HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-08-10, Page 9FRIENDLY COMPETITORS—Julie Knetsch and Sharon Wilson visit'
with one of the West Branch, swim team while- watching the freestyle
swimming competition. Terry Morey recuperates from his event in the,
background, (Expositor photo).
Pet Peeves
by Dr. Bob Friendship
On de-clawing cats
1 he • question of declawing .cats is
rennet ersial and likely to produee,
arguments not only amongst veterinarians
but also amongst cat owners. The operation
itself is quite straight forward. and simple
burreqUires_a general 'aneSthetic; The paws
are soaked in a disinfectant, a tourniquet is.
then applied and the claw and most disttant
Nine of each digit is severed from the •paw.
Then the paws arc bandaged 'arid the
tourniquet released.. CoMplieations well as
infection or regrowth of nails are rare. The
post operative care entails the removal of
bandages at two to three days ,and the
avoidance of kitty' litter for a further week
thereafter. In place of the regular litter,
strips of paper should be used in the litter
box so as to ensure that there is no chance of
pieces or gravel entering the wounds and
ettusing
•-. The..operation is not one to he performed
Indiscriminately, It is painful to the cat
which without claws is' thin rendered.
defenseless against attack-.from other. cats
and dogs, wh,ile beingkinble to climb properly
to aJoid danger. In most instances proper
training—initiated early on--may render such
an operation unnecessary.
All the slime, trier... may he good reason
'why some :ficopli" hould have their cat's
. claws removed. "Hu •CfiNtiancial outlay' incurred
in having to re-upholster furnitiire is • one.
Furthermore,sin.'e tlfo Oat is a pct it should
be expected to adapt to your lifestyle rather
than disc versa. If a cat is to live indoors.
permanently it might be healthier, both
physically and emotionally, to have it
&clawed. The declawed cat will no longer
he punished ror having damaged the
..litrniture and instead, will be given the
affection necessary liSr a healthy; psycho-
logical life:
In the majority of instances the cat should'
he allowed to keep his claws. However, it
maybe an especially 9seful procedure fOr the
confined house eat anl cannot be trained.
.Fortunately most cats are Capable of being
trained to use a scratching post in place of
furniture. A scratching post is simply an
inexpensive, sturdy, vertical pole covered
with a strong d possibly, lined
— catnip. 'Nis posit should be located neat' he
sleeping area, since cats tend to scratch just
alter waking tip. Cats shmild be started early
onthe use al scratch' posts and punished
consistently when they claw the figniturc..it •
should be remembered that sci'iitt'hing is a
normal and healthy -behaviourial require'-
ment designed . to- sharpen the claws.
Patience and perseverance on the part Of the
owner will . ensure that most cats can be
trained to scratch in a discriminatory
„tanner. For this reason 'the question of cat.
stagery should be considered a laSt resort'
for the problem cat and ought th be
exercised only' after all other alternatives
JlaVc been explored.
Smalldons
hcie-reunion
4I Smalldon decendents
met at the home of Jim and
.lean Keys on Sun. Aug. 6th
for a family reunion. 'file
afternoon was spent with
contests games and it -soft
ball game. - •
.• A 'delicious pot
luck dinner was enjoyed.
Guest~ attended from
Waterloo, Fergus. Hamilton:
Toronto, Ft hel,
Brussels, .Cranbrook and
Walton.
GRACE ISTEPHENSON1 •
PARTRIDGE'.
daughter• of. Mt. and Mrs. -
Elmore , Stephenspn.
Egmondvillc, graduated with-
honours . from Georgian
College in Orillia as a pental
Hygienist, and ,received her_
licence from the Royal
College of Dental Surgeons.
She Will he working for Dr..
W. Hilliard in Orangcyille
where she 110,s, been
emprOYetirM the past three'
Vearti.
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GIFTS FOR EVERY OCCASION
All Types of Repairs
Phone 527-0270
MID SUMMER
of
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MerChandise
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Lamb:es
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The Priendly StiYre in Settfort&—"ilic friendly town"
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ra
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Goderich St.„ East
Exciting motorcross action
was the order of the day at
Hully Gully, August 6 with
the largest program ever.
lastest lap time of the day
was 'accomplished by ' Al
Logue of Hamilton who also
won both 1 25 and 251) expert
NOTICE
Now Paying' a HIGH RATE'of
Guaranteed Trust
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'Ter
tes m
9 1/2 %
. annually or compound
monthly, semi-compound
If you can not come to the,office
we will call at your home. -
The Company is a member of the Canada DesPosit'
Insurance Corporation.
RONNENBERG INSURANCE
AGENCY
Monkton Office Open Brussels Office Open
Monday thru Saturday Tuesdays & Fridays
Phone 347-2241
Phone 887-6663
People
Dorothy. and Gordon.
Hardmen, Toronto; • Dan
Enzensberger. Gravenhurst;.
Susan and Bernie Henry, and
children, Patricia, Michael
and Steven of Kitchener
visited at Gladswood,•
Roxboro withi: her parents
Mr. and Mr's. EnZensberger:
DRYWALL
KNOWN
FOR HIGH QUALITY
Peter Bakos
Drywall
COMPLETE
DRYWALL SERVICE
527-1398
Or
527-0606
ceremonies.; Dr..1,Nonneeke,,,,
chairman of the hortieultural
science dePartinent . com-
mented, "the Flowers
Canada School. is the
premiere class of flower
deign in Canada and ;flori-
culture is the fastest growing
agricultural industry in the
country. 'lb last five years
have sc.. a .phenominal
growth,, flowers be here
for a long time, and more and
more are being grown.
Miss VantygPem, 18, who
attended Seaforth District
High School hopes to find
employment in the florist
bus messy after helping with
thetobaceo harvest.
Another Seaforth woman,
Mts. t,ay e McKenzie -r
God. 'h E. West, was
picked as Miss Congeniality
by fellow students in the
floral course. -
At KilbarthignHMrs,
tiofineiNiesis 93
By Mabel Turnbull whiPh have sprung up since I have been
Birthday Greetings to Mrs. Lena Ben- inacti\ v. It '- a wonderful outing. I was
nmies who celebrated her 93rd birthday moved to remark. "We really live in a
J uts' 31st. Her fa mily . a s.sembled with WOliderful oduntry, with Huron County one
of the best." We are indeed fortunate:
Mrs, Lewis Boshart. a• former valued
member of the staff. c011etl' to visit old
• friends. She brought beautiful bouquets of
snap dragon and sweet' peas. It was good to ,
talk to her, We have a common bond.• her
family which I taught at S.,P.S. many years
ago.
Mrs. Nancy 'Van Meekeren RNA .from
Seaforth. has jpine.d our staff'.
As planned. Davey Maclean has poved to
Huroriview.
. Thomas P. Kamampuzka and family have
returned front a holiday in India where Tom
visited his parents and friends. after a long
absence from his native land.
A group of entertainers called Stoning
House, # 1, from Goderich. came Wednesday
and presented their play to the residents. It
was based on silent movies, all action and
not a word spoken. Taped old time music
' was played during the action of the play. The
setting was• in „a Carpenter's shop with
carpenter's tool's in evidence. The action was
mostly, slapstick comedy, sometimes violent
Hully Gully has
largest race yet
classes.
The race of the day. Junior
125; was thrilling in itself Local rider Wayne RyerSon
with Perry ThOrnton of of Clinton topped the senior
London and Ken Auann of 125 and open classes, coming
Scarborough passing, each' from behind to overtake. Earl -
other 7 timeslin the last lap Maurn of St: Catharine's in
before it van ,crashed. The the last lap. The Huron-Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate• School Board
REGISTRATION
OF NEW STUDENTS
(Kindergarten to Grade 8)
Parents of Kindergarten students who have not yet registered their children
or residents new to the Huron-Perth area may register their children at any
of the following schools
-THURSDAY AUGUST 3.1ST
between the hours of 2 PA. and 5 P.M.
''HURON COUNTY
SCHOOLS
St. Joseph's School
(KINGSBRIDGE) Mr. David Zyluk,
Principal R.R.3, GODERICH
(529-7646)
St,. Columban School
(ST. COLUMBAN) Mr. Ray
Contois, Principal, R.R.2, DUBLIN
(345-2086)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Mr. Gary Birmingham, Principal
R.R.3, (MOUNT ,CARMEL)
DASHWOOD (237-3337)
Ecole Ste. Marie
Mrs. Lilliane Laporte, Principal
R.R.2, ZURICH (236-4860)
St. Joseph's School
Mr. Donald Farwell, Principal
169Beech St. CLINTON (482-7035)
Precious Blood School
Mrs. Esther Rau, Principal
Saunders, St., EXETER '(235-1691)
St. Mary's SchbOl
Miss Betty Clark, Principal
70 Bennett St., E, GODERICH
(524-9901)
St. James School
Sister Theresa Mader, rincipal
Chalk St., SEAFORTH -0321)
Sacred Heart School
Mrs. Mary O'Malley, Principal
Box 68, Cronyn 1St., WINGHAM
(357-1090)
St. Boniface School
Sister Louise Lowry, Principal
Box 128, ZURICH (236-4335)
Kindergarten children nad to be 5 years of age on or before DeceMber
31st, 1978. Please bring Birth Certificate, Social Insurance Number, if
available,'0.1-1.1.P. Number, Immunization Cards and any other pertinent
health records at the time Of registration.
THE tikMQN EXPOSIT R AUGUST 10, 1975_,.. 7
Seafdrth girl gets top
hlatks'iri
lovely birthday cake and a family pallY-,NN as
held in the foyer of the new addition to the
Home.
Friday's Bingo results held -upstairs;
Games; Jim Baker. Bill Elligsen, Mattis
Aho. Lucy Bushie. a full card.
Flower arrangements from Mrs. E. Durst.
She left one for us whith was arranged in a
Large seashell. a very. unusual container, and
most fitting.
Cliff Tiernay and son from North Bay were
visitors with Jack Tiernay .Me. 'and Mrs. 'Roy
Wilbee from Boissevain, Manitoba. visited
with • Mrs. Edna Wilbee. Miss Gillian
Turnbull from Ottisya visited with Mabel
Turnbull, her aunt. The main topic of
conversation was the new bly in the family.
It was agreed that he was a brave little fellow
to enter a family in which girls were far ill
'the majority. For example,t1 have ten nieces
including the,second generation, and David
is only my fotrrth nephew, Godfrey Newman,
the new father said that if the baby was a girl
he was buying an electric train anyway.
On Sunday the J.A. Stewarts picked me
up and we drove to the cottage. The weather but all in good nature. The characters had to
1V1V, ideal. We sat on the front lawn '• be acrobats to •endure the action. Their
overlooking the lake all afternoon, recalling make-up was similar to that used to make up
old times, places and people °vex a cup of clowns.
tea which was served by Liz in English style. ' The group ended up leading.in a sing-song
Theolatighs were many and 'enthusiaStic. using our song-books, "Sing Out."
All good timeS'come'te an &id, 'so we 'left for Instead- of-4oming inside. for luticJ1, the
home, -calling on' Lillian Koidake at her staff served an enjoyable barbecue to all the
cottage near .Bayfield.. She seems to lie group, We met on the 'lawn bordering Centre
regaining her health after a long conva- Strett. At thiS time • some members of the
leseenee. Our driver. Jim. drove around „ staff appeared with a bir hday cake and
through Hayfield to see all the new homes. , presented it •to Edward Willitz. whose
Like Egmondville, it really "seems to be birthday it was. We sang "Happy Birthday"
booming, W,e then returned by #8 Highway to him and gave him our good wishes.
fmm Clinton. entering -Seaforth by Harp- In the play they even staged a strike "to
nil •7 •1.;•1• has many new homes make it modern."
• Roekie' Lassaline of
Goderich came up with his
best performance yet: with: a -
six place finish in the junior
125 clasS. Both, riders are
members ofthe Huren Gully
JOmpers,-, who •• incidentally
need cheerleaders. For more
information contact .• team
cmptain Ken Boyce . of
.Goderich. The next -rate is
Sept 1.
Jean Vanteht..in of Sea-
forth obviously has a special
feel for the • .art of flower
arranging.'She is the daugh- .
ter of Mr. and Mrs, Red.
Vantyghem.
Miss Vantyghcm was. re
cell-0y awarded the Smiihers
Of Canada Awtu'd for
receiving the highest marks
of the 84 students' who
attended the Flowers Canada
Floral D.?sign Sehobl at the
University of Guelph.
The two week floral design
course, h eld 'for the 33rd year
in conjunction with the horti-
cultural science department
of the university. is geared to'
training students who hope
to woik for florists.
• Miss Vantyghent said' the '
students • learned how to
•.design and make wedding
bouquets. hospital ar'ra nge-
ments. corsages and do
11111(21111 wor k:
During the graduation
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PERTH COUNTY
SCHOOLS
St. Patrick's School
Mr. Larry Cook, Principal
Mill St., DUBLIN (345-2033)
St. Patrick's School (KINKORA)
W. Ennis Murphy, Principal
R.R.1, SEBRINGVILLE (393-5580)
Holy Name of Mary School
Mr. Leo Turner, Principal
161 Peel ., ST. MARYS (284-2170)
St. Mary's School (HESSON) -
Mrs. Florence McDonald, Principal
R.R.4, LISTCWEL (595-8929)
Immaculate Conception School
Michael DeWan, Principal
15 Well street,i STRATFORD
(271. 9936)
St. Michael's School
Slater Audrey Dumouchelle,
Principal
8 Grange St., STRATFORD
(271-0890)
St. Ambrose School
Mr. Paul Nickel', Principal
181 Louise St., STRATFORD
(271-7544)
St. Joseph's School
Mr. Adrian Pontsioen, Principal
363 St. Vincent'St., STRATFORD
(271-3574)
St. Aloysius School
Mr. ;Sam AllArico, Principal
228 AVondale Ave., STRATFORD
(271-3636)