March
2017
Volume 28, Issue 7
The Brookfield Mens
Club held their 80th Anniversary
Meeting and Dinner in February;
thanks so much to the All Around the
Circle Seniors Club for making
their fine facility available. The
Brookfield-Middle Stewiacke United
Youth Group prepared a spectacular
meal, and former Colchester Mayor
Bob Taylor entertained with tales
from his book on the local history
(1930-1975) as it related to "The
Milk Can Era". The March BMC meeting
will return to the Fire Station
on Monday March 20, 7:30 PM.
All are welcome for the meeting, the
food, and the program, which will
feature Andrew Sears and Hilary
Paquet talking about their recent
trip to the Dominican Republic for
Habitat for Humanity.
Costa Rica
held allure for Nova Scotians with
apostle Maxine Monk preaching the
gospel, who would not be interested
in travelling there! Bob and Carol
Peterson, along with grand-daughter
Olivia Hernden spent time in the
Central American paradise, as did
their Shortt s Lake neighbours Mark
Stevens, Joy Nicholson, and their
daughter, Willow. Dane Henderson
jetted west to partner with Ernie
and Helene (Matheson) Maynard s son
Steven, an Alberta resident, and the
guys had a wonderful week in the
pristine powder in Revelstoke and
Golden, BC, and in Banff. Rachel
Sears went with her Dad and Aunt
Hilary to the Dominican Republic.
Brookfield s
first NHLer, Lyle Carter was
suitably honored by the Truro and
Area Sports Heritage Society with
the presentation of the Merit Award
at their annual ceremony. Lyle was
recognized for his outstanding
contributions to the local
recreation scene through his media
work (radio, press) for over 40
years! The Daily News prints extra
copies the days Lyle s columns run!
SCA alumni Karlee Burgess was named
Female Athlete of the Year (ages
16-20) for her national and
international curling exploits.
Debbie Buott-Matheson was 1 of only
11 recognized from the entire
country with a BRAVO Award of
Excellence from the Canadian
Association of Communicators in
Education (CACE) in the
Program/Project category for her
work on the Stand Up, Speak Out
What s in Your Backpack campaign.
Bailey Campbell (Bob, Linda) passed
her bar examination in New
Brunswick, and is now a fully-minted
attorney-at-law! Brooklyn
Rutherford, and grand-daughter of
Allison Rutherford won Bronze medals
at the Canadian Karate Championships
in Quebec City in both the Senior
Womens 68 + kg and Under 21 68
+ kg divisions. Paul Rodd took first
place in The Big Gauge .22 Smallbore
Shooting competition in the
Annapolis Valley with a score of 398
of a possible 400; after 3 tourneys,
Paul leads the pack with 1,193/1200,
two better than his nearest
competitor. Congratulations to
the Brookfield Rapids who hosted and
won an 8 team club volleyball
tournament at SCA! The Rapids are an
Under 15 team, but defeated Truro
Lynx, a U-16 team (which featured
Mariah Hatfield and Kennedy Wry) in
the final. The team is coached by
Randy Kelly and Sarah Wort, and
managed by Julie Kelly. Player of
the game citations went to Hannah
Boutilier, Clarissa Pasion, Erica
Fisher, Jana Hunt, and Emily Kelly.
Other team members are Bella
Berkman, Holly Wry, Madison
Eichenburg, and Emily Rushton. The
Brookfield Athletic Association is
happy to help support the
hard-working Rapids. The Cruise
Missiles defended their title at the
38th annual Eastern Shore Mariners
Oldtimers in the O-50 division,
defeating Halifax 3-1 in the final.
Goal scorers were Scott Fraser, Jeff
McCavour and player of the game Dan
Burgess. Rod MacLean (Don Fisher s
son-in-law) was stellar in net, and
the rest of the squad (Mark Fleming,
Robbie Cooke, Jay McInnis, Paul
Faulkner, Mike Henderson, Ray Cruz,
Charles Bowers, Darrell Toole, Rob
MacEachern, Gary Caldwell, and Greg
Johnson) were solid. The 32 team
tournament selected Henderson to
receive the Art MacAulay Award for
perseverance, sportsmanship and
dedication to hockey. At the same
tournament the Brookfield Elks
female team won their division
local players include Anita Fisher,
Kathy and Holly Dean, Bev and Alison
Read. Former Brookfield
Junior Elk hockey player and SCA
Athlete of the Year Liam Giffen is
playing for the Kensington Vipers in
the Island Junior B League playoffs
while attending Holland College.
Rowan Sears is part of the Pictou
Weeks team that staged an incredible
comeback in the NS Major Midget
Hockey league they trailed Cole
Harbour 3 games to 0 before rallying
to win the series 4 3. Games 6 and
7 were won in overtime! Local figure
skaters are turning heads Emma
Collier earned silver in the Star 3
division at the N S Championships in
Liverpool; and sisters Regan and
Nicole Arseneau attended the Rob
McCall Memorial Skating Competition
in Dartmouth Regan won silver in
the Star 4 category, and Nicole
achieved Bronze status in her age
category in Star 4.
The list of those passing is far too
long we extend condolences to
those who lost loved ones, including
Lorraine Law, 89, mother to David
(Woody), Walter, and Art (she was
this scribe s first Little League
coach) further up Carter Road, Barb
Smith died her daughter Colleen
Tomecki came from Australia for the
service. Barb s descendants include
Barb Gero, and grand-children Shawn
Hallihan, Josh Rodler and Jaquinn
Allison, Hazen Hutchinson, and
Digby, Colby, and Carter Gero many
were saddened to learn of the
passing of Hilden resident and
long-time school bus driver Donna
Robertson, an eternally cheerful
presence .The Brookfield Curling
Club (BCC) lost a long-time member
and sharp-shooter with the passing
of Stewiacke native Carl Densmore
his name graces trophies in the
club Delbert Comeau s brother Ralph
was laid to rest in Clare, and Rob
Smith s father, Donald died in
Dartmouth Pearl LeFresne died in
Tatamagouche; she was a mother to
Earle, and grand-mother to Alicia
Mattinson in Old Barns, Rowena
Loughead, 97, went to her reward;
she was mother to BCC club member
Kent (and five others), and was a
devoted fan of Elks softball teams
throughout the 70s and 80s Reg
Robicheau died in Truro he was
father to Anne Marie, Brookes
VanTassell s partner. Krista
Brown, 52 died in Truro she was a
sister to Paul Fowler and Misty
Cooke Terry Clark, partner to Gary
Ellis Sr. passed away, as did Stan
Richardson of Hilden he and his
family were ardent supporters of the
Sportsplex Charles "Breton" Murphy
died at 43 in Glace Bay he had
lived in Middle Stewiacke for eight
years while serving as pastor at the
Countryside Community Church he
was a true gentleman, and leaves his
wife Mary Jane, and kids James and
Katie.
Project Hope, the
hard-working committee that unites
volunteers from Brookfield, Shortts
Lake, Upper and Middle Stewiacke, is
hard at work, preparing to bring
another Syrian refugee family to our
area Khalid and Mala Al-Awar s
eldest son Rami and his wife Ghadir,
who is expecting in May. It would be
most exciting and appropriate if
they arrive in time for the baby to
be born here. Project Hope is also
working to have Khalid s and Fadia s
brother Hesham Al-Awar, his wife and
son, join them in Nova Scotia. If
you wish to help, be it through
provision of furnishings, lodging,
funds, or in any way, please contact
Jodie at 673-2249 or email
The 28th Annual Great Community
Curling Classic welcomes
curlers of all levels, from near and
far, to the BCC on April 1-2.
This low-cost, high-fun event is not
to be missed contact Mike at emailfor more
info, or sign up at the BCC then
come to the BCC banquet on April
7 to collect your hardware! We
must correct last month s Eagle
the St. Patrick s Day Bonspiel
will be held Saturday March 18,
so you still have time to register
again, at the BCC, or contact Josh
at email or
673-2141. The BMC will host the ladies
of the village and area on Monday,
April 17, 6:30 PM at Knox
Church. The evening will
present a wonderful meal, unique
entertainment, and the Eagle
Award, which will be bestowed
upon a citizen who has made a
profound impact on our community.
Several nominations have
been received; deadline for
same is March 26 you can e mail
Eagle Award Committee Chair
Charlie at email or email
Mike. The monthly All
Around the Circle Seniors Luncheon
at the Don Henderson Memorial
Sportsplex will be Tuesday March 21
at the Sportsplex at 12 noon ($7 for
members and $9 for non-members).
Irish music will be presented by
Joanne Hatfield s ukulele class
stop in and enjoy! The group hosts
weekly 45 s and Crib games on
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. for only $2
to play. Also on Mondays from 1 4
you can go and try out the new Wii
games, puzzles and many other
games.
Also in April
the 22nd,
to be specific, will be the second
edition of the Youth Expo,
hosted by the Women That Hunt.
This event, which drew huge crowds
last year, runs from 9 AM 4PM,
andFeatures amazing exhibits and
demonstrations, copious door prizes,
all while promoting activities
related to the outdoors, fitness,
art, nutrition, community programs,
and overall better health and
wellness. The theme is Expose
Educate Inspire. For more info
contact 902-986-7010 and go
to .
There will be a Brookfield Fire
Commissioners Rate payers meeting
Tuesday, March 28, 7:30 PM at
the Fire Station. Business will
include election of a Commissioner,
and request to approve the current
levy rate.
The Brookfield
Community Assembly (BCA), originated
over 20 years ago to advocate with a
variety of governments, and other
groups on behalf of the betterment
of our community, has their Annual
Meeting upcoming in late April. The
BCA has led the charge for numerous
improvements, upgrades, events, etc.
since the mid-90 s, but now needs
some support by way of new volunteer
blood. THE BCA has several key
community organizations appoint
representatives namely, the BAA,
Home and School, Knox and Baptist
churches, Fire and Emergency
Services, the BMC, SCA student rep,
and our county councilor. There also
are 7 elected members, with spots
open to be filled at the AGM. If you
wish to be a part of, or would just
like more info, please contact Rod
Nielsen (890-0714, email) Kathy
Best (673-3350, email), or Geoff
Stewart (673-3039, email). Please
give this serious consideration
the BCA has a vital role to play,
and it is well worth supporting. The
BCA is updating our community
website brookfieldnovascotia.ca and would
like all community groups that have
a page on this site to provide
updates and sent to email or if you
would like to be added to the site.
The Chase the
Ace pot is approaching $6000
every Thursday night, draw at 8:30,
food and beverage available from
7:00 onward at the Curling Club.
There are hockey tournaments every
weekend at the Sportsplex from now
until closing on April 9 stop in
and enjoy the games.
We hope to see you at the March 20 BMC meeting! The Eagle
Check our website for more community activities: brookfieldnovascotia.ca