HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-09-05, Page 1PREPARING THE PEACHES — Mrs. Gerald Miller does a lot to get
ready for the Brussels fall fair including entering baked goods and jars of
pickles tomatoes and peaches.
IT'S TAFFY'S TURN — The Brussels fall fair will be new to Janet
McIntosh's horse Taffy as she just got the horse recently but it won't be
new to Janet who comes from R.R.5, Brussels as she won a prize in the
saddle parade class last year. )Brussels Post Photo)
Stephen and Sheila GUIUtzen of R.R.2, Brussels have been entering their
beef calves in the fair for a few years now and this year is no exception .
Enrolment up
at Brussels PS
September is here and the children are
back in school. This year, declining enrol-
ment doesn't seem to be a problem at the
Brussels Public School as 29 pupils are
enrolled in Kindergarten compared with 22
that started in Kindergarten in September
last year.
Total enrolment at the Brussels. Public
School is approximately 250 students
compared with a total of 248 in September of
last year and 253 in June.
No figures for enrolment at Grey Central
School in Ethel were available at press time
on Tuesday.
At the Walton Public School which
encompasses Kindergarten to Grade 3 both
It's almost time for the Brussels fair and:
everywhere people are busy canning,
crocheting or getting livestock ready for this
annual event.
Brussels and area people seem to have a
spirit of participation, and it doesn't stop
when it comes to the village fair either. In
this photo feature, the Post tried to capture
some of the hard work and effort people take
when`getting ready for the fair.
Mrs. Gerald Miller of R. R. #3, Brussels
was a big winner especially in the baking
classes at the fair last year. She won three
firsts, one second, one third and was also a
winner in the special classes for apple pie,
tarts, and the best layer cake.
Mrs. Miller first started entering things in
the fair in 1977 after she noticed how slim
the entries were in 1976 and she won quite a
few prizes. Last year she put in sewing,
knitting' and baking and was successful at
again capturing some prizes.
This year she was going to enter some
nine-day pickles, peaches and probably
tomatoes along with the usual pies,cakes and
muffins which she' usually makes the
morning of fair day.
She finds the challenge of baking for the
fair interesting, "especially if you're compe-
fing against women who have been cooking
longer than you have," she said.
Mrs. Miller may also enter some type of
sewing if she can find time to do it before the
fair starts.
Mrs. Eldon Wilson of R. R. #3, Brussels
seems to have had lots of time to do her
sewing for the fair. In fact she started her
crafts way back in January but hadn't yet
finished everything she wanted to do for the
fair at the time of the interview. She still had
an afghan and an apron to complete.
This is the fourth year Mrs. Wilson has
entered her' things in the fair and last year it
paid off in a big way. She got eight firsts,
eight seconds, and four thirds in the Horn
Crafts Section.
Mrs. Wilson has topped the ladies
division for the last two years and she says
"I'm hoping I can top it for the third year,
then quit."
She will have about 25 things entered in
the fair this year including ladies'sweaters, a
lady's shawl, a lady's stole, slippers,
children's sweaters, cushions, pillow slips, a
teapot cozy, touque and mitts, baby outfits,
and baby dresses,
After entering the crafts in the fair she
usually sells them or gives them away as
,the Kindergarten enrolment and total enrol-
ment at the school are down slightly.
There are approximately 20 pupils
enrolled in Kindergarten this year as
compared with about 32 last year and there
is a total enrolment this year of ap-
proximately 106 compared to about 118
pupils last year.
Enrolment at the East Wawanosh Public
School in Belgrave has gone up slightly since
the end of June. Total enrolment at the end
of June was 171 and currently the total
enrolment is 177. Kindergarten enrolment at
the end of June was 19 and currently there
are 20 pupils enrolled this year.
gifts. However, she originally makes the
items with the fair in mind.
She said she keeps saying it's going to be
ner last year but, "I enjoy the work very
much. I'm interested in crocheting and
crafts."
Janet McIntosh won a prize in the parade
class for saddle horse last year and she plans
to enter her new horse Taffy this year.
She said judges looks for how the horse
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Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
Calling Young Girls: Would you like to be
a Brownie? Being a Brownie means happy
times with other Brownie friends and is
something to be proud of. You will have all
kinds of new fun things to do. When you
are a bit older and have been a good Brownie
you fly up to a Guide Troop. If you want to be
a Brownie be in the gym at Brussels Public
School on Monday, September 10th, after
school.
* * ** * *
The September 12th meeting of the
Majestic Women's Institute will be held at
two o'clock in the afternoon not at 8:00 p.m.
as previously announced. Remember the
change in time.
******
Forty-seven people took advantage of
the Brussels Horticultural Society sponsored
bus trip to Huron Country Playhouse, Grand
Bend, to attend a performance of "Sound of
Music". It was a production that was certain
to be throughtly enjoyed by all. The talented
local area children, chosen as members of
the cast, well deserved the outbursts of
applause for their fine performances)as did
the entire cast the standing ovation they
received at the close. Did you ever travell by
bus with forty six talkative ladies and one
lone man? His voice was seldom heard amid
the clatter of female tongues that made the
bus sound like an aviary of raucous jays. The
lateness of the return journey home and the
fog encountered quietened things down.
* * * * * *
The death of the Earl Mountbatten was
a dreadful tragedy that should never have
happened. The I.R.A. claimed responsibility
for the explosion that claimed his life. There
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ESTABLISHED
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108th• Year — Issue No. 36
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1979
Brussels Post
BRUSSELS
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Baking, sewing, grooming
Local people g et
ready for fair