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December
2019
Volume
31, Issue 4
If November is a portent, we
may be in for a lengthy, cold,
precipitation-heavy, and windy winter -
surely all have their snow tires on by
now!!?? The Brookfield Mens Club (BMC)
will do their best to warm spirits with
their Christmas
meeting/party on Monday December 16, 7:30
PM at the Fire Station. All are welcome -
please bring something for the gift
exchange and an item that will go to the
Food Bank. Program head John Matheson and
his elves promise a night of fine food and
fun - songs, games and contests precede
the unwrapping of gifts. Please join us!
The BMC will once
again sponsor the Christmas Decorations
Contest, inviting all in our area to
participate - the judges cover Shortt s
Lake, Pleasant Valley, Upper, East and
North Brookfield, Brentwood and Forest
Glen, as well as the urban core. (John
protests that the eastern end of Carter
Rd. is annually bypassed, but all that
whine needs, however, is some cheese and a
tiny violin!) Sometimes there is
difficulty securing enough judges, but
when new BMC member Dale Fisher
volunteered, a deluge of applicants
followed suit, so no worries about broad
representation. At the time of writing,
judging night uncertain - best to leave
lights on for both Dec 22 AND 23.
The
correct info AT THE TIME appeared in the
November edition - shortly after
publication, the days/dates were changed -
so now the delicious Wing Nites at the
Curling Club are TUESDAYS, from 4:30 -
8:30 - open to all - come and join the
swelling crowd. Similarly, the Food Bank Concert at Knox
will be Sunday December 15 at 7 PM (not the 22nd), admission is
via monetary or non-perishable food items
in aid of the Colchester Food Bank..
The 24th Christmas House Tours were a smash
- this event annually brings many visitors
here - we chatted with four ladies who
"never miss" - from Brooklyn!! There are so
many to thank for this - the organizing Unit
3 of the UCW, the people who open their
homes and businesses, the Train Station
directors who host terrific dinners on both
nights, the crafters who display their
wares, the volunteer drivers, servers, and
those who decorate the sanctuary at Knox,
the owners and staff of Forest Glen
Greenhouses who coordinate their Open House,
and of course the patrons/ tourists / ticket
buyers! As a community we are beholden to
you. Special mention to the home-owners -
Tammy and Scott Armstrong, Tanya and Paul
Fowler, Mabel and Sandy Barber, the
impressive Shortt s Lake Vista Condos (prop.
Christopher McKenney), the historic Train
Station, and the beyond-description
Christmas Village 'built' by Eydie Teas at
the Brookfield Golf Club, (thanks to Richard
Sutherland for his help in moving and
providing the venue) which she generously
kept open for a fortnight after the Tours to
allow school kids and others to witness!
Joyeux Noel to all who participated! But that is
not all - in conjunction with the Tours was
the Festival of Trees and Stockings, which
filled Knox Hall. The following
lengthy list decorated trees and/or
contributed enormous stockings filled with
presents are given to the Christmas Index
program to bring much joy and comfort to the
less fortunate. The donors included
MacQuarrie s Pharmasave, Roop's Esso &
Tim Hortons, Lafarge, UCW Units 1, 2, 3, and
7; Brookfield Fire Service, Brookfield
Athletic Association (BAA), Brookfield
Lumber Co., "Crown Jewels" (Red Hat
Society), All Around the Circle Seniors
Club, Brookfield Bakery & Hurricane
Heidi's Cafe, Brookfield Sportsplex
Pre-School, Knox Explorers, Brandt Apartment
# 29, Brookfield Elementary School, and
several anonymous individuals who made
monetary donations. Christmas Spirit
is thriving in Brookfield!
The 83rd edition of the Brookfield Elks
Sports Draw and Hunt Contest Grand Prizes
winners are: Grand Prize 2019 Jeep
Wrangler Unlimited from Blaikie s Robert
Rudolph, Dartmouth; $5000 Gift Card from
Atlantic Superstore Russell Smith, Lyons
Brook; 24 Snowblower from Canadian Tire
Jody Walker, HRM; Scott Mountain Bike from
Bike Monkey Kevin MacIssac, Pictou; $500
MacQuarrie s Gift Card Buddy Yorke, Five
Islands. Salesperson Prize went to Payzant
Home Hardware. Hunt prizes still TBD watch
for in the January Eagle!
The
Eagle wishes to thank Bill Kennedy for his
very generous donation - big Bill is
residing in All Saints Hospital in
Springhill; make a jaunt to Cumberland and
pay him a visit! Congratulations to
Joanne Hatfield, an integral part of the
Thundermakers band, who along with leader
Alan Syliboy, won the Nova Scotia Music
Award for Indigenous Artist of the Year.
Calvin Locke, grandson of Shirley and the
late Glen Locke, was on the winning team at
the World Senior Candlepin Bowling event
recently held in Moncton. Calvin is Geoff
and Debbie s son, grew up in Fredericton,
and currently lives with his wife Julie in
Moncton. The South Colchester Academy Wolves
Senior Girls volleyball team defeated Hants
East High 3-1 to win the Northumberland
Region crown. The team, coached by Randy
Kelly and Alysha MacSwain, and managed by
SCHS alum Julie Kelly, consisted
of seniors Erica Fisher, Clarissa
Pasion, Emma Fisher, Hannah Boutilier, Emily
Kelly, Sarah Kennedy, and sophmores/juniors
Emily Rushton, Taylor Lowe, Holly Wry,
Nicole Arseneau, Maddie Hunt, Maddison
Singer, and alternates Micaela Leedham and
Billie Jo Fralick. They advanced to the
provincials in Port Hawkesbury, and placed 7th. The Sr. Boys team, ably
guided by Paul Tufts, won a Qualifier, and
also went to Provincials, theirs in the
Heart of the Valley (Middleton). Their
squad downed Annapolis West to win the
bronze medal, and featured Jack Lewis,
Jordan Crouse, Jayden Cameron, Roger Dash,
Eric Fields, Aiden Fisher, Brad Hatfield,
Landon Ryan, Lucas Kelly, and Matthew
Porter. Gord and Myrna Matheson s
grand-daughter Talia Vydykhan (Pam, Oleg)
paced her C.P. Allen High team to the
provincial volleyball championship. Dr. Beth
Mudge guided her team of Senior Citizens to
the Stanfield's Challenge Bonspiel title at
the Brookfield Curling Club - she managed to
keep Ernie Glinz, Mike Henderson, and Ken
Cox alert enough to cop a last rock,
tap-back for four, a 6-3 win over Laurie
Cochrane, Pibb Henderson, Paul Kenrick, and
Kent Loughead. Reminder to curlers
near and far, other 'spiels are set for
February 8, and the Great Community Curling
Classic will be March 27-29 - plan now on
participating in either/both.
BMClub-man
Bob Lawrence coordinated a meaningful
Remembrance Day service, which drew a
terrific crowd to the Veterans Memorial.
Padres Larry Harrison and Mike W. Henderson
led the way; forty wreaths were laid. Joanne
Hatfield conducted a wind and brass ensemble
that added to the day (Flute Shelley
MacLeod, saxophones Anna Hamilton, Mike
Henderson, Krista McMullin, Ardith Ross,
trombone Derek Jones, trumpets Jane
Meadus and the mother-daughter pair of Lori
and Erica Nielsen, who soared with the Last
Post and Reveille). Most of the throng
enjoyed a post-service hot lunch at Knox.
The legacy of the late Vic and Geraldine
Burrows continues to expand - now up to 8
great-grandchildren! In recent months Joan
(Burrows) and Terry Fisher's daughter
Jenanne and A. J. MacLean have a new son
Lachlan, in Toronto; while Graham and
Elizabeth's daughter Morgan and Andrew
Meekins have a baby girl in Great Village.
Victor would be proudly showing photos on
his iPhone!! Jonas Lawrence, (David s son),
grandson of Bob and Jean Lawrence, was MC
over the X ring ceremony for 900 pending St.
F. X. grads. Our very talented Sarah
Matheson has embarked on a new adventure and
has moved to Redcliffe, Alberta. Good luck
Sarah!
Among
those passing were long-time Lafarge
employee Jack Wamboldt...Molly Campbell-
Gregson, mother to popular local TIR
employee, Peter...in Truro, John Fitzgerald,
Dad to Megan Burgess (former Elks hockey
star, Ike's wife) and Stella Fortune in
Sydney - she was mother of former BES
teacher (and now Hilden School Principal),
Lynn Kaulbach. Condolences to all who
grieve.
Jodie
and Jewel Woolfitt and Kathy and Camden
Weatherbee spent the US Thanksgiving weekend
in New York City. Herb and Betty
MacFarlane, visited daughter Krista and
family on The Rock. Charlie and Janet
Burnett visited Janet s brother in our
nation s capital. Danique Henderson attended
an international horse show in Oklahoma
City. Kathy and Danny Dean, and daughters
Holly and Jill from Calgary, flew to the
Sunshine State to visit son/brother Mark to
have an early family Christmas.
Brookfield native and former member of the
Sportsplex Board of Directors, Rene Belanger
was playing basketball on a cruise ship near
the U S Virgin Islands when he suffered a
severe heart attack; fortunately first
responders and the ship's medical
staff were well-trained and equipped,
zapping Rene four times with a
defibrillator, and stabilizing him as the
ship made haste for Boston. Eventually he
was flown home to Moncton - he had
procedures there and in Saint John, and is
happily on the road to
recovery. BMC-er Don Hamilton was
hospitalized as well as Darrell Wright.
All Around the Circle will
host their Christmas meeting on Tuesday
December 17; doors open at 11:30; lunch at
12 (guests welcomed!), with meeting and
entertainment to follow. Brookfield
Elementary School will perform their Christmas
concert on Wednesday December 18,
with the Primary - Grade 2 kids on from
9:25-10:25; followed at 1:30 by the Grades
3-6 children. Get there early for a
seat! Felix Pelkey turns 99 on the
16th, he will be excused from
attending the BMC party. Edna Graham
will celebrate her 90th at Knox Church Hall on
December 29 from 2 4 PM All
welcome to join her. As mentioned earlier,
the Food Bank Concert will be December
15, 7 PM at Knox, and the BMC
Christmas party will be Monday, December
16, 7:30 PM at the Fire Station -
hope to see you at both!
The Eagle
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