do. First they read over the recipes and volunteers were picked to start making creamy pasta. The girls led Michelle through the steps of the recipe. While that was cooking in the microwave, the rest of the members was divided into four different groups. Each group was to make hot cocoa with soya milk, pasteurized milk, and straight- from-the-cow milk. The name for the project was voted on and it became "The Merry Mooers". Members tasted both the creamy pasta and the four different hot cocoas. After all the food was tasted, the meeting ended with the motto "Leam to do by doing". home fashions. Right now she has a special on for sewing Hallowe'en costumes. Vai has been sewing since she was three years old. She was four when she and her sisters would get on Grandma's old treadle sewing machine. While she and her sister would work the treadle, her other sister would sew. She said that she learned a lot of her techniques from being in 4-H homemaking. Vai can also design without a pattern. She is a stay-at-home mom raising a two-year-old son and thought that this would be something that she can do. We wish you all the best in your new endeavour. Bette Kennedy; men's high hand, Ken Crawford and John Subject; men's low hand, Velma Sleightholm and most lone hands, Viola Adams, Ross Stephenson and Eileen Mann. Tally card winners were: Mar­ garet Long, Scott McLean, Freda Darcy, Allan Edgar, Stewart Mus­ grove, Ruby Armstrong and Jim McGuillawee. The next games will be held Oct. 20 at 8:30 p.m. The letter P was the letter of the week for the Walton Early Years students. They held a pickle tasting contest with four different kinds of pickles. There was pickled corn, dill, cinnamon and sweet pickles. After taking a vote on each one the definite winner was the pickled com. Rita Bowers came in and helped the children make some pinecone turkeys and Mrs. Giffen helped them in their printing of the letter P. The story of the first Thanksgiving was read and what would Thanksgiving be without the singing of "Gobble Gobble". The Grade l/2s have been Duo ushers in parishioners Bill and Marie Coutts were greeters on this Thanksgiving Day at Duffs United Church. Phyllis Mitchell and Glenda Carter put their musical talents to good use and played before the service began. The church was decorated inside and out by the UCW and Rev. James Murray thanked everyone for such a great job. He greeted everyone and then the congregation joined him in singing, Bringing in the Sheaves. The choir sang, Praise God for the Harvest. Rev. Murray announced that Viola Kirkby's son, Lester Machan of Toronto had died this past week. Junior choir practice is on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and senior choir practise will be at 7 p.m. Rev. Murray invited all the children to come forward for children's time. The senior Sunday school class did some readings. Kevin Wilbee was the 'Moon', Mark Wilbee was the Box of Food for the Food Bank, Andrew McDonald was a palm plant and and Sarah McDonald was rice? After the readings they all went downstairs to watch Veggie Tale video called, "Fib from Outer Space". Rev. Murray's sermon was called, "Don't Worry, Be Happy" and applause was given after he sang the song. He agreed that "yes it can apply to everyone's life". There are lots of things that people are very thankful for and are happy about. But the word 'enough' enters in there as well. "Is there ever enough. How often can we say it and really mean it. What are the consequences when we can't say it. It affects our families, society, environment. We seem to be wishing for more ...j»ot to have ... want more ... What a different society there would be if we could just say 'enough'," he said. Attitudes also determine what brings happiness. "We can either make our happiness or unhappi­ Town and Country Support /\Servicesft \salutess I our front-line staff and volunteers 8 who work with1 B 1 Huron County residents Keep A Good to Home Going "Make Life Better" celebrating Thanksgiving by creating turkey booklets, matching the sound and symbols and making puppet turkey plays, Since they are learning about food they created a huge plant poster from the parts of plants that people eat eg. stems, leaves, roots, seeds, flowers and fruits. The 2/3s made cornucopias out of sugar cones and icing and lots of candies. They also made turkey centrepieces from milk cartons. Charlotte's Web is the novel that the Grade 3/4s are reading now and will be going to a play based on the novel. They have started a Fem's ness; it is our choice. We often think that we will be happy when we get this or that or if we have more. Happiness is here, now." Jesus said not to worry, be thankful now. Enjoy it, today. Is it just a random chance that many people have a chance to be happy? Rev. Murray said he thinks Mouthful of flavour Delicious smells and tastes emanated from Brussels Firehall, Oct. 12, as the firefighters hosted a fundraising breakfast. Tyler Rutledge of Walkerton enjoyed some of the breakfast goodies. The money will go towards a new rescue van. diary - what she would be writing in it if she had have kept a diary. The one reading group has finished the book called, Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing. They wrote stories comparing brothers and sisters to the character in the book named Fudge. The cross country runners have been chosen for this year's run... Adam McClure, Kevin Hood, James Durrell, Mitch Blake, Blake Miller, Andrew McDonald, Greg Bowers, Laura Bowers, Jodi McIntosh, Katie Williamson, Nicole Williamson, Bridget Blake, Marcie McClure and Andrea Vanderveen. not. He believes that the force is God. He makes good in every situation. All blessings are from God. So cherish and celebrate them now. Hold them up to the light and appreciate them. "God has promised they will multiply and your joy and happiness will too."