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NOTICE
On June 29th, Oldfield’s True Value will be closing the doors
to prepare for the Grand re-opening of
Renovations and restocking of new inventory will take place during July and August.
Grand Re-opening is scheduled for September 2012.
Sears orders and/or inquiries as well as Hunting/Fishing licences will still be
available Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
(Except for June 29th and July 2nd as we will be closed for holidays.)
Your patience is greatly appreciated while we renovate to serve you better!
Sincerely,
Andy & Sarah Overholt
Mike & Michelle Dauphin
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NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
Maritime trip reveals student’s life, Canadian history
Decoration service
The Brussels Legion and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary gathered at the Brussels Cemetery
on Sunday, June 24 for
the annual decoration
service held there.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
CAFÉ
More than just a great sandwich!
401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011
Bring
on the
Every Friday night enjoy
Chicken or Ribs
from our oven BBQ
Check out the
Brussels Farmers’
Market
Fridays
3-7 pm
then stop in
for dinner or
dessert
Let us
pack a picnic
for you.
Call for info.
At Cinnamon’s Jim’s
we’re cool as can be.
You can be too.
We now have A/C!
Still love the heat?
Go out to the patio
and have a seat.
Greetings from the Maritimes.
We’ve just had 10 days of ocean,
trees and a steady diet of fish.Checking in on Grandson AndrewWatson, who is enjoying theuniversity life in Halifax was great.
Seeing Halifax through the eyes of a
student was good for us – walking
and buses are the regular and the car
a treat. Mind you the hills around the
harbour were a bit of a challenging
stroll. Pier 21, the site of well over a
million immigrants to Canada, now a
National Museum was an enjoyable
education as was the Maritime
Museum which outlined the role of
the sea and thus the navy in theirhistory. The explosion in Halifaxharbour and the Titanic story in theearly 1900s are both well
documented. My brother Bill spent
seven years in the Navy so that
history too, was interesting. Of
course seafood is on my
favourite things list and so I
was in an excellent spot for all 10
days.
Antigonish, checking, on John
Watson’s son, Matthew was another
fun day and another place to check
the scenery and the fish menu – and
all is well there too.
Wreck Cove is the nearest
highway sign for us to see Archie
McDonald and Rosie. Overlooking
the ocean, we had more fish and lots
of laughs with them. So hello fromAndrew, Matthew, Archie and Rosie.They are all thriving in the mist ofthe ocean and the attitude of the
Maritimes. I think they miss us, but
not a lot.
Good reports continue about the
Farmers’ Market; 14 vendors last
week and a great spot to see all the
good things we have in the area. It’s
also a good spot to peruse the tables
as you plan ahead for meals and gifts
for the future.
Nicaragua, a land of faith, hope
and love was the topic for worship at
the United Church on Sunday.
Members of Parkminister United in
Waterloo have worked with one
neighbourhood there since 2004.
The poverty is unreal to us, but
stories, pictures and songs wereoffered to us by John Payne, BruceMutton and John and Wendy Watsonhelping us see how we all can help in
our own way. We look forward to
another visit from these four as they
continue to support this mission and
of course each trip and the needed
supplies cost money. We’ll let
you know, you’ll love their
music.
Just a month before Homecoming
weekend, the decorations on houses
are starting to show and the red and
white blooms are maturing. From
this house we’re expecting Phil from
Alberta and Andrew from Nova
Scotia so I’m starting to count the
sleeps.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
A NOTE FROM BETTY
Brussels burglarized
On June 21 just before 3 a.m.
Huron OPP officers responded to a
break and enter in progress at JR’s
Gas Bar & Grill located at 390
Turnberry Street in Brussels.
A witness observed three males
force their way into the gas bar and
shortly afterward they were observed
running away in an eastward
direction on Sports Drive. Officers,
including a canine team arrived on
scene and completed a thorough
search of the area however the
suspects were not located.
Police say the thieves stole a small
quantity of cash, several packs of
cigarettes and some popsicles.
As officers were investigating the
break and enter at JR’s an employee
from Cinnamon Jim’s Café located
at 401 Turnberry Street reported the
café had also been entered. Thieves
entered through a side window after
cutting the window screen. Once
inside, the thieves stole a nominal
amount of cash from the cash
register and some baked goods.
The suspects are described as
male, approximately 5’10” in height,
wearing blue jeans and light
coloured hoodies. The thieves fled
carrying the stolen property in dark
coloured garbage bags.
Any person with information
regarding this incident should
immediately contact the Huron OPP
at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-
8314. Should you wish to remain
anonymous, you may call Crime
Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477),
where you may be eligible to receive
a cash reward of up to $2,000.
Guild donates to church
The Presbyterian Women’s Guild
met at the home of Elaine Armstrong
with seven members present. Jean
Bewley and Elaine Armstrong were
in charge of the meeting.
The meeting opened with all
repeating the WMS Purpose. The
theme of the meeting was friendship.
Jean gave the call to worship from
Romans 17: 17 followed by prayer.
The hymn, “What a Friend We Have
in Jesus” was sung.
Elaine gave a reading entitled, “I
Call You Friend” followed by a short
prayer by Jean. Elaine read a story of
two horses; one horse was blind and
the other always stayed close to
guide the blind horse. The hymn,
“Blest Be the Tie that Binds” was
sung followed by the Mizpah
benediction to close that part of the
meeting.
Elaine conducted the business. The
minutes of the April meeting were
read by Jean and seconded by Mary
Douma. The treasurer’s report was
given and Leona Armstrong moved
that a donation be given to the board
of managers to help with the church
renovations. Alice Marks seconded
the motion. Leona gave the WMS
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At the Branch
Legion elects new pres.
By Jo-Ann McDonald
It was a quiet week around the
Brussels Legion Branch with a
meeting of the Ambassador
committee on Wednesday evening
and the pipe band practising on
Thursday evening.
Comrade Eric and Deb Ross have
returned from the Royal Canadian
Legion Dominion Convention held
in Halifax. They were away about 10
days. They drove and enjoyed some
very scenic area. The convention
lasted for four days and a new
president was elected. Comrade
Gord Moore of Elmira is the new
president of the Dominion
Command of the Royal Canadian
Legion. Members have met
Comrade Moore many times over
the years and are sure he will do a
fine job in the top leadership role of
the Royal Canadian Legion.
The Brussels Cemetery decoration
service was held. The Brussels pipe
band led the small gathering of
Comrades to the service area. In the
absence of Padre Sandra Cable,
Comrade Jo-Ann McDonald read
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