The Citizen, 2016-12-08, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016.
Area choirs gather for Christmas show in Brussels
A NOTE FROM BETTY
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
At the Branch
Ah, the season has arrived. Once
the calendar gets flipped to
December, dinners, events, church
traditions, parties, concerts and
choirs fill in the dates of this fun
month. It is natural to want to be
with folks of like interests, so a little
planning is required, so that the joy
of the season remains well above the
frustration level.
The Advent route of this season
shows "Hope" as the first offering
for December. For many, indicated
by the high drug, alcohol and suicide
rate in our country, we need to offer
hope regularly to those in our midst.
That is not easy but we can be aware
of unfairness in our community and
speak to others with the purpose of
trying to bring hope to another.
Peace is something we all work
towards. Peace of mind for many is a
challenge and with understanding of
the uniqueness of each one of us, we
Christmas craft show hosted
Celebrities
Maybe the Brussels Fall Fair Ambassador Patti Blake isn't
quite as well known as Santa Claus worldwide, but they
both are well known in Brussels. The pair were at the
Christmas craft show hosted by the Brussels Legion Branch
on Sunday. (Vicky Bremner photo)
The early bird membership drive
is now over and the November
winner was Monica Richardson. She
joins Peter Grey and Deb Cann as
winners of their 2018 dues.
The Branch will always welcome
new members to join. You do not
need any veteran affiliation to
become a member of the largest
service organization in Canada. The
Brussels Legion membership stands
at about 110, with many living out of
town or unable to assist the Branch
with many of its activities.
We have many committed
volunteers but will always welcome
more with the increased usage of the
building. Drop into the Branch and
pick up a membership application
from the bar and join the Royal
Canadian Legion of Brussels.
The Thursday night darts results
for the last two weeks have had a
consistent number of darters coming
out. The group would welcome more
to come and have a night of fun for
just $1. No experience is necessary,
just enjoy a night of fun.
The last night of November, the
first place team was Wayne Smith
and Marlene Rutledge. Second place
was Penny Reynolds and Gord
Jacklin with Gord shooting the high
shot of 115 for the men. Sandra
Josling hit 105 for the ladies.
On the first night of December, the
13 darters had a great night of fun.
The first -place team was the trio of
Deb Burch, Wayne Smith and Ron
Schmidt. The second -place team
was Sheron Stadelmann and Marc
Barbour. The high shots were by
Ron hitting 140 and Daisy Wong
hitting 134. Darts are Thursday
nights at 8 p.m. Darts are available
for use.
We are continuing our fundraising
activities with a Christmas mega
meat draw this Saturday. There will
also be wings, fries and other snack
food available. The Legion needs to
continue to support many charitable
donations, as well as ongoing
building expenses and more
upgrades are in the planning stages.
Come out and enjoy an evening of
fun, food and maybe go home with
some prizes.
Sunday, the Branch was the venue
for a Christmas craft show hosted by
two ladies. They had a variety of
home entrepeneurs displaying many
unique and interesting items for sale.
Christmas parade a big success
The Brussels `Berries & Bows"
Santa Claus Parade was a huge
success with wonderful participation
and good weather. Chris Ten Pas
welcomed everyone to the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community Centre
and conveyed a Blessed Christmas
from the Brussels Business Group
after giving instructions regarding
free skating, face painting by
Snippity and her friend, a turkey
draw and the colouring contest.
The results of the evening are as
follows: Most Original Float -
Timber Outfitters; Best Service Club
- Brussels Lions Club; Best
Commercial Float - D & D Glass;
and Best Overall Float - D & D
Glass.
Colouring Contest winners were:
Boys and girls ages one to four ,
Alice Jorritsma, Miles Linton; ages
five to eight, Kaelyn Burnett, Ayden
King; ages nine to twelve, Marley
Gaspirc, Caleb Koch. Winner of the
turkey draw was Tucker Dorscht.
Congratulations and enjoy the
substantial bags of candy Santa and
Mrs. Claus handed out.
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need to try really hard not judge how
others live their lives. this alone may
give you peace, knowing you are
supporting another person and not
trying to think for them. No one said
the road to Christmas is easy, it's
time to think about your role in the
world and your influence in the
scheme of things.
Joy is for week number three. It
sounds easy and if we could all keep
the child in us, joy would be
spontaneous and frequent. As adults
we often think too much. Joy gets
stifled in the thinking and we lose
the pure joy in the moment.
Love is next. To give away love
you need full doses of hope, peace
and joy. In order to give love we first
need to love ourselves. Each person
is loved and sometimes we need to
tell them just that, confidence in
one's self and knowing your worth is
probably the best gift ever.
We have so many to show love
with our presence, our support and
our kind words. It seems it's easier at
Christmas. Many situations come to
light that could use just a little more
help and so we give our time, our
talents and our money showing that
we love the world around us.
So next Sunday evening at 7:30
p.m., at the Presbyterian church the
Brussels Minsterial is offering you a
time for all. The area choirs will help
you get the spirit of the season.
Come enjoy the music.
Family Christmases have begun.
The larger the family, the more
planning it takes, seven when some
of them irritate you, they're family
and they are the ones who know you
best. Think Christmas and have a
good time.
Take time to know yourself and
then be generous to the causes you
support.
Happy Advent.
Betty GW
FROM BRUSSELS
Brussels Legion
Christmas Mega
Meat Draws and Wing Night
Saturday, December 10
From 5-8 pm
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Wings and Fries!
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Fax: 226-889-4155
453 Turnberry St., (Main) Brussels
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