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Coffee club
The newly renovated JR’s in Brussels offers its patrons a bright, cheery atmosphere to enjoy a cup of
coffee and a friendly chat in. During the evening it is a favourite spot of local teens to meet and visit.
The restaurant offers a variety of fast foods and pizza, while there are also video rentals available.
JR’s back under old management
W, Waivanosh denies
severance application
A popular Brussels business that
has been out of commission recent
ly re-opened last weekend under
old management.
Rowe Fuels has once again taken
over operation of JR’s Shake
Shoppe on Turnberry St. The
former Texan Grill was purchased
jointly by Bob Rowe and Gerry
Wheeier several years ago, but in
October of last year, Mr. Rowe
began running just the gas bar.
Now with renovations completed,
Rowe Fuels has revitalized JR’s
Shake Shop with a few changes.
“We have tried to make it a
bright, open concept,” said Mr.
Rowe. “We have renovated exten
Ethel
Compiled by Mrs. Margaret McMahon. Phone 887-9250
13 baptized at Knox
The largest number of baptisms
ever performed in Ethel Commun
ity took place at Knox Presbyterian
Church, Sunday, October 21.
Thirteen children from eight
different families were baptized by
Rev. Cameron McMillan in front of
a packed congregation. Children
baptized included: Sara Margaret,
daughter of Alan and Shirley
Baker; Paula May and Stacey Jean,
children of David and Karen
Bowles; Devon Howard and
Amanda Patience, children of Per
ry and Donna Clark; Holly Aileen,
daughter of Joseph and Bonnie
Grubb; Lindsay Nicole, daughter of
Les and Jane Stewart; and Amanda
Lee and Angela Dawn, children of
Howard and Dodie Stratton, all of
Ethel; and Meghan Christine,
daughter of Sheldon and Wendy
Leonard, of Listowel, and Amanda
Elaine, Michelle Darlene and An
gela Anne, children of Kevin and
Darlene Nichol, of Stroud.
ETHEL W.I.
The Canadian Industries meet
ing of the Ethel Women’s Institute
was held at the home of Thelma
Keffer. As the Institute is catering
to two upcoming suppers this was
the main topic of discussion.
Euchre parties were assigned to
the membership for the ensuing
year. Helen Dobson gave her
report from the Huron County W.I.
Rally at Belgrave.
The next meeting will be held at
sively, from floor to ceiling and
bought new equipment making it
more of a fast-food take-out style of
business,” he explained.
Another new feature has been
the introduction of pizzas. “The
biggest thing we want to guarantee
is that the 500th pizza we make will
be as good as the first. I believe you
need that consistency for people,”
Mr. Rowe said. In order to have the
quality control JR’s has, he said,
employ mature people to supervise
the pizza production. Sue McNeil is
“head honcho”, while her sister
Karen Hastings has been placed in
charge of running the business
under Mrs. McNeil’s overseeing.
the Ethel Community Centre on
Tuesday, November 20 with guest
speaker Mrs. Rognvaldson on illi
teracy.
PERSONALS
Visiting from Rochester, Mich,
with Doris and Archie Jacklin was
Edith and Shirley Shiels.
EUCHRE
Fifteen tables of euchre were in
play Monday evening at the Ethel
Hall hosted by Pat and Thelma
Keffer.
Winners included high lady, Eva
Harrison; second high lady, Helen
Dobson; high man, Kenneth Craw
ford; second high man, Mac Smith;
most lone hands, Lois Hart and
Charles Harrison; lucky table,
Agnes Harrow, Ken Crawford and
Grace Stewart; Tally card draw,
Jean Rolof, Jean Chapman, Cliff
Beirnes, Bob Bremner, Bettie
Hood and Margery McCourt,
Agnes Harrow, Dorothy Cox, Anne
Cooper, Keith Turnbull, Ross
Stephenson, Jim Smith, Ross
Brighton, Jack Cox and Pat Keffer.
The next euchre will be October 29
at 8:30 p.m.
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Also, to accommodate the fast
food crowd, the restaurant hours
have changed slightly. Open seven
days a week, JR’s serves breakfast
from 6:30 until 11, Sundays from 8
till 11, and remains open until 10 on
weeknights and 1 on Friday and
Saturday. “We have moved away
from the daily dinner specials, but
still have a wide selection of fast
foods,” Mr. Rowe said.
Video rentals have been expand
ed as well with 500 available
movies. “We hope to offer an
up-to-date selection of current
movies,” he said.
Known typically as a favourite
spot of Brussels young people, Mr.
Rowe hopes to retain that feeling
but with some control. “Brussels
needs somewhere for its teens to
go. The kids are looking for a place
to call their own. Basically, JR’s is
a place for them to meet their
friends and enjoy the company,”
he says, adding, “But, I’d like to
think that JR’s is really a part of
Brussels. We’ve always done well
with the gas bar and this will
enhance that.”
Though no date has been set,
JR’s will hold a grand opening
celebration soon, complete with
specials for patrons.
Mr. Rowe remarked that he was
very pleased with this first week
end’s sales saying a large number
of pizzas were sold. “We hope to
keep supplying top quality and
appreciate the support the com
munity has shown.
Watch for the
A special meeting of West
Wawanosh Council was held on
Tuesday, October 16 to deal with a
severance application and the 1991
taxation.
After discussion it was moved by
Councillor Rhea Hamilton-Seeger
and passed by Council that the
severance application of Ruth, Joan
and Edward Hatherley be denied.
The request was to sever three
acres north of the creek on the
Hatherley farm at St. Helens.
Council felt that because the por
tion to be severed is outside the
Urban designation of St. Helens
and is designated Agriculture the
International
craft sale
this Saturday
International handicrafts at non
profit prices are a gift-givers dream
come true. When you throw in
solutions to world hunger, it’s a
combination that can’t be beat.
These elements all come together
at the Brussels Mennonite Church,
Saturday, October 27 from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
Plant hangers from Bangladesh,
baskets from the Philippines, carv
ings from Africa and brass from
India are just a few of the items
that will be on sale.
Members of the church are really
excited about the quality and
variety of the crafts, but are just as
excited about an opportunity to
help needy people overseas in such
a practical and effective way. The
event is being sponsored by the
Brussels Mennonite Church on
behalf of SELFHELP Crafts of the
World, a non-profit program of the
Mennonite Central Committee
(MCC). MCC is a service organiza
tion of the Mennonite and Brethren
in Christ churches that has long
been involved.in relief and develop
ment work both overseas and in
North America.
SELFHELP items are both func
tional and decorative, and have
been skillfully crafted by artisans in
about 25 developing nations. With
a job, these producers can feed and
clothe their families and even look
beyond to education and health
care.
SELFHELP gifts are sold year-
round at non-profit shops through
out Canada. This sale is not a local
fundraiser: whenver someone buys
a handmade greeting card, a
soapstone jewelry box, a lovely
creche set or a bamboo basket, the
producer is supported. SELFHELP
items give twice: beauty and
usefulness to the buyer, and a
fair-paying job to the producer.
application did not comply with the
secondary plan for the township.
Councillor Dave Emington made
a motion that due to demands of
County and School Boards for
payment of tax rates four times per
year the township would collect
taxes three times per year beginn
ing in 1991. This would be with an
interim payment for 50 per cent of
the previous year’s public residen
tial and commercial rates to be due
in April, and two final installments
due in July and November.
This move is being made to
avoid, or substantially reduce pay
ing interest charges to the bank for
loans necessitated to cover County
and School Board levies which are
paid March 31, June 30, September
30 and December 15. Clerk Joan
Armstrong said the township was
in a borrowing position from April
to June this year and since paying
the levies due on September 30 has
outstanding loans once again.
These will not be paid until the
November 15 tax installment is
received.
Council made a decision earlier
this year that taxes in ’91 will be
paid only at the township office,
either by mail or in person.
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ETHEL
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