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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-03-21, Page 34PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1990. Phantom fun No it’s not Halloween. These youngsters participated in a mask-making workshop at Brussels Public Library last Thursday as part of the activities during the March break’s “Phantom of the Library’' Week. Top left is Huron County Children’s Assistant Librarian Sharon Cox. Timely poem opens meeting On the beautiful spring day of March 14 the President Edna McLellan, of Majestic Women’s Institute opened the meeting with a poem “Income Tax Time’’. In the correspondence was an invitation to the Brussels I 4H Achievement Party on April 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Brussels Library. The second invitation was to go to Walton on March 21 at 8:30 p.m. for their meeting. It was made a motion to send two officers to an Institute Course on Facts and Figures. Conestoga College is offering some courses, one on food handling Brussels to host symposium District No. 8 of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Socie­ ties is holding a Homecraft Sym­ posium on Tuesday, April 3 and Wednesday, April 4, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, Brussels, Ontario. Judges, prospective judges, fair directors and exhibitors are wel­ come to attend. The program will Rebekahs supper well attended On March 12 the Rebekahs of Morningstar Lodge had a good turnout for their St. Patrick’s day hot casserole supper. The supper was followed by an enjoyable evening of euchre. Win­ ners were: high lady, Roberta Simpson; low lady, Doreen Rut­ Legion makes several donations BY SANDRA JOSLING During the March meeting of the Brussels Legion, donations were made to various Brussels organiza­ tions from the Nevada fund. One hundred and thirty-five dollars was given to the Brussels Pee Wee hockey; $25 for the Brussels Bas­ ket; $40 to Brussels Optimist for ice time; $50 to Crime Stoppers and $114 for trophies for the Legion public speaking. Also a donation was made to the Child Video program. Winners from the March 3 dart and one on a Super Shopper. Kathy Bridge will be taking a course on “Quilt in a Pillow” on March 27 for bring back and teach. A quilt was to be put in at Doris McCall’s on Monday, March 19 with a number of members volun­ teering to help. The committee for the next card party on April 2 are Kate Wilson, Isabel Adams, Leona Armstrong and Ruth Bauer. Peggy Cudmore informed the members that daffodils for the Cancer Society would be on sale with delivery April 5. Numerous casseroles were nam­ ed as members answered the roll consist of discussion and demon­ stration of what to look for when judging crafts, quilts, sewing, bak­ ing, homecraft and home canning. Mrs. Dolores Shapton, Exeter and Mrs. Alieda Murray, Clifford will be the instructors. This is an excellent opportunity for the people of this area to train to be a judge or just to find out what the judges are looking for. ledge; high man, John Simpson; low man, Verna Thomas; most “2’s”, Sarah Stephenson; lucky lady, Effie Henricks. On March 19 the regular euchre will be held. March 13, the Rebekahs held tournament were the teams of Cam Ross, Jean Little, Martha Logan , first and Ernie Back. Kitty Rut- Huron riding gets grants Minister of Community and Social Services Charles Beer has advised that the Tuckersmith Day Nursery in Clinton will be the recipient of a $7,340 grant to purchase toys and equipment and to make renovations to the interior call. Convenors Ruth Bauer and Kathy Bridge both spoke on agri­ culture, food recycling and pollu­ tion on the farm land. With the cities expanding to the country farmland is disappearing and farm­ ers have to produce more on less land. This was followed by a quiz on agriculture and food. Tickets for the District Annual are on sale for the meeting on April 11 at 12:30 at the Mennonite Church. The meeting was closed followed by lunch with a special birthday cake for Effie Hendricks. Please send your registration fee of $20.00 to Leona Armstrong, RR 3, Brussels. Registrants are asked to bring a bag lunch (with beverage provided) on the first day and the registration covers a hot meal at noon on the second day. Only fifty people can be accom­ modated at this Symposium, so register early to avoid disappoint­ ment. their regular meeting with Noble Grand Lillian Moses assisted by Vice Grand Mary Lowe presiding. After Lodge closed a lovely lunch was served by the lunch commit­ tee. Edna Pearson won the travell­ ing prize. Next regular meeting will be March 27. ledge and Al Nichol, second. The next mixed dart tournament will be Saturday, March 24 at 2 p.m. with everyone welcome. of the building and to the play­ ground. The Goderich Municipal Airport will receive subsidy of $3,500 for the purchase of a rotating beacon and $1,200 for a mobile radio from the Ministry of Transportation. Brussels People By Bonnie Qlropp Phone 887-9114 or 523-4792 Kate Wilson, her daughter Joan Merner, granddaughter Jody of Bayfield and Valerie Merner of • Toronto, spent a week in Halifax attending the 1990 World Figure Skating Championships. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hart attended Memorial Services for the late Edna Needham of Georgetown, Mandela topic of WMS The March meeting of Melville Women’s Missionary Society was held in the church parlor with the President Helen Elliott opening the meeting with prayer. The secretary’s and treasurer’s reports were given and found correct. Isobel Gibson, Isabel Adams and Marguerite Krauter are to give out the Easter Thank- offering envelopes the Sunday before Easter before the church service. Hymns were sung with Wilma Hemingway at the piano. The collection was taken by Isabel Adams and dedicated by Helen Elliott. The roll call was answered by 10 members reading a verse containing the word “seed”. Ruby Steiss read about Margaret Leask, a missionary from the Presbyterian church in India and Brian and Elizabeth Crosby who are mission- ars in Miulitia, a small island in the Indian Ocean. Prayer was led by Ruth Martin. The lesson from Luke 6, verses 27 to 38, was read in unison. Isabel Adams took as her topic “The Life of Nelson Mandela”. The meeting CONESTOGA COLLEGE CLINTON CAMPUS presents COURSES OFFFERED IN BRUSSELS THIS SPRING * MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [UNIT III] ....$58 Thursday, April 12, 7 - 10 p.m. 12 wks. COMMODORE 64 WORKSHOP..........................................$43 Thursday, April 19, 7 - 10 p.m. 10 wks. FURNITURE RESTORATION & REFINISHING WORKSHOP ...............................................$49 Tuesday, January 25, 7 - 10 p.m. 6 wks. You can register by mail or in person at the Clinton Continuing Education Office. A member of the local Contact Committee from Conestoga College will be at the Brussels Public Library on Thursday, March 29, 1990 between 3:00 and 5:30 p.m. to accept registrations for the Spring courses. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, please contact the Clinton Continuing Education Office between the hours of 12 noon and 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Friday. CONESTOGA COLLEGE - CLINTON CAMPUS P.O. BOX160 Clinton, Ontario N0M 1L0 [519)482-3458 Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Jacklin tra­ velled by plane from Toronto Airport Thursday, March 15 to Comox, Vancouver Island, where they visited Mr. Jacklin’s son Murray, his wife Joan and family. They will stay for four weeks. Mrs. Mel Jacklin and Reta Johnston of Brussels went to see the Ice Capades at Kitchener on March 11. Sheila Richards has returned from Ottawa where she visited Robert and Helen Richards over the school break. More than 100 people attended a surprise birthday party Sunday at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church in honour of Josephine Deitner on her 75th birthday. closed with the Mizpah benedic­ tion. Muffins and tea were served by the lunch committee of Thelma Cardiff, Margaret MacLeod, Ruth Martin and Marguerite Krauter and a social time enjoyed. t 4H club r^eets BY TERESA BRIDGE For the second meeting of the Brussels No. 1 4H club started with the 4H pledge, then members picked the title page, while Sandra Bridge and Becky Davidson made Betty’s Pizza Bread and Teresa Bridge and Tricia Duskocy made Brown Batter Rolls. Then members learned how to make quick breads. After that they talked about the party in meeting six. When the Pizza Bread was ready, they tasted it. The girls worked on their 4H books, when they finished their Pizza bread. They closed the meeting with “Learn to Do by Doing”.