HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-08-06, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6,1997
Huronlea Happenings
Residents join newly-formed Walking Club
By Olive Sproul
Steve has devised an activity for
residents known as The Walking
Club, which the more able-bodied
folks in all the wings enjoy. The
Walking Club membership is not
confined strictly to those who walk
with little or no difficulty, but is
free to everyone who likes to be out
in the fresh air. Even those who,
like me, are confined to
wheelchairs, as well as the ones
dependent totally on their walkers
belong with the walkers. They go
all over the grounds and driveways,
even downtown, once in a while to
get an ice cream cone or a cold
drink. Those strongest walkers
push the wheelchairs and everyone
walks in a group as slowly as the
slowest user of a walker.
Our usual programs of News and
Views as well as RC Mass plus the
Garden Club occupied us one day,
but the highlight of that week
proved to be the musical program
we were treated to on that Thursday
evening. A band, The Swiss
Farmers' Brass Band comprised of
22 members visited. I understand
there are more of them when the
complete group is present and
accounted for.
I heard laudatory comments from
every side after the concert had
concluded and the band was
packing their instruments.
Everybody applauded them
vigorously and begged them to
return, whenever possible which
they promised faithfully to do.
Cindy and Steve have been
having success in their efforts to
provide new, and varied types of
entertainment for us. An annual
event, that everyone anticipates
with sparkling eyes, and huge grins
is the day the miniature horses
arrive. The first time I saw them it
was winter and the pretty things
came fearlessly into the foyer. At
that time I was impressed by their
cheerful, good manners and their
affectionate willingness to suffer
the shaky pats and weak caresses
they received from all and sundry. I
can well imagine their bones and
the skin on their faces would be
somewhat tender at the end of a
day's visit to a nursing home.
It was a different couple that
showed off their miniatures this
year. They brought two mares and
a colt foal. The foal was a complete
little stud horse. He would let out a
cross whinny, which in his book
was a bugling challenge to any
other male horse within earshot to
come and fight. How he pranced
and danced lifting his forefeet high
and most of the time proceeding
sideways. Everybody got a good
laugh out of the feisty little guy. He
must have weighed in at least 75
lbs., but he was quite prepared to
take on the world.
The owner soon had both mares
harnessed and hitched to a pair of
small gentleman's turnouts, in black
leather and chrome. They soon
came trotting up, harnessed, and
ready to give every person at least a
five minute buggy ride around the
parking lot. It took several hours to
give all the residents as well as a
number of tenants and Steve's two
children a ride.
The following day, Don Dunbar
entertained in his usual spirited
style. The play we went to see was
Booze Days in a Dry County, a
spoof on the sanctimonious
Temperance people who voted the
notorious CT A into then kept it
there for 15 years or so to the
detriment of a whole generation of
Huron County young people.
Another day, we were all sitting
about reading, watching Wheel of
Fortune, when a group of strangers
came walking. They were hailed
with cries of delight by Mabel
Riley. They turned the piano
around, gathering in an arc behind
and alongside the musical
accompanist. She played a short
prelude and the music started. What
heavenly tones. That music was'so
beautiful, it brought tears to every
eye.
They sang hymns for the most
part, though it seems to me that
You Are My Sunshine crept in there
somewhere along with Tennessee
Waltz, Kentucky Waltz and The
Green Green Grass of Home.
Everyone sang along whenever
they knew the song. The group, the
Zurich Mennonite Choir Singers,
are from Mabel's former church,
the one her husband and one of her
daughters attend.
The final day of June fell on a
Monday, the day of our first
extended tour. We went to Port
Stanley for a train ride. The train
ride was fun and took us through
some spectacular scenery,
including hooting derisively at the
world's smallest union station, a
new building quite unlike the old-
time rusty-red stations of old.
Our next stop, after returning to
the vans, was an orchard and small
fruit farm with an eatery in what
used to be a packing shed. It was a
lovely lunch with mashed potatoes,
roast beef, coleslaw and carrot
coins, a delightful gravy and
horseradish. We finished off the
generous servings of strawberry
shortcake with lashings of whipped
cream.
Brussels Mennonite
Fellowship
(519) 887-6388
Worship Service 9:30 a.m.
Jesus Is Lord
Guests Welcome
FLAG FLYING
WINNERS
Bill Clark, Mary Huether, Evelyn
Demaray, Bonnie Hastings,
Mr. & Mrs. Mervin Schneider,
Jean Little, Kyle & Shane
Gibson and Edna Pletch
Thanks to all those who flew
flags. It was great! Please daim
prizes at Municipal Office.
- The Flag Flying Bunch.
Mesmirized
Barney captured a lot of attention on Brussels main street
Saturday afternoon. The downtown section was quite
busy with Kids’ Street from 1-3 p.m. as part of the
Homecoming '97 celebrations.
HEARING AID CLINIC
MARK MCINTYRE
Hearing Instrument Specialist
will be at
We service and sell all makes of Hearing Aids.
We also have hearing aid batteries
and do hearing tests.
mcintyre hearing aid service
289 Huron Street, Stratford 271-9322
To order
BRUSSELS
HOMECOMING
HATS, T-SHIRTS
AND
SWEATSHIRTS
Call Debbie at 887-6289
by August 20.
Orders will soon be
taken for
BRUSSELS
HOMECOMING
PICTURES
by The Citizen
Examples will be available
for viewing and selection
at the Brussels office
anytime after AUGUST 20.
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FINAL SOLUTION
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What is black, white and red all over and 5 to the power of 3.
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We knew from the decorations and the buzz about town that
enthusiasm for Homecoming was building. We were
absolutely astounded by the magnitude of the participation
from residents and visitors alike. It was a weekend that
cannot be easily equalled for generations to come.
From the Homecoming Committee to all the volunteers,
sponsors, visitors and citizens of Brussels,
The committee appreciates the help and cooperation that was
so readily given by so many people to help make our i
weekend celebrations such a huge success. • J