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Camera Club’s show now open for September
GREGORY VAN ‘GREG’
WILSON
Gregory Van “Greg’ Wilson.
Brussels, passed away peacefully
surrounded by family at Stratford
General Hospital on Sept. 3, 2019.
He was in his 69th year.
Greg was the beloved husband of
Sharon for 16 years, the loving dad
of Shane (Minnie), Trevor (Anna),
and Ainsley (Nate) and step-dad of
Andrea (Chris).
He was the proud grandpa of
Kealy, Finn, Ellie and Tucker,
brother of Paul Wilson and Linda
(Al) Andrew and brother-in-law of
Terry (Debbie) Jamieson.
Greg will be missed by many
nieces and nephews.
Greg loved to fish and ride his
motorcycle. He was an integral part
of his community as a Brussels
Optimist and Royal Canadian
Legion member. His biggest passion
was spending time with his family.
Friends and family were received
at Riverside Funeral Home for
visitation on Thursday, Sept. 5. The
funeral service was held at Brussels
United Church on Friday, Sept. 6
with interment in Brussels
Cemetery. A celebration of Greg’s
life followed at the Brussels Legion
Branch.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the
Brussels Optimist Club or the Royal
Canadian Legion Brussels Branch
#218 would be appreciated.
Cards of sympathy may be sent to
Box 262, Brussels N0G 1H0.
Condolences may be left at
www.riversidefuneralhome.ca
ROBERT JOSEPH “BOB’
HICKEY
Robert Joseph “Bob” Hickey
passed away at home after a brief but
courageous battle with cancer on
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. He was
in his 72nd year.
Bob was the beloved husband of
Brenda (Matheson), the loving
father of Sheri (Paul), Bob (Amy)
and Ryan (Rebecca). He was the
cherished grandfather of Cody, Cali
(Mike), Travis, Kiefer, Emerson,
Caleb and Lincoln and the great-
grandfather of Violet.
Bob was the dear brother of John
(Judy), Joanne (Gary), Marian
(Frank), Jim (Theresa), Connie
(Paul), Steve (Jo) and Phyllis (Rob).
He will be fondly remembered as
Uncle Bob to many nieces and
nephews.
Bob was predeceased by his
parents Joseph and Leona Hickey.
To honour Bob’s wishes,
cremation has taken place. Memorial
contributions to the Canadian
Cancer Society will be greatly
appreciated and may be arranged
through Cavill Funeral Home,
Gravenhurst.
It has been quite the week with
weather. Quite cool in the mornings,
nice and warm by afternoon, and
then cool in the evenings. I guess we
can say fall is on the way.
Speaking of fall, the Brussels Fall
Fair is next week and we hope
everyone is busy making items to
show at the fair. Don’t know what
you can make? Pick up a fair book or
contact an Agricultural Society
member. I have some books at the
shop if anyone needs one.
What a lovely article in The
Citizen last week about the Maitland
Valley Camera Club. The photos are
going to be on display throughout
the Brussels Library Branch for the
month of September. Many of the
photos are by some of your friends
and neighbours including Clara
Blake, Linda Mayer Smith, Yvonne
Martin, Andrew Calhoun and Joan
Perrie. Drop into the library and see
some of the fantastic photos.
It is anniversary time and three
known couples of our area
celebrated over the weekend. The
first one is Jack and Mary Helen
McLaughlin celebrating 50 years of
wedded bliss. They had about 50
family and friends gather at the
Maelstrom Winery for dinner and a
social time together. Some of the
Walton folks attending included
Graeme and Helen Craig, Fred and
Karen Uhler, Allan and Karen
Carter, Gerald and Nancy Smith,
George and Ruth Townsend and
Nancy Steinbach. Happy
anniversary to them.
The Craigs then had a second 50th
anniversary to attend in Delaware. It
was for a cousin, Donald and Anne
Craig. Happy anniversary.
The third one was for former
Walton residents Don and Pat Nolan,
now of St. Thomas. Gerry and Anne
Ryan, Neil and Marie McGavin, Joe
and Lynn Steffler and of course,
Frank and Kathy Workman attended
from around here. The Nolans’
grandchildren presented
entertainment of music and dancing
and contests and games. A great
afternoon for all attending.
Another party was held last week
to celebrate the engagement of the
young couple. Randy Zwep and
Riley Devore were the special guests
for the party held at the home of
George and Jane Zwep. The two
families and many friends gathered
to wish the couple all the best in the
wedding plans.
You may have seen some strangers
on the streets of Brussels last
Thursday, but they were really not
strangers. What started as two
friends growing up in Brussels
planning a get together, blossomed
into a party of eight friends getting
together. I looked out my shop
window and saw the party of eight
leaving the Jam Jar and wondered,
who were these ladies. It didn’t take
long to find out who they were.
The ladies went to school together,
they said some 40 odd years (ha ha),
they corrected to more like 55 years
ago. The ladies still have some
relatives in our area, and the older
generations of Brussels “lites” will
remember their parents. The most
well-known lady was Anne Lowe
Bosman from Winthrop and Karen
Pletch Cronin of Seaforth, Karen
Mutter Chambers of Belgrave,
Marni Bronson Balog, Elmira, Lynn
Workman Aitken Durham,
Linda Lowe Hyde and Penny
Lowe Hastings, Bracebridge
and Nancy Pearson Procter of
California.
It was Penny and Nancy that
started the ball rolling and from all
reports the ladies had a fantastic
time, checking out the town, visiting
old familiar haunts, such as the
Legion. The ladies stopped into the
Legion and many of the ladies
remarked they had held their
wedding receptions there. They
walked by their old homes to see
outside changes and remembering
who lived here and who lived there.
It was a great afternoon for the
ladies.
Neil and Marie McGavin have
returned from the World Plowing
Match held in Baudette, Minnesota.
They met friends from Ottawa in
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THIS WEEK:
Seaforth’s Fisher elected Huron East Deputy-Mayor
4-H Clubs
awarded
Seaforth Councillor Bob Fisher isHuron East’s new deputy-mayor,
besting two others who put their
names forward at the inauguralmeeting of Huron East Council onDec. 4.
Fisher, Tuckersmith Councillor
Ray Chartrand and Grey CouncillorAlvin McLellan all let their names
stand for the municipality’s second-
in-command position. This came
after Huron East eliminated the at-
large deputy-mayor position,reducing the size of council from 12members to 11 just ahead of
October’s election.
It was Fisher who nominatedChartrand for the position.Chartrand then paid the favour back
by nominating Fisher. Former
Deputy-Mayor Joe Stefflernominated McLellan for theposition.
Fisher told his fellow councillors
that he has lived in the community
for over 40 years. In addition, he has
been a councillor for 12 years andspent nearly 40 years in business, allexperience he felt would aid in being
the deputy-mayor.
Fisher also listed a number ofprojects he’d like to see undertakenor continued both in Huron East and
in Huron County.
In Huron East, Fisher said hewanted to see the municipality’scommunity centres better utilized
and to promote a harmonious
relationship between residents
of all of Huron East’s five wards.
At the county level, Fisher said hewanted to see a greater focus ontourism, saying that Huron County
could easily be the Prince Edward
County of southwestern Ontario. Healso said that while the county’saccessibility advisory committee has
done a lot of great work, there is still
more to be done.Fisher also said that, as someonewho is legally blind, he also hoped
that being named deputy-mayor
would inspire others with disabilities
saying that if they “get [their] ass off
the couch and do something” like he
has they can accomplish anything.McLellan said that his decades of
experience as a councillor and on
numerous boards and committeeswould make him an ideal choice forthe deputy-mayor position.
He said that being self-employed
would ensure that he wouldn’t missany meetings, adding that he hates tomiss any council meetings.
He said he had been asked if he
The Huron County 4-H Leaders’Association Awards Program wasrecently held at the Seaforth
Agriplex, recognizing 4-H members
for their efforts throughout the year.COUNTY AWARDS
Loretta Higgins won the Murray
Cardiff Award for Top All-RoundMember.The Don Pullen Award for highest
overall score in the county went to
Evy Verschaeve. She also won theDedication Award for dedication tothe club. The Warden’s Novice
Award for first year competitive
member with the highest score wentto Emily Datema. The Ben Lobb Award for the
junior member with the top essay
went to Kayla Drennan.Emily Franken won the OntarioPlowmen’s Association Award for
outstanding agricultural 4-H
member as well as the LongstandingGraduating Member Award. Shealso received her graduation seal.
The Citizen-Rural Voice Awards
for press reporter book competitionawards went to Dugald McIntosh
(first) and Mercedes Prout (second).
The Huron County 4-H Leaders’Association Award for clubsecretary book competition were
awarded to Emily Bieman (first) and
Kayla Drennan (second).The winning team for the countyGo for the Gold Competition was
the South Huron Sheep Club Team
which consisted of Amanda Bos,Rachel Gras, Grace Hallahan andEvy Verschaeve.
The Top Gate Sign Award for the
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bringing residents and visitors out to the town to help
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NEWS
FROM WALTON
Showing off their chops
The Maitland Valley Camera Club hosted an open house featuring members’ work at the
Brussels Library last week. The show was a good representation of the different skill sets each
member has according to president Alisa Curzon, who said the club is a great group of open-
minded individuals who are willing to learn. Above, Belgrave’s Cam Uyill, Vice-President of the
Club, shows off some of his work from a trip up north in February. (Denny Scott photo)
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