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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010.
An achiever
Awards were handed out on Friday at the Brussels Agricultural Society’s
annual meeting. Isaac VanderBorgh, centre, was one of the night’s winners,
taking home the School Section Award, which is donated by Yvonne Knight,
left, and Les Knight. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
The weather in the month
of January cannot be
complained about too much.
We experienced mild
temperatures, not that much
snow, and many sunny days.
Then the last week, the bitter
cold set in, and the wind and
snow of Thursday brought
everyone back to the reality of
what winter can be like. The
morning drive with the bus
wasn’t the best and at times,
terrible.
The weather seemed to
clear for the drive back from
Seaforth, but the drive back
out was scary at times. I
spoke with other folks, who
also had scary drives that day,
and we can all be thankful we
made it home safe and sound.
February is the shortest
month of the year, and of
course, we have Groundhog
Day. We will soon know if it
will be an early spring or six
more weeks of winter.
Don and Monique Baan and
children Ryan, Adam and
Emma have returned home
from a great week in Florida.
They were there, along with
the rest of Monique’s family,
in celebration of her parents’,
John and Julia Van Ostaayen
of Stayner, 40th wedding
anniversary.
There were 16 members of
the Van Ostaayen family
enjoying the holiday at the
Disney Resort near Orlando.
They spent their days visiting
the Animal Kingdom, Epcot
Centre, Magic Kingdom and
the renamed MGM Studio,
Hollywood.
They report that the
weather wasn’t the warmest,
but it was dry and they didn’t
have to shovel anything.
Ed McClure has returned
from a 12-day vacation to Los
Cabos in Mexico. He reports
that you can be guaranteed
wonderful weather and he
wasn’t disappointed. He spent
time making new friends,
fourwheeling, enjoying water
sports and went on one short
tour of the area. He went to
the Walmart of Mexico and
reports that it is nothing like
at home.
The area of his resort was
less touristy and he enjoyed
the “quieter” atmosphere.
Dominican Republic was
the destination for many
Brussels area folks. Greg and
Sharon Wilson, Bill and Carol
Stevenson, Bob and Laura
Bridge, Jill, Amy and Kelly
spent a great week in the
Punta Cana area of the
Dominican. They report
having three beautiful days of
sun and three days of mixed
cloud and sun. The cloudy
days fooled some of them as
they were the days that they
got a little sunburned. They
had no rain, great food and a
wonderful time among
friends.
Congratulations to Fred
Uhler on reaching the
milestone of 65 years. A
special celebration was held
for Fred at the Uhler home on
Saturday evening with over a
dozen or so of his friends and
family. A delicious dinner and
a fun evening of reminiscing
was enjoyed by all in
attendance.
The Cunningham/Uhler
family gathered earlier this
month to celebrate the
milestone birthday of Anna
Cunningham. Anna turned 90
and her family enjoyed a
dinner and afternoon with her.
Anna’s friends and
neighbours also had a
gathering to help Anna
celebrate her special day.
Congratulations to Chris
Blake and Erin Beuerman on
their engagement this past
week. A wedding is being
planned for September I hear.
Matt and Cheryl Lee hosted
the Lee family and the
Thompson family on Sunday
for the birthday party of their
youngest boy Sheldon.
Sheldon is now two years old
and enjoyed his visit with
Grandmas and Grandpas and
of course his many presents.
Members of the family played
outside for the afternoon,
before enjoying birthday
dinner. Happy Birthday
Sheldon.
Our thoughts and get-well
Congratulations
Dana Dolmage was one of the three big winners
Friday night at the Brussels Agricultural
Society’s annual meeting, winning the Murray
Cardiff Award, which is awarded for the student
with the best school work and junior section
performance combined. The award was
presented by Jeff Cardiff. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Big winner
Scott Dolmage, centre, won the Junior Section Award on Friday night at the
Brussels Agricultural Society’s annual meeting. The award was donated and
presented by David and Joan Perrie. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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