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Grey committee winds things up
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Worship Service 9:30 a.m
Jesus is Lord
Guests Welcome
A final wind-up meeting of the
140th Grey Township Anniversary
Committee started off with the
presentation of the Provincial
Senior Citizets Award being pre-
sented to Bob Cunningham by
Reeve Leona Armstrong. Cunning-
ham, Chairman for the anniversary
events thanked council for the
award and praised the many
volunteers for their enthusiasm and
participation in organizing a most
successful weekend of events.
Gary Boyer and Brad Knight
reported on the ball games the
evening of the opening ceremonies
and the ball tournament on
A longtime Brussels businessper-
son, Roy B. Cousins, now of New-
market, celebrated his 90th
birthday back home with family
and friends on Sunday afternoon.
An open house was held at Brus-
sels United Church in honour of the
occasion.
Mr. Cousins was born on July 15,
1906 in Toronto. His parents were
Almer (Bert) Cousins and Laura
Bean.
He received his education at
Carlton Place, Toronto and Wood-
bridge Public.
He married the former Elma
Phillips on March 16, 1927. They
had four children, Lawrie of Lon-
don, Elizabeth (Betty) Campbell,
George and John, all of Brussels.
His wife passed away in Decem-
ber 1977 and Mr. Cousins remar-
ried July 14, 1979. His wife's name
is Reta.
During his years in Brussels Mr.
Cousins was a prominent commu-
nity figure and political leader.
From 1939 to 1968 Mr. Cousins
owned manufactured butter and ice
cream at Cousins Creamery. He
retired in 1968. He was active in
planning and managing the Brus-
sels Medical Centre. He was reeve
of Brussels for 11 years and served
24 years on the Wingham & Dis-
trict Hospital Board, seven of those
as its chairman.
He chaired a committee on the
Saturday. John Saxon said there
were 140 entries in Saturday's
parade. Neil McGavin taped the
entire parade and copies will be
Available for a fee at a future date.
Jane Stewart said the full house
at the Ethel Hall for the Saturday
evening dance had an enjoyable
time, as did those who gathered at
the Grey Central School on
Saturday. Thank you was expressed
to all who contributed school
pictures.
The Grey Twp. firemen and their
spouses cooked 230 dozen eggs
feeding 722 people for the all-you-
can-eat breakfast.
Brussels Cemetery Board from
1943 to 1979. During that time a
chapel was erected with memorial
donations.
In 1946 he helped organize the
Brussels Lions Club and for seven
years served on the Wingham high
school board, one year as chairman.
Mr. Cousins is active in church
and the Masonic Lodge.
He and Reta now reside in a con-
dominium in Newmarket.
During the afternoon Wheeler
buses were used to tour Grey Twp.
Helen Cullen, councillor, pointed
out points of interest on the bus
travelling north while Robin
Dunbar, deputy-reeve did likewise
on the bus travelling south. Alvin
McLellan, councillor and his wife,
Pam looked after the car rally while
children participated in a mini-
tractor pull and had rides in a cart
pulled by mini horses.
Sharon Evans said 690 people
were at the Sunday barbecue and
Frank Workman and Ken Baillie
indicated how pleased they were
with the co-operation they had
received from the Cranbrook,
Ethel, Moncrieff and Walton hall
boards to put on the barbecue.
Mike Van Veen expressed the
enjoyment of the message and the
music at the well attended church
service. The schoolgrounds made a
perfect setting for this outdoor
event.
No one was at the meeting to
report on the fireworks but
everyone agreed that it was a
spectacular display. Bob Mathers
from Elma Twp. and the Grey
Township firemen were thanked for
looking after the fireworks.
Diane Diehl was thanked for
advertising the events and Peter
Hagedoorn was also thanked for
being secretary. He offered to make
a scrapbook of articles and pictures
for a permanent record of the
weekend. He offered, as well, to do
some research on where and how to
preserve old pictures for future
anniversaries.
Graeme McDonald, councillor
sold Grey Twp. pins, hats and
mugs during the weekend. Reeve
Armstrong thanked council, staff
and the many volunteers who
worked most diligently to plan and
carry out their duties for a most
memorable 140th anniversary.
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