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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-05-21, Page 5Send me no flours There's been a certain minority group catching a lot of slack lately on social media, and it's not who you may think With sites like Facebook and Twitter often used as platforms for venting and unsolicited rants, rather than friendly sites used to connect with our fellow man, more and more folks are spending their time posting derogatory and often bias essays meant to mock or ridicule the choices of others. And this time it's all about what we do or do not eat. Yes, I'm talking about that dreaded buzzword, gluten. As someone who has suffered from stomach problems most of her life, I've gone to great extents in order to just feel better. I've been through a multitude of tests, some not very pleasant. I've given up everything doctors have suggested; strawberries, choco- late, caffeine, spicy food, dairy. Even trying life as a vegetarian on the suggestion of a friend. I'll tell ya, it was tough. So when a coworker of mine with Celiac disease mentioned a couple years ago I try giving up gluten, I was willing to give it a shot. After all, what did I really have to lose? Beginning life as someone giv- ing up wheat flour and all of its wonderfulness is hard. Column Whitney South Pretty much everything has wheat in it. Trust me, even licorice. As much as a doubted my issues could be fixed with just one change, I was astonished at how much better I felt. Even things I didn't think could be associated with my daily food intake were affected. I wasn't as tired anymore. Ino longer suffered from weekly migraines. Basically, it was great. Granted, I wasn't able to enjoy most of my favorite things but it was worth it. I just felt better. But it turns out choosing to not eat gluten isn't all sunshine and roses. In fact, it appears to make a lot of people really angry. An open letter to customers from an irritated waitress, a seg- ment on Jimmy Kimmel asking people if they even knew what glu- ten was, everyday I see one thing or another mocking the fact peo- ple are giving up eating wheat. And honestly, I just don't get it. Whether they're doing it as a fad diet, or legitimately suffer from an affliction, what does it matter? Last time I checked, we lived in a free country where folks have the choice to lead their own lives, regardless of what may be popular and regardless of whether some- one else approves of those choices. Would you chastise someone who decided they no longer wanted to eat broccoli? I'm not sure whether it's the influence of reality TV, or if we're all just really nosey, but I've always felt what others do with their lives is up to them. It's almost like society can't help it. Debating everything from reli- gion to sexuality, politics to sci- ence, many seem to feel the need, or compulsion, to make the lives of others reflective of their own. And in this world of so many important and thought-provoking debates, why do we choose to con- cern ourselves with what someone else chooses to eat or not eat? Really, it's just sad. So to those out there who feel the need to voice their opinion on the diets of others, I say. My name is Whitney, I do not have Celiac Disease but I choose not to eat things containing gluten because it makes me feel better. And honestly, it's none of your business. Blyth Gallery seeking local artists for upcoming exhibition The Blyth Festival Art Gal- lery is looking for art hobby- ists, amateur crafters, profes- sional artisans or recognized visual artists. This is a great opportunity for artists from Huron County to get exposure to local audi- ence or maybe even have a career breakthrough. Area residents are invited to submit one or two pieces in any media for the Gallery's 2014 Community Show. This is an annual, non-juried exhibition and features the creations of dozens of Huron County's professional and hobby artists. The work will be accepted on the morning of Sat., May 24, and the show opens the same evening in the Bainton Gallery, situated in the Blyth Memorial Hall beside the Festival box office. The exhibition runs until June 13. Included among the pieces on exhibit will be a wide range of media, from oil paintings and acrylics to photography, ceramics, and glass. Not even the show curator is ever sure what exactly will be shown until the artists bring in their creations on Saturday morning. Artists are asked to bring their works (maximum of two) to the gallery on May 24, between 9:00 am and noon. Two-dimensional pieces must be framed or mounted suitable for hanging and not exceed 36" x 36'. Free sanding sculptures must be no wider than 36': A nominal fee of $10 per piece is charged, and the work will be included in the exhibition. Parties interested in buying a work of art will be directed to the artist and no commission will be charged. All art must remain in the gallery for the complete length of the show and must be picked up on June 14. Members of the public are invited to meet the artists and join in the festivities with fam- ily and friends at the official opening reception on Satur- day, May 24th at 6:00. Refreshments will be served. The Art Gallery is open during Blyth Festival box office busi- ness hours. You can view this exciting show until June 13. For information and entry forms, please call Carol McDonnell at 519-523-9715 or email mcdonnellcaro1223@ gmail.com. Wednesday, May 21, 2014 • News Record 5 www.clintonnewsrecord.com Contributed photo Bruce Power donates $10,000 to Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund The DMMF Run Around the Square was held on Sunday May 11th in Goderich. Since 2013, Bruce Power has donated $10,000 in support of the DMMF, a non-profit organization that raises funds to purchase life-saving defibrillators which are donated in memory of fallen law enforcement, military, paramedic and firefighters who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities. During this year's run, the DMMF donated its 32nd defibrillator in the honour of OPP Constable D. Craig Campbell of Kincardine. The defibrillator will be placed with the Kincardine Fire Department in their emergency response vehicle. Pictured left to right: Wayne McConnell (DMMF Treasurer and Board Member), Jessica Mann (DMMF Run Around the Square Committee Member - Sponsorships), Duncan Hawthorne (Bruce Power President and CEO), Liz Black -Petrie (DMMF Run Around the Square Race Director), Deb Shewfelt (Mayor of Goderich) and Leslie Parsons (Widow of OPP Constable D. Craig Campbell). Canadian oil can make the world safer CONTINUED FROM > PAGE 4 cies is anything but. A wider perspective beyond just emissions includes the following: Of the world's top 15 net oil exporters in the world, Canada is one of just two countries (Norway being the other) that is considered "free" according to Freedom House, a Washington -based think tank, which considers freedom of the economy, media, religion, vot- ing and independent courts among other markers. Three other significant exporting countries (Kuwait, Nigeria, and Ven- ezuela) are considered partly free; while 10 of the 15 top oil exporters are considered "not free"—and Rus- sia, incidentally, is on that "not free" list. That is a status Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently wishes to export. The big picture is this: Canada's products—be it oil or natural gas, or anything we can manufacture and export including traditional sectors such as forestry and mining—ought to be sold around the world with this rather long sticker attached: "Made In Canada: Safe, reliable, liberal dem- ocratic and free." It's a selling point Canadian -based companies, and politicians, should not overlook—that, and how Euro- pean energy dependence on Russia is unhealthy in general. Mark Milke Senior fellow at the Fraser Institute