HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-11-01, Page 33THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2000. PAGE 33.
Leanne’s Place open for business
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
Situated in a shop at the north end
of Brussels’* business district, is the
consignment store recently opened
by Leanne Minielly.
After working at the other con
signment shop in the village,
Minielly decided to start her own
business, Leanne’s Place, when her
employer opted to close.
Carrying with her some of the con
signees from the previous operation,
Minielly now has approximately 35
clients who regularly supply her
with new and used items.
Mixed in with the handcrafted
items, from woodworking to wreaths
and floral arrangements, Leanne’s
From giftware to clothing
The consignment shop, Leanne’s Place on Turnberry Street
in Brussels, operated by Leanne Minielly, offers a wide vari
ety of collectibles, toys and handcrafted items.
Brussels PS news
Students see ‘Peter Pan’
By Julia Mason
and Joel Wilkinson
The Brussels kindergarten stu
dents have been making binoculars
with toilet paper rolls, string and
paint.
On Friday, Oct. 27 both classes
attended Peter Pan at the Blyth
Festival. Grade Is also went to the
Peter Pan performance. They are
also working on math and spelling.
The Grade 2 class has been mak
ing Halloween crafts and enjoyed
Peter Pan.
The Grade 3/4s have been work
ing on spelling.
In 4/5 room they begun an ant unit
in French class. They are also work
ing on maps.
The Grade 5/6s had a science test
on vertebrates. The next unit in math
is patterning. They also had a pizza
party to conclude their French unit.
The Grade 8s have been learning a
French song and are working on
geography projects of different
countries. They are almost finished
their scrapbook project in art class
Place also offers good quality used
clothing for children (mainly), toys,
housewares, collectibles, giftware
and a few antiques.
A craftsperson herself, Minielly
creates covered photo albums,
Victorian tea cups, autumn wreaths
and little jewel boxes.
With Christmas approaching, she
and several other women in the vil
lage are working on seasonal items,
many of which can be viewed at her
open house which she is planning to
hold in early December.
and have really enjoyed it. They pre
pared their haunted house for the
community to go through on
Halloween. They are planning a
penny carnival on Halloween day
for the primary students at the
school.
They are still selling their lottery
tickets for a four-wheeler and if any
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Minielly is always looking for
good used articles for her shop, say
ing they must be in nearly new con
dition and clean.
She currently received goods from
as far away as Toronto, Welland,
Simcoe and Lucan.
Minielly prefers the clients set the
sale price for their goods. She
then receives 25 per cent after the
sale.
Leanne’s Place is open from 10
a.m. to 5 pm. Monday through
Saturday.
one would like to buy one they can
get one at the office.
The school would like to thank
anyone who donated to students on
Halloween for the Walkerton Water
Relief Fund. The school is also plan
ning the upcoming Remembrance
Day program which will be held on
Friday, Nov. 10.
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