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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2004. PAGE 7.
Grey students present Christmas concert
A number of area children from
kindergarten to Grade 4 took part in
the Grey Central school Christmas
concert on Dec. 8.
Rachel Hammermueller, Anthony
Lichty, Lexi Smith, Tess Burnfield,
Kayla Stewart, Chelsey Terpstra,
Robin Rosentreter, Heidi Bachert,
Hailey Bachert, Dalton Hamilton,
Morgan Deitner, Ryan Baan,
Meagan Sholdice, Daniel Lichty,
Jordyn Sholdice, Leah Davidson,
Jasmin Roth, Sean Mitchell, and
The Cranbrook WMS meeting
was held on Dec. 7 at the home of
Eleanor Stevenson. It started at noon
with a potluck lunch with Rev.
Cathrine Campbell as a guest.
Yvonne Knight, leader, opened the
meeting reading a Christmas poem.
She read the following articles, The
Perfect Gifts for the Holidays,
Cathrine Campbell was emcee
when many people from the area
attended the night of music in
Melville Presbyterian Church on
Sunday evening. Choirs from the
Walton and Brussels United
Churches, Brussels Mennonite
Fellowship Church, St. Ambrose
Catholic Church, Brussels Anglican
Danica Zwep started the program
with a piano prelude.
Some Christmas carols were sung
by the audience. The Grades 1 - 4
choir sang Give Us A Gift.
Chelsey Terpstra, Mervin
Brubacher, Samantha Fretz, Heidi
Penelton, Tori Cardiff, Sarah Dillon
and Meagan Sholdice were cast
members in the play. Kindergarten A
sang New Teeth For Christmas and
kindergarten B sang All I Want For
Christmas. Kelsey Smith and Edan
Lighting Up A Farmer's Life, A
Guide to Christmas Shopping, and
Christmas dinner at the Kid's Card
Table Island Has Its Moments.
Donna Knight read the scripture
Matthew I: 18-25 and Matthew 2: 1-
12. Brenda Perrie led in prayer.
Eleanor Stevenson read the
minutes of the November meeting
Church, and Melville Presbyterian
Church participated.
Birthday wishes to Paige Keffer,
Dec. 18 and Laura (Mrs. Brett
Fischer), Dec. 21.
Happy anniversary to Brent and
Shari Evans on Dec. 18.
Just a reminder to drivers to slow
down in winter driving conditions.
Rapson from Grade 4 had special
parts.
Grade 1 sang Love My Slippers,
with Owen Hamilton playing the
Dad and Dakota Adams the young
girl. Grade 2 sang Rocks For
Christmas with Heidi Bachert as
Mom and Travis Brubacher the
young boy. The Grade 2/3 class sang
Christmas Spice with Jonathan
Blake and Lucas Laidlaw playing
the boys.
Tori Cardiff, Sarah Dillon, and
and Donna Knight gave the
treasurer's report. The roll call was
answered by giving a Christmas
reading.
Two Christmas hymns were sung
and the meeting closed with the
Mizpah Benediction. Then the
Ladies' Aid meeting for March 7
was planned.
Two vehicles were pulled out of
fields on Newry Road within sight
of McNabb Line on the weekend.
The winners of the Huronlea craft
show door prizes were. Dave
McCutcheon, poinsettia; Dan
Chesher, angel; Doris McCall,
Christmas cactus; Cathrine
Campbell, amaryllis bulb.
float, Brussels Crusaders.
Congratulations to the winners of
the colouring contest: girls, ages one
to four, Jessica Johnston; ages five to
eight, Faith Sebastian; over eight,
Jamee Johnston; boys, ages one to
four, Jack Pipe; ages five to eight,
Derrick Waechter; over eight, Ty
Sebastian.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
Keith Turnbull, Verna Crawford,
Dorothy Martin, Hazel Ward, Bob
Bremner, Allan Edgar, Marguerite
Beirnes, Grace Stewart, Jean
Bedwel I.
The next euchre will be the
Christmas euchre on Monday, Dec.
20 at 8 p.m. Women, arc asked to
bring lunch.
Continued from page 2 this season will continue to flow into
The business association has their the rest of the year. Enjoy the music
Christmas prizes on display so have of the season.
a peek and fill in your name when Congratulations to the winners of
you make your purchase — they look the Brussels Christmas parade floats:
pretty fine. best overall float Hastings/Nesbit
Pretty windows with lights a families; best animal float, Barb
twinkling are what you see as you Terpstra and family; best club float,
drive Turnberry Street at dark. The Brussels Public School band; best
lights in the store windows are well business float, McGavins; best sports
done. The opening of the new store
in the old Brussels 50 to $1, gave us
one more beautiful window to look
at last week.
Thank you for your festive work.
It's a nice send-off for my working
nights.
Family visiting is one of the
traditions which can be stressful as
the weather holds control. As the
families grow and stretch it gets to be
a challenge to catch everyone but as
long as we all keep trying the love of
The Ethel euchre was held on
Monday, Dec. 6.
Winners were: share-the-wealth,
Helen Cullen, Keith Turnbull;
birthday, Verna Crawford, Mac
Smith; high, Violet Smith, Mac
Smith; low, Mary Huether, Jim
Smith; tally, Helen Dobson, Ross
Stephenson, Dorothy Dilworth,
Sleepy time
Kicking off the annual Christmas concert dress rehearsal at Grey Central Public School was
a cheery performance by the choir students from Grades 1 to 4. The carolers sang Give us a
Gift. (Elyse DeBruyn photo)
Cranbrook WMS enjoys potluck
Area people attend music night
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Results of Ethel euchre
Meagan Sholdice were the bell
ringers for the song Why Can't They
See. Tiffany Struthers and Brock
McLean were the shoppers in the
Grade 3 song The Christmas Wrap.
Tess Burnfield and Anthony Lichty
were the shoppers for the Grade 4
song Christmas Shopping Blues.
Lexi Smith gave a Christmas
reading. Anthony Lichty, Mervin
Brubacher, Janessa Smith, Lexi
Clark, Chelsey Terpstra, Ryan Baan,
Morgan Sheppard, Leah Davidson,
Jordyn Sholdice, Matthew Swart,
Jason Baxter, Isaac Vander Borgh,
Tiffany Deitner and Johanna Blake
were in the special choir singing The
Greatest Gift Of All.
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