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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-07-16, Page 1THE NURSERY CLASS SINGS .A SONG — The nursery class sangsongs with action movements as part of their presentation to parents tluring clo- - sing activities at the Walton Bible. School held in ,Duff's United': Church,' Walton on Friday night. In the front: row from left are Jamie Palton, Shannon Craig, Cindy McCallum, Brad Beuermann, Randy McClure and. Jeff Willjamson. In the second row are Andrea Gingrich; Shaton'oodkin, MattheW Lee, Lorlanne McClure, Matthew McNichol, Kimberly Baan and Wendy Clark. (Photo by Ranney) ark sets it off ESTABLISHED 1972 rusgels Post BRUSSELS 109th Year - ISSUO No. 29 ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1980 ew all for,B ev ? re Fire destroyed a barn, 80 bushels, of grain and 15 acres of hay that was in the, barn on a farm owned by Donald Perrie located on Lot 12, Concession 12 of Grey Township on Friday. Mrs. Perrie said there was a hot spot in one of the forage wagons when she " was unloading it into the blower but by the time she saw the spark in the forage wagon, the fire had already gone into the blower and up into the barn. After the fire started at about 3 p.in. the forage wagon was pulled away and partially unloaded onto the ground -to burn out. Donald Perrie was brought in from the field and he had time to get the tractor' off the blower. Also destroSred in the fire was the forage blower and pipes. • rn The Grey Township fire department arrived on the scene about 3:15 p.m. but fire chief Gordon Engel said by the time the fire department got there, the building was a mass of flames and the roof was just ready to. tall. Mrs. Perrie, said, the wind fanned the hay and the fire went wild once it got started. She said there was partial insurance coverage on the barn and equipment, but neither she nor the fire chief were able to give a cost estimate.on the damage. On Saturday, 10 farmers from the area baled 1600 bales; putting ,them into the Perrie's other barn since the Perries didn't have the equipment to do it themselves. One man even left his business in Brussels to out 1 tith the haying. Approximately 50 Bluevale residents wrestled with the problem of deciding whether to go ahead with an "addition on the old Bluevale hall or to erect an entirely new, building at a public meeting held there Thursday night. The meeting had been called following an engineering inspection from Art Clark who told the meeting that on a walk- through inspection he was asked a number of cluestions. 1The first, question-had to do with whether the building was structurally adequate in its present form.. His answer was that he thought'the floor and roof would require some upgrading to meet the Ontario Building " Code standards. The second question was in regard to what the community planned to do with the hall. He suggested that in present plans there were too many duplications of services with kitchen and bathrooms both upstairs-and downstairs. He suggested the community should look at the cost of a new building and do' an ' Please turn to page 20.. Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy There are times when, only a dog will 4p 'For a friend .. . when you are beaten,' sick and blue And the world's all wrong, for she won't care If you break and cry, or grouch and swear, For she will let you know as- she licks your hands That she is downright sorry Please turn to page 20. ONLY AN EMPTY SHELL —That was ali that was left of this barn on a after a fire, which started in a forage wagon, destroyed lit 'on Friday farm owned by Donald Petrie on Lot 12, what 12 of Grey township afternoon. (Photo by Ranney) 4