The Citizen, 1988-06-15, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988.
Sheila Richards, board member of The Citizen presents Jack Bryans
with his Citizen of the Year award for the Brussels area during the
community church service held in Brussels Sunday. Mr. Bryans had
been chosen earlier by a panel of Brussels residents from those
nominated as the Citizen of the Year.
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There was an excellent atten
dance at the Community Church
Service held on the side lawn of the
United Church last Sunday. The
participating ministers were Rev.
Pat Nunn, Rev. Douglas Zehr, and
Rev. Charles Carpentier.
Alice Brothers directed the choir
and played.
Four students from Brussels
Public School also played for the
gathering. Jack Bryans was pre
sented with the 1988 Citizen of the
Year award by Sheila Richards,
and received a standing ovation. It
was nice to have several residents
from the Callander Nursing Home
present. 1 he service was followed
by a picnic lunch, and the ice cream
cones served for dessert, the
children’s games and the dunking
machine all proved to be very
popular. Proceeds from the morn
ing’s offering will be used for the
Kid’s Corner Vacation School.
A readerreports watching a little
red squirrel drag a piece of
material six by twelve inches for at
least a half block and then climb a
tree with it to line his nest.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ward of St.
Marys visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Alvie Higgins and Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Higgins on Saturday, June 4.
A surprise birthday party was
held for Twyla Thornton on
Wednesday, June 8. She is 19
years old. Happy Birthday, Twyla.
Mr, and Mrs. John Oliver and
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them.
“If the Juniors fold, you can bet
that both minor hockey (in Brus
sels) and our Intermediate team
will suffer,’’ Mr. Steffler said,
going on to explain that there
would be far less interest in the
Atom to Bantam divisions if the
Brussels players had nowhere to
advance; while the (Intermediate)
Brussels Crusaders would likely
fold twoor three years down the
line, as their source of overage
Junior players dried up.
He noted that Brussels Minor
Hockey has a rule, as do many
other minor hockey associations,
that noplayerwill be released from
minor hockey to play at any level
below Junior “B,“ which means
that Brussels Bantams looking to
continue their sport could not, for
example, play with the Seaforth
Junior “B“ or the Wingham Junior
“C” teams.
A chilling note was added when
Dale Newman, president of the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Joint
Board of Recreation Management
(Recreation Committee), pointed
out that his board “may have
trouble making ends meet” if it is
deprived of the more than $6,000
contributed annually by the Brus
sels Bulls in ice rentals and
concession receipts at the Bruss
els, Morris and Grey Community
Centre, by far the largest single
users of the facility.
Several other members warned
that even the unique Brussels
“Booster Bus” could suffer if the
Bulls fold, since the team’s fans are
the largest users of the service,
although the unwritten rule is that
they will give it up if any other
community group wants to use it on
a conflicting date. The bus is
self-supporting, and is kept up for
the use of any local community
group needing transportation, a
highly unusual service for a
community as small as Brussels.
Winner announced
Tim Prior of RR3, Brussels is the
winner of the Big Value contest in
The Citizen.
For finding the Big Value logo in
the Brussels EMA ad in last week’s
paper he wins a gift certificate for
$25 from Oldfield Pro Hardware in
Brussels.
This week ’ s winner will receive a
$25 gift certificate to Brussels
Village Market.
Letter to the editor
The Editor,
The Brussels and District Horti
cultural Society has planted flower
beds in the parks and at the senior
citizens building also boxes on
main street and hope they will be as
successful as lastyear’s. We would
appreciate help from store keepers
or any others who notice a need for
water during dry spells so none of
the plants will die.
Thanks to all those interested
individuals who have been so
helpful in the past.
The Brussels Horticultural Society
David of RR 1, Clifford visited with
Jack and Marilyn Higgins, Mr. and
Mrs. Alvie Higgins and Mrs. Lila
Goll on the weekend.
The Grade 8’s of Brussels Public
School will hold their annual
graduation supper on June 23.
Mike Vader, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Vader, left on Friday for Nova
Scotia where he has been stationed
with the army. Good luck, Mike, on
your chosen career.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hamilton of
Wingham visited withMrs. Lila
Goll on the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McCauley
and Mrs. Dorothy McCauley had a
salad supper at Mrs. Diana
Maxwell and Barry McCauley’s
home in Sebgingville and also
attended a reception for Mr. and
Mrs. Dana Maxwell, who were
recently married and had just
returned from a honeymoon in
Florida.
Margaret Kelly attended the
Unger and Drake wedding (Hilton)
in Aylmeron June 11. The bride
Suzanne Margaret was welcomed
into the world by Miss Russell - also
her God Mother. The honour of
proposing the toast to the bride was
bestowed on Margaret.
St. Joseph’s Hospital Alumni
held their last reunion on the
weekend. Seven hundred nurses
attended. The Sunday ceremonies
were held at St. Joseph’s Mother
house, London. St. Joseph’s Hos
pital is celebrating its 100 years of
service and caring.
*****
When you harvest your early
cabbage, leave the bottom set of
leaves on the stem. With a sharp
knife, cut an X one inch deep in the
main stem. This should produce
three or four more cabbages as the
season advances. Retpove any
extra flowerettes as they appear.
BRUSSELS ROYAL
CANADIAN LEGION
BRANCH 218 IS HOLDING A
DECORATION SERVICE
Sunday June 26,1988
Parade line up atthe corner of County Rd. 12 and the
6th line of Morrisat 1:30 p.m. sharp.
EVERYONE WELCOME
Brussels Jr. “D” hockey has
become a substantial business in
the community, operating on a
budget of $30,000 to $35,000 a
year, Mr. Steffler said, much of
which is plowed back into the
community. But funding is defin
itely not a problem, he hastens to
add, notingthattheclub “isina
healthy financial position” right
now.
“I know there are good people
out there whodon’twant to see this
(club) disappear,” he concluded.
“But a lot of people are just afraid
to take on the top jobs in any
organization; they seem to be
afraid they don’t have the leader
ship ability or something to do the
job.”
He added that being the presi
dent or vice-president of the
hockey club “is not a heck of a lot
different” from being a director,
because the whole club works so
BRUSSELS UNITED CHURCH
King Street
MINISTER: REVERENDCHARLESCARPENTIER
Sunday,June 19,11:00a.m.
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SERVICE
JUNE 26-11A.M.
Brussels United
Church
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JUNE 26- 2 P.M.
Brussels Cemetery
FRIENDS & GUESTS WELCOME
well together. “We generally have
so much fun we don’t even know
we’re working,’’ he joked. He
added that executive members
don’t have to be from the Brussels
area, noting some of the top Bulls’
players have come from Blyth and
other communities in past seasons.
But time is of the essence: Mr.
Steffler noted that the Brussels
Club had already missed one
important Ontario Hockey Associ
ation (OHA) organizational meet
ing last week because it had been
unable to send its team manager: if
you aren’t going to have a club, you
aren’t going to be able to name a
manager, he said.
A meeting to try to fill the club
executive will be held tonight
(June 15) downstairs at the
Brussels Legion, starting at 8 p.m.
All those interested in keeping
hockey in Brussels - at any level -
are urged to attend.
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