HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-07-29, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29,1992.
Members of the Brussels Legion Pipe Band take some time to warm up before the West
Wawanosh Homecoming parade in Dungannon this past weekend. The occasion was the
township's 125th anniversary.
Brussels lady returns from trip
Mrs. Winona Martin and her
daughter Mrs. Gwendolyne Tooth
of Toronto have returned from an
interesting trip to Anchorage,
Alaska. There were 47 persons on
the bus. The pair travelled 4,270
land miles by bus, had a boat cruise
from Skagway to Prince Rupert,
plane flights from Toronto to
Edmonton, and a return flight from
Calgary to Toronto. There was also
a trip from Fraser to Skagway on a
narrow gage railway.
From Edmonton, they crossed the
Rockies to Dawson Creek, which is
mile zero on the Alaskan Highway.
This highway was built in 1942 in
eight and a half months through
bogs and mountains because of the
fear that the Japanese might invade
the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
After the war the highway was
given to Canada by the United
States and it costs $50,000 a year to
maintain. There was much
construction on this road.
Next they went north to Watson
Lake on the Yukon Border to
Whitehorse, so named because the
falls appear to be a horse's mane.
Here the bus had air-brake trouble
so they were transferred to Tok,
Alaska. The next morning they
gratefully welcomed the bus and
driver who drove until 4 a.m. to
catch up. Anchorage is a beautiful
new city, restored after the
earthquake of 1964. As usual, the
visitors only saw the base of Mt.
McKinley on the way to Fairbanks.
They crossed “The Top of the
World Highway”, a gravel road to
Dawson where they visited
Diamond Tooth Gertie's program
and gambling joint.
Back to Whitehorse and a train
ride to Skagway, where they
boarded the Alaska State Ferry to
Prince Rupert.
From thence to Prince George,
B.C. and to Jasper where the ladies
enjoyed a ride on the Jasper Sky
Tram to Whistler Mountain. Next
was the trip to the Athabascan
Glacier where you can enjoy a
drink of running water and became
10 years younger, said Mrs. Martin.
From Banff it was on to Calgary.
The scenery was beautiful, the food
was good, the hotels were mostly
excellent, and the people both on
the bus and in the area were
congenial.
Mrs. Martin had been on part of
this tour in 1978 but noted many
changes. There were many
reminders of the Gold Rush of
1989 and many buildings, dredges,
machinery, boats of that age on
display.
It was an interesting historical
trip of our own country, so
different than the ancient churches,
museums and castles of the
European countries.
Brussels
One hundred members of the
Hull family attended a reunion
hosted by Lawrence and Annie
Edgar at their farm at RR 1,
Atwood, on Saturday, July 25.
The Edgar sons did a perfect job
of preparing and barbecuing a
whole pig which was the highlight
of the delicious meal,
complemented by a sunny day.
Relatives attended from
Grayling, Michigan, Windsor,
Welland, Fonthill, Guelph,
Stratford, Crediton, Clinton,
Wingham, Seaforth and Wroxeter,
including 17 members of the
Lawrence Jacklin family from
Brussels, St. Marys and Walkerton.
Bonnie and Mark Gropp had
some special visitors on the week
end.
Two ladies who had grown up in
the home now owned by the
Gropps had come back to see how
Environment Gr.
prepares for fair
The North Huron Environmental
Group began stuffing and mailing
out invitations for the Environmen
tal Fair at their meeting on July 21.
The Environmental Fair will be
held Thursday, October 1, during
Waste Reduction Week, at the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Commu
nity Centre.
The Fair will be open to school
children from 9 a.m. to noon, and
open for the public from noon to 9
p.m.
Chairperson Donna White says
they will "basically be in the plan
ning stages for the next month".
"We are hoping to line up a cou
ple of guest speakers to address
some environmental concerns," she
said.
Retailers have until August 25 to
register their exhibits.
it looked now. They were given a
tour and provided a lot of interest
ing details about the way the house
and grounds used to look before
they moved from it in the 1940's.
One of the women was bom in •
the upstairs bedroom that is now
two bedrooms. The back room
which many Brussels people will
remember was the office of Dr.
Noble used to be the family
kitchen.
They remembered brass rings
and luxurious velvet drapes hang
ing between the music room and
living room. Outside, they pointed
out where the chicken barn had
been and the old well and pump.
Here We Grow Again
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BY SANDRA JOSLING
On Sunday, August 9 the
Brussels Legion will be sponsoring
their annual Fish Fry. The event
will take place from 4:30 - 7:00 at
the Brussels Legion Hall. Cost is
$7 for adults and $4 for children.
There will be hot dogs available
also.
On Wednesday, July 29 the Red
Cross has a blood donor clinic at
the B. M. & G. arena. The clinic
will start at 5:30. There will be a
“Points For Pints” challenge at this
clinic. Please find the time to be a
donor.
Results from the Monday night
mixed darts are as follows: Bill
Nethery and Dave Harmony, first;
Martha Logan and Gord Jacklin,
second; top shooter, ladies, Debbie
Cann (140) and men's, Gord
Jacklin (140).
Euchre results from Wednesday,
July 22 are as follows: high lady,
Helen Dobson; high man, Isabel
Alcock (playing as a man); low
lady, Carol Thornton; low man,
Bill Little; most lone hands, lady,
Dorothy Dilworth and most lone
hands, man, Gord Jacklin.
The people with the most zeros
were Kay Hesselwood and Al
Caddington.
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