HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-05-17, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989.
Worldly treasures
The Sunday School classes and teachers of Melville Presbyterian Church in Brussels held a special
service for Mother’s Day, entitled, “Friends Around the World’’. The teachers have made a banner
for the church which reminds us that ‘We are all precious in his sight’. Having adopted a boy in
Bangladesh the Melville Sunday School saw this as a furtherance of their consideration for those less
fortunate.
Hort. Society sponsors contest
Majestic WI tours
Hedley trout farm
On May 10 the Majestic W.I.
went on a tour of a trout farm at
Dave Hedley’s. It was a very
interesting and informative trip.
Many of the ladies brought home
trout caught by net and not by
using a pole.
After returning to the library the
President Edna McLellan opened
the meeting by reading a Mother’s
Day poem. Twenty-two members
were present. A display of the
Brussels I 4H Knitting project was
set up.
Kathy Bridge gave a report on
the district annual that was held on
May 9 at the Presbyterian Church,
Brussels.
A motion was made to send in
memorium for any present or past
member.
Marie Stute made a motion for
the W.I. not to cater to any
wedding anniversaries or birth
days. Seconded by Kathy Bridge.
An invitation to members to
come to coffee and muffin held by
the Morning Discussion Group to
be held on May 24 at 10 a.m.
Roll call “name a seafood that
starts with your initial”. The
Institute is to visit Goderich in July
and have a picnic. In August the
W.I. is to visit the Wingham
Library.
Discussion was held to have a
float or something in the Fun Fest
parade in July.
Tickets are to be sold on a quilt at
the Fun Fest. President Edna
McLellan closed the meeting and
sang Happy Birthday to members.
Lunch was then served.
BRUSSELS
OFFICE
HOURS
Monday -10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday -10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Thursday -10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Friday -10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed
The Brussels and District Horti
cultural meeting was held in the
library on Monday evening, May 8,
with a good attendance.
The singing of “O Canada”
opened the meeting. The secretary
and treasurer’s reports were read
and the roll call answered by a
Spring poem.
Judy Glen moved that the Soci
ety have Mr. Clifton Apel spray the
Horticultural park, seconded by
Luella Mitchell. Business regard
ing the Fun Fest to be held July 8,
9, and 10 was discussed. Tickets for
a 50-50 draw will be sold and the
Brussels
People
By Bonnie Gropp
Phone 887-9114 or 523-4792
Decoys and dances, bands and
balloons, horses and hats are all
expected to be pan of the festivities
planned for Brussels upcoming Fun
Fest weekend scheduled for July 6,
7, 8, and 9.
Several suggestions and propo
sals were discussed at the May 3
Fun Fest general meeting and
though attendance was not what
people had hoped for, plans for the
event are proceeding well.
John Harrison of the Brussels
Lions Club attended the meeting
with an example of one of the
thousand decoys that the Lions will
be selling tickets on for their Duck
Race down the Maitland.
The committee hopes to be able
to hire the Bayfield horse and
carriage for the enjoyment of
visitors during the weekend and
Chris Lee of Walton is planning to
set up a fountain at the dam
complete with spotlight.
Reverend Doug Zehr of the
Brussels Mennonite Fellowship has
agreed to conduct the Sunday
morning outdoor service at the
arena, and St. John’s Anglican
Church will host a pork barbecue
that evening.
Brussels merchants hope to have
the downtown area closed to traffic
and the hotel is looking into the
licensing for an outdoor pub com
plete with live music.
There will be a lace and trim
booth for crafts and other articles
Flower Basket competition will be
open to everyone in the community
with prizes of $20, $15, $10 and $5.
Baskets are to be at the arena by 12
noon on Friday, July 9 ready for
judging. Ruth Sauve and Jean
Bewley have had the Guides and
Brownies plant flower seeds with
the results to be shown at the
arena.
Two of the members gave talks
of interest to the society: Judy Glen
on “Beautiful Lawns, Shrubs and
Flowers” and “How to keep mois
ture in the soil” and Luella
Mitchell on “The 'growing of
Amaryllis Bulbs” and “How to
and souvenir hats will be sold.
The next meeting will be held at
the arena on June 1 at 8:00. Many
more people are needed for input
and assistance, so plan to attend or
offer your help and make this first
annual Brussels Fun Fest a suc
cess.
Congratulations to Reverend
Doug Zehr and his wife Miriam on
the safe arrival of their third
daughter, Maria Joy.
Former Brussels resident Paul
Wilson and his bride-to-be Libby
Kempton, were guests of honour at
a ‘Jack and Jill’ hosted by Paul’s
sister-in-law Sue Wilson, last
Saturday.
About 45 people were on hand to
honour the couple. Guests came
from as far away as Kingston,
Keswick and Owen Sound. Others
hailed from Oakville, Brampton,
London, Lucknow, and Brussels.
Paul and Libby, who reside in
Brampton, will be united in marri
age in that city on June 16, 1989,
with Paul’s brother Greg and his
wife Sue as their attendants.
Paul is the son of Brussels Public
School teacher Idella Wilson.
A small family birthday party
was held for new Brussels area
resident Drew Thomas on Sunday.
Two year old Drew, his parents
Mike and Jamie, and his sisters
Sam and Baylie are constructing a
new home on John Street. The
family has moved here from Oak
ville and are presently renting a
home a few miles out of town until
theirs is completed.
Brussels residents Jan Deitner of
Flora Street and Sue Wilson of
James Street are Mike’s sisters.
A family bridal shower was held
on Sunday at the home of Ivan and
Betty Campbell in honour of their
niece,Gwen Cousins. Guests atten
ded from St. Thomas, London,
Richmond Hill and Brussels.
have a successful vegetable gar
den.”
Ruth Sauve won the door prize
and proved a very efficient auctio
neer in selling the plants brought
by the members. New bulb books
from Holland’s Glory were distri
buted with orders to be in by July
1.
Refreshments were served by
the committee in charge, Alice
Brothers, Muriel Garniss and
Eluned McNair.
SWIMMING LESSON
REGISTRATION
MAY 17 AND MAY 19
7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
ATBM&G COMMUNITY CENTRE
June Session June 5 - June 30
July Session July 3 - July 28
Aug. Session July 31 to Aug. 25