HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-05-07, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997
Huronlea Happenings
Geri-Fashions brings shopping to residents
Someone had a brainwave some
years ago when he said to himself,
"It’s a dam shame there's hundreds
of people in nursing homes who
can't get out to shop. They still
need clothing, but maybe special
types of clothes. It would be a
smart idea to find out what's
needed, and take the shop to them,
since they can't go to the shop!" So
Geri-Fashions was born and a
The scoop for
pooch owners
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
Some thoughtless dog owners are
going to pay if Brussels council
and the animal control officer have
anything to say about it.
At the May 5 meeting of council
Clerk-Treasurer Donna White said
that there had been complaints
about dog owners who are not
using pooper scoopers. There is a
$50 administration charge if a per
son is caught not cleaning up after
their dog.
"I know it's terrible," said White.
"I don't know why people have to
walk up this main street and let
their dogs go right on the side
walk."
Reeve Gord Workman said the
problem was bad as well at the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Park. "I know of at least seven peo
ple who take their dogs there to let
them go."
ACO Bob Trick has placed
posters in the village telling people
of the fee and that there is not
warning given. Council decided to
run an ad in the newspaper as well.
"You would think people would
have enough common sense," said
White.
"Just let Bob catch a few," said
Councillor Ralph Watson. "It will
get better."
Council also asked that Trick
continue to question any people he
sees walking their dogs on whether
or not they have a pooper-scooper
with them.
9 tables
at euchre
On Monday,
approximately 50 people attended a
delicious casserole dinner
sponsored by the Majestic
Women's Institute.
Nine tables of euchre were
played following the meal. Prize
winners were as follows: high lady,
Mary Huether and Muriel
Whitfield; high man, Richard
Lindberg; low lady, Jean Bridge;
low man, Ruth Bauer; lone hands,
lady, Lois Schneider; lone hands,
man, Lloyd Wheeler; travelling
lone hands, Doug Hemingway;
lucky tallies, Mary Davidson,
Annie Wight, Orval Bauer, Feme
Howatt, Luella Mitchell, Viola
Adams, Allan Edgar, Bill Craig,
Isabelle Craig.
Proceeds went to the Canadian
Cancer Society.
There will be a dessert euchre a
the Brussels Library Tuesday, May
20 by the Majestic Women s
Institute.
couple of times a year they move
into the fitness room and the
tenants dining room and set up
shop for the day. They do a pretty
good business, their prices are
reasonable and the quality is good.
The Fordwich-Gorrie Seniors
catered to the monthly birthday
party with the music of the toe
tapping variety, jokes and a
delicious assortment of goodies.
We all sang Happy Birthday to
Jack Wheeler and Bertha
Harrington. We also honoured Tim
Dilworth and Jack McCutcheon,
two apartment dwellers who had
April birthdays.
Thursday saw a number up early
to get breakfast over in order to be
ready to leave at 9:30 for Belmore.
Since it was to be at least three in
the afternoon before they returned I
decided not to go because that was
too long for me to go without lying
down. I asked several who went
what they did and found out that
they had pancakes drenched in
genuine fresh maple syrup and
farm fresh sausage at the Belmore
Maple Syrup Festival, an annual
event which features live
entertainment, a craft fair and
lecture on the process of making
maple syrup from medieval times
when a tree was tapped by a
shallow notch in the tree trunk with
a wooden spile.
April 14, the Activation
Departments, Huronlea and
Huronview, under the capable
direction of Ann Brabender,
planned entertainment to honour
the many volunteers whose efforts
we so much appreciate. Quite a
good number came to be served
with wine, tea or coffee, or a non-'
alcoholic punch, plus an assortment
of cheeses with fancy crackers as
well as sweet California grapes,
followed by luscious cake buried in
whipped cream over a layer of
strawberry or raspberry jam. Before
the cake there was a program led
by the group Audibly Awesome
based in Clinton. They harmonized
on six or eight old favourites.
Ann made a short welcoming
speech and said a few words of
thanks to volunteers and introduce
the president of the Huronview
Resident's Council Gordon
MacDowell.
Ann next introduced a prominent
member of Huronview resident's
council, Mildred Warwicks, who is
a dear friend and former roommate
of Edna Evers who is, of course
the treasurer of Huronlea's
resident’s council.
Mildred talked about the school
children who come and entertain on
a one-to-one basis taking people for
walks or playing board games, or
crokinole cards or checkers. Some
of them take great pleasure in just
talking to an elderly person asking
questions about what it was like 'in
the olden days'. These children will
sit for hours as someone tells how
it used to be way back in the days,
"When you and I were young
Maggie".
Suddenly, it was my turn. Since I
am president of Huronlea's
Resident’s Council, I, along with
Edna Evers, am supposed to give a
short laudatory address. I knew I
was there for that purpose, had
even written a speech, and
memorized it. I swallowed
nervously, my mind a total blank. I
Continued on page 31
Photo sought
The last few pages of the Brus
sels history book are nearing com
pletion. One of the final sections is
with regards to government and
local politicians. We would like to
include a photo of Elston Cardiff,
so are asking anyone who might
have one that we may borrow, to
contact us at either office of The
Citizen, or drop one off as soon as
possible.
Brussels
People
A recent visitor with Anne and
Ross Hemingway was her brother,
Pete Nuedorf, from Saskatoon.
With Eleanor Hemingway was
Dr. Don and Bernice Hemingway
of Boissevain, MB.
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is sponsoring a Homecoming contest
for
Best Decorated House
& Best Decorated
Business
using the Homecoming colours of
Red, White & Black
Judging will occur in early July.
Prizes will be presented al the
Homecoming Talent Show on
Thurs., July 31
As you dean up and plan your
flower gardens, consider using Red
& White in your colour scheme.
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