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Brussels Optimist Club
Annual Spring Dinner
& Auction
On Saturday, March 20
The Brussels Optimists will be holding their
Annual Spring Dinner
and Auction
(silent auction starting at 5:30 pm)
at the B.M. & G. Community Centre
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT MEAL
Catered by: Beth Earl Catering
Proceeds to
Brussels Ball Park project. Since the park is in the centre of
town, the Optimist Club decided it was time for a face lift
and is going ahead with a $75,000 project which consists of
landscaping, some new fencing, work to
existing dugouts, 2 new lights and a new pavilion.
We are now looking for auction items for our silent and live auction.
This is only made possible with your generous donations that we
always receive in our small but mighty community. Thank you.
For tickets to the event on March 20 or to donate auction items
contact any Optimist
or call Kevin at 519-887-6502 or Chad at 519-357-7001.
To donate items contact any Optimist Member.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
As of Monday, March 22, 2010
Sholdice Insurance and Sholdice Financial
will be relocating to
495 Turnberry Street, Brussels
while our office undergoes renovations
There will be phone interruptions
on Monday, March 22
Doug can be reached at 519-357-6426 for emergencies
Susan can be reached at 519-357-6648
&
Mait-Side
Orchard
Macs, Empire, Cortland, Spy,
Ida Red, Crispin,
Delicious and Russet
Honey, apple butter
Fresh pressed cider weekly
Open Monday - Saturday
West end of Brussels
519-887-6883
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
CP Ready
Richard Martin and Jamie Mitchell take a deep breath before testing their CPR knowledge on
a dummy during a CPR class held at the Brussels Fire Hall on Monday, March 1. (Denny Scott photo)
BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED
By Jo-Ann McDonaldThe Branch held its generalmeeting on Tuesday evening withnine members present. There are
138 Comrades who have paid their
dues.
Four Comrades attended at
District euchre in Arthur. Bob
Richardson, John Harrison, Helen
Dobson and Elaine Nichol had a
good day but will not advance. First
prize went to Russell and Jim
Devereaux, second was Eileen
Sellers and Marie Stewart and third
was a tie between Stuart and Lois
Chamney and Jeanette and Rita
Davis. The low prize of the day went
to Greta and Glenn Zehr. Lone-hand
prizes went to Jean Bewley and
George Love.
The Thursday night darts had 14
players taking aim at the boards. The
first-place team was John Harrison
and Sandra Josling. Second was Deb
Burch and Glenn Zehr. The high
shots were by Bush Whittard with
120 and 133 and Kaye Smith and
Sandra with 120 each. The high start
was by Glenn Zehr with 106 and the
high finish by Gord Jacklin with 92.
Public speaking was held at the
Branch for area school children. The
winner of the primary division was
Jacob Roth with his speech, “Mmm
Donuts.” The four other speakers
included Emma Silcock with
“Family”, Cole Terpstra on
“Cowboys”, Dana Dolmage on
“Meagan’s Loud Mouth and Daniel
Bell on the “Legend of Johnny
Question Mark.”
The junior division had sevenspeakers with Devin Bachert and hisspeech, “My Mischievous Eyes”placing first. The other speakers
included Emma Strome with
“Because I Am A Girl”, Sarah
Strome with “Haley Wickenheiser”,
Sarah MacDonald on “Divorce”,
Brett Stevenson on “Firefighters,”
Ashley Stevenson on “Empower”
and Dakota Peters on “Monster
Trucks”.
The Intermediate division had four
speakers with Heidi Bachert and her
speech, “Road Rage” placing first.
The other speakers were Lexi Smith
on “Hardships of Building an Ice
Rink”, Matthew Swart on
“Character Traits and 4-H” andAshlie French on “Changing theWorld.” Judges for the evening wereLois Lee, LeeAnn McDonald and
Phil Main Sr. Comrade Nanci
Ducharme, Youth Chairman and her
crew did an excellent job during the
evening.
The Branch was the host for the
next level of public speaking with
Zone Youth Chairman John Lowe
being in charge. There were 10
speakers in the Primary division
with Natalie Vanniejenhius from
Brookside School placing first. The
Junior winner was Marc Glipo from
St. Anthony’s, Kincardine who
outspoke 11 others. The
Intermediate winner was MatthewBell of Wingham also winning overa group of 10 other speakers.The judges were Julie Bullivant,
Betty Graber Watson and Don
Chesher.
Comrade Max Oldfield is still a
patient in Wingham Hospital.
The Sunday night dance had a
good crowd of near 80 enjoy the
music of the Georgian Bay
Islanders. The night was also extra
special because of Bill Steadwell’s
90th birthday. The balloons and
birthday cake were supplied by his
granddaughter Natalie who flew in
from Utah to create the special
evening for Bill.
Legion hosts public speaking competitionAt the Branch
This sunshine just makes me want
to break into a song, “O what a
beautiful morning…”And while I’m
humming, since my words are
limited, I got to thinking about
mental state and physical being.
Did you notice on the weekend
you were more apt to be outdoors
and when out there, your step was
brisk. You could see things that need
to be done and were even tempted to
do it. Are we tempting fate, or does
that feel like spring?
Travel to Port Carling on the
weekend saw many Brussels folk
cheering on their children in the
semi-finals for the Ontario Bantam
Championship. Good hockey to
be viewed, no matter who wins.
The next game is here in two
weeks.
People from our area churches
celebrated World Day of Prayer last
Friday to hear about Cameroon as
well as life experiences from Rev.
Peter Kugba-Nyande in Africa
before coming to Walton. Each year
since 1922, a country sets the
worship service to share with over
170 countries and more than 2,000
communities in Canada. Pretty neat
being part of this worldwide group,
in unity for at least one day a year.
Goodbye sweet Mary. Family and
friends said their earthly farewell to
Mary Bone on Sunday. You’re a
better person if you knew Mary –
pleasant, knowledgeable, efficient
and kind. Often the first face you
saw when you entered Cardiff and
Mulvey over the years was Mary’s
and she always made you feel very
welcome. When Doug Sholdice
entered the business Mary remained
the constant, making sure that things
ran well and customers were all
important, public relations at its
finest. In community Mary was a
welcome member to any group as
she understood agriculture, business
and rural life. Bye Mary.
The Brussels Library will be
offering Spring Break activities for
children. On Thursday, March 18 at
1:30 p.m. there will be storytelling
and magic for children aged five and
up. Saturday, March 20 will feature
Super Hero Cyber Camp from 10 -
11 a.m. and 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. All
ages are welcome. Bring your own t-
shirt.
March Break is coming – time for
fun, sleepovers, swimming,
museums and lots of free time to do
whatever. Enjoy!
Bye now, Betty G.W.
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-6236
887-9231
A NOTE FROM BETTY
CAFÉ
More than just a great sandwich!
401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011
Friday Night
5 pm - 7 pm
Mar. 12 ~ Rolled Ribs & Dressing
~ Hot Beef
Mar. 19 ~ Chicken Cordon Bleu
~ Irish Stew
Mar. 26 ~ Prime Rib
~ Shakespeare Meat Pie
Dinner & Show ~ $30.00 (5-8 pm)
Show only ~ $10.00 (after 8:30 pm)
St. Patrick’s Day
Irish stew &
more
March
17th
Appearing Live in the Upper Deck
Friday, March 19
Collin Taylor Group Look for Leprechauns
in the Laundromat