The Citizen, 1999-09-08, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1999.
Congratulations
Golden day
On Aug. 22, Adah Smith of Brussels celebrated her 80th birhday at the home of her son and
daughter-in-law Doug and Colleen in Guelph. The occasion was also the Michie reunion.
Ninety-three Michie relatives came from Lucky Lake, SK, Ottawa, Peterborough, Acton,
Milton, London, Goderich, Belgrave, Shelburne and Brussels. All enjoyed a day of catching
up on old times, good food, swimming and beautiful summer weather.
Edna and Tom Pletch celebrated 50 years of marriage
with an open house at their Brussels home on Sunday
afternoon.Local stations
Over 200 attend
50th anniversary
Tom Pletch and Edna Higgins
were married 50 years ago, Sept. ",
1949.
The ceremony which took place
at the Brussels United Church
manse was conducted by Rev.
Andrew Lane. The bride was
attended by her sister Carrie
McLeod and the groom was attend
ed by her brother Charles Higgins.
The honeymoon trip was to Nia
gara Falls after which the newly
weds returned home to begin life
together. They started farming on
the 4th concession of Morris Twp.,
where they stayed for I I years.
Tom then worked on construction
for over 30 years with Huron Coun
ty and Mobray Construction, then
as a bridge foreman for E&E Seeg-
miller, Kitchener. He worked for
Looby Construction of Dublin and
Ron Esbaugh of St. Clements.
Following his retirement from
there in 1987, Tom worked on his
own for a few more years.
Edna worked in the office at
Tom enjoys the coffee shop and
sitting on the front steps, visiting
with folks walking past, especially
the school children.
They are both members of Brus
sels United Church.
The Pletches have two sons and
two daughters, Karen Cronin (Mrs.
Jim), RR4, Seaforth, Don (Connie),
RRI, Lucan; Bonnie (Mrs. Jim)
Hogan, RR3, Lucknow and Steve
(Barb) of Calgary, who were with
them to help celebrate their
anniversary with an open house at
their Brussels home. They also
have 13 grandchildren and four
great-grandsons.
Over 200 people attended the cel
ebration this past Sunday after
noon. Special guests came from
Waterloo, Etobicoke, Mississauga,
Stayner, Willowdale, St. Colum-
ban, Lucan, London, Paisley,
Wingham, Belgrave, Teeswater,
Seaforth. Lucknow, Exeter, Rock
wood, Sarnia, Guelph, Calgary,
Brussels and area.
featured
Continued from page 11
communities such as Blyth and
Brussels enter his tale.
Hardy chose the title for his
book. Rusty Rails, from a photo he
had taken in Blyth as a train rolled
into town over a hill along those
rusty rails.
Each of the book’s seven chap
ters details a rail line from its con
struction to abandonment or, in one
case, sale as a short line. More than
200 previously unpublished pho
tographs, eight in full colour, invite
readers to travel those lines.
Historic data is provided for sta
tions and sidings from Goderich in
the west to Guelph in the east and
from Stratford north to Owen
Sound. Finally, the last runs with
the snow-swirled caboose passing
through Colborne Twp. and the
work crane turned on the shoveled-
clear switches of the Owen Sound
wye are described.
The historic photos and railway
data are of special interest to histo
ry buffs and model railroaders;
however. Rusty Rails also offers a
very personal journey through the
changing landscape of rural
Ontario.
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the fBlyth Hc&tiual p-iaudly pne&entA a dynamic tiiAute tn a
heneic via of fanminy. Snnm the ceeaion 0/ £Ae foum SAaat -
fyeath ol the 3tiwd Man
Brussels Sales Bam for seven years
then was employed at CIBC, Brus
sels for 19 years. She retired in
1987 and has since enjoyed many
hobbies such as quilting, sewing,
oil painting, ceramics and crafts.
She belongs to Majestic
Women's Institute, the Brussels
Agricultural Society and 5-Star
Quilters Guild.
1999 ONTARIO
JUNIOR CITIZEN OF
THE YEAR AWARDS
Deadline - Oct. Jkst, 1999
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newspaper for details
Julie Stratton
NOV. 9-16
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Cebebrating 25th Anniversary Season.
FALL SPECIAL EVENTS
1st Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament
Friday, September 17, 1999
Seaforth Golf & Country Club - Steak Barbeque incl.
Wieringerwaard - Dutch Folk Dancing
direct from the Netherlands
Wednesday, September 22, 1999 - 8 p.m.
Also this fall -
Back by popular demand - Don Harron & Catherine McKinnon - October 23rd
Plus a student production - Dutfiebag Theatre's Beauty and the Beast and MacBeth ■
October 13th - 15th - 2 performances daily