HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-08-20, Page 2Alyssa Cronin of the Brussels
area, a Grade 8 student at Sacred
Heart School in Wingham, has been
selected to serve as a legislative
page at the Legislative Assembly of
Ontario in Toronto. During her term
of duty, Cronin will serve as a
messenger on the floor of the
Legislative Chamber, meet key
parliamentary figures and learn
about Ontario’s parliamentary
system of government. Her term of
duty starts on Sept. 11 and is
expected to last up to four weeks.
Cronin earned her spot in the
program by submitting an
application that included an essay, in
which she outlined her
achievements, involvements and
suitability for the program. She was
informed of her successful
candidacy by phone and now is in
the process of committing the faces,
names and locations of the 107
MPPs to memory before arriving at
Queen’s Park for her first day.
Cronin will be joined by 19 other
students from across the province.
During a typical day in the
program, pages arrive at Queen’s
Park at approximately 8 a.m., dress
in their uniforms, then prepare the
Legislative Chamber for the
morning’s debates.
As the day progresses, pages are
involved in a number of activities
including: delivering messages and
water for the MPPs in the Chamber,
taking classes in Legislative Process
and Mathematics, and meeting with
key legislative players such as the
party leaders and the Speaker of the
House.
The Legislative Page Program is
open to students in Grades 7 and 8
who have an interest in current
affairs, have an academic average of
80 per cent or higher and get along
well with their peers and adults.
Applications for the Legislative
Page Program are accepted for two
deadlines each year: Dec. 15 and
June 15. Grade 7 students are
eligible for both of these deadlines.
Grade 8 students may apply for Dec.
15 only.
PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009.
Peter Workman was home last
week keeping Kathy and Frank in
line as they spent quality time in
Stratford hospital. Frank is doing
well adjusting to his new body part.
I’m sure the folks in Cranbrook will
be pleased to see his new knee in
action. Peter has returned to the great
white north just in time to welcome
Prime Minister Harper to his part of
Canada.
There was lots of extra traffic in
our village as the folks of motocross
from the Walton motocross nationals
came in for supplies and a wee visit.
Good weather was a welcome
change for the competitors as well as
all the other folks involved with
pulling this event off year after year.Well done to the Lees and Company.The summer days are flying by,perhaps because it feels like it justgot here. Anyway enjoy each one.The Community Nurses are onceagain doing their good deeds. Lastweek’s Citizen told you about theirupcoming trip to Peru with Stratford
Rotary and how you could help. If
you and yours have had visiting
nurses in your home you’ll know
what a great group they are. This is
your chance to once again say
thanks.
There are places to drop off
articles or cheques in Wingham but
if it’s easier for you, call me and I’ll
be glad to get them to the nurses.
This is one group that we really
need in our community as they
always do a great job. Let them
know, offer your support.
Don’t forget to get to the music in
Seaforth and Goderich these summer
evenings, as well as the last of the
shows at Blyth Festival – they
arranged for our pleasure.
Take care of yourself.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
At the 154th annual
Communication of the Grand
Lodge of Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons of Canada, in the
Province of Ontario, held at the
Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, in
July, R. Murray Hoover of RR3,
Brussels, was elected District
Deputy Grand Master of North
Huron Masonic District for the
Masonic year 2009– 2010.
As the Grand Master’s
representative, he is now elevated to
the rank of Right Worshipful
Brother, and will now preside over
the 11 Lodges which form the North
Huron District extending from
Hullett Lodge No. 568,
Londesborough to Bruce Lodge No.
341, Tiverton.
His father, R. W. Bro. Norman
Hoover was elected to this same
position in 1951.
Hoover has been an active
member of St. John’s Masonic
Lodge, No. 284 in Brussels for 40
years and has served as the
Worshipful Master seven times over
the past 30 years as well as recently
holding various District offices.
Freemasonry is the oldest and
largest worldwide fraternity,
dedicated to the Brotherhood of
Man, under the Fatherhood of a
Supreme Being. Although of a
religious nature, Freemasonry is not
a religion, but urges its members to
be faithful and devoted to their own
religious beliefs.
Masonry evolved from the guilds
of stonemasons who were the
skilled workman designing and
building the magnificent castles and
cathedrals throughout Europe in the
middle ages. As time passed and the
stonemason’s trade faded in
importance, these men continued to
band together to maintain their bond
of friendship. Their tools and
terminology of the trade instead
became the means to convey values
and morals in an allegorical format.
Freemasonry is an organization of
men which believe in the
fundamental principles of integrity,
goodwill and charity by employing
their tenets of Brotherly Love,
Relief and Truth.
Over the years, Masons have
worked quietly and continuously in
lending financial support to a great
number of charitable causes, such as
the Ontario Sick Kids Foundation,
which pioneered the science of
cochlear ear implantation;
subsidizing students with bursaries
and scholarships, 4-H, Girl Guides
and many more. Approximately $2
million per day is raised by Masons
for charitable purposes in North
America.
For many years, Masons in
Ontario have assisted the Canadian
Red Cross and now the Canadian
Blood Services, by sponsoring and
promoting Blood Donor Clinics and
encouraging their members and
families to give “the gift of Life”.
In recent years, Masons have
undertaken the project called
MASONICH.I.P., which is a
modern police approved child
identification program which
produces an information kit about
each child enrolled.
The kit collects photos, videos,
voice recordings, digital
fingerprints, dental impressions,
saliva swabs as well as traditional
statistical information (height,
weight, hair and eye colour etc.)
which is stored on a CD-Rom and a
sealed bag and given to the parents
or guardian of the child. This
program is brought exclusively to
any families by dedicated Masons
and their volunteers, free of charge,
along with the sentiment that
“ we hope that you never have to use
it”.
Girl off to Queen’s Park
By Jo-Ann McDonald
Lots happening for the Brussels
Legion Branch on the weekend.
The fish fry crew was off to the
Seaforth Legion to serve over 300.
They celebrated their 80th
anniversary of the Legion with a
variety of events including the sold
out fish fry.
Comrades helping were Rick
McDonald, Jason and LeeAnn
Konarski, Glenn Bridge, Cecil
Moore, Lloyd and Mabel Glanville
and George Adams. It was a big job
for them and they did great.
Comrades Eric Ross and Andy
Overholt went to motocross and
looked after the motocross bingo.
They had nearly 100 folks hoping to
win gloves, goggles and a variety of
donated motocross gear or
accessories.
The fish fry crew was off again on
Saturday evening to the Blyth
Legion. They served nearly 100
folks. Comrades helping this time
were Rick McDonald, Eric Ross
and Randy White. Good job guys.
Congratulations to the Brussels
Fall Fair Ambassador committee
hosting another successful
competition at the Brussels legion.
There were four young ladies vying
to be the new Ambassador of the
Fair. Congratulations to Jolanda
Smith.
They were served a roast beef
dinner by Comrades Deb Cann and
Nanci Ducharme.
Achievement
Murray Hoover of Brussels has been named District
Deputy Grand Master of North Huron Masonic District for
2009-2010, a position his father, R.W. Bro. Norman Hoover
was elected to in 1951. (Photo submitted)
M. Hoover Masonic Lodge’s
District Deputy Grand Master
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
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