HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-09-16, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010.
Brussels in running
for Munsch story
Legion tournament
back for second year
Community-raiser to help bring neighbours together
Twenty years
Blyth’s Herb Govier was recently recognized in Blyth for 20 years of service to the community
as a firefighter. Govier, middle, was honoured by North Huron fire chief John Black (left) and
North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent. (submitted photo)
Stemming from a visit to Brussels
last year, Canadian children’s author
Robert Munsch has opened up the
floor to ideas for his next book and
one of the top three is from last
year’s Grade 3 class at Brussels
Public School.
In Scholastic Canada’s Pick A
Munsch competition, on-line voting
will determine the subject matter of
Munsch’s new (and 30th) book, to be
published in May of 2011.
Story #1 on scholastic.ca/
pickamunsch was devised by last
year’s Grade 3 class at Brussels
Public School and it surrounds a
student named Olivia, who is
charged with taking the class pet, a
rat named Frankie, home for the
night. Her father, a Brussels farmer,
however, hates rats. When Frankie
escapes from his cage, Olivia is
scared that her dad will find him
first, so she searches all over the
farm and finally finds Frankie, along
with a big surprise.
The Brussels story is competing
against stories from Rigolet,
Labrador and Fort McMurray,
Alberta.
People are allowed to vote on the
site once a day. Voting commenced
on Sept. 1 and will continue until
Oct. 31.
Munsch is an American-born
Canadian author who has written 29
books over the last 30 years. His
books include The Paper Bag
Princess, Love You Forever, Murmel
Murmel Murmel, The Boy In The
Drawer, Mortimer, Thomas’
Snowsuit, 50 Below Zero, I Have To
Go! and Pigs!
At time of publication, Story #2,
the story from Rigolet, Labrador,
was leading the online voting.
The second annual Blyth Legion
Branch 420 Golf Tournament will be
taking place on September 18 at 3:30
p.m. at the Wingham Golf and
Curling Club.
The event, which serves as a
fundraiser for the Building Fund,
costs $50 per person, which includes
a cart and dinner.
Dinner and door prizes will follow
at the Blyth Legion.
Blyth Legion President Andy
Lubbers said that the general public
are welcome to the event.
“It’s an open tournament,” he said.
“You don’t have to be a member.”
Teams will be determined by draw,
and the tournament will be in Best
Ball Scramble format.
Lubbers explained that the event is
an easy one for the Legion to host.
“We always look for fundraisers,”
he said. “Once you get the people,
and set the price, there aren’t a lot
of costs that we have to deal
with.”
Lubbers said golf was chosen
because its universal appeal.
“It’s something that a lot of people
like to do, whether they are good at it
or not,” he said.
For more information, or to
register, call 519-523-9535.
A new “community-raiser” isbeing launched in Brussels on Fridayand organizers hope it will help
people of Brussels and the
surrounding area in several different
ways.
Soup and More 2 will be held at
Melville Presbyterian Church on
Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and
will continue on a weekly basis for
as long as people show interest and
organizers can keep the event
running.
Organizer Elaine Armstrong says
the Soup and More 2 series of events
will provide a place where
community members can get
together and re-acquaint themselves
with one another while enjoying a
nutritious meal.
She said the event originated from
an idea at the Huron County Health
Unit that an event be held in the
Brussels area. After Armstrong
attended a Soup and More event in
Clinton, she was very enthusiastic
about the concept and knew it should
be held in the Brussels area as well.
“Immediately, I was sold on it,”
she said. “It’s just such a wonderful
atmosphere.”
Armstrong said the fellowship and
community atmosphere were what
struck her. She said it reminded her
of days past when members of the
community and adjacent
communities all knew one another,
commenting that’s not the way it is
anymore.
After attending the Clinton event,she held a meeting withapproximately 20 people inattendance who were all veryenthusiastic about the idea and feltBrussels would be a great venue for
such an event.
“After that meeting, the idea just
took off from there,” Armstrong
said.
After the initial meeting,
Armstrong and several other
representatives met with leaders of
all the Brussels-area churches, who
were all in support of the event. The
event will be held at Melville
Presbyterian Church, but it’s
supported by all the Brussels-area
churches. However, Armstrong says,
no church affiliation is required to
come to the event. Everyone is
welcome, she says.
“Anyone and everyone is invited to
Soup and More 2,” she said. “It
would be perfect for people who are
maybe having a tough time right
now or maybe people who eat a lot
of their meals alone who could come
just for the fellowship. It’s really all-
inclusive.”
Armstrong says that this event is
aimed at building the Brussels and
area communities and it’s kind of a
spin on what the area churches
usually do.
“Churches so often hold
fundraisers; well this is kind of a
community-raiser,” she said. “I just
want it to be a warm and welcoming
place for everyone.”
Armstrong says the weekly meals
will continue as long as members of
the surrounding area come to themand that she hopes that thecommunity will not only sustain theevent, but that it will eventuallygrow.Melville Presbyterian Church iscompletely accessible and thesemeals are open to all members of theBrussels and surroundingcommunities.Armstrong also says that the eventis actively looking for volunteers andif people are interested in helpingthis week or in the future, that theycan give her a call at 519-887-6820.By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen
By Denny Scott
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