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Results of Belgrave,
Blyth, Brussels
school fair work
Brussels firehall
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opening
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Huron-Bruce
gets MADD
to stop carnage
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Vol. 1-1 No 37 Wednesday, Sept. 20, 1995
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itizen
Ready to roll
Aimee Leishman, Terry Fox's Team Member of the 1995 Brussels run seems intent on the
job at hand as she leads things off with help from the Brussels Legion Pipe Band on
Sunday. A total of 129 people walked, jogged, and biked one of two routes to raise money
for cancer research. Aimee's mom, Waneta, background, extreme left, watches Aimee's
progress through the gate before joining her, along with dad, Allan, brother Jeremy and
sister Melissa, on the eight km trek.
Terry Fox Run raises $4,500
Two straws are better than one
Larissa Jenkins of Blyth discovered the many uses of
straw as she stopped for a rest during the 75th Belgrave
School Fair. Not only is straw good for drinking a
refreshing pop, but also for sitting on and playing with.
Blyth man escapes
with minor injuries
A Blyth area man escaped with
minor injuries following a two
vehicle crash in East Wawanosh on
Thursday, Sept. 14 at 5 p.m.
Wingham OPP say that James
Campbell, 46, of RR3, Blyth was
taken to Wingham hospital after his
1990 Chev pickup was struck by a
southbound Mack truck. Police say,
the truck was southbound on
By Bonnie Gropp
With financial backing from the
village it looks like smooth sailing
for Homecoming 96 in Blyth, but a
minor setback may sink the ship
before it leaves the harbour.
A delegation from the committee
attended the Sept 18 meeting of
council to seek funding support and
ideas. Homecoming 96 Secretary
Bill Manning along with the trea-
surer Marilyn Craig and committee
member Ruth Stewart provided a
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The sun wad bright for the 75th
Belgrave, Blyth, Brussels School
Fair, which was a glowing success
according to Fall Board Secretary
Andrea Stevenson.
Though an exact number for the
exhibits on display this year was
not available at press time, Steven-
son says there were well over 2,000
set up in the arena.
The dance and barbecue had
tremendous community support,
she said with 500 tickets sold for
Sideroad 33-34 when the driver,
Paul Sebastion, 25, of Monkton,
failed to yield to Campbell who
was travelling west on Conc. 6. The
two collided in the middle of the
intersection.
Sebastion's truck sustained severe
damage, while Campbell's pickup
was demolished.
Sebastion was not hurt.
brief outline of what haS happened
in the planning of the event to date.
One of the biggest issues was the
fact that one of the co-chairs nomi-
nated has since tendered her resig-
nation. Citing previous personal
commitments, she extended her
regrets. The other co-chair has said
she won't take over the responsibil-
ity, Manning told council.
The concern now, he said, is that
without someone to guide the
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the dance and a large number on
hand to enjoy the Kinsmen's deli-
cious beef dinner.
The parade was one of the best,
she said, with a number of entries
from former East Wawanosh and
Morris one-room schools on hand.
"We have to be very grateful to
all the people who worked so hard
and came out to take part, which
made this anniversary fair such a
success," says Stevenson. "We
hope to see them all back next
year."
It's the bottom line that counts.
Though the number of partici-
pants in this year's Brussels Terry
Fox Run on Sunday may have been
down by 30 from last year's 159,
the money raised through pledges
was up.
Organizer Waneta Leishman said
that when she first realized there
weren't as many taking part she
experienced some alarm. "But then
we started adding the money up
and I couldn't believe it. I was
thrilled with the support shown."
The run was led this year by
eight-year-old Aimee Leishman,
who was introduced by Grey Twp.
Reeve Leona Armstrong.
A project of The Ark, this is just
the second year for the run in Brus-
sels. Last year $4,236.90 was raised
for the Canadian Cancer Society, in
addition to money from the sale of
t-shirts and buttons. The 1995 run
brought in $4,267.75 in pledges.
Not included in that figure was
close to $100 raised by the students
at Walton PS, as well as over $200
from the sale of merchandise.
Several of the people, who ran,
walked and biked the eight or three
km routes, brought in sizable
pledge amounts. They were: Jane
Draper, $442; Aimee Leishman,
$352; Doug and Rhonda McArter,
$310; George Langlois, $265 and
Gayle Beuermann, $251.
Organizers also wanted to
acknowledge this year's youngest
participant, three-month-old Jacob
McGavin, who travelled the route
with his mom and dad, Shannon
and Jeff.
The "most enthusiastic partici-
pant" according to Sallianne Patch,
the Ark manager, was Jimmy
Franken, who completed 50 km.
Homecoming '96
needs chairpeople
Sun shines on
75th school fair