The Citizen, 2012-09-13, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012.Brussels native wins gold in Nova Scotia
There have not been very many
years in the farming community
where we can say “the white bean
harvest is well underway” at the
beginning of September. The first
fields of white beans were harvested
before Sept. 1, and more fields have
disappeared since then. There are
also many fields of soybeans that are
maturing quite quickly and they will
also be coming off earlier than most
years. Some fields have already been
harvested. Corn silage is being taken
off and farmers are keeping busy
spreading manure as well. Some
farmers are planting wheat looking
ahead to next year’s crop season.
It is a busy time on the farm in the
fall.
Our condolences to Stewart and
Madeline Steiss on the passing of his
sister, Winnifred Mann. She will be
missed by her children Cheryl,
Sandra, Barbara and John. She
will also be missed by sisters
Jean and Gordon Stiles and Eileen
Mann.
The cleanup continues at the
former Love house. The old barn
foundation is buried and loads of
scrub has been drawn away. It
doesn’t take long to make a change.
We have a few people in hospital
from our area. Margery Huether is a
patient in Seaforth Hospital and Ian
Wilbee has also been a patient there.
Mabel Willis has been in Seaforthand we wish them all well in theirhealth issues. Maxine Marks is nowmaking her home at the Seaforth
Manor. She hopes all her friends will
drop by for a visit.
There is a good news story about a
former Brussels native, Dave
Huether. He is a member of the
Brampton Sports Unlimited Falcons
55+ Senior Hockey team and has
just returned from Sydney, Nova
Scotia and the Senior Games, held
Aug. 28 to Sept.1. They captured the
gold medal hockey, a repeat of their
win in 2010 in Brockville. The team
defeated teams from Estavan,
Saskatchewan, Yellowknife, North
West Territories, Windsor/Halifax,
Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island,
Nova Scotia in the preliminary
games and then defeated the Cape
Breton team 6-1 in the championship
game. The Brampton team qualified
for the recent games by winning the
Ontario Senior 55+ games that were
held in Haliburton/Minden in
February of 2011. There were about
2,500 55+ athletes at the games
from all across Canada. The host
city, Sydney, Nova Scotia put on a
spectacular show in the opening
ceremonies with the parade of
athletes in their provincial colours
and flags, complete with down east
fiddle music and dancing. The
closing ceremonies culminated with
Wendy McIsaac’s Gaelic singing,
Rita MacNeil’s vocals and the Men
of the Deep Cape Breton coalminer
singers. Dave reports that the team
“had a blast” and look forward to
hopefully qualifying for the 2014
Canada Senior 55+ games by
attending the qualifiers in Huntsville
in Feb. 2013.
Dave and his wife Angela travelled
to the Maritimes and went to P.E.I.
via the Confederation Bridge andreturned to Nova Scotia by the ferry.They saw the awesome sights of theCabot Trail on Cape Breton Island
and Dave reports that Cape Breton
Island is Canada’s best kept secret.
They went whale watching and saw
many black pilot whales and one
huge humpback whale. They also
enjoyed many of the other native
creatures such as the bald eagle and
moose. A beautiful province,
friendly people and the weather was
the best summer weather they had
had in 10 years. Congratulations to
Dave and his team on being
Canada’s senior hockey 55+ gold
medal winners!
Congratulations to Bruno and
Joyce Braecker as they celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary.
They held a dinner for family,
friends and neighbours at the
Seaforth Agriplex. A comedy skit of
a mock wedding was enjoyed by all
the guests. An open dance followed
for all their friends to enjoy. The
Wilbee Band provided the music for
the evening. The Braeckers have two
children, Michelle and John, and
three grandchildren. Congratulations
to Bruno and Joyce.
Congratulations to Kelly Ann
Dalton and Adam Keyes who were
married at the farm of Adam’s
parents, Ron and Peggy near Varna,
on Saturday. The couple was wed in
a corn field that had been specially
planted with a grassy area and
laneway, surrounded by corn. It was
a lovely and green surrounding, thatwas protected, so the cool wind ofSaturday, was not even noticed. Thebride’s parents are Carl (Kelly) and
Sharon Dalton. The girls were lovely
in black dresses and the men wore
black and silver. Attending Kelly
Ann were her cousins Tina and Trish
McClure, Cindy McClure and Erin
Rock of the area. The dinner and
reception was held at Bayfield
Shores and was decorated in black
ceiling swags with sparkling lights
and white and black tables with
dahlias and corn accents. The happy
couple will reside in Seaforth.
Congratulations to Kelly Ann and
Adam.
check up on his mother, Mabel
Willis. We hope he enjoys his time
around the Brussels area and is able
to catch up with family and friends.
The Brussels Fall Fair is just
around the corner and we hope
everyone is busy planning what to
enter in the fair. With the change in
our school situation, we hope that
parents will encourage students to
take the time to enter in the fair. The
junior section has many great
opportunities for young people to
express their interest in crafts,
baking or showmanship in flower
and vegetable design. The Brussels
Fall Fair books are available at the
post office and at the Variety or can
be viewed on line at
www.brusselsfallfair.ca Entries for
the fair can be dropped off at the
Brussels, Morris and Grey
Community Centre on Mondayevening from 7-9 p.m. or Tuesdaymorning 9 a.m. to noon the week ofthe fair. Hope to see you there.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Steve Bowers, Julie
Glauser George, David Grobbink,
Fran Newman, Andrew Kruse,
Michael Paterson, Jack Grobbink,
Sarah Humphries, Cindy Poland,
Justin Shortreed, Tim Fritz, Katrin
Godkin, Brenda Linton, Karen
Carter, Nancy Gillis, Jaden
Shortreed, Lisa Stevenson, Brian
Alcock and Anne Ryan. Happy
birthday to all.
A stop work order placed on
Huron East town hall in Seaforth
was expected to be lifted by Monday,
Sept. 10 said Public Works Director
Barry Mills.
Chief Building Official Paul
Josling brought members of Huron
East Council up to speed at their
Sept. 4 meeting, saying that a stop
work order had been issued for the
project, halting all work until it
could be lifted.
Late last month the bell was
removed from the building’s bell
tower after scaffolding for the
project was put in place. Soon
afterward, however, work on the
renovation project to the roof and
windows of the building was halted
by the Ministry of Labour.
Josling said the order was issued,
to his knowledge, due to concerns
over lead (specifically lead paint)
and a small amount of asbestos in the
building.
Josling said that because of the
presence of asbestos in the building,
there is now a specific procedure that
will have to be conducted in order to
have it removed safely.
While the stop work order was
issued, Josling said it wasn’t a major
issue and that only a week or two of
work had been lost due to the order.
He said that there didn’t seem to
be issues with the actual scaffolding
or the project, just that the engineer’s
report was a little too vague for the
Ministry of Labour.
“So, frustration at best?” Deputy-
Mayor Joe Steffler asked Josling.
Josling agreed, but reiterated that the
issues were minor in nature.
In an interview with The Citizen
on Friday, Mills said he was
“confident” that the order would be
lifted in time for work to commence
this week.
By Jo-Ann
McDonald
Call
887-6570
PEOPLE AROUNDWALTON
NEWS
FROM WALTON
Leading the way
The Brussels Legion Pipe Band was featured in the parade on Saturday at the annual reunion
of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association. The band was featured in the parade
and also performed on Saturday. (Jim Brown photo)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Stop work order
issued at town hall