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The Citizen, 2015-04-30, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015. PAGE 9. At its April 20 meeting, Central Huron Council granted permission to the Clinton and Central Huron BIA to hold its farmers’ market in the municipality’s library park this summer. Council agreed that a portion of Rattenbury Street should be closed between Highway 4 and the municipal parking lot for the market, which will be held on Wednesdays from 1-6 p.m. between May 20 and October. May 20 will be the grand opening of the market. *** Council officially approved the formation and terms of reference for the Original CNR School on Wheels 15089 Advisory Committee. Discussion had been underway for a number of months after it was revealed that the School on Wheels was facing financial difficulty. Operation of the School has now been transferred to Central Huron and an advisory committee has been formed to ensure that it remains in the municipality as a heritage site. Councillor Alison Lobb has been appointed to the advisory committee as Central Huron Council’s representative. *** Council defeated a request from the Coalition for Huron Injury Prevention (CHIP) for a Central Huron representative for the CHIP committee. While Councillor Alison Lobb said that it was her understanding that Central Huron is the only municipality without a representative on the committee, council still felt that it wasn’t worth appointing someone to the organization and defeated the motion. *** Council received a presentation from Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance CEO Andrew Williams, updating the municipality about the goings-on of the Alliance in 2014. While most Central Huron residents are treated at the Clinton Hospital, which is part of the Alliance, the Alliance’s majority of patients are coming from Stratford. He told council that Huron County’s local healthcare system is “remarkably strong” but that fiscal pressures will continue and that partnerships will be essential to the health of the Alliance in the future. One of the most heralded groups of local hockey players in recent memory gathered over the weekend to mark a special milestone. The 1989/1990 Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) Senior ‘A’ Champion Brussels Crusaders marked the 25th anniversary of their championship on Saturday night with a special reunion and dinner at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. This is, more or less, the same team that was crowned kings of the province for the 1987/1988 season, taking home two championships in the span of three years. Brian TenPas, captain of the team, organized the reunion, saying that it should be something that the members of the team do a little more often with Head Coach Gary Dauphin as the focal point of the reunion. TenPas says that organizers went to great measures to collect items from that magical run, including photos, newspaper articles, jerseys, trophies and jackets. Many of the pieces of memorabilia were compiled in a book that was presented to Dauphin in thanks for his years of coaching hockey and, according to TenPas, “inspiring youth” in the community through minor sports. In an e-mail to The Citizen, TenPas said that many memories were exchanged at the event. In terms of attendance, the event was a huge success with over 95 per cent of the team’s members and coaches able to return to Brussels to mark the anniversary. (The event marked the 25th anniversary, to the day, that the Crusaders were congratulated by the community in the April 25, 1990 issue of The Citizen.) TenPas says that the reunion has reminded all of the team’s members just how nice it is to get together on a regular basis. It has inspired an annual golf tournament that the team will hold, beginning next year. The tournament will take place every year with a new player hosting each year to “keep the group tight for many, many years to come.” The Crusaders took home the 1989/1990 ‘A’ Division championship beating Kincardine. The team would go on to play against Drayton in the tournament’s grand championship in a best-of- five series. The Crusaders wrapped up the series on the road in Harriston with a 6-1 victory in the fourth game of the series, giving Brussels a three- games-to-one series victory and grand championship title. Two-time WOAA champions reunite after 25 years Advisory Committee formed for School on Wheels 25 years later In the 1987/1988 and 1989/1990 seasons, there was no team more dominant in the province than the Brussels Senior A Champion Crusaders. The team celebrated the 25th anniversary of its second Western Ontario Athletic Association (WOAA) Grand Championship over the weekend with a reunion at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. Wearing their 25-year-old hockey jerseys, the team attempted to recreate the famous team picture (below) that appeared in the April 25, 1990 issue of The Citizen. Top picture, back row, from left: Brian Deitner, Hugh Hauley, Stewart Cardiff, Mike Watson, Jeff Epenson, Kevin McArter, Tim Fritz, Ken Higgins, Paul Johnston and Trainer Joe White. Middle row, from left: Mark Harding, Dave Montgomery, Paul Montgomery, Bill Haines, Rob Cardiff, Paul Robinson, Len Stampere, Ken Cousins, Executive Frank Stretton and Trainer Pete Exel. Front row, from left: Coach Gary Dauphin, Kevin Deitner, Trevor Pocaluyko, Jeff McGavin, Captain Brian TenPas (holding the jersey of Brian “Soupy” Campbell – a late member of the team), Dave Stephenson and Ron Smith. Absent for the reunion were: Randy Clarke, Andy Telford, Troy Pocaluyko, Dave Harding, Mike Smith, bus driver Max Demaray and Executives Joe and Deb Seili. 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