HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-01-16, Page 3NOTICE
In order to facilitate snoW removal the
Brussels Council requests that there be no
parking on streets' over night during the
winter months. Cars will be towed away at
owner's expense,
Village of Brussels Council
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STUCK IN THE DITCH We don't knoW who the owner of thie.car is
but was stranded; in the.ditch, between BruSsels and Walton on Tuesday.
night and it was still there Wednesday morning-for the photographer to
capture a picture. of it;
The •Brussels Public School has a new
teacher. David Martih of. Moosoire 'has been
hired to replace Mrs. Doug Kirkby who
retired at Christrhas.
He will be teaching the core subjects,, to.
Grade '7 in the morning and conduct library
olassei in the afternoon. He was born in
Toronto and attended' an elementary school
• in Richvale. near Toronto. A graduate of the
Aurora Secondary School, he received his
Bachelor of Arts at Queen's University and
Bachelor of. Education at the University of
Ottawa, In 1973, he worked as a supervisor.
at the House of Concord, a probation home
for boys and girls 16-19. He taught, for two
years in Ottawa and two years in' .Moose .
Factory. ,
His interests include camping, canoeing,
fishing, hockey 'and cross-country skiing.
Mr. Martin 'has a wife Leslie and, a two
month old son John.
BY JANIS ACHESON
:-The residents at Callander
itursing Home have exper-
ienced a busy and happ)N,
holiday season. December's
Bingo champion was Mr.
Alex McDonald and this
month's bowling champ was
Mr.. John McMurray. '
On Tuesday, December
11th, the 1st Brussels Brown-
ies and. Girl Guides came to
sing Christmas Carols. After-
., wards,. the Guides greeted
each resident individually.
Visits by. the Brussels Brown-
ies and Guides • are always
enjoyed.
On. Tuesday, December
18th, caravan Clothes came
to Callander. This Toronto-
based company arrived in the
morning with a very large
selection Omen's and wona-•
en's clothing. The models for
the afternoon fashion show
were selected and they•spent
considerable time, choosing
their outfits for the show.
The residents who modelled
for this ,occasion were: Mrs.
Olive Dunbar, Mrs. Margar-
et *Taggart, Mrs. Cora.,
Gibson, Mrs. Maggie Mc-
Donald, Mr. Charles. Buck
and Mr. Frank Dunn. Mrs.
Betty Graber, our Director of
Brussels Legion host the
local zone playoffs, with a
championship game to be
played on Sunday at 12:30.
Also keep in Mind ,,the
Brussels Minor ' Itockey
Dance in the ' B.M.G.
Auditorium. on Saturday
night. We would appreciate - •
your support to help keep.
Minor Hockey operating.
GAMES THIS WEEK
Wed. - 7:00 'Huron Park
Atoms.at Brussels•
8:30 Etna-
Logan Midgets at Brussels
Fri. - 7:00 P eewee Practice
at Brussels
- 8:30 Hensall Bantams
at Brussels
agricultural operations would be, restricted if
they agreed to the urban•development.
More details on the discussion will
.•
show had ..a chance to win a with the Choir. The efforts of
beautiful • nightgown. Mrs. .the teachers and the, children . '''' ', , , . By Bill SmileY • ' Lou McLaughlin, a resident , .were greatly appreciated by ' ' , ! . — - 1 " " .
at the Home, was the Aucky .the Residents. . (COntinued from Page 2) , time to forget the *para-troopers of - • winner. Following the show _ theBrussels United Church On Sunday December 23rd Fallen comrades' my bum.. They ,didn't Arnhem, the-Third Division Water Rats,
guests, staff and residents .. fall, Mr. G. Mathison of Harding; Man. ` the Red DeVils of the First Division or the
had ample time to shop. The Choir came and sang. Rever- They were killed. . Second at Dieppe". .
:.day proved to be both fun. end Le Drew delivered three , More of the same pap. "Where was Mr. . Yes. I was shot down shortly after'
. and practical and was ,enjoy- Bible stories. Later the ,Men- Smiley when teen-agers were dying on the .„ Arnhem. A paiatroop, doctor bound :my
ed by everyone. , . nonite Choir arrived and . beach at Benny Se Mer? '-.' I presume he, displaced knee-cap. I met some of the
The Blyth Christian Re- ,.sang some Christmas ,songs ,means Beny sar men Well, Mr. M., I was Arnhems. •They were' a tough` bunch of'
form Singers came here on and hymns. :, * abOut five miles away, at Ste. Mer E'glise, bastards,' triumphant ' in defeat,' • "un-
December .19th and ' sang a On Christmas .Eve, the daunted. The "heroes" at Dieppe` a shooting and bombing the daylights out of
variety of Christmas Carols residents were treated' to ' the guys who were shooting at the guys ' poor:bunch of misled, misinformed, under-
for . the residents. They treat- some Christmas Carols and who were dying on the so-called beach., trained kids led into an, impossible attack
ed the residents to a Christ- piano. music by ' Jack Some beach.• • ' by stupid, commanders.
mas story and a short sermon Thynne's grandaughters. ' "Where was he When the children were ' "I saw ,teenagers, like the ones he is ,,
and later donated a lovely pot Mr. Tliynne is a residentcoming out of Caen while it was being , teaching now, die in the mud at. Walcheren
(misspelled) . . r thoueht of Christmas flawer,,s,',to the h W w
ere and has to ' bombed whungry children, alone, afraid ...and then last
Home, The Singers visited ie proud of. his family. and with:nothing but a black•sky full of Fold •
the residents individually be- On Christmas morning, rain to 'succour them?" Mr. M., after
fore leaving.- • • • Santa Claus made a trip to bombing Caen about eight times, and
December 20th was., made ' Callander to distribute the being shot to shreds in the process, I was in
very special by a large nUm- many giftsleft under the tree a jeep, visiting Caen; and giving those kids
ber of Brissels Public School to the residents. We would my chocolate rations and getting them out
like to think Mr. Ralph .of that hell-hole.
Pearson for being;this year's "Does Mr. Smiley really believe that it is
Santa. There were many'
visitota, to the home to -help
Hoc ey pla y er the residents have a ;Merry
night. He went down to Victoria Hospital in
London the next day where no damage to the
eye itself was discovered but there might be
some damage around the eye.
Mr. Dillow said a lot of people had offered
their help. ;;
Nursing, and Mrs. Debbie and Mrs. Mary Douma led
Trollope, a Health Care Aide the choir in a large selection;
also assisted by modelling of Christmas music. Our
attended or took part in the •in a ChristmasSing-a-Long ` • -p Sugar an s tce lovely outfits. Everyone who Residents then get involved • , • - . . ' ' , - • , ' - cl
season
nursing ome
-(Continued from Page 1) appear in next week's Post.
Although not much concern was ex- •
pressed regarding Henfryn, the farmers who Picovschool. closes
live".around. Jamestown did have some ; • (Continued froM Page '1)
concerns on how much . more their decided to close: • • •
ro o e
She mentioned that there-had only been
two children at the .playschoot one day last
week:
division
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Saturday 'will be played in
the Brussels. arena when Sun
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Some good hockey' all day Sat. No Minor Hockey .Co rrect ion
Legion .hosts. zone
. Children. Idell Wilson
broUght her Grade 3 class
someand led them in singing some
Christmas songa.lbey were
followed by the School's
Senior Choir. Mrs. Margery
Huether played the piano
Intermediates at Brussels Brussels council meeting.
It was not council but Mr.
King who said the clerk's
salary has been 'low `in
?comparison with other clerks
in the' county. The motion to
• increase his salary had three
councillors voting fOr it and
one voting against. The
All Day - • There were some errors in deputy olerk; Ruth Sauve's
. - 8:00 Ripley' last week's •write-up on the salary 'was increased from'
$4.25 and • hour to $5.25 not
$5.25 to $6.25 an hour as
reported, and David
Hastings' honorarium is $250
a year. ,
The Brussels Post
apologizes for these errors
and any inconvenience
caused.
Xmas. It was a long and
happy day for everyone.
Gerry Dillow was •injured in an Industrial
Hockey League game on Tuesday night
when a puck -came up and hit him in the eye.
Dave Wheeler and Jack Vader took him to
the Wingham Hospital Where he spent the
The
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship
Welcomes You
• to the opening
WORSHIP..
SERVICE
. Sun. January 20
at 7:30 p.m.
at the
Btustel$ Melville- Presbyterian
Choch:Bosement .
.PaStOtt,, 'Brian Laverty •
Doug Zehr
was a yearning for home (Canada).'
Well, Mr. C., I saw teenagers go down in
flames, plunge into the ocean, and Omagh I
'didn't have an ear to their chest, as you
seem to have had, I heard their last
thoughts, sometimes, on radio.
"Jesus. Mom. Help me. Mother!
Help!" .
injures eye