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At the Branch
‘Catch the Ace’ fundraiser jackpot to grow to $25,000
By Jo-Ann McDonald
The Brussels Legion Branch was
busy with meetings this past week.
Cadets met Tuesday evening and
Comrade Jo-Ann McDonald went to
a meeting with Clinton Raceway
staff about the Sept. 1 Driver’s
Challenge charity fundraiser for the
four local Legions: Clinton,
Wingham, Seaforth and Brussels.
It is a busy day with some advance
notice required, so now we can begin
to plan. There is an opportunity for
race sponsorship and each Branch
needs three sponsors. There is a
silent auction and each Branch
gathers its own donation of items,
sets up, collects and cleans up from
sales. There is a bake table and each
Branch needs to provide five dozen
items – cupcakes, cookies, cakes,
pies, etc. and take a turn manning the
donation bake table.
There is a Chicken Barbecue by
Pine Ridge Chalet and the Branch
has tickets to sell. They are $20.
It sounds like a busy day for
Sunday, Sept. 1 for Comrades of the
Branches.
Wednesday was a meeting of the
Catch the Ace committee and how to
handle Friday night’s draw. It was
decided to make it fair for all, that
the numbered tickets (not the Ace
tickets) would be given out starting
at 6 p.m. to patrons staying at the
Branch to wait for the draw and
maybe have some food. The ticket
sales for the next draw, if the Ace is
not found, would go on sale, with the
numbers being called in sequence, in
an orderly fashion, at 8 p.m. until 10
p.m. following the draw. If there are
tickets remaining, they will go on
sale on Saturday, during regular
business hours, opening at 3 p.m. to
6 p.m.
We can confirm that this system
worked very well and there were no
problems with heated tempers like
other places have experienced. The
chance of winning the jackpot seems
to make some people a little short of
temper.
We thank everyone for their
patience with the system and for
their support of the Brussels Legion.
The ace draw conducted on
Friday, May 17 had the weekly
winner of Simone Wilker winning
$850. She chose the envelope
number 16 and the three of
diamonds was revealed. The jackpot
will raise to near $25,000 next
week.
The Saturday afternoon euchre
last week had seven tables playing
the progressive style of play. The
high pink card had two tied, so they
split first and second prize. They
were Anne Laidlaw and Mary
McIntosh, each with 70 points. First
prize for the white card also had 70
points and was Harold Metcalfe.
Second prize went to Harry Smith
with 66 points. Low prize for pink
was Janet Davies, 40 and for white
cards Betty Thompson, 44 points.
The lone hands prize went to
Marion Harrison with three. The
next euchre is May 25.
Learning and helping
Last year, James Hickling and members of the Brussels Tigers started a free baseball clinic
for Brussels youth focused on pitching, catching, batting and all the other skills needed for the
sport. The clinic ran two nights a week for three weeks and, this year, admission was free but
players were asked to bring food items for the local food bank. Thanks to the event, Brussels
Minor Baseball was able to donate 250 non-perishable food items to local food banks. From
left, with the haul, are Ty Somers, Katie Somers and Macie Taylor. (Photo submitted)
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
Road to be closed for annual Cadet Review
Huron East Council approved a
road closure for the annual review of
the Brussels Cadets, which is now
set for Tuesday, June 4.
Flora Street, the road that runs
adjacent to the Brussels Legion, will
be closed that night to allow
for the review, which, weather-
permitting, is traditionally held
outside.
Due to logistical issues, the event
was moved to June 4 from May 28.
This year’s review will be the 40th
annual in the cadets’ history.
Council approved the road closure
for the evening at its May 7 meeting.
***
At its May 7 meeting, Huron East
Council declared the annual Ethel
co-ed baseball tournament a
municipally-significant event.
The tournament is set for the
weekend of July 5-7 and will
welcome 12 teams to the hamlet in
hopes of raising money for the Ethel
minor ball program.
***
Huron East Council has officially
renewed the dispatching services
agreement between the City of
Stratford Fire Department and the
Municipality of Huron East (on
behalf of its three fire stations) for
another five-year term.
In a report to council, presented at
its May 7 meeting, Huron East Fire
Chief Marty Bedard stated that the
agreement was simply a
continuation of the decision made in
2009 after those at the Seaforth
Hospital made it clear that they no
longer wished to provide dispatch
services for the Huron East Fire
Department.
The decision was made due to the
closure of the hospital’s emergency
room throughout the night,
meaning they would be unable to
provide 24-hour-a-day dispatch
service.
In 2018, the Stratford service cost
Huron East just under $6,000 per
station, in addition to a share of two
phone lines and an annual radio
licence fee, which is $270 per year,
per station.
Bedard said he has been pleased
with the Stratford service and
recommended the extension of the
contract. Council approved Bedard’s
recommendation.
***
At its May 7 meeting, Huron East
Council approved the tender of Theo
Vandenberk Construction Inc. for the
replacement of Bridge M10, which is
on Hensall Road between Sawmill
and Hullett-McKillop Roads.
The tender was the lowest of the
three received at a cost of
$753,333.71, edging out the second-
place tender submitted by VanDriel
Excavating by less than $1,000.
Both tenders were significantly
lower than that received from
Premier Concrete Inc., which was
just under $900,000.
Council approved the
recommendation of Director of
Public Works Barry Mills to accept
the Vandenberk Construction tender.
MEETING NOTICE
Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry
The upcoming meetings for the
Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be held:
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Public Information Meeting
Belgrave Community Centre
Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Regular Council Meeting
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Regular Council Meeting
Brussels Legion
Fish Fry
Saturday, May 25
with all the fixins’
Served from 5-7 pm
Adults $16, Children 6-11 $8
5 and under Free
Brussels Legion Branch 218
presents
Karaoke with Stubby D
Fun begins at 8.
Bring your voice, bring your family,
bring your friends
Friday, May 24
Brussels Legion 218 Catch the Ace
Weekly Winner
Winning Ticket: Simone Wilker $850
Envelope #16 found the 3 of Diamonds
Estimated Jackpot for May 24 is $25,000
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Fun and games
The Walton Raceway’s annual mud bog was held over the
weekend and the wet weather helped make it memorable.
Above, Bentley Beyersbergen (left) and Lisa Nicholson
pose for a photo at the event. (Hannah Dickie photo)
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