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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-10-10, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013. Brussels Farmers’ Market CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY Friday, October 11, 2-6 pm Thank you from the vendors for your patronage this year. The Citizen will be closed Monday, October 14 for Thanksgiving Deadlines will be Friday, October 11 2 pm in Brussels 4 pm in Blyth for the October 17 paper 413 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 Mait-Side Orchard Thanksgiving Apples Macs, Cortland, Royal Gala, Empire, Spartan, Golden Delicious, Honey Crisp, Talman Sweets, Snows Bosc pears Apple Butter & Honey Pumpkins, turnips, squash Fresh pressed cider Open 7 days West end of Brussels 519-887-6883 Happy Thanksgiving weekend for you and yours! It’s a beautiful time of year to gather and celebrate our many blessings with family and friends. A time to stop and consider the world, and see how our lives are affected or influenced by events notin our control. It’s also a good timeto ponder what we do and how welive, that also affects others, oftenwithout our awareness. Oh yes, we are blessed. With weather changing daily the traffic on the roads does too. Crops coming off on the good days, show the moving combines and then the wagons and trucks filled with the products of the field. On the rainy days the large equipment is scarce but the maintenance vehicles are out and about. No matter the weather, spring and fall are full of times to be very careful in your driving. Agnes Schell received a unique gift from her family and we werepleased to share. The gift, high tea atLangdon Hall in Cambridge, alovely old inn that has retained allthe good things of the past. Agnes, Alma, Ralph and I put on our best behaviour and enjoyed many delectable treats and the wonderful atmosphere and view that is Langdon Hall. The winter sports teams are hard at practice already preparing for the winter season in area arenas. There are new skills to be learned, new teammates to greet and then figuring out where everyone fits and then practicing hard to make all the details work into their life. Parents are very important in this bigadjustment, ensuring travel plans,offering encouragement and moralsupport, providing good nutritionand some clean laundry. So this team thing goes far beyond the dressing room and the adjustment period is now. One of the joys of retirement is watching the world go by at a leisurely pace. We are able to choose our work as and when we like. When paid employment doesn’t have to be factored into a daily schedule, the pressure is off. Time becomes a very precious commodity and the freedom is now available to make interesting choices. Volunteer work becomes a place to contribute to society and the reasons for working for a specific group have to fit. Retired people with varying abilities are making clear choices to tell the world that their chosen work fills a need for them and the community. So as groups detail their intended work, clear goals, established guidelines and expectations of volunteers are very important if committed volunteers are sought.Putting the shorts and lawn chairsaway is a job for this week, Octoberis time to move on and get into theseason the work that goes with it. I like the saying “you can’t get ahead, when you’re looking back” so I better get at it. Bye now, Betty G.W. Schell shares gift of Cambridge High Tea with family NEWS FROM BRUSSELS By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY CAFÉ More than just a great sandwich! We will be closing early this Friday, October 11 at 4 pm By Jo-Ann McDonald It was a busy week for the Brussels Legion Branch. Monday evening the Branch was the venue for the customer/hostess appreciation open house for Alloette. Sheila Bauer welcomed a nice crowd to the evening. Glenn Bridge has been busy filling in as the bartender as Sandra Josling is off on vacation. We hope she is enjoying her time away from the Branch. Saturday was very busy with cards, the first fry crew away and a birthday celebration. The afternoon euchre had 13-and- a-half tables of players. Winners were: first, Jim Devereaux and Earl McNaughton, 81; second, split two ways between Charlie Shaw and Jim Pollard and Joann MacDonald and Dorthy Carter, 74; third, split two ways between Marie Glousher and Dorothy Airdrie and Lorna Ellis and Ethel Walker, 72; low, Marian Harrison and Olave Little, 45; lone hand, Bruce and Carol Hoelscher. A birthday celebration for Shirley Wheeler was held upstairs at the Branch. There were about 30 members of the Machan family joining Shirley for an early celebration of her 80th birthday, which is on Dec. 5. They enjoyed a social time together before having a roast beef dinner catered by the Branch. They also had a small cake in celebration of Carol Wheeler’s birthday, celebrated on the actual day, Saturday, Oct. 5. Happy birthday Shirley. Helping the Branch for the catering was Judy Lee, Judy Emmrich and Jo-Ann McDonald. The fish fry crew was in Mitchell feeding around 200 folks. The prep work was handled by Deb Cann and Jo-Ann McDonald before the crew headed away. Helping at the Mitchell Hawks celebration meal was Peter and Terry Grey, Glenn Bridge, Greg Wilson, Deb Cann and Rick McDonald. The fish fry crew went to the Howick Community Centre on Sunday to do a fish fry for the fair folks. They had a good crowd of 200 again enjoy the dinner. Helping for the Branch with the work were Rick McDonald, Randy White, Murray Lowe, Ron and Daisy Schmidt and George Adams. The Sunday night dance crowd enjoyed the music of the John Heaman Band. There was a great crowd of over 85. We welcomed back Mary Bradshaw to help in the kitchen after being off for a couple of months. Deb Cann looked after the door duties with Jo-Ann, Judy Lee and Andy Overholt helping for the night. The Friday night suppers will resume after Thanksgiving. We hope everyone has an enjoyable time with family over the holidays. The first meal being served will be everyone’s favourite roast beef. A reminder about the general meeting on Oct. 22. It is important for members of the Branch to try and attend. A “notice of motion” to all members to attend regarding discussions about making the Branch accessible will be held. At the Branch Friday suppers resuming soon Parade to feature jalopy Error... In the Oct. 3 issue of The Citizen in the article titled “Fair delivers despite midway setback says Noble,” it was reported that the inflatable rides present at the Brussels Fall Fair had been acquired through no cost to the Brussels Agricultural Society. The Brussels Agricultural Society did, in fact, pay for the inflatables, but did not charge children to use them at the fair. The Citizen apologizes for the mistake and any confusion it may have caused. Famous wheels Don McNeil’s famous jalopy, shown here during Brussels recent fall fair parde, will be featured in Kitchener’s Octoberfest parade this year. (File photo) Brussels’ own Don McNeil and his famous “Brussels Hillbilly Car” will be featured in this year’s Oktoberfest parade in Kitchener. Kitchener’s celebration is the second-largest Oktoberfest celebration in the world, second only to Berlin, Germany. The parade will run through the streets of Kitchener on Monday, between 8:30 a.m. and noon. It can be viewed locally on CTV Kitchener (CKCO TV). For the parade, one of the largest McNeil has ever appeared in, Randy Zinn will be riding “shotgun” next to McNeil and McNeil’s son, Dan, will be in the back, on the drums. JOHN HOCKEY’S AUTO REPAIR 519-356-9000 Fall is here and we are now taking appointments for Dripless Oil Undercoating Call to book your vehicle in with us today. 6590 Perth Line 72 - ATWOOD