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At the Branch
Daltons win at euchre
Celebrating 50 years
It was a day to be proud as the Auburn Horticultural Society
marked its 50th anniversary Monday evening. In five
decades of beautifying the community, the society has
added the cement name plates at either end of the hamlet
and created a lovely Manchester Park. Boasting 63 mem
bers, the group enjoyed guest speaker Susan Hay, enter
tainment and a social time.
Fergus theatre presents
Atwood’s ‘Edible Woman’
By JoAnn McDonald
It’s been a busy couple of weeks
and the rest of the month is going to
be busy as well.
The long weekend of September
saw the Branch hosting euchre on
Saturday and a singles dance on
Sunday. Winners at euchre were Bob
and Dorothy Dalton taking first
place with 76 points. Following
close behind with 74 points were
Isabelle Gray and Shirley Dittmer
and with 72 points Orville and
Shirley. The lone hand winners were
Ed Stewart and Hazel Reid.
Euchre is held every second
Saturday.
The singles dance had a wonderful
crowd enjoy the music of the
Country Ways. There will be no
dance on Sept 17.
The Friday night supper had a
good crowd for roast pork. Anyone
can drop in and enjoy dinner for only
$5 a plate. Next week is sweet and
sour meatballs and rice.
This weekend will be busy at the
Branch. The Ambassador of the Fair
competition is being held Friday
night in the Auditorium. Come out
and enjoy the speeches.
Sunday is the kickoff of Legion
Week across Canada. The Brussels
Branch has the honour of hosting the
Zone Convention for the area on
Sunday. Members from all across
the C-l Zone will be attending to
parade from Huron lea to the Branch
at l p.m. Meetings follow and then
dinner served by our capable ladies
auxiliary.
On Thursday, Sept. 21 they are
hosting a Seniors’ afternoon begin
ning at 2 p.m. Kevin Hummel of
Crime Stoppers is the speaker and
then the singing group The Saints is
going to entertain. Everyone is wel
come. Refreshments will be served.
The elimination draw ends the
week with a fish fry as well. Supper
is from 4:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. and
tickets are $9/adults. Entertain-ment
starts around 7 p.m. with dancing to
follow.
On Sept. 30 there is a bus going to
Parkwood Hospital in London. This
is the day that members from across
the zone go to entertain the patients
there. It’s a nice day and if you
would like to go please call and
leave your name with Sandra at the
Branch by Friday, Sept. 15.
There is a bail tournament being
held as well, Sept. 30. If you wish to
enter a team call John Harrison 887-
9865, or Sandra at the Branch after 4
p.m. 887-6562 for information.
There was a wonderful crowd on
hand for supper on Aug. 18 when
comed beef and cabbage was on the
menu.
There were nine tables at play for
euchre on Saturday, Aug. 19.
Winners were Carmen and Ila,
Charlie and Millie, Lloyd and
Lillian.
Breakfast was enjoyed by over
100 people and the singles dance
was enjoyed by another 100. The
volunteers were kept busy that day.
The Family Picnic Day held
Sunday, Aug. 27 was enjoyed by all
who attended. There were games for
the kids and the swimming pool saw
a lot of action. Our fearless Zone
Commander Eric Ross and President
Linda Bird even felt it was appropri
ate for them to make a splash mind
you it took a little convincing man
power - but splash it was. Hot dogs
and hamburgers and com on the cob
was enjoyed for supper. It was a
pleasant afternoon and hopefully
even more families will attend next
year.
The Provincial Service Officer
Randy Groundwater will be at the
Branch Oct. 4. Anyone wishing to
see him call Comrade Ross Bennett
at 887-6069.
The hours at the Branch are chang
ing just slightly. Opening is now at 4
p.m. everyday and closing at 8 p.m.
everyday but Friday. Check the front
door for all the times.
Happy 30th
Paul (WallyJ
Love Your Family
Jdappy 80th birthday
Mom
September 20
Edythe Coleman
Love from Barb, Jim,
Gerald, Sandra & families
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ELMA MUTUAL
wishes to congratulate
YVONNE KNIGHT
upon her
retirement after
25 YEARS OF SERVICE
to our policyholders in the
Brussels area,
to celebrate this occasion,
there will be an
Open House on
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
2- 4 p.m. to be held at
Elma Mutual Insurance
Company, 130 John Street,
Atwood, Ontario.
This will be your
opportunity to come in and
say goodbye to Yvor.ne and
to meet Elma Mutual’s
newest broker, Doug
S hoi dice of Brussels.
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Theatre on the Grand in Fergus is
proud to present the world premiere
of the stage adaptation of Margaret
Atwood’s novel The Edible Woman.
Opening Sept. 27, this production is a
real coup for Theatre on the Grand.
Theatres from around the country
were vying for this piece, says the
Theatre’s Artistic and Executive
Director Christopher McHarge. “It
was an honour to be chosen to pres
ent this important work.’’
Rich in metaphor, deliciously
comic and glittering with insight, The
Edible Woman chronicles the fantas
tic and dramatic ego disintegration of
Marian McAlprin who seems at first
to be a perfectly conventional young
woman, with friends, a successful
and attractive man in her life, and a
good job. Everything in her life
seems to fly out of control just as
Marian seems
ready to fulfill “every woman’s
dream” of trading in her troublesome
job for marriage and a new life at
home with children.
Canadian author Margaret Atwood
is known throughout the world for
her short stories, poetry, and fiction
including The Handmaid's Tale and
Alias Grace. This adaptation of The
Edible Woman, a novel first pub
lished in 1969, was written by
Canadian playwright Dave Carley.
Born and raised in Peterborough
Carley now lives in Toronto where he
works for CBC Radio Arts and
Entertainment as the radio drama
script editor. His plays have been
produced extensively across Canada
and the United States, and in many
overseas nations including Australia,
England, the Netherlands, Belgium
and Japan.
Theatre on the Grand is located at
244 St. Andrew St., W. in Fergus. For
tickets, call the Box Office at (519)
787-1981.
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The family of
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invites all friends & relatives
to share in the celebration
of their parents'
50th Wedding Anniversary
on Saturday, September 16th
An open reception will be held
at Blyth Community Centre
9:00 p.m. until I a.tn.
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