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April 2017
Volume 28, Issue 8
Spring is here!! (???) - or at least it will be!
And that means one thing for sure - Ladies'
Night at the Brookfield Mens Club!! ALL
women of the community and area are invited as the
guests of the BMC to a dinner, some fun,
entertainment, door prizes, the presentation of
the prestigious Eagle Award, and a peek at what
these knuckleheads do! Mark it down - we don't
want you telling us "I forgot" - the date is Monday
April 17, time is 6:30, place is Knox Hall.
Bring an appetite, a friend, and a cheerful
spirit!
The March BMC meeting was
highlighted by a presentation by Andrew Sears on
the trip he and daughter Rachel, brother Luther,
niece Sarah, and sister Hilary Paquet made to the
Dominican Republic to construct a pair of homes
under the auspices of Habitat for Humanity. (We
apologize for the incomplete listing of attendees
in the March Eagle.) His talk and slides were very
inspiring; much credit to the selfless Sears
family for giving of their time and effort to make
it possible for some to actually own their home,
something that seemed unattainable. Well done
gang! It was nice to see Jim and Marlene Feener's
daughter Adinda Kunder home for a visit from
Ontario - Adinda had her three lovely daughters,
Arianna, Cheyenne, and Brianna with her. Kelly
Hazelton was home from the Oshawa area to visit
her mother, Edith Watson. We send along Get Well
wishes to Susie Smith; she is recovering in
hospital, and grateful for those who visit her in
hospital. From Indiana comes the exciting news of
a son, Christopher Lance, born to B J and Kera
Sutherland in Indiana! Grandparents Pete and Vicki
Sutherland headed to the Midwest state soon
afterwards! Speaking of golfers having sons, in
the Ottawa area, Jonathan and Carrie MacKenzie
also have a new baby boy, Caleb! Kim and Donna
MacKenzie are the proud grand-parents; Bessie
MacKay and Grace MacKenzie are the
great-grandmothers. Sherry and Brian Stewart
traveled to Red Deer, Alberta to see their first
grand-son, born to her son Devin. Brookfield
Elementary School teacher and Brookfield Golf Club
member Kurtis Porter whisked Krista away to Cuba
for their wedding. Desha Ellis and Rob Wells (not
"Ricky"!) have purchased and moved into the former
Mailman home on Bell Road. Congratulations to all
as they enter new stages of their lives together!
Rollie Stevens, a native of
Forest Glen, and goaltender for several teams,
including the Brookfield Elks, passed away in
Truro. Marie Leonard of Brentwood died - she was
mother to Janie Greene. Ralph Graham of Upper
Stewiacke died - his wife Phyllis and daughter
Shelley reside here. In Giant's Lake, Mary
"Annabelle" Kennedy passed away - she was mother
to former Brookfield Curling Club member John
Kennedy (his spouse is the former Judy Maguire).
Reta Langille died in Onslow - she was a sister to
the late Merle Putnam, the Elks' first Senior
level pitching star. Former Hamilton Ave. resident
and one-time Elks first-sacker, Bob Storr died in
New Brunswick. We extend condolences to those who
lost loved ones.
The Brookfield Curling Club
wrapped up its 41st season - seems incredible that
"the roaring game" has been part of a community's
fabric for that long! At their Awards Banquet,
league championship teams were honored: Monday -
Leroy Burns, Troy Taylor, Andrew Webb, and Donald
White;Tuesday - Andrew and Jill Sears, Mike and
Kyle Henderson;Thursday - Kirby Densmore, Paul
Kean, Glenn Ferguson, and Terry Henderson. The
28th Annual Great Community Curling Classic drew
32 teams to the BCC - champions were: Brookfield
Athletic Association Division - Jessi Taggart,
Steve Murray, Herb and Josh McCallum;Tim Isenor
Royal Lepage Divison - Jeremy Veinotte, Kris
Terrio, Matt Dickinson, Nathan Toner;Jeff Miller
Auto Parts Division - Laurie Cochrane, Clary
White, Tom Van Oirschot, Gary Doyle; and the Open
Division - Andrew Sears, Nevin Jackson, Gord
Forshner, and Vince Jack (with help from subs Jill
Sears and Becky Shearer!). Lisa Henderson was
named winner of the Turk Henderson Memorial Award
for long-term, meritorious service to the GCC
Classic. Layton Rutherford and Doug Cox shared the
newly-minted Sherill Burns Award for dedicated
support to their family curling members. The
Junior program named Carter Redmond as winner of
the Josh Melvin award for dedication and most
promise and Alexa Roop as recipient of the Rupe
and Mary Fisher Award for showing love of the
game. Annie Archibald was delighted to win the
BCC s draw for an authentic Sidney Crosby #87
Penguins sweater my favourite per Annie. The
BCC thanks all who volunteered their time and
energy to help make the season a success - we
would love for more of our neighbours to join us
come October.
A big thank you to Barb and
Roger Ryan for sending a heaping helping of bird
seed to the Eagle...it took a circuitous route
from whence it was mailed in Fort Lauderdale -
evidently the USPS is not the equal of Canada
Post, as they sent the letter to Broomfield,
Colorado, before it ended up here. Who knew the
Florida - based post office would not recognize
"Brookfield, N.S. B0N 1C0" as a valid address?!?
The Brookfield Bantam Elks
thrilled a large crowd at the Sportsplex, edging
the Glace Bay Miners 2-1 in a sudden-death
Northern Conference final. This advanced them to
the provincial championship against Shelburne in
Bridgewater, where they lost, but finished second
in the province. The Elks have locals Matt Murphy,
Ethan Densmore, Evan McNea, Will Richards, Will
Dingle, and the MacMillan twins, Jonathan and Eric
as key contributors, as well as a solid goaler in
Connor Rushton. Ed MacMillan is an assistant
coach. Sarah Matheson (Win, Ruth) came back from
the North American Country Music International
competition in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (in the
foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains) with two
awards! She was named winner in both Adult
Vocalist, and Best Entertainer (New Country) in
the International Adult Division winner. She was
bolstered by guitar whiz Tim Ross, who accompanied
her (as did Tim's wife, Lorraine). Taylor Clarke
(David, Carla) was voted the Laura Lee Kearns
Visionary Award by her classmates in St. Francis
Xavier's B. Ed program. Congratulations Sarah and
Taylor! Also at X, Jessica Miller (Melanie,
Steve), grand-daughter to Harry and Letha Mowatt,
was named the basketball s team rookie of the
year. Mexico's warm climes attracted Dave and
Janice Peterson, Richard and Ellen Sutherland,
Alton and Lorna Sutherland, and Greg Sutherland
and Joan Adey. Krista Williams and Jim Pearson
spent their vacation in Jamaica. Sisters Lynda
Deyarmond and Kathy Graham went to the tropical
paradise of Hawaii where they met Lynda s
daughter, Miranda, while Jean Mercier traveled
further west to get to the Far East (Japan)! The
Dominican Republic was the holiday spot of choice
for Dan and Lexie Stewart, while Josh Archibald
and Dr. Karla Armsworthy jetted to Portugal.
Cuba's warm sands lured Lee Nelson and Ashley
Charette, as well as Kim and Macey MacBurnie, and
Ardith Ross. Maureen Foster strayed from the
resorts to explore the back country of Cuba, much
of it with an innovative taxi driver who repaired
a punctured tire with condoms! Darrell and Gail
Wright, Daisy Hingley and Myrna Clarke went to
Florida; Patty Stewart and Rob Smith went to
Nashville. The families of Johnathan Woolfitt and
Charlie Weatherbee tackled the alpine trails at
beautiful Mt Tremblant while the Kierstead family
checked out the hills at Mont Sainte Anne.
The BMC is considering
publishing a second edition of "The Eagle's
Flight" - many of the Eagle's readers
enjoyed the compendium put together after the
original "Eagle's" (D B Henderson) passing in 1977
- that book gathered Eagles from the first 40+
years of the BMC. Nearly four decades have passed,
so the combination of the BMC's 80th Anniversary,
and the Canada 150 celebrations, make it ideal to
compile a second edition of the BMC - and more to
the point, to encapsulate the village and area's
history in one tome. BUT - we need your help on a
couple of fronts. Some issues have gone astray in
the past forty years - we have heard that some of
our loyal readers save their copies - if you could
loan them for us to have reproduced we would be
most grateful. The period from 1982-1991 has a few
missing issues. Obviously for the project to
proceed, we need to have most copies available, so
please contact Robert Putnum at EMAIL
or any of the following: Nancy (phone),
Susan (email)
or Mike (phone,
EMAIL)
if you can assist - it will be most appreciated!
The second thing we need to gauge is the level of
interest - this is NOT a fund-raising effort, and
we plan on selling the book at close to cost, but
the BMC's limited bank account means we cannot
afford to estimate how many to produce, and then
not sell them. So, to be clear - a commitment is
NOT needed right now, but if you know you want to
purchase one or more (they make great Christmas
gifts!), please contact one of the above - ideally
we would have your responses by the first of May,
as a 'go-or-no' decision will be made at the May
BMC meeting. Responses can also be made at
https://bmceagle.wordpress.com/ OR on facebook at
the Village
of Brookfield, OR at
brookfieldnovascotia.ca The minimum that we
can order is 50 copies; we hope to sell them for
$25/copy - that number may get lower if we get an
enthusiastic response! Thanks in advance - for
anyone who has copies we may need, and for those
who make their intentions to purchase known soon!
On April 22, from 9
AM - 4PM, at the Sportsplex, the Women That Hunt
are hosting their 2nd Annual Mega Youth Expo. This
was a raging success last year, drawing over 570
adults, 1100 youth, and 56 exhibitors. The goal is
to expose youth of ALL ages to new activities
related to the outdoors, fitness, art, community
programs, nutrition and overall better health and
wellness. This year's plans will see exhibitors
with terrific displays in both the hockey and the
curling rinks, and also in the parking lot. Every
exhibitor provides Door Prizes, and admission is
only $5 (free for kids!). Be there, or be square!
The Lower Pleasant Valley Cemetery Committees
annual meeting will be held April 23rd at
the Brookfield Fire Hall between the hours of 1
3. This is a very small group of local volunteers,
most who have a vested interest in the continued
care of this cemetery which according to local
historian Pauline Carter was first founded around
1879. The LPVC was founded in 1999 with the aim to
maintain the cemetery, expand and improve it while
working towards having it become a perpetual care
cemetery. All of this requires volunteers and
ideas on how to raise funds and thus this meeting
is open to anyone who likes to get involved a few
hours a month during the summer to help with the
maintenance and who might have ideas on how to
create more funds. As well if there are persons
who might be interested in investing in this
cemetery there is lots of room for that as well.
All are welcome.
The Brookfield Community
Assembly Annual General Meeting will be Monday
April 24 at the Fire Station - the public is
welcome and encouraged to attend. Watch for the
BCA's announcement on the date of the Community
Clean-up Day, likely in the early part of May. Bob
and Jean Lawrence and Austin and Debbie Ross
attended a meeting in Joggins to gather
information about the Adopt-A- Highway Program.
The BMC have adopted Carter and Whidden Roads
and will soon approve plans for the spring
clean-up, which would ordinarily be coordinated by
the BCA Community Clean-Up Day watch
for more info on the date on the community
website, facebook page, etc, or contact Terry
Henderson (phone).
If you are able to lend a hand, it will be much
appreciated. The Brookfield Railway Station
and Heritage Society will again be hosting a Fish-a-Rama
at the Wetlands Trails on the morning of May 27 -
more info will be provided in the May Eagle. For
any not-for-profit groups who provide food
services at their events, Food Handlers
Certification courses will be held at the
REC Centre in Truro on April 19, May16, and June
13. These are well worth having your volunteers
attend; more info can be obtained by contacting
the RECC.
The All Around the Circle Seniors Luncheon
will be on April 18th, meal at noon, meeting and
entertainment to follow. The AAtC hosts 45 s and
Cribbage at the Senior Citizens room at DHM
Sportsplex Wednesday Evenings. Everyone welcome.
They also host their Drop in/Drop off 1-4 on
Monday s. If you want to come and have some fun,
drop in for some games or just chatting. For a
change of time contact Flora at phone
or Jocelyn phone or check
us out on Facebook All Around the Circle Seniors
Group.
We hope all have happy and peaceful Easter
observations--the holiest time in the Christian
world's year.
We hope to see lots of you at Ladies Night, April
17, 6:30 PM!
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