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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-01-01, Page 2Best wishes to all our valued customers on this very happy occasion! !!?!!!!!!11,!!! 11101111111420 "v41S E • Ringing in '86 with our message of joy to all! Watch for our January Sales Oldfield Pro Hardware and Radio Shack Brussels 887-6851 Radio lhaek Blake Apple Orchard 3 miles south of Brussels on County Road 12 * Many popular varieties of * Apple butter cold storage apples * Potatoes *Fresh apple cider * Honey 887-6972 David and Karen Griffiths PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1986. BRUSSELS NEWS Callender news Residents have a busy, happy Christmas The Gerald Exel family had their Christmas Dinner in the upstairs hall of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre on Saturday, December 21. Forty-seven people attended coming from Listowel, Owen Sound, Tiverton and as far as Ottawa, representing four generations of the Exel family. ********** A surprise visitor for Barbara Brown just before Christmas was her son-in-law Brett Smith from Halifax, married to Allison Brown. Another daughter, Christine (Brown) Botosan, has been notified that she has passed her C.A. exams. She is articling with an accounting firm in Kitchener. Couple honoured on 50th anniversary A New Beginning! Happy New Year from all the Staff at J.L. McCutcheon Motors Ltd. Brussels PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY DARLENE BISHOP Darlene Bishop, the daughter of Clarence and Rose Marie Bishop, graduated recently with honours from the Executive Secretarial Course at Iougheed Business College, Kitchener. Darlene is presently employed at the Pruden- tial Insurance Company of Amer- ica in Kitchener. Brussels Stockyard has active sales for Dec. 21 sale The market at Brussels Stock- yards traded actively on a good demand on all finished cattle December 21. Cows and feeder pigs sold higher. There were 926 cattle and 766 pigs on offer. Choice Steers sold from $85. to $90. with a sale to $95. Good Steers were $82. to $85. A steer consigned by Karl Michiels of RR 1, Sebringville weighing 1190 lbs. topped the market at $95. with his offering of 35 steers averaging 1224 lbs. selling for an overall price of $88. Forty-two steers consigned by Maple Emblem Farms of RR 1, Dungannon averaging 1250 lbs. sold for an overall price of $88.28 with a sale to $92. Four steers consigned by J. P. Connell and Sons of RR 3, palmerston averag- ing 1210 lbs. sold for an overall price of $88.96 with a sale at $91.75. Twenty-two steers consigned by Murray Wagg of RR 5, Mitchell averaging 1213 lbs. sold for an overall price of $87.82. Fifty-three heavy steers consigned by Hod- gins Bros. of RR 8, Parkhill averaging 1370 lbs. sold for an overall price of $87.09 with sales to $89.50. Ten steers consigned by K. & L. Beef Farms of RR 1, Ethel averaging 1215 lbs. sold for an overall price of $87.38 with a sale to $89.75. Thirty-six steers consigned by Ken Dalton of RR 1, Walton averaging 1140 lbs. sold for an overall price of $87.23 with a sale to $90. Nine steers consigned by Jim Hayden of RR 6, Goderich averag- ing 1173 lbs. sold for $87.70 with his lot of 13 steers averagingi236 lbs. selling for an overall price of $86.82. Eight steers consigned by Howard Martin of Brussels aver- aging 1195 lbs. sold for $87.60 with his lot of 15 steers averaging 1237 lbs. selling for $86.65. Choice Exotic Heifers sold from $84 to $89 with sales to $95. Choice White-Faced Heifers were $80 to $84. A heifer consigned by Donald Ross of RR 1, Holstein weighing 970 lbs. topped the market at $95 with his lot of 1 I heiefers averaging 1112 lbs. selling for $86.75. Twenty-two heifers consigned by Harold Bell of RR 1, Wroxeter, averaging 1169 lbs. sold for an overall price of $86.68. A heifer consigned by Doug McPherson of Teeswater weighing 1080 lbs. sold Continued on page 3 Cranbrook news BY MRS. MAC ENGEL About 400 neighbours, friends and relatives gathered at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Com- munity centre on Dec. 14 to honour Jack and Jean Conley on their 50th wedding anniversary. Joe Tiffin's orchestra provided the music for dancing. Tracy Clark sang the anniversary waltz Tenni- fer and Jolanda Vanass performed a stepdance number. The neigh- bours and friends presented Jack and Jean with a money-tree as well as many beautiful gifts. Friends and relatives attended from Toronto, Kitchener, Water- loo, Mildmay, Listowel and Ethel. Dwayne Evans was the leader for the Christmas Service at Knox Prebyterian Church on December 22 in which all members of the Sunday School and Choir took part. Rev. Don McInnis made the announcements, lit the Advent candles and spoke briefly. Patsy Dickinson contributed a beautiful solo "0 Holy Night". The Sunday School and young people were out carol singing on Saturday evening, Dec. 21. On Monday evening a group from the Mennonite Church were around singing carols and songs. Some of our tcsidents were surprised to see Santa Claus walking around on Saturday after- noon, Dec. 21. They were worried that he had his dates mixed up. He made several calls on his way. Hope to see you again in 1986 Santa. Residents of the Callander Nursing Home have had a blessed Christmas season. The home has been filled with love and caring people. Rev. Lyons and his con- gregation from the Anglican Church; Doug and Evelyn Purdy from the Salvation Army; Brussels Zion, and Ethel Mennonite Churches and Father Stan from Wingham have visited residents. Eighty children from the East Wawanosh Public School sang carols. There was a junior and senior choir from the Brussels Public School. A staff and resident party was held where names were drawn and each staff member gave a gift to one of the residents. The staff members supplied the good- ies. Jeannette Boynton led the dis- cussion group once again. Everyone was saddened by the death of one of our ladies Mrs. Murra Grant. Sympathy goes to her husband who is a resident in this home also. Monday, December 22 residents went on a bus tour around Brussels to see the Christmas lights. The Leo Club sang carols after and everyone enjoyed pumpkin tarts which the residents had made. Christmas Eve Bob and Donna Lowes and family and Bev Cardiff held a beautiful candle light service. Christmas Day Adeline Smith, Howard Clark, Maggie Griffith, Eva and Oliver Stewart, Marion Letherland, Margaret McBrine, Ethel Fischer, Bessie McCut- cheon, Millie MacFarlane, Elsie Shaw and Dorothy Higgins spent the day with their families as well as having Christmas dinner in the home. Helen and JoePoirier, Mary Clark, Della Shaw, Mona and Mary Hamilton, Pal Somers, Ella and Carman Gwinn, and Louise Hislop had Christmas dinner in the home with their dear ones. Baby Thomas Baker was the winner of a candle centre piece on the Christmas Wishes Draw. Dorothy Higgins spent Boxing day at her nephew's Don Pletch at Ilderton. A hearty welcome to Mrs. Pearl Stevenson. zee Mrs, Gordon-Engel had all her family home for their Christmas on the Dec. 21 weekend. Eating Christmas dinner were Sharon, Tracy, Susan and Kamile Abado, London; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bur- dett, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Engel, Kitchener; Bill Nester, Stratford and Mrs. Mac Engel: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conley spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Clark and family. Spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Knight were: Mr. and Mrs. Warren Knight and boys, Belgrave; Mr. and Mrs. Allen Walker and boys, Brussels; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Knight, Toronto; and Mary Ellen, Brighton. Also visiting on Christmas evening were Mr. and Mrs. Murray Bremner, Kitchener. Mary Ellen left on Thursday morning for Toronto where she boarded a plane for Panama City, Florida. She will spend a week there with her grandmother, Mrs. Ella Knight. Family members of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Engelwho were were home for Christmas included: Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Grant and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Voll and family, all of Listowel; Mrs. Gayle Smith and family, Monkton; Mr. and Mrs. Barry Engel, Dawn and Jason, and Ron Watson, Brussels; Mr. and Mrs. Monty Engel and Trevor, Seaforth and Mr. and Mrs. John Engel and family, Cranbrook. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dickson, Atwood, visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Strickler on boxing day.