The Brussels Post, 1981-09-23, Page 1BRUSSELS SCHOOL MARCHES — Children ticipants in the Brussels fair parade at noon
from the Brussels Public School were par- hour on Wednesday. (Photo by Ranney)
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BRUSSELS
109 Year — Issue No. 38
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1981
QUEEN OF THE FURROW CONTESTANTS — These Queen of the
Furrow contestants posed for a last picture together before continuing on
with a competition to find out who would be the next Queen of the Furrow
when the Huron County Plowing Match was held near Brussels o+m
Saturday. In the front row from left are Dianne Oldfield, 22, of R.R. 4,
Seaforth who was chosen as the new Queen and Sandra Finlayson, 16 of
R.R. 3, Kippen. In the back row are: Deb Armstrong of R.R. 4,
Wingham, Queen last year, Carol McIntosh, 18 of R.R. 4, Seaforth and
Jacquie Robertson, 17 of R.R. 2, Bluevale.
Plowing Match near here
Class 4, open class Elmer Erb
of Millbank-first, Ron Scotch-
mer of Mitchell-second; Class
5, for boys and girls under 15
who have never won first
prize-Steven Adams of Brus-
sels first; Paul Pentland of
Dungannon-second; in class 6
for girls under 24, Marion
Hunt of R.R. 4, Walton; Class
7 for Huron County residents
under the age of 20-Brian
McGavin of R.R. 4, Walton
and Bevan Shapton of Exeter.
In Class 8, open Ken hines of
Brussels placed first with
Barry Gordon of Seaforth
placing second.
Class 9, the Horse Class
was won by Andrew McRob-
bie of Mount Forest. Edgar
Howatt of Myth placed
second, Peter Van Deborne of
Seaforth won first and Harry
Johnston of Seaforth won
second in Class 10 for tractors
drawing four plows or more.
Ron Scotchtner of Mitchell
and Lloyd Howatt of Clinton
placed first and second res-
spectively in the Antique
Class.
In other contests such as
horseshoe pitching, Harold
Pridham and Lorne Elliott of
Staffa were the winners in the
open class while Harold Cart-
er and Alec Boa won in the
Huron Class. In log saw-
ing, where contestants used
their own saw, the winners
were John Pentland and Bill
Mewhinney of R.R. 6, Goder-
ich. For the class for all
contestants using the same
saw, winners were Murray
Cardiff and Murray Elston. In
nail driving Marie Hicknell of
Seaforth won the ladies Divis-
ion while her son Larry also of
Seaforth won the men's class.
Secretary-Treasurer
Graeme Craig figured there
Would be approximately
$2500 in cash prizes given out
this year.
LOOK AT THIS ONE, GRANDMA — Bobby
Steiss was fascinated by the various exhibits at
the Brussels fair on Wednesday and wanted to
point each one out to his grandmother Ruby
Steiss. (Photo by Ranney)
Sun shines for Brussels fair
This year for a change, the weather
co-operated with Brussels Fair organizers
with a warm sunny day on Wednesday which
attracted large crowds of people to Brussels
120th fair.
People were also treated this year to a bit of
entertainment at the Crystal Palace on
Tuesday night. Earl and Martha Heywood
sang and performed a magic act for the
enjoyment of the crowd.
Following a parade through the village at
12 noon on Wednesday an official opening
was held at the fairgrounds with Nanci
Bennett, Queen of the Fair, Reeve Cal
Krauter of Brussels; Reeve Bill 'Elston Of
Morris; Reeve Roy Williamson of Grey;
Reeve Harvey Craig of McKillop; Brussels
Agricultural Society President John Bones-
chansler; Leona McDonald, president of the
Women's Division; Huron-Bruce -M.P.
Murray Cardiff and Huron-Bruce M.P.P.
Murray Elston who officially opened the fair.
Judges for this year's parade were: Carol
Boneschansker, Karen Yuill and Rev. Char-
les Swan. Winners for the best decorated bike
were:Craig Workman-first; Shawn Bremner-
second; Don Hastings-third; Scott Johnston-
fourth and Todd Rice-fifth. Winners for
the best Clown were: Patricia Knight-first
Cindy Bernard and Shannon Rice-second;
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
Hurrah! The skies smiled and the crowds
came. Brussels Fall Fair had a great day. The
noon parade had school children and teachers
from three schools, Grey CentraltWalton and
Brussels, marching to the music of two bands
with banners flying. Officials in cars led the
parade and there also was the Queen of the
Fair in a carriage drawn by a pair of ponies,
along with interesting floats, small decorated
motor vehicles and bicylces, clowns and
horseback riders. It was a colourful parade.
Then it was on to the fair grounds for the
events of teh afternoon. The midway was kept
busy with youngsters enjoying the rides and
games of chance while munching on hot
buttered popcorn. It was a welcome change
from last year's rainwashed muddy affair.
Detailed fair results will appear next week.
The Brussels Arthritic Society will hold
their Annual Canvass in October with the
Brussels Leo's canvassing. Date will be
announced.
* * * * *
This is the time of year when various
organizations resume activities after the
summer vacation. That is just what the
Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders of Brus-
sels are about to do. Tuesday, September
22nd, was the first day kir the Brownies with
the meeting in the library from 4:00 to 5:30
p.m, All girls 6 to 9 are welcome. Guides and
Pathfinders will Meet in the United Church
basement tonight, Wednesday, September
23rd, from 7;00 to 9:00 p.m, All girls 10 and
over will be Welcome:
Darren Johnston-third; Michelle McNeil-
fourth and Todd Rice-fifth. Crystal Devlin
placed first in the Horse and Rider Class ,
followed by Donna Johnston, Glen Hunter,
Debbie Johnston and Janet McIntosh.
Prize winners for Kindergarten marching
were Grey Central followed by Brussels
Public and in marching, Grades 5-8 it was
once again Grey Central followed by Brussels
Public.
In the school floats, Walton Public School's
Grade 2 and 3 placed first followed by Walton
Kindergarten and Grade 1 with Brussels
Close to the top
Carol Wheeler of R.R. 5 Brussels was
second runner-up and Nanci Bennett of R.R.
3 Walton was third runner-up in the recent
Miss Mid-Western Ontario pageant in
Lucknow.
Carol is Miss Morris Township and Nanci is
Miss Brussels Fall Fair. There were 24
contestants in the competition.
Miss Ripley Fall Fair was crowned Miss
Mid-western Ontario and the Listowel Fall
Fair Queen was first runner-up.
How swiftly the summer has gone. The
trees have began to put on their beautiful
array of colour. There is a chill in the brisk
breezes that blow. Too soon the trees will
shed their autumn dress and wait for the
snow to cover their nakedness. Most' young
folks, and some older ones also, find activities
which they enjoy in the season of ice and snow
but as one grows older many of us find it loses
its allurement.
*****
Soon sportsmen- will be out hunting. They
should keep this in mind. It's the successful
hunts that are best remembered. It's also the
hunting tragedies that are never forgotten.
With forethought, good planning, and an
awareness of what could gO wrong, you have
all the ingredients for a memorable hunting
season. Guns and alcohol are a bad
combination. So the real hunting enthusiast
keeps the two apart.
****
They will not leave her alone! The London
Sun is hounding Diana, Princess of Wales.
The newspaper claims that she is already
bored and tired of the Royal life and has
persuaded Prince Charles to take her away
from it all. It also said "she has reached a
personal crisis in her new lifestyle, almost
impossible to adapt herself to the day-to-day
routine." Buckingham Palace has stated
there is no truth in the report. This is the
same paper that harassed her when they
found out about her romance with Prince
Charles. No doubt she is finding it hard to
adjust to her new position and responsibili-
ties. Such reports as the one in the Sun Will
surely make it more difficult. We pray she
May be given the strength and courage to do
what is required of her.
school placing third.
In the Organizations and Commercial
Floats. Winners were: Brussels Optimists,
Brussels Leo Club, McDonalds 1 Howich
Insurance - Max Demeray and the Royal
Bank.
In the Horse Drawn Vehicle category,
Huron County Plowing Match was first with
Leonard Robertson placing second.
In races for the school children; winners of
the boys 60 yard sprint, ages 6-8 were: Roger
Evans, Grant Martin and Seth McCutcheon.
For girls ages 6-8, the winners were: Ann
Martin., Melanie Vermeer and Lisa Penning-
ton. For boys, ages 9-11, Andy Vermeer,
Brian Alcock and Marty Rutledge were the
Dianne Oldfield of Seaforth
was chosen Queen of the
Furrow when the Huron
County plowing match was
held at the farm of Mrs. Viola
Adams of R.R. 5, Brussels on
Saturday. The first runner-up
was Jacquie Robertson of
Bluevale.
Ken Innes of Brussels was
the senior champion in plow-
ing and the reserve senior
champion was Barry Gordon
of Seaforth. The junior cham-
pion was Brian McGavin of
R.R„ 4, Walton. Bevan Shap-
ton of Exeter was the reserve
junior champion.
In the various plowing
classes, the winners were as
follows: Class 2 for boys and
girls under 20--Bevan Shap-
ton of Exeter-first, and Brian
McGavin of R.R.4, Walton-
second; Class 3, open class
for Huron contestants-Ken
Innes of Brussels-first, Barry
Gordon of Seaforth, second;
winners while Janet Pearson, Heather Petrie
and Kim Zettel were the winners for girls in
that age category. Mike Saxon, Danny Wood
and Corrie Young won for boys 12-14 while
Miranda Vermeer, Verna Perrie and Ana
Deniz won for girls 12-14.
In this year's field crop competition, for
ensilage corn, winners with their points were
as follows: William Coultes-91; Jack Cardiff-
90 1/2 ; George Pearson-90;Ross Veitch 89 1/2 ;
Clare Veitch-89; Laurie Black-87; Bill Pear-
son861/2 ; John Armstrong-86; John McIn-
tosh-86; Joe Semple-851/2 ; Jack Higgins-85;
Ross Higgins-841/2 ; Bob Higgins-84 Charles
Higgins-83'/2; Graham Work-83.
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