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The Citizen, 2001-11-14, Page 2FROM BRUSSELS At the Branch YOUR AEROBIC WORKOUT CLASSES Men, Women & Special Needs All Welcome 6 classes per week 72 Mill Street (across from Brussels library) Call: 887-8013 or 887-9181 SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM With kitchen for rent Catering Services Available COMING EVENTS at the BRUSSELS LEGION WED., NOV. 14 Men's Euchre Night at 8:00 p.m. Admission $5.00 per man. Lunch. SAT., NOV. 17 Fish Fry Supper. Adults $9.00. Children $4.50 Dinner 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. SUN., NOV. 18__,„, Sunday Morniu t_realitt Come Ogelairk g church. is $5.00 ‘P Children $2.50 Served 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. WED., NOV. 21 Mixed Cribbage at 8:00 p.m. $5.00 per person. Prizes. Lunch. SAT., NOV. 24 Euchre Tournament Downstairs at 1:00 p.m.Bring your partner. Admission $5.00 per person Cash prizes. Lunch. No Smoking Event. SUN., NOV. 25 Singles Dance from 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Admission $8.00. Lunch. Enjoy "The Westernaires" MON., NOV. 26 General Meeting at 8:00 p.ni. Zone Commander Bob Grey Official Visit. All members to attend. WED., NOV. 28 Men's Euchre Night at 8:00 p.m. Admission $5.00 per man. Lunch. Inquiries on events, use or rent of Legion, please call 887-6570 or 887-6562 PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001. Huron East council briefs Street names to be changed By Jo-Ann McDonald, It was a busy week at the Brussels Legion Branch. On Wednesday the Grade 5/6 school children from Brussels Public and Grey Central School visited with our veterans to learn about training and war first hand. They visited different stations — the, army, airforce, navy, cadets, our military display and the poster and essay contest sponsored by the Legions across Canada. Our thanks go to the teachers who had the children prepared with notes and questions. Our Youth Chairman Sandra Josling with the aid of our Comrade Veterans, John Wright, Ross Bennett, Donald Dunbar, Bill Bremner and Glenn Bridge enjoyed the morning with the children. Friday night's supper of meatloaf was delicious. This week is chicken wings. The Saturday afternoon euchre saw 12 tables at play. The cards were right for John and Iola Subject to take first place. In second was Dorothy and Blanche Dalton and third went to Raymond and Lois Haggitt. The lucky lone hand win- ners were Vera Ahrens and Jim Coultes. The next euchre is Nov. 24. Congratulations to John Lowe who celebrated his 30th birthday at the Branch on Saturday night. Sunday was a good day with a cool wind for Remembrance Day services. Our padre Joan Golden officiated at the service with a good crowd in attendance. Thanks to all participating groups, clubs and indi- viduals who laid wreaths. The serv- ice followed at St. John's Anglican Church, then a light lunch was served at the Branch. A special presentation of the Peacekeeping medal was made to the family of the late Borden Linkletter for his peacekeeping duties overseas. There were 16 of this family member present, as his wife accepted the medal. A service was held at Huronlea for Remembrance Day at 2 p.m. with many of the residents and about 20 legion members attending. This service was conducted by Joan Golden. The Sunday night Singles Dance had a good crowd enjoy the music of South Ridge Sound. The early bird memberships draw has only two weeks left to go so get in and pay your dues.. New Year's Eve tickets will soon be available so watch for those as well. Congratulations to 5R's Thrift Shop and Oldfield's Pro Hardware for their first and second (respective- ly) prize-winning Remembrance Day window displays. The money is being donated to Brussels Public School. Huron East council had street names on the agenda of its Nov. 6 meeting. The introduction of the 911 system has meant the town can no longer have duplicate street names. The amalgamation process left the new municipality with several iden- tical or similar names. Currently Huron East has five Mill Streets, four John Streets and four Church Streets. Council determined that the prior- ity for keeping or changing names would be based on the number of residences currently located on each street. Thirty-four streets have been identified for name changes. A proposed list of changes has been approved by county council. Reduce, reuse and recycle BRUSSELS CURLING starts Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. Dues: Men $80.00 Women $70.00 New Curlers & Students $50.00 New Curlers Free until Christmas Phone - Brenda 887-9966 Steve 887-6670 Everyone Welcome Huron East will now advertise the proposed list of changes and the prospective new names. Public meetings will be held in the near future and residents will be able to voice their opinion and raise objections at that time. *** After discussion council approved spending $24,700 to purchase a new heating unit, exhaust fan and water heater for the Vanastra Recreation Centre. The installation was made neces- sary by the condition of the old gas furnaces in the pool area and the need to improve air quality in the pool area. The new water heater will address the shortage of hot water in other V A Opening - Soon Holly's Hair and Tanning Salon 480 Turnberry Street L Brussels, Ontario areas of the building. This is an unbudgeted item and Deputy-Mayor Bernie MacLellan asked if the money could be found in this year's budget. Clerk- Administrator Jack McLachlan replied, "If you are asking me if we can find the money at the end of the year - at this stage I would say yes. But we won't be able to have any more (surprises)." *** By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-6236 887-9231 Remembrance Day is past for another year. The poppies are tucked away and life resumes. Perhaps con- sidering the events of this past year each one of us will try to make a bet- ter effort of living a life of peace. For each of us is responsible to make peace in our own corner of the world — no racist jokes, no cultural slang, no physical assault, no unkind words. We need to keep the poppy in view to remind us we are responsible for peace. Fall must be a time for gathering with friends. Last week I met up with two of my nursing student friends. We've been buddies since 1967. It's pretty neat chatting abgut three decades of shared life, the good, the bad and the ugly, but it's great to review life when the others know the lines. Then Ralph had the same opportu- nity in London on Saturday when the Topnotch Alumni of this part of Ontario had a grand time zgviewing their work life together. Stories _fly and -names get recalled and laughs are shared once more. Old friends hold a special spot, for they see only the inner beauty in each other and disregard the new outer trappings like changes in the pounds, hair colour and number of wrinkles. Life is good. It was good to see the Ottawa folks — Peter Workman and Archie MacDonald visiting with family on the weekend. Eleanor Hemingway was sur- rounded by family this weekend as she celebrated her 90th birthday at an open house on Saturday at the United Church and the reunion con- tinued as they attended worship Happy Belated Birthday Hank November 11th Stitt a coat dude at 65 Best wishes from the Exel Bunch Council approved the hiring of Philip Turner as the town's sewer and water operator. Turner, who will start work on Jan.1, 2002 is current- ly working for the Ontario Clean Water Agency. Turner holds a class 3 operator's licence and comes to the town with 20 years experience. *** Council approved accounts payable of $442,523.89. together on Sunday just like the days gone by. Happy Year Eleanor. The bazaars and house tours are in abundance. Just pick a date and time and I'm sure you'll find a place — check the paper or a bulletin board then go; enjoy and support the local groups. Help support the Huron County Christmas Bureau by buying a 50/50 ticket at the Brussels Country Inn. Half of the winnings will go to the Bureau. The Inn is also accepting donations of gifts, toys and clothing for the Bureau. If wrapped, label what's inside. Let's do our part to help the little ones dur- ing the holiday season. Go for a walk, check the grass before the snow comes. Bye now, Betty G. W. Rene Heroux is the new CAP (Community Access Program) student at the Brussels Library. The program is part of the federal government initiative to make Canada the most con- nected country in the world. Heroux is there to help resi- dents use the computer to surf the internet, or set up web based e-mail to stay in contact with friends and family. There is free internet training when access assistance is available. Also at the library is the HRDC computer which allows peo- ple to look for jobs on the internet or write their résumé and cover letter. Printing is free and people can request a free diskette on which to store information. The Gates computer was made available through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It can be used in various ways, including chil- dren's computer programs, internet and for reference titles. (Vicky Bremner photo)