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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-12-16, Page 2By Jo-Ann McDonald The arrival of winter caused the cancellation of the Cadet Corp meeting. The Corp will be hold its annual family Christmas dinner meeting this week. The Thursday night dart league had 15 darters come out and enjoy the evening of fun. Winners were: first, Kaye Smith and Eric Ross; second, Bush Whittard and Sandra Josling; ladies’ high shot, Debbie Burch, 89; men’s high shot, Gord Jacklin, 105; high, Eric, 105. The Friday night supper of roast beef was enjoyed by nearly 35 folks. Next Friday night is the Christmas potluck supper at 6 p.m. Come along and bring your favourite dish and enjoy food, fellowship and fun. The fun happens if you want to participate in the mystery $10 gift exchange. Bring along a $10 wrapped gift and toss it in the pile of gifts. If you bring a gift, you will go home with a gift. Comrades in hospital include Leona McDonald and Howard Hackwell, both in Seaforth Hospital. Food bank donations are doing well and we thank all for remembering others. The Branch hosted the zone single dart competition on Saturday afternoon with about 24 players hoping to be the best of the day. The Branch had three darters participating including Eric Ross, Ron Schmidt and Dan Beyersbergen. Advancing to district play are Eric and Ron. Comrades wishing to play zone euchre are reminded to sign up. The sheet is on the bulletin board at the Branch. While the dart competition was going on upstairs, the bi-weekly euchre was going on downstairs. There were eight-and-a-half tables of players. Winners were: first, John Poland and Harry lear, 72; tied second, John and Iola Subject and Stewart Rowley and Bea Noble, 71; lone hands, Helen MacKenzie and Frank Hulley; low, Helen Warwick and Vera Schmidt, 46. Euchre returns Jan. 8. The family of Ruth Shiell held their family Christmas gathering at the Branch on Sunday. There were almost 30 family members in attendance to enjoy a turkey dinner and a time of visiting and laughs. The Sunday night dance was cancelled due to the bad weather. The dances and euchres are now over for 2010. Regular activities will resume the weekend of Jan. 8 and 9. The Christmas meat draws, wings and fries will be held this weekend, Dec. 18. Comrades have been busy organizing helpers, prizes and cooks and hope to have a full house in attendance on Saturday afternoon. The fun begins at 4:30 p.m. and everyone is invited to join in. PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010. “Oh, the weather outside is…” – you know the words you want to insert and those words probably depend on where you live and what you hoped to do several days of last week. Winter in Huron and beyond reminds us yearly that we live in a world not controlled by us. That’s a good thing. In the hustle bustle time we live in, it’s good to be set down and made to stay put, even if it takes snow to do it. It gives me a smile when cities or places not used to drops of snow lament. For us, it’s a fact that a few snow days are part of our routine and if we’re smart we have provisions and are prepared for some quiet time. Don’t you enjoy hearing the reports from places that aren’t used to a large drop of snow, we just sit back and smile. This is the week for the Christmas concerts, the lines are learned, the songs are ready, the costumes tried and fit, now just another practice or two and the smiles begin. The wee ones on stage peeking out to catch a familiar face for a wave and a smile and the parents and teachers also smile as they realize it’s over for another year. Holiday time is nigh. For the wee ones, the countdown of the days is serious now. An Advent calendar, an X on a regular calendar or a number on the chalkboard are tended to daily as the date inches closer and closer and the level of excitement and anticipation increases. Oh the joys of childhood. Many happy faces left the United Church on Saturday with goodies in their hands. A festive time was observed as the Christmas baking got done the easy way, all wrapped and ready to go. Smiles were all around as the Stewards of the Church made a profit and the customers admired the excellent choices from the many good bakers in the congregation. We’re thinking Jean Davidson should start a baking class in the new year. Chuckles abounded at Cinnamon Jim’s this week as the Culture Club presented him with the “Leg Up Award”. This is a dubious award, of unknown origin and merit, but he has it and accepted it graciously. At the same auspicious occasion, Jim Armstrong was noted to be lacking in a few areas of life and the Culture Club offered him gifts most rare to make his daily routine better. Laughter is a big part of healthy living and sometimes it takes a little effort to make it a good one. The community choral event is rescheduled for Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Melville Presbyterian Church. Hope you can make this one and the snow is on hold for the evening. Enjoy the preparations for this blessed time of year. Bye now, Betty G.W. Brussels Legion hosts zone dartsAt the Branch Getting some goodies Goodies were the name of the game on Saturday at Brussels United Church and 17-month-old Emma Slater was one of the first to volunteer as a taste-tester. 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