November
2019
Volume
31, Issue 3
Most
of the harvest is in, a wet Hallowe'en
has come and gone, and we have
seen our first snowflakes - yes it is
late autumn, despite the fact,
pleasing to many, that rounds were still
being played at the
Brookfield Golf Club in early November!
The October meeting of the
Brookfield Mens Club (BMC) was hampered
by the federal election, as
some Clubmen stayed home to watch the
riveting (?!?) returns, which
resulted in a minority government in
Ottawa. More to the chagrin of
the nutritionally-challenged BMC-ers was
the fact that the
lunch/program committee for the October
meeting dropped the ball, and
the members had to subsist on their fat
reserves, (which in most
cases are well-fortified). President
Winston Matheson, despondent
over the lack of egg sandwiches,
sentenced them to a month in the
BMC's Gulag, the forgetful,
not-so-fantastic four will be assigned
to
a "re-education camp", and given a
chance to redeem
themselves at future meetings.
It
is a near-certainty there will be no
shortage of sustenance at the
Monday, November 18 BMC meeting -
Brookfield Fire and Emergency
Services (BFES) will host that meeting,
as part of their annual thank
you to the BMC, the organization that
helped spawn the fire
department shortly after World War II.
The firefighters typically
have an entertaining program and a
wonderful gustatory spread, so
come to the fire station on the 18th,
7:30 PM.
Could
the lowered attendance have been partially
caused by locals
travelling? Former BMC President Pibb
Henderson visited his brother
Robert (Ibbett) in Winnipeg, while
Secretary Mike Henderson and his
bride Brenda cruised the Adriatic, Ionian,
and Tyrrhenian Seas. The
Pope's minions barred the scantily-clad
Brenda from entering St.
Peter's Basilica, relenting only after an
impromptu, ad hoc wardrobe
upgrade on the steps! Jim Dickie and
Marilyn Cheek Totten
enjoyed a Baltic Sea cruise, after they
had joined Jim s nephews
for a Vikings Bears NFL game in the
Windy City. Another former
BMC gavel-banger, Austin Ross and wife
Debbie went down I-95 to
Auburn, Maine to visit her daughter Amanda
and her partner, where the
Nova Scotians dominated games of washer
toss and cards - or so says
Austin!?! SCA Advisory Council Secretary
Wayne Paquet's work as
Registrar at Dal AC took him to Uganda;
while his good wife Hilary
was hard at work on behalf of Habitat for
Humanity, building a
residence in earthquake-shattered Nepal -
full credit to her!
Father-son unit Charles and Jacob Bowers
represented Nova Scotia in a
Lineman Rodeo in suburban Kansas City,
where over 1200 pole-climbers
tested their limits. They had time to take
in the blur that is a
NASCAR race at Bonner Springs in the
Jayhawk State. Jonathan Woolfitt
motored to New England and watched both
the Bruins and Patriots win
games. Ardith Ross went to the New England
States. Speaking of
ultimate sports trip, how about the one
the Searle family took to the
former Ft. Duquesne!Matriarch Brooke
shepherded her sons and their
families - Mike, Jenna, Myla, Garrett;
Andrew, Diana, Olivia; and
Adam, Deborah, Ryan, and Jeslyn - took in
a pair of Pirate games, as
well as tilts of the Penguins and
Steelers. Mark and Laura Kennedy
went to Tennessee, while his Mum and
sister (Lynne and Jill), visited
Mark's brother Peter and family in greater
Minneapolis. Drew McNutt
took his Mum Tammi on a jaunt with stops
in San Francisco and
Toronto. Danique Henderson took a chopper
ride to Sable Island,
spending several hours photographing the
famed equines and the stark
landforms. Jannis Sanford, Activities
Director at Elk Court, had an
Art show in Beaumont, Alberta. Marian
McDonald checked out our
nation s capital.
Thanks
very much to Margaret Fisher of
Hilden/Shortts Lake, and a kind
person who wishes to remain anonymous, for
their generous donations
to the Eagle's cause! We also wish to
thank Dorothy (D J) Bennett for
providing the BMC with the wonderful
painting erected at "the
corner", an appropriate reminder of the
importance of
Remembrance Day. Likewise to Angela Reid's
crew for hanging the
banners commemorating some of the locals
who went overseas in
conflicts. The Remembrance
Day
service will be on November 11 at 10:45
beginning with the parade
at the Veterans Memorial. This very
fitting service of music, silence to honor
those who died
or fought in global conflicts, and wreath
laying is well attended by
young and old alike. We also remind
everyone immediately following
of the
free-will luncheon at Knox United
come and warm your innards and
socialize!
Alton
Sutherland is recovering from a hip
replacement operation, and both
Lloyd Groves and Peter Verheuvel underwent
surgical procedures.
Doadie Hazelton was in the hospital; as is
Bill Kennedy, he is
awaiting a move to a nursing home - the
big man is dearly missed
already at Sunrise Court and by his
neighbours. The afore-mentioned
Marg (and Donnie) Fisher's daughter, Amy
MacLean has also spent a
good deal of time in hospital battling
Lyme disease - we hope her
condition improves in the near future!
Congratulations
to the recent inductees at the Colchester
Sports Hall of Fame - these
include the 2002 Truro Bearcats team that
won the Nova Scotia Senior
Baseball crown, led by star hurlers Kelly
Spencer and Jeff Fielding;
Denise Caughey-Sondjo, sister to Upper
Brookfield's Adam Caughey -
she was a hockey referee at the 2016 Sochi
Olympics; and to former
Elks outfielder and Canada Games
goaltender Dennis Peterson. The
South Colchester Academy (SCA) Wolves
Senior Girls soccer team
defeated Amherst High to win the
Northumberland Regional title. The
girls then hosted a provincial qualifier
(quarter-final) where New
Germany HS edged the locals 2-1 to
advance. A successful season for
the squad of Sarah Kennedy, Maya
Clapperton, Emma Fisher, Kenzie
Brown, Alena Moxsom, Micaela Leedham, Erin
Carter, Morgan Countway,
Kaitlyn Newton, Brooklyn Kolstee, Hope
Bower, Licia Lombardi, Karin
Shu, Maria DePaula, Maddison Singer,
Taylor Lowe, Maddie Hunt,
Jessica Graham, and Coaches Andrew Fisher,
Tracey Lowe, Jeff Newton,
and Manager Angela Leedham. The Junior
Girls and Boys soccer teams
both went undefeated in Tier 2 play; while
the Sr. Boys team were
downed in the Regional final. Five
volleyball, and four basketball
Wolves teams are underway. SCA had 7 of
their 9 Cross-country runners
qualify for the provincials in Trenton -
Waylon Countway, Isaac
Kennedy, and Bradley Anthony all posted
Personal Bests at that meet.
Jewel Woolfitt was a pillar in the defence
for her CEC team, which
won the provincial title, downing host
Horton 3-1 in the final.
Rachel Sears was named to the ACAA 2nd
All-Conference Soccer team for her play
with the Dal AC Rams
Far
too many friends, neighbours, and
relations went to their reward -
among those were Harry Pridham, Bob's
father...in Sydney Bob
Skinner's brother, Gerald...in Metro,
former Elk Gordie Spears'
brother, Gerry, 78, himself a classy gent
and great ballplayer...in
Stewiacke East, Margie Goodwin, well-known
to many here.....in Truro,
Brian Blois - the career firefighter who
often assisted the Whing
Ding as fireworks detonator... in Belnan,
Maurice Gallant, brother to
the well-liked Lenny at the Curling Club..
Rev. Eric MacKinnon's Dad,
Howard Hugh MacKinnon, who was a giant in
Glace Bay circles...
Dorothy "Tommy" Archibald of Elk Court and
Milford - she
was mother to John Archibald of Shortt's
Lake's. Brookfield
Elementary School Principal Kathy
Weatherbee's Dad, Darrell MacDonald
died in Cape Breton, and Connie (Burrows)
Monk's husband Bruce, a
former motorcycle racing champion passed
away. At Elk Court, Sadie
(Kennedy) Mesheau, died at 100 years of
age; Ruth Lentz (Stan Lentz s
Mum) passed; as did Ruth Hayden (Cynthia
Fiander s Mum). Gerald
Morrisey, a brother to Florence Carter,
died in Oromocto; and Corina
Lentz s step-father, Tom Tinling died in
Truro. Sorry to learn that
former Carter Road resident, Mary Fisher
passed away in New Brunswick
- she was former BMC and BAA President
Wally Fisher's wife, and
mother to Janet, Ross and Beth. Former BCC
member Eric Thompson of
Pleasant Valley passed at 70 - he was
co-owner of former successful
agricultural businesses Maritime Drainage
and Keneric Tractors. The
Eagle, on behalf of our readership,
extends sympathies to all who
mourn their losses.
We
are fortunate that we get to welcome new
lives; Maeve Catherine
checks in at Carter Road as Iain's baby
sister; pleased parents are
Jack and Leah Roop, grandparents Wade and
Nellie Densmore and Betty
Roop, and a great-grand-daughter for Helen
Densmore! Gerald and
Roseanne Wright are the happy grandparents
of Amelia Joy, born to
Brent Wright and Kara Jamieson! Ronnie
Morrell is being fitted for
his Great-Grandpa suit after Jocelynn was
born to Colton and Jalyea
Morrell. Adrian Rovers and Kim MacKinnon
exchanged wedding vows.
Kathy
Best's Mum, Vivian Cossaboom, in her 100th
year, is spending the
winter with her daughter's family in
Brentwood. She loves company,
and challenges anyone to games of Scrabble
or Crib--fair warning -
she is very hard to beat. Drop in to 70
Brentwood Road for some
coffee and a game! Krista McMullin and
Terry Canning welcomed
daughter Janelle and hubby Phil and
daughters Addie and Pippa from
beautiful BC (Okanogan Valley) for a fall
visit.
The
Grand Prizes for the
83rd Annual Brookfield Elks contest
will be drawn on Cat Country 99.5 FM
radio, 5:30 PM, November 12 -
listen in, and good luck. Winners will be
listed in the December
Eagle. The prizes for the hunting portion
of the contest will be
awarded at the conclusion of hunting
season in December currently
the heaviest buck tipped the scales at
252, biggest doe is 140 lbs.
The Brookfield Athletic Association wishes
to thank all who bought
and/or sold or distributed tickets, helped
in the planning stages,
weighed the deer, etc. A big thank you
to Roop's Esso for continuing
to provide a very convenient weighing
station!
The
Curling
Club kicked off their 44th season
recently - it is not too late to start
playing - contact Mike
(673-2769), Pibb (673-3262), Lisa
(986-2662), Kent Loughead
(890-3431), or Myrna Matheson (664-2633)
for more details.
Plan
now
on attending the always-enticing Brookfield
Christmas
House Tours,
this year on Friday
November 22 and Saturday, Nov. 23, 6-9
PM.
Drives from Knox are included in the $15 ticket price,
as well as a
wonderful lunch. Call Betty Dickie at
673-2582 for your House Tour
tickets. The Craft Sale runs concurrently;
crafters are welcome at no
charge to reserve your spot call Donna
Matheson at 673-2812. The
Train
Station will host delicious slow-cooked
pulled pork dinners at 4:30
both nights prior to the tours at Knox -
these typically sell-out, so
get your dinner tickets early from Muriel
Smith, 673-2333. In
addition to the decorated Knox sanctuary,
stops include the amazing
Winter Village on display
at the Brookfield Golf Club,
Shortt's Lake Vista Condominiums, and the
homes of Tammy and Scott
Armstrong, Mabel and Sandy Barber, and
Tanya and Paul Fowler. Knox
Hall will also be the showcase for the
Festival of Trees and
Stockings, provided by community
non-profit organizations,
businesses, and individuals, whose
contents are turned over to the
Christmas Index program. Forest
Glen Greenhouses will be open Friday -
Sunday, 10 4;
a must stop to see the other-worldly
display of decorated trees, and
thousands of glorious poinsettias, and
other attractions.
The
Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex Annual
General Meeting will be
Sunday, November 24, 7 PM
- the public is welcomed, call Mike
(673-2769) for info. Lori s
very popular Wing
Nite returns to
the restaurant at the Curling Club this
year on Thursday
nights. Come from 4 8 to enjoy the
delicious wings, or other
offers from the kitchen and bar. All
Around the Circle Senior s
Club will hold their monthly luncheon on
Tuesday Nov 19, at 12 noon
all welcome. Card parties are every
Wednesday night at their lounge
in the Sportsplex 45 s and cribbage are
the games.
Brookfield
Baptist Church will celebrate its 157th
Anniversary Sunday. November 17th
at 3 PM. Special speaker,
Dr. Leslie McCurdy. All welcome.
We
hope to see you at the Mens Club
meeting Monday November 18, 7:30
PM
at the fire station!
The
Eagle
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