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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-01-12, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012. CAFÉ More than just a great sandwich! Friday Night 401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011 2 bowls of soup 1 sandwich to share $895 Bring Your Buddy Mondays Treat your buddy to a good hot lunch Mondays in January and February You get: Eat in or take out Did you know we have a customer appreciation program for meals? Ask for your card today. What’s happening at Cinnamon Jim’s? Find us on for all the latest news, lunch menus and more! For a good cause No these students weren’t out drinking, they were collecting bottles for the annual Grade 8 bottle drive at Brussels Public School. On Saturday morning these dedicated students were pounding the pavement and knocking on doors asking for empty bottles to raise money for their graduation ceremony. From left: Riley Holthuysen, Regan Ryter, Rachel Miners, Sabrina Hiusser, Makala Tyerman and Ryelle Kenney. (Vicky Bremner photo) Tree to come down Well no matter how you look at it, Christmas is over. I hold out for the 12 days, consider the calendar story and even nod towards the Ukraine and the Orthodox situation. I really like all the trappings of Christmas and so that meant I was okay yet as they celebrated on the seventh this year. But it’s over and so I really must take the tree down and tuck all the 2011 memories away. The beauty of nature always fascinates me. Driving east on the B- Line in the dark this weekend, the scene in my rearview mirror was a stopper. It’s full moon time and the golden orange ball appeared to be just at the horizon. It seemed to fill my whole mirror. It was enough to make me stop and really look at the moon. When Peter Workman was home at Christmas, we of course ended up chatting about Nunavut, its beauty and wonder. He suggested we check out a blog that a Ron Wassink posts. Ron has been in Iqaluit since September of 2010 working inenvironmental portraiture anddocumentary photography.If your mind is starting to question the name, you may recall a tall young man who worked for The Citizen. He was pleasant and quiet. Most of my encounters with Ron had to do with Brussels Council meetings in the 1980s and that was not a quiet time as I remember. It was good to hear about him again. Ron gets The Citizen when Peter has it read, so this is our way of saying hello and thanks for all the great pictures on your blog- ronwassink@blogspot. com/ It’s annual meeting times for lots of organizations, time to review and put on paper the work done. Time to make plans for the future. Time to see the reality of our world and be clear about the needs of the organization and the community. Colds and flu have had an effect on lots of holiday plans. There are several “bugs” going around so do your part to stop them. Stay home if you’re unwell, cough away from others, preferably into the crook of your arm or into a disposable tissue and of course, wash your hands with soap, long enough to flush the “bugs” away. You knew all that already, now just do it. Have a good week. Bye now, Betty G.W. By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY NEWS FROM BRUSSELS Moncrieff seeks permission for solar panels, sign After questions were raised about the economic viability of the Moncrieff Hall, Huron East Council has granted a two-year window for the hall to begin generating income before the municipality steps in. Elaine Smith, secretary-treasurer for the Moncrieff Hall Committee, spoke at the Jan. 3 meeting of Huron East Council, explaining the hall’s situation and thoughts the volunteers had on generating income. Questions were initially raised by Councillor Larry McGrath who felt the approximately $800 being spent annually to test the hall’s water was being wasted if the building wasn’t being used. McGrath, however, said he was unsure of what exactly was going on at the hall, which was the reason for asking members of the committee to present to council. Smith, however, said that improvements were being made to the hall. Over $500 had been spent on a new paint job at the hall, which was being completed by volunteers, she said (the paint job was half done at the time of the meeting). Smith says she and other members of the committee were hoping to start regular card parties at the hall as soon as the spring, an initiative in which several Huron East councillors are involved. It was Smith who first proposed the two-year window, saying it had been discussed with volunteers and other members of the committee. She said two years would be enough time to see if the renovations attract more users to the hall, saying that other than a bit of paint and some sprucing up, the hall has it all. “It really has everything there,” she said. “It’s a great hall.” In order to create a new revenue stream, Smith said, there were thoughts about restructuring the arrangement for the three acres of land on which the hall sits. Currently the excess land is being rented to an adjacent farmer for $250 a year, and Smith said that was an arrangement that the cash crop farmer would take or leave. “He wouldn’t care if he didn’t crop it,” Smith said. One of the group’s initial thoughts was the erection of solar panels on the land. That decision, however, would have to be made by the municipality, as the owner of the property. Clerk-Administrator Brad Knight, however, pointed to a recent change in regulation that would require the municipality to own the solar panels if they were going to be placed on municipal property. However, unsure of the specifics, council authorized Smith to investigate the solar panel avenue, saying the municipality wouldn’t stand in the way of another revenue stream for the hall. “We’re certainly not going to stop you from making money,” said Councillor Bill Siemon. “We’re not the Ontario government.” Another possibility that was mentioned was turning the property into several residential lots beside the hall that could be sold. However, no official decision was made on the three-acre property. MacLellan said it was up to the committee to make the decision and conduct the research, but that council would have the final say and any action would have to come to council in order to get approved. While Smith was at the meeting, she bought up the issue of the Moncrieff hamlet sign. It was explained to her years ago that a sign had been ordered and created for the area, but never erected. Knight said the sign does exist, but he said he couldn’t say for sure where it was located. Smith said the people of Moncrieff have been wanting a sign labelling their community for some time and it would be a great source of pride for residents. “We would really appreciate it,” Smith said, “and the people of Moncrieff would be proud to see it.” Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan said it was a fair request from the people of Moncrieff and that he would have the public works department look into it immediately. “We haven’t seen it, but we’ve heard that there is one and we want it,” Smith said jokingly. By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen The Brussels Lions Club would like to thank the community for their support of the Christmas Draw. The winners of the draw were: Sheila Prescott Rob Semple Robert SmithLegion welcomes new part-time bartender, new year proves slow By Jo-Ann McDonald We are easing into the new year at the Brussels Legion Branch with just the Thursday night darts and supper. There were 12 darters taking aim at the boards and having fun. Winners were: first, Kaye Smith and John Stadelmann; second, Sheron Stadelmann and Glenn Zehr; high start, Gord Jacklin, 108; high shot, Glenn Zehr, 121; fourth skunk of the year, Marlene Rutledge and Sharon Robbins. The Friday night supper was meatballs and rice and was enjoyed by a small crowd. This week will be roast pork. We welcome Tracy Manley as our new part-time bartender. She will be happy to meet the Branch members and visitors when they come in, so drop by and introduce yourself. We are sorry to report that Elaine Nichol is in hospital. We hope she is improving while at the hospital in Oakville. Dues, dues, dues! Comrades are urged to drop in and pay before the end of the month. At the Branch See histories and historic photographs on the Huron History section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca The Citizen