The Citizen, 1991-10-02, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2,1991.
Rutledges celebrate 50th
Gorrie Anglican Church manse
was the setting 50 years ago when
Edward (Ned) Rutledge took
Katherine Durst as his bride. The
groom was the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Rutledge and the
bride was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Irvin Durst.
The couple were united in holy
matrimony by Rev. Ball. Atten
dants at the September 30 cereino-
ny were the late Mrs. Marilyn
Durst and the late Mr. Philip Durst
of Wroxeter.
Following their marriage the Rut
ledges took ap residence in Brus
sels, the place that has been their
home ever since. For many years
they operated a grocery store in the
People
Golden anniversary
Ned and Kay Rutledge, of Brussels, were the guests of
honour this past weekend at a special family dinner in
recognition of the couple's 50th wedding anniversary.
Brussels students compete
in area soccer tournament
WRITTEN BY MIKE ILLMAN
AND BRENT PEPPER
Wednesday, September 18 was
Brussels annual Fall Fair. The
parade was set to begin at 12
o'clock and our school entered
three floats. The first float consist
ed of band members, while the
other two, were made up of the
remaining students. Following the
parade our students were allowed
to enjoy the fair on our own for the
rest of the day. At the fair many
students won prizes with their
entries with the fair work they did
at the school. Many others won
prizes by playing the great games.
A great deal of fun was had by all.
On Thursday, September 26 the
Brussels school soccer teams com
peted in the soccer tournament held
at Grey Central School. The girls
team tied two and lost three, while
the boys team won one, tied three,
and lost one. A great day was had
by all.
The Primary Division is doing a
Fairy Tale unit and participating
are teachers: Mr. Wanless, Mrs.
Clark, Ms. Anonech, Ms. Ncthcry,
Mrs. Uhler and Mrs. Raymond.
They are divided into three groups,
and working with other grades in
this unit until Christmas or after.
Some of the Fairy Tales are
"Rapunzel", "Snow White", "Jack
and the Bean Stalk", and "Alice in
Wonderland."
We interviewed Trevor Meade, a
Trevor is a grade eight student. We
asked Trevor a few questions. He
said that he has met many new
friends. He also said he misses his
old school Trevor's favourite teach
er is Mr. Kemp. He also enjoyed
playing baseball during the sum
mer.
Rebekahs hold
first meeting
The first regular meeting of
Morning Star Rebekah Lodge,
Brussels took place on Tuesday,
September 10. It was preceded by a
bounteous pot luck supper.
Noble Grand Janet McCutcheon
presided. There was a good atten
dance. The Charter of our Lodge
was draped in loving memory of
Verna Thomas who passed away in
June. A donation was given to the
Wingham and Area Palliative Care
Services.
A decision to hold the variety fair
on Friday, October 4 and Saturday,
October 5 was made.
The Installation of Officers is to
be held on October 22. Invitations
to Clinton and Seaforth Lodge
members are being extended for
this special meeting.
Eleanor Hemingway attended
Seaforth District High School
Commencement '91 on Friday,
when two grandchildren, Nancy
Godkin and Michael Axtmann,
graduated and Darren Hemingway
received the French award for
Grade 9.
Nancy received awards for high
est marks in Biology, French,
Math-Calculus, Ontario Scholar
and other scholarships, in addition
to the Governor-General's Medal
for highest academic excellence.
Nancy is attending Queen’s Uni
versity in Kingston, where she is
studying Occupational Therapy.
Michael is attending Brocks in St.
Catherines.
Don and Anne McCosh of Ripley
visited on Sunday with Eleanor
Hemingway.
The Brussels Firemen played the
Grey Township Firemen in an exhi
bition ball game on Sunday,
village, after which they ran the 50
to $1 Store. In later years, Mr. Rut
ledge drove school bus while his
wife was employed as a nurse's aid.
She has also been actively involved
as a volunteer for the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community Cen
tre.
Mr. Rutledge retired 10 years
ago, while his wife retired five
years ago. They now pass their
time relaxing and enjoying the
company of family and friends.
The Rutledges have two sons,
Brian and his wife Marlene of
Brussels and Terry and his wife
Brenda of Aubum.
An anniversary celebration was
held this past weekend at Terry's
September 29.
The Brussels team proved to be
in top form, winning the game.
A BBQ and social time was held
at Gary Boyers after the game.
Legion news
BY SANDRA JOSLING
Service Officer Mel Harper will
be at the Brussels Legion Tuesday,
October 8. Anyone requiring infor
mation about the Vetrans Indepen
dence Program, pensions or
disability pensions can contact Ted
Elliott at 887-6014 or leave a mes
sage at the Legion at 887-6562
after 4 p.m.
Winners of the euchre held
Wednesday, September 18 are:
high lady, Edythe Giousher; high
man, Ruth Dougherty (playing as
man); low lady, Dini Nethery; low
man, Verna Tunney (playing as
man); most lone hands for the
ladies was Shirley Hopper and lone
hands for the men was Jim
MacLean. The next euchre at the
Legion will be October 2 at 7:45
p.m. Cost is $1.50/person with a
lunch served after. All are welcome
to attend.
home followed by a family dinner
at the White Carnation in
Holmesville. Special guests includ
ed the bride's sister and brother and
their spouses and the groom's sister
and her family, including guests
from Prince George, B.C., Inger
soll, Orillia, Stratford, Toronto,
Samia and Brussels.
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