The Citizen, 2010-03-25, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010.
By Jo-Ann McDonald
What a great March break. The
Cadet Corp even had the week off
from their regular meeting but some
senior Cadets met on Sunday
afternoon for range practice.
The Thursday night darts had 16
darters taking aim at the boards. The
first-place team was Glenn Zehr and
Deb Cann. The second-place team
was Tim Harrison and Kay Smith.
The high shots of the night were by
Roger McHardy with 133 and
Marlene Rutledge hitting 100. The
high starts were by Sharon Robbins
hitting 94 and Tim shooting 91.
The Friday night supper of Irish
stew had just a small crowd enjoy
the tasty fare. This Friday will be
cold plate salad supper.
The Saturday euchre had eight and
a half tables of players hoping to be
winners. The first-place team was
Bev Hayden and Mary McIntosh
with 68 points. The second prize
went to Tom and Eileen Sloan with
66 points. There was a tie for
third place, 63 points, so it was
split between couples Ed and
Marie Stewart and Bill and
Dini Nethery. The low score of 42
points earned a prize for Elunid
McNair and Jean Bewley. The lone-
hand prize for the ladies went to
Joann Macdonald and to Glen Zehr
for the men. Euchre is every two
weeks.
The Sunday night dance had
almost 100 folks tearing up the
dance floor to the always wonderful
music of the Country Versatiles. It
will be a month before the next
dance as we will not be dancing on
Easter Sunday.
A large sigh of relief could be
heard this week as 32 million
American citizens were offered
health care, many for the first time
ever. Now all their babies will be
given checkups and all their children
will be given care. Families will beencouraged to be active in theirhealth concerns. Good workPresident Obama and company.Justice is served to all.For a few of our older folks, thiswill be a reminder of the days beforeCanada had universal health careand the time when farms could belost over the cost of a near-fatal
illness or accident. Families often
had a running tab with the
doctors and would pay what they
could at each visit. I can remember
giving Dr. Crawford in Wingham a
$2 bill. This is a reminder for us to
say thanks for this service, that we
have no idea what it costs for each of
us yearly and so have gottencomplacent about this privilege. Sofor this week think about healthcarecost and what your personal budgetcould be without healthcarecoverage.Well done Optimist Club! Yourhard work was rewarded onSaturday night and once againyou’ve made the world a better
place, by pulling the right people
together to do great stuff.
By the foot traffic on the streets
this past week, lots of kids had a
very active and fun March break. As
for me, I was pretty tired come
Saturday and needed rest.
Sandra Cable has returned home
with a new appreciation of the cleanair of Huron County. A wonderfultour of parts of China, Korea andMalaysia has kept her out of town for the past two weeks.Scenery, culture and being a goodtourist made for an excellentvacation.The snowdrops and crocuses areout celebrating the fact that the snow
is gone. Hopefully the other bulbs
will lie low for a wee while yet, even
though their leaves are peeking out
now.
Lent is the time to wonder about
life, in all its glory, so use these days
of sunshine just to think.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
Last year hundreds of Ontario
schools across the province took part
in the Earth Hour, with students
joining more than 10 million
Canadians in switching off their
lights for one hour.
Switching off lights is a simple
action – but one that both helps
make a difference and sends a
powerful message that we care about
the environment.
This year Earth Hour is Saturday,
March 27 from 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. but
at Brussels Public School, staff and
students will observe Earth Hour on
Friday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 11
a.m. Teachers will also be teaching
students about the environment and
using the environment to teach.
Projects that the Grade 5/6 Green
Club will be working on is a Light
Off Policy for rooms while not in
use as well as a Green Footprint to
show each class’s environmental
challenge for the month.
You can support what your
children are learning in school by
signing up for Earth Hour at
www.earthourcanada.org and
turning off your own lights at home
on Saturday night.
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Sholdice Insurance and Sholdice Financial
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while our office undergoes renovations
&
Thank You
to the following people/businesses
for their support for the spaghetti dinner for Haiti:
B & H Mechanical, Brussels Foodland, Brussels Legion, Belgrave United
Church Sunday School Group, Dr. Spink Dental Office, It’s A Shear Thing,
McGavin Farm Equipment, Schimanski Family Funeral Home, Sholdice
Insurance, Solace on Turberry, Turning Heads and Making Waves, Walton
Little School, The families of Brussels Public School.
With the community’s support Kids Care was able to send $1,556.93 to
the Canadian Red Cross in support of their relief efforts.
Without their donations, the event would not have been such a success.
Many, many thanks to all.
— From everyone at Brussels Public School Kids Care
Welcome to
Muffin Morning
Brussels United Church
Saturday, March 27
10:00 - 11:30 am
Buy a variety to take home.
Come for a coffee
and a muffin $200
By BettyGraberWatsonCall 887-6236887-9231A NOTE FROM BETTY
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
Out for a skate
It was time for some family skating on Sunday at the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre before the
two Brussels teams took to the ice for playoff games. Four-
year-old Hailie Quehe was one of the first ones to strap on
the skates. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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Earth Hour in Brussels
At the Branch
Irish stew enjoyed for St. Patrick’s Day