The Citizen, 2012-09-06, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012.
Come to...151st BRUSSELS FALL FAIR
Tuesday, September 18 &
Wednesday, September 19
at B. M. & G. Community Centre
“Home Grown”
Admission by donation
Tuesday Night
* The Dog Show
Free Registration 6:45 pm ~ Dog Show Starts 7:15 p.m.
Categories: • Best dressed dog • Best trick • Most tricks
• Most unique looking dog • Fastest treat eater • Friendliest dog
Enter as many categories as you wish
- both dog and owner will win a prize
* Celebrity Cake Decorating & Auction
Wednesday
Special Features at this year’s Fair
* Culinary Demonstration
• Brussels & area’s finest cooks
* The BEN Show
Big tricks • Big laughs • Big time fun
at this interactive comedy juggling stunt show
www.brusselsfallfair.ca
Opening Ceremonies at 7:00 p.m.
11:30 a.m. – Parade
12:00 noon – 4-H Shows
Bert & Carol Reinink
& family
43079 Hullett-McKillop Rd.
R.R. # 4 Walton
519-527-0761
And LandscapingOpen by chance or appointment
Colourful Fall Mums
Are Ready!
30%off
Perennials, Trees & Shrubs
Brussels Farmers’ Market
$100
off at any vendor
Good until October 5, 2012 ✂
✂
It’s a beginning and end time.
September is one of those months
that just has a lot of things and
feelings happening and so the
anticipation grows. For the children
it’s a new school year, new classes,
new teachers, new routines, new
friends, so new beginnings. For the
out-of-school crowd, summer feels
like it’s over, no one says it is and
the calendar says it isn’t, but it sure
feels over, and so an ending.
Preparations are happening all
over, as kids of many ages get ready
for the first day of classes. For the
wee ones, new clothes and lunch
boxes are needed, for those a little
older shoes and pencils, jackets and
backpacks need checked, while the
ones heading to the city for higher
learning have their desks and beds,
chairs and computers all ready for
the start of class.
Mothers take a moment, to
wonder where the summer, and
even the year, went as once again
that wee soul is taking another
independent step. Oh sigh.
Algonquin Park was our sleeping
spot last week. It’s one of those
amazing places in Ontario. For well
over 100 years campers and hikers,
fishermen and boaters have shared
this great forest with the loggers
and the animals. Amazingly,
everyone seems to continue to
thrive.
Sitting in Rock Lake in a canoe
with only a loon for company, not
Ralph, it is serene and pristine.
Considering over a million visitors
were in Algonquin Park last year,
it’s a sheer wonder that when we
took one of the hiking trails, we
were near the three-kilometre mark
before we saw anyone. It’s good to
know that places of peace are still
available to the public.
As we get ready for autumn, take
a look at your life and see what
charitable organization fits you. In
our area we have many choices of
where to give our time and money,
so get more out of life and
volunteer. Dining for Seniors on
specific Thursdays needs helpers,
cooks and servers are always
needed at Soup & More 2 on
Fridays and clerks are needed at the
5R’s and that’s just a start of fun
things you could do to help in our
community. Give it some thought
and then call.
Enjoy the warm days of
September.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
A NOTE FROM BETTY
By Jo-Ann McDonaldThe month of August ended with
the monthly executive meeting held
on Aug. 28. There were only six
Comrades attending, as other
Comrades were attending meetings
elsewhere on behalf of the Brussels
Legion Branch. Reports were heard
from the treasurer, canteen
chairman, catering, fish fry, sportsand the acting house chairman.
Requests for funds were dealt with
and one was approved. The
accessibility committee presented
the design most favoured by them
and will proceed with calling for a
Notice of Motion at the September
meeting. There are a few repairs that
need to be addressed with the PAsystem and electrical work that
needs to be done. The appropriate
people will be called.
September begins and the normal
routine returns. The Brussels Legion
Army Cadet Corp 2967 resumes just
like school and meets on Tuesday
evenings at 6:30 p.m. Young people
between the age of 12 and 19 areinvited to come out and learn what
Cadets are all about. It is a program
designed to develop self-confidence
and leadership skills. Youth will
learn a variety of skills such as target
shooting, parachuting, abseiling,
camping and survival skills. They
will be able to participate in biathlon
and different sport activities, learn
basic first aid and learn about search
and rescue techniques. It offers a
wide variety of activities to interest
any young person. Come out and
meet the officers and Corp members
any Tuesday evening.
Comrades Deb Caan and Mable
Glanville attended seminars for
seniors and veteran services on
Tuesday evening at the Goderich
Legion Branch.
This was the final week for the
Brussels Community Bible Chapel
to hold services at the Branch. They
will be returning to the former
Brussels Public School, now the
Brussels Business and Cultural
Centre, to hold their services. We
have been pleased to have them at
the Branch and have appreciated
their many acts of helpfulness
during their stay.
The final 140th Homecoming
meeting was held at the Branch on
Wednesday evening. They enjoyed a
social evening following the reports.
We extend our best get-well
wishes and a speedy recovery to
Comrade Catrina Josling who was
involved in a motor vehicle
collision. She suffered numerous
fractures and at time of writing is in
a Wingham Hospital.
We hope she is doing well and will
soon be home.
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
At the BranchSeptember marks start of Cadet Corp 2967 meetings
SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012
Sponsored by: Brussels Optimist & Lions Clubs
INSPIRED BY A DREAM
GROUNDED IN TRADITION
VOLUNTEER DRIVEN
NO ENTRY FEE
NO MINIMUM PLEDGE
Run, Walk, Wheel, Ride
Location:
Brussels Optimist Clubhouse
Registration:
10 am - 2 pm ~ Rain or Shine
Official Start Time
Will Be 10:00 am
1 km & 8 km course available
Water Stations & Refreshments
provided
Can’t make the run, stop by the
Optimist Road Toll to donate
Pledge sheets can be picked up at
various Brussels businesses or
downloaded at
http://www.terryfox.org/Run/Download_
pledge_sheet.html
The Brussels
Agricultural Society
Donations of pies for
the Fair Food Booth
are urgently needed
Please bring your contribution
to the BMG kitchen
by 12:00 noon on
TUESDAY, SEPT. 18
or 11 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
See you at the fair!!
is asking for your help
Columnist visits Algonquin Park
A steady hand
Heather Bangers, left, travelled from Sarnia to help with a Canadian Blood Services blood
drive in Brussels last Wednesday. Shown here getting ready to hook Betty Graber Watson up
to the machine, Bangers and the rest of the blood services helpers collected 47 units of blood
and deferred six other visitors for a grand total of 53 attendees to the event. The goal was 43.
(Denny Scott photo)