HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-06-17, Page 1CRANBROOK II CLUB — The current
Cranbrook II 4-H Club was also part of the
celebrations of the 30th anniversary of 4-H in
Cranbrook on recently . In the front row are
Karen Cox, Rosemary Terpstra, Dianne Elston,
leaders: Marie Perrie andJody Miller. In the
back row are Carol Ann Connell, Lori Terpstra,
Dianne Cox, Susan Engel, Pam Engel and Kim
Smith. (Photo by Ranney)
109 Year — Issue No. 24
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1981
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
When trouble come to you don't run away
from it. Stand where you are and face it and
you will overcome it.
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What a small place this world has become.
With the high winged Jet Birds travellers
can fly in comparative comfort, seen to by
flight attendants, almost anywhere their
hearts desire in a few hours— if their
finances can stand the strain of such travel.
One can leave Toronto Airport and arrive in
Winnipeg in slightly over two hours. That
would have seemed incredible to early
pioneer settlers. They made their way West
in prairie 'wagons, with naught but canvas
covers to shield them from sun, rain, cold
and storms, facing months of harship on the
Way. makes us realize all the more with
what courage they undertook that hazardous
journey.
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As usual after a vacation, settling into
office routine does not come easy. After
leisurely days of visiting with my family in
Winnipeg with nothing to do but enjoy
myself it is frustrating to do certain things
at a certain time such as having this column
ready in time for the deadline. Thoughts of
lazy hours in a yard of trees, flowering
shrubs and singing birds intrude. As do
memories of watching my young grandsons
give a credible performance in soccer games
and meeting interesting, friendly people. No
problems when alone with my two grandsons
for a few days. As anticipated they were very
considerate of grandma. Alas holidays must
come to an end, so here I am once again.
Getting back to work I enjoy has its
compensations.
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If you have never been there, now is the
time to visit the Brussels Callander Nursing
Home and learn something about it.
Saturday of this week they are holding
"Open House." You will be a welcome
visitor. Both residents and staff will be
happy to see you. Next week is Nursing
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BY DEBBIE RANNEY
Another World has nothing on the soap
opera-type story that has been taking place
in the Bluevale community for the past two
years. ,
The question of what to do with the
Bluevale hall has provided enough contro-
versy to keep, any scriptwriter going on a
continuous plot line.
And although, a meeting was held last
Monday night to clear up misunderstand-
ings and make a final decision on what to
do about the hall, things weren't getting
any ,less complicated, as people made
motions, then, first and second amend-
ments to motions and in the end after a
vote was held, the community was right
back where it started.
The story began back in ,1979 when
people questioned whether to close the
building which wasn't getting much use or
to renovate and make it a more active
place. It was decided to renovate. Various
fundraising events , were held.
,Sond the question became , whether it
would be better to renovate. or build an
entirely new building. Then when a ,piece
of land behind the Bluevale hall was sold, it
became necessary to look at new sites since
the size of building planned would not
provide adequately for sewage on the
present site.,
It wasn't long before rumours regarding
the hall began to circulate in the
community and Monday's meeting was
held to clear, up misunderstandings. But
the complications were far from over.
Gord Chiddicks gave the results of a
survey sent in the mail by the Bluevale
Chamber of Commerce. In regard to a new
hall on a new site, 43 per cent voted in
favour; renovating the present hall-39 per
cent; a new hall on the present site- 10 per
cent, In a fourth question on the survey as
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to how many, people would go along with
what the majority favoured, eight per cent
said they would.
He said they had sent out about 250
surveys and that about 64 per cent of those
were returned. When surveys didn't come
in at the required time, phone calls were
made and 20 more surveys were turned in.
Based on a floor plan of the Underwood
Hall, he said an estimate was made on a
new building on a new site of about 50' x
90' and based on volunteer labour except
by professionals where needed. The
estimate cost, which included the cost of
the land at roughly $20,000, increased
expenses, unforeseen costs and using a, lot
of local, volunteer help made the total
figure Comp out to approximately $97,606.
Bev Brown , who was on the 1980
Fundraising Committee reported $18,000
But all the information on a new hall on a
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Brussels Post
Hall story a soap opera
Jeanne Ireland remembers
JEANNE IRELAND RETIRES — Sick of having to walk a mile to Work at
the first school where she taught, Jeanne Ireland bought herself this
bicycie at transportation, Mrs, Ireland who has been teaching for over 25
yetttl retiring this year. • (Photo by Ranney)
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
"Kids say the darndest things," and if
Jeanne Ireland, the kindergarten teacher
at Brussels Public School had remembered
to write them all down, she could have
written a book.
As it is, Mrs. Ireland who is retiring this
month will have many fond memories of
her years as a teacher. In honour of Mrs.
Ireland, a retirement social is to be held at
the Brussels school on Friday, June 19 at 8
p.m.
Memories of the early years recall a
training at Stratford Normal School and the
first school she taught at where the
children were "holy terrors." Her employ-
ers never bothered to tell Jeanne that that
particular school had gone through three
teachers the year before her because of
this.
Her teaching Career started near St.
Marys, "out in the country where I had
never been before," she says.
She came from Fordwich and had never
walked so far to school either--a mile to be
exact. Her starting salary at that first
school was $1200 with a $60 raise thrown in
at Chr istmas time.
That was in 1945 and with her first pay
cheque she bought herself a bicycle, which
she still has.
"That was so I didn't have to walk."
The first week there with so much work,
standing on her feet all day and the "holy
terrors," Jeanne vowed she was never
going to teach another day. Inspired by a
pep talk from her father, she went back to
teaching and in about a month even had
the children under control.
"I guess they were just testing," she
says.
SKI TO SCHOOL
Sometimes in the winter she skiied to
school or sometimes she got a ride in
the horse and cutter of the family she
stayed with. In the summer she might get a
ride with the horse and buggy.
When she went home to Fordwich on the
weekends getting back to her school near
St. Marys proved to be a problem so she
was only there for about a year.
Next she taught in Howick for three
years and then it was over to No. 3 Grey for
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