The Citizen, 2008-02-21, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008.
The snow doesn’t seem to be out
of the system yet. With every
downfall comes more stories of
disasters and good deeds.
Experiences from the winter of 2008
will join the other past winters of
significance. Depth of snowdrifts,
speed of wind, missed school days,
the chill factor temperature and
names and places of extended
hospitality will be part of our stories
as the years go on.
So smile and enjoy. You’re making
history and you’ll have great stories
to tell as part of your history.
Winterlude in Ottawa is in full
swing. Celebrating winter is the soul
purpose of this event. In its 34th
year, Winterlude offers the world’s
largest skating rink on the Rideau
Canal with skate rentals, cute red
sleighs for those not comfortable
skating or to push brand new babes
and moms or grandpas.
Beaver tails, a Winterlude must
and hot drinks are available on the
skateway to replenish the energy.
As the years ago by, the getting on
of the skates is the main event.
Anyway Ralph and I had two great
days in Ottawa being perfect
tourists, which means doing the
things the promotion book suggests
and loving every minute.
Ice and snow sculpturing is one of
the many things to see in downtown
Ottawa. The skill level of the artists
is unimaginable, horses with riders,
people in various positions and
dress, dragons and warriors, igloos
and inukshuk and a Harley.
Reading the Ottawa paper I find
that 18,000 blocks of ice came from
Hensall this year to be turned into
Winterlude signs for the
participating businesses as well as
the many ice sculptures for us to
admire.
Celebrating winter is great!
Hallyville beckoned so we had
two sleepovers with Beth and
brother Jim doing the catch up offamily. Their oldest Patrick is inAlberta, not that far from my Phil,and daughter Nicole is thoroughlyenjoying the student life in ThunderBay.Son Wade’s project for Grade 10history was to dig and buildtrenches, as used in the war. For anyof you who knew my dad, George
Hetherington, the genes are showing
up in Wade. He loves history and
nature, so dug right in to this project.
Folks from the War Museum hear
about the students’efforts and found
their work very impressive and very
real. Pictures in the Winchester
paper showed their real grasp of the
lives of our soldiers.
I hope you had a good Valentine’s
Day. In my life that day just gets
better and better.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
Gliding along
This young skater gets a little support as he makes his way
on the ice during the free skating sponsored by the
Brussels Optimists at the arena for Family Day, Monday.
(Vicky Bremner photo)
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL MEETING
The 131st Annual Meeting of the Members
will be held in the
OFFICE BUILDING OF
McKillop Mutual
Insurance Company
91 Main Street South, SEAFORTH, Ontario
on
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
at 1:30 p.m.
• To receive and approve the 2007 financial statement and
auditor’s report:
• To appoint Auditors;
• To elect three qualified Directors for a term of three years;
• To transact any other business that may properly come
before the meeting;
• The retiring Directors are Brad Carnochan, Jeff Campbell
and Bill Millson who are eligible for re-election.
• Any qualifying policyholder wishing to seek election must
file their intention to stand for election in writing with the
Secretary of the Company at least seven days in advance of
the Annual Meeting.
(By-Law No. 21 (d) ).
By order of the Board of Directors
McKillop Mutual Insurance Company
Seaforth, Ontario Ken Jones
Secretary-Treasurer-Manager
401 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-8011
CAFÉ
More than just a great sandwich!
Friday Night
5 pm - 7 pm
Ask about catering for your get-togethers ~ seating for 50 ~ available in our upper deck room.
February 22 ~ Stuffed Baked Salmon . . . . . . . . . . . $12.95
~ Lasagna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
February 29 ~ Chicken Cordon Bleu . . . . . . . . . . . . $13.95
~ Pat’s Homemade Cabbage Rolls . . . . $9.95
March 7 ~ Rolled Ribs & Dressing . . . . . . . . . . $14.95
~ Lasagna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.95
BRUSSELS MINOR SOCCER
2008 SEASON
MEETING
Monday, February 25
8 pm
Brussels Arena, upstairs
NEW EXEC NEEDED!
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
By BettyGraberWatsonCall 887-6236887-9231A NOTE FROM BETTY
By Jo-Ann McDonald
The week at the Brussels Legion
Branch began with a nasty Tuesday
evening for the Cadets to meet. They
had a shortened meeting because of
the stormy weather.
Wednesday was the day for the
Huron County Dairy Producers
annual meeting. They had a couple
of guest speakers following their
roast beef dinner provided by the
Branch. Nearly 60 people were
present.
Helping for the Branch were Deb
Cann, Judy Lee, Jo-Ann McDonald,
Cecil Moore, Ross and Marg
Bennett and Charlie and Grace
Procter.
The Thursday night darts and 11
players take aim at the boards. The
first-place team was Catrina Josling,
Roger McHardy and Tim Harrison.
Coming in second were Harry
Smith, Marlene Little and John
Harrison. The high shot of the
evening was by Tim shooting 140.
Players are always welcome on
Thursday nights at 8 p.m.
The Friday night supper was a
sellout with over 40 people enjoying
the roast beef dinner. This week is
beef stew.
There were lots of happy folks on
Saturday evening for wings, meat
draws and karaoke. Wings and fries
were served during the evening and a
dozen meat draws made 36 happy
winners. Some played darts and
other groups chatted and enjoyed the
music.
There were plenty of singers to
entertain and in some cases amuse.
Celebrating Valentine’s Day, there
were plenty of chocolates for some
lucky people.
Branch helpers for the evening
were Rick McDonald, Jim and
Christopher Brown, Lisa Glanville
and Anne Pelletier.
Thanks to Mike and Michelle
Dauphin for the karaoke machine.
St. Patrick’s would seem like the
next best time to celebrate with
another pub night.
The Legion year is almost three-
quarters of the way over, so it is time
to be looking ahead to elections in
April. There are openings for help on
the many various committees.
Murray’s
Barber Shop
CLOSED
from
Sunday,
February 24th
will re-open
Saturday,
March 8th
Huron East
Chamber of Commerce
Annual General
Meeting
will be held
Tuesday, February 26
7:30 pm
at the
Egmondville United
Church Hall
Kippen Rd., Egmondville
For further information,
contact:
Bob Fisher
519-522-1394
Ralph Laviolette
519-440-6206
At the Branch
Cadets cut meeting short