The Citizen, 1991-02-27, Page 7Looking Backward
COMPILED BY TRACY FINCH
FIVE YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 26,1986
The Brussels Guides and Brown
ies held their annual mother and
daughter banquet, to celebrate the
birthday of the founder of Guiding
and Scouting Lord and Lady Baden-
Powell. The guests who attended
the banquet were Donna Tumey,
District Commissioner, Betty Gra
ber the badge tester and Marion
Doucette the puppeteer. A pot luck
supper was enjoyed by all.
Sandra Hessels and her brother
David were chosen as king and
queen of the winter carnival at the
Blyth Public School.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith,
Murray and Paula arrived home
after enjoying a holiday in Orlando,
Florida.
Nearly 500 people toured the
new bam of Ross and Ruth Veitch
in Grey township on Friday and
nearly 100 more on Saturday when
guests from Garden City, Michigan
were given a tour.
FEBRUARY 24,1988
THREE YEARS AGO
Greatly missed by all are Dave
and Janet McCutcheon who went
out of business. They carried on
from Dave’s parents Jack and
Marg, giving their service and
delivering to the people of Brussels
over the years.
Tanya Boonstoppel of Auburn
and Christina Roulston were
among the Ontario students who
■ left for a three-month exchange to
homes in Quebec. They were
completing the return visit after
Quebec students spent three
months here in the fall. Tanya
travelled to Famham, Quebec to
visit Pascale McLean. Christina
reached Riviere Portneuf where her
exchange partner, Marie Eve Bou
chard lives, after her flight was
delayed by bad weather.
The Central Huron Secondary
School Music Club made plans to
head to Bermuda for a Music Tour.
To make it easier for the students
to raise the much needed funds,
they arranged a "Pizza Making
Spree” to sell and deliver to the
people of the community.
Elaine Scrimgeour’s dream of
turning an historic Dinsley Street
house in Blyth into a home for
small shops was nearing its finish
as workmen put the finishing
touches to the inside of the
building.
Forum on family
health care
planned
The Kids and Us program in the
Wingham area is sponsoring a
family health care evening for all
ages on Tuesday, March 5, from 8 -
10 in the downstairs meeting room
of the Wingham United Church.
A panel of health care profes
sionals will be present to answer
questions and offer information
regarding health care concerns
from infancy to the senior years.
Topics included are: pregnancy,
caring for a newborn, raising
healthy toddlers, elementary
school age children, adolescent/
teen years, parenting, private nurs
ing and home care and the senior
years.
"All family members from birth
to the elderly share health con
cerns,” said organizer Rita Rice
Bowers. "This evening is set up as
a community event in which all age
groups are invited to participate.
We welcome families to attend. It
will be a very informal evening so
come with any questions you might
have.”
Ms. Rice Bowers said that pre
pared questions are welcomed and
will be given to the panel members.
ONE YEAR AGO
FEBRUARY 28,1990
Brenda Nesbitt and Tanya John
ston graduated from the Ontario
Police College in Aylmer. They
have been employed as police
cadets with the Metropolitan Police
Force. Brenda will be transferring
to the Clinton Police Department
while Tanya remains in Toronto.
John Bos and Raymond Verburg
left for the Dominican Republic
with 18 other people where they
volunteered their construction
skills for two weeks to help build a
church. Both are members of the
Christian Reformed Church in
Blyth.
The Legion public speaking con
test between Blyth Public School
and Hullett Central was held at
Hullett. Jodee Medd of Blyth took
first place in the intermediate
division while Jason Dalton came in
second and Kimberley Richmond
and Ryan Chamney tied for third.
The profits Brussels Public stu
dents collected from selling maga
zine subscriptions was spent on
student funds and needs of their
classrooms. The class with the top
sales won a six-metre sundae. That
winning class was grade eight.
THE CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1991. PAGE 7.
Legion winners
Poster and poetry essay contest winners of the Blyth Legion Branch contests were presented with
their prizes Thursday at Blyth Public School. Winners were: (front row, left to right) Jill Walden,
Blyth P.S., second In Junior Poster; Christine Dale, Hullett Central, third In Junior Poster; Joey
Schmidt, Blyth, first in junior essay; Michelle Hallahan, Blyth, second In Junior Essay; Kent
Shillinglaw, Hullett, second in Intermediate Poster, black and white; Shawn Parish, Hullett,
second, Intermediate Poster; (back) Doreen Ritchie, Blyth Legion; Abigail Ramirez, Blyth, first,
Junior Poster; John Armstrong, Blyth, first Intermediate Poster; Elly Wilts, Hullett, third,
Intermediate Poster; Jason Van Dorp, Hullett, first, Intermediate Poster in black and white;
Charlene Hulzebos, first, in Intermediate Essay and Donna Govler, Blyth Legion.