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The family of
Eleanor Stevenson
is holding a
90th birthday
Celebration
Sept 14th 2 pm-4 pm
Brussels Legion
Lunch supplied
(non-alcohol event)
Come out and celebrate
this amazing lady’s
birthday!!!
No gifts please, she only wants to be
surrounded by family and friends
Happy 90th
Birthday
Look Who’s 80!
Come help
Verna Steffler
celebrate her birthday
at a
Come & Go Social
Sunday, September 22
1~4 pm
at the
Wescast Community
Complex
in Wingham
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Terry Fox Run set
for this Weekend
This Sunday, local service groups
are welcoming runners, walkers and
cyclists to take part in the Brussels
Terry Fox Run, an annual tradition
in the village.
The local event, co-hosted by the
Brussels Optimist Club and the
Brussels Lions Club, has raised tens
of thousands of dollars over the
years in Brussels alone, while the
Terry Fox Run has raised hundreds
of millions of dollars across Canada
since it was founded.
Registration opens at the Brussels
Optimist Clubhouse in the north end
of the village at 9:30 a.m. on
Sunday, Sept. 15. The run begins at
10 a.m. Bottled water, hot dogs and
pop will be provided.
For the Brussels run, there are
two-, four- and eight-kilometre
routes available.
Those registered can travel the
route any way they’d like, including
by bicycle, stroller, rollerblades or
wheelchair. While the event is dog-
friendly, dogs must be on a leash.
The Terry Fox Run builds on the
legacy of one of Canada’s true
heroes, whose Marathon of Hope in
1980 inspired a nation to rise up and
work to defeat cancer.
Fox began in St. John’s,
Newfoundland on April 12, 1980
and continued running the
equivalent of a marathon every day,
including his 22nd birthday, until his
cancer returned and he was forced to
stop on Sept. 1 just outside of
Thunder Bay. Fox was on the road
for 143 days and had travelled
nearly 5,400 kilometres.
Fox would die on June 28, 1981
with his family by his side.
The very first Terry Fox Run took
place on Sept. 13, 1981 thanks to
Isadore Sharp, the founder of the
Four Seasons Hotels, who was one
of Fox’s earliest supporters.
Sharp, who had lost his own son to
cancer, donated $10,000 to Fox’s
cause and challenged 999 businesses
to do the same.
Over 300,000 people would take
part in the first-ever Terry Fox Run,
which was held in 1981 and raised
over $3.5 million. In the years that
would follow, the run has raised over
$750 million.
For more information on the run,
visit terryfox.ca.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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North Bay and then travelled to
Minnesota. They were away 10 days
and enjoyed their visit with many
old friends and acquaintances they
have made over the years, from
around the world. The match took
place in a 2,000-acre field with no
fences to be seen. There were 28
countries represented and the grand
championship winner was from
Switzerland.
There were two Canadians
competing: Tom Evans was from
Walkerton and Bert Beyens,
Strathroy. Some may remember Bert
and wife Tia, as they lived on Walton
Road many years ago, at the corner
of McDonald and Walton Road.
Coming home from being away
means the grass needed to be cut.
Neil started the job on Thursday but
did not finish. He put the mower on
the trailer, hooked onto the truck and
decided to wait until the next day to
finish. Upon rising in the morning,
unfortunately, the truck, trailer and
mower were gone. Fortunately, some
observant folks in Brussels felt
something was not right upon seeing
the truck and trailer in town in the
night, and called the police. A chase
ensued and the culprits were caught.
Another warning, lock your vehicles
up tight.
The ladies slo-pitch league held its
year-end fun tournament on Friday
and Saturday. The winner of the A
side of the league was the RBIs and
the winner of the B side of the
tournament was the Monkton team,
Lavern’s Ladies. Prize money for the
teams will be donated to the charity
of the team’s choice. As
usual, costumes are a fun part of the
day.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include James Emmrich, Jamie
Mitchell, Bryan Finlayson, Haden
Flood, Steve Bowers, Julie Glauser
George, David Grobbink,
Andrew Kruse, Michael Patterson,
Jack Grobbink, Sarah Humphries,
Cindy Kerr, Justin Shortreed,
Tim Fritz, Katrin Godkin
and Brenda Linton. Happy
birthday to all.
Gerald & Carol
McDowell
The Family of
invite you to celebrate their
60th Wedding
Anniversary
Come & Go
Open House
Sunday, September 22
Auburn Community Centre
1 to 3 pm
Best Wishes Only
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even – especially – when we don’t
deserve it.
I think all of you are well aware
that each of us is broken in some
way, hurting in some way, jagged
and unique and raw. This body of
Christ is a place where we bandage
up those wounds, where God takes
every part of us and loves us. We
don’t have to strut into church and
pretend like we’ve got it all together;
like we never sin or mess up.
The church takes you as you are.
We want to be a manifestation of the
kingdom of God, that glorious place
where it’s not about how rich you
are, or how many committees you
can sit on, or how much you
contribute to the budget. It’s the
place where those who are humble
and hurting are invited into a place
of honour to sit with Jesus himself.
It’s a place where the world doesn’t
live on quid pro quo.
Jesus invites us to sit with him.
The end of the baptism section of
the Presbyterian document called
“Living Faith” says this: “Baptism
assures us that we belong to God. In
life and in death, our greatest
comfort is that we belong to our
faithful Saviour Jesus Christ.”
This is the Gospel message. The
message that we want to send out
into this community and I want to
give to each of you. You are loved.
You are invited to eat at God’s table.
Not because you’re worthy, but
because God chooses you. God
loves you. With an overwhelming,
reckless love. May we always love
the same way.
Church welcomes all
Stolen vehicle, trailer recovered
Engine exhibition
While the Friday parade at the 58th annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby
Association may have been a bit subdued due to weather, the Saturday parade was in full
swing, featuring steam engines, tractors and antique cars. (Mark Nonkes photo)
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