The Citizen, 2010-02-25, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010.
By Jo-Ann McDonald
The Tuesday night Cadet meeting
was very special this week as a cadet
was presented with a special
honour.
MWO Brian Burgess successfully
completed the elements of becoming
a Chief Warrant Officer, the
highest rank a cadet can achieve
and a first for the Brussels Cadet
Corp 2967. Cadet Burgess was
presented with his awards by
the Captains of the Corp in front
of the full platoon of Cadets and
they congratulated him
accordingly.
The Cadets are still collecting pop
cans and returnable bottles for their
fundraising efforts. Please drop off
donations of cans, etc. on Monday or
Tuesday for pickup on Tuesday
evenings.
The Kids Care group held a
spaghetti dinner at the Branch to
raise funds for the children of Haiti.
The group raised over $800 that
was to be given to the Red Cross
for the relief effort in Haiti. Good
jobs kids and adult volunteers.
The Thursday night darts had 14
darters taking aim at the boards. The
first-place team was Deb Burch,
Deb Cann and Gord Jacklin.
The second-place team was
Greta Zehr, Sandra Josling and
Eric Ross. The high shot of the
night was by Glenn Zehr with
140 and the high starts went to
Sandra with 100 and to Eric with 89.
Darts start at 8 p.m. on Thursday
evenings.
The Friday night supper of
chicken legs was enjoyed by a
smaller crowd of near 30. This week
will be salisbury steak.
The Saturday afternoon euchre
had 10 tables of players hoping to be
the big winners of the day. The
first-place team was a big surprise
to them, Jean Bewley and
Elunid McNair with 79 points.
The second-place team was
Joann MacDonald and Dorothy
Carter with 76 points and the third-
prize went to Bill and Fay Albert.
The low prize of the day went to
Greta and Glenn Zehr earning 33
points. The lone-hand prizes went to
Stuart Chamney for the men and to
Marie for the ladies. Euchre is every
two weeks.
There were quite a few Branch
members off to Lucknow to
participate in District darts on
Saturday.
Playing single representing the
Branch were Ron Schmidt and Bob
Richardson. The double dart players
were Bob and Ron and the team
players included Gord Jacklin, Ken
Bird, Eric Ross, Andy Adams, John
Harrison, Lawrence Machan, Bob
and Ron. The gentlemen had a good
day but unfortunately, no one will
advance to provincial play in
Callander.
The Sunday night dance had the
great music of the Country Versatiles
keeping the people on their feet
dancing. There were over 90
enjoying the evening.
The Public Speaking for youth at
the Branch is being held on
Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. Come
out and support our youth and
marvel at how talented and confident
they are at public speaking. You
will hear many interesting
topics spoken about and the
younger ones are always
entertaining.
The February meeting of the
Melville Guild and WMS was held
in the church parlour on Tuesday
evening, Feb. 16 with 10 members
present.
The meeting was opened with
everyone repeating the WMS
Purpose. We Gather as a Family, was
read by Leona Armstrong and the
hymn, Happy the Home When God
is There was sung.
Marg Work held in prayer and the
scripture, Ruth 1: 1-9 and 16-18 was
read in unison. Mrs. Armstrong read
the topic, Family and the hymns,
Come In, Come In and Sit Down
was sung. Marg Work led in prayer
and a story, The Family of God was
read by Mrs. Armstrong.
President, Alice Marks presided
over the business. She welcomed
everyone and thanked Marg Work
and Leona Armstrong for the
devotions.
The WMS treasurer’s report was
given by Leona Armstrong. The
World’s Day of Prayer to be held in
the Anglican Church on March 5
was discussed. Elaine Armstrong
and Alice Marks will take part in the
service.
Melville Church annual meeting,
to be held on March 7 was discussed
and there will be no lunch on the last
Sunday in February.
Huron East councillors discussed
the possibility of mandatory septic
inspections throughout the
municipality at its Feb. 16 meeting.
While it originally looked like
septic system inspections may be
mandated by Huron County, the
committee of the whole meeting
earlier this month proposed that the
decision may lie with the lower tier
municipalities as opposed to the
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NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
Doing their part
Kids Care in Brussels has sprung into action to help Haiti since an earthquake devastated the
area earlier this year, accepting donations at Brussels Foodland and holding fundraisers at
Brussels Public School. Last week the group held a spaghetti supper at the Brussels Legion
where they raised over $800. From left: Katelyn McKay, Kristen Pipe, Brianne Oldridge and
Mackenzie McGavin. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
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