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The Citizen, 1994-11-23, Page 1Features g News_____[ Sports g| Community Experts help you get your home in the festive spirit See page 11 Brussels CIBC gets full-time bank manager See page 12 Western Jr. C sees 4-way battle for 2nd place See page 16 Brussels stylist reflects on 30 years on main street See page 25 A letterjrom Bosnia Extent of destruction jolts Peacekeeper Our journey began on Oct. 28 in Ottawa and we arrived in Split, Bosnia almost 15 1/2 hours later. The trip was long and tiring, but we were not yet to our destination. The road to Visoko was something I will never forget. Entire towns and villages were deserted as their homes were destroyed or burnt out. The people were refugees in their own country. The one city which I will remember the most is Molstar, highrise build­ ings were shot up, windows blown out, and full of shell holes and yet other places have remained untouched. We arrived in Visoko more than 27 hours after leaving Ottawa. As a member of a transportation platoon, work began early the next day, delivering food, blankets, toys, water and fuel to area hospitals. Most of the supplies we were transporting came from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees. Just a note on some of the prices of items on the black market: two kg. of bread, $18; one egg, $3; one litre of milk, $10; two kg. of sugar, $20; five lb. roast, $50 and a pack of 20 cigarettes, $15. Corp. Kevin McDougall Thrift Shop has Vol. 10 No.46 Wednesday, November 23, 1994 6O0GSTincluded sales of $44,000 "The community and volunteers who have supported the Brussels 5 R's Community Thrift Shop throughout the year can be thanked for the great year we've had." Those are the sentiments expressed by board of directors member, Linda Garland after the annual meeting held on Nov. 15 at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Brussels. "We had sales of $44,000 which is'very-good when the average price for an item is $2," she says. Brussels will receive a donation of $500 with the rest of the money being invested for renovations to the store and other future plans. "We must give a lot of credit to Wendy Martin, the manager and Joan Jacobs and Brenda Gilkes, recycling managers, as well as the many volunteers who contributed a great number of hours this year," says Mrs. Garland. The board of directors for the new year are: Betty Graber, Nancy Exel, Marie Bernard, Julie Harri­ son, Mary Lou Ruttan, Sharon Freeman and Linda Garland.Each of the five churches in Crop expert says season yields good "The entire season was quite a good year for crop yields," says OMAFRA crop consultant Allan McCallum. The abnormally warm fall has resulted in an uneventful harvest season. Warm, reasonably dry days have created good conditions for ihe many farmers who have begun to plow the fields and there has been just enough rain to soften things up. "All but a fraction of the com crop is off," says Mr. McCallum, "with generally above average yields. The crop has dried down nicely, hitting the 20 to 25 moisture level." The winter wheat crops look excellent and are going into winter in good shape. There is a fairly high number of winter wheat acres planted in the region because good conditions allowed early harvest of summer crops. In a wrap up of the bean yields for the 1994 season, soya beans were generally above average, but white beans varied across the coun­ ty. White bean yields were poor in the Walton, Winthrop and Seaforth area due to outbreaks of root rot and white mould. The time of year for craft shows is here and this past weekend there were several opportunities for people to see and buy the beautiful handiwork of area craftspeople. Rachel Cousins of Brussels was thoroughly delighted by this cement Santa, which mom, Sheila brought a little closer to eye level for the excited toddler. Mother and daughter were part of the large crowd in Belgrave Community Centre this Saturday for the Home Sweet Home Craft and Bake Sale, sponsored by the Belgrave Guiding Units. Clinton-area man dies in tragic farm accident Share with us your Christmas memories The festive season is fast approaching and with it our special Christmas issue. The holidays arc a special time and this year, in addition, to the letters and stories from area elementary students, we would like to hear from our adult readers as well. We arc inviting individuals to share with us a special Christmas memory or story. You don't need to be a writer; you can do it in 10 words or 100. Deadline for entries is Friday, Dec. 9. We will print as many sto­ ries as possible in our Dec. 21 "Seasons Greetings". Participants will have the opportunity to win a gift basket from-a random draw to be made at 4 p.m. of the deadline date. We look forward to reading memories of this very special time of year. A life-long resident of the Clin­ ton area was tragically killed in a farm accident on the afternoon of Nov. 20. Robert E. Thompson, 76, of RR2 Clinton, was cleaning a manure spreader when his clothing became entangled in the moving equip­ ment. The power takeoff was acti­ vated and attached to an idling tractor. Mr. Thompson was pulled into the beater bars of the manure spreader, says Goderich OPP Con­ stable John Marshall. Mr. Thompson had been the clerk for Goderich Twp. since the retirement of his father, R.G. Thompson, from the position in 1948. Retiring trustee named to new advisory group Outgoing chair of the Huron County Board of Education, Graeme Craig, retiring McKillop Twp., Seaforth trustee, could not slay away from the education field very long. Mr. Craig was elected to the position of education sector repre­ sentative on the newly formed Temporary Advisory Group (TAG) under the new Ontario Training and Advisory Board (OTAB) legisla­ tion. HCBE Superintendent of Schools Chuck Rowland said, "Mr. Craig is the best candidate for the position because of his experience as chair of the board and the current $1 mil­ lion plus partnership with Human Resources Development Canada." Mr. Craig will represent the seven area school boards and the college and universities interests as TAG sets out directions for the development of the new OTAB structure for Grey, Bruce, Huron and Perth Counties.