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The 1980 Santa Claus parade was a Original Costume Including Clown - Carol
success withmany area people and organiza- Ten Pas and Karen Knight, first; Lori Willie,
tions winning 'for their floats. second. Best Horse and Rider - Shelly
The prize winners "'were as follows: Best 'Draper and Dawn Currie "shared , first and
• Float, any type-Brussels Girl Guides - First; ,second; and ,Ronald Cunningham was third.
Brussels Optimists, second; and Brussels Best Decorated Vehicle on Wheels
'BrOwnies, third. Best Comic Float -.Brussels Callander Nursing Home, first; Donald
Youth, first Thompson and Stephenson, Hastings and Neil Pipe, second; McDonald
second; Leo Club, third. Best SnoWmobile or Lumber - Third. Best Decorated Bicycle -
Go Cart-Murray's Barber Shop, first; Richard Minielly and Best Decorated Dog
Walton Area Sports Club, second Best and Cart - Walton Welding,
AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS—The Brusseis Leo Club won third
prize in, the best comic float class, for An. Old Fashioned Christmas: ,
Brenda Ten Pas (Walking) and. ther Members of the Leo club`dressed up
• as children for their part in this float. ' (Photo by Ranney)
109th Year - Issue No. 50 PRICE: 80 Cents
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1980
cDonald heads BofE
russels Post
BRUSSELS
NTAR 10
THE REINDEER WERE MISSING BUT...—Santa still made it to
Briissels on Saturday in a fringe topped surrey, pulled by horses. (Photo
by Ranney)
Short Shots
by Evelyn' Kennedy
Tuesday's high winds and blowing snow
resulted in some cars going in the ditch and
a number of people stranded at the Diesel
Diner in Jamestown until around midnight
Wednesday morning.
The Mount Forest weather station report-
ed the maximum gust there was about 82
k.m. per hour in a storm which covered all of
.'southern Ontario.
There was a lot of drifting and blowing
Labour to keep alive in your heart that
spark of celestial joy conscience.
* * * * *.
Despite a. dull gray day -a good crowd was
on hand to welcome Santa in the Saturday
Santa Claus parade. Twenty or more
decorated floats with clowns', comic charac-
ters, small decorated vehicles, even a
dog-cart with passenger, horses and riders,
a space ship complete with two spacemen
arid horse powered buggies and wagons,
modern and old means of transportation well
represented. With the music of the Seaforth
Girls Trumpet Band and the Brussels Legion
Pipe Band they proceeded from the C.I.L.
plant along the main street to the fire hall
where Santa and his helpers handed out
goodies to the yotinsters. Santa arrived in a
surrey with a fringe on top. Perhaps there
was not enough snow for his reindeer for the
surrey was hitched to a team of ponies. After
Santa's visit. There- was free skating in the
arena.
* * * * *
The Christmas season is a time of
friendship and good-will. We have With us in
out village the Larprom family who fled from
impossible conditions in Laos. At this time of
happiness with family and friends they must
feel homesick and lonely.- If you would care
to express your friendly good-will toward
them this Chirstmas a most acceptable gift
would be a donation of money left at the
Clerk's office in Brussels. This will be given
to them for payment of their air-flight fare to
Canada which they themselves are responsi-
ble for.
* * * **
Winter blew in with a veng ance Tuesday
a
fternoon of last week. Stormy winds'
hipped swirling snow into a fury Making
visibility practically nil Driving Was ex-
tremely dangerous. Poliee cruisers were
BY: DAVE SYKES
Sixteen trustees, including six new
members, took the oath of office at the
inaugural session of the Huron County
Board of Education last week.
DonaldMcDonald of Brussels was elected
as board chairman for a second term and
Bert Morin of Wingham will serge a term as
vice-chairman of the board.
In his address to trustees,-Mr. McDonald
said the- board faces the prospect of
increasing the education levy by an
additional-8-10 per Cent in 1981' because of •
increase in contracts.
"Approximately 80-85 per cent of our
budget goes to employee contracts," he told,
the board. "And with increases of 8.10 per
cent in those contracts we will need an
increase in the 1981 levy.- ,.
The board has successfully negotiated
several contracts, with the inclusion of the
custodial and elementary teaching staff, but
contracts with CUPE union employees and
secondary school teachers are still outstand-
ing.
Mr. McDonald said the past year was
industrious one for the board claiming old
Bryans off
to Somalia
Jack and Mary Bryans of 'Brussels are
leaving for Somalia this week, but it isit.'t a
vacation trip.
Jack volunteered his services to CESO,
Canadian Executive- Service Overseas to
help the people of Somalia upgrade their
livestock development and export. CESO got
hold of the Bryans through a mutual friend
who had submitted their names. The Bryans
were contacted and agreed to go.
Somalia would like to increase its export of
livestock, and livestock products, since these
account for approximately 65 per cent of
their Gross National Product, Mr. Bryans
said.
The Bryans are to be in Somalia for about
three months. '
and "it got damn cold in a hurry," one of the
weather office personnel said.
One man who makes deliveries to
McCutcheon's Grocery Store told them he
had counted 15 cars in the ditch on his way
from Seaforth to Brussels on Wednesday
Morning.
The storm started around 5 p.m.
Tuesday,
policies were improved and new. ones were
introduced to improve the education system
of the county. He also elaborated on some of
the priorities of the board,.
"We introduced a performance review
system that included job descriptions for
employees which accomodates a yearly
review of their performance," he siad. "W
also have a --new budget format in which
each committee is responsible for its own
budget."
Despite some needed policy _changes, Mr. ,
called off roads. While cars, because of the
blinding white-out hit ditches and were
abandoned ) no ` serious accidents were
reported in this community. Since then
milder weather, _fog • and rain 'has washed'
away much of the snow. Now we have slush
and mud - an unsightly mess.
*****
Are you prepared for winter driving? With
slush, -snow, ice • and visibility problems
ahead of us in the months to come cars
shonld be tuned to winter conditions.
Drivers must adjust to vveather and road
conditions. If we go unheeding in our usual
way we are asking for trouble-Be alert! Take
Care.
*****
A truck driver reported early Wednesday
morning after the blinding Tuesday snow-
storm last'week, that he counted 15 cars in
the ditch between Seaford' and Brussels.
There is one car we know that did not go in
the ditch. It was driven by Debbie, our
level-headed reporter. She made the trip
from Seaforth to Brussels between 5:00 and
6:00 p.m. With visibility nil it took her an
hour to do it - but - she did it safely. It must
h,ave been quite an ordeal. Who dares to say
that after that exploit (and her just a slip of a
girl) that women are poor. drivers. No doubt
when she finally arrived she must have been
a- bit shakey and thankful 'to be home.
Cart., ditched in storm
LITTLE RECITATION—Young Greg
D,eVos did his part for the Christmas
concert in Bluevaleiwith a recitation.
The concert was sponsored by the •
on Chamber of Commerce to raise
funds for the Bluevale Hall. (Photo by
Bev Brown)