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COMING EVENTS
at the
BRUSSELS LEGION
for February
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Dairy Producers Annual
meeting starts at 10:30.
Dinner at 12:00
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Valentine’s Luncheon
at 12:00 noon. Everyone
welcome to enjoy roast pork.
Dinner $10.00 each.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Euchre tournament at 1:00 pm.
Bring your own partner.
Cash prizes. Lunch.
$5.00 per person.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19
Post Valentine’s wings, fries and
draws. Fun begins at 4:30 pm.
Everyone welcome.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Sunday Night Dance
from 7:00 - 11:00 pm.
$10.00 per person. Lunch.
Enjoy the music of
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Executive Meeting at 7:00 pm.
General Meeting at 8:00 pm.
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A NOTE FROM BETTY
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
Rodents remind us to watch for springFor a rodent that most of us don’tsee as a favourite, the groundhogwas quite popular this past week asthe media tried to get a story goingabout the weather.
A few extra flakes in the air kept
the shadow story simple and so
we’ll just keep watching for the
signs of spring, then we’ll
believe.
Edith Pipe and Harvey Shaw are
sad this week as they cope with the
idea that brother Jack has passed
away. Growing up and then aging
together is a privilege. Being part of
a family is a good thing and when
something like illness and death
comes, it affects everyone. Copingtakes its toll, as life goes on. Theraw grief of death remains inside allthose close to the person who died.Time helps a little. So be aware of
all those around us who are grieving
and be kind.
Soup and More 2 continues every
Friday at the Presbyterian Church
from 11:30 to 1 p.m. It’s a pleasant
place to share a meal and meet new
folk. Come and bring a neighbour
and taste all the good things the
many volunteers make under the
guidance of Elaine Armstrong and
Mary Douma.
Dale and Don Chesher are smiling
with relief as they celebrate thenewest granddaughter in their lives.Norway is a long way from here, butwhen babies arrive, distanceshortens and love flows just the
same.
Valentine’s Day is a national
holiday on this property and so it’s
celebrated to the hilt. We all have
our favourite things to celebrate and
I’m encouraging you to get the
flowers ordered and the plans made
for next Monday. It’s a better way
than Groundhog Day to make a
winter break.
Enjoy the week.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
At the Branch
Twenty events make Legion busy this month
By Jo-Ann McDonald
February has begun and the
Brussels Legion Branch has nearly
20 events planned for the month.
This week there were the cadets,
darts, supper and euchre.
The Thursday night darts had 14
darters taking aim at the board.
Winners were: first, Penny Reynolds
and Ron Schmidt; second, tied,
Daisy Wong and Glenn Zehr; high
shot, Ron, 140. It is satisfying for
Daisy and Glenn to finish
second for the evening,
especially after suffering the second
skunk of the year during the night’s
play.
The Friday night supper of roast
pork was very well attended. This
week will be roast beef.
The Saturday afternoon euchre
had over 10 tables of players hoping
to go home with the prize money.
Winners were: first, Bev Hayden
and Mary McIntosh, 85; second,
Tom and Eileen Sloan, 78; third, Bill
and Faye Albert, 70; low, Hazel
McGonigle and Helen, 39; lone
hand, tied, George and
Deanna Bacon. Euchre is every two
weeks.
There was no Sunday night dance
as the Super Bowl was being fought
out between the Green Bay Packers
and Pittsburgh Steelers and took
precedence.
The Branch has two teams
heading to District Double Darts in
Waterloo soon. Comrades Andy
Adams and Eric Ross finished
second in the zone competition and
Daisy Wong and Ron Schmidt
finished within the top 10 to advance
to district play. Congratulations and
good luck to both teams.
We are two-thirds of the way
through the Legion year. The Branch
will be looking for Comrades to set
up and take an active interest in the
running of the Branch. Serving on
the executive is normally a two-year
term and Comrades hopefully would
become involved with a committee.
If there are any Comrades who
would be willing to commit to
serving the Branch, please call the
Branch for more information.
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Congratulations
Lexi Smith, centre, achieved the highest score in the junior
division at last year’s Brussels Fall Fair and was awarded
for her efforts by David and Joan Perrie. Smith was
awarded at the 150th annual meeting of the Brussels
Agricultural Society on Friday night at the Brussels, Morris
and Grey Community Centre. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
The 2011 edition of The Citizen’s
bridal issue will have something
different: a chance for bridal
couples of the past year to tell the
story of their wedding.
“We hope that in future The
Bridal Parade will be a
commemorative issue of most of the
weddings that have taken place in
the area during the previous year,”
said Citizen publisher Keith
Roulston, “in the same way that our
Babies of the Year has become a
permanent record of most of the
babies born in the previous year.”
The Bridal Parade offers more
than a mere opportunity for an
announcement of the wedding.
Bridal couples or their families are
invited to submit a photo and a story
of up to 300 words about the
wedding. For those who don’t wish
to do the write-up themselves, a
question form is available from
either the Brussels or Blyth office
and Citizen staff will write the story.
Cost of inclusion is just $25 paid
in advance. The story and photo will
also appear on The Citizen’s bridal
website Brides in Huron
(www.northhuron.on.ca) free of
charge. Up to two additional photos
can be included on the website.
“For couples it’s an opportunity to
have details of their wedding
recorded so memories won’t fade,”
said Roulston, “and also share those
memories online with distant
friends and relatives who couldn’t
attend the wedding.”
Deadline for submission in this
year’s Bridal Parade is Feb. 18.
‘The Citizen’ seeks bridal stories