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The Brussels Post, 1979-10-10, Page 1Vandals strike again Vandals struck the second time around as a new window installed at Malcolm Jacobs Harness and Saddlery Shop was broken Friday night aft er someone threw a, rock through the window. The newly formed. Brussels playschool is really going well, according to Colleen Rice, program director, who says that they have a total enrolment of 17 so far. She said they're hoping that more will enroll for the school as time goes on, but that 17 was a perfect number for the first week. The playschool received a $250 donation Someone had broken the window last weekend and after a new window had been installed ) it was broken again on Friday night causing $600 damage. Wingham O.P.P. Are still investigating. from the Brussels Lions Club on Friday. Some of the activities at the playsehool this week included: a Thanksgiving theme where the children made pilgrim's hats and turkeys out of brown paper bags, the children cut pictures of their family out of the catalogue and there was also a story time. Playschool off to good start ry HMM, THE FOOD LOOKS INTERESTING — Darryl Marks and Karrin Marks of Belgrave found the annual Belgrave turkey supper to be an interesting affair and both of them dug right into their food on Wednesday night. (Brussels Post Photo) ESTABLISHED 1672 Brussels Post Cooks, here's a chance 108th Year — Issu,e No. 41 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1979 BRUSSELS ONTARIO Home, garden show? BY DEBBIE RANNEY Bran muffins are my specialty when it comes to baking. The only other thing I know how to bake at the moment is a chocolate cake. I can even do that by the scratch method if I have to, but I prefer Duncan Hines. But the more people who send in those delectable Christmas recipes to this news- paper, the more I'll be encouraged to explore further than the areas of bran muffins and chocolate cakes. I'm one of the worlds messiest bakers. My mother always told me to put everything away as I used it, but I prefer to see a good portion of the bag of flour on those dripping egg remains, sugar, and anything else that goes into the recipe scattered in full view on the cupboard. That's one way of being able to see what I've accomplished. My bran muffin making expertise got started when in my summer holidays, my mother used to suggest I could make them for dessert for supper. She never suggest- ed that I learn to bake much else besides the chocolate cake, probably because she Thanksgiving. A time of gathering of families and friends; of feasting on all the traditional fare associated with Thanks- giving. How many of us, I wonder, paused, at some time, to remember and give thanks for the abundance we take for granted; for the family we have been blessed with; for good friends; for the beauty that surrounds us and all the good things that we, as Canadians, enjoy. * * * * * * Belated congratulations to our Brussels Boys Squirt team who won the Tri-County Squirt Championship. The Bombers, Brus- sels Ladies Slo-Pitch team, lived up to their name. They bombed the Milverton team and walked off the ball diamond as the WOAA Champions. Congratulations to them also. * * * * ** Once was not enough for the vandal who pitched a bottle through the front plate glass window of Jacob's Saddlery Shop. There was a repeat performance. The window was replaced on Friday afternoon. Saturday morning there was another gaping hole and cracks where a large, heavy stone had been hurled through the newly replaced glass. What can one concludebut that the person responsible is a very sick person indeed and is in urgent need of the proper attention. * * * * * * Tampering with an odometer is an absolute no-no. If you are tempted to fiddle with that mileage; beware: Such tampering is looked' on as defrauding the public and very stiff fines are being handed out when anyone is caught at it. One stich person was fined $10,000 or six months in jail and put on probation for 18 months. Be warned. Do not do it. ** **** What great opportunities young people have these days. Not only the three "k's” are taught in today's schools. Music, drama, hated looking at that messy cupboard. My mother can follow a recipe by guesstimating, but not me. I follow all directions exactly. I don't know if that's why my bran muffins turn out better than hers or not, but at least I'm able to bake something. For cooks like me, include detailed instructions with your recipe please. Those of us who write news for a living would like to learn more about baking and cooking and you readers could help us out immensely by sending in those recipes for the Christmas Cookbook. Recipes for main dishes, recipes for nearly everything are welcome in, he Christmas Cookbook. For details see the ad elsewhere in the paper. And if helping me learn to—cook isn't enough of a reward, remember each recipe submitted by Wednesday, October 24 has a chance to win one of 20 $2 prizes that will be drawn that day. So; from one good (?) cook to another, get those recipes — as many good ones as you want to enter — into the newspaper office soon. gymnastics and a host of other things that were not on the curriculum when I went to school. (I hate to think how long ago that was.) All the music we ever got was the singing of "0 Canada" or "The Maple Leaf Forever." Drama was trying not to yell, keep smiling and listen to the teacher while the hateful boy behind was pulling my.hair. For the unfortunate ones who were subjected to the strap ritual it was struggling to keep back the tears, never letting classmates (most of all teacher), know how much one's dignity was hurt; and have a grin on when it was over. Gymnastics for us Were unknown unless one could count trying to dodge the threat of the descending strap (which only infuriated the wielder). Our physical edu- cation was confined to exercises with dumbells and swinging of clubs. Club swinging was interesting and was quite an art if one had a sense of rhythm and spent some extra time at it. How times have changed. ** * * * * Thanksgiving weekend was anything but bright and cheerful, outdoors rainy and dull it was. In homes where relatives and friends met together it was different. There was laughter and bright chatter. From the kitchens came the tantalizing smell of roasting turkey and dressing; pumpkin pies, that would be heaped high With whipped cream when served; cranberries sparkling red and juicy in a treasured glass bowl, Certainly it was not a dull weekend in my home. With me was my elder granddaughter and an active on-the-go seven year old grandson who roughed and tumbled with my dog Sheba who loves children. Sheba was enchanted with all the attention. As for the bustling preparatiOns of the Thanksgiving dinner - I avoided all that. A turkey for three made one envision endless days of turkey eating after they left. I took them out for our Thanksgiving dinner. Lazy? Maybe! Henry Exel of the Ways and Means Committee of the Brussels Lions Club approached the Brussels Business Associ- ation (BBA) with the idea of having a Home and Garden show in the arena possibly in late April when the BBA met at the Brussels Inn on Wednesday night. Mr. Exel suggested each business could have a booth and display their merchandise, and that they could have draws for different things and a dance afterwards. He suggest- ed this as an option to the Brussels Carnival Days. The idea is to be discussed at the next BBA meeting when it is hoped more merchants will attend as only four people showed up at Wednesday night's meeting. Tickets for the $100 a week Christmas draw are to be in each of the participating merchants stores. Thirteen merchants are participating in the draw. The $100 bill will be on display at the Royal Bank. The first draw is to be made at Anna's Dress Shoppe on Friday, October 19 at 8:00. The next draw- will be at the place whose stamp appears on the back of the winning ticket. The new crests for the BBA are to be white lettering on a black background. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, November 7 at 8 p.m. at the Brussels Inn. Leos canvass for Arthritis Over $700 was raised last year in the Brussels Arthritic Society's campaign for donations and the Society's president Mrs. Ross McCall of Brussels said they hope to go over the $800 mark this year. Members of the Brussels Leo ' .ib will be canvassing for donations in Brusgels and area on Thursday, October 11. A Postal Walk meaning letters sent out in the mail will allow those living in rural area to contribute to the campaign. Good crowd at Celidh here Residents of Brussels and area enjoyed a Scottish Ceilidh pronouned (Kaylee) presented at the Brussels Legion on Saturday night. Entertainment included Jim McLean, Wendell Richards and Don Dunbar as a trio on the pipes, organ and drums, Tracy Bennett doing the Highland Fling, Sharmen Adams and Karen Johnston doing stepdances, songs by May Godden and Ethel Sutton, two sisters from Ethel, and GeoLge Procter, the sword dance by Debbie Campbell,. a harmonica number by Darrel Adams, and a Chantreuse by ,Carol Wheeler. Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy THE HIGHLAN D FLING — Tracey Presented the Highland Fling as part Celidh at the Brussels Legion on Saturday night. Benett of the The Brussels Legion Pipe Band completed and evening of Scottish entertainment. •