February,
2013
Vol. 24, Issue 6
The
Brookfield Men's Club will celebrate their 76th anniversary with a
special dinner meeting on Monday
February 18 - please note the change in time and place - that being
6:30 PM in the Baptist Church Hall.
There the men and their guests, which include any and all of their
off - spring, as well as any other citizens wishing to attend, will
partake in a wonderful turkey dinner prepared by the Baptists ladies.
After the meal, we are looking forward to a very interesting talk
from Densmore Lane resident Tim Smith - the highland Scot we are now
happy to count amongst our midst. Tim has had a fascinating career
and travelled the globe providing health care in the merchant navies
of Norway and the world's leading health care, medical assistant and
security service company, International SOS. We very much look
forward to hearing of his travels and travails! If you wish to attend
the dinner please call Bob 673-2022 or Terry at 673-2106 by February
14 latest to reserve your spot - we must provide the caterers
with
the number of meals to prepare. The cost of the meal is $15.
Congratulations are extended to the Brookfield Bantam AA Elks who won
the Pownal (PEI) hockey tournament beating Summerside 2-0 in the
final. Ed McMillan of Shortt's Lake is the Assistant Coach, and he
relies on, among others, Austin McBurnie, Patrick Jackson, Reid
Lanceleve, Luke McMillan, and Connor Burris. On the female side the
Colchester Harmony Grove Cyclones Bantam hockey team won the Dairy
Queen tournament in Amherst, and also the Credit Union Female
Challenge in Antigonish. SCMHA President Dale Miller is head coach,
Charles Bowers is the Assistant Coach and his daughter Chloe (Leah)
is a strong leftwinger on the team; and Robert and Dorene Matheson's
granddaughter Hannah Lynds (Jeff, Shawn) is a star centre. The Peewee
Cyclones, featuring Grace Fahey and Hayley Elliott, lost a lengthy
shootout in the same tournament to claim the silver medal. Many were
thrilled to see a strong performance by Zach Sill in the American
Hockey League Winter Classic from Hershey, Pennsylvania, that was
broadcast on national television by Sportsnet. His
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were led by Sill, who set up the tying
goal late in the third period, and went on to win the outdoor game in
overtime. Zach continues to play big-time, clutch minutes for the
Baby Penguins, and the webcasts for his games are gathering a big
following. Athletes of the Month at South Colchester Academy were as
follows: in November volleyballers Shanea Hill and Britany Stevens
were the Junior and Senior girls respectively, while Morgan Johnston
and Gregor Dawe were the Junior and Senior Males. In January
basketballers claiming the awards were Shanea Hill and Nicole Collier
(Senior Girls); the Junior boy was Jordan McKenzie and the Senior boy
was Nathan Sylliboy. Outstanding volunteer coach Kyle Cormier took
his SCA Senior Boys Wolves basketball team to the nationally-famous
Coal Bowl in New Waterford. This week-long event features some of the
best provincial and national teams- the Wolves went without a win,
but acquitted themselves well. At the Brookfield Curling Club, Hugh
Matheson organized the Nova Scotia Prime Time Championship for
curlers over 70, on behalf of the sponsor, the Brookfield Athletic
Association. 16 teams from all around the province came and spent 2
days at the Sportsplex; the competition was very keen and the
eventual championship team hailed from the Windsor Curling Club
defeating Phil Henderson's Dartmouth team in the final. The B
division champs were Ken Retson, Earle McCurdy, Terry Henderson and
Elmer Archibald of the host club. There was great curling,
camaraderie, and food throughout the 2 day event. We
want to very much thank Carol (Dennis) Haverstock of Port Hawkesbury,
who made a most generous donation to the Eagle - she certainly
appreciates receiving the monthly news and keeping up to date as to
what is going on in her former home town. She passes along the news
that her daughter Gina Haverstock and husband Shawn Myles are the
proud parents of a daughter (Audrey) born in Kentville. Two year old
Nathan Haverstock is happy to have a little sister; and needless to
say proud grandmother Carol is delighted as well. Gina is the
winemaker at Gaspereau Vineyards and has won many awards. The
Brookfield Athletic Association recently held their annual general
meeting: elected as table officers were Mike Henderson, President;
Lewis Ingram, Vice President, Julie Walters, Secretary and Robert
Putnam, Treasurer. Kim Dawe stepped down after 10 years as BAA
Secretary and received hearty thanks for her contributions.
Former
SCA grads are named to the Dean's List at Dalhousie's Faculty of
Agriculture (formerly NSAC) for 2012 - Genevieve Clark (Richard,
Monique), Braden Cruz (Ray, Pascale) of Stewiacke, and Rebecca
O'Connell (Randy, Shelley) of Otterbrook.
Sorry
to report on the passing of Bill MacDonald in Truro - he was the
father of Brookfield Elementary School Primary teacher Judi MacKenzie
of Pleasant Valley. Daniel McPhee, formerly of Parrsboro, passed away
at Elk Court. Long time nursing legend at the Colchester Hospital
"Lummy" Smith of Stewaicke passed away at 94 - seems like
everyone knew "Lummy"- she was grandmother to Shannex
care-giver Susie Smith.
Amanda Clarke traveled to
Calgary to visit former SCHS chum Brandi Sutherland (Pete,Vicki) of
Lanesville. Austin and Debbie Ross visited her daughter Amanda (and
husband Tony) in Maine. Taylor Clarke and Sarah Sears were part of
the team that represented Nova Scotia at the Canadian Junior Curling
Championship in Fort McMurray, Albert. The girls did well, finishing
with a 3 - 7 record. In a special competition for players on teams
that did not make the playoffs, Sarah
Sears paired with the Yukon skip to win the "Mixed Doubles"
championship! Along
for the trip to the less-frigid-than-here north were David and Carla
Clarke, and Joyce Sears. After an incredibly cold and lengthy snap in
the last week of January and first week of February, which saw
temperatures regularly in the minus teens, (and venturing into the
-20's) with wind chills around -29, we suspect several flights were
booked to warmer climes! Cory and Pam Sutherland's trip to the
Caribbean was interrupted by an emergency stopover in Bermuda caused
by unruly passengers - costing them a day of their vacation. Aubrey
and Janet Armstrong escaped to Jamaica; Brian Stewart and Sherry Cole
sunned in Cuba. Andrew and Becky Roop and kids visited Walt Disney
World. Ryan and Terra Sutherland have returned from Alberta.
The
following message
was forwarded to the Eagle from former Brookfielder
Lane Myers (son
of "Doc" Myers), now living in Greenwood N.S. I was
a resident of Brookfield from 1944-1951 and have many fond memories
of just how good it was to grow up in such a wonderful community.I
regularly, even after so many years, visit your website to read the
Eagle and see how many names I can still recognize and to catch up on
news from Brookfield.The October edition of the Eagle made mention of
"Memories, Musings and Milestones" by Marian Parker. As
luck would have it I was scheduled to go to Truro the following week
and decided to stop at MacQuarries and pick up a copy.This book is an
absolutely wonderful journey back through time, to a kinder and more
genuine era. It brought back so many wonderful memories of a
childhood I will always cherish. However, I must warn the reader that
you will at times be saddened, by the realization that no other
generation of children will ever experience the quality of life, and
sense of community that existed during the period covered by the
author. I suggest that this is a must read for anyone who has ever
lived in Brookfield. -Lane Myers
We'll apologize on the outset if the following is a bit intemperate,
but sometimes experience shows the bell has to be rung. It was
approximately 30 years ago, (if the Eagle had a better filing system,
one could look up the exact month) when the Old Bird railed at the
Department of Transportation to do something about the death trap
which was then the unpaved Upper Brookfield Road. That winter had
rendered it treacherous on many occasions, and the Eagle minced no
words in pointing out that it was too often effectively impassable to
emergency vehicles. We're not sure if there was cause and effect, but
not many months later, that road was paved, much to the relief to
anyone who had to travel it, especially in the winter. It may be time
again to address a couple of situations. Even prior to the
Remembrance Day 2011 flood that devastated what was left of the
riverbank just to the north of the South Colchester Academy soccer
field, both the Brookfield Community Assembly and the SCA Advisory
Council had been petitioning the School Board, Colchester County, the
Nova Scotia Government (Department of Education), and the federal
Department of Environment to repair the riverbank. Though some lip
service was paid then, and in the intervening 15 months, nothing has
been done and the bank has further disintegrated, which will add to
the cost of eventual repairs. Officials or staff at the CCRSB, the
Municipality of Colchester, the federal Department of Environment,
and the Provincial government have agreed that repairs need to be
done before the athletic field is permanently destroyed, to say
nothing of damages caused to many home owners on the south side of
289, whose properties have been immersed. The Little River now finds
it much easier to flow straight over the field (and across the road)
than to take its normal channel since the bank was destroyed. The
cost estimates to replace the bank are not huge by any means, but the
various bodies seem to be most adept at pointing to other groups to
effect the repairs!?! It seems the old adage "a stitch in time,
saves nine" is very apropos here - come on folks, please get the
repairs done while the ground is still frozen! Another example of
deferred maintenance ending up costing more money in the long run is
exhibited in the School Board's declining to paint the exterior of
SCA, now 10 years old, and whose original paint job is showing
advanced signs of disrepair. SCA's administration and the Advisory
Council have begun discussions on trying to raise the money
themselves to buy the paint to cover half the school, with the
hope/expectation that the CCRSB would at least provide the labour to
paint the school this summer(!?!) Watch
for news of potential fundraisers that the community and the school
population can take part in.
There
will be a benefit dance for Blair Fleming on Saturday, February 16, 9
PM-12 at the Upper Stewiacke Fire Hall;admission is a donation at the
door. For
more information contact Ruth Matheson (673-2836), Dennis Grant
(673-2590), or Danny Chaplin (673-2772).
The Brookfield Elks have moved into first place of the Fred Fox
(West) division of the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League. At this
writing four points are all that separate first place and fifth place
in the pressure packed standings. The Elks have three games left in
the regular season -back-to-back-to-back, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
At this point it is impossible to tell who their playoff partner will
be, but we encourage all to cheer on the Elks at their home games at
the Sportsplex. Check
the website at brookfieldnovascotia.ca for scheduling
information.
On Tuesday, February 12 a
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held at
Knox Church from 4:30 to 6:00 PM
- all
are welcome, $7 for adults, children (12 and under) $3; call 673-3363
or 673-3448 to arrange take out.
On
Sunday, February 24 at 7 PM, Dennis Grant and the Riverview Sound
Quartet will be in concert with guest entertainer soloist Martha
Healy and special guest Chalmers Doane. Admission is $10 at the door,
refreshments will be served, proceeds for Knox Church and the quartet -
if you have not heard them you will not want to miss this.
The Great
Community Curling Classic will take to the ice on March 22-23-24,
featuring 32 teams of curlers of all levels - whether you are a
neophyte or have curled for years, this is the event for you! You can
call Lisa at 673-2106 to register as a team,
or as an individual, and maybe you can put your name on a banner!
A
reminder of the All
Around the Circle Seniors monthly luncheon on Tuesday Feb. 19th
at the Sportsplex, at 12 noon. The card parties that take place
there at the Senior's Lounge on Wednesday evenings 7:30.
Maritime
Hearing and Speech are at Elk Court the last Tuesday of each month
from 9 to 4:30. They are providing free hearing tests and hearing aid
cleaning to the community. To set up an appointment on
their next visit to Elk Court please call 897-4243.
The Brookfield
Athletic Association has resumed the popular weekend NHL pool - show
your game-picking skills for only $2, enjoy
the competition, and help support the BAA. Tickets are available at
Roop's Esso, or at gvantassell[@] tru.eastlink.ca.
Brookfield
Baptist Church invites married couples of all ages (and couples
contemplating marriage) to join us for Focus on the Family's "Date
Night Challenge" on February 23, 2013. The evening begins at
6:30 PM with dessert and beverage followed by a special DVD
presentation including: real-life stories and encouragement from Dr.
Greg and Erin Smalley, music by 14-time Dove Award nominee
Mark Schultz, big laughs from comedian Michael Jr. and fun, helpful
marriage tips from pastor Ted Cunningham. Join
us for this special evening out to strengthen your relationship. There
is no charge to attend this event but we ask you to pre-register by
Wednesday, February 20th so that we can be adequately prepared.
Register by phone at 673-2897 or 673-2212 (if no answer, please leave
message) or by email
Community
Spirit
Birthday Calendars may be picked up at Knox Church Thursday,
Feb. 14 from 6pm to 8pm and Saturday, Feb. 16 from 10am to 3pm. Price
$10.
Remember
the anniversary dinner on February 18, 6:30 at the Baptist Church -
remember to call Bob or Terry by February 14 to reserve your seat at
the table. Hope to see you then!
Correcting
errors
in last issue - Erica Nielsen's graduated as an optometrist;
Skateboard film is at www.vimeo.com/96099085.
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