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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-01-19, Page 2By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-6236 887-9231 •01 '4114'••'• WANTED People to HELP with soccer 2006. We NEED a registrar U./ (who lives in Brussels), and kG other positions are vacant. Last season we had over 200 players, which means there are parents out there who could volunteer some time. WE NEED YOU!! tfi Please come to a meeting on Wed., February 15 at 8 pm at the BMG Arena. Please consider getting involved. WE NEED YOU! Welcome The Brussels Variety has been sold to Tom Kim, centre. Helping him out in the first few days was his father, who goes by the name Kim, and owns a variety store in Hamilton. Staying on staff is former owner Ruth Lowe of Brussels. (Bonnie Gropp photo) New owner at Variety You are cordially invited to help our school community celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Brussels Public School and join in our 2nd Annual Family Literacy Night Monday, January 30 6-8 pm at Brussels Public School Program in Gymnasium Guest Readers in Classrooms Prize draws Community BBQ 6:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:35 p.m. Guest Readers in Classrooms Students are welcome to wear their pajamas for bedtime stories! All families and friends of the aras school community are welcome!, Please plan to attend! On January 30, our school community will be celebrating 45 years of learning in Brussels Public School. Our 45th Anniversary Celebration will coincide with BPS's 2nd Annual Family Literacy Day event. We hope you will be able to join in the fun! For further information, please call Brussels Public School at (519) 887-9361 Avon M`:g' Maitlald Learning far a Lifetime Annual Burns Supper Melville Presbyterian Church in Brussels will be holding their annual Burns Supper on January 28 Dinner is at 6:00 at the church with entertainment following Smoked salmon, cock-a-leekie soup, haggis, roast beef, tattles & neeps, cabbage salad, soda bread and trifle. Tickets are $12.00 for adults, $6.00 for elementary school children and children under 5 are free For tickets call 887-2664 or 887-9831 HEALTH ON THE HILL Seaforth Community Hospital Site: Member of the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2006. Sunshine on a January day is just like a good gift. To waken, (after a night shift), finding the sun streaming in the window is almost newsworthy and certainly worth giving thanks. Once again, our weather changes so much that it has the ability to swing a mood and fill the silent thoughts with only good things. Maybe it's the new year, maybe it's the election next week or maybe By Bonnie Gropp Citizen editor The Brussels Variety has a new owner. Tom Kim of Hamilton has taken over the business from Ruth Lowe, who is going to continue working at the store and Anne Bosman. The 24-year-old Kim said he has worked in his family's Hamilton it's too much television but comforting thoughts are pretty hard to find. The changing environment is first on my mind, such a complicated issue that one can easily think that climate changes are just way too big for us to worry about. Wrong. Back to Grandma's advice to look after yourself and your corner of the world and things will be okay. We all share this one world, at present and just because someone is a wasteful jerk — you don't have to be. Yes we need to keep shutting off wasteful lights. Yes we can wash clothes with warm, even cold water and yes, we can take shorter showers. The choices are ours today, not real earth shakers that are enough to wreck your day but they will make a difference in the big picture called life as we share the world's resources. variety store most of his life, and felt the time had come to try a venture on his own. There will be few changes with the new ownership, said Kim, who has settled into his new home in Brussels. "It will pretty much stay the same as it has been, with all the services, such as photo lab and movie rentals." The name and phone number will Recycling and re-using remains an important part of keeping land fill at bay. It is almost anti-establishment to resist buying. Give a more conscious thought as you see all the advertisements and displays and think of the buying habits of Grandma. She left you a good world. The election issues are equally concerning. Depending on your point of view and life experience, things can seem pretty complicated. Once again, don't despair, keep it simple and your responsibility says you just need to look after your corner while being aware of the bigger world. Watching and reading the news of the world at times can be overwhelming. Sometimes I wish we didn't know all we do. But after that selfish thought I realize that the power of the world is established usually by bullying. remain the same as well. Kim said, however, that he welcomes input from customers, particularly regarding any service or stock they would like to see brought to the Variety. "We are interested in knowing more about what the community wants. If there are any special requests we will do our best to try and bring them in." So we need to see clearly the abuses, the inequality and the absolute wrongs in our world. Then our awareness is shared so that these things are not allowed to continue where we can have an influence. So let the sunshine shift your thoughts and help make it an even better day. Perhaps it's just annual report time. The Boyntons are starting the new year very well indeed. Granddaughter Erin from downtown Alberta has landed and all is well with the world. Oh yes, it's good of Jeff and Nicole•to drop by as well. There is nothing like a baby to change the perspective of a day. To the ladies of the Brussels Variety — thank you for your service to community and enjoy your newfound leisure time. To the new owners we look forward to getting to know you. Welcome to Brussels. Read that book — it too needs to get done. Bye now, Betty G.W. FROM BRUSSELS BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED HURON PERTH HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE • Recladding External Walls of Hospital We are renovating! The older section of the hospital built in 1964 requires recladding to prevent moisture from collecting behind the bricks, freezing and causing the bricks to fall off. The project, which will be completed in May 2006, involves installing an exterior insulation system with a stucco appearance. While the end result will be a great improvement, the drilling will be noisy at times. We appreciate your patience during this process and apologize for any inconvenience. • Hospital Auxiliary Fundraiser The annual Hospital Auxiliary Tree of Lights, held November 27, 2005, was again well attended. Proceeds for this year's fundraiser will be directed to equipment and assessment materials for Occupational Therapy. To the Switchboard staff who sold tickets. Maintenance staff for decorating the tree with lights, ALL our helpers and Santa, "Thank you once again for your help". As always, "sincerest appreciation to our community supporters for another successful season; our work depends upon the generosity of others". Tree of Lights Chairman, Frances R. Teatero. • Seaforth Community Foundation Many thanks to our community for your generous support of our recent campaigns: summer, winter and Radiothon. Through your generosity, we will reach our goal to purchase the CR Reader for Diagnostic Imaging. • Patient Lifts The Seaforth hospital site has recently installed 4 ceiling lifts: 1 in the ER Cast Room and 3 on the inpatient unit. This spring we will be installing an additional 4 lifts on the inpatient unit. These lifts have been funded through a provincal.Ministry of Health and Long Term Care initiative to address patient and staff safety.