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Announcement
We are pleased to announce
the addition of Bob Smyth,
to our award winning team.
Bob brings 29 years of
kitchen design experience
in Europe, Toronto and
Huron County.
He welcomes his past
Bob Smyth clients & friends to contact
Design Consultant him at...
West Coast
kitchens...
50 West St. Goderich
440-0352
Goderich & District Chamber of Commerce
Business of the Year Award 2006
Email; westcoastkit@cabletvon.ca
Rubber Stamping & Scrapbooking
This is the Grand Opening of my classroom and
creating space. Come and check out my storage
ideas and displays of stamped artwork.
One lucky attendee will win membership into my
Christmas Card Club. Can't make it? Book your July
workshop and I'll come and demonstrate the new
products for you at your home and you will be able to
qualify for new products. Plus my gift to
July hostesses is an additional stamp set of
your choice ($25.95 or less)
with six adult guests.
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The Glanville family gathered at
the home of Robert and Jackie
Glanville to celebrate Lorne
Glanville's surprise 60th birthday.
- There were almost 80 Glanville
and Edward family members,
friends and neighbours surprising
Lorne. Wife Bonnie prepared and
supplied a meal with help from a few
relatives and friends.
There was a good crowd on hand
for bride-to-be Pam Nolan's
community shower held at St.
A late 1990s change in the
payment of the farm tax rebate is
costing the. County of Huron $9.1
million in revenue, county treasurer
David Carey told county council,
July 6.
Carey explained later that until the
change, farmers had been taxed at
the full farm and residential rate for
their entire farm, including
farmland, with the taxes going to
local municipalities, the county and
school boards. Farmers then applied
fora farm tax rebate from the
provincial government for 75 per
cent of the taxes on the farm portion
of their tax bill (they paid full rate
for their homes).
The change, however, saw the
farmland portion of the property
being taxed at 25 per cent of the
residential rate. The result was the
same for farmers, but local
municipalities lost taxes on the
farmland portion. In 2005 that
meant a loss of $9.1 million to
Huron County, ranking it among the
big losers in the southwestern
Ontario farm belt.
This amount doesn't include the
loss to local municipalities, Carey
said, which might double the loss.
Ambrose Church in Brussels. There
was entertainment by Mady Deitner
singing and a stepdancing number
by Abby McGavin and a friend. The
address was given by Crystal White,
then the gifts were opened.
A lunch was enjoyed by all.
The Graeme Craig farm was a
busy place on the weekend. The
Elliott reunion was held there and
guests began arriving on Friday. The
main event was held -on Saturday
with a wonderful gathering of Elliott
relatives, food, talk, games, and
swimming made the day fly by.
Neil McDonald has returned to
Vancouver following a week's
vacation. Most of the week was used
to prepare tractors, float and displays
for the Grey Twp. 150th anniversary
party. He also took time to visit with
relatives and friends.
Steve and Teresa Baan, with
children Allison, Scott and Craig,
have been enjoying a few days
The- change was part of the
redistribution of responsibility for
services and sources of revenue. The
county did receive some extra
revenue from the province but
nowhere near what it lost in revenue
from taxing farm properties, Carey
told council.
"People are just beginning to
understand the ramifications now,"
Carey said in an interview.
holidays. They went to visit the
Lambton Heritage Museum and
enjoyed seeing the old tractors and
tools.
They stopped at the Grand Bend
Zoo. The kids enjoyed the peacocks
coming right up to them, one mother
with its two babies, and they got to
pet a baby baboon who had lost its
mother during birth and now has an
adopted human mother.
A walk along the Menesetung
walking bridge, a beach picnic and
fireworks topped off a full day of
activities. They spent, a day at Doon
Heritage Crossroads in Kitchener
and toured the 1914 farms, homes
and shops.
Craig celebrated his sixth birthday
with his grandparents from
Burgessville, John and Mary Baan,
coming to help him celebrate.
The family was then off to
Marineland at Niagara Falls, where
the kids enjoyed the dolphin show
Mr. and Mrs. George Wheeler of
Louisburg, Nova Scotia visited for a
day with Mrs. Mabel. Wheeler.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buffett,
Carsonville, Michigan visited on
Wednesday with Mrs. Mabel
Wheeler.
Mrs. Glenn Swan (McClenaghan)
came Saturday to Mrs. Mabel
Wheeler's and visited George
Michie and Mrs. Helen Stonehouse
and the rides.
A night-time stroll along the falls,
the colourful lights and fireworks
ended a wonderful day.
They stopped at the Butterfly
Conservatory and in St. Catharines
to view. a barge entering the lock of
the Welland Canal. It took the barge
12 minutes to be raised up and then
off it went. It was perfect timing.
Michael Craig has returned from
Bellwood camp where he spent two
weeks enjoying a holiday. He
returned in time for the Elliott
reunion at his home.
What a great party Grey Twp. put
on this past weekend. The talent
show on Friday evening was a
wonderful showcase of the many
talented people throughout the
township.
Walton's talent included music by
Phyllis Mitchell, Marie McGavin,_
Marion Godkin and Graeme Craig,
violin playing by Phyllis and
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grandson Sean Mitchell. A song
Grey Acres, by Jim and Linda
McDonald, Rick and Jo-Ann
McDonald and Steve Knight and
Marni • Dingman had the crowd
giggling.
The parade into Ethel was over an
hour long with about 102 entries.
There were old tractors, antiques,
comical floats, airplanes, business
entries and line entries and a variety
of excellently decorated floats. Great
job by everyone.
Hopefully everyone made it over
to the Cornerstone Bible church
where there was an excellent display
of school histories and many century
farm displays.
The food provided by Brussels
Legion, the firefighters; hall board,
Ethel ball park and Ethel United
Church shouldn't have left anyone
hungry.
It was a great weekend for all.
Ethel euchre
results
The 150th anniversary committee
of Grey Twp. sponsored the July 3
euchre in Ethel with Alvin
McLellan doing the euchre. Beth
Earl Catering supplied the lunch.
Winners were: high, Viola Adams,
John Subject; lone hands, Leota
Thompson, Eileen Mann; low,
Isabel Pearson, Rex Whaley.
Many lucky tallies were given
out.
The next euchre will 'be held on
Monday, July 17 at 8 p.m.
Salespeople
Jesse McKinnon, Janessa, Janelle and Jolanda Smith
spent their time at Grey's fish fry Saturday selling tickets
on Grey Central School's memory quilt. The quilt was
won by a Seaforth resident. (Carol Burns photo)
County short-changed
in farm tax rebate shuffle
Wingham & District
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03:r Association
Lottery Dinner Dance Tickets
are now available
$1 00/couple
includes dinner and draws for cash prizes.
September 16, 2006
at the Howick Arena
1st early bird draw on July 21st for $500.
Contact your ticket seller or 519-357-3562 (x208)
Then and now
Catherine McKeenan and Jim Rich of Formosa enjoy the.
Belgrave United Church's cold supper on their way home
from Campvention Saturday .eveping. (Carol Burns photo)
at Brnemar Nursing Home.
Miss Marlene Walsh, Kitchener
and Jim Coultes had lunch
on Sunday with Mrs. Mabel
Wheeler.