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Largest competitor
An unscheduled competitor took part in Saturday's bike
rodeo. Who was that masked man? Looked suspiciously
like Wayne Lowe.
Plenty of winners
in FunFest competitions
Continued from page 1.
"Western Fun" parade at noon on
Saturday.
Winners of Sunday river events
were: men's log rolling-Mike
Thomas, first and John McKercher,
second; ladies’-Pam McLean, first
and Karen VanSoest, second; bath
tub races- Warren Knight and
Bruce Fischer first in the men's
event and Gail Semple and Pam
McLean look lop spot in the ladies'
race; canoe races-Warrcn Knight
and Curtis Knight, first and Karen
Smith and Karen VanSoest, first.
The winners of the $500 Bessie
Bingo, sponsored by the Brussels
Crusaders Hockey Club were Barry
and Diane Engel of Brussels.
Jim Snider, RR1, Listowel won
the $1,000 first prize in the Lions
Club's Duck Race. Other top win
ners were: John Haasnoot, Wrox-
etcr; Ian Wilbee, Walton; Dorothy
Preston, Bolton; Jamie Miners,
RR1, Kincardine; Megan and Tri
cia Teeft, Brussels; Bev Subject,
Brussels; Judy Hahn, Brussels;
Shirley Bell, Londesboro and
Danny McKay, Brussels.
Winners of the FunFest Meat
Draw were: Ralph D. Welsh, Bay-
field; Terry Hoy, Wingham; Kang
Yoon, Brussels; Mary Cook, Bel
grave; Susan Nichol, Brussels;
Helen Blake, Brussels; Rene White,
Brussels; Stan Rice, Windsor;
Wilma Munro, RR4, Perth; Doug
Fraser, RR2, Blyth; Ken Schmitt,
Brussels and Ryan Laurie, Mill
bank.
Brussels
People
The Hemingway families com
memorated the 160th anniversary
of their pioneer ancestors’ arrival in
Ontario at a gathering in Teeswater
Park on June 22.
John Hemingway and Elizabeth
Fidlin came form Yorkshire, Eng
land and settled in the Burlington
area in 1831.
Fifty people from Wawa, Brant
ford, Teeswater, Cambridge,
Exeter, Bayfield and Brussels and
the surrounding area were in atten
dance at the reunion. Picnic meals
and a sports program were enjoyed
by all.
Bruce Godkin chaired the busi
ness portion and Ruth Axtmann
gave the secretary/lreasurer’s
report.
A picnic was planned for June
27, 1992, under the presidency of
Linda Axtmann and the executive.
The 29th annual Deitner reunion
was held on Sunday, June 30, at the
home of George and Marie Blake
and family.
About 90 descendants of the late
James and Cecialia Deitner attend
ed form Guelph, Sarnia, Sault Ste.
Marie, Kitchener, London, Blyth,
Goderich, Ethel, Port Albert, Bel
grave, Brussels, Wingham, Walton
and Clinton.
On Saturday the community cen
tre was alive with activity when
people displayed their treasures at
the giant garage sale.
Over 20 vendors offered new or TICKETS $6.00 ADVANCE $8.00 AT DOOR PROCEEDS TO IMPROVED SNOWMOBILE TRAILS
used items for sale. The Communi
ty Thrift Shop Steering Committee
is pleased with the success of the
day.
Winners of the raffle were:
Karen Therrien-clown, Stan
Alexander-plant stand, Ken Mac-
Donald-grader, Lyle Heming-
way-couch potato, Lavern
Dingman-seal, Jim Mair-chick-
adee and Andrew Corrigan-glass
protector.
The committee wishes to thank
Carol and Murray Long for their
contributions and the community
for its support.
Congratulations to the Brussels
FunFest organizing committee, the
organizations, clubs, churches and
groups which sponsored the many
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activities, and all who attended the
wide variety of events. A highlight
was the families with children who
were here, as well as all the village
residents and their guests who took
part.
A weekend such as this is a credit
to the community and Brussels can
indeed by proud of FunFest 1991.
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