The Citizen, 2017-01-12, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017.
Canadian kindness during 9/11 featured in play
I know I'm retired when I can
celebrate Huron County snow days.
When the visibility is poor, the
winds are up and the forecast is
sketchy, it's not a problem at this
house. For many though, it's a real
issue, as it used to be here, as
responsibilities and safety have to be
carefully weighed before the engine
gets started. So Sunday for us was a
snow day with roads closed, the
snow coming, church was cancelled
and a lazy day was ours for the
taking. Nice.
In many houses, I'm certain the
Christmas stuff has been filed. New
items added to the boxes and a few
pretties edited as minds change over
the years. With the needed sorting,
memories surface and smiles of
remembrance bring the discarding to
an abrupt stop. Then reality sets in
Big winner
Jolande Oudshoorn, left, was the recipient of the Cardiff Family Award at the Huron County 4-
H Leaders' Association Awards Program was held last November. The awards night sees
youth from across the county recognized for their efforts in different 4-H Clubs and overall from
the past year. Presenting the award is Matt Cardiff. Oudshoorn received several accolades
throughout the evening; she placed third in the senior division for her 4-H project book;
received the Old Mill Award for being the highest scoring 4-H Sheep Club member; received
the Ontario Plowmen's Association Award which is presented to an outstanding agriculture 4-
H member; received the Brussels/Blyth Citizen Award for taking third place in the press
reporter book competition and took first place in the club secretary book competition. (Photo
submitted)
WI to donate to local groups
The Majestic Women's Institute
met at Huronlea Home for the Aged
for a short meeting on Dec. 19.
President Yvonne Knight welcomed
everyone and discussed several
At the Branch
decisions that need to be made
regarding the 2017 International
Plowing Match in Walton in
September. The December
newsletter was distributed.
Branch events resume
By Jo -Ann McDonald
A full week into the new year and
most events at the Brussels Legion
Branch have resumed. The Cadets
do not start until school resumes, so
they were set to return Tuesday
night. The Thursday night darts
started with a smaller group
attending. Winners were: first,
Penny Reynolds and Ron Schmidt;
second, Sandra Josling; high, Penny,
126 and Sandra, 125.
Saturday afternoon euchre started
again after a nice break over
Christmas. Comrades Glenn Bridge
and Dianne Huether looked after the
nine tables of players. Winners
were: first, Joann MacDonald and
Dorothy Carter, 76; second, Louise
and Mary, 75; third, tied, Erma and
Annie and Norm and Helen Dobson;
lone hands, Hazel McGonigle and
Paulene Bennett, eight and low,
Shirley and Dianne, 49.
The Sunday night dance was
cancelled due to weather. We hope
to resume in two weeks.
We are glad to report that
Comrade Lloyd Glanville is out of
hospital and we hope is feeling
better.
Treasurer Marie McCutcheon was
instructed to send a cheque to Huron
East for 2016 use of the community
room at the Brussels Library where
meetings are held.
Monitory donations will be sent to
three non-profit organizations
namely Soup & More2, The
Five R's and the Wingham
Food Bank.
Seventeen shut-in boxes were
packed with goodies and delivered
around the village. Cookie trays
were delivered to Maple Villa,
Huronlea apartments and for
residents and staff of Huronlea.
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and you know that no one else wants
that poor old reindeer or the candy
cane made of beads, so out it must
go, but not before the memory has
been relived of Christmases past.
I'm sure the children will be happy
to hear of any elimination of stuff
here.
On the l lth day of Christmas we
were in Toronto to see Come From
Away. This is the story of what
happened to the town of Gander,
Newfoundland when American air
space was shut down with the New
York events of Sept. 11, 2001. The
stories of the five ensuing, eventful
days were made into this musical. It
clearly tells the many stories of the
townsfolk and the 6,000 plane
people who were forced to land
there. Can you imagine the
population doubling, immigration
rules that kept people on their planes
for hours, the stress, the panic but to
the rescue came the people of
Gander.
With a "get `er done" attitude, as
people were allowed off the planes,
some after 30 hours, they were
welcomed, fed, given supplies and
buses took them to area homes. This
play celebrates the many stories that
were the effect of the New York
situation. It's been a sold -out run at
the Royal Alex Theatre and is now
on its way to Broadway.
It's definitely a Canadian story, a
couple from Toronto with
connections to Sheridan College saw
the need to tell this great story. They
went to Gander to interview the
people involved, then students
worked on the project and with lots
of passion and work Come from
Away was real.
An excellent Christmas present
with laughs, tears and music, what
more could you want?
Things like that happen routinely
in small communities like ours.
When a need is there, people just get
at the problem. It has to do with
relationships. When there is a
connection, the need to make things
better for friends is just something
that gets done. Making and keeping
relationships can be hard and for
many new to an area, it's foreign.
That's part of our history, a part we
often take for granted — we help each
other. Often my city family talk with
admiration about our way of
handling tragedies and we just
assume everyone knows how to
handle all of life. So the show was a
good reminder of maintaining
connections and making life better,
one small deed at a time.
The Horticultural Society is
having its annual meeting next
Tuesday at the library, give them
your support for all their good work.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
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