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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2004. PAGE 7.
Downtown Brussels gets favOift in July 2003
Continued from page 6 woodworking made Blyth's first
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associate artistic director for 13Iyth.
Though the consistent heat
received across the region had
provided a boost to field crops. the
struggle to overcome difficulties as a
result of the wet spring continued.
The main street of Brussels was
getting a fresh coat of paint thanks to
the hard work, endless hours and
dedication of one.resident. An idea
devised and implemented by Rene
Richmond had resulted in a grant
plan for main street building owners
to spruce up their storefronts.
Having begun as a butcher at a
Dominion store in 1964. Don
Scrimgeour and his family marked
30 years in the grocery business in
Blyth.
St. Augustine Roman Catholic
Church. had a 100th anniversary
celebration.
Though recent heat had boosted
corn growth, different planting times
and conditions were showing.
News from the livestock sector
had been dire for weeks. Beef prices
had plummeted from $1.12 to $.35
per pound at auction since the
announcement of a lone case of mad
cow disease in Alberta in late May.
Lamb prices appeared to be -
following suit. However, when
looking at , the sheep industry year
over year, Len Gamble, owner of
Brussels Livestock said the lamb
prices were actually higher than the
previous year in-spite of a drop-in the
past two weeks.
Joseph Bruce Carrick. of
Dungannon. now 19, was sentenced
to 11 years in a federal penitentiary,
July 17 for. the murder of Harold
McGee. He will be eli.gible for
parole in eight years,. after Judge
Peter B. Hockin- credited him with
the years served after his arrest in
December, 2001.
A crop circle, discovered in a
mixed grain field .owned -- by Steve
Knight of -Grey, was the third
creation discovered in Huron in a
week.
It is an event no one will forget
and everyone will have their own
story to tell when they recall the
massive blackout of Aug 14, 2003.
While the length of the blackout
varied widely across this region.
with Wingham and Listowel being
among the first to light up, others did
not see the resumption of service
until mid-day on Friday. Rolling
blackouts also affected many, with
businesses either' shutting down
completely or seeking generators to
keeping things moving.
Shortly after 9 p.m., electricity
was knocked out for seven hours in
Brussels, one week after North
America's largest blackout left the
town without power.
Then for the second Thursday in a
row, parts of Huron County went
dark. However, this time, a wild
summer storm was to blame. With
powerlints down in several areas
and trees blocking • roadways in
Ashfield, Giderich. Central Huron,
Huron East, and Bluewater Twps.,
Hydro One and municipal work
crews were kept busy while police
officers and emergency workers
answered numerous calls.
Vendors selling everything from
vegetables and baking to
farmers markera-succesx. -
Brussels Fall Fair Amba,ador
Nicole Lowe represented the village
well. finishing in the top seven at the
Canadian National Exhibition in
Toronto.
Enrollment at area schools
remained fairly steady.
Under bright blue skies and warm
September temperatures, the Huron
Pioneer Thresher Association
organized another tremendously
successful weekend. Attendance at
the gate was up by 1.800 to a total of
over 14,000, said Association
secretary Marian Hallahan. Overall,
sales including gate. souvenirs and
crafts were up by approximately 12
per cent.
Local apple crops ranged from poor
to excellent. A cool, wet spring caused
damage to blossoms in some orchards
while others were fine.
The Terry Fox Run in Brussels on
Sunday was truly a community event
with many organizations and
individuals helping out.
The run was organized by the
Optimists and Lions clubs. The Grey
Fire Department 'donated 50 cents
from each pancake breakfast they
sold earlier in the morning. The
Brussels Fire Department made
donations including hotdogs. The
Brussels Village Market also made
donations..
Participants numbered 101, up
from last year's total. of 69.
Donations raised also increased from
$4,500 to a , grand total this year of
$9,478 to .assist in cancer research.
Avoiding the rains which often
dampen the Brussels Fall Fair, this
year's event went off without a hitch
under brilliant blue skies and warm
temperatures, attracting hundreds of
exhibitors and spectators. to the two
day fair. •
Liberal red was the colour of
choice for Ontario as voters made
their decision to switch political
allegiance, when they went to the
polls Thursday Oct. 2.
Helen Johns was the MPP for two
terms for Huron-Bruce and
agriculture minister, but all that
came to an end as Liberal candidate
Carol Mitchel took the win on
election night.
Huron OPP received several calls
of property damage from local
businesses in Blyth after acts of
vandalism struck the town.
Campbell Transport and Huron
Tractor Ltd., both in Blyth, • were
vandalized sometime in the early
morning of Oct. 4. The same night,
the vandals destroyed Blyth's
welcome sign and display lights
were destroyed along with the
Community in Bloom sign.
Rev. Dale Lang • came to F.E.
Madill Secondary School on Oct. 8
to share his story of the Taber, Alta.,
school shooting that took the life of
his 17-year-old son, Jason. on April
28. 1999.
He visited other high schools in
Listowel and Clinton. On Oct. 8 he
was at Melville Presbyterian Church
and Oct. 9 he was at Huron Chapel
Evangelical Missionary Church in
Auburn-.
On Oct. 15, Niel Edgar of Edgar's
Feed and Seed was given the Award
of Agriculture Excellence from the
Wingham and Area Chamber of
Commerce 2003 Achievement
Awards.
ni,•tun !Awl. tint
stolen Irons MDL Doors in Brussels
was found. unfortunately $30,000 in
small tools was still missing. On
Oct. 24 a citizen called the Huron
OPP about an abandoned truck in the
Vanastra Country Market parking
lot. There were • tracks left at the
scene indicating that another vehicle
had hacked up to the truck and the
tools in the box were removed.
MEMBER
F.E. Madill students and
professional rugby players held a
rugby clinic for local youths.
Things were starting to look up for
Canadian beef farmers as there was
talk from the United States to re-
open the borders for Canadian beef.
--Crime Stoppers requested the help
of smalltown newspapers to help
find the missing Cecilia Zhang from
Toronto.
Blyth Inn re-opened with a new
look, new , food and new
management.
About 150,000 Hydro One
customers were without power due
-to the first bad snow storm of the
season.
• Students from F.E. Madill were
visited by Kincardine and District
Secondary School stud is for a
presentation on a Ilerobotics
competition that Madill was thinking
of entering.
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To celebrate the completion of the
project business plan and its
submIssion to the province of
Ontario for funding support. a
presentation on Huron Perth
Connects was held at the Seaforth
Community Complex.
Rita McNeil let her ChristmaS
songs flow during her Christmas
performance at Blyth Memorial Hall
as part of her Christmas tour.
After 57 years of community
involvement, fundraising and
banquets, the Brussels Legion
Ladies Auxiliary came to an end due
to lack of members.
Justin Peters, son of Jeff and
Janice Peters of Blyth, was rated
number one goalie in the Ontario
Hockey League by Central Scouting.
Dave Lewington of Brussels, was
elected by the National Farmers
Union as the new representative for
youth across Canada.
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