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The Citizen, 2012-05-03, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012. Brussels Legion Silent Auction Saturday, May 5 10 am - 4 pm A wide variety of items for everyone including Tea Time, Lasso Golf, Pamper Yourself, house cleaning, bird seed, jams, baking, Christmas décor and more Proceeds to Accessibility Fund Donation Keith Mulvey, front row left, is a member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and was on hand on April 23 to receive a cheque from the Brussels Optimist Club to the organization in the amount of $13,000. The money was raised earlier this year at the club’s annual springtime dinner and auction. Shown is the club. Back row, from left: Shawn Daw, Tate Stephenson, Corey Campbell, Jason Crawford, Trevor Wilson, Don Bray, Bruce Armstrong and Kevin Deitner. Front row, from left: Mulvey, Dave Stephenson, Mike Thomas, Doug McArter, Adam Corbett and Joel Kellington. (Denny Scott photo) No rooster stories this week, contentment reigns. Ball gloves, skateboards, bicycles and soccer balls are out and keeping the kids active. Practices are happening and a new season has begun. May is here. The energy of spring offers concerts, dinners and parties of many kinds. The planning is done, the dates are set and the push has begun. It seems that everyone wants to pick a date in May and June. Maybe it’s the offer of good weather, maybe it’s a celebration that the snow is gone but the spring weekends are busy. The tough part is the choice you have to make. So enjoy all the entertainment available. With the same time schedule, the folks that own recreational equipment, are keen to get started. Items have been found and checked, a little cleaning done and all ready to go. Sports, motorcycling or hitting the campgrounds, no matter your choice, it’s time to get going in this direction as well. Enjoy your choices. Free computer lessons will be offered at the Brussels Library soon through the Community Access Program (CAP). Call the library or stop by to book a one-on-one lesson with intern Maris Garriock. Group workshops are also available. Mental Health Week is upon us. This is one of the last areas that we find difficult to talk about; well besides death and sex. We’re just too uncomfortable to hear the concerns and worries of someone with mental issues. We need to start admitting that our mental health is just as important as our physical and be ready to acknowledge that sometimes, things just don’t tick right. Names for mental and physical diseases abound, but as a friend, the name is not important, but being a good friend is. Our role is to be supportive and assist in getting medical help when it is needed. Socially we can chat about politics, surgery and world events but if someone wants to talk about mental issues, we tend to divert or ignore the subject. So use the resources available from our mental health folks and be ready to support a friend. It’s a good place to start, we’ll all be affected one day. Take care. Bye now - Betty G.W. By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-9231 A NOTE FROM BETTY NEWS FROM BRUSSELS New sports seasonbegins in Brussels At the Branch Executive is mostly unchanged By Jo-Ann McDonald The Brussels Legion Branch has been busy every night last week, but had a quiet weekend, the reverse of the previous week. Monday evening the ladies slo-pitch league met to discuss their upcoming year. There were about 20 ladies present. Tuesday evening was the general meeting of officers for the Branch. There were only 12 Comrades present. The executive will remain the same as last year with a couple of changes. The 2012/2013 executive is: President, Deb Caan; First-Vice, Jo- Ann McDonald; Second-Vice, Norm Dobson, secretary, Sandra Josling; Sergeant-At-Arms, Lisa Glanville; executive, Mabel Glanville, Andy Overholt, Andy Adams and Eric Ross. There are the positions of treasurer and an executive member to be appointed at a later date. The elections were conducted by Comrade Glenn Bridge and he was assisted by Comrade Lisa Glanville. The regular business of the Branch was conducted. Comrades Ron Schmidt and Daisy Wong are heading to Provincial Darts in Gananoque and the Branch will assist them financially. Zone Golf is being held in Exeter this year and the sign-up sheets are at the Branch. The tender for cutting the lawn was awarded. A venture to help the residents of Parkwood Hospital will be started. There will be a jar that is accepting pennies (only pennies) to be filled for the residents. The residents of Parkwood roll the pennies for three-fold reasons. One is to give the residents a “job”, second is to keep their fine motor skills (fingers nimble) and the third – they donate the money to a children’s charity once a year. The Branch will glady accept any pennies from Comrades and any visitors to the Branch. The 140th Homecoming Committee met on Wednesday evening at the Branch and there was a great group of nearly 20 in attendance. The pipe band practised on Thursday evening as usual. It is soon parade time and the band will become busy playing for many functions during the summer months. They are always willing to welcome new musicians to the group. Anyone interested in joining the pipe band can call Pipe Major Don Martin. The Friday night supper of roast beef was enjoyed by nearly 50 folks. This week is roast pork. The dinners will be ending on May 11 as the cooks become busy with the fish fry schedule. We have welcomed a new bar staff to the Branch. Alisha Whitelaw has joined the staff, so drop in and say hello. The Mother’s Day dinner held at the Branch the last few years has been cancelled for this year. We wanted to let our patrons know, so they have time to make other arrangements. The silent auction for the Branch is Saturday. There is a wide variety of items on offer such as bird baths, 50-piece wrench set, slow cookers, rounds of golf, decor accents and much more. Comrades are reminded to get their items into the Branch as early as they can. We are pleased to report that Comrade Elaine Nichol is coming along very well and we hope to have her around very soon. Comrade Eric Ross had surgery and he is coming along nicely. Comrades Deb Ross and Cecil Moore have housecleaned the medical supply room and are ready to inventory and identify the supplies. The fish fry crew was hard at work in Londesborough for the Londesborough Lions on Saturday. They fed nearly 400 folks who came out to support the Lions Club. Working for the Branch included Lloyd, Mabel, Lisa and Sharon Glanville, Judy Lee, Deb Caan, Rick, Neil and Jo-Ann McDonald and Bob and Monica Richardson. It was a cool day but time really flies when working. LOCAL PRODUCE delivered to your town or door weekly! June-October (20 weeks) Serving Brussels, Blyth, Belgrave and Wingham Become a Member of ‘a still, small farm’ CSA For more details and registration please contact: Andrew and Becky Courtney 519-887-8666 info@stillsmallfarm.com Small Share: $10/week Medium Share: $20/week Large Share: $30/week Affordably priced. Organically grown. Freshly picked and washed Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit. Options for Everyone!