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The Citizen, 1991-04-24, Page 1r FunFest Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough. Walton and surrounding townships. VOL. 7 NO. 16 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991. Betty Graber named top Citizen in Brussels Betty Graber has been selected as Brussels and area Citizen of the Year by a committee of area residents. Mrs. Graber was one of eight people nominated by Citizen read­ ers for the honour, some being nominated by several people. Mrs. Graber was nominated by five different people. She has been active in many areas of community affairs having been a village councillor for several years in Brussels and being active in church work at Brussels United Church. She started the Morning Group at the church along with Kathy Workman and served as World Outreach Chairman for the Huron-Perth Presbytery of the U.C.W. She is a Youth Group leader and Sunday School co-ordin­ ator. She was instrumental in setting up a grief counselling service in Brussels. She has been a member of the Medical-Dental Centre Board and she teaches CPR to Enumeration for fall election starts today Enumeration for this fall’s muni­ cipal elections begins today locally and across Ontario. A bilingual municipal enumera­ tion form will be mailed to each household in the province. The form contains the most current information the Ministry of Revenue has about the people who live at the residence, information which was obtained in the previous enumeration or during the normal process of updating assessment records. The form will be accompanied by a “Form Your Future” brochure which will describe the municipal enumeration, tell what the informa­ Huron vice-principals shifted by Bd. The shuffle of several secondary school Vice-Principals was approv­ ed at a special Personnel meeting of the Huron County Board of Education (HCBE) on Monday- evening. Leaving Goderich District Colle­ giate Institute (GDCI) is Keith Allen, who will be taking over as Vice-Principal of South Huron Dis­ trict High School (SHDHS) in Exeter. Linda McKenzie has been people in the community. She also served on the committee bringing Conestoga College classes to Brus­ sels. But more than just her organized duties, it was for her personal help for people that she won the nomination. One of her nominators said that she is “always ready to chauffeur sick and elderly people to the doctor’s office and help out when someone needs a visit to cheer them. She is just an all round good and kind person and it makes for a better town to live in because of her involvement.” A Registered Nurse at Callander Nursing Home, she lives at the edge of Brussels with her sons Chris, Curtis and Phillip. Mrs. Graber is the sixth recipient of the Citizen of the Year award instituted by The Citizen in 1986 to honour those citizens who have made a contribution to their community. She will be presented with a plaque honouring the occasion at a later date. tion will be used for, and contain directions on how to complete the form. One adult in each household will be asked to check the information on the form, correct or complete it, sign the form, and return it by May 10. If the form is not returned, an enumerator will go to the residence between June 1 and 30 to get the information. The information collected will be used to prepare voters’ lists for the municipal and school board elec­ tions. to be held on November 12. In addition, it is used to direct taxes; to identify English-language Continued on page 23 transferred from Bluewater Secon­ dary School in Goderich to GDCI while Ralph Wareham goes to Bluewater from the Education Cen­ tre. Vice-Principal of F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, Bill Gerth. is moving to Central Huron Secondary School (CHSS) in Clin­ ton to be replaced at Madill by Rob Parr of Seaforth District High School (SDHS). Frank MacDonald Stylish show Belles and Beaus held their annual Bridal Show at Blyth Memorial Hall on Sunday afternoon. This beautiful gown was presented by Classic Bride Classic Touch of Walkerton. Belles and Beaus is a division of Jack Reavie Enterprises in Wingham. is also Vice-Principal of Bluewater having been transferred from CHSS. SHDHS Vice-Principal Joe Porter will be taking over the position at SDHS. Three elementary school princi­ pals have also been transferred. Turnberry Central Public School principal Floyd Herman is taking over as principal of the Learning Resource Centre in Clinton while Paul Statia moves from Howick 60 CENTS Central Public School to fill the vacancy at Turnberry. John Mann, Principal of the Learning Resource Centre is going to Howick. Also at this meeting, the Person­ nel committee accepted the resig­ nation of CHSS Department Head John Brownridge and the two-year secondment of elementary teacher Mary Ellen Walsh. Ms. Walsh will be teaching in another board jurisdiction, but will be returning to Huron at the end of the two years. plans changes Representatives from service clubs, organizations and the gener­ al public attended a Fun Fest planning meeting last Thursday night at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. This year the weekend’s activi­ ties will be centered around a country theme, with tentative events like a petting zoo, wild cow milking, branding, barrel racing, wild horse racing and steer roping being discussed for Saturday after­ noon. Something new this year will be the Teen dance on Friday night sponsored by the Optimist Club. The Much Music Video dance will be open to teens between the ages of 13 and 18 from 8 p.m. until midnight at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. There will be a flea market at the arena on Saturday afternoon with tables available for rent at a cost of $20. Anyone interested should contact Sharon at 887-6279. The Parade will again be held at noon on Saturday. The dance Saturday night will feature the music of Carl Keys Fiddle Music Company and a country-rock band. It begins at 8 p.m. and will be held at the arena. An Open Air Church Service will be held on the arena grounds at 11 on Sunday morning. A pot luck lunch follows with juice and coffee provided. There has been some discussion regarding a children’s slo-pitch tournament that afternoon for Grades 4-8. The Optimist River Events will return this year as will the Lions Duck Race and the Crusaders Bessie Bingo. The firemen will be cooking breakfast on both Saturday and Sunday morning while Saturday night Cardiff’s Catering will be barbecuing roast beef from 7 - 9 at the community centre. On Sunday St. John’s Anglican Church will again host the Pork Chop Barbecue from 4:30 - 7 p.m. Also Sunday evening the con­ gregation from the Mennonite Fel­ lowship Hall is hosting an outdoor coffee house at the Hall from 7:30 until 9 p.m. The pyjama parade will start that evening at 8:30 p.m. from the ball park. The route will then go north to the clerk’s office, south down Turnberry, then east to the arena for the free family dance. Music for the dance is by disc jockey Terry Hoy. A new feature this year is the “About Town Taxi” hot air balloon which will be lifting up and dropping off during the weekend. No change for Cardiff The major weekend cabinet shift will not effect the position of Huron-Bruce MP Murray Cardiff at least for the present. Mr. Cardiff has been serving as Parliamentary Assistant to Don Mazankowski who had been Minis­ ter of Agriculture and Deputy Prime Minister. Mr. Mazankowski was named Finance Minister on the weekend as well as remaining Deputy Prime Minister. Mr. Card­ iff will remain Parliamentary Assis­ tant to the Agriculture Minister until at least May 1.