The Brussels Post, 1977-07-20, Page 14
Council, PUC
lose members
•
The Brussels Public Utilities
Commission and Council both
,have a vacant seat.
At a joint Council-PUC meeting
on Saturday, Council vot. ed to
accept the resignation of
Councillor Frank Stretton. The
resignation of PUC commissioner
Alex Keffer was also accepted.
Mr. Stretton's resignation' was
rejected by council in a two to one
vote at their regular meeting in
July. At the time, Councillor Torn
Pletch said he wanted to give Mr.
Stretton time to consider his
decision.
Mr. Stretton cited personal
advice from a specialist in London
and many extra commitments as
the reason for his resignation..
Council will consider
appointing someone to fill the
vacancy left by Mr. Stretton at
their next meeting in August. An
appointment will also be, Made to
fill the PUC seat.
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A BRIGHTER PLACE TO BE The craft house at
the Lions Park in Brussels is .an even,, more
entertaining place than usual for Brussels kids.
Cartoon characters now decorate the walls, inside
and out. Supervisor Pat McDonald, right, paints
while the kids enjoy the atmosphere.
(Photo by Langlois)
106th Year - Issue No.20
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1977
ower off here
uron audiences
uieter, Petrolia
layers , say
(By John Miner)
Huron County audiences are
quieter" and "more res-
ained:' than the audienees they
used to, according to actors
m the Petrolia Victoria play-
se now performing at Blyth.
"They are a shyer audience. As
performer once you realize that
doesn't bother you. 'You get a
d feeling that they are with
u and listening," Judith Le
ne says.
The Petrolia actors are taking
rt in a two week exchange with
e Blyth Summer Festival. While
Blyth they are performing two
nadian plays - Man With a
d of Mischief and Artichoke.
'The Petrolia company is in its
st year of independent produo•
as opposed to Bly th which is
its third season. The Petrolia
company is featuring three
productions this summer while
Blyth is featuring four. Each
theafre group employs about
thirty people including actors,
administration, and technical
people.
The Petrolia group faced
several problems adjusting to the
stage at The Blyth Memorial Hall,
according to artistic director for
the Victoria Playhouse, Bob
zett.
"We had more trouble than we
anticipated. With Man With .A
Load of Mischief we have 'less
than half the room we normally
have. Artichoke wasn't too
difficult to fit," Mr. ,zett said.
The Victoria Playhouse in
Petrolia was designed as a.
theatare in 1886. The theatre
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An accident in Walton Monday
was. responsible for a thirty
minute power blackout in the
Village of Brussels and parts of
Morris and Grey townships.
A hydro pole was struck by a
Why do youngsters, and
others, consider it permissable to
litter public property with all
kinds of trash. These days the
library lawn is more often than
not, strewn with candy and gum
wrappers, small boxes of various
ldnds, french fry containers,' pop
cans and broken glass etc. It has
to be cleaned up almost daily by.
thelibrary caretaker and it is not
enviable task to pick up and
dispose of all those bits and
pieces of the unsightly mess.
There was a trash container there
but it was smashed. At present
there is no handy container.
Perhaps if one was again
provided it would be allowed to
stay in one piece and the well
backhoe in front of the Walton Inn
Monday afternoon' and knocked
the power out in the local area.
Hydro repairmen tried to repair
the damage without shutting off
behaved youngsters would use it.
* ** * * *
We have been' warned that
people in other communities have
been victimized by fly by night
operators who go from door to
door looking for roofing jobs on
homes and buSinpss places. They
do inferior work and are gone and
you have no recourse when you
find their work ;is unsatisfactory.
Be sure, if your roof needs
attention, that you employ
someone who has the necessary
credentials and is available if you
have a bonafide reason to
complain after the job 'has been
done.
* * * * * *
A real battle is shaping up
the power to Brussels but were
unable to, a ,,,,,spokesman for
Ontario Hydro in Clinton said.
Power was cut off around 6
p.m.
for that Old Timers
Jamestown-BrusselS, encounter
on the . local ball diamond on
August 13th and 14th. Some of
those sports minded Old Timers
are not so old and they should *
make it interesting. However, we
wonder about some of them. If
they can still hit a ball with how
good a. swat can those aching
muscles swing a bat? How fast
will those aging legs let them
move. It should be fun to
watch
* * * * *'*
More headaches for those of
us who have been struggling to
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Crowd
claps for
concert
The program presented at the
Highland Concert on Saturday .
was said; by those in attendance,
to have provided a very
entertaining evening. The music
and precision marching of the
Strathroy, Clinton, Mount Forest
and Brussels pipe bands was
thoroughly enjoyed as also was
the Highland dancing of Phillippa
Neil andAhe stepdancer, Karen
Johnston. When those present
Were asked, at the close of the
concert, if they had enjoyed the
evening's, performance the
enthusiastic large audience
responded with. whole-hearted
applauSe. In view of the success
of Saturday's Highland Concert it
is hoped that the Brussels Legion
Pipe Band will be encouraged to
sponosr similar progr anis as
annual events:
Short: S hots
by Evelyn Kennedy
THE. PIPERS ARE COMING HURRAH 4 HURRAH
- • On their Way ttiLotform., at the. highland concert
Sct* flight, members Of participating bands
trom Strathroy, Clinton and Mount Forest 'paraded
with -their Brussels Legion Pipe Band hosts to the
park. (Photo by Langlois)