The Citizen, 2003-05-21, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2003.
Good news for young
children around Walton. The
suspected case of chicken pox
at the Stevenson’s home
turned out to be a viral rash.
Nicole reports that all
coming along just fine.
Congratulations
Kathleen Williamson on
arrival of a new great-
granddaughter. Jenna Regele
arrived to bless the lives of
Wayne and Cathy and big
sister Caitlyn.
Congratulations to everyone.
The VanVliet children
are
to
the
including John, Debbie, Janis
and Joyann gathered together
on the weekend. They visited
at the home of John and
Dianne on Saturday. Dianne
is feeling better after her
surgery a few weeks ago and
is back to work.
The kids and their families
enjoyed a family dinner on
Sunday in town before
heading to their homes again.
Joyann and her daughter
Katelyn visited with Joan
VanVliet in Listowel on
Saturday as well as with
myself and Kim Strome
family.
Marilyn McDonald
Anne Ryan went to
Drayton Festival
Wednesday to see Annie
Your Gun. It was 23 years ago
that that play was presented at
Grey Central Public School to
a sold-out crowd.
It was a
of new
spent an
and
and
the
on
Get
They enjoyed the Drayton
presentation and it brought
back the memories of what
talented local performers we
have had throughout our
township and area,
pleasant mixture
memories and old.
Mary Humphries
enjoyable day with her
daughter Kim last week. The
mother-daughter team went
shopping and came home
quite happy and exhausted.
Congratulations to Janet
Mitchell who has joined the
St. John Ambulance group
and survived her first day
dealing with some minor
injuries and a serious leg
injury.
Birthday babies this past
week include Cathy McGavin
Melady, Jennifer McClure,
Jeff Grobbink, Joyce Blake
Williamson, Ryan Butler,
Jason Pennington, June
Williamson, Dwayne Pryce,
Wendy Glauser, Justin
Beisinger, Valerie Shortreed,
Gerry Ryan and Gail Traviss
Moffatt.
New York City exceeded all
expectations for Jean Bewley,
Mary Baker, Nobleton and
Brenda Raven, Airdrie, AB,
when they spent five days in
the city while Brenda
attended a conference on
International Medicine. There
was a last-minute session on
SARS with a Toronto doctor
as one of the speakers.
Mary, Brenda and Jean
spent a leisurely two days
motoring to the Big Apple
sightseeing along the way at
Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-
the-Lake then to Lake Seneca,
N.Y. on through the endless
mountain route to New York
City.
DufFs cooks cook at motocross
Manhattan is beautiful,
clean and there is very little
evidence of homeless or poor
people. Mary said that you
would see more people
homeless, begging or on
drugs in one block in Toronto
than they saw in five days in
Manhattan.
Central Park in spring is
unbelievable, 840 acres of
parkland surrounded by city.
Ground Zero is just a city
block of cement with
construction workers’ flags
and a cross. The Orb which
had sat in front of the Trade
Centre has been moved to
Battery Park nearby - it has
not been repaired so shows
damage done to it.
Everything was expensive,
parking alone was $130
American for five days. They
drove home in one day with
two drivers and one back-seat
driver.
FROM WALTON
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It was motocross at Walton
on Sunday and the day turned
out sunny by lunch time.
The members of Duff’s
United Church fundraising
committee cooked breakfast
for the riders. Rising bright
and early were Dianne
McCallum, Betty McCallum,
Marie McGavin, Darryl and
Glenda Morrison with Cheryl
Thompson giving them a
he'pful hand.
Joming them a little later
were Justin Beisinger and
Evelyn Stroop Gulutzen,
Annalies and
Ringgenberg and
McGavin.
They were kept
Elise
Jeff
busy
serving 200 a breakfast of
motomuffin - a scrambled
egg with bacon or ham
and cheese on an English
muffin.
The day was successful
from the organizers’ view as
well. Many riders arrived
Saturday evening for a fun 50
cc. class ride.
The day went smoothly
with the weather being just
perfect.
Local boys participating
included Chris Blake, Robbie
Mitchell, Josh Jorritsma and
Cody Rapson.
The Brussels Minor Hockey
players and parents were
flaggers for the day.
Baers
win at
euchre
meets
I hope that most people
were able to get some rest and
rejuvenation this past Victoria
Day weekend. Monday
certainly turned out to be a
beautiful day.
Karen Bowles and
members of the Ethel United
Church would like to put the
word out that they are looking
for donations of new or gently
used ball caps for Caps for
Kids, which is this month’s
blessing tree idea. Mrs.
Bowles explained that she has
been in contact with a
gentleman who is part of the
Voices of Midwestern Ontario
team of optometrists that
heads to South America to
assist Guatemalan people in
caring for their eyes. The
team can see as many as 5,000
people per visit.
Because of the hot sun,
protection, such as baseball
hats, can be very important in
the prevention of damage to
young eyes. Apparently, the
children are also quite excited
to get “hats from Canada.”
(Finally a logical,
environmental, even global
response to the spring
cleaning set back comment
“But I was saving those!”)
The hats can be given to
any Ethel United Church
member in tied up plastic
bags with the number of hats
enclosed clearly labelled on
the outside. Hats can also be
delivered to the church on
June 28 from 10-11 a.m. For
further information, please
contact Mrs. Bowles at 887-
9483.
This Wednesday, May 21 at
7 p.m. at the Ethel
Community Hall will be the
May COP meeting.
OPP Const. Dave Gillan
will have the OPP four-
wheelers available for people
to check out. Other topics to
be discussed will
explanations of that
municipal note at
mailboxes, a Grey
firefighter presentation,
property standards bylaw,
cleaning up the conservation
be
blue
the
Twp.
area by Krauter Line and
deterring garbage dumping
there, the stop sign situation
as well as the regular meeting
format. Bring your thoughts,
comments a.id ideas along.
I feel this month’s meeting
is very important as it is the
beginning of warm weather
and hopefully we can help
OPP to nip some area
summertime problems in the
Euchre at Walton Hall
coming to the season’s close.
Recent euchre winners
included: first place, Frank
and Kay Baer, 72 points;
second, Bob and Dorothy
Dalton, 66; tied for third
place, Lloyd and Lillian
Appleby, Delores Howatt and
Hazel Reid, 65; lone hands,
Ivan Benneweis, Karen
Hoegy.
This Thursday night, May
22, will be the last euchre of
the season. Thanks to all who
supported the euchres and
Walton Hall.
is
8 tables at euchre
The Ethel euchre was held
on Monday, May 12 with
eight tables in play.
Winners were: share-the-
wealth, John Subject, Marion
Harrison; high, Shirley
Verstoep, John Subject; lone
hands, Linda Stevens, Allan
Martin; low, Ross
Stephenson, Marguerite
Beirnes; lucky tally, Helen
Dobson, Marion Behrns, Iola
Subject, Roy McIntosh,
Isabelle Gray, Jim
McGillawee, Marlene
Johnston, Keith Turnbull,
Velma Sleightholm, Eileen
Mann, Isabelle Bremner.
The next will be held on
Monday, May 26 at 8:30 p.m.
The 101st Huron East
district annual meeting was
held at Gorrie United Church
Tuesday, May 13. Walton
Institute members Leona
McDonald, Marjory
Humphries, Betty McCall,
Ruth Axtmann and Marion
Godkin attended.
The theme for the day was
Women’s Wellness. Lisa
Stewart was the guest speaker
on the healing power of
music. She feels that it is
beneficial to people to be
entertained and get involved
through the enjoyment of
music.
The executive also provided
entertainment by performing
a couple of skits.
The reports were given and
delegates to the county rally
and area convention were
appointed.
The Brussels Branch will be
host for the district annual
meeting next year.
The Walton Institute
meeting will be held tonight
at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Marion Godkin. The topic of
asparagus farming with Rita
Deitner should be very
interesting.
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Can’t see a
way out?
Executive chosen
The new Huron East District Women’s Institute executive was chosen at the
101st annual meeting held in Gorrie last week. In back, from left: Carol
Daniel, Tweedsmuir curator; Aledia Murray, lobbying; Isabelle Hislop, PRO
and Ruth Axtmann, education co-ordinator. In front: Margaret McMahon, past
president; Sharon Agla, secretary/treasurer; Lucy Hesse, president; Darlene
Harding, first vice-president and Leone Foerter, second vice-president. (Janice
Becker photo)
Kindergarten class learns from A-Z
and learned about
They have been
about different
like rectangles,
Mrs. Smith’s Grey Central
kindergartens learned all of
the letters from A to Z. They
looked at
daffodils,
learning
shapes
squares, triangles and circles.
Mrs. Bowler’s kindergarten
class has been learning the
letter Z. Next, they will be
learning blended sounds.
They have been reading a
book called Greedy Cat’s
Breakfast. They have been
rhyming (at, pat, mat). In
gym, they have been having
fun using the hula hoops.
Miss Hill’s Grade 1/2 class
have been doing high jump in
gym. They have been reading
with their reading buddies.
They have been learning
about symmetrical and non-
symmetrical shapes. In their
journals, they wrote about
what they did on the
weekend.
In Mr. Park’s Grade 2/3
class they have been doing
flips, slides and turns in Math.
They are doing turn patterns.
They are making animal
shelters and cut out diagrams
of ant hills.
Mrs. Taylor’s Grade 3s just
finished up EQAO testing.
The Grade 4s having been
doing medieval times in
social studies. In science, they
are studying habitats. In
Math, they made a time line.
Mr. Walker’s Grade 5s have
been learning matter and
weather in science. The Grade
5/6s are doing track and field
in gym, watching movies in
social studies and doing an
around the world project in
music. The Grade 6s have
finished EQAO testing. In
science, they are finishing up
their unit on electricity and
are having a test on it May 27.
Miss Henry’s Grade 7 class
has been doing patterning in
math. In science, they are
doing a unit on interactions
with ecosystems. In gym, they
are getting ready for track and
field.
In Mr. Payne’s Grade 8
class they are having a
science test on the water
cycle. They are also working
on a history assignment.
Miss Van Bolhuis’s
morning class has been
hastily finishing their country
of the world projects. They
have learned about Mexico,
Greenland, England, China,
Egypt, Holland, the
Dominican Republic, Canada
and the Great Lakes. The
afternoon class has also been
finishing up their Canada
projects.
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