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The Citizen, 2011-10-13, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011. Brussels Legion, Lions & Optimists are hosting a Pub Night Friday, October 14 at the Brussels Legion Doors open at 6:30 pm Proceeds for Goderich Relief Fund Free Admission Donations accepted, official tax receipt to follow. Funds raised will be matched up to a 2-1 ratio by the province. Chicken Wings & Fries Available 6:30 - 10:00 pm Music by DJ Steve Silcock upstairs, darts, cards downstairs, WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP OUR FRIENDS IN GODERICH AND AREA! Please join us for a community night out, bring your friends and come together to aid our neighbours. CAFÉ More than just a great sandwich! 401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011 Karen Lovely Monday, October 24, 8 pm Live in the Upper Deck Don’t miss Karen one of the top upcoming blues ladies in the USA. Her next stop Buddy Guy’s Legends Chicago. Multiple Blues award nominations for 2011 www.karenlovely.com $45.00 per person No bar. No meal. Just great music with Karen and her band! BLAKE’S ORCHARD 42933 St Michaels Rd. Brussels, Ontario N0G 1H0 519-887-6972 Men of Note The musical collective Men of Note was in Brussels on Oct. 2 to perform for the congregation at Melville Presbyterian Church in honour of its anniversary service. The church also welcomed Rev. John Hogerwaard to the pulpit for the special service. (Vicky Bremner photo) By Jo-Ann McDonald The first week of October was a quiet week for the Brussels Legion Branch. We hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. Comrade Jo-Ann McDonald, in her position as PRO Chairman, attended the Zone PRO seminar at the Clinton Legion Branch on Monday evening. A report by a provincial scrapbook winner and a question and answer period was included. Cadets met on Tuesday evening and the pipe band practised on Thursday evening. Melody White has been filling in for the vacationing Sandra Josling and we thank her for a good job and welcome Sandra back to work this week. Comrade Eric Ross filled in for a shift behind the bar on Saturday evening. The co-ordinated efforts of the Legion, Lions and Optimists will come together this weekend for a fundraising event for the Goderich Relief Fund. A pub night will be held with wings, fries, music, cards, darts and an all-round good time for the community to gather and support our friends and neighbours in Goderich. Come out on Friday night. Donations will be collected and official tax receipts will follow. The funds raised will be matched up to a 2-1 ratio by the province. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the wings and fries will be available until 10 p.m. Join our three service clubs in their efforts to help our neighbours in Goderich and area. The Friday night supper was cancelled due to the Thanksgiving celebrations but will return this Friday night with wings, fries and salads on the menu. The social afternoon and honours and awards to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Branch is being held in only two weeks. Replies for the dinner would be appreciated, sooner than later, and we invite anyone interested in attending to contact the Branch. The Huron community Family Health Team is pleased to announce Dr. Agnieszka Kluz commenced General Practice with their team in Seaforth, October 3, 2011. Dr. Agnes Kluz is accepting new patients registered with the Health Care Connect Program. To register with Health Care Connect simply call 1-800-445-1822 or online at www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect Should you have any questions regarding the Family Health Team, please contact Executive Director, Barbara Major-McEwan 519-600-2273 extension 211 At the Branch Fundraiser to be held in Brussels The folks at Soup & More 2 had a quiet celebration last month as they ate cake and smiled that they’d been together for a year. The good meals, made by different volunteers each week are well received by 30-60 friends. Chatting while sharing food with different folks is good for everyone. I think the workers in the kitchen have as much fun as the ones enjoying the menu, which is co- ordinated weekly by Elaine Armstrong and Mary Douma. If you haven’t tried it, come any Friday between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a good lunch and a friendly chat. After celebrating Thanksgiving, we realize that we have very little to do with the good fortune that is ours. Last week the Legion, the Lions and the Optimists joined forces to help our community share our concern and blessings with the Goderich area. The power of nature did unbelievable things in August to buildings and trees in their community. Our need to help was aided and organized as our service clubs led the way for us to share. The verbal and moral support we can offer is very important to our neighbours by the lake, as the reality continues. If you missed the Friday night gathering I’m sure a member of any of these Clubs would get your donation to the right place. Mental health is finally getting the air time it has so long been denied. Death and sex seem to be easier to talk about than a person’s mental well-being. We offer sympathy for cancer and car accidents, we show great concern for cardiac events or a diagnosis of diabetes, but depression, addiction or suicide attempts leave long silences. We need to talk and listen. Mental Health Week, last week, had people talking about the effects of mental illness on their lives. The difficulty of telling family and friends how they really felt seemed to be the biggest hurdle. Getting timely, appropriate help was the next hurdle. When our mental health is unwell and compromised, many lives will be affected. So be alert to your own feelings and be a good listener and advocate when someone tells you of their concerns. Please ask for help, you would if your arm was broken. Share your worries, get help and life can balance again. The hockey gang are coping with the changes in logistic that comes with sharing ice time and space in Brussels and Blyth. It’s not quite as handy and like all other changes in life that come our way, it takes getting used to and a positive attitude. Enjoy the colours of autumn and be sure and kick a few leaves, it’s good for you. Bye now, Betty G.W. By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY Mental health given exposure Centres to be auditedImpressed with the results of awalk-through energy audit of the Seaforth and District Community Centre, Huron East Council is going through with full energy audits for its two major community centres. At the Oct. 4 Huron East Council meeting Clerk-Administrator Brad Knight said the Seaforth walk- through was helpful and that there could be dollars saved there and at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre through an energy audit. In addition to the potential savings, he said, there are incentives to perform the audits through Festival Hydro. Knight said the audits, performed by Efficiency Engineering Inc. would be paid for on a 50/50 basis by Festival Hydro. The total cost for both audits would be $7,482, which meant just $3,741 of cost to the municipality. “This is a cheap way to do two comprehensive reviews,” Knight said.Knight said the cost would be paidout of the year’s recreation budget.“Some of these incentives are pretty good right now,” Knight said. Councillor Larry McGrath agreed with the decision of council, however, he said that once the report was completed, council needed to act on it to make it worthwhile. “Any more reports and we’re going to have to build a library (to hold them) if we don’t act on them,” McGrath said. NEWS FROM BRUSSELS By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen Get information on Huron County attractions on the Stops Along The Way section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca