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The Brussels Post, 1977-07-20, Page 3HERE ON LIONS EXCHANGE. — The Gordon Workman family in Brussels have been hosting Curt Worsetclager, 22, of Innsbruuk Austria, a Lions exchange visitor. Curt is a law student at home and will attend a Lions Camp in St. Marys before coming back to Brussels. (Photo by Langlois) THE BRUSSELS POST JULY 20, 1977 —3 Huron audiences quieter Curt. Worsetsclager of Innsbruuck, Austria has enjoyed his first week in Brussels, but it's very different from home., First of all, there are no mountains within miles of this Huron County village, and Curt's hometown is surrounded by mountains.The 22 year old law student is an excellent skiier who works part time as a ski instructor. He can't get over the vast amount of land there seems to be in Canada, the visitor says. Curt's hosts in Brussels are..._the Gordon Workman family. He's here as part of a Lions Inter- national exchange program and this week he's attending camp in St. Marys with other international visitors.Hewill be back to Brussels though. Brussels and area people have been very friendly and Curt has had several excursions with some of them. Last week he went to Quebec on business . with Neil McDonald and Bruce /Hamilton and found that interstinA. He sat k, id Fresh BEEF LIVER s, ct ;If )f h Wingham Memorial Shop QUALITY SERVICE CRAFTMANSHIP Open Every Weekday Your Guarantee for Over 35 Years of CEMETERY LETTERING Box 158, WINGHAM JOHN MALLICK '269. MUSIC'S PRICE Shop Stratford's City Centre LET US MAKE YOUR OLD FURNITURE BETTER THAN NEW! For a free estimate and a look at our newest samples of materials — CALL COOK UPHOLSTERY Ph. 523-4272 R. Cook, Prop. Blyth, Ont. 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Despite this problem, both groups say the local response has been wonderful. "We simply couldn 4t do it without them," Ms. Doner says. She points out that the Blyth board of directors are all from the local area. The Petrolia artistic director estimates that 25 percent of Victoria's audience are from the in on a lecture at the University of Waterloo with Mrs. Doreen Raymond. The Austrian student met members of the Brussels Leo Club, the Lions sponsored group for teenagers, at a swimming party at the Ross McCall home. Son of Brussels native graduates as G.B. doctor Richard McK6.r'Clier Scott, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. lain McKercher Scott,. of Aldwincle, Northants, England, has been awarded the degrees of M.B. (Bachelor of Medicine) and Ch. B. (Bachelor of Surgery) at Leeds University, U.K. Mrs. Scott, was, before her marriage in 1948, Betty Best, of Brussels. Following his qualification as a doctor, Richard is taking a position as a junior houseman at Leeds General Hospital for his pre-registration year. He then intends to specialize in surgery. Richard visited Brussels last October on the occasion of the centenary of the United Church. His younger brother, Gordon Ferguson Scott, graduated from Leeds University last year with a B.Sc. honours degree in Mechanical Engineering arid is at present working for Vickers in North Yorkshire as a research and development engineer. town of Petrolia with a population of 4,000. "It is phenominal. In a large city you are really doing well when two percent go to the theatre," he said. Like Blyth, the Petrolia theatre group attempts to feature basic Canadian plays. "Finding Canadian plays is not the easiest .and finding good Canadian plays is even harder," Mr. I nett says. The job is getting easier though, he says, as theatre is getting More support from the arts councils.. The Victoria Playhouse group will be performing in Blyth until Saturday. taws.: toffee ;tory., le. is itiod; liege toots if the flog F L eda; dish. dent te of Austrian visitor likes Brussels, misses mountains of home THANK YOU Ken & June Webster would like to thank all their customers and friends in the Brussels area -who have patronized them in the past two years at the Texan Grill and Gas Bar We hope the People of Brussels will make Bob- 1? An net Copelcinti . 48 -welcome as you've made ut, We look forward to' rterving the. community in our flOW .bUtitiegt,'iti the. future,_