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Brussels Skating Club is celebrating
its 35th year as recognized
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PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 24, 2001.
A NOTE FROM BETTY
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-6236
887-9231
Our faithful Sunday Single Dance
organizer Comrade Cathy Snyder is
in hospital and we send her our best
wishes for her recovery.
Our sympathy to the family of
Doug Hamilton. He enjoyed
helping out at the Legion dances as
well.
Thanks to all who booked on the
bus for our trip to Casino Rama, Feb.
17. The bus is full. I'm sure a good
time will be had by all.
As always, a reminder that dues
are due and we always welcome any-
one to drop into the Branch.
Check out our
WEBSITE
at www.northhuron.on.ca
Pletch grandsons prepare
for rugby contest in Chili
FROM BRUSSELS
Huron E.
sets
committees
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
Grey Councillor G raeme
MacDonald expressed his displeas-
ure with recent happenings at the
Seaforth/Brussels Medical-Dental
Clinic when discussion turned to
committee representation at the Jan.
16 session of Huron East council.
Responding to MacDonald's belief
that greater representation than two
councillors was needed on the board,
Mayor Lin Steffler pointed out that
there would also be two from Morris-
Turnberry to help balance out the
elected representatives to community
members ratio.
Clerk-Administrator Jack Mc-
Lachlan also suggested that newly-
appointed councillors to the board
could recommend the community
representatives.
Brussels Councillor Greg Wilson
said he wanted to hear from the cur-
rent board, involved in the financial
matter in question, before making
changes. A clinic board meeting was
scheduled for last week.
There was also some jockeying for
space and negotiation with regards to
representation when councillors
reviewed the preliminary list of com-
mittee appointments.
The administration, mayor and
deputy-mayor had formulated the
lists in a manner that Steffler thought
was "fair and equitable".
• Deputy-Mayor Bernie MacLellan
had placed himself on both the
Hensall and Clinton fire boards, say-
ing he felt it was important particu-
larly as Huron East does not have
ownership of these boards.
However, Tuckersmith Councillor
Bill DeJong took great exception to
being ousted from the Clinton board
on which he had sat for many years
as well as MacLellan's position on
Clinton Fire board meetings.
Responding to MacLellan's belief
that there was no need for the board
to meet monthly, DeJong said Huron
East, as 6.9 per cent partners, had no
right to tell the board how to operate.
MacLellan said that was not his
intention, but that he simply wished
to make a suggestion to the board for
less frequent meetings. He added that
the Hensall board only meets three or
four times a year.
DeJong said council would lose
touch (with the board) if they only
met once or twice. •
MacLellan conceded, giving
DeJong his post on the Clinton fire
board and assuming the job of re-pre-
sentative on the Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority.
DeJong agreed to take the sugges-
tion regarding the meetings to the
Continued on page 20
By Jo-Ann McDonald
Well, it was a busy weekend at the
Branch. Friday night supper saw a
great crowd for roast beef. This week
is sausage and scalloped potatoes.
Saturday saw euchre being played
with a full house of 17 tables. The
pair of Charlie and Millie Johnson
couldn't do anything wrong and with
a high score of 90 points took first
place.
The second place winners were
Eileen Miller and Irlma Edgar and
right behind with third place were
Isabelle Gray and Shirley Dittmer.
Tom and Edna Pletch of Brussels
will be very interested in Chilean
sports this spring when grandsons
Mike and Dan venture south to com-
pete in the world under-19 rugby B
championships.
The 17-year-old sons of Don and
Connie Pletch of Lucan, Mike and
Dan have been playing rugby for
Medway high school since Grade 9.
The pair was part of the silver-
medal winning team at the national
championship in Edmonton last
August.
Both boys say they enjoy playing
the sport, "taking a lot of pride in the
scrummaging as its the most impor-
tant thing" they do.
Lodge hosts
euchre
Morning Star Rebekah Lodge card
party had many winners.
Prizes were awarded to: high lady,
Phyllis Mitchell; high man, Norman
Dobson; low lady, Gertie Kellington;
low man, John Brown; men's lone
hands, Allen Edgar; ladies' lone
hands, Helen Dobson; most zeros,
Mary Huether; 50/50, Gertie
Kellington.
Tally card winners were also
drawn.
The next euchre will be held Feb.
19 with a ham supper at 6:30 p.m.
Cards will follow at 8 p.m.
The lucky lone hand winners were
Clayton for men and Joan Smith for
,ladies.
Euchre is every two weeks at 1
p.m.
Upstairs, the Branch was host to
Huron County darts. About 70
darters enjoyed their afternoon.
Sunday morning breakfast was•
delicious as usual and approximately
80 hungry people dined.
The Sunday night singles dance
had a good crowd of about 80 enjoy
the music of Bill and Friends. It was
great old-time music for all to enjoy.
They credit Ontario's under-19
coach Paul Ambrose for refining
their rugby skills, teaching them
technique and tricks of the trade.
Playing in pool B of the world
championships, the Canadian team
will have to win the first three games
in tournament play and challenge for
the B title before jumping back into
the A pool where the team had been
in 2000.
They will play Belgium first on
April 15 before advancing through
teams such as Portugal, Ukraine, and
Russia to reach the finals.
COMING EVENTS
at the
BRUSSELS LEGION
WED., JANUARY 24
Men's Stag Euchre at 8:00 p.m.
' Admission $5.00. Lunch.
Cash prizes.
Inquiries on events, use or rent of
Legion, please call 887-6562
after 4:00 p.m.
We're in the home stretch now for
those who hate the wonder of win-
ter. The long month is nearly past.
The choices are the same as forever
— smile and enjoy, grumble and mut-
ter or leave Huron, as did Lori and
Gary Pipe, Sheila Richards, George
Adams and Ross Procter.
January also means annual meet-
ings with the review of work accom-
plished and the challenge of things
to be, It's a good month to think
about what we want to show the
public about our organization, so get
your reports in and attend the meet-
ings so you know what's happening
in the big picture not just your cor-
ner of the world.
It's really hard sometimes to put
down words that say what our hearts
have.carried all year.
The paying of the bill was almost
an event last week as Shelley had
the village office open. She's a good
ambassador for Huron East.
Be sure to slip into the 5Rs and
buy some new treasures. You don't
want your clean drawers to be too
empty and they're busy collecting
good stuff for you.
Did you dig your skates out just in
case the folks at the Carnival on
Sunday need you to do your sweet
stuff? Not likely, but go and watch
the ones who can, then ask Murray
when public skating is so you can
get your exercise.
Keep smiling.
Bye now, Betty.
Fun and games
There was a great turnout to the Brussels Legion's Saturday afternoon euchre party with a total
of 17 tables in play. (Vicky Bremner photo)
At the Branch
17 tables in play at euchre