HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-03-19, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1986.
An old post card shows main street of Brussels the way it used to be in the days of the horse and buggy. In
the background, left, is the cupola of the Queens Hotel.
Brussels Wl hears
about conservation
On Wednesday, March 12, the
W.I. held their monthly meeting at
the library.
After opening the meeting,
Marguerite Krauter introduced
the guest speaker, Paul Weiten
dorf. Mr. Weitendorf showed
slides on Conservation and talked
about dealing with flood control,
reasons for planting trees and
campgrounds in the area. Ida
■Evans thanked the speaker for
coming.
Marie McCutcheon read the
motto “Soil is one of the most
common and the most precious
things in the world.” She related
later in April for the Cancer
Society.
The annual meeting is to be held
April 9 at 12:30 p.m. at the Walton
Hall.
Roll call was read with many
concerned over erosion and what
has become of farmland.
Ida Evans read “I Ain’t Dead
Yet” about an aging lady who has
ailing problems but not with
talking.
The meeting was closed with
singing of the Queen and the W.I.
Grace. Lunch was then served. A
door prize donated by Jane De
Vries was won by Ruby Steiss.
Council calls applications
Brussels village, council voted
Monday night to call for applica
tions for the position of clerk
treasurer and manager of the
Public Utilities Commission.
Advertisements will be placed in
local weekly newspapers and in
daily newspapers in Kitchener and
London advertising the position
which was left open when council
terminated the probation period of
Stuart Parker last week.
Applications will be accepted
until 5 p.m. April 7 and will be
opened at the council meeting that
night.
In the meantime, council ap
proved a by-law to appoint Ruth
Sauve as deputy clerk-treasurer
and deputy manager of the PUC.
Her wage was increased to $9 per
hourfortheperiodwhenshewilf be
carrying the heavier workload.
Council approved the hiring of
Debbie Higgins as casual office
help at a wage of $5 per hour.
In other business, council ap
proved building permits to Barb
Bragg for siding her house with
brick, Diane Wasson for a new roof
and remodelling a storefront and
Mrs. Helen Cardiff for home
remodelling.
Council had one more go-round
on the George Jutzi versus John
Pennington affair. Mr. Pennington
appeared at the meeting to ask
what council had done about his
complaint about Mr. Jutzi’s trucks
loading pigsfrom one vehicle to
another on the street near his
home. Councillor Dave Boynton
said he and Reeve Hank Ten Pas
had visited Mr. Jutzi and asked to
load either on his own property or
on Cypress Street and Mr. Jutzi
had promised to try to co-operate,
he said.
Mr. Pennington said that he had
seen no difference in the loading of
z
Barbara Brown of Brussels had a
pleasant surprise one day last week
when she received a telephone call
from someone with a Japanese
accent. Once she was able to
understand the caller she learned
that the caller was a Japanese
student of her son Jeffery who has
been in Japan since November
acting as a tutor. The student was
passing through Toronto and
promised to call Jeffery’s mother
and pass on a message that he was
doing well. Mrs. Brown was
thrilled toget the message. Jeffery
will return to Canada in August to
take up his studies in third year law
school at University of Western
Ontario.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil McDonald
and family have returned from a
vacation in Florida.
Has anyone seen a Robin yet?
Let us know when you do, it might
give us all a spring feeling.
Sympathy of the community
goes to the Willis family in the
recent death of their aunt, Mrs. M.
Thompson of Brussels.
A celebration washeldatMr.
and Mrs. William Elston’s for the
latter’s mother, Mrs. John Bow
man. Guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Maitland Edgar from Petrol
ia, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Strickland
from London, Mrs. Mary Yuill and
daughter Mrs. Jean Bewley of
Brussels, and Mr. John Bowman
and son Jim.
A draw was held last week at
Barbara Brown Yarns and Crafts.
Prize winners were Mrs. Fred
Meier, RR4, Brussels and Barbara
J. Vessey, Goderich.
pigs Monday than any other before
the council had been promised Mr.
Jutzi’sco-operation. He asked that
council consider no parking signs
on his. street.
Councillor Gordon Workman
who was chairing the meeting in
the absence of Reeve Ten Pas,
suggested the matter be left until
the full council was present.
Councillor Malcolm Jacobs was
also unable to attend the meeting.
After more discussion about the
purpose of the building (now used
as a holding pen by Mr. Jutzi) when
the building permit was first
applied for in 1973 and what could
be done if Mr. Jutzi had changed
the use of the building without
council’s permission, Mr. Penn
ington agreed to come back next
month when all councillors are
present.
Brussels Lions
hold draw
Brussels Lions Club has an
nounced more winners of its
weekly hockey draws.
For the week of January 4, Peter
Exel won$15, Keith Muivey$15
and George and Pat Langlois, $10.
On January 11, Dave Boynton won
$25, Marie McCutcheon, $15 and
Brian McGavin, $10.
Ruth Machan won $25 on
January 18 while Mellissa, Jenni
fer and Kathy Laurie won $15.
Dave Hastings won $10.
On January 25, Nora and Doc
Stephenson won $20 as did Al
Logan. Henry Davlin won $15. Bill
Coutts won $10 as did Campbell,
Nick, McArthur and Kelterborn.
how plants, food and coal all need
soil to be produced. We cannot
have life without soil and soil
without life.
The minutes were read from the
last meeting, followed by the
treasurer’s report and correspon
dence. Discussion was held on the
letter from the Heart and Stroke
Foundation. .
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