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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-09-19, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013. CAFÉ More than just a great sandwich! 401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011 Country Music Concert featuring Juno Award Winner Jamie Warren Friday, September 27,8:30 pm in the Upper Deck Dinner ~ Stuffed Salmon or Prime Rib $19.95 2 seatings 6 pm & 7:15 pm Tickets: $15.advance $20.at the door $10.with dinner Call to reserve your spot * alcohol free event Brussels Legion with all the fixin’s Saturday, September 28th 5-7 pm Adults $14.00 Children 6-12 $7.00 Preschool Free Fish Fry Mait-Side Orchard Ginger Gold, Macs, Cortland, Royal Gala and Honey Crisp in now. Bartlett pears Apple butter & Honey Fresh-pressed apple cider Open 7 days West end of Brussels 519-887-6883 Volunteers make fair happen Hope you had a good time at the Brussels Fall Fair, our one chance each year to truly appreciate the rural life that is ours, to see some of the produce from our community and to realize the many people that are part of the world that feeds us. So for all the volunteers who donate thousands of hours in dreams, in planning, organizing and finally doing the work that makes the Fair happen than you very much! Once again, I marvel at the wonders that are in our world. Two this week were local and then interstellar. Jill, Grade 2 telling me the great news that her classroom has a Smartboard and of all the wonderful things that can happen and now she can blog! In this same week it was revealed that Voyager 1 left the solar system, after 36 years in our space. This is a first. The spacecraft is out there, in a new space with no further influence from the sun. The wonder in both of thesestories is vastness of the newknowledge that has grown in the last few years. Curiosity, confidence, wonder and facts are the way that the future is unfolding. It’s a whole new world. For the retired set, our job is to encourage these new areas, enjoy our role in helping it happen and throwing full support behind new things that come our way. Actually that’s a pretty good way to live. One of the things that we are not doing well is expressing troubling emotions. In our fast and busy world we have missed the goal of sharing our troubles with qualified others. We are so busy talking about joy and happiness that we fail to see others struggle with anxiety, fear, depression and thoughts of suicide. Prevention is a major issue, especially with teens as they seek help in expression their own thoughts. Mental health needs our support. Sick Kids in Toronto has seen the need in our youth and has phone numbers and plans to encourage people to seek the necessary help to cope with their life issues. Our area has help as well, only a phone call away. So if you see someone in trouble, ask if you can help. We do it for all other trouble areas in community, so we need to get on board to prevent one unnecessary death. You have a day or two left to make it to the International Plowing Match, near Mitchell. Most of us know volunteers who make this large event happen, so support our area of agriculture. Huron County will play host and 2017 will be here soon, so we’ll want all the visitors we can get, so pay it head. And have some fun doing it. Bye now, Betty G.W. By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY NEWS FROM BRUSSELS Municipality of Huron East FIRST INSTALLMENT OF FINAL TAXES Property owners are reminded that the due date for the first installment of final property taxes is September 30, 2013. P. Michiels Treasurer-Finance Manager Time to run Last Sunday the Brussels Optimist Club and Brussels Lions Club hosted the 20th annual Terry Fox Run in Brussels. This year there were 81 participants in the run and $5,664 was raised for the Terry Fox Foundation. Seen here, registering for the annual event with Ron Clarkson, left, are Bob Thomas, right and Sophia Burkholder. (Jim Brown photo) By Jo-Ann McDonald The renovations have begun at the Brussels Legion Branch. A makeover of the downstairs ladies’ room is underway and hopefully will be completed before the end of the month. It is Legion week across the province and many Legions will be taking this opportunity to showcase their Branches. The Brussels Legion had a table at the Brussels Fair with material available about the Legion. Applications for membership were also available. The Zone C-1 convention was held on Sunday to kick off Legion week. The convention was held in Kincardine on Sunday. Attending from the Branch was President Jo- Ann McDonald. Eric Ross also attended in his capacity as Deputy Zone Commander of Zone C-1. A report was given concerning the pop-tabs program. The Branch in Elora that runs the program reports that at this time, 1,700 wheelchairs have been provided from the funds raised from the pop-tab program since its inception. Wow! The program continues and donations of the pop-tabs can be made at the Brussels Legion and they will be delivered to Elora. The early-bird program has started at the Branch and Comrades are encouraged to drop in and pay their 2014 dues. Comrades paying their dues early receive a $5 discount for paying early. Their names will also be put into the draw for free membership in 2015. The three lucky winners from last year who won this year’s dues are Jim Brown, Dave Hastings and Sandra Josling. The early-bird program runs for the months of September, October and November. Drop in soon and make Membership Chairman Greg Wilson’s job as easy as we can. The Branch has 118 members and we are aiming for 118 members to pay their dues before the Dec. 1 deadline. The One by One program is a promotional idea to raise the membership of the Royal Canadian Legion. Each time a current member of the Branch, sponsors a new member for the Branch, their name will be entered into a draw for a Caribbean cruise. Encourage your family and friends to join the Legion. The Zone Commander visitation is at the next general meeting, Sept. 24 and we are asking for Comrades to cope out and attend the meeting. It is at 8 p.m. At the Branch Branch renovations started The September meeting of the Melville Presbyterian Church Guild and W.M.S. was held in the church parlour on Sept. 10 with seven members present. Linda Garland opened the meeting with prayer and the W.M.S. Purpose was repeated in unison. The hymn, “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” was sung and Linda read the scripture from Jeremiah, chapter 29, verses 10 to 14. Linda Garland presented the topic “Do You Know God’s Plan”, followed by prayer. The hymn “Come, Thou almighty King” was sung and the meeting was closed with the Mizpah Benediction. Elaine Armstrong conducted the business. Dona Knight read the minutes of the May meeting. The minutes were approved as read by Mary Douma, seconded by Linda Garland. The W.M.S. treasurer’s report was given by Leona Armstrong. The ladies that attended “Cake by the Lake” at Camp Kintail commented on how much they enjoyed the day. The Fall Rally on Monday, Sept. 16 at Ripley was discussed. The National Women’s Gathering to be held May 16-19, 2014 in Toronto was discussed. The roll call was answered with “a meaningful event this summer on your life’s journey.” The next meeting will be on Oct. 15 with Leona Armstrong and Alice Marks in charge of the devotions. Mrs. Armstrong moved to adjourn the meeting. Lunch was served by Linda Garland and Elaine Armstrong. Melville Guild, W.M.S. plan for National Women’s Gathering Thank You to our families, friends and the following local businesses for your support allowing us to play OASA ball with Chepstow Lang Farms Lightning culminating in the Ontario PeeWee A Championship and the Eastern Canadian Championship. Logan Kellington, Ben Newell & Jack Pipe Brussels Agri Services & Cowboy Loft; Brussels Agromart Ltd.; Brussels Car Wash; Brussels Foodland; Brussels Optimist Club; Brussels Tigers; Dauphin Feed and Supply; Don Sholdice Livestock; Fritz Farms - Brussels; Go Video - Brussels; Huron Feeding Systems; John McKercher Construction Ltd.; Kurtis Smith Excavating Inc.; KW Powerlogic; McCall Livestock; McGavin Farm Equipment Ltd.; Performance Insulation.