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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-07-08, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1987. A water fight is the ideal chance to cool off on a hot summer’s day and these Brussels kids seem to be in their glory as they struggle to control the fire hose in a battle against Grey Township youngsters. Grey won all three events of the Sunday afternoon contest, part of the Brussels Homecoming celebrations. People around Brussels There were winners aplenty at Homecoming Continued from page 2 Windsor visited with their family and friends on the weekend. Visitors with Jack and Marilyn Higgins and Ken were Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver of RR 2, Clifford; Bruce, Kim and Nikki Brown of Blyth and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Higgins, Dennis and Ronald of Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Townsend visited with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bridge on the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Nichol and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Nichol visited with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nichol. Mr. and Mrs. Les Williams and daughter visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stetton and family on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Baker of Burlington visited with their fami­ lies Mr. and Mrs. Don McNeil and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hastings and families. A special thank you to the Homecomingcommittee. Itwas Mabel's Grill Continued from page 4 to know that even though Cana­ dians don’t celebrate much, at least when they do they can do it with Canadian champagne now that Canadian wineries won their case against the 16 French winer­ ies who claimed that only bubbly from the Champagne district of France should be able to use the name champagne. Ward said it was a good thing Charles DeGaulle was dead or he’d pop his cork over such an outrage. Billie suggested a swap: we’ll let the French keep the name cham­ pagne for themselves and they let us keep St. Pierre and Miquelon and stop all the nonsense over east coast fisheries. the best parade Brussels has seen in years. A job well done! Don’t forget the Lions Elimina­ tion Draw on Saturday, July 11. Visitors with Mrs. Jane DeVries on the weekend were Al Ray Kenn of Exeter, Al and Lynn DeVries of Ingersoll, Shirley and daughter Tina and a girlfriend Tracy of Woodstock. Tina and Tracy are staying for some holidays. Audrey and Jim McKinney of Burlington were weekend guests of Sheila Richards. Audrey has a photograph which was taken on the front verandah of her aunt’s home (Mrs. Jennifer Merkley) when she was four years of age. This is presently the residence of Archie and Mabel Willis. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Ebel, Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Beemer and Terri, all of Ingersoll were in Brussels for the 115th Birthday Party and visiting with relatives and renewing old acquaintances. FRIDAY: Billie said he’s trying to kick a habit and so far hasn’t been able to. It’s a habit that keeps him depressed all thetimelately, he said. Julia asked him if he was on some kind of “downer” and Billie said he sure was. Drug rehabilita­ tion clinics didn’t seem to be the answer though, he said because they’d probably have televisions. The problem is, he said, that he’s got the sport channel on his cable television and no matter how much he tells himself not to, his willpower just isn’t strong enough and he ends up watching the Blue Jays lose another one. All the men agreed it would probably be easier, and less depressing, to kick a heroin habit. The members of the Brussels Optimist Club deserve a big hand for their part in organizing all the major sports events which took place throughout the Brussels Homecoming Weekend, andfor seeing that everything went off on time and ran smoothly. Although these events provided the focus and much of the enjoyment for a large part of the huge crowds which were on hand both Saturday and Sunday, the people behind them all remained largely unrecognized, despite the fact that they not only co-ordinated both the children’s and adults’ sports, buttook part in them as well. Don Crawford served as Opti­ mist liason with the Homecoming Committee, and probably had the greatest part in ensuring that all sporting events were well organiz­ ed; buthewasably assistedby a volunteer committee consiting of Don Bray, Neil Beuermann, Joe Seili and Mike Watson. As well, every other member of the Brus­ sels Optimists contributed time and effort towards an unforgett­ able celebration. Winners of the various events are as follows: Tricycle races: up to 4 years, first, Jodi Henry: 5-7 years - first heat, first place, Amy McDougall; second heat, first place, Jason Crawford; Overall winner, Amy McDougall. 8-10 V V V A New Approach to Adoption Disclosure in Ontario -------------------------------------V-------------------------------------- Not all adopted children grow up wanting to know ABOUT THEIR BIRTH PARENTS. But for those who do, the process has often been frus­ trating AND INCONCLUSIVE. The same is true for parents, grandparents, brothers OR SISTERS SEARCHING FOR A CHILD PLACED FOR ADOPTION YEARS AGO. On July 6, 1987, amendments to adoption legislation CHANGED THE CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING ADOPTION INFORMATION IN ONTARIO. Non-identifying information, if available, such as the BIRTH FAMILY’S BACKGROUND AND MEDICAL HISTORY, WILL BE RE­ LEASED ON REQUEST TO ADULT ADOPTED PERSONS (THOSE 1 8 OR OLDER); AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY’S BACK­ GROUND WILL BE GIVEN TO ADULT BIRTH RELATIVES, UPON REQUEST. INFORMATION THAT REVEALS THE IDENTITY OF AN ADULT ADOP­ TEE OR A BIRTH RELATIVE WILL BE SHARED ONLY IF BOTH PARTIES HAVE VOLUNTARILY ENTERED THEIR NAMES WITH THE ADOPTION Disclosure Register and consented to disclosure. The CONSENT OF ADOPTIVE PARENTS IS NO LONGER REQUIRED. IF BIRTH RELATIVES HAVE NOT REGISTERED, AN ADULT ADOPTEE CAN REQUEST A SEARCH. HOWEVER, CONFIDENTIALITY IS PRO­ TECTED THROUGHOUT. IF LOCATED, BIRTH RELATIVES CAN SIMPLY DECIDE NOT TO HAVE THEIR IDENTITIES MADE KNOWN. The issues and emotions surrounding adoption infor­ mation ARE COMPLEX, SO PROFESSIONAL ADVICE IS PROVIDED AT EVERY STAGE. THE PROCESS WILL ALSO TAKE TIME, SINCE A LARGE NUMBER OF REQUESTS ALREADY EXIST. ALL THE NEW PROCEDURES AND SERVICES ARE OUTLINED IN A FREE PAMPHLET, AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND IN FRENCH. Contact your local Children’s Aid Society or write the Adoption Information Unit, 700 Bay Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto M7A 1E9. In Toronto, call 963-0709. Elsewhere in Ontario call toll-free 1 -800-387-5477. Ministry of Community and Social Services ® Ontario John Sweeney, Minister David Peterson. Premier years - first heat, first place, Shane Wilson; second heat, first place, Jennifer Machan; Overall winner, Jennifer Machan. 10 years and over - Overall winner, Bret Clark­ son. Adults - first heat, first, Brett Bauer; second, Rita Mulvey; se­ cond heat, first, Gary Pipe; second, Ron Clarkson; third heat, first, Alicia Dixon; second, Dale Ma­ chan. Overall winners, Alicia Dixon and Dale Machan. In the Fish Derby at Pearson’s Pond, Steve Kellington won first placewith a 12.25 inch trout. In the Soapbox Derby, Korey Bray was first; Tim Machan was second; and Danny McNeil was third. In the Tractor Pull, Chad Fisher won the Up to 35 lbs. class, with a pull of 12 feet; Josh Beuermann was first in the 35-50 lb. class with a pull of 23 feet, 10 inches; Matt Lee won the 50-75 lb. class with a full pull of 50 feet; and Don Bray won the Heavyweight Class with a pull of 17 feet, 6 inches. The Mush-ball Tournament saw Gary Pipe’s Brussels team take home the B Event championship; while the Monkton Rocks became the A Event champions. The Blyth B-Line Boomers were the A Event Consolation winners. After a minor change in the Log-rolling contest rules, when it was discovered that the log chosen would not float two men at a time, Dave Thomas emerged the winner, managing to stay on his feet for 8.5 seconds; Mike Watson placed second, with seven seconds; and Neil Beuermann was a close third with 6.5 seconds. The Grey Township Volunteer Fire Department was the runaway winner in all divisions of the water fight, with Grey men, women and kids completely washing away their opponents, the Brussels Fire Department. Twelve teams entered the Bath­ tub Raceson Sunday, the highlight of the sporting events, with the classy craft sponsored by Com­ munity Nursing Servicestaking first place in all three events, although it must be admitted it was piloted by several different crews. In the Two-Man Race, Rebel II placed second, with sailors Doug Cousins and Kevin Pennington. In theFour-ManRelayRace, Jaws 115 was second with oarsmen Marty Rutledge and Sean Brem- ner; and in the Powder Puff Event, Rebel II again captured first place, skillfully sailed by a pair of unrecorded ladies. Other craft entered in the event were Neloway Farms, Optimist 1 and Optimist II, Eat Me, Home Hardware, Sandy Sue, S.S. Ba­ cardi, Water Nuts and Unsinkable. Onlyafewshipswentdown, but they and their crews were all salvaged.