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The Brussels Farmers' Market has enjoyed six years of well -attended markets and great
vendors according to organizer Rene Richmond, however with potential commercial
opportunities for a similar market in the village, the group behind the market decided to make
this year the last for the market. (Denny Scott photo)
The Brussels Farmers' Market
officially marked the end of its six-
year run last Friday.
The market, which was first
investigated by the Brussels
Agricultural Society and brought to
life through a partnership with
Huron East won't return in its
current form next year.
While there have been reports the
Four Winds Barn would house a
year-round market, Market organizer
Rene Richmond is unaware of any
formal plans.
Richmond said that this year
marks the best year in the market's
history and said that, since day one,
it has been improving all the time.
"We had no lower than 15 vendors
out for any market day this year,"
she said while walking through the
market last Friday. "We had as many
as 21 vendors.
"The market got better every year
and easier to run ever year," she said.
"The support from the communities
and vendors was amazing."
She thanked everyone for working
with her to make the market a
success, saying that she expected a
lot from everyone involved and that
her expectations were always met.
"We were lucky to have committee
members doing a good job," she
said. "Whether it was music, food or
Columnist visits New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
A NOTE FROM BETTY
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
Ah, September is here in all its
glory. A few of the trees are turning,
letting us know that the next season
is upon us. The cooling off of the
evenings is also a very clear sign
that, yes, September has arrived.
Driving from Nova Scotia this
week, we saw several completely red
maples that stood out, proudly
marking their special spot amongst
all the green. A very few yellow and
orange ones were visible, just biding
their time I guess. We knew it was
time to get home.
At the Branch
We took a leisurely trip with Miss
Jill, in August, along the St.
Lawrence, including a motel in
Johnstown that advertises "a
million -dollar view" and if you like
water as much as I do, it was. The
history of the creation of the St.
Lawrence Seaway and the fate of the
flooded communities is very well
preserved at the Upper Canada
Village near Morrisburg. There are
54 buildings, 27 of them original,
that show the history of the area,
actually a lot like ours. Food in the
hotel was from the village and it was
fun following the wheat from the
reaper to the mill to the bakery and
hotel. Several large carp in the mill
pond were probably a bigger hit.
Peanut butter on our loaf of bread
the next day had us recalling a fun
day.
Driving the Gaspe, we felt that the
Quebec area that touches the Gulf of
St. Lawrence, was awesome. Water
and winding roads with buildings
that are from our past made for a fun
drive. When a road sign tells you the
degree of the decline, it also means
take note of the suggested speed for
often a curve is involved, but
definitely pretty fun driving.
We even went into New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia for
lessons on the tide and fish and
rocks. We experienced something
each day and on the Sunday we
made our way to Chance Cove,
north of New Glasgow. Within an
hour Phil and Lauren arrived,
followed by Chris and Lara where
we found a house set up for multiple
people and a glorious beach only
100 yards away. Beach weather was
with us and so beach days were a
must, to discover lobster and hermit
crabs, shell and stones of many
kinds and of course swimming Fish
and other ocean crops were a given,
including a meal of lobster, which
was quite a messy affair with seven
at the table. We picked up Andrew
Raceway raises money for branch
By Jo -Ann McDonald
It has been a week of organizing,
planning, meal preparation and
discussing and making plans.
Comrade Sandra Josling Brown and
Jo -Ann McDonald are sorting out
the plans, duties of the morning,
afternoon and evening shifts for
cooking during the International
Plowing Match. Comrades are
encouraged to call in and volunteer
and we have even had non -Legion
members ask if they can come and
help! Yes, yes we will be glad of any
help offered.
The Saturday afternoon euchre
had players enjoying the day.
Winners were: first, Joann
MacDonald and Dorothy Carter, 76;
second, Elenore Grainger and Lloyd
Townsend, 75; third, Deanna and
George Bacon, 73; lone hands, Lois
and Millie, six and low, Betty and
Dianne, 45.
Saturday evening, the Branch was
the host venue for a Blyth Festival
dinner. The crowd of 45 enjoyed a
roast beef dinner prepared by Sandra
Josling Brown and helpers Deb
Cann, Mary Bradshaw and Jim
Brown. Great job folks.
It was a good day at the Clinton
Raceway with the Drivers'
Challenge fundraising event for
the local Legion Branches. The
Brussels Legion only had a
few enjoy the pork chop dinner
and had about a dozen items in the
silent auction. Thanks to Eric
and Deb Ross for looking after the
day.
Correction to last week's ad
concerning the upcoming fish fry. It
is on Sept. 17 and is the first meal of
the IPM dinners. Reservations are
required. There are no tickets to
purchase ahead, just a reservation to
be made by calling the Branch or e-
mail legion218 @ ezlink ca
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from Halifax and he too got to have
some beach time with us. So it was
another set of good holiday
memories from Quebec and the
Maritimes and, as always, it's good
to be home.
The hundreds of folks involved
with the International Plowing
Match (IPM) are getting the last
details connected. With that in mind,
the last Brussels Farmers' Market
was on Friday, a good six-year run,
thanks to the dedication of the board
with Rene and Bob Richmond
keeping things on track.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
FROM BRUSSELS
the student volunteers, everyone did
a great job that resulted in the market
always doing well."
She said that having a new 50/50
draw as well as market draws helped
bring people out but the aspect of the
market that has kept people coming
is the social interactions.
"People aren't just buying," she
said. "They are coming out and
talking to people."
Richmond pointed to the
community group booths that don't
necessarily sell anything, but offer
people a place to sit and talk while
they visit the market.
After four years running the
market, Richmond is leaving the
position and she anticipates that
much of the board will leave as well.
"There won't be a market with this
board," she said. The board will
meet one last time with vendors and
have a pot luck. Richmond said it
likely wouldn't happen until after
this month's International Plowing
Match. The meeting will give
organizers and vendors a chance to
talk about the year and discuss any
future plans that come forward
between now and then.
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