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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2009-01-22, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009. Greetings for the New Year from three friends who have moved beyond Brussels. Ties and contacts remain for all three and so to you from Phyllis Beacom, Jeanette Boynton and Bev Brown greetings and salutations. January is a special month, a time to think and dream and play games. When acquaintances play games together like spoons, pit or tidley winks or Trouble a new dimension is reached in a friendship. Games night at the United Church last week brought out actions that were quite revealing for all those attending. I can hardly wait for next month. Snow and temperature are the hot topics of conversation this month as both have arrived in staggering numbers. Nothing like a -30°C to let you know that this is really winter. The height of the banks around houses should certainly help with the insulation factor. Mrs. Mitchell’s in Violet Hill (a restaurant), was the place of a fun gathering on Sunday. Joan Jacobs met her brother Jim and wife Pat while Ralph and I checked in with Curt, Julie and Miss Ella over a delicious dinner in the cozy atmosphere of an old house. Golden beets and spaghetti squash were just two of the foods that made dinner fun. Catch up chatter from Christmas and upcoming birthdays as well as many other subjects that needed discussed made the time fly by much too quickly. And of course Ella is the most beautiful baby we saw. Goodbye Isabel. Many friends and family attended the funeral of Isabel Alcock on Saturday to let her children know how she affected their lives. Stories were shared with Bill, Betty, Ross and Murray and their families about her friendliness, her smile, her generosity, her many talents and acceptance of others. These were not news but reassurances that their mom lived a very good life. Enjoy the peace of January and get that closet reorganized. Bye now, Betty G.W. The Huron County Health Unit wants to ensure that parents of young children know that Health Canada has recalled some Stork Craft baby cribs. There have been almost half a million cribs sold in Canada at major stores. All Stork Craft cribs with a manufacturing date between May 2000 and November 2008 are included in this voluntary recall. The manufacturing date can be found on the lower right hand corner of the instruction sheet which is glued on the mattress base. The cribs were sold in various styles and finishes. The manufacture date, model number, crib name, country of origin, and the firm's name, address, and contact information are located on the assembly instruction sheet attached to the mattress support board. The firm's insignia “storkcraft baby” is inscribed on the drop side teething rail of some cribs. The metal support brackets used to support the mattress frame can crack and break after stress is put upon them during incorrect installation. If one or more support brackets break, the mattress could potentially collapse and create a dangerous gap between the mattress and crib rails in which a child can become entrapped and suffocate. Health Canada reports it has received one complaint in which the metal mattress support bracket failed. The products meet current safety standards. Stork Craft, in co- operation with Health Canada, is conducting a voluntary recall of this consumer product. Consumers should not return the crib. Contact Stork Craft to receive a free replacement kit with new mattress support brackets. For more information, consumers may contact Stork Craft toll-free at 866-361-3321 anytime to order the free replacement kit or log on to www.storkcraft.com. By Makayla Tyerman Press Reporter The first meeting of the Grey Township 4-H Club was held at Monique Baan’s. Members said the 4-H pledge, then Monique told them the club topic was Batters Up! which is baking. They were asked to take a five-minute questionnaire so they could learn more about each other. But it was kind of a trick by the leaders to see if they would follow all the directions on the questionnaire exactly. It ended up that no one read through all the questions before starting the questionnaire like the first sentence said. The leaders stressed that this is why it is so important to read all of a recipe before starting to make it. Members then split into three groups and made brownies. There were three different methods: from scratch in the oven, from scratch in the microwave and store-bought brownie mix in the oven. The microwave group was done first, then the brownie mix, then from scratch in the oven was the last one to be done. Everyone tasted the different brownies and judged them. Club president is Sam Fretz, vice- president is Alyssa Cronin, treasurer is Chelsey Terpstra and press reporter is Makayla Tyerman. There are 17 members and the club name is the Grey Township Snickerdoodles. By Jo-Ann McDonald The nasty weather cancelled the Cadet meeting at the Brussels Legion on Tuesday evening, Jan. 13. On Wednesday evening, Jan. 14 the Huron County Beef Producers held their annual meeting. There were around 80 in attendance, including MP Ben Lobb. They enjoyed a roast beef dinner prepared by the Branch. Comrades helping out were Lloyd Glanville, Barrie Currie, Deb Cann, Mabel Willis, Elaine Nichol, Cecil Moore, Jo-Ann McDonald, Judy Lee, Mabel Glanville, Norm Dobson and Rick McDonald. Youth earning their community service hours by helping with dishes were Dalton Hamilton, Chris Ross and Josh Struthers. The Thursday night darts had 15 players out for a fun night. New darters dropped in. In first place were Greta Zehr, Matthew McHardy and Ron Schmidt. The second-place team was Lawrence Machan and Marlene Little. The high shots recorded for the night were by Marlene shooting 106 and Ron shooting 140. Wow! The Brussels Pipe Band is busy practising for the upcoming Robbie Burns evening. They will be playing throughout the night. The event, sponsored by Melville Presbyterian Church features a dinner and dance with a definite Scottish theme. So brush off your kilt and or plaid accessories and plan on attending Jan. 24. Tickets are available from church members. Our condolences are sent to the Alcock family on the passing of Isabel Alcock. Isabel was a long- time member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Branch. She was a great lady who wanted to help out in any way she could. She attended the annual program at Parkwood Hospital for many years with Comrade Mabel Glanville and always enjoyed her day out. The Friday night supper had surprisingly huge attendance considering the weather had been terrible all day. A crowd of over 50 people dropped by to enjoy the roast beef dinner. Next week will be chicken and rice. Saturday was the Zone euchre and there were 12 Comrades, three teams, off to have a fun day. They went to Mitchell Legion and joined 45 other teams. The Brussels Branch wasn't the top winners but they did very well with a third-place team and an eighth-place team. The teams will advance to District play in Kitchener in March. Getting third were Eric Ross, Norm Dobson, Bush Whittard and Lloyd Glanville. The other team was Jim Brown, Sandra Josling, Rick and Jo-Ann McDonald. Enjoying the day’s play was team John Harrison, Harry Smith and Glenn and Greta Zehr. 4-H Snickerdoodles meet HU alerts parents to crib recall New club The members of the newest Grey 4-H Club are, from left: Tyler Cronin (back to camera), Cody Rathwell, Matthew Swart, Alison Terpstra, Makayla Tyerman and Jayden Anderson-Johnston. (Photo submitted.) NEWS FROM BRUSSELS By BettyGraberWatsonCall 887-6236887-9231A NOTE FROM BETTY Join us for the biennial Brussels Skating Carnival TV TUNES! with the Brussels Skating Club Sunday, February 1 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, Brussels Admission: $5 per person; Under 6 years Free Family Rate: $20 (4 or more over 6 yrs.) Tickets Available at the Door For more information: Allyson 519-887-9988 or Susan at 519-887-6908401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011 CAFÉ More than just a great sandwich! Friday Night 5 pm - 7 pm S U N DAY 11:00 am - 1:30 pm Jan. 16 ~ Rolled Ribs & Dressing Jan. 23 ~ Chicken Cordon Bleu Jan. 31 ~ Prime Rib Come out for a fun night and celebrate Valentine’s Day early ~ February 13th by reservation in the Café and upper deck At the Branch Classified advertisements published in The Citizen are now available on our website at www.northhuron.on.ca