HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-06-04, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009.By Jo-Ann McDonaldThe Brussels Cadet Corps held its30th annual review and final night ofCadets on Tuesday evening, May 26.
The hall was lined with parents,
siblings and friends of the Cadets as
well as special guests for the
evening.
The Cadets marched into the room
followed by the reviewing party,
consisting of Brussels Corps Capt.
L. Wegg, Major P. Bast RCA
Detachment, Lt. Bourque,
Detachment and President Br. 218
Comrade Jo-Ann McDonald.
The Cadets then presented their
Star level demonstrations and a drill
team presentation. The joint band
performance by members of
Brussels Army Corps 2967 and 543
Wingham Air Cadets was enjoyed by
all. The band has only been
practising since receiving their
musical instruments in February and
have made excellent progress.
Capt. Patty Wegg was the master
of ceremonies of the evening and
after presenting the 29 promotion
awards and the 21 attendance
awards, special presentations were
made. The Kerkhof Award, in
memory of Cadet Joseph Kerkhof,
was an emotional presentation. The
award was presented by Pauleen
Kerkhof to the very surprised and
deserving Cadet, Sgt. Emily
Kerkhof.
The Top Junior Cadet had two
recipients receiving the award from
Capt. Dawson. They were Pte.
Samantha Wiszniowski and Pte.
Curtis Terpstra. The Top Senior
Cadet award, presented by Lt.Miller, went to Mcpl. HannahPedersen. The Special Activitiesaward ware presented by Cpl.
McPherson to Cpl. Tiffany Struthers.
The Espirt De Corps Junior Award
was presented by Capt. P. Wegg to
Cpl. Phillup Zukowski and the
Senior Esprit De Corps award went
to Cpl. Dalton Hamilton. Capt. P.
Wegg presented the most improved
Junior Cadet award to Pte. Ashlie
French and Capt. Dawson presented
the Improved Senior Cadet award to
Mcpl. Devin Simpson.
The Warrant Officer award, given
in memory of Terry Glanville, was
presented by Branch President Jo-
Ann McDonald to MWO Brian
Burgess. The Commanding Officer’s
Junior award was given to two
cadets who have impressed the
Commanding Officer, Capt. L. Wegg
and she presented the awards to Pte.
Darby Oster and Pte. Zachary
Fougere. Capt. L. Wegg also
presented the Senior award to Cpl.
James Sheppard.
The Legion Medal of Excellence
was presented to MWO Brian
Burgess by Legion president Jo-Ann
McDonald. The Lord Strathcona
Award was presented by Maj. Bast
from Detachment to Sgt. Josh
Struthers.
The Army Cadet Service medal is
presented to cadets who have
achieved four years of honourable
service in the Army Cadet
Movement. Support committee
members, Shirley Burgess and Rob
Simpson presented the awards to
MWO Brian Burgess for five years
of service and to Sgt. Ashley Muse
for four years of service.
The Corps showed its appreciation
to all who supported them in their
endeavours. Their civilian
instructors Vance McPherson and
Michelle Struthers were presented
with gifts of appreciation. Shirley
Burgess and Rob Simpson, were
recognized for their hard work in
running the finances of the Corps
and for their fundraising efforts.
Branch 218, Brussels Legion was
thanked for providing the facility for
the Cadets’ use and a gift was
presented to President Jo-Ann
McDonald for her personnel
assistance to the Corps.
A gift was presented to the
Reviewing Officer Major Bast. Headdressed the Corps andcongratulated them on the successfulevening and encouraged them in
their future endeavours.
The final presentation of the
evening was by retired Lt. Col.
Abbott on behalf of the Cadet
League to the Brussels Cadet Corps
on achieving its 30th anniversary.
The evening concluded with the
Corps photo being taken outside.
Refreshments followed.
The Friday night supper at the
Legion had a great turnout for
sausage and sauerkraut. This week
will be pork chops and rice. The
group Just Fun will also be playing
for the last time this spring, so come
out and enjoy the music of Don,
Dale and Ron.
The silent auction committee was
busy on Friday getting everything set
up for the auction on Saturday. Items
were still arriving on Friday night
and Saturday morning and in the end
there were 131 items that members
and friends of the Legion had
donated.
On Saturday, it was a leisurely
place of hopeful bidders arriving
during the day, then before the end
of bidding at 4 p.m. there were over
40 present to try and get that last
winning bid. The day was a great
success with nearly $3,000 being
raised for the accessibility project.
Helpers for the Legion included
Sandra Josling, Deb Cann, Mabel
Glanville, Heather Dauphin, Dianne
Machan, Dianne’s sister Gail, Jo-
Ann McDonald, Linda Bird, Lisa
Glanville and Helen Dobson.
Branch sports chairman Rick
McDonald attended the District
sports meeting in Palmerston on the
weekend. The Branch will host one
District event in the 2009-2010 year
and that will be District mixed
double darts in March 2010.
There were 12 tables of euchre
players on Saturday afternoon at the
Branch. The top players of the day
were Lois Cunningham and Marie
Park with 83 points. Two teams tied
for second place, so shared the
second- and third-place winnings.
Earning 74 points each were Deanna
and George Bacon and Helen
Dobson and Mabel Willis. The low
prize of the day went to Ruth and
Viola. Lucky lone-hand prizes went
to Delores Howatt and John Subject.Euchre is every two weeks.The Sunday night dance had over100 people come out and enjoy the
music of The John Heaman Band.
There were many new faces and all
complimented on what a nice
evening it was.
At the BranchCadets hold annual inspection
Inspection
Major Perry Bast, originally from Listowel, was the
reviewing officer last week at the Brussels Legion’s annual
cadet review. The cadets stood in formation, being
inspected for the 30th time in the Legion’s history. (Shawn
Loughlin photo)
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Auditorium and small
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Catering available.
Info and general inquiries
519-887-6562 or 519-887-6570
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
Euchre tournament at 1:00 pm.
Bring your own partner.
Cash prizes. Lunch.
$5.00 per person. Door prizes.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 14
Sunday night dance from
7:00 - 11:00 pm
$10.00 per person. Lunch.
Enjoy The Country Versatiles.
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MONDAY, JUNE 15
Seniors’ Dinner at 12:00 noon.
Enjoy chicken breast
and salads.
$8.00 per person.
Entertainment to follow.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 23
Brussels Public School
Graduation at Branch.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 27
Euchre tournament at 1:00 pm.
Bring your own partner.
Cash prizes. Lunch.
$5.00 per person. Door prizes.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 27
Fish Fry and all the Fixin’s
from 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Adults $12.00; Children $6.00;
Preschool Free
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SUNDAY, JUNE 28
Brussels Cemetery Decoration
Service at 2:00 p.m. Members of
all churches invited to attend.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 28
Sunday night dance from
7:00 - 11:00 pm
$10.00 per person. Lunch.
Enjoy The Georgian Bay
Islanders.
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Bake Sale
& BBQ
Saturday, June 6th
Brussels Fire Hall
9 am - 2 pm
Proceeds to the Gr. 8 trip
to Camp Celtic
Picture compliments of iclipart.com
Grey Central Grade 8s
Give us a call 519-887-9061
Fax 519-335-3570
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Thank You
The Executive and Members of
Branch 218 Brussels Legion
wish to THANK everyone for their support of the Silent
Auction. Thank you for the many beautiful items donated by
both the members and friends of the Branch and to all
those who attended and had generous bids for those items.
The funds raised will help in the Accessibility Project.
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COMING
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Exciting new summer
menu for
Friday Night Dinners
Watch for
Wash Day
Blues
~ coming to
Big Suds
Laundromat
in June
with Collin Taylor
and friends
11:00 am - 1:30 pmThank you to everyone who bought a coffee
or made a donation at our 3rd Anniversary
fundraiser - $132.66 will be donated to the
Brussels Library building fund.
Don’t Forget
S U N DAY
This year’s Brussels Fall Fair
Ambassador competition is going to
be held on Sunday, Aug. 16 at the
Brussels Legion.
Nicole Noble is currently looking
for local youth, both male and
female, to participate in this year’s
competition. The opportunity is
open to any individual who will be
18 years of age by August 2010.
“This is a great chance for youth to
represent both their fair and their
community. It’s a rewarding
opportunity where you will learn
more about our fair and agriculture.”
The competition consists of an
interview, a three-to-five-minute
prepared speech, followed by an
impromptu question, said Noble.
For more information contact
Noble, Ambassador program co-
ordinator at 519-887-8261.
Contestants
needed