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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-09-12, Page 1After the game! A REAL CELEBRATION Itwasn't a victory celebration of who won or lost but just a celebration between coaches and players when the Bantams and Peewees played an exhibition game on Saturday morning to end off the season and then went to coach Jerry Dillow's house for a meal of hot dogs and hamburgers. Standing with the youngesters are coach Jerry Dillow, coach Bob Young and umpire Ralph Watson. (Photo by Langlois) Win $100 a week BBA plans new Xmas promotion 108th YEAR Issue No. 37 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1979 Brussels Post BR USSE LS 0 ITAR 11111411111411\pm ESTA01.1SHEO 2 Business at home may contravene law Now that a major part of the sewer work has been completed, the Brussels Business Association (BBA) has decided on a new promotion drive for the village businesses. The idea is a draw for a $100 bill every Friday night from October until Christmas. With a purchase of $10 or more from the co-operating stores, customers get a chance on the $100 bill which will be on display at the banks. Still in discussion stages are crossing guards or cross walk signs for a school street crossing to be located at the Anglican Church corner. Fall store hours were discussed and the suggestion once again came up that the stores should stay open until nine on Friday nights all winter long. The recently erected street signs have already become the target of vandals. •That is little encouragement for any group to do anything to improve our village. Street signs cost money. Time and effort were put in erecting them. To have them twisted our of shape for no reason, whatever, is a brainless act of destruction. What satisfac- tion could such damage give anyone in their right mind? * * * * * * Liars Wanted: The Brussels Test arran- gers are including a Liars Contest on their program of activities. If you are an imaginative tall-tale teller, and do not care how many, or how horrendous, are the fibs you tell, this is the chance for you to be a winner. Already, we hear, bets are being "made by certain gentlemen, as to their superior ability to come-up with the biggest lie of all. Why not get in on the fun? ****** Our streets are strangely quiet, and easier to travel on these days. This is a pleasant change after the many weeks of monster machines digging, scooping, shoveling, rolling and racketing around, Nd more detour signs staring drivers unexpectedly in the face. The sanitary sewer project has Write to an end for now. The tidying up, after all the Upheave', is being completed. The Main street got a much-needed no-nonsense, washing down Friday of last week. That did away with the terrific dust clouds that swirled around inundating everyone, and everything, on the street with every little breeze and passing vehicles, We have Nothing definite was decided, however. The float for the fall fair parade was discussed and it was indicated that help with the float would be appreciated. About 15 members attended the meeting which was held in the Brussels Inn. The next meeting will be held on October 3 at 8 p.m. at the Brussels Inn. Members of the BBA held a meeting on Monday night to again discuss their plans for promoting the village by holding the $100 a week draw. It was decided that Sharon Weber and Bob Hayward would get • out and canvass for merchants to participate in the draw. The draws are to be held on Friday nights at 8 p.m. Following a lengthy discussion at the regular meeting Monday night, Brussels council decided to send letters to a number of people in the Brussels area informing them they were contravening a zoning by-law by carrying on businesses in a residential area. Council had had a number of complaints from ratepayers about various things in connection with these businesses and decided to make each of the businesses aware of the complaints and what council would like done about them. Council discussed a number of requests from the Brussels Business Association (BBA) including one for painting a cross walk sign up at the corner by St. John's Anglican Church so that school children could cross the road safely and the BBA also suggested using some of the Grade 8 students as crossing guards. Council thought it was too big a risk for children and that a crosswalk should be the responsibility of an adult but decided it would be better if the BBA sent the request to the school board. Councillor Gordon Workman said he had a request that council consider having a day-care centre put in the library for children of pre-school age but council again didn't Renovating your house? have you recently renovated your house? Whether you did the work yourselves or contracted it out, other readers would like to hear about your renovating experiences. The Brussels Post is loOking for Iotal families who have recently completed or are now involved in home renovations, inside or outside, large or small. Perhaps you've added a family room, put in energy saving insulation or reniodeled your houSe to give much needed space. We'd like to use your story in a planned home renovation feature edition coining tip in a fitture issue of the Post. If you can spare a bit of time to talk about your experiences, please call Debbie Ranney at [the Post, 881.6641, today. feel it was the proper authority for the request. Following a request for donations to the Nepean flood fund, the Huron-Perth Lung Association and the Oxford-Haldimand dis- aster relief fund council decided to file all three. The main reason council decided to file the Oxford disaster request was that they felt that as some of the church groups and service groups in Brussels had already collected donations in Brussels the town would be paying double, through the town and through these collections. Council was also hoping to get a written progress report from John Schenck of Goodall and Campbell on the quit claim deed on the Export Packers building but did not receive a reply. Gordon Workman gave a report on the 1979 AMO conference and said that some of the things that were discussed at the conference were putting village matters back into village hands instead of running them in Toronto and they also discussed conflict of interest for councillors. Mr. Workman said they were going to try and make the laws on conflict of interest clearer. In his property report councillor Malcolm Jacobs informed council that the resodding program was taking shape nicely and that most of the qc,nent sidewalks had been laid following the sewer work. Council also heard that Cecil Machan who had applied for a single family dwelling was attempting to make the building into apartment units and council thought they should remind him that they only gave permission to build a single family dwelling. Layouts of signs to make people aware of the industrial sites in Brussels were discus, sed but council decided to get More prices first. Council also looked at the proposed industrial brochure that was made up by the B$A to show what the village of Brussels has to offer and Council made some changes and additions. Council approved building pertnita for 'less Smith - fixing back kitchen, Harvey Carrick - fixing verandah; Glen Smith. closing closing in verandah, Jack Bryans repairing verandah, Murray Kellington - repairs to house, Allan Smith - brick wall covered with siding and verandah. Short. Shots by Evelyn Kennedy Congratulations to Mrs. Margaret Ballan- tyne, a long-time, well-remembered farmer resident of Brussels. Mrs. Ballantyne celebrated her 103rd birthday at Grace Hospital in Toronto last week where a party, complete with cake and candles, honoured her on that occasion. Her Brussels friends are happy to learn that she is very alert and still takes an interest in politics and hockey. * * * * * * grumbled and growled a lot about the nuisance and inconvenience but it was in a good cause and had to be done. Now we can heave a sigh of relief and consider all the advantages of having, sanitary sewers when everything is completed next year. Then, no doubt, we will sigh over what it is all costing us. * * * * * * Ladies: How do you feel about baking a couple of pies for September 19th. As is their annual custom the Ladies Division of the Brussels Fall Fair, will have a booth on the grounds where anyone can enjoy a quick snack of sandwich or home-made pie, along with a refreshing cup of tea or coffee. The Ladies Division would indeed appreciate a pie or two from anyone who would care to make such a donation. ****** It is quite apparent that livestock breeders in this area need not take a back seat to those elsewhere, Congratulations to Bodmin Ltd. for their Grand Champion Shorthorn Bull and to Jan Van Vliet for his Grand Champion Yorkshire Boar and also for being judged the Premium Breeder at the C.N.E. * * * * * Cattails are a common sight on marshy roadsides and elsewhere. They have frequen- tly been gathered and used for decorative effects in floral arrangements, even at times gilded or silvered, to make them even more attractive. Now we have read that cattails May provide a natural solution to water polution. An artifical marsh, mostly Cattails, is to be constructed to treat sewage effluent. Natural purification is the basic principle of the process. Cattails, it is said, will use the nutrients in sewage effluent in hutch the same way .as lawns utilize nutrients from Manure or -other fertilizers, If the experiment is successful this simple concept can be Used elsewhere to treat sewage effluent without building expensive sewage treat- , !tent plants. Peerhaps, this is a reminder that we should look to nature to help solve More of oar troublesome problems.