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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-03-30, Page 1Volunteer home from Nig eria • I LOVE PUPPETS — Little Ross Machan was the happiest child at the N9 Strings Attached puppet, show at the Brussels Library on Thursday. He got,to kiss the puppet, operated by Cheryl Smith, who's out of the photo. More photos inside the Post. (Photo by Langlois) Inside This Week — 75 Kids see puppets at Library. p .9,, — Lady Idoks'for ancestors e p.2 - Devpiopmentsomrnittee hears NFU, p.15 roues may have boot at '78 match 181111111.111r russels Post BRUSSELS ONTARIO 106th Year - Issue No. 13 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1977 Short Shoo by Evelyn Kennedy City trict :, high first nice oss, loth) rife, the whcmhe 4, 1960 children, Andra, Others nd Mrs, elgrave; lontreal, Alfred.; Trevor, Springs Walla russels. held on. Wad s, with official, held in 'e, 456, ice an r of th Keith Rath• all of R. 1, rrison, On the whole, he said, he enjoyed the experience in Nigeria and would be willing to serve CUSO again elsewhere. BruSsels, Mortis and Grey Community Centre Fund raising committee'may operate a food booth at the 1978 International Plowing Match near Wingham in an effort to make money for the slew arena and other community projects. Reeve Allan Campbell of McKillop attended the arena committee meeting Monday night at the fire hall and told the 20 people present that the Chesley BARN bESTROYE6 —.. A fire Of unknown origin gutted the. barn, of Clarehoe. White, 14:14,4; Brussels Priday afterribOhe BrU88618 fire deoarthieht .reoeived. the ball at '2‘',40 and a .$ &Conti .6411 Went out t(1,- the tlyth fire .department a few minutes later. Brussels John Rutledge, who has served, with CUSO as a teacher in Nigeria for the past year and a half returned home on Friday, March 18, John left Nigeria on February 28th and spent two weeks in England. There, he said, the crocus and daffodils were everywhere in bloom. H e felt the English climate cold and damp after the hot, dry heat of Nigeria. Mr Rutledge intends to go back to Fanshaw College for ati eight week course in log house building. Will turn. sod for arena A sod turning will be held soon at the site of the new Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. Jim Prior, chairman of the new Arena committee, Said at Monday night's arena meeting that the turning will be held before construction begins in late A0,11. The contract for the $695,000 community centre wa s , let last week to XDG Construction Ltd'. Of Kitchener. The date and details of die 8od inning will be ahhouneed woti, t, Prior told the good crowd at he -Meeting. • Do not forget that April is Cancer. Month, Have your donation ready when a canvasser raps op your door, Who knows but —What your donation ' will someday help to save your own fight against this dread disease. * * * * Tickets for "South Pacific", to be presented by Grey Central Home and School Association on April 20-21-22-23-29-30, are now on Sale, You can get your tickets for the date of your choice at the office of The Brussels Post. If you ,. attended, or heard about, the hit their production of "Oklahoma" was last year you will not want to miss "South Pacific". All committees are busy finalizing preparations, There will be the beautiful music of South Pacific with Mrs. Jo Ann King as accompiast and Floyd Herman as drama director. Mrs. Jean Weber is the choreographer. The costume committee are assembling the lovely costumes required. Spring must be here in reality arena committee raised $16,000 through a similar project at last year's plowing match in Bruce County. The Brussels Figure Skating Club had investigated running a booth at the 1978 match but found it was too big a project for one club. Mr. Campbell said a community group made up of many clubs could probably staff a booth and former Brussels reeve Jack as well as officially. The birds are declaring ,that it is spring. The kids are everywhere on their bikes. Folks are shedding their winter garb for all weather coa ts and rain hats. With the rain there is mud here, there, and alas, tracked into the homes by kids, dogs and those who forget to wipe their feet. The summer like ,weather these last days is encouraging spring flowers to make an early appearance. Forbid that frost should kill them. * * ** * * With the school break over teachers and students are back at their desks. Their efforts will be concentrated, on this last lap of the current term, on the struggle to successfully complete the students year so they may continue in their striving for an advanced education. ** * * * * Who want to be in Florida when we are enjoying this beautiful spring weather here at home. If only it continues without another wintery interruption. ESTABLISHED 1872 the Brussels community group apply for the concession in the official tent at the match, Representatives from various Brussels clubs at the arena meeting were in favour of the idea and said they'd check with their organizations. Arena committee chairman Jim Prior said the road to the arena should be in by the latter part of April. The deed to the site has McCutcheon suggested that (Continued on Page 12) fire chief` Dave Hastings told the POSt the structure was .Brig ulfed In flames when they .6trivedi. Eight SOWS and a boar died in the blaze. NO eatiMate...tif dartiaget to the property or livestock. is yet. avai lable. (photo- by Larigibit)- 1. r :—.111111111111111111