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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-04-18, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013. LEO CLUB Information Night Monday, April 29, 7 p.m. B.M. & G. Community Centre Membership open to all youth ages 12-18 Prospective members, parents and interested individuals are urged to attend as we investigate the formation of a club in our community. Leadership Experience Opportunity Join us to learn more about LEO Clubs and the opportunities for youth in our community. Hosted by Brussels Lions Club. To find out more Google “Leo Zone” Vehicle Detailing • wash and wax • tire and rim cleaning • interior detail Cars, trucks, vans or SUVs Contact Jenna Fischer Cell 519-357-8342 Home 519-887-6344 Mother’s Day Pies by Brussels Legion available for May 11th Order apple, cherry, blueberry or raisin Frozen pies to be picked up on May 11th from 9 am - 12 noon. Pies are $9.00 each Baked fresh for Mother’s Day! To order yours call the Legion at 519-887-6562 or 519-887-6751 Book your lawn sweeping and rolling. Free quotes for lawn cutting and trimming Jason Crawford 519.441.0188 jasoncraw4d@gmail.com Ice storm, power outage provides stories to recount April 2013 will be one of those months that will be recounted in our oral history for a while. You know the kinds of stories that we’ve all heard – snow banks at the telephone wires, frozen water pails or how about water up to the kitchen table. So now you have your own stories to tell – where were you when the lights went out, what was funny, what was frustrating and how about the neat things witnessed. Now as you think about last weekend, what stories will you tell as the years go on? Alma (Keil) Hetherington, my stepmother, died last Wednesday and her visitation was Saturday in Gorrie and her funeral in Kurtzville on Sunday. So that made lights a little necessary as time went along. Both buildings had hydro so the plan stayed on course. Times of returning hydro was a hot topic, until my brother from the Ottawa area told about their 18 days without power in the 1998 ice storm. Our mere inconvenience was noted. A nearby wedding was held as well but the need for generators and portable potties were required equipment for their function. It’s always good tohave a plan B ready.Alma P. was one who enjoyed life and was quick to laugh. She and Dad shared their love of family and faith, as well as experiencing the loss of their first loves years before. They married in 1978 and had a good time until Dad’s death in 1987. With five children each and increasing numbers of grand- children, their lives were bursting with love, fun and joy. Bill, Peter, Marylou, Tim and Peg Keil and Bob, Bill, Betty, Clif and Jim Hetherington enjoyed many occasions together with Alma and “Short” as we witnessed first hand, love is the greatest thing. Jack and Audrey Cardiff were the guests of honour in Toronto last week as dignitaries at the Art Gallery of Ontario recognized them. In the opening speeches at the great dinner, it was clearly stated that if it weren’t for Audrey and Jack, they would not be proudly opening the latest work of Janet. So be sure when you’re in Toronto to make a stop and see where Janet’s work is taking her. It’s good to see where our former babysitters end up. Congratulations once again Janet, you too Jack and Audrey. Sounds of chainsaws and muttering can be heard loud and clear as the trees and branches get cleared away from roadsides, fields and lawns. Keep thinking ’98 and the work will go better, for it could have been a lot worse. Be sure to get your tickets for the Maitland Valley Foundation dinner on Friday, night, yes this week, they do good work for us. Then plan ahead a little further to eat with the Presbyterians on April 28 for their Spring Time Supper, get your tickets soon. Take care of yourself and enjoy the April days. Bye now, Betty G.W. Warming centre Staff and volunteers kept a warming centre running in Brussels at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre from Friday afternoon until Saturday night for people without power. Aside from providing overnight accommodations, the centre allowed people to get a hot meal and a hot shower if they couldn’t at home. (Keith Roulston photo) BRIAN WHITE Ph: 519.887.9195 Cell: 519.357.0809 • Aerial Truck Service • Tree Cutting, Trimming & Clearing • Wood Chipping • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY NEWS FROM BRUSSELS At the Branch Burch, Jacklin win darts By Jo-Ann McDonald It was an unusual week at the Brussels Legion Branch because of the weather. The Thursday night darts had 15 darters taking aim at the boards. Winners were: first, Deb Burch and Gord Jacklin; second, Sharon Robbins, Jim Brown and Sandra Josling; high shots, Ron Schmidt - 140, Jim Brown - 125 and Deb Cann - 111; seventh skunk of the season, Deb and Gord – Gord now sits at the top of the leaderboard for skunks. The storm created some problems and uncertainty about the Friday night meal. The planned menu was turkey, they were thawed and ready to go, so supper had to be held. The Branch has propane for cooking so the meal was prepared. The meal was held upstairs with the windows letting in lots of light to see. It was a little chilly, but with the crowd of almost 80 filling the room, it wasn’t too bad. The Branch was glad to be still able to have a hot meal available for the usual crowd and for other members of the community who stopped by. The Comrades helping were Lloyd and Mabel Glanville, Mary Bradshaw, Deb Cann and Jo-Ann McDonald. The district convention in Listowel on the weekend was in jeopardy with Listowel not having hydro. Their hydro came back on Friday evening, so convention was on. Comrades Deb Cann and Jo- Ann McDonald attended the president’s meeting on Saturday morning. Comrades John Lowe and Eric Ross also attended the council meeting on Saturday morning and the day’s meetings and banquet. Sunday was the big day with 155 voting delegates attending. It was election year and a new District and Deputy District Commander was elected and installed for our District C. The pop tab program is still going and report at Convention from the Elora Branch is that over 1,500 wheelchairs and assisted devises have been acquired from the proceeds of the pop tab program. Elora hopes all branches continue to collect the pop tabs. The District Commander reported that the Pennies for Parkwood will continue. Last year District C pennies totalling $626.50 were given to Parkwood. The residents there use the pennies for therapeutic reasons. They use them for fine motor skills for rolling them and counting for keeping their minds active. All donated pennies will go to Parkwood in September. Elections will be held next Tuesday evening, April 23 and Comrades are asked to attend and support the Executive of the Branch. There was a card party held in Cranbrook on April 5. Winners were: Edna McLellan, Dorothy Martin, Joan Jacobs, Myrna Burnett, Ray Whaley, Delphine Dewar and Don Biernes. A number of tally prizes were awarded. The next card party will be April 19 at 8 p.m Next card party set for April 19 Thank You Brussels Morris and Grey Community Centre Staff would like to thank the following people for donations of food and time: the Ward Family, Laura and Brett Fischer, Marlene and Murray Fischer, Mike and Michelle Dauphin, Brenda and Gerry Wheeler, Dianne Fetter, Chris Corbett and Hailey Duck, Joe Steffler and Carter’s, the Seaforth Food Bank and anyone else that I missed. An extra thank you goes out to Doug Bauer for coming and getting the generator going after it ran out of gas and to the Wingham CIBC Ladies who brought food and volunteered their time to cook supper on Saturday night and stayed and did most of the clean up. Thank you to all from Abi and Matt.