The Citizen, 2015-10-01, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015.
Locals come out for annual Brussels Fall Fair
Parading around
While student participation certainly wasn’t at an all-time high at this year’s Brussels Fall Fair
due to conditions out of the Brussels Agricultural Society’s control, those who decorated their
bikes for the parade definitely turned some heads. (Denny Scott photo)
Getting from A to B
Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador Tiffany Deitner was pretty
busy at this year’s fair, but she made sure to set some time
aside to try the children’s tractor pull, difficult as it may have
been. (Denny Scott photo)
Continued from last week’s issue
NS2. “Naturally Beautiful”- Lorna
Collins, Leona Armstrong.
NS3. “Do your own thing”- Lorna
Collins.
NS4. “Coffee Break”- Leona
Armstrong, Lorna Collins, Sandy
Allison.
NS5. “Patio Planter or Window Box” -
Peter Allison, Sandy Allison, Lorna
Collins.
NS6. “Mums the Word” -Lorna
Collins, Leona Armstrong.
NS7. “Go Green”- Kathy Workman,
Leona Armstrong, Pete Allison.
NS8. “People use the Darndest
containers”- Leona Armstrong.
NS9. “Fall Splendour”- Kathy
Workman, Leona Armstrong, Lorna
Collins.
NS10. “Afternoon Tea”- Leona
Armstrong, Kathy Workman, Lorna
Collins.
Most points in Specials NS1-NS10 -
Leona Armstrong.
“No Time To Fuss” - In memory of
Phyllis Mitchell - Leanne Armstrong,
Kathy Workman, Marg Taylor.
NEW EXHIBITORS ONLY
Any flower floating in suitable
container - Bob Kellington, second;
Allyson Barbour, third.
Arrangement for coffee table - No
entries.
Display of cut flowers - Bob
Kellington, Marguerite Thomas.
Most points in classes 54-56 - Bob
Kellington.
Most points in Section N - Leona
Armstrong.
Second highest points in Section N -
Lorna Collins.
Third highest points in Section N -
Kathy Workman.
Section O
HOBBY CRAFTS
S1. Group Theme display “Let the
Good Times Grow”- Melville
Presbyterian Church - Alice Marks;
Brussels United Church UCW - Isabelle
Wheeler; Huronlea Auxiliary - Olivia
McCarthy; Walton WI - Helen Craig;
Majestic Women’s Institute, Marie
McCutcheon; Community Food Advisor
- Donna Bauer.
S2. 4-H display - No entries.
S3. Seniors Special - Ladies & Men -
favourite article - Rosemary Terpstra,
Kathy Bridge, Marjorie Elg.
S4. Seniors Special - Ladies & Men -
Decorate small basket - No entries.
MISCELLANEOUS
Handmade Jewellery - Jennifer
Cochrane, Dana Dolmage.
Homemade runner for coffee table -
Rosemary Terpstra, Margaret Taylor.
Any type of doll dressed in
homemade outfit - Bonnie Johnston,
Rosemary Terpstra, Kathy Bridge
Handmade baby gift - Kathy Bridge,
Lorna Collins, Rosemary Terpstra.
Handmade fridge towel, crocheted -
Kathy Bridge, Bonnie Lindsay.
Bought kitchen towel, crocheted at
top - Bonnie Lindsay, Kathy Bridge,
Lorna Collins.
Soft toy suitable for baby - Bev
Craddock.
Homemade or purchased article,
decorative painting - Bev Craddock,
Kathy Bridge, Bonnie Lindsay.
Article using leftover yarn - Fannie
Somers, Margaret Treanor.
Decorated Halloween Treat Bag -
Rosemary Terpstra, Lorna Collins,
Linda Kieffer.
Homemade doorstop - Bev Craddock.
Welcome Sign - Bev Craddock.
Boughten Fabric or Straw Sun Hat,
decorated - Lorna Collins, Margaret
Taylor, Bev Craddock.
Novelty outdoor decoration -
Rosemary Terpstra, Margaret Taylor,
Lorna Collins.
Article using denim - Linda Kieffer,
Rosemary Terpstra.
Potholders - Mary Douma, Rosemary
Terpstra, Margaret Taylor.
Handmade bridal shower gift -
Rosemary Terpstra, Lorna Collins, Bev
Craddock.
Circular Handmade scarf - Bev
Craddock, Kathy Bridge.
Bazaar item to sell for less than $5 -
Fannie Somers, Rosemary Terpstra,
Margaret Treanor.
Recycled item - Rosemary Terpstra,
Bev Craddock, Jennifer Cochrane.
Any hobby not already listed - small
- Jennifer Cochrane, Marjorie Elg,
Sandy Allison.
Many things have changed in 30 years since,
but The Citizen is still here,
still dedicated to serving the community.
The Citizen is now the only community newspaper owned in Huron
County and has a larger circulation than all but two
of the eight newspapers serving the county.
In 1985 more than 70 residents of Brussels, Blyth and northern
Huron invested in a new newspaper to serve their community. The
idea of a community-owned newspaper was new and nobody knew
if it would work but these people cared so much about having a
newspaper in their community that they risked their money to
support the new venture. Their objective was not to maximize a
financial return on their investment but to help their community
be strong.
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INSIDE
THIS WEEK:
Welcome
It’s that time of year again, with fall fairs being held
throughout the county and last week, it was Brussels’ turn,
as the Fall Fair was held on Sept. 15-16. Despite low
student attendance due to ongoing job action by the
province’s elementary school teachers, organizers say
the fair was a success. Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador
Tiffany Deitner, centre, cut the ribbon on this year’s fair,
aided by Brussels Agricultural Society President Merv Bauer,
left, and Fall Fair Homecraft President Nicole Noble. (Shawn Loughlin
photo)Duff’s United Church’s final service this Sunday
Good year for Fall Fair despite challenges
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Walton district.
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was purchased for
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church property.
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Township for $2,000.In 1884, the chur
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Methodist’s congreg
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form one congreg
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Duff’s United Chur
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of being officially tr
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Initiative 14/19 In
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named in honour of
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Mildred Sparling.
The structure, which
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provided a home fo
r
s
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v
e
r
a
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initiative’s design c
a
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ps includingfashion design, ph
o
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documentary film-
m
a
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w
a
s
purchased by four
l
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p
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,
Steven and David Sparling and Rickand Jeff Elliott unde
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237 King Street Co
r
p
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a
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(
t
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address of the school
)
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N
o
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m
berof 2012.
The site’s transfer
w
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l
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c
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w
itha name change to t
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r
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dMildred Sparling Cen
t
r
e
,
h
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o
fthe Canadian Centr
e
f
o
r
R
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l
Creativity (CCRC). Th
e
n
a
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ing is inrecognition of the Sparlin
g
f
a
m
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l
ybeing the lead donor for the 14/19initiative.
Grant was the
f
o
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d
e
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o
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Sparlings Propan
e
a
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d
,
w
i
t
h
Mildred, supported
m
a
n
y
i
n
i
t
a
t
i
v
e
s
throughout Blyt
h
a
n
d
t
h
e
surrounding area.
Steven Sparling said i
t
h
a
s
b
e
e
n
a
long-standing belief
o
f
h
i
s
f
a
m
ily,including his mothe
r
M
i
l
d
r
e
d
a
n
d
late father Grant, tha
t
t
h
e challengefacing Blyth is findi
n
g
i
t
s
p
l
a
c
e
i
n
the new economic cli
m
a
t
e
.
“We have to leverage o
u
r
e
x
i
s
t
i
n
ginfrastructure to build
o
u
r
p
a
r
t
o
f thecultural economy,” he said, addingthat it relies heavily on the existen
c
eand success of the Bl
y
t
h
C
e
n
t
r
e
f
o
r
the Arts, at the centre o
f
w
h
i
c
h
i
s
t
h
e
Blyth Festival.
An idea to have the
a
t
r
e
i
n
B
l
y
t
h
more than 40 years ago
g
r
e
w
i
n
t
o
t
h
e
Blyth Festival and, i
n
t
h
a
t
s
a
m
e
w
a
y
,
Sparling hopes tha
t
,
t
h
r
o
u
g
h
1
4
/
1
9
and the CCRC, th
e
s
i
m
p
l
e
i
d
e
a
o
f
culture in Blyth
c
a
n
g
r
o
w
i
n
t
o
something that may have a nationalimpact on the Canadian
c
e
n
t
r
e
.
Sparling said that cre
d
i
t
h
a
s
t
o
g
o
to 14/19 Project
D
i
r
e
c
t
o
r
P
e
t
e
r
Smith, administrator
K
aren Stewartand the 14/19 board
m
e
m
b
e
r
s
w
hohave challenged ho
w opportunitiesneed to be approache
d
.
“We have to push ours
e
l
v
e
s
t
o
b
e
bold and audacious a
n
d
h
a
v
i
n
g
t
h
i
s
site is part of that,” he
s
a
i
d
.
“
W
e
a
r
e
happy to support the
e
n
d
e
a
v
o
u
r inhonour of Dad and Mom.”
The weather could not h
a
v
e
b
e
e
nbetter for the Bruss
e
l
s
F
a
l
l
F
a
i
r
t
h
i
s
year according
t
o
H
o
m
e
c
r
a
f
t
President Nicole N
o
b
l
e
,
w
h
o
s
a
i
d
the event went w
e
l
l
,
a
l
l
t
h
i
n
g
s
considered.
“The weather was f
a
n
t
a
s
t
i
c
f
o
r
both days,” she said
o
f
t
h
e
e
v
e
n
t
t
h
a
t
was held Sept. 15-1
6. “All in all itwas a good fair.”
The event, which typicallywelcomes students
f
r
o
m
l
o
c
a
l
schools to the Brusse
l
s
,
M
o
r
r
i
s
a
n
d
Grey Community
C
e
n
t
r
e
o
n
Wednesday, saw less a
t
t
e
n
d
a
n
c
e
t
h
a
t
day because students c
o
u
l
d
n
’
t
a
t
t
e
n
d
due to ongoing work-
t
o
-
r
u
l
e
a
c
t
i
o
n
by local public sch
o
o
l
t
e
a
c
h
e
r
s
,
however Noble said the b
o
a
r
d
w
a
sexcited with the n
u
m
b
e
r
o
f
p
e
o
p
l
e
who were there.
“We were happily surpri
s
e
d
w
i
t
hthe number of pare
n
t
s
t
h
a
t
b
roughttheir children to the
f
a
i
r
,
”
s
h
e
s
a
i
d
.
“We’re thankful for that.
I
t
’
s
t
o
o
b
a
d
we couldn’t go a
h
e
a
d
w
ith theeducational program
,
b
u
t
w
e
j
u
s
t
didn’t have enough
c
h
i
l
d
r
e
n
i
n
t
h
e
morning.”
While attendance
o
n
W
e
d
n
e
s
d
a
y
was slightly d
o
w
n
f
r
o
m
expectations, Tuesday was a greatday for the fair,
N
o
b
l
e
s
a
i
d
.
“Tuesday night we
h
a
d
a
g
r
e
a
t
crowd on hand. Everything wa
s
w
e
l
lattended that night.”
Despite the lower nu
m
b
e
r
s
f
o
r
t
h
e
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o
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