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CANADIAN RAIL TRAVEL
Huron County native John R. Hardy,
who produced Rusty Rails, presents a
book of stories and photos of
his long love affair with rail
travel. $39.95
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BARNS OF THE QUEEN'S
BUSH
From pioneer log barns to elegantly
constructed timber-frame monsters,
this book illustrates and tells of the
barns that made the region flourish
in agriculture (most stories from
Grey and Bruce Counties).
$34.99
Available at
The Citizen
Blyth and Brussels
523-4792 or 887-9114
40t& annioeutaftv
Please join us in celebrating
the
40th Wedding
Anniversary
of Grace & Harry Smith
at
Brussels Legion
on
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 29, 2001
8:00 p.m.
Grace & Harry, •
Cathy, Patty, Darlene
St their families
Your presence will be our gilt
You are invited to
gathering of .
family and friends for
HELEN & HENRY
HUMMEL
They are celebrating their
501h & 60th Birthdays
and their
10' Anniversary
7:00 - ?
September 22, 2001
Place: Henry & Helen's
Hobe bring lawn chairs ,
B.Y.O.B.
PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2001.
At the Branch •
M. Wheeler, L. Johnston win at euchre
By Jo-Ann McDonald
A busy weekend has passed at the
Brussels Legion Branch.
Friday night supper of smoked pic-
nic pork shoulder roast with scal-
loped potatoes was delicious. This
week is chicken wings and salads.
Saturday afternoon euchre had
eight tables at play with the ladies'
team of Mabel Wheeler and Laura
Johnston being top players. The sec-
ond place winners were also ladies,
Janet Mathers and Irlma Edgar. com-
ing in third place was .the team of
Charlie and Millie MacDonald. The
ladies' lone hand winner was Isabelle
Gray and for the men Carmen
Pollock.
The next euchre is in two weeks.
Saturday night the Ambassador of
the Fair event was held at the
Legion. A wonderful crowd of over
120 enjoyed the lasagna dinner and
the excellent entertainment. The
three contestants presented wonder-
ful speeches to the crowd and judges
as well as answering impromptu
questions. The new ambassador is
Kelly McDonald, representing the
Walton Women's Institute.
Congratulations to the girls and the
Agricultural Society for a lovely
evening.
Sunday was the kick-off of Legion
Week across Ontario. Branch 218
started with a delicious breakfast
served to 80 hungry people.
The Cadet Corp of Brussels was
holding a Senior Officers Training
Day also at the Branch. They had
instruction on varying duties of com-
mand. Then as a community service
project, they headed to the arena to
assist the Agricultural Society in the
set up for the fair. Extra hands made
the setup fly afong. Cadets are
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
President Glenn Bridge and first
vice-president Rick McDonald
attended the zone Fall Convention in
Wingham; on Sunday afternoon as
the Zone Kick-off to the Legion
Week.
The Sunday night singles dance
had a great crowd enjoy Southridge
Sound. The next dance is in two
weeks.
Monday was the executive meet-
ing and Tuesday was the Seniors'
Coffee Break.
Coming up Saturday is the elimi-
nation draw and fish fry. There are
still a few tickets to be found for the
draw. The fish fry is from 5 - 7 p.m.
with entertainer, Mike Kalbfleisch
starting to play at 6:30 p.m. The
draw begins at 6 p.m. and will
progress throughout the evening.
The local yocal entertainers will
perform at 7:30 p.m.
This will wind up Legion Week at
Branch 218. Hopefully you will be
able to attend something sometime
during the week or weekend.
Remember the Legion saves all
pop tabs to be sent for wheelchair
support. Drop them in at the Branch
between 4 and 8 p.m.
Anniversary dinner tickets are
available now for Oct. 20 at $12.50
per person.
The provincial service officer is
visiting in October. If you want an
appointment contact Mabel
Glanville again after 4 p.m.
Wingham hosts car seat safety check on Saturday
Buckle up your child in a car seat!
Find out how to properly install your
car seat on Saturday, Sept. 29 at a
free car seat safety checi in
Wingharn.
The car seat check will be held at
the John Cullen Chev-Olds Ltd. on
Josephine Street in Wingham
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. First
come, first served. This event is also
sponsored by the Optimist Club of
Wingham and District, Wingham
Area Firefighters and Huron County
Health Unit.
There will be a supervised chil-
dren's play area, fire truck demon-
stration, food booth and goody bags
on child safety. Parents are asked to
bring their car seat instructions and
the vehicle owner's manual. There
will also be free installation of tether
bolts on GM products only.
Trained car seat inspectors will be
available to check your child safety
seat for recalls and proper installa-
tion. They can advise you on ways to
make your. child as safe as possible
in a collision.
In Canada, 90 per cent of car seats
are not properly installed and almost
three-quarters of Canadians do not
use,a booster seat after their child as
outgrown a car seat.
Child restrains are required by law
for children up to 40 pounds. A
booster seat is then recommended
for children between 40 - 60 pounds
when they can safely use an adult
lap/shoulder seatbelt.
The likelihood of a child being
injured or killed in a collision can be
reduced by 75 per cent with the cor-
rect use of a child restraint.
If you have any questions about
car seat safety or would like more
information about the car seat safety
check, call the Huron County Health
Unit at 482-3416 or 1-877-837-
6143.
Sept. 17-23 National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week
Canadians may have been lulled
into a sense of complacency when it
comes to carbon monoxide safety..
Why? Because carbon monoxide
alarms have significantly reduced
the number of carbon- monoxide
injuries and deaths, and therefore
people may now be thinking "the
problem has gone away", according
to the Canadian Association of Fire
Chiefs.
While the number of CO "inci-
dents" has declined, close to two-
third of Canadian homes are still
not equipped with CO alarms. And
that, said the President of the CAFC,
is a situation that could have tragic
consequences.
"Without .a carbon monoxide
alarm in their home, just about every
Canadian family with a fuel-burning
appliance is at risk for serious and
permanent injury, or death," said
Don Warden, who's also chief of the
Wasaga Beach (ON) Fire
Department. "If a carbon monoxide
A Christmas tradition continues as
Doon Heritage Crossroads presents
its lineup of evening programs
offered in December.
Lantern Light Tours are returning
to Doon Heritage Crossroads for four
evenings in December. Tickets are
now on sale for this program.that will
run Friday and Saturday evenings,
Dec. 7 and 8, 14 and 15, at 7 p.m. or
8:30 p.m. Each tour includes a visit
to a select number of seasonally dec-
orated buildings in the historic vil-
lage, a horse-drawn wagon ride and a
Christmas concert in the newly
restored Freeport Church.
Starry Night will be held on Friday,
Dec. 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
This magical evening recreates a vil-
lage Christmas of 1914, with over
100 lanterns lighting the seasonally
decorated village. Visitors can sam-
ple hot cider, roasted chestnuts, fresh
baking made from authentic 1914
recipes, and listen to the street car-
ollers as they enjoy a winter's
evening under the stars.
Tickets must be purchased in
- advance and are available by calling
748-1914. Lantern Light tour tickets
and $8.50 per person and Starry
leak occurred because of a malfunc-
tioning appliance, or a blocked
chimney or vent, everyone in the
household could become ill. What's
worse, probably 99 per cent of them
would have no idea that the source
of the illness is carbon monoxide
poisoning."
This coming week (Sept. 17-23)
marks National Carbon Monoxide
Awareness Week across Canada, a
joint annual sponsorship effort of the
CAFC and First Alert, the leading
CO alarm manufacturer.
"Many Canadian municipalities
have made CO alarms mandatory in
homes with fuel-burning appliances,
and we're fully in support of that
effort," said Chief Warden. "The
province of Ontario has also recent-
ly made these devices mandatory in
all new homes.
But so many people are either
unaware of the law, or just compla-
cent so it's up to fire services
throughout the country to keep driv-
Night tickets are $15 for adults,
$7.50 for child. MasterCard and Visa
accepted.
lei MedicAlert
ALWAYS ON CALL
www.medicalert.ca
For more inforMation
1.866-848.3259
Celebrate the International Year
of the Volunteer by coming out
to a Habitat for Humanity build.
Habitat for Humanity
For more information on
Habitat for Humanity
and to contact your nearest
affiliate, contact us at
1-800-667-5137
Email: habitat@habitat.ca
wvvvi. habitatea
ing the message home."
The message is: carbon monoxide
is an odourless, colourless gas that
you cannot smell, see, or taote. When
CO leaks into -a family home (or any
enclosed space), it basically "robs"
the bloodstream of oxygen, , and
occupants can become dizzy, tired,
nauseous, and disoriented. The
symptoms are very much like getting
the flu, except there is no fever.
At serious levels of contamination,
people can suffer permanent brain
damage, coma, and eventually death.
Even small leaks can be dangerous,
because CO can accumulate- in the
bloodstream, making people gradu-
ally ill overtime.
"We urge people in homes with
fuel-burning appliances - like gas,
oil, or propane furnaces, water
heaters, dryers - to have their appli-
ances checked by a licensed techni-
cian every year, and to get at least
one CO alarm," said Frank Tassone,
director for First Alert "But even
homes without fuel appliances are
not immune, because often people
will leave cars running in attached
garages, or even use their barbecues
in a garage during the winter. Wood-
burning fireplaces can be a potential-
ly dangerous source of carbon
monoxide, too.-- •
Without a CO alarm, the people
-inside may never know it's there.
Now in its seventh year, National
Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week
involves the support of several sec-
tors of the Canadian community,
including local tire services, provin-
cial agencies, regulatory bodies, and
the media.
"It may seem repetitive to putout
the same message year after year,"
said Chief Warden, "but clearly, with
two-thirds of Canadian homes still
not equipped with such essential and
inexpensive safety devices as CO
alarms, our work cannot stop."
Doon Heritage Crossroads plans
its Christmas event lineup