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PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2017.
BC trip memorable
A NOTE FROM BETTY
All coming together
The Four Winds Barn market, bakery and event space is coming together in Brussels. The
undertaking stopped traffic early last week as motorists gazed on as the bare bones of the
structure were installed by cranes. (Shawn Lou
gnrn photo)
At the Branch
Fry crew cooks 1,200 fish filets
By Jo -Ann McDonald hope everyone enjoyed their day
Happy Mother's Day to all. We with mom and family.
Harmonies
Gloria Wilbee, left, and Margaret Whitmore provided some
musical accompaniment to Huronlea Home for the Aged's
Mother's Day celebration on Friday, May 12. (Denny Scott photo)
Thank
You
The Brussels and Grey Fire Departments
and the Brussels Lions Club
wish to thank Townsend Tire
for their generous donation
of 3 new tires for the portable barbeque.
The Saturday afternoon euchre
had seven -and -a -half tables of
players at play. Winners were: high
Viola Adams and Norm Dobson, 75;
second, Lou and Carol Lakey, 66;
third, Dianne and Betty, 63; lone
hands, Lorna and Ethel, three; low,
tied, Hazel McGonigle and Frank
Hulley and Ed and Marie Stewart,
45.
Saturday evening was a surprise
birthday party for Lyle Hood who
celebrated his 50th birthday. there
was a nice gathering of family and
friends enjoying music, food and
fun.
The fish fry crew went to
Londesborough for the biggest fry
of the year. Deb Cann, Judy Lee and
Jo -Ann McDonald thawed over
1,200 pieces of fish. Cooking the
fish for the event were Jim Brown,
Sandra, Catrina and Devin Josling,
Lisa Glanville, Joan, Mabel and
Sharon, Judy Lee, Gavin Wright,
Murray Lowe and Dan
Beyersbergen. The crew had the
multitudes fed in two -and -a -half
hours and home and cleaned up by
9 p.m. Great job everyone!
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
We're back. The May visit this
year for us was Kelowna, British
Columbia. It's one of those places
you know about, but not really.
Flying from Calgary into Kelowna
was neat. This short flight put the
clouds above you and the mountains
beneath, so viewing the different
mountain tops with snow or not,
erosion or not and the valleys
between was a thrill. No need to
climb or hire a helicopter.
This small city has done a fine job
of promoting the Okanagan Valley
area and celebrating its unique
growing potential. Hundreds of
vineyards are visible on the hillsides
as well as orchards of apples,
cherries and apricots. Wine tours
and farm tours are big business. The
reality of road building in the
mountains was obvious, so one road
takes you to other places on the
lake — Summerland, Peachland,
Penticton, Naramata. Engineering
feats have placed subdivisions up the
mountains — oh my.
A museum tells of the man, Stuart
I think, who invented the apple
boxes that we're familiar with from
our area apple -picking activities.
That and a railroad built though the
mountain to connect their produce
with the rest of the province were
pivotal. Canneries, packing houses
and wineries followed.
Like everywhere else, the rail
transport went out of favour in the
1950s, but a group of volunteers
recently have upgraded the railbed
into a very good walking spot. In 12
kilometres, the Myra Canyon/Kettle
Valley Railway offers 18 tressels,
many are 85 metres above ground
and several tunnels to walk or bike.
Looking across the canyon as we
walked, the reality of all the work
involved to bring transportation to
their community was astounding. It
was a beautiful May day when we
went walking, not the whole way of
course, but it was beautiful.
We live in such a unique country
where beauty is seen in ice fields,
canola or sunflower fields, grape and
apple orchards, timber bushes, rocky
shores and our own backyards. All
we need to do is co-ordinate the time
and money needed to see it all. We
keep trying — Kelowna is now on the
checked off list and a good spot to
see.
As always, it's good to be home
and the shades of green that
welcomed us were just as nice as
anything we'd seen in the last week.
This is one fine spot to live. The
Brussels Farmers' Market opens on
Friday, so be sure to come and buy
your goodies and support this
enterprise that promotes our village.
The Horticultural Society had a
good sale last week, sharing their
treasures with us. Thanks and we
really do appreciate the good things
you do in the flowerbeds and boxes
in Brussels.
Enjoy the sunshine.
Betty G.W.
FROM BRUSSELS
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Brussels
Farmers'
Market
,Season Opening
ofr
Friday, May 19
2pm-bpm
V Historical postcards of Brussels for sale,
Legion Pipe Band,
Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador,
PRBrussels United Church Bake Sale
Food Booth by Market Management
50/50 Draw
Weekly Vendor Draw
NEW VENDORS!
- downtown Brussels
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Huron Community
Midwifery Services
82632 Allboro Line RR 1 Blyth ON NOM 1H0
www.huronmidwives.ca
Phone: 519-523-9111 Fax: 519-523-9908
• Huron Community Midwifery Services has been offering maternity care
in the area since 1994
• We are primary health care providers serving Huron County and parts
of South Bruce & Perth
• We provide expert care for women and their babies throughout pregnancy,
labour, birth and for the six-week postpartum period.
• Services are fully paid for by the Ministry of Health
• Our Registered Midwives deliver babies at home or at hospitals in Walkerton,
Stratford, or Goderich
• Our Clinic is located near Blyth but we provide home visits as needed
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