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By Jo-Ann McDonald
It has been a very busy week and
weekend at the Brussels Legion
Branch. Time has been spent making
salads, batter, cutting cabbage,
thawing fish and other things needed
for the many activities of the
weekend.
Thursday night started things off
with setting up for the celebration of
life service for the late Bill and Joan
Stephenson. The luncheon was held
following the service at the Brussels
Cemetery on Friday morning.
Comrades Sandra Brown and Mary
Bradshaw handled the luncheon.
Friday night had the fish fry crew
heading to Clinton to cook for the
Kinettes. The crew included Jim and
Sandra Brown, Mabel and Sharon
Glanville and Vern Bridge. Jo-Ann
McDonald and Judy Lee prepared
the fish.
The Catch the Ace draw was held
on Friday evening and a good crowd
was on hand. Chili was available for
those who needed a bite to eat. The
weekly winner was Marissa Pipe
winning $850. She chose envelope
number 47 and found the six of
hearts. The jackpot continues to
grow. Estimated jackpot is $26,200
for May 31 draw.
Following the Catch the Ace draw,
the sale of the tickets for May 31
started at 8 p.m. It did not take long
to satisfy the awaiting folks who
wanted tickets. There were still
tickets for sale on Saturday at 3 p.m.
but were gone in about a half-hour.
Following the draw, it was karaoke
with Stubby D. There was a great
crowd staying around to enjoy the
music or sing. It was a full house for
the night at the Branch.
Saturday was another busy day
with the progressive euchre starting
at 1 p.m. Glenn Bridge, Edna
McLellan and Jo-Ann McDonald
looked after it. There were seven
tables of players hoping for good
cards. The high score of 82 for the
pink cards was Dorothy Carter. The
high white card winner was Harold
Metcalfe with 67 points. The
second-place pink card winner was
Iola Subject with 70 points and for
the white cards Sharon Freeman
with 66 points. The low prize for the
pink cards was Hazel McGonigle
and for the white cards Lou Lahey
with 46 and 45 points respectively.
The lone hand prize for five went to
Joann MacDonald.
Upstairs and outside, members
were busy getting ready for the fish
fry. Looking after the indoor meal
preparations were Jo-Ann
McDonald, Judy Lee, Mabel
Glanville, John Francotti and Linda
Bird. The outside workers included
Andy Overholt, Randy White, Kathy
Burkholder, Lisa Glanville, Eric
Ross and a new volunteer Brian Ten
Pas. The crew fed the crowd of
nearly 90 folks and had a good day.
Many thanks to Brian for his help!
Sunday was the usual dance night
with the band Crippled Duck. There
was only a small crowd in
attendance with just around 40
having plenty of room on the dance
floor. It was a beautiful day and
there was a barn dance party in the
area, which may have been the
reason for the smaller crowd.
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COMING EVENTS
at the
BRUSSELS LEGION
for June
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Progressive Euchre at 1:00 p.m.
No partner needed.
$5.00 per person.
Light lunch. Cash prizes.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 9
Sunday night dance
from 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
$12.00 per person.
Lunch. Door prizes.
Enjoy the music of
The Country Versatiles Band.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 21
Karaoke with Stubby D
at 8:00 p.m.
Bring your voice, your family,
your friends and
enjoy the night. Starts at 8-12.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 22
Progressive Euchre at 1:00 p.m.
No partner needed.
$5.00 per person.
Light lunch. Cash prizes.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 23
Sunday night dance
from 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
$12.00 per person.
Lunch. Door prizes.
Enjoy the music
of The Classics Band.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 25
General Meeting at 7:00 pm.
Comrades encouraged
to attend.
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Look for this ad the
first week of the month only.
Auditorium and small
meeting room available to rent.
Catering available.
Info and general inquiries
519-887-6562 or 519-887-6570
Brussels Legion 218 Catch the Ace
Weekly Winner
Winning Ticket: Marissa Pipe $850
Envelope #47 found the 6 of Hearts
Estimated Jackpot for May 31 is $26,200
At the Branch
‘Catch the Ace’ jackpot expected top to $26,000
Famous fish
The Brussels Legion hosted a fish fry on Saturday evening, feeding nearly 90 hungry diners.
Preparing the main dish are, from left: Brian TenPas, Andy Overholt and Randy White. (Quinn
Talbot photo)
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
We’re back. We took a vacation.
Places and things were planned,
scheduled, committed and paid for;
not our usual tripping. It was a
success. Portugal and Spain was the
destination with the Duoro River
cruise added. For anyone who
enjoys history, scenery, architecture
and food, we had a great time with
brother Clif and Anne from
Edmonton.
We came back realizing how much
of our country has been influenced
by Portugal. They were the folks
that figured out boat travel long
before others and so brought ideas
and food suggestions back from
places like China and Africa, long
before the rest of Europe was
mobile.
Museums in both countries were
well done with guides who knew
their history and popped out words
like Galations, Moors, Celts and
Romans as they explained articles of
history. The boat building and
sailors of Portugal gave us the traded
goods of India, China and South
America long before the British
ruled the seas. Tea time, blue
porcelain, gargoyles and bright
colours are but a few of the things
that Portugal has offered us. A trade
agreement with Portugal and Britain
is the longest running such co-
operative in the world; a benefit to
both countries.
Buildings from this spot on our
earth was awesome. Many are from
the 16th century and several before
that. They were the original
recyclers. Their building material
was often granite and so as new
countries took over the space,
buildings were rebuilt with some of
the old material. Tour guides would
point out wall sections from the
Moors or the cobble stones B.C,
or part of a Roman road
preserved inside a museum.Wow
and wow.
Spain and Portugal are known for
wine and port and the history of that
industry is filled with church history,
monks and terraces. The Duoro
River is a world heritage site, so the
history of the vineyards is seen daily
as the boat wandered the 400-
kilometre river. Side trips showed
their way of life. Food is excellent,
making use of the fishing industry
and the temperate weather.
Enough already. Unless you’ve
been to a place, tour talk can be
boring but for us, this first vacation
held absolutely no complaints and
that says a lot with the four of us to
review the past few weeks.
Settling back into Brussels and
this time zone is coming and I’m
letting jet lag run my life. Oh, to be
retired.
Mark your calendars now if you
have children in your life who
enjoyed Kid’s Corner in past years.
This year it’s set for July 22-26 for
the kids who have finished Senior
Kindergarten to Grade 8. So, note
that now.
The Lions Club elimination night
is on Saturday. I hope you have your
ticket to this fundraiser. It is part of
the good work that enables the Lions
Club to do all the good things they
do for our community.
Enjoy spring. Betty G.W.
Lions draw Saturday
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
A NOTE FROM BETTY