Huron Expositor, 2007-08-01, Page 10Page 10 The Huron Expositor • August 1, 2007
Bustling crowds pack
every event at
Brussels' homecoming
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the sport which involves teams of three riders on horseback
being timed as they attempt to pen gree cows.
Lowe says local people went to great effort to decorate floats
for the parade and tubs for the bathtub race.
He adds the antique car show had so many participants that
the cars overflowed into the property across the dam.
Lowe says every event ran on time.
"We really stressed that and everyone is to be commended
for that," he says.
And, he says a huge crowd turned out for the 45 -minute fire-
works display. on Sunday night.
"It was such a beautiful night, everyone could sit out on the
grass and ooh and ahh," he says.
At a downtown storefront, a Brussels historical display, cre-
ated by Shelby Crawford who is working for the Huron East
heritage committee for the summer, saw a steady flow of visi-
tors.
"People are coming mostly from town but I've seen people
from as far away as Colorado or Mississauga," she says.
"The best part is people are running into
others they know and chatting about the old
days. I'm hoping the display helps get people
appreciating the history of the town," she
says.
Crawford created 11 pamphlets based on
interviews she did with longtime residents of
Brussels and their memories and she says the
pamphlets were very popular.
"I first printed 120 and the first batch is all
gone. I had to print another 100 and they're
going fast. A lot of people are collecting them
as a keepsake of the weekend," she says.
Lowe says he's hoping all the events raised
enough money to put into a fund for the next
Susan Hundertmark photos
Below, Sarah and Claire Mitchell ride the
Horticultural Society float Saturday while at right,
Bruce Fischer and Ken Smith paddle in the bathtub
races Sunday.
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Ron and Trish Clarkson, of Brussels, look for familiar faces in old photos at a historical display
set up for the homecoming weekend in a storefront on Turnberry Street.
Above, Paul Nichol lounges and receives
a facial on the Solace float in Saturday's
parade, while at left, Phyllis Mitchell on
violin and Dale Chesher on accordion
play on the Mitchell's B and B float.