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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-02-21, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013. Subscribe to The Citizen and have a monthly chance to WIN A PIZZA 422 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4303 Once a month we will draw a name of someone who has renewed their subscription or bought a new subscription toThe Citizen to win a GIFT CERTIFICATEfor a LARGE 4-ITEM PIZZA from Lions welcome twonew membersTwo new members were inducted into the Brussels Lions Club during their meeting held on Feb. 11. Gary McCutcheon, a long-time area resident and Janet Haertel, a relative newcomer to Brussels were inducted into the club by Lion Zone Chairman Bruce Bettles of Dublin. The club has added seven new members in recent weeks, bringing its roster to 33 members. “We are so fortunate to have these new members in our club” says club President Paul Mutter. “Each has brought with them an energy and an enthusiasm that is spreading throughout the entire membership.” The Brussels Lions Club consists of both women and men who share the desire to make the community a better place to live and to help the less fortunate both locally and abroad. The club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month throughout September to June. New members are always welcome. For additional information regarding membership in the Brussels Lions Club, contact Mutter at 519-887-6117, Membership Chairman Gord Mitchell at 519- 887-6556 or any club member. Welcome aboard The Brussels Lions Club welcomed two new members last week. Being welcomed into the club were Janet Haertel, left, and Gary McCutcheon, second from right and doing the welcoming were Ron Clarkson, second from left, and Clarence McCutcheon, right. (Photo submitted) Retired detective meets with WI A good turnout of Majestic Women’s Institute members and guests met in the Brussels Library basement on Feb. 13. Ms. Brenda Keffer, retired detective with the Waterloo Regional Police was the guest speaker who spoke on “safety”. Ms. Keffer was introduced by her mother, Marie McCutcheon and thanked and presented with a fruit basket by Leona Armstrong. The members were invited to a Tea on Feb. 19 at the home of Mrs. Everdina Bender in Listowel in connection with the 116th anniversary of the Women’s Institute. A motion was made to make a donation to the Ag and Water Festival. Plans were made to hold a ham and scalloped potato dinner followed by a euchre party on Thursday, March 21 at 6 p.m. A lively auction of donated items from the members was held with Lucy Hesse being the auctioneer. The money raised will go to community betterment. Lunch was served by Edna Pletch and Kathy Bridge. Smiles were given by Leona Armstrong. NEWS FROM BRUSSELS Local families face hard times I definitely am a creature of habit. Getting my head to do a column on a Friday was just a little tough. It’s Friday after all and other things seemed to override sitting down and thinking about the week past. Life has a way of putting you in your place. All you have to do is look outside your home and be part of another’s life for just a bit of time. Without looking very far, incidents in the past week have happened in families that will affect them forever. Death of a young person leaves everyone in shock and then the details of it start to slam. Another family was given very poor odds after testing for physical troubles and there too is another family coping with sadness and shock. The mundane details of daily living are turned upside down and thrown right out when we deal with crisis in life. So be kind to each other and respect how people handle the daily stuff. Only they know how fragile life can be. I was the recipient of a neat plate a week or so ago as the time for random acts of kindness approached. The pretty plate was covered with several different kinds of cookies with a note that told me to enjoy and then pass the plate along with love and some type of goodie. My plate came from Marg and several other plates travelled from the United Church in Auburn spreading smiles and good tastes over our area. I did what my note said and sent on its way with muffins and love and hope it continues its journey as one of the many acts of kindness that are experienced every day. Valentine’s Day was well celebrated in Brussels. It’s placed in the right part of the year. The let- down after Christmas and the new year with the continuation of cold and snow gives Valentine’s Day the chance to share joy and love and food and flowers with community. And as I said we did it well – songs were sung and flowers shared downtown and food and love was shared. So the heart decorations are done for another year but in this house I like them too much so they’ll stay up for another week at least. Take care of yourself. Bye now, Betty G.W. By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY By Jo-Ann McDonald The week at the Brussels Legion Branch began with a meeting on Monday evening. The Dupont Pioneer folks hosted an information night on dealing with the grain characterization work Pioneer is doing to determine feeding differences between corn hybrids in swine production. The guest speaker, Dan Jones from Des Moines, Iowa, flew into London and then arrived in the surprise snowstorm in the area. The group enjoyed pie and ice cream before and after their meeting. Ladies helping serve dessert were Jo-Ann McDonald, Mabel Glanville and Mary Bradshaw. Our condolences to Comrade George Adams on the passing of his wife Maxine. Our sympathies to their children and extended families. Maxine had suffered a fall and had broken her hip. She had surgery on Saturday but passed away on Sunday morning. There were 10 darters on hand for the Thursday darts. Winners were: first, Deb Burch, Wayne Smith and Sandra Josling; second, Roger McHardy and Deb Caan; high shot, Roger, 112; skunked twice, Gord Jacklin and Kaye Smith - making them the third and fourth skunks of the year. The Friday night supper of roast beef was enjoyed by nearly 40 people. The next Friday meal will be roast pork. The wings, fries and meat draw held on Saturday to celebrate Valentine’s was enjoyed by a small crowd. Many folk went home with prizes. The cooks in th ekitchen were Jo-Ann McDonald and Judy Lee and the draws were managed by Linda Bird. The Cadets held their normal meeting on Tuesday evening. They had a special night dealing with bullying. They learned how to recognize and deal with such situations. The Cadets are still accepting pop cans and returnable bottles for their fundraising efforts. They meet Tuesday evening, so would appreciate donations to be there for pickup by Tuesday. The Legion also collects pop tabs for the wheelchair program. The Huron County Dairy Producers held their annual meeting at the Branch on Wednesday. They met in the morning for a meeting and then stopped to enjoy a roast beef dinner served by the Branch. They continued their meeting into the afternoon. Helping the Branch were Jo-Ann McDonald, Linda Bird, Deb Caan, Daisy Schmidt, Greta Zehr, Glenn and Jean Bridge and Rick McDonald. 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