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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-06-19, Page 2By Jo-Ann McDonald The Brussels Legion fish fry crews were busy this week with two dinners. The first bunch was off to Wroxeter to cook for the Wroxeter hall board on Thursday evening. Over 200 turned out for the fundraiser. Comrades helping out were Glenn Bridge, Lloyd Glanville, George Adams, Harry Smith, Calvin Semple, Mabel Glanville and Sharon Robbins. The second fry was in Mitchell at Branch 128. This was only a small fry with nearly 100 attending. Comrades Rick and Jo-Ann McDonald looked after it themselves. The Friday night supper of roast pork was enjoyed by a good-sized crowd. This week will be sweet and sour meatballs and rice. The Saturday afternoon euchre had only six tables of players on hand. The top-place team was Helen and Fay with 77 points. The second- place team was Willis Potter and Betty Leeder with 68 points and close behind with 66 points was Doreen Skinner and Marjorie Mogk. The cards were not kind to Jean Bewley and Elunid McNair who earned only 46 points. The lucky lone hand winners were Stuart and Lois Chamney. Euchre is every two weeks. The Branch is still accepting pop tabs and the Cadets will still pick up bags of pop cans and returnable bottles on Tuesday evenings. Two local young men completed in the Legion District track and field event held in Kitchener on the weekend representing Brussels Branch 218. They did very well and Tyler Smith will advance to the Provincial event in July in Kitchener. Results were: Smith, third, 200 metre sprint; third, 100 metre spring; second, high jump; second, shot put and Sean McLean, seventh, high jump; sixth, long jump; ninth, triple jump. Congratulations to both these young men. PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008. The sun/son is shining at Martin’s Landing. Gary and Kim have brought those two precious boys for a visit. Eagle River, Alaska is where Alice and Howard go to see their grandchildren in action, so it’s pretty nice to be able to show the grandsons, Simon and Avry Isiah, how and where Dad grew up, and of course share the stories of Gary’s younger days in Grey. A gathering of the clan is on the agenda as Wendy is heading in from Edmonton, enroute to Laos. Summer, well really anytime is good, so all the extended family can catch up with the life happening of Wendy and Gary. They’ll be around for a few days so get your stories ready. Armstrong Aerodome was a happening place on the weekend. Planes of many places, shapes and vintage landed to enjoy the friendship that planes and years have grown with Jim, Leona and family at the controls. Blyth is gearing up for theatre season. Volunteer duties of many sorts keep our community in step. Hostesses, ushers, catering meals and first-aid duty are our way of saying well done and good luck for another year, Blyth. Fathers were well feed on Sunday. Lots of visiting got done as people waited patiently in line for the famous firefighters breakfast. The Funfest committee is getting plans nailed down for July 25, 26 and 27. Many activities have been confirmed. You need to get your bathtub primed up and ready to race, your duck needs encouragement to float and your dancing shoes need to be buffed up. Wayne Lowe or Ron Clarkson can give you advanced details before the posters are out and about. It looks like a good time for chatting, playing, eating and dancing. Thanks to all the planners who know that details looked after in advance make for a good time. Bye now, Betty G.W. By Adam Baan The second last meeting of the Grey 4-H Detectives was about growing plants. Roll call was to name a favourite flower, plant or vegetable. Members went into the garden of leader Monique Baan and got to dig out some plants. They learned their names and a little bit about each of them. They took home the plants they dug up. These included two types of hens and chicks, snow on the mountain, dianthus, poppy seed head, marigolds, variegated periwinkle, fall crocus bulbs (also known as Naked Ladies) and a ground cover called snow in summer. Leaders Tracey Swart and Monique Baan took members to Blyth for the Regional 4-H Discovery Day. The topic was The Wild West, so they dressed up in western clothes. They were given t- shirts that they decorated and cowboy hats and bandannas. They played games like tug of war, boot and murder wink, sang songs, learned to line dance, made chocolate suckers, and crafts. They also had a good cowboy lunch. The club had a great time in Blyth. At the Branch Busy week for fry crews Long wait The Brussels firefighters Father’s Day breakfast always has a good turnout, but this year had to be a record breaker as the line never let up and people were still getting fed past noon. The meal began at 7 a.m. and was to run until 11 a.m. (Vicky Bremner photo) Fun day for 4-Hers Songbirds The Bag Ladies came to entertain after the seniors meal served at the Brussels Legion last week. (Bonnie Gropp photo) NEWS FROM BRUSSELS By BettyGraberWatsonCall 887-6236887-9231A NOTE FROM BETTY Brussels Legion Saturday, June 28 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fish and all the fixin’s Adults $12.00 Children (6-12) $6.00 Preschool Free Thank You The Brussels Fire Department would like to thank everyone for making our Father’s Day breakfast a success. Your continued support is appreciated. Also thanks to all who helped us. HOW DOES ASTHMA AFFECT PEOPLE? • Sixty per cent of individuals with asthma have symptoms that are poorly controlled, which can often restrict their daily activities • Thirty-nine per cent of individuals report limitation in their physical activity due to asthma • Twenty per cent report absenteeism from school, work or social engagements due to asthma • In Canada, there are approximately 10 deaths from asthma per week; however, it is estimated that more than 80 per cent of asthma deaths can be prevented with proper asthma education and management Safe Kids Canada says residential streets may be more dangerous for children than people think. And the Huron County Health Unit wants drivers to get the message and slow down in neighbourhoods. Public health nurse Theresa Wammes-Glavin says more child pedestrian injuries take place on residential roads than anywhere else. “The latest research shows a child hit by a car travelling at 50 kilometres per hour has an 80 per cent chance of being killed. Yet a child hit by a car travelling at 30 kilometres per hour has up to a 95 per cent chance of surviving. It’s simple – drivers need to slow down.” According to Safe Kids Canada, a national child injury prevention program, child pedestrian incidents are a leading cause of injury-related death for Canadian children under the age of 14. Over 2,000 children are seriously injured each year and about 30 are killed. The average child pedestrian who is killed in Canada is male, between the ages of 10 and 14 and was crossing the street at an intersection within five kilometres of his home. Most incidents occur between 3 - 6 p.m. when many Canadians are driving home from work. According to a new Safe Kids Canada Harris/Decima survey, 14 per cent of Canadian drivers admit to driving at least 10km/hour or more over the speed limit in residential areas. Health Unit wants drivers to slow down