The Brussels Post, 1981-01-14, Page 14Brussels Post
BRUSSELS
ONTARIO
SNOWED UNDER—This car had obviously been sitting out for more
than just a few days and it was quite an afternoon of work on Sunday for
Julie and Vickie McCall to dig it out. (Photo by Rannej)
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1872
Schools closed
by big storm
109TH YEAR - ISSUE NO. .2
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1981 PRICE: 30 Cents
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
Coming Up Soon: The Robbie Burns Ball
sponsored by the Brussels Legion Pipe Band
on Saturday, January 24. See Coming
Events in this issue of the post. The popular
annual Lions Polar Daze in February. Watch
for particulars.
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Can the Toronto Maple Leafs keep their
come-back going? Maybe it was the shock of
a last - minute announcement that they
would have Mike Nykoluk (who said he
would be the one to control the team) that
electrified them into playing inspired hockey
on Saturday night. It enabled them to come
back from a 4-1 deficit to a 4-4 tie with the
Philadelphia Flyers in the final period. After
the slump they have been in it was a
pleasure to watch them once again playing
hockey. There were no boos from the fans in
Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday night but
rousing cheers rewarded their efforts.
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Have you ever suffe red from motion
sickness? It it a horrible feeling. If it is a bad
attack it makes one wish they would quickly
pass away and get it over with. Believe it or
not ; humans are not the only ones to fall
victim to motion sickness. Some animals also
do. Of all the most unlikely creatures to be
afflicted are fish. That presented a problem
to the Natural Resources Ministry. The fish
got car-sick when being transferred from
holding tanks to lakes and streams and often
died. They found that by transferring
fingerlings to holding tanks the day before
moving them and not feeding them
overcame the problem. They travel better on
an empty stomach. Perhaps fasting a full day
before travelling would work for humans.
'Those Who Suffer severely from motion
sickness w o u ld gladly try anything, at least
once, even jf it meant going htjrigry, Some
folks who are free from that bothersome
malady claim it is all in the mind.
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No one can accuse me of hating cats. But
an invasion of cats was just too much. It,
meant that they had to be dropped out in the
cold and the snow much against natural
inclination. Early one morning my dog
Sheba was sniffing and fussing at the
basement door. On investigating, expecting
a mouse, or at worst a fearsome rat, there
was a half-grown kitten staring at me. It was
coaxed to the top of the stairs. The dog
barked and back down it went. Finally it was
persuaded into the kitchen. At that instant
Sheba barked and scratched at the door that
had been shut on her. Frightened, the cat
streaked across the floor, hissing and
spitting like a minature tiger, up and over
everything in sight and under a piece of
furniture that sits flat on the floor except at
ends, one of which was tight against a wall.
There, flat on the floor, with flashlight in one
hard i yard stick in the other, was I poking
and slapping to get the cat out. It shot past
my face and into the bathroom. There it was
whimpering in the bathtub. Trying to climb
the wall tile to get away it flopped back into
the tub, Wary of scratching claws it was
picked up and tossed gently out into the
snow where it skittered away hopefully
headed for home. Good, 'that is the end of
that. Next morning the dog repeated the
sniffing mid whimpering. There, curled
upon the steps asleep were two sleek, fat
cats. In a hurry to get to the office they were
left to stay warm out of the snow until
returning home. However, they were gone
then, out the same way they got its a broken
basement window. It was boarded up which
was expected to solve the cat problem. Next
morning another cat! Being a fetnale my
repair job was insecure. The cat was picked
up and dropped outside and the window
securely banked up. There must of been
explicit communication' among the fe lines of
the neighbourhood as' to where they could
spend a Warm night.
• BY. DEBBIE RANNEY
Snow squall, warnings are becoming
familiar weather predictions lately and last
Wednesday was no exception.
Brussels Public School, Grey Central
School in Ethel, Walton Public School and
East Wawanosh Public School in Belgrave
were all closed Wednesday and the buses
didn't attempt to make the trip in. .
. Last Sunday, January 4 was also a stormy
day and at least one accident resulted in the
Brussels area. A head-on collision in a
white-out occurred just south of Ryan's
Bulldozing, north of the seventh concession
of Morris Township.
A 1975 Dodge driven by Robert J.
Longeway of 9 Abby Court in Stratford and a
1972 Ford driven by Linda Miners of Lot 3,
Schreyer
doesn't say . no
More preparations were made 'for the
celebrations when Morris Township's 125th
celebrations committee held a meeting at the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Community
Centre on Tuesday night.
Governor-General Ed Schreyer acknow-
ledged the township' 's invitation to take
part. He makes all his appointments six
months in advance, so the township will
be hearing from him later.
Melanie McLachlan of the Ministry of
Culture and Recreation plans to have
meeting with the finance committee and its
co-chairmen sometime this month to discuss
Wintario grants.
Siddon Brothers have been booked for the
township's kick-off dance on May 2. Potters
Distilleries are going to supply the liquor for
the beer tents and the bars, and it was
decided that the beer tent would be open
Friday; Saturday and Monday nights, but '
closed on Sunday.
Tickets for the barbecues are going to be
printed right away and will be on sale right
away---1000 tickets for each barbecue so
they' can get a better idea of how many to
expect at• each barbecue,
Jeanne, Kirkby who is to be the editor of
the township's historical book was at the
meeting and plans to set up a committee of
residents in the township who she feels will
be of great help to her and Will Meet with
r them in the neat future.
ionConceSn. 3,;ef-Rlt 2 ,131nev ale 'collided.
Passengers in the Longeway vehicle
Betty Longeway and daughter Jacqueline
received minor injuries, while another
daughter Tricia received more serious
injuries. Linda Miners also. received minor
injuries.
Total damage to the two vehicles involved
was approximately $5,000.
WINTER'S FUN! —There were lots
of people out enjoying winter
sports on Sunday, and Debbie and
Michael Seli took advantage of the
nice day to go sledding on the hill
near the bridge in Brussels, While
his mom enjoyed the ride, Midhael
was less sure about it. , (Photo by
Ranney)