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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-01-05, Page 9Correspondent son and •daUghter,lin ,laW, Mr. and Mrs, Winston MpEach.ern And family, Galt, Mr. and Mrs, Wes. McEach- Mr, and Mrs. Earl Dunn were. ern spent Christmas with, their. in London on. Christmas Eve and attended the wedding of their daughter, Jo-Anne and. Bill Muchan. Christmas guests with Mr. and. Mrs, Melvin Becker included Douglas Becker and .SQA .lcarry„ Kitc.neserl Mr, and Mrs, Richard; Poth , Ajax, Mr. and Mrs, Pc044.10 Poth, New Dundee, Mr, and Mrs,. Steve Irvine, qUelph, and Miss. Mrs,Mac. Engel. IMPORTANT As the present Ontario Hospital Insurance numbers and billing system will form the basis of the new plan, anyone who does not now have hospital insurance coverage should register without delay. Applications are available in banks and hospitals and from offices of the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. BE SURE YOU ARE COVERED NEXT APRIL 1stl Things you should know about... YOUR NEW COMBINED GOVERNMENT PLAN The new "Ontario Health Insurance Plan" will provide all the coverage now available to you under both OHSIP and Ontario Hospital Insurance. And it will do so at a lower combined premium than you now pay for the two separate plans. The new premiums will be payable in January, 1972, and thereafter, to cover benefit periods beginning on or after April 1, 1972. These new premiums will be: • $11.00 a month for a single person, and , • $22.00 a month for a family (2 or more eligible persons) REPLACES"OHSIP"AND"ONTARIO HOSPITAL INSURANCE" The Ontario Health Insurance Plan will replace the OHSIP (medical) and Ontario Hospital Insurance plans as of next April 1, and you will then have only: • one plan to deal with; • one health insurance identification card; • one health insurance number (your former Ontario Hospital Insurance number); • one combined premium to pay. If you now have Ontario Hospital Insurance, your changeover to the new combined plan will be automatic. No action on your part is required as the new plan will be based on the existing hospital insurance billing system. FREE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS (After 1-year Residence in Ontario) As of January 1, 1972 residents aged 65 and over are exempt from paying Ontario Health Insurance premiums to cover themselves and their eligible dependents. To benefit" from this exemption, insurance may be transferred to the name of the older spouse if it is presently in the name of a spouse under age 65. Most residents aged 65 years and over have already applied for premium-free coverage, but if you have not done so, please write to the Plan giving your Ontario Hospital Insurance number, your OHSIP number, and month and year of birth. Persons who turn 65 after January 31, 1972, should applyatthetimeforfreecoverage. If you payyour premium on a direct basis, write to the Plan for an application. If you pay through a group, advise your group. Prem- ium-free coverage will take effect on thefirst day of the month in which your 65th birthday occurs. Any premiums paid to cover benefit periods beyond that date will be refunded. PREMIUM ASSISTANCE (After 1-year Residence in Ontario) Effective with the benefit month of April, 1972, individuals and families with no taxable income for the year 1972 are eligible, on application, for 100% Ontario Government prem- ium assistance. Individu-als with less than $1,000 taxable income in 1972, and families with total taxable income of under $2,000 are eligible for 50% premium assistance. This will reduce the monthly premiums to $5.50 for such individuals (instead of $11.00) and to $11.00 for an eligible family (instead of $22.00). • Taxable income is the amount on which a person pays income taxes, after subtracting from his total income all exemptions and other deductions to which he is entitled. Note: If you remit your premiums on a direct basis, details on Premium Assistance will be mailed with your next Premium Notice. Residents enrolled in groups will be informed through their groups. NEW IDENTIFICATION CARDS The Plan will provide each insured single person and each insured head of a family with a new Ontario Health Insurance Identification Card to use for insured services received on or after April 1. Anyone who has not received his or her card by that date should use the. current Hospital Insurance Certificate, after April 1, 1972, for medical and hospital services until the new card is received. Your present OHSIP card should be used when claiming for medical and 'practitioner services received up to March 31, 1972. ONTARIO HEALTH INSURANCE COMMISSION 2195 Yonge Street, Toronto 295, Ont. answer your CHRISTMAS SEAL LETTER TODAY! I. brook Welcomes. Visitors in The Holiday Seasop • Jane Gartiey, Guelph. Kerry remained for the holiday Week With hie grandparents. Mr. and Mrs, Douglas'Purdy and Susan spent Christmas week end with members of their family in Stapler and Cookstown. Susan is spending a week with friends. Mr. and Mrs. John Strickler spent theiv. Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Webster, Grand Bend. Boxind, Day Nisitors with Mr, and Mrs. Earl Dunn were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Machan, Listowel, Mr, and Mrs. Allan Dunn, Ricky and Bonita, and Mr. and. Mrs. Don Jacklin, Tracy and Danny, all of Bloomingdale, and `Mr. and Mrs. Bill Muchan, London. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Knight and girls have moved to the house be- longing to Ken Fischer on the 9th con. Grey Twp., recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Fischer, Snowplows made their firSt appearance of the season on Thursday, December 30. Rev. Samuel Kerr, Monkton, conducted the regular service in Knox Church on December 26. W. M. S. The Christmas meeting of the Evening Group of the W.M.S. was held at the home of Mrs. Jas. Knight. Mrs. Stewart Steiss, president, opened the meeting with a poem Christmas is for giving". Devotions and topic were in charge of MrS. Jack Knight, who gave the call to worship, followed by "It came upon a midnight clear". Luke 2: 1-20 was read followed by prayer. Mrs. Knight read, Keep- ing Christmas" and the carol "Little Town of Bethlehem" was sung. A Christmas meditation was given. The topic consisted of Christmas Legends read by several members. "Holly, ivy and mistletoe" was given by Mrs. Steiss; "The legend of the Christmas Tree" - Mrs. Jas. Knight; "Yule Candles" - Mrs. Leslie Knight; "Legend of the Christmas Rose" - Mrs. Stevenson and "The Custom of Christmas Cards" by Mrs. Melvin Becker. Officers elected for 1972 are: president - Mrs. Stewart Steiss; Vice President-Mrs.Jas. Knight; Secretary - Mrs. Leslie. Knight; Treasurer - Mrs. Stuart Steven- son; Assistant Treasurer = Mrs. Jack Conley; Friendship andSer- vice - Mrs. Norman Pfeifer; Aud- itors - Mrs. Jim Knight, Mrs. Jack Knight. The hostess for the January meeting will be Mrs. Jack Knight. The meeting closed with the carol "Holy Night" and the Mizpah Benediction. CHRISTMAS SERVICE Members of the Sunday School and Junior Choir held a Christmas service "He Came Among Us" on Sunday evening in Knox. Church. Sunday School Superintendent, Mrs. Stuart SteV- enson, was leader for thp program consisting of Scripture reading, prayer, singing and reading parts by the young folks. Attendance pins and bars were handed out by Clare Veitch, clerk of session. Mrs. Stewart Steisi, organist, and Mrs. Gordon Engel, were responsible for practising the children for the singing and other parts. 4-H CLUB Members of the 4-H Club, with their leaders, Mrs. Clare Veitch and Mrs. Wm. Bremner, attended the Achievement Day held at Howick Central School on Deceinber 18. All members took part in a skit Milk's the great- est". Linda Knight received County Honors and Home Econ- omist Miss Hunt, presented a five-year leadership certificate to Mrs. Clare Witch. THE BRUSSELS POST, JAN. 5, 1972-9