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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2002-02-06, Page 2By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-6236 887-9231 COMING EVENTS at the BRUSSELS LEGION SAT., FEB. 16 Euchre Tournament downstairs at 1:00 p.m. Bring your own partner. Cash prizes. Lunch. Admission: $5.00 per person. No Smoking Event. SUN., FEB. 17 Singles dance from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Admission: $8.00 per person. Lunch. Enjoy "Country Ways" THURS., FEB. 7, 14, 21, 28 Blind Mixed Darts at 8:00 p.m. $1.00 - Everyone welcome. THURS., FEB. 28 General meeting at 7:00 p.m. All members urged to attend. Info and general inquiries at 887-6562 after 4:00 p.m. Optimists & BMG Rec Board Vatentitte'o, Dance February 9 c2 at BMG Arena 9:00 - 1:00 $10.00 per person, Lunch provided Music by Lee Grant Cash Prizes: $500. 1st prize, $300. 2nd prize, $200. third prize Plus two Early Bird Draws at 9:30 p.m. for $50.00 ea. Must be present to win Early Bird prizes. Age of majority Call the arena for tickets: 887-6621 cQ Say I love you with a bouquet of fresh flowers Early orders appreciated! — We'll deliver PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2002. Street names still unfinished business By David Blaney Citizen staff The issue of renaming some Brussels streets is not over yet. At a meeting held on Jan. 31 at the BMG arena, more than 40 people showed up to register their objections to the proposed changes. The problem stems from the amalgamation of the five former municipalities into Huron East and the introduction of a 911 emergency system. Streets with the same names within the same municipality could lead tb confusion during the dis- patch of emergency vehicles. The five municipalities and the hamlets they encompassed were found to contain numerous duplicate street names. It became apparent that some of the more common names were appearing up to four or five times within the boundaries of the new Huron East. According to Huron East Clerk-- Administrator Jack McLachlan Huron County mandated that each municipal council should correct this situation through name changes of the streets involved. In an effort to minimize disruption the council decided to use the num- ber of properties on each street as the determining factor for name changes. Basically the street with the most properties would retain its name and the others would change. The meeting in Brussels was the result of these potential changes. A number of residents. of William Street attended and were unhappy with the reasoning behind the name changes. After listening to the ratepayers' arguments council agreed to delay the name changes until the group had a chance to present a petition to - county council on the matter. Terence Brandon, owner of Dunedin B&B, says that what appears to be a simple name change could be an expensive proposition for him as it requires new advertis- ing material. "I wonder if it really isn't a simple technical problem that could be overcome by adding the name of the village to-the computer listing." he said. Other residents wanted to discuss the renaming of M01 Street to Orchard Drive and James Street to Arena. A petition was previously given to the council that Sports Drive be used in preference to Arena Street. At the present moment council has agreed to wait for a response to the ratepayers' delegation to county council. 'They are also looking into the pos- sibility of changing the current divi- sion between Mill and James so that if new names are required they will more closely follow the residents' wishes. FROM BRUSSELS Legion member escapes serious injury in car crash By Jo-Ann McDonald January ended fairly quietly around the Brussels Legion Branch, except for a little excitement for Comrade Greg Wilson. His poor grey truck is to be no more as he was involved in an accident on the way to work in Goderich on Thursday morn- ing. Ah, Huron County weather. What a ride — squalls, wind, rain, sleet and wonderful sunshine. Who' would want to live anywhere else and miss all this wonder of winter? You know that wonder. Wondering if the meet- ing is on. Wondering if you can make it to work. Wondering whose car is in that ditch you just passed. And then really, really wondering why you still like winter. Richard Golden has caught on to the proper way to celebrate a birth- day in our community and so did it in fine style the last day of January. In case you don't know, just invite folks to come and help you pass the glorious day and if they're percep- tive at all they will come bearing gifts and great food. Good job Richard! As the dollar stays low and the markets are dull and the layoffs hit the news, it's time once again to think how we affect the local econo- my. We all have a role, even if we think we don't "consume" much. Our habits are what make or break main streets. Mental health deter- Thank goodness neither driver was seriously injured but the grey Ranger suffered a fatal injury. Greg's a little stiff but the trooper he is, still came home Thursday afternoon and blew snow. Comrade Shirley Taylor has been released from hospital and is home and Comrade Al Nichol was in and mines we need to get to the city once in a while but if all our spending is done outside our area we have no one but ourselves to blame when the local store closes. Think twice where you spend your money. It will deter- mine your future choices. Super Bowl 2002 will forever have special significance for Dianne Bowley (that's Nora and Doc's daughter). She couldn't care less about those last three touchdowns or the field goals but she enjoyed her out of hospital last week. We hope all are feeling better. The storm on Friday put a small damper on the Friday night supper crowd but there was still a good turnout for the beef stew. Next week, Feb. 8 is roast pork. Feb. 15 is the next Friday and the day after Valentine's Day. We invite time in the limo, the spa, the hotel and restaurants of Kincardine. Dianne won the Ladies SuperBowl Party draw sponsored and run by the Wingham radio station. And a good time was had by Dianne, Donna, Judy and Colleen naturally. The kids are busy with exams, speeches, playoffs and projects so don't hassle them atiout the non- essentials of life. This too will pass. Enjoy the weather. Bye now, Betty G. W. people to participate in an old time Valentine's Box Social. The ladies bring a surprise meal in a decorated bag or box, enough for two people to share, and the gentlemen then bid upon the surprise meal. You then will enjoy your supper with your new friend. Anyone not wanting to enjoy the fun will be able to enjoy meatloaf instead for the usual fare. The Saturday afternoon euchre was on a beautiful day and a great crowd attended. There were 12 tables at play with some new faces joining in. The first place team was partners Helen Warwick and Eileen Sellers with 72 points. The second place team was Orville and Reta Kelland with 70 points. There was a tie for the third prize, split between pairs Janet Mathers end Irlma Edgar and Dennis and Aileen Leddy, who all had 68 points. The lucky lone hand winners were Lloyd Appleby and Shirley Hackett. The Branch was saddened by the news of Comrade Lloyd Glanville's mother Winnifred passing away Saturday evening. Our condolences and sympathy to Comrades Lloyd, Mabel and Lisa Glanville and to their families and friends. Sunday should have seen a singles dance held but the way the weather behaved it was felt it would be safer for all to cancel the event. Sorry for any inconvenience to those who did attend. Hopefully we will be back in two weeks. There were 16 happy winners from the meat draws and an unhappy non- winner for the membership draw in Barb Dunbar. A good crowd enjoyed the afternoon with many playing darts for fun. With a new month beginning a new slate of volunteers is ready to help at the Branch. In charge for February is Comrade Linda Bird. Her helpers are Comrades Jim Alton, Lynda Shaw, Don Bray, Marj Adams, John Kerkhof, Judy Campbell, John Wright, Max Oldfield, Bob Thomas and Brian Huether. These fine volun- teers help work at events and provide sandwiches for the euchres. Without volunteers, the Branch could not sur- vive, so thanks ahead of time to the February crew. Remember laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside. • Moving it out A Brussels Atom Local League defenceman clears the puck away from his end while the home goalie keeps a close eye on things. The team faced-off against Clinton on Saturday morning. (Vicky Bremner photo)