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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-10-17, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019. 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. Another Thanksgiving Day is history and hopefully your time was spent in giving thanks for the people and things around you. That’s the good thing about traditions, it makes us stop and think about the other people in our lives and how we relate to them and their time. So many folks gathered over the weekend to celebrate life. So with Thanksgiving gone, the time we are expected to stop and say it out loud is over for this year. For many that’s part of everyday; a moment to acknowledge the bounty of our lives, a daily habit. Listening to others, it seems they forget to give thanks and complaints and suggestions are the offered communication. So for this next week, wouldn’t it be nice every time someone starts to complain, interrupt them with a comment on the blessing of safe water? Safe roads, clear air, green space could be the next items of interest. Life and health and grandchildren are always good. For everyone’s mental health, a positive attitude is very good. Life is 90 per cent attitude, and how we look at situations often offers the outcome. It takes effort to stop the negative from surfacing but it can be done. So hit life with positives, even a balance would be good. Soup & More 2 is heading into its 10th year and no one is more surprised than the volunteers who have been there from the beginning. Elaine Armstrong gave us the healthy statistics for the year and all is well. With Mary Douma and Val Nagels booking the volunteers for a regular group who appreciate the work and food offered, all is well. Oh yes, another thing to be thankful for – a community that sees a need and offers sensible solutions and ready to do the work needed. So good work to the volunteers of Soup & More 2. Enjoy the autumn days. Bye now, Betty G.W. NEWS FROM BRUSSELS By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY Soup & More 2 entering 10th year M-T to lower flags for Dec. 6 Morris-Turnberry Mayor Jamie Heffer represented the municipality at several fairs last month, and he says the staying power of the events is admirable. Having visited the 160th Howick- Turnberry Fall Fair, the 158th Brussels Fall Fair and the 99th Elementary School Fair in Belgrave, Heffer said he was impressed by the events. “These events bring communities together,” he said. “It takes a significant amount of effort from local families to keep them going.” Heffer joined Howick Reeve Doug Harding in judging a pet competition on Sept. 28 at the Howick-Turnberry Fair, and Heffer said it was a great chance to interact with youth, and he was glad to be a part of it. *** Earlier this month, Morris- Turnberry Council approved two severances creating four building lots on Augusta Street in Lower Town. The applicants have completed studies necessary for the developments, Chief Administrative Officer Trevor Hallam explained, including those necessary to determine the appropriate size for the lots, the necessary graded drainage and a stormwater management assessment. The only caveat to the approval was that one property will not be accessible by a road that meets municipal standards, however that will be remedied through future agreements with the developers, Hallam said. *** Morris-Turnberry Council agreed to put flags at half-mast on Dec. 6 to recognize National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada. A memorial ceremony is set for 10 a.m. in Goderich to recognize the day. Mayor Jamie Heffer said this was a request that the municipality has received before. After some brief discussion, council approved the request. *** Morris-Turnberry Councillor Kevin Freiburger says that a meeting between the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) and the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Jeff Yurek was well received. Freiburger is Morris-Turnberry’s representative on the authority’s board. “The minister is going around to many conservation authorities personally and seeing how things are going,” Freiburger explained. “The MVCA was the first stop for him and staff think the meeting went well.” Freiburger said that the MVCA was able to highlight successful projects Yurek wasn’t aware of before visiting. New directors The Brussels Legion recently installed its 2019/2020 directors. Back row, from left: Jim Lee (Director), Perry Pearce (Second Vice), Ivonne Albers (Director), Brian Keller (Lion Tamer), Tim Prior (Third Vice), Jim Prior (Bulletin Editor) and Ron Clarkson (Tail Twister). Front row: Zoey Onn (First Vice), Greg Ducharme (Secretary), Bob Kellington (President) and Janet Haertel (Treasurer). Inset is Kathy Nichol (Past President). Absent were Gary McCutcheon (Director), Jackie DeWit (Director) and Neil Mitchell (Assistant Tail Twister). (Photo submitted) By Jo-Ann McDonald The Catch the Ace draw on Friday evening had about 15 people attendance, hoping to be the winner. The draw was conducted by Deb Ross, Nanci Ducharme and Jo-Ann McDonald. The winning ticket was Donna Peachey winning $235. She chose envelope number eight and the two of spades was found. The estimated jackpot for the Oct. 18 Catch the Ace draw at the Legion is $1,300. Progressive euchre was held Saturday afternoon with Deb Cann and Edna McLellan in charge. There were only three-and-a-half tables of players. Winners were: high pink card, Joyce Hodgins, 70; high white card, Earl Foster, 77; second high pink, Jaime Pettapiece, 69; second high white, Norm Dobson, 75; low pink, Olave Little; low white, Harry Smith and lone hands, Mary McIntosh and Joann MacDonald. Euchre is every two weeks. At the Branch ‘Ace’ jackpot climbs to $1,300 By Denny Scott The Citizen Brussels Legion Branch 218 Halloween Karaoke with Stubby D 8:00 pm Wings - Costumes - Fun Bring your voice, your friends and family Friday, October 25 Got Married... Call for pricing & details 519-523-4792 or 519-887-9114 Share your news by placing your announcement in The Citizen Stick With the Classifieds. If you’re shopping for something special, keep looking in the Classifieds. Every week, you’ll find a great selection of listings for everything from apartments for rent to things to buy and see. The Citizen Brussels Legion 218 Catch the Ace Weekly Winner Winning Ticket: Donna Peachey $235.00 Envelope #8 found the 2 of Spades Estimated Jackpot for October 18 is $1,300.00