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The Citizen, 2016-10-06, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016. Pup Patrol The Brussels Agricultural Society hosted a fun fundraiser meet and greet with members of Pup Patrol, a group of rescue dogs inspired by a Canadian television show, on Oct. 1 at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. Shown is Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador Patti Blake meeting Connor Kellington alongside the members of the group. (Vicky Bremner photo) The perfect time to give thanks A NOTE FROM BETTY By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 October has arrived and with it, all the good things that the month brings. Next weekend we celebrate Thanksgiving — a time of naming the blessings in our lives, often with food at the top of the list. Autumn walks, with crispy leaves for sound effects are another good part of October. The falling leaves in all the vibrant fall colours make the changing of the seasons worthwhile and the deposit of the spent leaves on the land was the original recycling no doubt. The next big deal of October would be Halloween. It is now reported to have the second highest holiday spending — oh my. That explains the big box stores in the city that spring up for September and October with every imaginable spooky item available. A big store full of costumes is also a sight to see, some of them are beyond my imagination. So here comes October, month number 10, enjoy it all. It was a busy time at the United Church on Sunday as Michelle Lu Hall, wife of Dan was baptized along with three fine looking fellows. Brody, Bryce and Jonathan Maitside Orchards 23 Orchard Lane (West end of Brussels) PYO This Weekend October 7, 8 & 10 from 12-6 pm Cortland and Red Delicious 6 15/bushel (Bring your grandchildren) 519-887-6883 were all on their best behaviour as they joined the sacrament of baptism celebration. Chrissy and Mackenzie Witmer are the parents of Bryce and Debbie and Terry Ott have bragging rights to Jonathan. Great -grandma Jane Hall watched in wonder at her descendents. Brody Gerald is the son of Kendall and Andrew Behrens and grandma Julie Jutzi and great - grandma Grace smiled with pride as Rev. Gary gave the United Church blessing to our four newest members. Another thing to be thankful for this year is lack of road construction in Brussels. Talking to folks in Listowel, Mitchell, Kitchener and Waterloo, it was like listening to a record of us a year and two ago. So with smiles we manoeuvered our way around these spots and remembered the mess and the inconvenience but are now reaping the benefits of the work for a nice smooth road. The last Brussels Farmers' Market for the year is Friday. I hope you took advantage of having a market in our village and supported your FROM BRUSSELS neighbours to make this a better community. It takes both vendors and shoppers on a regular basis to make a community market a success. See you there. Bye now, Betty G.W. Brussels Legion Wing Night and Mega Meat Draws Saturday, October 15 starts at 5-9 pm $500 in prizes 8 regular draws and 1 Mega meat draw. Everyone welcome Funds to Branch improvements Thank you to our Firefighters for your dedication & service JR's Team wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving This Friday, October 7 during lunch and supper we will be featuring our Roast Turkey Dinner including Hayter's roast turkey, choice of potato, vegetables, turnip puff, garden salad, dressing and roll. Traditional pumpkin pie also included. For only $1399 + tax Gas Bar & Family Restaurant Serving our Community Since 1934 7 days a week until 9:30 pm 390Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-6951 At the Branch Monthly mega meat draws to start soon By Jo -Ann McDonald The Brussels Legion branch general meeting for September was held on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Two special guests were present for the meeting. The first guest was Jacquie Gowing, our outside auditor for the Branch financial books. She presented the year's financial reports and answered any questions of the Comrades present. The second guest for the evening was Deputy Commander Keith VanderHoek for the annual zone visitation. He went over the accounts for the Branch, Poppy account and lottery accounts and found everything in order. He congratulated all for the nice addition to the building and wished the best to all for the upcoming year. Euchre was held on Saturday afternoon with a good crowd on hand. Comrade Glenn Bridge and Comrade Dianne Huether handled the afternoon affair. The Sunday Get wedding advice and tips, see a case study and read about local brides on the Brides in Huron section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca night dance also had a good crowd attending to enjoy the music of the Tri -County band. Looking ahead will be the first of the monthly mega meat draws. Starting in October a Comrade will organize the event. Wings and fries and draws will be held. Look for the ad in this week's paper. The Friday night suppers are being put off until the end of the fish fry season. Still a few fry dinners to go to make for busy weekends. The Branch cooked at the Howick Fall Fair for about 150 diners on Sunday afternoon. The Comrades did a great job as usual. Brussels Farmers' Market Friday, October 7th 2 pm - 6 pm • Downtown Brussels LAST MARKET OF THE SEASON Thank you for shopping with • us and we will see you in May. Food & Bake Sale: Brussels United Church Music: Leona Konig & The Serenaders Band 50/50 Draw Last Vendor Draw Winner, Clara Van Merkestein Join us this Friday Night October 7 for our Turkey Dinner with all the fixings More than just a great sandwich! Watch for the Ian Taylor Band coming October 21st 401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011 al + The Citizen will be closed Monday, October 10 for Thanksgiving Deadlines will be Friday, October 7 2 pm in Brussels 4 pm in Blyth for the October 13 paper 413 Queen St., Blyth 1519-523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114