HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-07-11, Page 1FunFest draws funseekers to Brussels weekend
>Brussels FunFest proved another
success on the weekend as com
munity groups banded together to
run a host of activities to raise
money for community activities.
Highlight of the weekend was
Saturday's noon-hour parade with
dozens of floats, clowns, horses
and decorated vehicles joining the
Brussels Legion Pipe Band, Sea
forth Girls Band, and Brussels
Public School Band.
One of the major attractions of
the parade was a road-running
train that undertook a nine-hour
trip from Brussels’ twin city of
Standish. Michigan to take part in
the festivities.
Winner of the best FunFest float
was FunFest Western (Smith and
Stephenson). In second place was
Mitchell Ortman and third went to
Don McNeil.
Best organizational float prizes
went to the Majestic Women’s
Institute with second going to the
Brussels Crusaders hockey club
and third to Village of Brussels.
Dale Machan had the best com
mercial float with Beuermann Con
struction taking second and The
Citizen, third.
Bruce Raymond was the best
clown with April Ball second and
Greg Wilson third.
The best comical entry was the
Ethel Coffee Club with Doug
Chapman second.
Philip Graber had the best
children’s entry wdth Cory Bray
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Lightning likelg
cause of Walton
barn fire
Lightning is thought to be the
cause of a fire Sunday night that
destroyed a barn full of hay, just
west of Walton.
Blyth Fire Chief Paul Josling
said he was almost certain light
ning was the cause of the blaze that
destroyed the barn belonging to
Ken Shortreed, RR 3, Walton.
There was a violent lightning storm
at the time.
Toby Rainey, a tenant in the
house on the property said she had
been outside minutes earlier and
been caught in the downpour but
hadn’t seen any sign of fire.
Minutes after she entered the
house to dry off, a passer-by drove
up the lane to report the barn on
fire. Since Mrs. Rainey had just
moved into the house and didn’t-
have a telephone installed she sent
the driver across the road to
Emerson Mitchell’s while she
drove to Mr. Shortreed’s home
farm two miles down the road.
By the time Mr. Shortreed
arrived at the barn it was a mass of
flames. He decided to make one
attempt to rescue the five cattle in
the barn. He got a gate open and
the cattle filed out to safety. Mr.
Shortreed suffered burns to his leg
in making the rescue.
Chief Josling said the barn was
lost by the time his men arrived.
They concentrated on saving a
metal granary beside the barn.
Mr. Shortreed said about 5.000
bales of hay were destroyed in the
blaze. The barn had just been filled
to the rafters earlier this week. No
estimate of damage has been made
as yet. Mr. Shortreed said it’s
likely he’ll rebuild the barn.
Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel,
Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships.
VOL 6 NO. 28 WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1990.
Togetherness
Brussels FunFest certainly brought some parts of the community concentrate on transferring a Lifesaver from one toothpick to
closer together as did this Lifesaver relay, part of the activities another. The teammates on the Neloway Farms team joined with
Saturday afternoon. Here Paul McArter and Peggy Keffer the rest of their team to win the relay events.
County government won’t move to Huronview
The bulk of Huron county
government offices will be staying
in Goderich not moving to a
renovated Huronview building un
der a plan released to county
council Thursday.
The Facilities Use Committee
which has been studying the twin
problems of what to do with the old
Huronview building once two new
Huronviews have been built, and
the lack of space in the courthouse
in Goderich issued a report that
called for only a portion of the old
Huronview to be renovated for
county facilities. Part of the build-
ing " ill be demolished.
The Huron County Health Unit
has already moved to Huronview
and the committee proposes that
the portions of Huronview built in
1980 and 1967 remain for the
Health Unit and associated enter
prises. The Summer Hill wing,
built in 1957 may be used for
the Huron County Library. The
1959 East Dale wing may be used
by the Huron Day Centre with
expansion for a possible new
Alzheimers program which,
according to Wayne Lester, ad
ministrator of Huronview, seems to
be looked on favourably by the
province.
All other departments of the
county would remain in their
current locations in Goderich, the
county would notify the Ministry of
Community and Social Services and
the Children’s Aid Society that
space such as the current Library
headquarters may become avail
able for lease as the Huronview
redevelopment proceeds. The
Children's Aid Society has been
pressing for larger facilities.
However in the report of the
Huron County Library Board it was
suggested that building an addition
to the Goderich branch library
might be a possible solution to the
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space problems of the Library
headquarters and chief librarian
Beth Ross and county administra
tor Nigel Bellchamber were asked
to prepare a proposal for Goderich
town council on expansion of the
Goderich library.
The committee’s work had begun
in controversy as Goderich town
council protested suggestions the
county government could be moved
to Huronview south of Clinton to
make use of the building and to
relieve overcrowding at the court
house. The provincial offices have
been pressing for more space for
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