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The Brussels Post, 1980-09-17, Page 1SURROUNDED BY. HEIR WORK — Mina McCracken of Bliievale will soon be 89 bLit that haSn'I stopped her from quilting, baking, canning and doing many other household chores. She poses with some of her quilts. (Photo by Ranney) Mina McCracken Still baking, quilting at 88 1411: 14 44 • Hi ; It's fair day today in Brussels and. the. `usual parade, dignitaries and midway rides will go towards making the fair a success. FIuron-Bruce M.P. Murray Cardiff will officially open the fair at 1 p.m. Reeves from Brussels. Morris, Grey and McKillop are to make speeches. A new, addition to the fair this year is that the fair queen, Linda Machan will ride in the parade along with other dignitaries, The Brussels, Legion Pipe Band and the . Seaforth Trumpet Band will be at the fair grounds again this year on Wednesday afternoon. There's exhibits to see in the Crystal Palace, rides for the children to enjoy and the usual food for hungry fair-goers, so get out and enjoy. ESTAIKIINE0 11172 Mussels Post BRUSSELS 10901 Year -- Issue No. 38 ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1980 - orris, Turnberry discuss new hall site BY DEBBIE RANNEY Mina McCracken of Bluevale is almost 89 years old, ' but as we all know, age .has nothing to do with how young you feel and perhaps that's why Mrs. McCracken is still doing her own quilting, baking and canning and...well, the list is endless. She's made any number of quilts and most of them she's done all by. herself. She's done a quilt for each of her six great-grandchild- ren and for each of her four grandchildren. She has pieced and quilted all of these. When she first learned to quilt after she was married she worked by lamplight. She also helped to knit sweaters for the First World War. "I do my own work so far--getting the meals, doing the dishes, I still do my own baking," says Mrs. McCracken. When she says she does her won baking that means homemade pies, tarts, and cookies and her canning activities include preserves and pickles. In fact, she had just been making some tomato juice on the day of the interview. She has made innumberable fruit cakes for weddings and anniversaries, including cakes that she made for three of her granchildren's weddings. She also has a large garden which is looked after by herself and her son. She then puts peas and beans and other vegetables in the freezer for the winter. Mrs. McCracken has had an interesting life.' She used to make her career as "a practical nurse at $1 a day. She did it for 10 years and most of the patients she looked after were babies. As a young girl raised in Cranbrook, she and others used to walk into Brussels to sell berries. Mrs. McCracken who has a family of four--three daughters and a son was also at one time the secretary of the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church. in Bluevale. She will be 89 as of February 1, but. obviously Mrs. McCracken is one of those people who is as young as she feels. Re-locating the Bluevale hall was the topic of conversation When the councils of Morris and Turnberry met in,aspecial session at the Morris Township-11'4 on Tnesday. night. ,Previously been decided that Bluevale needed to a new community hall but more recently it became .apparent that the new hall would have to be build on a new site. The Bluevale Hall Board had received a letter from P.A. Paquette, public health inspector for Huron County stating that the existing lot can support a' building of only 600 square feet that would hold no more than 45 people. The lot size, 86 x 165 feet is not big enough to accomodate the septic tank system that would be necessary. At the meeting on Tuesday it was revealed that a four acre property belonging to John Mundell has been offered as a possible site for the new hall. The site is across from Tolton motors in Bluevale. No price had been discussed on the property yet, but Mr. Mundell was to negotiate with Turnberry Township. Turn- berry reeve Brian McBurney 'and Ross Turvey, a representative from the Bluevale hall building committee were to contact Mr. Mundell last Wednesday to see if they could come up with some kind of agreement. One condition that Mr. Mundell said he wanted is a driveway so he has access to the highway. Without that access he won't sell the property. Turnberry council 'first has to go back to the people to see if they agree with buying Mr. Mundell's property. At the meeting, Turnberry said they wanted Morris to sign an agreement making' each township would be responsible for 50 r •kp 4... per cent of the operating costs, but Morris reeve Bill Elston indic,ated that Morris would have .to discuss it as a 'council' first. 'The building committee plans to keep up the old •Bluevale hall fora little while to hold fund-raising events in but if somebody makes an offer for it in the meantime they will let it go. The kind of building they're looking at for a new community hall is the same type as the one in Underwood'. The suggestion has also beenlmade that in the new building they might be able to incorporate the Bluevale library as well as a meeting room. In other business, discussed by Morris, council had recieved a petition on the Grant Municipal drain on the north half of Lot 26, Please. turn to page 3 Terry Fox Fund grows here Marathon of Hope runner Terry Fox really started something when he set out to raise funds for cancer research. An incredible amount of money has been donated to cancer research in his name and the people of Brussels and area are doing their bit to help out too. So far $329 has come into the Brussels Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerCe tdr , the Terry Fox fund and the bank is still accepting donations. Meanwhile, the Brussels Public School has received only one donation and three or four pledges 'for its cross-country run for cancer research. Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy To all the gossip that I hear I'll give no faith; to what I see But only half, for it is clear All that led up, is dark to me, Learn we the larger life to live, To comprehend is to forgive. -Henrietta A. Heathorn Huxley Today (Wednesday) is the day of Brussels Fall Fair. Watch the parade, see the indoor and outdoor exhibits and the competitions. Enjoy the midway, the bands and other attractions. * * * * * * * * * * * * * Vacation time is over. Students are again going school. This means that school buses are back on roads and streets. It is strange that after all the publicity about it there are still drivers who do not seem to know that they must stop when a school bus is Showing flashing lights while children are entering or leaving the bus. It does not matter in which direction you are travelling, meeting, or following, a school. bus. You must stop. that is the law. Drivers of VehicleS must obey it. With thousands of children riding school buses every day it is necessary for their protection. Children expect drivers to stop until they are' safely off the street or road as they enter or leave the bus. Speed, nonattentive drivers and those just Please turn to page '2 ar BRUSSELS LEGION PIPE BAND PERFORMS -- The Brussels Legion ' Pipe. Band was out In full force for the 60th anniversary of the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels school fair on Saturday. (Photo by Ranney)