HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-04-08, Page 1ESTABLISHED
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WORK ON THE WRECKAGE — The Wingham.Fire Department fought
the blaze that destroyed this barn at the home of James A. Ross of East
Wawanosh Township for five hours early Thursday morning and men
were back on Friday morning working in the smokey debris.'
See story on page . 4. (Photo by Ranney)
109 Year — Issue No. 14 ,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1981 30 CENTS
BRUSSELS
ONTARIO
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
There- were six tender
bids on the old arena when
Brussels council met in regu-
lar session on Monday night,
but Dual-Trade of St. Thorn-
as won out at a price of $5000
to be paid to the village.
The tenders on the arena
were varied including a
couple that would have had
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Now in its second year, the Brussels Lions
z!'..Tradefest will be held at the arena next
..,;,Tweekend on April 16, 17 and 18.
The Tradefest gives area businesses a
•:•;,7,chance to show what they have to offer
'including items of interest to both the 'city
Short shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
Those lovely days that promised spring
were only a tantalizing totich of wha. we
hoped for, In spite of the early spring flowers
in bloom in response to the warmth of the
sun, and the flitting here and there of birds
busily preparing for nesting, spring proved a
fickle jade. Came again the cold winter
winds. On Monday morning there was a
snowy .carpet covering the ground: Winter
seems 'reluctant to leave, Later the sun came
out bright and strong and soon chased away
the snow.
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--Te h—rOionto Maple Leafs have done what
many said they could not do because of their
lack of consistent play, They have made the
NALL playoffs. Hooray for them!' What
they Can do from• here on is the question
now.
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'What price the; presidency of the Ll.S.,A,?
It seems too often to tie bullets of an assassin
Or would-be' assassin. The'latest victim being
Please thrift to page
sum of $1,000; Redi-Mix of
Brussels enclosed a cheque
for $1,350 to demolish Me
building and Ed Weber,-ask-
ed that the village pay him
$3,000 for cleaning up the
building, cement and debris
to ground level..
Before awarding the tend-
, et. to Dual-Trade; 'council
asked that the cement in the
and farm dweller.
More than 30 businesses will take part in
this year's Tradefest which will be held in
the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community
Centre. Booths are Open from 1 p.m, to 10
p.m. on Thursday, I p.m. to 10 p.ni. on
Friday and 1.0 a.111. to 6 p.m. on Saturday:
'See the suppleinent in next week's issue
of the Post indicating just sonic of the sights
at the Tradefest and more interesting
• information on the Brussels Lions Club.
Benefit game
raises MOO
Welcome Home Doug! read the big sign at
the arena entrance and a full house stood to
clap and cheer as Doug. McArter dropped the'
,puck at a hockey game between the
Wingham Ironmen and the Brussels Bulls at
a benefit for the young Midget Hockey
player on Friday night,
Over $1660 was, raised to help Doug and
his family with expenses for his care and this
included donations froth the Wingham
Ironmen, Seafotth Minor Hockey, Brussels
Minor Hockey, the Brussels Bulls and
Brophy Brothers from Wifigham. The 13rUS-
sels Midgets donated the proceeds from the
door.
The Wingham Ironmen won Friday
night's „game defeating the Brills, S-3,
old arena- be left in good
shape as they thought maybe '
the Leos Club would like to -$6000 worth of chain link
double court. He also
thought approximately $5000
tise the position of by-law
recreation meeting.
Council decided to adver-
fencing would be required. enforcement officer and put tennis courts there.
He said the Leo ,e1ub had building inspector. After de-
Wayne Lowe indicated the $8000 saved up for the tennis ciding that the clerk, would Leo Club was still interested courts and a couple of pled-
need some guidelines' to give
in having tennis ,courts per-, ges if the project goes ahead applicants an idea of what' haps near the Brussels, Mor-
this year, their duties would be. there ris and. Grey Community
He said that what the was a lengthy 'discussion on Centre in the corner behind
building permits. recreation board was re- Ken Tyerman's house.
questing from council was When the actual building Mt. Lowe said he didn't
whether or not it would be permits came up for approv-
know if they could have okay to put the tennis courts' al, councillor Gord Workman double courts or not "since
noted that there was a set up in that corner. the price of asphalt has got
It Was decided to discuss rule of thumb setting out way out of hand," and he
the proposal of using the old prices of buildings. He said thought it took something
Please turn to page 4 arena grounds 'at The next like 276 tons of asphalt for a
CHEERS. FOR DOUG A full house got to its feet and clapped and
cheered as. Doug McArter dropped the puck at a game between the
Brussels BUIls and the'Wingham IronMen at the arena on Friday night,
The benefit night Was held for Doug, injured in 'a game earlier this year,
to raise money for expenses for his care.
the village-paying to have the
arena taken away. Other
tenders included Hubert
Miller of Dashwood who
would pay the village $3750;
Abe Brubacher of RR3, List-
owel who asked that Brussels
pay $1000 for complete re-
moval of the building, Rich-
ard Elliott of Wingham who
also asked ,the village for the
Tradefest is coming u
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