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At the Branch
First Catch the Ace draw held at Brussels Legion
The start of something big
The Brussels Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held
the first draw of its Catch the Ace progressive raffle on
Friday night. Above, Royal Canadian Legion President
Jamie Mitchell oversaw the first draw. Sandra Josling Brown
won but didn't catch the $750 jackpot, which will grow as
the event continues. (Denny Scott photo)
By Jo -Ann McDonald
The week around the Brussels
Legion Branch has been busy. First
there was a group of nearly 80 people
attending the Pre -Spring Growers
meeting hosted by Millstone Crop
Services. They had three guest
speakers and many representatives
from seed, fertilizer and chemical
companies on hand. Following the
morning of information they enjoyed
a roast beef dinner. Comrades Sandra
Josling Brown, Deb Cann, Mary
Bradshaw, Deb Ross, Judy Lee and
John Lowe did a great job.
The Thursday night darts had 17
darters having a great night of play.
Winners were: first, Sharon Robbins,
Ron Schmidt and Catrina Josling;
second, Penny Reynolds and Gord
Jacklin; high shots, Ron, 140; Penny,
138; Sharon, 134 and Lawrence
Machan, 118. It was a fun night for
all.
The ladies slo-pitch league held its
spring meeting at the Legion on
Thursday evening. There were
representatives of 10 teams and two
carrying voting privileges for two
other teams. There will be 12 teams
in the league this year and the 25
ladies present discussed rules and
changes and enjoyed some social
time together.
The first night of the Catch the
Ace progressive lottery was on
Friday night. All went well and the
first winner was Sandra Josling
Brown who won $254. Her envelope
pick was number 50 and it contained
the nine of clubs. The search for the
ace of spades continues. Next draw
is Friday, April 20 with an estimated
jackpot of $750.
Saturday should have been a very
busy day at the Branch, but the
weather had other ideas. The
Saturday afternoon euchre was
cancelled due to the weather. Euchre
scheduled for April 28 is now
cancelled.
The second event for Saturday was
the come -and -go celebration for
Jack Ryan's 80th birthday.
Undoubtably, the weather kept many
away, but nearly 80 family members,
friends and neighbours made the
journey to wish Jack a happy
birthday. Comrades Jo -Ann
McDonald, Judy Lee, Mabel
Glanville, Lisa Glanville, Daisy
Wong Schmidt and Joan Smith were
the workers for the day.
The third event for the day was to
have been the Spring O'Limpix.
Unfortunately, the weather
deteriorated as the day progressed
and the decision to cancel was made.
The event will be rescheduled in the
near future. A lot of planning has
been put into the night's events and
hopefully there will be lots of teams
come out for the event when held.
Congratulations to Comrades Eric
and Deb Ross and Jim and Sandra
Brown on a fine showing at the
provincial darts held in Sutton on the
weekend. The foursome were fourth
in their group of nine teams. They
played against teams from Port
Kid's Corner Bible Camp set July 16-20
A NOTE FROM BETTY
By Betty
Graber
Watson
Call
887-9231
Oh my, what's with the white stuff
in April? Once again it's a reminder
that we do not control the world and
we found that out on the weekend.
For me it was relief that I was
home when the sleet and ice pellets
started. I arrived in the wee hours of
Friday morning from Alberta and
was settling in, so a little thankful to
go with the surprise in the weather.
All is well in Alberta, well, in
Edmonton and Rimby anyway.
Newest grandson Hark is growing
nicely with a pair of thunder thighs
like I haven't seen in a while and a
giggle that is contagious. So with my
brothers Clif and Jim, our children
have six boys born in the last five
years in Alberta. You can see why
it's important that I keep a regular
check on them all.
You need to tell the children in
your life that Kid's Corner is set for
July 16-20 this year. That week is
Four Winds receives award
The Ontario Business
Improvement Area Association
(OBIAA) recognized the Brussels
Four Barn with the Bricks and
Mortar Award at the 2018 National
Business Improvement Area
Conference in Collingwood earlier
this week.
The award, according to the
OBIAA website, is one of several
awards presented at the event. It
recognizes streetscaping and public
realm improvements.
Previously, the Tillsonburg BIA
received the award for its facade
improvement grant program.
Huron East Economic
Development Officer Jan Hawley
announced the win on Facebook late
Monday night, highlighting the
importance of the barn in the
revitalization of Brussels.
The structure has held its first
events and has more than 60
weddings booked for the coming
wedding seasons. It will also be
home to Fresh Petals, a flower shop,
in the stone house wing of the
structure and a year-round farmers'
market.
The award marks the sixth time
the OBIAA has recognized Huron
East, according to Hawley, who said
that kind of recognition is a team
effort.
For more information, visit
Brussels Four Winds on Facebook,
visit brusselsfourwinds.ca or call
226 -889 -BARN (2276).
always a fun time for the school -
aged kids to learn and play together,
sponsored by the Brussels
Ministerial. This year the theme is
"Water of Life" and sounds like fun
already. Volunteers are needed for
many duties including snack
preparation, program promotion,
supervision to name a few. Yvonne
Dettweiler at 519-887-6098 would
be happy to offer you a job, that will
suit your fun level. Call her.
Plastic has hit the news again, a
reminder that we all use way too
much of it in our lives and disposal
is a major concern. Tons of it
floating in the oceans, piles of it in
our dumps and in the ditches, minute
particles killing marine life and now
it's been found in bottled water. So,
Sunday is Earth Day, time to really
change in using less, accepting we
all own part of the problem and need
to really think before we purchase
things, make the time to reuse and
Brussels Legion
Catch the Ace
Progressive
Raffle
Winning Ticket: Sandra Josling Brown
$254 Envelope #50-9 of Clubs
Estimated jackpot $750 for April 20
Brussels Lions Club
COMMUNITY BREAKFAST
Sunday, April 22nd
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Brussels Morris & Grey Community Centre,
800 Sports Dr., Brussels, Ontario
Let the Lions cook for you! Eggs, sausage, toast, coffee,
juice and their famous pancakes
served with real maple syrup!
Admission by donation.
Proceeds to Brussels and Grey Fire Departments For Equipment Purchases
re -purpose things and knowing that
we must do better for the next
generation.
Save electricity and eat breakfast
with the Lions Club next Sunday.
Like many other events, the weather
postponed their weekend breakfast.
Life is made up of moments. For
the folks at the United Church our
many moments with our Student
Intern Hillary MacDonald are
coming to an end this month. We
were blessed to be part of her
learning and we think we've given
her a few rural lessons that will serve
her well. Well, maybe not in
Calgary, where she's headed. It was
great having you with us Hillary.
Bye now, Betty G.W.
Burwell, Brampton, Sutton,
Scarborough, Havelock, Arden,
Callander and Charlton. They report
having a great day last Saturday.
The Sunday Night dance was
cancelled due to the weather. The
next dance is on two weeks.
NEWS
FROM BRUSSELS
WANTED
Pipers & Drummers
Free
Lessons Available
Contact
519-440-9457
for more information
Brussels Legion Pipe Band
Brussels Ministerial & Church Choirs
Present
A SPRINGTIME SONGFEST
"The Joy of Creation"
Sunday, April 22
7:30 pm
St. John's Anglican Church
Come enjoy music, scripture, fellowship
and refreshments.
Everyone welcome!
Goodwill offering
In the
beginning
G CREATED
the I-ISAVENS
the EARTH
Jo/titis
May 4th
at the Walton Kirk
(former Duff's United Church)
for
_Dimwit and a can cent
featuring
4ecia P/104,
with Opening Act featuring Kevin Carney & Capucine Onn
Dinner: 6:30 pm
Concert: 8:00 pm
$40 for Dinner & Concert
$15 for Concert only