The Citizen, 2004-11-25, Page 2The Walton Little
School PAC
would like to congratulate
Crystal Whyte, winner of a
getaway package courtesy of
Ontario's Finest Inns. The
WLS PAC would also like to
send a huge thank you to
everyone who donated items
and time towards the silent
auction. It was another
great success.
Season's Greetings from
Walton Little School
Parent Advisory Committee
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& Electrical Ltd.
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for holidays
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& St. John's Anglican Church, Brussels
are presenting a reading of
Charles Dickens'
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on
Saturday, November 27, 2004
at 2 pm
in St. John's Anglican Church, Brussels
The cast of readers include: Maureen Brosnahan a National Reporter with
CBC Radio/TV, Murray Hoover, Duncan McGregor, Rev. Cathrine Campbell,
Jan Morris.
MC for the event is Gil Garratt, Associate Artistic Director
of the Blyth Festival.
There will be refreshments served following the reading.
Proceeds are for the Brussels & Blyth Public Libraries
and for Kids Corner.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for youth aged 10-14
and may be reserved by calling 887-9273.
Limited tickets available
at the door.
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Since Christmas is a time for giving, students at Brussels
Public School rallied together S and collected about five
boxes of non-perishable food items for the North Huron
Food Drive to help those in need during the holiday season.
After being challenged to cover the length of one wall in the
gym, the students managed to collect enough items to go
around half of it and most donation:, came from students in
Grades 1 and 2. (Elyse DeBruyn photo)
At the Branch
By Jo-Ann McDonald
The Brussels Cadets were away
last weekend camping at
Peacekeeper Park near St: Thomas.
There were about a dozen attending
plus Cadets from the Palmerston
Corps.
They learned repelling, night
navigation, rope bridge building and
how to make harness.
It was a cool damp weekend and
they returned on Sunday afternoon.
The Thursday night dart league
had only 12 players. The first-place
team was Julie Harrison and John
Stadelmann. There was a four-way
tie for second place. The eventual
winners were Catrina and Sandra
Josling and Adam Smith. The high
start of the night was by Adam Smith
with 79. High shots were Norm
Dobson, 159 and Lisa Glanville,
109.
Darts begin at 8 p.m.
The Friday night supper had over
30 enjoy ham and scalloped
potatoes. This week s chicken wings
and fries.
The Saturday afternoon euchre
had 13 tables of players. The top
players of the day were Stuart and
Lois Chamney earning 80 points.
Second were Vera Lindner and Vera
Ahrens with 76 points. There was a
tie for third place between Mabel
Wheeler and Laura Johnston and
Eileen Sellers and Marie Stewart.
The lone hand winners were Lloyd
Appleby and Irlma Edgar.
Wishing for better cards and
getting low prize were Alice Keifer
and Gail Smith.
Cards are every two weeks.
The Legion was the gathering
place for the Knight Christmas.,
Guests arrived around at 5 p.m. and
enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and catching
up with one another. A turkey dinner
was served by the Branch, was
followed by the appearance of Santa
Claus. The children were very
excited and pleased to receive gifts
from the jolly man.
The Sunday night singles dance
crowd enjoyed the music of the
Westernaires. Dances are every two
weeks.
Remember sports sheets are up for
upcoming events and interested
persons should stop in and sign up.
The PeeWee team is participating
in the Legion-sponsored tournament
in Lucknow. They play Saturday
morning at 9 a.m. and again in the
afternoon.
Gord Nichol is still a patient in
Seaforth hospital recovering from
knee surgery.
Continued on page 6
By Betty
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Watson
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The lights -are on and shining
ready to celebrate the season of
loving and giving. The weather was
even pleasant to be climbing about
with the colourful bulbs in tow. Now
just sit back and enjoy!
Bazaars and bake sales are in
abundance as November comes to an
end. The talents of the bakers in our
midst are on display for our eating
pleasure — mmmmmm!
Our community is sad this week as
we said goodbye to Retta Hoover
and Murray Armstrong. Each of us
has fond thoughts and memories of
these two folks who in their own
way contributed to our lives. Once
again we are hit with the fact that life
is a gift It is our nature that we take
it for granted. But when death affects
us and our lives we react with
disbelief.
We expect to have more hours and
more days to be with our loved ones
and to do what we need to with
them. But death is final and swift.
We become very thoughtful and
reminisce and we go over the events
as we try to face the reality.
As the days pass we cope with the
vacuum left by friends and family,
but we remain sad and unbelieving
that they have gone.
In the case of Murray and Retta
there are many places to look for
good memories and many friends to
share your story. Life is about
making memories so share them
now.
Alice Munro did it again. Her
smiling face was in The Record as
well as Maclean's as she accepted
her second Ciller prize. Good stuff
Alice. You make Huron County look
good.
The big news this month is the
government website of inspections
of long-term •facilities in Ontario.
Inspections have been part of
nursing home life for years and this
new step is their run at
accountability and transparency.
Things like infection control, fire
drills, food and water temperature,
documentation and many other areas
are thoroughly checked at least
yearly by compliance officers.
To folks not familiar with group
living it can be an awakening, forced
to be dealt with as a family member
needs more care than a family can
provide. With care levels costs on
the rise and funding on hold, conflict
of needs and available staff often
cause anxiety for all the people
involved — administration, staff,
residents and families. It's a good
thing to share the frustration even if
it appears to be negative.
Aging is a reality and the website
is one way to let folks know the
complexity of providing care at cost.
Perhaps the public will then realize
the human costs as well.
Be sure to participate in the Santa
Claus Parade at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
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