The Brussels Post, 1975-02-26, Page 1
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BRUSSELS
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104th Year - Issue No. 9
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1975
Polar Daize success, rain
cancels snowmobile races
Brownies entertain
mothers at banquet
The Brownies. of the 1st
Brussels Pack and their mothers
spent a delightful evening at the
Feb., 19th, 1975 Mother and.
Daughter Banquet. Marilyn
Higgins, President of the L.A..
opened the banquet with a warm
welcome to everyone, Debbie
Higgins read the Brownie
Prayer. The mothers prepared a
lovely dinner of meat loaf,
scalloped potatoes, coleslaw,
tossed, salads, apple and cherry
pie. The Brownies 'lent a hand'
by making some cookies and
brownies.
Sherry Heibein,. Debbie Hall,
Vicki Machon,. Kim Bauer and
Kim Exel, the sixers, gave a brief
summary of how Guiding began.
Next Brown Owl, Tawny Owl and
Snowy Owl -handed out the
badges and stars that the girls
had earned.
Kim Bauer received - skating,
singing, 2nd yr. star. Darlene
Bishop - cook, needlework,
singer, skater, 2st ' yr. star.
Colleen Bridge -; puppethe.,F,
singer, toymaker, housekeeper,
1st yr. star. Gwen Cousins - cook,
.art appreciation, singer, skater,
toymaker, 1st yr, star. Becky
Dunbar - singer, skater, writer,:
toymaker. Donna Elliott singer,
skat .er, 1st year star. Kim. Exel -
skater; singer, cook, Toymaker,
1st yr. star, Sharon Exel Singer,
skater, writer. Darlene Freeman -
Toymaker, housekeeper, cook,
musician, singer, skater, 2nd yr.
star. Debbie Hall - skater, singer,
dancer , 2nd year star. Sherry
Heibein - skater, singer, cook,
housekeeper, pet keeper, 2nd yr.
star. Wendy Heibein - singer,
skater, writer.. Debbie Higgins -
Collector, toymaker, cook, singer,
skater, writer, housekeeper, thrift
craft. Sandra Heuther - cyclists,
singer , cook, art appreciation, 1st
yr. star. Vicki Machon - musician,
singer, skater, weaver, artist.
needlework, 2nd. yr star. Rosie
Marks - Singer, skater, writer.
Michelle McMahon - singer,
skater, 1st yr. star. Margie
Raymond - toymaker, writer,
singer, skater, golden bar, 2nd
year star. Marianne Scott -
singer, native lore,' 1st year star.
Susie Smith —Cook, singer, 2nd.
yr, star. Kelly Stephenson -
toymaker, singer, pet keeper, 1st
year star. Kim Stephenson -
toymaker, singer, pet keeper, 1st
year star. Patricia Ten Pas -
Singer, skater, writer, Michelle
Voder - singer, skater, cook, 1st
yr. star. Janice Adams - Singer,
skater, 1st yr. star.
Marian Scott displayed work
she did for native lore badge.
Brown Owl announced that the
weekly collection would be upped
to 25 cents starting Mon. Feb. 24,
1975.
The Brownies Wore their
uniforms to school on Friday,
Feb. 21, 1975 to honour Thinking THE WINNER — Ken Ritchie, the winner of the
Polar Dip into the icy Maitland at the Brussels Lions
Polar Daize over the weekend wades his way out of
the water. Nine contestants, all men, entered the
"swim" this year. (Photo by Pat. Langlois)
ew column this week
ESTABLISHED
'1672
MEN starts this week in the
uron Expositor and the Brussels
ost. We thought you'd like to
-tow who writes AMEN and what
lle's trying to say in this weekly
lumn.
AMEN takes a light look at life
ght here where it's happening.
hat can mean the barn, the
arden, the kitchen, the town
ump, an acution sale, a tennis
ourt, the theatre, the highway,
ain Street, the church, the class
oom, the office. Wherever you
ye.
AMEN makes no attempt to be
rofoundly religious, profoundly
hilosophical, profoundly rele-
ant to social and political
The end of February is the last
ay for getting your 1975 car
cense stickers. Mrs.Glen Smith,
al issuer of licenses, reported
at car owners have been slow in
btaining them and the rush is
ow on to get them before time
xpires. It would speed matters
p considerably if people ,would
ck up the necessary validation
arils at • Brussels gas stations,
ost office or bank, and fill them
ut before applying for their
cense.
problems. In fact it makes no
attempt to be Profoundly any-
thing.
In some columns it's only one
man's point of view. Or it may be
everyman's. Whether it matches
or scratches yours, AMEN
welcomes your response in letters
to the editor.
Karl Schuessler was in the
parish ministry of the Lutheran
Church, Missouri Synod for ten
years. He's earned a Bachelor of
Divinity from Knox College,
University of Toronto. He now is a
nfreelance writer, broadcaster and
lecturer.
He prepares documentaries for
(Continued on Page 11).
Some optimistic gentlemen
have declared their belief that our
winter is over.' They predict •that
snow storms are over and that
spring is already here to stay. Let
us hope that their opinion is not
too far wrong and that we will not
. have a long cold wet spring.
A Torchlight Parade of
snowmobiles and pedestrians,
from the ball park to the Fair
Grounds, touched off the Lions
Club annual 4-H Polar Daize
events here on Friday night
On arrival at the fairgrounds
the parade was joined by an
enthusiastic crowd for the
Christmas tree bonfire. The
sing-song with the mus is of
"Kenny Wood" and his Honky
Tonk piano, which followed in the
Palace, was thoroughly enjoyed
by those present.
Kenneth Wood D.C. of Clinton.
a former Brussels resident, is well
known for his talent on the keys
and gave a lively musical
performance.
POLAR SWIM
The mild weather on Saturday,
in contrast to the bone-chilling
winds of last year, encouraged a
large crowd of interested
spectators to the Lions Park area
for the polar swim, canoe race
and thunder mug races. Watchers
lined the bridge railing and
adjacent river banks. Two lions
Club members, in appropriate
lion costumes were observed
mingling with the crowds.
Nine brave souls braved the
Maitland's . water for the polar
swing.
Winners of the event were , 1st
Ken Ritchie; 2nd. Pierre
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Short Shots
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The mild weather of the past
cckend no doubt helped swell
he crowds at the vasrious Friday
ight and Saturday attractions of
olar Daize. It, however, brought
tsappointment to those who were
respective competitors in the
nowmobile races and the people •
ho were anticipating the
xcitement of watching them, as
cll as the Lions Club organizers.
he entire program of races had
o be cancelled because
infavourable conditions created
y the weather.
Brussels Pair Board already are
yell ahead with plans for the 1975
all Fair. The prize list for the
Ladies' Division has already been
nacle available for those who
ant to get started on
eedlework,The Board are to be
congratulated for their efforts in
keeping the Brussels Fait alive
and healthy. They have not given
up the struggle and let the fair
become a thing of the past as has
happened to many srtiall fairS.
Myth, as reported by the Myth
Standard, has abandoned the
effort to keep their fair goings
GOOD EATING FOR ALL Mother's and daughters photographer The. banquet was.. hold. in the lower „.„,„ ,
'at the. annual. Brown ie`.Banquet wedne§day night library: (Phtititi by .Pat.Langldis)
were enjoying their Meal when caught by the Post