The Citizen, 2012-05-24, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012.
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Municipality of
Huron East
NOTICE
Huron East Municipal Council
Changes to
Regular Meeting Schedule
June 5th rescheduled to May 29th at 7:00 pm
June 19th rescheduled to June 12th at 7:00 pm
Brad Knight
CAO/Clerk
Municipality of Huron East
519-527-0160
Opening the market
Market Manager Sarah Harron, left, bid shoppers and
vendors alike welcome to the inaugural Brussels Farmers’
Market on May 18. The market will run from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
every Friday until mid-October. The market features local
artisans as well as farm-fresh produce. Harron is flanked by
Don Chesher, one of the entertainers for the grand opening.
(Denny Scott photo)
First farmers’ market goes wellThe Brussels Farmers’ Marketinaugural day of business went very
well according to market manager
Sarah Harron.
“I’m very pleased with theturnout,” she said shortly afteropening the event to the public onFriday, May 18. “We have a goodvariety of produce vendors and local
artisans and I think it’s going to go
very well.”
Harron said that even the weather,which was sunny and warm, seemedto be lending support to the event. While business came in busier andlighter periods, Harron said that she
estimated about 150 people coming
through the market and buying so
much that some vendors needed to
restock as they ran out of goods part-
way through the market.
“We’re very happy that it went so
well,” she said.
The market, which will be held
every Friday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
until mid-October, was made
possible through the Ontario
Trillium Foundation who has
committed to a $22,400 grant over a
three year period to cover the
operational expenses.
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
Paul Dawson bet that his charges,
the members of the Brussels Cadets,
couldn’t fill a 15 litre jug with
change, and he bet wrong.
The reviewing officer for the
Brussels Cadets stated that he would
walk from Brussels to Walton if his
troop could fill the jug in three
months.
“I originally thought that they
would have the thing half full,” he
said. “Then I’d tell them that they
were good to get that far and that
they could try next year. I guess I
was wrong.”
The idea originally came from the
support committee which motivated
the Cadets to come up with ways to
raise money for the group which
boasts 42 members.
Dawson’s walk started on
Saturday, May 19 at 9 a.m. at the
Brussels Legion and ended in
Walton, however, by the time he
started his journey, he was far from
alone.
“I figured that there would be
about 20 to 25 members of the
Brussels Cadets joining,” he said.
“Once they realized that I was going
Dawson walks to Walton
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The Citizen
Market meeting at library
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
The end of May is in sight,
another of the good ones gone. Do
you ever try to figure out which
month of the year is your favourite?
Give it a whirl and see if you can get
it down to two or three. Worth some
quiet time thinking anyway.
Last Tuesday evening the library
was the place for promotion of the
farmers’ market. A nice crowd
gathered to hear details, clarify facts
with the vendors, answer questions
for possible sellers and promote the
new market. Huron East Economic
Development Officer Jan Hawley,
Sarah Harron and the board were
present to encourage timid vendors
and note the details. If you think
Rene Richmond is off kilter lately,
it’s because of all the time she has
spent on the phone talking to people
about the market potential. Thanks
Rene. Like all new ventures, more
questions than answers are firm, but
if the future is ours then we need to
take hold and support. By the time
you read this, the first market day
will be over and ideas to make it
even better will be in the works.
You missed it. The Almost
Famous Players held their annual
show last week in the Heritage
Theatre in Wingham. Sold out was
the gift they received for both nights
showing the love and support that is
theirs from community. This
production is marvelous when you
think of the players in all the roles.
This year’s production, (Footloose)
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
A NOTE FROM BETTY
By Jo-Ann McDonald
Summer is here and the Brussels
Legion Branch is quiet. The
Saturday afternoon euchre had 11-
and-a-half tables in play. Winners
were: first, Betty and Dianne, 75;
second, Charlie Shaw and John
Pollard and Frank and Betty Hulley,
72; third, Joann MacDonald and
Dorothy Patterson, 68; lone hand,
Mae and Lillian Appleby, five; low,
Viola Adams and Ruth Sharpin, 47.
There was no Sunday dance
because of the long weekend.
A reminder of the fish fry this
week. After a busy yard sale day,
let the Branch do the cooking for
you.
At the Branch
Fish for yard sale day
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