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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1991-07-24, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24,1991. Good in the heat The Snow Crest Riders of Washago proved they could do as well in the heat of summer as the winter snow when they captured the Eldon Thompson Memorial Trophy in the snowmobile club division at the Brussels-Walton Trailblazers tournament on the weekend. Captain John Doran (left) accepts the trophy from Don Blake, president o the Trailblazers. Brussels hosts ladies' bowling tournament Fifty-four bowlers braved Satur day's intense heat to compete ir. the Brussels Lawn Bowling Trebles Tournament. In spite of the hea' all survived the afternoon. Winners were: Reg Robinson, Mitchell, three wins, 42 plus three; second, Buzz Whileside, Elmira, three wins, 39; third, Mary Higgins, Mitchell, three wins, 34; fourth Jack McDonald, Lucknow, two wins, 42 plus eight; fifth, Stewart Brussels Legion plans com roast, fish fry BY SANDRA JOSLING On Sunday, August 4, there will be a Corn Roast at the Brussels Legion. The doors will be open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. All are wel come. Sunday, August 11 will be the annual Fish Fry al the Brussels Legion. Meals will be served from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets arc $7.50 per person and are available al the Legion (after 4 p.m.) or at Murray's Barbershop (located on Main St., Brussels). All arc welcome to attend. Results of the July 10 euchre night arc: high lady, Jean Little; high man, Gordon Nichol; low lady, Helen Dobson; low man, Gord Jacklin. Most lone hands for the ladies was June Jacklin and for the men, Willis Knight. The next euchre night will be Wednesday, July 24 at 7:45 p.m. Cost is $1.5()/pcrson with lunch served. Results of Monday night mixed darts are as follows: Bill Nethcry and John Harrison, first; Wally Quit-smoking quick tips V Buy only one package of cigarettes at a time and change brands each time. HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ONTARIO Bryans, Mitchell, two wins, 40; sixth Don Haines, Clinton, two wins, 39; seventh Walter West brook, Mitchell, two wins, 32; eighth, Elmer Murray, Clinton, two wins 32; ninth, Joe White, Atwood, two wins, 31; consolation, Sandy Pepper, Seaforth, one win, 18 plus 6. A salad dinner was served between the second and third games by the Brussels Club. Mason, Dennis Collins and Sandra Josling, second. High shooter for the ladies was Dini Nethcry (114) and Gord Jacklin (100) was high for the men. Darts are held every Monday night at 8 p.m. Thank You I would like to express my sincere thanks to Doreen Welsh, Lois Todd and Bonnie Pennington for organizing my community shower. The program was lovely with a skit by Barb McCutcheon and Leona Connelly, a piano solo by Angie Yoon, and a play by Corrinna Stephenson. It was so nice to see you all again and the gifts are beautiful Thank you so much for your kind wishes and gifts. FOR RENT NEW 2-BEDROOM APARTMENTS IN BRUSSELS • fully equipped to safely accommodate seniors • wheel chair accessible • upgraded kitchen and bathrooms • units approximately 825 sq. ft. • close to downtown ASK ABOUT OUR SPECIAL OFFER FOR EARLY BOOKING JAMES KERR 291-4648 LISTOWEL » Building Supplies Ltd. 120 Hamilton St. , BLYTH PHONE: 1-519-523-9305 Brussels People Mrs. Winona Marlin of Brussels, and her daughter Mrs. Gwcndolyne Tooth of Toronto have returned from a thrcc-week tour of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. They went from London through eastern England and Scotland to Lake Ness, western coast of Scotland to Holyhead, crossed the Irish Sea to Dublin, through central Ireland to Galway, round Ring of Terry to Rossclare, crossed St. George's channel to Wales, and southern England. There were 46 on the coach and they had numerous extra trips and outings. Food, souvenirs and clothing were rather expensive. It was a very interesting and educa tive tour. Mrs. Martin won the prize for being nearest the correct mileage, being 37.5 miles over. Tom and Sheila Kuntz of Kitch ener visited with her mother, Mar garet Lindner and Walter Schlueter, also with Lawrence and Mildred Jacklin on Friday. It sure was hot in Michigan over the weekend. But it was very pleas ant travelling in the air conditioned Murphy coach when Mildred Jack lin and Leola Hood took a tour across the border. They left Ellison Travel Agency in Exeter at 8 a.m. on Saturday; slopped al the duty-free store at the Sarnia border and had a coffee break in Port Huron. They arrived at the Fashion Square Mall in Sagi naw at noon where they had lunch and spent two hours shopping. After checking into their motel the Florentine Inn, in Saginaw, they were taken to the town of Chesang- Bowling club holds tournee On July 15 the Brussels Lawn Bowling Club held a tournament for their local members. There was six greens playing for the Gibson trophy. The weather and greens were excellent. First went to Murray Lowe and Brenda Perrie, three wins, 42; second to Jim Coultes and Dorothy McDonald, three wins, 29; third to Gordon Bosman and Isabell Gibson, two wins, 36; fourth to Gerald Gibson and Mabel Wheeler, two wins, 34; fifth to George Michie and Viola Kirkby, two wins, 26; sixth to Jim Bowman and Louise Bosman, two wins, 25. Consolation went to Les Douglas and Eleanor Hemingway. A pot luck supper was enjoyed between the second and third games. Sincerely, Charlene Stephenson ing and spent some time browsing through the many unique craft shops and antique stores and dis plays. At 5:30 p.m. they boarded the brand new Michigan Princess pad- dlewhceler for an all-you-can-eat dinner buffet and cruise with live riverboat musical entertainment. At 7:30 we were seated in the amphitheatre to take in the last evening performance of the 50th anniversary of the Chesaning Showboat presentation, which had a sell-out crowd of 8,000 for every night of the entire week. All of the entertainers were great but Bobby Vinton “The Polish Prince”, the .noted singer of the rock era and marvellous entertainer was the highlight of the show, non-stop, from 10:30 p.m. to midnight. After arriving back at their motel at 1:30 a.m. and a short night's sleep they were off on Sunday morning to Dearborn, Michigan to either the Henry Ford Museum or Greenfield Village or both. Leola Hood and Mildred Jacklin chose the museum. After a very full and rewarding weekend and a delay of one hour at the border on account of three women who overspent their quota, McKercher Construction Announces We've now added.... BACKHOEING and offer demolition type CONTAINER BIN RENTAL SERVICE We would like to congratulate Glenn McKercher on his retirement and we will continue to keep up the quality service. JOHN MCKERCHER CONSTRUCTION LTD. BULLDOZING, LOADING & HAULING SAND AND GRAVEL TV JAMESTOWN SAVE 0 SUN WORTHY VAV WALLCOVERINGS Ct LU 50% 5 g OFF /A L P^^MANNING’S they arrived back in Exeter at 9:30 p.m. Sylvia and Stewart Braddick of North Vancouver have been visit ing their relatives John and Edith Pipe and attended the Pipe-Parker wedding. Stewart is a keen fisher man and the Pipes were treated to a freshly caught spring Chinook salmon dinner this past week. Stewart also enjoys wild life and has been laming a garden toad that appears nightly on the Pipe patio looking for a meal of live insects. RASPBERRIES Unfortunately our first crop Is over but don’t despair... we will have another crop In the late summer! (Weather Permitting) Watch for our ad! SWEET CORN COMING SOON PICKED OR TO ORDER For more Information J. & D. Hunter call 887-9783 887-9061