The Citizen, 1987-05-13, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1987.
Pipe Band celebrates 35th anniversary
The Brussels Legion Pipe Band
is celebrating its 35th birthday
May 23 with a banquet for present
and former members of the band
membership of 23. There are two
original members still in the band:
Tom MacFarlane and Ross Ben-
[deceased], Ken Coleman [deceased], Walter MacFarlane, Tom
McFarlane, David Hastings [deceased], Jack Willis, Ross Bennett,
Orwell Elliott [deceased] and George Elliott [deceased].
Brussels Legion Pipe Band will celebrate its 35th anniversary May 23
with a dinner and dance. Members of the original pipe band were: [left
to right] Cal Krauter, Ross Duncan, Gordon Krauter, Ray Bronson
with a dance to follow.
The band started with only 12
members but through the years
has increased in size to the present nett.
People
Compiled by Marilyn Higgins
On Tuesday, May 5, the Rebe-
kah’shelda microwave cooking
demonstration to a capacity crowd.
Tips were handed out on what to do
and use with your microwave.
Many different and interesting
items were cooked. Two Tupper
ware representatives were in
attendance to show their products
also.
Door prizes were drawn with the
lucky winners being: Annette
Stephenson, Betty Cardiff, Jean
Fraser, Jane Hall, Susan McNeil,
Helen Heatherington, Gert
Krotch, Edith Warwick, Sue Wil
son, Gale McArter, Jean Bridge,
Leona Connelly, Helen Cameron,
Leola Hood, Sylvia Stevenson,
Mary Nichol, Carol Long, Donna
Knight and Evelyn Mair. Everyone
got to taste the items that were
cooked along with coffee. The
microwaves were donated for the
evening by McDonald Home Hard
ware and Oldfield’s Pro Hardware.
Proceeds from the evening went
towards the building fund for the
Oddfellow’s and Rebekah Lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Shera of
Wingham visited Wednesday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Alvie
Higgins.
Fourteen family members of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Jacklin visited
them on Sunday, remaining for
Brussels Morris Grey
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Lome in ana oraer your supply
to be sure you get what you want
Sunday dinner.
Dale, Judy, Alicia and Jason
Wheeler of Lucan and Todd
Wheeler of Preston were home
with their parents on Mother’s
Day. They then attended the
christening of Jessica Wheeler,
daughter of Cheryl and Murray
Wheeler in Londesboro.
Visitors with Mrs. Lila Goll on
Sunday were her nephew Dick
Gray of Milverton and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Nethercott of Atwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Good and
Matthewof Auburn visited with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Exel and family on Saturday.
Visitors on Saturday evening for
supper with Jack, Marilyn and Ken
Higgins included Miss Dale Mc
Farlan, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Higgins,
Dennis and Ronald of Blyth, Mr.
and Mrs. Alvie Higgins, Mrs. Lila
Goll, Mr. andMrs. John Oliver,
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Lamont and
Mike Smith.
A number of the Brussels
Crusaders attended the wedding
and reception of Alex Henderson
and Carol on Saturday, May9atthe
Bluevale Presbyterian Church
with the reception held in the B. M.
& G. Community Centre. Alex is
the trainer for the Brussels Inter
mediate Hockey Team.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Exel on Mother’s Day were
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Exel and family
of Whitechurch, Mr. and Mrs.
Hank Haasnoot, Mr. and Mrs.
Randy Roppel and family of
Tiverton, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Exel
and family and Mrs. Ann Vader.
Congratulations to Doug McAr
ter who has designed two new
homes for Brussels, one has
already been placed on its founda
tion, the other will be by the time
the paper is out. Doug is employed
with Royal Homes of Wingham.
Mrs. David Boynton was the
guest ofhonour at a picnic lunch
provided by several friends at The
Summer Place last Thursday cele
brating the opening of her new
garden shop and bonne fete.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy of
Ottawa were Mother’s Day week
end visitors with Mrs. R. W.
Kennedy.
A farewell party was held for Jeff
Brown, London, at the home of
Barbara Brown May 2. Guests
included his grandmother Mrs.
Edna Needham of Georgetown,
sister Allison Smith, Eastern
Passage, N.S. and other family
members from Woodstock and
Waterloo. Jeff left for Japan May
The band played in many
parades in southwestern Ontario
as well as in Michigan. Local
residents enjoy the Ceilidh and
Robbie Burns dance, sponsored
each year by the band.
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Brussels Variety
Joe and Beatrice Raynard,
RR #2, Bluevale, are pleased
to announce the forthcoming
marriage of their daughter
Darlene to Lee Hayden,
Gore Bay, Ontario. The
wedding will take place at
Hillside Nursing Home, Se-
bringvilleon JuneGat 3 p.m.
followed by a reception at
Brussels Morris and Grey
Community Centre at 9 p.m.
Please accept this as your
personal invitation to attend
the reception.
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