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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2019-10-10, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2019. Brussels Legion 218 Catch the Ace Weekly Winner Winning Ticket: Kristen Pipe $211 Envelope #22 found the 6 of Clubs Estimated Jackpot for October 11 is $1,000.00 COMING EVENTS at the BRUSSELS LEGION for October FRIDAYS AT 7:15 PM Catch the Ace draws. Food available. ———————— SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Progressive Euchre at 1:00 p.m. $5 per person. Cash prizes. Light lunch. ———————— SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 Thanksgiving Sunday No Dance. ———————— TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. ———————— FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 Karaoke with Stubby D Bring your voice, your family, your friends! Starts at 8:00 p.m. ———————— SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 Progressive Euchre at 1:00 p.m. $5.00 per person. Cash prizes. Light lunch. ———————— Look for this ad the first week of the month only. Auditorium and small meeting room available to rent. Catering available. Info and general inquiries 519-887-6562 or 519-887-6570 Thanksgiving to be a time of scheduling, family fun You can smell fall in the air, but don’t ask me how it smells; it just smells like fall. The changing of the seasons is one of my favourite things about living here. One thing leads to another and the next season has arrived. It reminds me of the aging process, you know it’s coming, have always known it was going to happen, but it still seems to come as a surprise. So, for the changing seasons and aging, relax, it’s going to happen anyway, so enjoy! Election coverage is tedious. Lots of words and little news and then repeat and repeat and repeat. I’m thankful that Canada has limited days to campaign, for listening to some of other verbiage is hard to take day after day. Climate change is a topic that has the younger people engaged and angry. Hearing the stories, statistics and worries should have us all angry and concerned. This is one deal we need to help fix or our grandchildren and their children will suffer. Often when we hear bad news, we lament that there is nothing we can do about it anyway. In this case, not true. Challenge our lawmakers. Call out abuses. Any chance in our consumerism will help. Use cloth bags to shop, buy local when possible, be aware of single-use products, the list goes on. You know them, but please pick a couple and stick to them as you join the concerned people of this planet. We have the Toronto Star delivered daily and that’s a lot of reading, some good, some not so much. The one that surprised me this week is that “the fashion industry is the second largest consumer of water and is responsible for eight to 10 per cent of global carbon emissions more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. That certainly gave pause for thought. Our responsibility is to read labels, buy less, recycle all clothing and use some sense as a consumer. Thanksgiving Weekend is a time for families to gather and give thanks for the blessed lives that we have. Tradition held for the Sunday gathering to feast on the autumn bounty. Things have changed and families had to decide what traditions could remain and what needed to go. Our family has always had weekend workers, so schedules are consulted and dates set, often not on that Sunday. The larger the family, with more 24-hour workers, the more complex details become, but well worth it. When family gathers around the table to share food, stories, laughter and love, that is a true celebration. Twenty of our clan gathered this past Saturday to celebrate a little tradition, a lot of love and a few dreams tossed into the mix. A wonderful day and an afternoon nap for me on Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving wherever you may be. Betty G.W. NEWS FROM BRUSSELS By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY By Jo-Ann McDonald We had a slowdown at the Brussels Legion Branch last week. Cadets on Tuesday evening will still welcome youth 12-18 to join the Corp. This is a free group to join with many different activities to take part in. Learn co-operation, leadership, drills, sports and much more. Drop in any Tuesday night. Maybe music is your forte! The Brussels Pipe Band is looking for new members to learn the pipes or the drums. They meet Thursday nights for practice and welcome inquiries. Contact Don Martin. The fish fry crew finished up the final fry of the year by heading to Winthrop Cavan United Church on Friday evening. There were almost 250 people for the dinner. Comrades Jo-Ann and Judy worked Thursday evening to get everything ready. Cooking on Friday evening were Jo- Ann and Judy, Sandra Brown, Deb Ross, Kathy Burkholder, Rick McDonald, Nanci Ducharme and Mabel Glanville. It’s now time to clean up the fryers and put them away for the season. We will leave one close at hand for upcoming wing nights, but the rest will be cleaned up for winter. The building will be tidied and some things brought into the Branch for winter storage or use. The fish fry crew has been a busy bunch doing 21 fish fry events this past year. The crew has become smaller with a few of the older Comrades retiring from participating. We need more help next year if we are to continue on with the dinners. We will also look at cutting back in the numbers of dinners even though they are our major fundraiser for the Branch. We must thank our combined fish fry committee personnel for all their hard work this summer. Booking the fish fry events was Sandra Brown at the Branch. Ordering the necessary supplies and thawing the fish were Jo-Ann McDonald and Judy Lee. Looking after getting help for the events was Deb Ross. Fryer maintenance was Lisa Glanville and Joan Smith. Many hands make it an easier job for all. Help is the major issue with some Comrades being called upon many times. We hope more Comrades will step forward and put their names on the work list to help at least a couple of times a year. The Catch the Ace draw was conducted by Lisa Glanville, Joan Smith and Sandra Brown upon her return. The lucky winner was Kristen Pipe and she won the weekly prize of $211. She chose envelope number 22 and found the six of clubs. The estimated jackpot for the next draw is $1,000. Get your tickets at Jam Jar, Bulk and Bargain, Brussels Variety, McDonald Lumber and the Brussels Legion. Those attending can enter their name into a draw each week they attend, for the mystery prizes available to be won the night the ace is found. Food is available every Friday night and Oct. 11 will feature sausage on a bun. Zone darts were held in Goderich last weekend. The Branch had a good group of Comrades attending and hoping to do well. We are pleased to report that Ron Schmidt won the singles title and Eric Ross finished in the top eight to advance to district play. Ron and partner Andy Overholt won the doubles division and Ryan Shaw and Mark Campbell finished in the top right to advance as well. District play will be in Elora. Congratulations Comrades. At the Branch Legion ‘Catch the Ace’ jackpot hits $1,000 ARE YOU READY WITH ANSWERS? CMI-CA • 300 MILL ST. UNIT 7 • KITCHENER ON N2M 5G8 • 877-746-3543 Jim Hughes CMI-Canada Sunday, October 20, 2019 Evolution vs Biblical Creation 10:30 am Brussels Community Bible Chapel 650 Alexander St., Brussels All Welcome. For more information: 519-527-0173 Resources will be available for purchase. Spreading the love After the second ‘Catch the Ace’ fundraiser was a huge success for the Brussels Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, the committee behind the fundraiser decided to give back to the community. Above, Andrea Van Nes of the Brussels Girl Guides, left, receives $500 from committee member Sandra Josling. Below, Debbie Seili, left, representing the Brussels Santa Claus parade, receives $500 from committee member Jo-Ann McDonald. (Photo submitted)