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The Citizen, 1997-01-15, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15,1997 Newest members Majestic discusses resolutions Amanda Brewer, left, and Ashley Thornton joined the Brussels Brownies recently. They are welcomed by the other Brownies and Leader Sherrie Oliver. Brussels council briefs Council agrees 4 dogs a house enough The news wasn't good, but as good as it gets at Brussels council on Jan. 6, when Clerk-Treasurer Donna White said that the $13,849 reduction in the municipal support grant was less than anticipated. "This is much better than we expected, so in that way it's good news," she said. The village grant for 1997 amounts to $98,985. George Langlois and Brian Deit- ner were named as the two new Brussels representatives on the BMG Rec. Bd., replacing Gary Pipe and Pete Exel.♦♦♦ A bylaw for the agreement to supply water to Morris Twp. resi­ dents living on the fringe of the vil­ lage was passed. An amendment will be made to the dog bylaw restricting the num­ ber of dogs over eight weeks of age to four per household.♦♦♦ The Brussels Library branch received favourable accounts from the county following the tour. Christmas happenings at Huronlea By Olive Sproul A story was going around at Huronlea - it seems that the husband of one of our nurses had the reputation for not being curious about what he was getting for Christmas. When the children tried to get him guessing, about what was in the various parcels he claimed total disinterest, and refused to even guess. His family could hardly stand it. They were after him to shake nicely wrapped gifts. To the children's chagrin, there came to be more and more presents beneath that loaded tree! Quite a number carried Dad's name. One day about a week before the great day, Mom went to finish up her last minute shopping to stock up on groceries. Dad made the Some of the positive comments, White said, were "friendly, wel­ coming and nice display." However, the report noted that loitering should be discouraged and the building is not wheelchair accessible.♦♦♦ Members of council were invited to attend a meeting Jan. 15 with the Medical/Dental Centre Board. Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Lori Pipe said the meeting was for the pur­ pose of getting input from councils on what direction the board should be taking with regards to the future. With the vacating of the premises by the county health unit, Pipe said the board has questions regarding the utilization the extra space. White told council that as she did not expect the village to receive a $5,000 grant from the Ministry of Recreation, Citizenship and Cul­ ture, she did not include it in the budget, though she did apply for it. "If we get it, it will be extra money in the budget we hadn't planned on."♦** excuse that he had some more decorating to do, as well as a few repairs. Mom's shopping went off like clock-work. She was able to get everything she needed in record time and the children also found exactly what they wanted. This was how they came to get home two hours before Dad expected them. Tired from shopping, they quietly Roast Beef Dinner at Walton Hall Sunday, Jan. 19 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Adults $7.00 Proceeds to Support Walton Hall Sixteen Majestic WI members attended the January meeting held on Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. The meeting was opened with President Ruth Sauve reading a poem. Everyone then sang the Institute Ode and recited the Mary Slewart Collect. Roll call was taken with mem­ bers' pet peeves. These ranged from the snowplow filling in their driveway, to inconsiderate drivers, to the cutbacks to some of the essential services. The minutes for the November and December meetings were read by Secretary Kathy Bridge. Jean Bell gave the treasurer's report and a reading from the hardback copy of the Home and Country book. Educational sessions were discussed for February. These are a bottle basket, made with recycled 2 litre pop bottle and gift bags made out of wallpaper. If interested contact Jean Fraser at 887-9317. The Centennial meeting for February was discussed. Ruby Steiss provided all with some smiles. Following these Kathy Bridge read the correspon­ dence. The meeting was turned over to Marie McTaggart and Leona Council endorsed an application from Wingham to the government to encourage physicians to come to the area. The application notes the number of doctors who have died or retired recently, or are nearing retirement. The area is under­ staffed, the letter states, and the endorsement of council was requested to insure good quality health care was protected for Wing­ ham and area. Reeve Gord Workman said that while government on the one hand has been trying to get doctors to come to rural areas, they are with restructuring guaranteeing it won't happen. "They have just made (get­ ting doctors here) that much hard­ er." *♦* The library basement carpet was cleaned by Chem-Bright for $214.94. Viiiage staff moved the furniture in and out of the rooms, which saved the village $50, White said.**» The date for pre-selling the 1997 village history books has been entered, and were in the living room before Dad was aware of them. Lo and behold, they caught him in the act! There was Daddy on the floor crawled under the tree. He'd opened every one of his gifts and looked at them and was just in the process of rewrapping them and putting lots of tape back on, so Continued on page 12 BRUCE HAHN HOME REPAIR Specializing in Carpet Restretching 887-6959 Armstrong for the program of "Resolutions are not just made at New Years." Some good sugges­ tions are to eat breakfast, reduce a cup of coffee a day, go for a walk. Change is constant whether people adjust well or not. Resolutions help change for the good. Some examples of change that have occurred because of the Institute arc: bread is now wrapped, garments are labelled for quality and size, there is music in the school curriculum, car owners must purchase public liability insurance before a license, TB tests arc done on persons dispensing food, and milk is pasteurized. There are educational short courses, scholarships and bursaries, rural libraries, 4-H Homemaking and sponsorship of a child program. This year will be the 100th anniversary of the Women's Institute. It is also the 125th anniversary of Brussels. The focus for Women's Institutes is Safe and Healthy Communities with a special emphasis on clean air for all. The Resolutions Convenors, Marie McTaggart and Leona Armstrong asked each member to write down things they liked about their village/community and things extended, White said. To date 160 copies have been sold.♦♦♦ A bylaw to amend the street names for 911 passed. The bylaw to adopt a numbering system will be ready next month, White said. — I'happy NEW Book a Pedicure or Facial and enjoy a moisturizing Paraffin Wax Treatment FREE! Aesthetics dr HfectroCysis (By (Bonnie. 56 King St., Brussels 519-887-6661 Not valid with gift certificates 1A Brussels Upholstery For all your upholstery needs • Furniture • Auto • Machinery seats etc. Sample and estimates free of charge Brian & Sandy McKnight Mill St., Brussels 887-6056 Looking For a Family or Business Computer? Call Huron Video and Sound Quality Multimedia Systems with a 2 year warranty. Also upgrades, repairs and technical support. Free delivery and 2 hour tutorial with every new system. Steve Blake Phone/Fax 887-9434 blakey@wcl.on.ca they would like to see improved or changed. From the discussion the membership decided to send a letter to the Brussels council to see if anything could be done regarding the safety of people crossing the street. Also a letter will be sent to the Brussels, Morris and Grey Board of Recreation Management to ask them to consider making the annual Christmas party, where many children are in attendance, a smoke-free event. Grace was sung and lunch was enjoyed with a social time. The next meeting of the Majestic Women's Institute will be held Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. This meeting will be the 100th Celebration of the Women's Institute with all institutes across the country holding the same meeting with the same agenda at the same time. The program is Tweedsmuir with the motto being "Celebrate the Past, Challenge the Future". Everyone is invited to come have a cup of tea and help WI celebrate! WI euchre On Jan. 7 the Majestic Women's Institute held its first euchre party of the year. There were five tables of cards played. The high lady's prize went to Viola Adams and the high man went to William Craig. Other lucky tally winners were: Orville Bauer, Jeanne Ireland, Kate Wilson, Iona McLean, Sarah Stephenson, Edna McLellan, Mary Huether, Allen Edgar, Mary Davidson. The euchre party will be held at the Brussels Library basement on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 8:15 p.m. BRUSSELS AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Annual Meeting Wednesday, January 22,1997 at Brussels Legion Dinner - 6:30 p.m. with meeting to follow Guest Speaker: Nell McGavin Tickets $12.00 Call Laona 887-6753 or Anne 887-6071 for tickets. Please plan to attend