Wow!
In
our year- opening Eagle last month we
mentioned some of the rains that had come our
way in the previous weeks; we hardly knew we
were just getting underway! The massive
rainfall amounts on September 10 and 25
created widespread flooding throughout the
village and most of South and Central
Colchester. Washed out secondary roads and
shoulders on principal roads, particularly the
Upper Brookfield Road, and flooded basements
everywhere were only part of the package. The
Brookfield Golf Club looked like Bedford
Basin; streams, brooks, and rivers everywhere
overflowed. For over 10 months now the
Brookfield Community Assembly and the South
Colchester Academy Advisory Council have been
pressing Colchester County, the Chignecto
Central Regional School Board, the Department
of Environment, and more recently the
Provincial Government, to address the
destruction of the river bank of the Creamery
Brook, a few hundred yards above the 289
bridge. The athletic/soccer field, which has
been a treasure to the high school and the
community for over 60 years,is facing
devastation with serious washouts at both the
northwest and southwest ends, and with large
rocks, boulders, and uprooted trees littering
the field regularly. After the Remembrance Day
2011 flood, the BCA and SCA pointed out that
unless the riverbank was restored where the
Little River takes a slight bend to the
southwest, the natural channel would be to
empty through the demolished bank and over the
soccer field, and this has indeed been the
case. Subsequently there has been damage to
the county's sanitary sewer line and the
highway 289 bridge, as well as properties
south of the 289, as the flood waters have
gone across the field AND the highway. Surely
the various agencies will rectify these
situations in the immediate future, or we will
be faced with this situation with even
moderate-high levels of rain, let alone
deluges.
The Brookfield Men's Club will meet again on Monday October 15 at 7:30 PM
at the Fire Hall - all residents of the area
are invited to attend. As noted in the Eagle
over the past several months, the "roster" has
been thinned due to some members passing, and
we would very much hope that others see fit to
join the fellowship. Among the regulars at the
BMC are 2012 Eagle Award winner Charlie
Burnett, Jim Feener, Bob Lawrence, Donnie and
Frank Locke, John, Win and Gab Matheson, Larry
Harrison, Don Harvey, Austin Ross, Herb
MacFarlane, Elmer Archibald, Don Hamilton,
Ches Brown, Terry, Donald, and Mike Henderson,
Jim Locke and Gordie Burnett. We would love to
see more at our monthly gatherings.
This notice from the Eagle's Circulation
department: any who have email addresses that
have changed, please forward that information
to bmceagle[@]eastlink.ca. Likewise some post
office districts now require formal civic
addresses to be part of your address - if you
are in one of these areas (Stewiacke is
notably one) - please send your correct civic
address so we can make changes to our postal
mailing list. A big thank you to Elaine (Ross)
Healey of Wasaga Beach Ontario, and Herman and
Eloise Murphy of Fredericton for their very
generous donations to the Eagle - it is very
much appreciated to supplement the cause!
Marian Parker's book of remembrances and
recollections of our village over the past 70
years, "Memories, Musings
and
Milestones" - Growing up in Brookfield was
"launched" at the Sportsplex. It makes for an
interesting perspective of the past - it is
available for $15 at MacQuarries
Brookfield.Congratulations to the outstanding
Committee who organized another successful
Terry Fox Run in our community; there was a
fine turnout on a very beautiful day at the
top of Carter Road for the trek back to Carter
Falls. Most of those attended the thank you
BBQ afterwards at Ed Creelman Park. With the
various Terry Fox activities included, the
community's total fundraising this year is in
excess of $25,000, keeping it near the top of
all the efforts in Nova Scotia. Individually
Wayne Woolfitt raised an amazing $4,300 for
the cause.
Congratulations to Velma Fisher's grandson
Brad Fisher (Rick and Shelly) who was granted
his professional designation as a Certified
General Accountant (CGA). Another of Velma's
grandsons, Sam Archibald (Patrick and
Stephanie) was named Rookie of the Year for
his Minor Ball Association. Yan Mowatt (Harry,
Letha) won the prestigious Sieger class in PEI
with her German shepherd SG1 Volten Dei
Precision. This dog qualifies to show in the
North American Sieger Show in Chicago. Jason
Sanford, fast pitch star with the Brookfield
Elks as a catcher and outfielder, recently
played on the Canadian National Men's team
that won the Gold Medal at the Pan-Am Games in
Medellin, Colombia. Jason hails from Pictou
County. The Canucks defeated Venezuela 4-1 in
the final. Chad Sutherland (Alton,Lorna)
married Nicole Clark (George, Joan) in a
beautiful setting in the interval at the end
of Crystal Lake Drive. Stacey Harrison (Larry
and Suzanne) said "I do" to Jason Steele. Lori
White caught the diamond Chipper VanTassell
pitched to her. This has been a busy couple of
months in Richard and Ellen Sutherland's
household - in August youngest son Cory
married Pam McKinnon, and in late September,
elder son Ryan wed Terra Swap. It was nice to
see many members of the Nelson and Sutherland
families, as well as the bride's folks from
Alberta, in town for the event. Richard's
sisters came home - Charlene Fraser from BC,
and Karen (and hubby Fred) Davis from the
Ottawa area. Sisters Susan VanTassell and
Helen Belanger stopped in Brookfield before
going on a cruise, and former BRHS goaltending
star Charlie Hanman, his wife Barb, and sister
Ellen visited from Ontario. Austin Ross and
Shirley Comeau were delighted to welcome home
Ontario-based siblings Elaine Healey (Wasaga
Beach) and Wilfred (and wife Marilyn) from
Trenton, Ontario. Elaine and Shirley,
accompanied by longtime pals Aerolynn
(Stevenson) Green and Judy Matheson toured
Cape Breton. Obee, David and Liz Benjamin came
back to Brookfield for the afore-mentioned
book launch. Edna Graham's daughters, Ivy
Haasen and Lori Recoskie visited from Ontario.
We pass along congratulations to Chris and
Courtney (Fiander) Day, who are the proud
parents of a baby boy, another grandson for
Gower and Cindi Fiander. Judy Wright, popular
Canada Postie, married Gary Morris. It was a
good stretch - her son Kyle Wright and Natasha
Leduc had a baby girl! On the Eastern Shore
Amy Heffernan (Dave, Jane) gave birth to a son
- proud Dad is Jason Muise. Joey Wynn has a
new baby boy; a great-grandson for Lawrence
and Shirley Wynn and great-nephew for Shelly.
We're very sorry to report on the passing of
Dawn MacKay at 51 in North River - Dawn was
the sister of Wayne Johnson, and was a
terrific wife to Wade, and mother to daughters
Angela and April. Evelyn Amirault died in
Truro - her late husband Ted was Resident
Engineer of Highways Department in Brookfield
in the early 1970's when the Southbound lanes
of the 102 were constructed. Also in Truro,
Catherine Jeffers passed away, she was the
widow of much respected former Brookfield
Postmaster and BMC member Avard Jeffers. Lynn
Matheson's older sister, June Yohnke, died in
Middle Musquodoboit. Mary Benjamin, youngest
of Nellie and Embro's four children, passed
away in West Dublin, Lunenburg County - many
of us who knew Mary are better for the
experience! Mae Cook's sister, Joan Brightman
died. Howard McCabe died in Oshawa, he was a
brother to former resident Gladys Gauthier,
who now lives in Timmins. The Eagle sends
condolences to all who lost loved ones.
Sorry to learn that Alan Carter had a fall
from a ladder and needed hip surgery in
Halifax. Mirza Basic is in hospital; his
prognosis is improved. Elaine Read has also
been hospitalized. Jack Roop had successful
cataract surgery, and promises to be more on
target with his hockey passes! He and Leah
went to Philadelphia to watch his NY Giants
lose to the Eagles. Patrick, Petra, and Sophie
Stewart went to BC...Holly Dean went to
Whitehorse; her mum (Kathy) went to Iqaluit.
Larry Harrison and daughter Stacey went to
Paris and London...The Magdalene Islands were
the lure for Everett and Margie Walters and
Phil and Linda Forsythe...Gord and Myrna
Matheson went to Scotland on a "house swap"
trip...Austin and Debbie Ross visited her
daughter Amanda and husband Tony in Auburn,
Maine...Susan and Lyle visited son James'
family in Alberta, Susan had previously made a
visit in Ontario...Jill Kennedy and her
sister-in-law Katie toured Ireland and
England...Victor and Linda Penney went to
Calgary to visit Jeff, Marnie and
Chelsey...Bill Stewart and Sharon MacPhee went
on an extended bus tour of Germany...Desha
Ellis (Debbie, Gary) and her beau Rob Wells
(is that Ricky, of Trailer Park Boys fame?!)
went to Corner Brook to visit Martha George
(Kathy,Rick).
Congratulations to Millie Robinson, who taught
grade three at Brookfield Elementary last
year, (now teaching in Maitland), on the
purchase of her house on Bell Road. Millie is
a lively spirit and expect to be a welcome
addition to the community. New teachers at our
schools this year include - and we are very
excited about this - Leah Roop, who has a
position at SCA teaching French. She is
already actively involved in roles as Cross
Country coach and on the School Advisory
Council - well done Leah! Over at Brookfield
Elementary we welcome grade three teacher
Andrea (Fulton) Gelinas of Hilden, and Kathy
Decker of Valley and Judy MacKenzie of Lower
Pleasant Valley as the new Primary teachers (
happily there are 34 first year students at
BES this year!!). Those two will attempt to
fill the gaping shoes of longtime primary
teacher Holly (Hiltz) Peers, the Hilden native
who introduced so many of our area's children
to their first year in school. Holly is
enjoying her well- earned retirement between
her Truro home and her cottage near Pugwash on
the Northumberland Strait. We also welcome new
Vice Principal at SCA, Karla O'Leary of
Greenfield - she is married to Wade, son of
Hector and Judy O'Leary. It is expected she
will bring lots of energy to her role at SCA.
Erma Conrad's granddaughter Jillian MacDonald
(Donald, Cindy) of Springhill was featured on
the cover story of the Chronicle Herald's
magazine about options in higher education. A
mere glance at her photos in the magazine show
the striking resemblance to her attractive
mother and grandmother.
Gene Retson bicycled home from Ontario - a
very impressive feat for anyone, let alone a
pensioner! Heidi Cooke, who seems to excel at
everything, finished second in her class in
her first ever modified Triathlon at Parlee
Beach. South Colchester Academy Athletes of
the Month of September are soccer players -
Senior: Everton Annuniziata and Kristyn
Miller, and Junior High: Riley Peck and Karlee
Burgess. Austin McBurnie (Kim) of Carter Road
and Cole Fielding (Jeff,Stephanie) of Forest
Glen represented SCA at the Junior High
Regional Championships at Glen Lovat Golf
Course outside New Glasgow. Austin's very
impressive 83 on a difficult course under
tough weather conditions saw him capture the
gold medal as low individual! Patrick Jackson,
son of SCA principal Nevin (and Lisa) was part
of the Truro Junior High squad that won low
team honours. Former Wolves did very well at
the Atlantic Conference Athletic Association
Cross - Country meet hosted by the Dalhousie
Agricultural College - Jonathan Crouse and
Riley Giffin of the DAC (that will take some
getting used to) had strong finishes of 4th
and 8th; on the female side Mount Allison's
Caila Henderson finished a strong second as
Mount A swept positions 1 thru 5 in the
Women's division. Cody Locke represented Dal
AC at the ACAA golf championships at Crowbush.
The CC Riders U-14 Tier 2A Girls soccer team
won the NS Championship in Sydney defeating
Dartmouth in a shoot-out. South Colchester
connections include Karlee Burgess, Rebecca
Rankin, Erica Robertson, and Hannah Lynds
(Robert and Dorene Matheson's granddaughter).
Glenn Stewart's daughter, Kristy, of Port
Williams, was on the Valley soccer squad that
won the provincial U-18 title, and competed at
Nationals in Cape Breton. She is the
granddaughter of Shirley Comeau and Bill
Stewart. Brentwooder Paula Serracin (Juan,
Laurie) played for Halifax Suburban FC,the NS
Senior Women's Championship team, and attended
the Nationals in Winnipeg. Paula plays
inter-collegiately for CBU.
It is election season; the first Tuesday in
November will give our neighbours to the South
a chance to mark their Presidential and (many
other) ballots - that is always a very
interesting process to observe. Closer to home
Municipal elections are geared to go on October 20. In neighbouring districts
Stewiacke Valley (4) and Old Barns / Pleasant
Valley / Green Oaks (2), Mike Cooper and Bill
Masters, respectively, were acclaimed to
County Council. In District 3, which includes
Alton, Brentwood, Brookfield, Hilden and
Forest Glen, on the ballot are incumbent Gerry
Buott, former councilor and Deputy Mayor Hugh
Matheson, Geoff Stewart and Carol Taggart. Hilden voters in poll 3A
will vote at the Hilden Fire Hall, most Brookfielders in 3B will vote
at the Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex and 3C which is comprised
mostly of Forest Glen, Brentwood and Alton,
will vote at the Alton Community Center. On Saturday October 20 the polls
are open from 8 AM to 7 PM, the Advance poll is open at the Hilden Fire Hall on
Thursday October 11 and Tuesday, October 16
from 12 noon to 8 PM on both days - take advantage of that if
you are unable to vote on the 20th. In
District 5 (Salmon River), SCA French teacher
Scott Hagell is running, as is George Thomas,
brother to BES teacher Sara Topshee, while
former Brookfielder Eric Boutilier is doing
likewise in District 11 (Bible Hill-Valley). Brookfield Curling Club has undergone extensive
renovations and will be welcoming all to their
Open
House on the afternoons October 20-21, and in
the evenings from October 22 -26. The BCC enjoyed a surge in
membership of over 65% last year; come see
what all the excitement is about and enjoy the
great winter season on the pebbled ice! Call
673-2106 or 673-3262 for more information.
There will be a Fall Variety Show at Knox
Hall featuring a skit and musical
Entertainment on Friday October 12 at 7 PM. $5
admission -
come enjoy. A 60th Anniversary
Celebration Service of Song by the John
Fisher Male Choir will be held at Knox on
Sunday, October 14 at 7 PM - a fellowship
time will follow. On Saturday, October 27 a
Turkey Supper will be held at Knox - save the date. The All Around the Circle
Senior Citizens Club hosts card parties
featuring crib and 45's on Wednesday evening
(excepting the third Wednesday of the month)
at 7 PM. A $2 fee gains you admission to all
the fun and competition. The Seniors will have
their monthly dinner at 12 noon in their room
on the third Tuesday of each month, (October
16 this month), with a nominal fee of $6. A reminder that the Brookfield Men's Club Street
Patrol will be active from 9 PM onwards on
Halloween;
you certainly do not have to be a BMC member
to participate, and in the past we have
enjoyed the support of many community
residents to help ensure a safe Halloween for
all. Meet
at Knox United any time from 8:45 PM onward. Before our November edition
flies, Remembrance Day will have come and
gone. For years, large crowds have been
gathering at the Veterans Memorial on November
11 to say their respects. The service begins
at 10:45; Mr. Everything of the BMC, Bob
Lawrence, will again play a huge role in
coordinating the event. Contact him at
673-2022 if you wish to lay a wreath, or
otherwise be involved.
Hope to see you all at the
Fire Hall for the next Brookfield Men's Club
meeting. A reminder to send any address
corrections to the Eagle Circulation desk and
continue to check brookfieldnovascotia.ca
calendar of events for upcoming info and/or
provided from your organization.
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