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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-12-30, Page 1• A busy 1981 for brussel s, 'JANUARY 7,1981 Todd's. Bakery opens in Brussels, Dogs running loose in Belgrave a problem for Mor- ris Township Council. JANUARY 14,1981 Area schools are closed and accidednts occur as result of big storms. Governor-General Ed Schreyer acknowledges Mor- ris. Township's invitation to take part in the township's 125th celebrations. JANUARY 21,1981 Majority of people favor dissolution of Ethel as a police village as Grey Town- ship holds public meeting to decide. Jan Van Vliet, RR2, Brus- sels is elected vice-president of Huron County 4-H Club Leaders Association. JANUARY 28, 1981 John Boneschansker and. Leona McDonald are elected presidents at the Brussels • Agricultural Society's annual meeting. Morris Township gets 26 entries in its beard growing contest. FEBRUARY 4, 1981 Murray Gaunt announces he will not be seeking re- election as Huron-Bruce M.P.P. in the provincial elec- tion. Kevin Wheeler of Brussels and his partner Christine Hough of Kitchener excel at the Canadian Figure. Skating Championships. FEBRUARY 11 1981 Five candidates seek Lib- eral party nomination, three vie for P.C: and the N.D.P. pick Tony Mcquail as Huron- Bruce gears up for the provin- cial election. A Belgrave area family, Lottie Scott and her children are left homeless after a fire destroys their house. FEBRUARY 18,1981 Brussels ends 1980 with a surplus of $56,445 a figure that includes the budgets of several local boards, the arena and the waterworks. Progressive Conservatives pick Gary Harron as the candidate for Huron-Bruce. FEBRUARY 25, 1981 A quick thaw swells the Maitland River in Brussels. Murray Elston of Wingham wins the nomination for Lib- eral candidate for Huron- Bruce. MARCH 4, 1981 Brussels Bantams win the W.O.A.A. D.D. Champion- ship for Western Ontario. Doug McAndless, presi- dent of the Ontario Public School Men Teachers' Feder- ation visits Huron County schools. MARCH 11, 1981 Ontario Premier Bill Davis visits Huron County and is interviewed on CKNX radio in Wingham. Rabid fox is found near Brussels dam. MARCH 18,1981 Over 1,000 people vote at the advance polls in Port Elgin, Kincardine and Wing- ham and Brussels areas of the Huron-Bruce riding. MARCH 25, 1981 Liberals hold seat in Huron Bruce as Murray Elston be- comes the new M.P.P. APRIL 1,1981 Approximately 170 pigs are lost as fire destroys one barn and part of another at the home of Brian Workman of R112, Brussels. Over 800 people attend the official opening of the Maple Keys Sugar Bush near Ethel on Saturday. APRIL 8 , 1981 Brussels old arena sells for $5000. Benefit game for Doug McArter raises $1600. APRIL 15.1981. Michelle McCutcheon of Brussels is a member of the London Supremes which takes first place at the Cana- dian International Precision Skating Competition. APRIL 22,1981 Brussels holds another suc- cessful Tradefest. Ten balloons from Michi- gan are found in a field at the home of Leo Dietner of RR1, Ethel. • APRIL 29,1981 Grey Township grader operator Larry Keffer finds Canadian Post Office Metal tags in a ditch on sideroad 20 and 21 of Grey Township. Two Brussels area girls Chris Bragg of RR3 Brussels and Cindy Evans are contest- ants in the Listowel Second- ary School's Homecoming Queen contest. MAY 6 Stu Parker is named Brussels new councillor fol- lowing the resignation of Malcolm Jacobs. Morris taxes up an average of $129. MAY 13,1981 Grey Township taxes go up an average of $46 in 1980. MAY 20, 1981 Sam Sweeney of Brussels builds his own homemade plane. Brussels Fire Department sells its 1929 fire truck for $5,200. MAY 27, 1981 Brussels old arena on Elizt abeth Street is torn down. Brussels plans two walka- thons, one for the Interna- tional Year of the Disabled and the other for minor sports, figure, skating and Doug McArter. JUNE 3, 1981 Anglican Church Walka- thon for the International Year of the Disabled raises $450. JUNE 10, 1981 Walkatlion raises over $3000 to be divided equally among Doug McArter, minor sports and figure skating. Cranbrook Women's Insti- tute marks 30 years of 4-H work. JUNE 17, 1981 Bluevale decides to keep its community hall after months of planning for a new hall on a new site. Jeanne Ireland a teacher at the Brussels Public School ,retires after 25 years of teaching. , JUNE 24,1981. Brussels Lions Club marks 35 years. Brussels Legion purchases two additional lots. JULY 8 , 1981 Brussels horse owned by Glenn Smith is a winner in the $30,000 Labatt Invitation Race. at the Western Fair Raceway. Brussels council asks archi- tect Nick•Hill to look into the cost of doing a heritage study for the village of Brussels. JULY 15, 1981 Brussels gets its first sewer connection on Monday with the Olympia Restaurant the first to hook up. JULY 22,1981 Brussels fire department answers a call at 4:10 in the morning when some bales of hay are started on fire at the library corner. JULY 29;1981 Seven attend public meet- ing to hear floodplain propo- sals for Brussels. Final preparations are made for Morris Township's big weekend. AUGUST 5, 1981 Crowds of ' people help Morris Township celebrate its 125th birthday. Lions exchange students from Africa and France visit with local families. AUGUST 12,1981 Planner Nick Hill tells Brussels council the down- town area needs a lift. A fire partially destroys the roof at the home of Mrs. William McQuarrie of Brussels. AUGUST 19,1981 George and Isabel Pearson of Ethel win the top prize of $2500 in the Lions Elimina- tion Draw. Construction on tennis courts for Brussels start. AUGUST 20,1981 Camp Queen, a nine year old trotting mare owned by Glen Smith of Brussels wins her fourth straight triumph in Elmira on the $2000 invita- tion. Rev. Dan Sargent of St. John's Anglican Church pre- pares to leave Brussels. SEPTEMBER 2, 1981 Approximiately 80 people attend a public meeting and over 800 residents of Grey sign a petition to show their concern over the erection and operation of earthen manure pits in the area. Rev. Eric Le Drew of the United Church prepares to leave Brussels. SEPTEMBER 9,-1981 Nanci Bennett of RR3, Walton is chosen as the new Brussels fair queen. A former Brussels resident Mrs. Margaret Ballantyne celebrates her 105th birthday in Toronto. SEPTEMBER 16, 1981 Brussels Legion celebrates 50 years ,in existence. Brussels council approves town up-dating and makes a motion requesting that arch- itects Hill and Borgal carry out the plan for the improve- ment of the business section. SEPTEMBER 23,1981 , Sun shines for Brussels fair. Huron County Plowing Match is held at the home of Mrs. Viola Adams of RR5, Brussels. SEPTEMBER 30,1981 Hugh Pearson of Brussels bids goodbye to his race- horses after 13 years, when they are sold at an auction sale. OCTOBER 7,1981 Brusseli resident Jack McCutcheon threatens he may take action against the municipality after they refuse to pay for the connection of his sewer. OCTOBER 14,1981 A big crowd attends Grey Township's 125th celebra- tions at the B.M.G. arena. Huron-Bruce M.P. Murray Cardiff is presented with over 1,000 letters on the state of the economy at the Huron County Federation of Agri- culture annual meeting. OCTOBER 21,1981 Mr. and Mrs. Spence Scott of Brussels are installed as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of Huron Chapter, No. 89 Order of the Eastern Star. Brussels Mennonite Fel loWship finds a new home, in the former Clarke Matheson home, OCTOBER 26,1981 Numerous trophies and prize money handed out at Huron County Plowmen's banquet held in Brussels. Over 400 people attended the Guelph area 42nd annual Women's Institute Conven- tion held in the B.M.G. Comm unity Centre. NOVEMBER 4,1981 Frank Sanders of RR4, Brussels raises Canadian Angora goats. NOVEMBER 11,1981 Brussels council passes by- law to officially purchase the Brussels cemetery for $2. NOVEMBER 18, 1981 Over 214 permits are sold for sewer hookups in the village. NOVEMBER 25,1981 Parents get the story on head lice as public health nurse Marlene Roberton speaks at a meeting of the Brussels Home and School Association. Jack Riley, a resident of Callander Nursing Home cel- ebrates his 99th birthday. DECEMBER 2,1981 Brussels ladies help raise funds for children's x-ray equipment at the Wingham DECEMBER 16,1981 Harold Robinson, reeve of Howick Townghip is elected as Huron County's new ward- en for 1982. DECEMBER 23,1981 Brussels gets two new ministers, Rev. Charles Carpentier for the United Church and Rev. Robin Lyons for the Anglican Church. and District Hospital. DECEMBER 9,1981 Brussels holds its Santa Claus parade which contains approximately 20 floats. . ESTAIILISSED 1872 russels Post 109th Year - Issue No. 52 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1981 BRUSSELS' ONTARIO SAY HELLO TO SANTA - Ratsamy Larprom got a chance to say hello to Santa Claus when he walked up to the front door of the Brussels Public School on Tuesday. Santa was actually bus driver Ralph Pearson who dressed up for the last day of school before Christmas holidays. Standing with Ratsamy is teacher Margery Huether. • OVER 2000 TAPES - The Brussels Brownies collected over 2,000 Zehr's tapes totalling approximately $40 as their project for the International Year of the Disabled and presented them to the Callander Nursing Home So it could purchase some type of equipment for the disabled such aS a Wheelchair or a cane. From left are Dawn Ten Pas, Dawn Engel and Michelle. Freeman presenting the tapes to nurse DaWn White, (Photo by Ranney)