HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-10-31, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990.
Brussels man fined $800
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Dave Williams, Advertising Manager of The Citizen and Sue
Wilson, Ad. Rep. show off the awards they received for
excellence in advertising design at theO.C.N.A. convention in
Toronto. Awards were for third place for best special section in
the under 6,500 circulation category.
Brussels
Lois and Bush Wittard received
tragic news Sunday that their two
grandchildren had been burned to
death in a fire in the family’s
townhouse in Carleton Place near
Ottawa.
Brandon, 6 and Colin, 10 were
killed in the blaze and their father
Fred is in Ottawa Civic Hospital
3 join Morningstar Lodge
The regular meeting of Morning-
Star Rebekah Lodge was held on
October 23 with Noble Grand Sister
Mary Lowe presiding.
At this meeting four officers
unable to attend the last meeting
were installed into their offices by
Sis. Jean Bridge, Past District
Deputy Pres, assisted by Sis.
Barbara McCutcheon, Deputy Mar
shall. Four Sisters were present
from Seaforth and Br. Mel McCut
cheon, District Deputy Grand Mas-
ster of Huron Dist. No. 8.
The Rebekah Degree was con
ferred on three new members: Sis.
Laura Barbour, Sis. Mary Stretton,
Sis. Lorraine Edwards.
Sis. Joan Bernard, Treasurer,
reported that the Variety Fair was
again successful. The first joint
card party with the Oddfellows will
be held on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. in the
Lodge Hall.
Donations were made to the
Brussels Santa Claus Parade
Committee and the Children’s Aid
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V Brussels Residents
In order to encourage residents not to burn leaves, there will be a
special pickup of bagged leaves on Monday, November 5. Please have
bags set at the curb by 8:00 a.m. Monday morning.
Council requests that leaves not be burnt on the pavement or
sidewalks.
Thank you
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with burns to 15 per cent of his
body. Fred Whittard thought the
children were safely out of the
house but apparently they some
how re-entered the house and were
caught by the smoke and flames.
Lois and Bush Whittard will attend
the funeral Wednesday in Carleton
Place.
On Sunday, Oct. 21 Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn McKercher attended
the 1990 fall convocation at the
University of Windsor where their
daughter Mrs. Ann Larsen of
Sarnia received her masters of
education degree. Afterwards they
were guests at a family dinner at
the Edison Inn, Port Huron.
of Huron County. At the next
meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13, Sis.
Pat Frayne, Vice-Pres. of the
Rebekah Assembly of Ontario will
visit Brussels with Goderich Lodge
visiting also.
Guild meets
The monthly meeting of Melville
Presbyterian Guild was held Octo
ber 16 at 8 p.m. in the church
parlour.
Thelma Cardiff opened the meet
ing with a reading “Let us praise
the Lord” followed by hymn “Let
us sing of a wonderful love’’. The
scripture taken from Genesis,
chapter 8, verses 13-22 was read in
unison. Thelma gave a very inter
esting topic on ‘Thanksgiving’
which was followed by prayer.
Hymn “Come, ye thankful people,
come" was then sung. Jeanne
Ireland spoke on her trip to
Oberammergan.
A Brussels man was fined $800
after pleading guilty in provincial
court in Wingham Wednesday to
two counts of possession of stolen
property.
Thomas D. Bodfield of Turnberry
St., Brussels pleaded guilty to
having in his possession two fire
arms stolen earlier in break-ins in
Grey county.
The court was told on October 1
or 2 last year break and entries took
place at two cottages at Bell’s Lake
with several items including the
two weapons in question taken. On
March 28 Wingham O.P.P. re
covered a rifle and a shotgun,
worth $300 from Mr. Bodfield’s
home.
Defence attorney Michael Don
nelly said Mr. Bodfield denied any
involvement in the original crimes.
The police investigation centred on
two other individuals and one of the
individuals took the guns to Mr.
Bodfield for safekeeping after his
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wife had demanded the items be
removed from her house.
Mr. Donnelly said Mr. Bodfield
had a lengthy criminal record but
nearly all of it was prior to 1980
when he settled down with a
family. Mr. Bodfield had been
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unable to work because of a heart
condition but is expecting to begin
work next month Mr. Donnelly
said.
Judge Hunter fined Mr. Bodfield
$400 on each of the two counts of
possession of stolen property.
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