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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-04-13, Page 6A6 -- THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 13, 1983. n Brussels 'os e THE FOURTH ANNUAL Brussels Lions Town and Country Tradefest commences this Thursday from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The event will continue Friday afternoon, ending Saturday evening with a dance in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. World Champion tractor pullers Art and Barb Helm of Lucknow and their tractor, Second Choice is an added attraction at the •Tradefest. In addition to the 50 displays ranging from sewing to a beef producers booth, will be displays of local public and high school art. Amateur Brussels area artists will display their work as will two professional artists. Also featured are displays of satellite dishes and an operating model train display. (Photo courtesy of the Lucknow Sentinel) Local skater Correspondent JEAN BEWLEY 887-9047 Michelle McCutcheon, daughter of Jack and Esther McCutcheon, skates with the London Skating Club Senior Precision Team "The London Supremes". The Supremes have com- peted in five competitions since Feb. 12 and won gold medals at all of them: Niagara Falls - W.O.S. com- petition; Lake Placid N.Y. - International Competition; Michigan - Mid American Competition; London, April 2 - Ilderton Winter Club; April 3, London - C nadian Precis- ion Champions Their fifth got medal was won in the first ever Canad- ian Precision Skating Cham- pionships held in London, Ontario. Teams were from Vancouver, Alberta, Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario. ' Parts of the competition will be televised ,on. -Wide World of Sports in the near future CTV (channel 13). Michelle skated with the Supremes two years ago and again this year. There are 24 members on the team from surrounding areas. Their coach is 1938 world profes- sional pairs and dance cham- pion Marjorie Black. Ms. Black came to London in 1954 after skating five years with Ice Capades. She's from Nottingham, England. NEW MANAGER The local LCBO store had a new manager as of April 5. Ken Schmitt succeeds Henry Devlin who has been trans- ferred to the Wingham out- let. Ken and his wife Teddy will take up residence in the apartment above Cardiff Mulvey Real Estate. Ken has lived and worked in Kitchen- er all his life and is looking forward to small town life in Brussels. CALLENDER NEWS Residents decorated 34 Easter eggs, which were distributed at Easter. Easter Sunday Service was put on by Brussels United Church. The church gave the Home a beautiful Easter lily. Easter Monday was a fun day. Everyone wore an East er bonnett. Staff and resid- ents had to have some kind of a hat on. What fun `creating them! A prize for the hest hat worn by a staff member. voted nn by residents, was won by Karen Parker, R.N. and the prize for hest resid. ent hat. voted on by staff. was won by Margaret Wier. Welcome to a new resid- ent, Mrs. Marjorie Zchr. Bowling results gave Frankie Dunn the lead fol- lowed by Marg Weir with Ernest Michie and Bill Close tied for third. The final game for trophies is next Thurs- daThe monthly birthday par- ty was hosted by Walton W.I. Margaret Shortreed led a singsong of old favourites accompanied by Phyllis Mit- chell on the violin and !Aldred Traviss at the piano. Mildred and Phyllis played a duet, Ivy Rose. also a couple of special requests from residents. Cupcakes and tea were served. - Birthday celebrants were Jack Thynne and Gordon Grant. PEOPLE ' Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bryans have arrived home from Lake Placid, Fla. where they have spent the winter. Enroute home, they visited their daughters Barbara, Burling- ton, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Houston, Sarah and Beth, Kitchener. Easter weekend visitors with Miss Millie and Mr. Jim McFarlane were Mr. and Mrs. Jack 'Fish, Jen, Jackie and Kathy, Burlington. Congratulations to Paul and Debbie Blake on the birth of their third daughter, Jody Catherine, March 21. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Smith visited their daughter Donna and Bob Gibbings, Marni and Jamie of Clinton. Jamie won first prize in the science competition , held at his school then, went on to win second at the Regional, now will compete at County level. Mr. and Mrs, Larry Lahn and Nancy Jean, Hanover, were Easter visitors with Mrs. Adeline Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wheeler and boys. Mrs. Adeline Smith went into Wingham hospital, Sat. April 9. Hugh and Pearl Verstoep and Sherri have moved from Walton to James Street in Brussels. Hugh will continue to work with 11 & N Dairy Systems in Walton. Mrs. Mary Yuill and Mrs. .lean Bewley spent three days in Parry Sound last is 'supreme' USE EXPOSITOR WANT - ADS Phone 527421'0 BRUSSELS WOMEN Town League Slow Pitch REGISTRATION DEADLINE May 7 No registration accepted after due date Ruth Lowe 887-6223 Pat Langlois 887-6424 18 YEARS AND OVER it week visiting Mr. and Mrs, Wayne Baker and family. Mark Baker celebrated his birthday on Wednesday. En - route they visited Mr,and Mrs. Murray McDowell, Cookstown. Easter visitors with Mrs. Aletha Rann, were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rann, Meg, Sarah and Mary Beth; Mr. Norb Walters, Cambridge; Sharon Walters, Toronto; Mrs. Sadie Hall; Mrs. Jack Hall, De - Dianne, Debbie and Danny, Brussels, and Terry Bailey, Seaforth. Sunday, April 10, Aletha Rann and Muriel Garniss visited Muriel's niece, Anne (Alcock) and Dale Seigmiller, Port Elgin. Dick Dennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Dennis is a patient in Barry hospital. Brussels friends wish him a speedy recovery. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thomas were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Durst, Stratford and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Durst, and Sarah, Manitoba. Peter is in the army, stationed in Manitoba and has beenf,visiting his parents in Stratford. Melville Church choir par- - ticipated in a Presbytery event in Knox Presbyterian Church, Mitchell Sunday evening. The "Festival of Hymns" involved the choirs from the various churches in the Presbytery. All hymns were from the new hymn book. some sung by choirs 5 BERG Sales -Service Installation FREE ESTIMATES • Barn Cleaners • Bunk Feeders • Stabling Donald G. Ives R.R. #2, Blyth Phone: Brussels 887-9024 alone, and some with the congregation joining in. Easter visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Perrie were Rev. and Mrs. James Perrie, Paul and Linda, Shake- speare; Mrs. Mary Holling- er, Hamilton and Mrs. Marie Maroni and Andy of Guelph. Classified Ads pay dividends. Fires destroy house and barn Two separate fires over the department arrived. Grey fire weekend in Grey Towii sip /chief Gordon Engel said the resulted in undetermi ead Brussels brigade was sent damages when a barn s because of their closer proxi- destroyed and a house was mity to Walton. gutted. Fransesco Saur is a resi- The Brussels, Blyth and dent in the former Jean Grey township fire depart- Broadfoot home, now owned ments were called to a house by Eva Hesch. Chief Engel fire in Walton at 9:55 p.m. explained Mrs. Saur was Friday evening. The Brussels watching television when she department stayed on the noticed smoke coming from scene until the Grey fire the rear portion of her home. Cause of the fire is suspected to be a Clothes dryer. Chief Engel explained the rear section of the structure was gutted as was the south portion of the main house. 'The balance received exten- sive smoke and water dam- age." BARN, PIGS LOST The Grey Township fire department was called to a blaze in a barn owned by Neil Beuermann, early Monday morning. The call was re- ceived at 12:45 and firemen were on the scene for two hours. Fire Chief Gordon Engel said cause and value of the barn, which was full of pigs at the time, is unknown. Mr. Engel explained the blaze was noticed by a passerby who had been chicken catch - Good demand and supply at stockyard The market at Brussels Stockyards traded on a good demand on a heavy supply of cattle trading S2.00 to S3.00 higher. Pigs sold slightly higher. There were 1206 cattle and 1348 pigs on offer. Choice Steers - 83.00 to 86.00 with sales to 93.00 Good Steers -80.00 to 83.00 A fancy steer consigned by Jerry Kuntz of Formosa weighing 1060 lbs. sold for 93.00 with his offering of 44 steers averaging 1227 lbs. selling for an overall, price of 86.27. Twenty-eight steers con- signed by Earl Fitch of Wroxeter averaging. 1112 lbs. sold for 86.70 with his offer- ing of 51 steers averaging 1141 lbs. sold for an overall price of 86.06. Six steers consigned by John Nixon of R.R. 5, Brussels averaging 1218 lbs, sold for an overall price of 86.20. A stteer consigned by Barry Heinmiller of Palmerston weighing 1080 lbs. sold for 89.50 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1232 lbs. selling for 85.75. Three steers consigned by Jim Hayden of Goderich averaging 1230 lbs. sold for 86.50 with his lot of 12 steers averaging 1318 lbs. selling for 85.20. Forty steers consigned by CLASSIFIED 1 Coming Events THE tri -county softball an- nual meeting will be held April 21 at 8 p.m. at the Brussels Morris & Grey Com- munity Centres. All rule changes will be made at this meeting. 4Help Wanted ANY persons interested in helping with the Brussels community Daily Vacation Bible School for 1983' please meet at the Brussels United Church, April 19, 7:30 p.m. 4-14-2 24 Card of Thanks I would likeo thank friends, t th n neighbours and relatives for cards, flowers, phone calls and visits following my acci- dent. Special thanks for all the delicious baking brought to our houses tt'our kindness 4 was deeply atiOeciated. Jean Bell T4 -IS -I Remember it take but a moment to place an Ex- positor Want Ad. Dial 527-0240. STAY HARP ALES and ERVICE All Types of Scissors and Knives Sharpened while you wait during Tradefest GORDON BLANCHARD R.R. 4 Walton, Ontario NOK 1Z0 Maple Emblem Farms of Dungannon averaging 1229 lbs. sold for an overall average price of 84.53. Twelve steers consigned by Ross Durnin of Lucknow averaging 1243 lbs. sold for 84.80. Two steers consigned by Wes Nivens of R.R. 3, Auburn averaging 1160 lbs. sold for an overall price of 86.15. Eighteen steers consigned by Ralph Dickson of R.R. 5, Stratford averaging 1056 lbs. sold for 83.90. Three steers consigned by Bill Pearson of Ethel aver- aging 1096 lbs. sold for 85.10. A steer consigned by John Thornton of R.R. 1, Gorrie weighing 1190 lbs. sold for 87.50. Choice Exotic Heifers - 81.00 to 84.00 with sales to 88.75. Choice Hereford Heifers - 78.00 to 81.00. Good Heifers - 75.00 to 78.00. A heifer consigned by Doug McPherson of R.R. 2, Wingham weighing 1070 lbs. sold for 88.75 with his offering of 15 heifers averag- ing 989 lbs. -selling for an overall price of 82.54. Five heifers consigned by Joe Smith of Brussels aver- 1 1 1 1 Booth 5 Et 6 at the Tradefest! +eo, we QISho ,`Sp\ay ofi�np BUS neSS C rMpt !,tet Et yes GO�pur \it, oome,o� t\bn 9 absW of Q * due 1,910 amet uCane or dl'teldl NedN on ted by J\m Et , ��Msion iC ldemonstra �ders video Fse B. Pato ForWets �� � Mo,NerS * 14 1 Vs OLDFIELD i% HARDWARE and Radio Ilthaek Dealer 887-6151 Brussels 4 aging 1074 lbs. sold for the overall price of 84,15. A heifer consigned by John Scott of R.R. 1, Dun- dalk weighing 1000 lbs. sold for 84.00 with his lot of 16 heifers averaging 1075 lbs. selling for an overall price of 81.90. Three heifers consigned by Wm. Patterson of Mount Forest averaging 997 lbs. sold for 81.75. Choice Cows - 52.00 to 55.00 with sales to 58.00. Good Cows - 49.00 to 52.00. Canners and Cutters - 45.00 to 49.00. Three bulls consigned by Ken Alton of R.R. 7, Luck - now averaging 1233 lbs. sold for an overall price of 82.40. 30 to 40 -Ib. pigs traded to a According to our records some TOWN LEAGUE SLOWPITCH LADIES have not handed in their sweaters Please do now to PAT LANGLOIS .0.41111r IMF AM' AEI INWJ III AI IMP H & N DAIRY SYSTEMS LTD. Sales, Service 8 Installation of 1 1 JAW�'�'� Pipelines & Milking parlours ;887-6063 R.R • 4 WALTON 1 i AEI i_iii.►. s iii Ne Catering Service? BILL AND DEE WILL CATER TO: Weddings. house parties, special occasions. baptisms, anniversaries, dinner meetings FOR ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE IF GIVEN ADVANCE NOTICE Hot. cold. or light buffets Prices to suit every budget. Olympia Restaurant Open 7 days a week Brussels 887-6914 high of 47.00. 40 to 50 -Ib. pigs to'a high of 57.00. 50 to 60 -Ib. pigs to a high of 63.00. 60 to 70 -Ib. pigs to a high of 68.50. 70 to 80 -Ib. pigs to a high of 74.00. ing. "By the time we arrived. the barn was engulfed in flames. It didn't last an hour." The barn is located on lot 32, concession 11 of, - Grey township. east of Cran1 rook. Mr. Engel said the Fire Marshall was not called to investigate the two unrelated incidents. DISC JOCKEY STEVENS Country Gold & ROCK 'N' ROLL Good recorded music for weddings, dances, anniversaries, parties, etc. 5years experlence Phone Brussels (daytime or evenings) 887-6159 russets usines Directory Phone 527-0240 A 3 H. TEN PAS CONSTRUCTION LTD. Brussels RESIDENTIAL—COMMERCIAL 887-6408 Mill St West NOG 1H0 We sell and install guilders Pella and Hunt Windows -. Patio Doors Since 1956 Insulated Entrance Doors - Insul Glass Mrs. Yvonne Knight Agent for Elma Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company R R 3, Brussels 887-6476 Brussels Transport Ltd. Livestock Trucking and Shipping Service Local and Long Distance PHONE 887-6122 GEORGE JUTZI,BRUSSELS , McGavin's Farm Equipment W1; SPEC -1LIZE IN A -COMPLETE LINE r5,Farm Equipment SALES AND SERVICE Brussels 887-6365 Walton Sea forth 527-0245 THURS. APRIL 14 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. FRI. APRIL 15 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. SAT. APRIL 16 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. TR N P A BRUSSELS, MORRIS & GREY COMMUNITY CENTRE BOOTH #25 ADEFEST Come and see our Hunt and Pella Products Save dollars now and on next winter's fuel bill Windows Patio Doors Entrance Doors Folding Doors Replacement Windows (,_�' Insul Glass Etc. SPEC IAL H. TEN PAS CONSTRUCTION LTD. BRUSSELS 887-6408 BUILDERS SINCE 1956 -1