The Citizen, 2017-09-28, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017.
Volunteer hours, pride in product made IPM great
Prepare to be judged
With the closure of the International Plowing Match's Tented City on Wednesday, some shows
had to go on. The Brussels Fall Fair 4-H Beef and Sheep Club shows were moved to the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, where they were well -attended. Here, Austin
Bieman, front, was part of the competition, but also part of an on -the -fly judging tutorial given
to the show's other participants. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
A NOTE FROM BETTY
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
At the Branch
Well done! Thank you and thank
you! Those are the words swirling
around our area this past week. The
100th International Plowing Match
(IPM) and Rural Expo is over and so
many people deserve a rest and
recognition for all their efforts. Pride
in our area, pride in our agriculture
roots, pride in our stewardship of the
land, pride in the leadership offered
to the Ontario Plowmen's
Association are all part of the feeling
of well-being as this becomes part of
our history. The Pride Match could
be its name, with thanks to Jacquie's
team.
If you attended the match, you'll
have your favourite spot, be it the
wagon ride to the site, the old
equipment on view, the mules and
horses plowing, the dancing tractors,
the french fries, 4-H showing and
Legion serves 630 IPM dinners
By Jo -Ann McDonald
It has been an awesome week
around the Brussels Legion Branch
with Legion members and
community members pitching in to
help with the Branch fundraiser. The
Branch served five days of meals
starting last Sunday until Thursday
evening. They had crowds of 170,
75, 150, 85 and 152 plus the helpers.
The diners enjoyed fish, roast beef,
turkey, ham and beef and a variety of
potatoes, vegetables and homemade
desserts. A bus brought folks staying
at the International Plowing Match
(IPM) RV park and others drove in
themselves, plus many local folks
enjoyed the meals. We had three
crews of workers: morning,
afternoon and nights.
I called the morning crew the
chop -and -peel crew! They peeled
the potatoes for the day, chopped
onions and vegetables, and a few
other jobs like filling pies and
cutting rolls. The afternoon crew
would mix the salad, cook the
potatoes and veggies, cut the meat,
make the gravy and be ready for the
crowds to arrive. The night crew was
in charge of cleanup, doing dishes,
cooking the next day's pies and
getting ready for the next day. I
would say, everything went very
well, was well organized, and the
help was wonderful.
All crews consisted of a variety of
Legion and community volunteers
including Barrie Currie, Glenn
Bridge, Jo -Ann McDonald, Dianne
Huether and community volunteers
Catherine Terpstra, Rikki Vanden
Hoven, Jean Sutcliffe, Joan Bernard,
Marni Knight, Perry and Julie Peirce
over the five days. The afternoon
crew consisted of Sandra Josling,
Jim Brown, Gerald and Nanci
Hakkers, Mark and Sherry Rowe,
Lisa Glanville, Joan Smith, Linda
Bird, Judy Lee, John Lowe and
Sharon Rapson and the night crew,
Jo -Ann McDonald, Judy Lee,
Cheryl Souch, Andy Overholt,
Allyson Cardiff and Mary Ann
Thompson.
There were students working for
volunteer hours who helped
including Amanda and Justin
Morrison, Seth McCauley, Sydney
Dietrich Illsley, Xavier and Rose
Souch and Hayley Repkoff. The
bartending duties were handled by
Catrina Josling and BJ Hummell.
The door ladies were Daisy Wong
Schmidt, Mary Bradshaw and Alicia
McDonald.
We are so pleased and thankful for
all the help from the Branch
members and the members of the
community to make this week so
successful. The many hands did
make for light work and we are so
lucky to have so many willing to
help. Thanks to all!
Saturday afternoon had the
motorcycle club of the area meet at
the Branch for their final group ride
of the summer. Eric Ross greeted
them on behalf of the Branch and
looked after them. They met and
then headed out for their tour and
returned to the Jam Jar for dinner.
Congratulations to Deb Ross who
designed and set up a wonderful
display of artifacts in the historical
tent at the IPM. It was a fantastic
array of items from the past used
during the war. We hope everyone
attending had a chance to see Deb's
designer talents for the display.
Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry
TAX INSTALLMENT
NOTICE
The third installment of the 2017 Property Taxes is due on Thursday,
September 28, 2017.
Payment can be made by mail or directly at the Municipality Office,
41342 Morris Rd., PO Box 310, Brussels, ON NOG 1H0. For your
convenience, a drop -box is available at the front door for after hours
use.
Payments can also be made at most banking institutions and by
telephone and internet banking.
Failure to receive your property tax bill does not in any way exempt you
from payment.
Nancy Michie
Administrator Clerk -Treasurer
519-887-6137
judging, the Brussels Fall Fair, the
music and the list goes on. When
you think all this was taking place on
Jack Ryan's hayfield, it was all
pretty amazing.
The amazement continues when
you think of the volunteer hours that
made it happen. There again each of
us will think of a favourite spot —
how did the benches get there, who
set up the displays, who drove the
tractors for the wagon rides, who
helped you off, who carried the
flowers and baskets of wheat and
beans to the Fall Fair tent? Those are
only a few spots where good folks
from here volunteered their time to
make this show one that we offered
with pride.
Lots of extra visitors were in our
midst and all had a good time. It was
nice to have brothers Bill, Bob and
Barb return to enjoy the rural life
and recall many stories of our farm
life. Reconnecting is always a big
part of an event like this and several
fun encounters were their
experience.
To the Brussels Agricultural
Society, well done to all of you.
Taking the step to be the first fall fair
at the IPM took guts and we all
heard the critics. Thank you for not
listening. Matthew Cardiff with
Brian Schlosser in the lead made this
fair a real winner. Many hands and
minds were used to move the
exhibits from the arena to the site
and then less than a week later return
to a very orderly manner. Good work
to you all for the countless hours you
gave. Our thanks and admiration are
yours.
As we move into autumn, try
something new, to keep you active
and interesting. A Camera Club
meets at the library on Thursday
evenings, you might like it. Soup &
More 2 could be a new thing for you
as a volunteer or as a new place to
meet folks and have a good lunch.
Val Nagals will let you know the
requirements to be a volunteer.
The Four Winds barn has been
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intriguing to watch as its shape and
purpose emerges. It makes you
appreciate once again the stamina
and foresight of the people who
walked here to start our
communities, building barns and
houses without the modern
machines we now see in use. Good
work Bryan.
Enjoy the autumn days.
By now, Betty G.W.
Maitside
Orchards
23 Orchard Lane
(West end of Brussels)
Open Monday -Saturday - 9 am - 6 pm
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Try our Tree -Ripened
Lobo and Cortland
for making the best apple pies!
Check out our new
`Play and Learn' Centre
every Friday and Saturday
of apple picking season.
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