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The Citizen, 1990-07-04, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990. Smell of success Rebekahs honour Annie Thynne Morning Star Rebekah Lodge Brussels held its last meeting for the summer on June 26 with Noble Grand Sister Lillian Moses presid­ ing. There was a good atten­ dance. It was decided at this meeting to hold the annual picnic on Wednes­ day, July 18 at 2:30 p.m. at Sister Janet McCutcheon’s home. Also Lodge will open in Septem­ ber with a pot luck dinner. Sister Lillian Moses and Sister Lois McCall gave a detailed report as they were our delegates to the Rebekah Assembly June 17-20. Following the meeting the sisters gave Sister Annie Thynne a sur­ prise birthday party. Sister Annie is celebrating her 90th birthday in July. Sister Renie Richmond pre­ sented her with a rose corsage. Hospital budget $9.3 million Mary Jane Leger takes time to stop and smell the roses. The floral displays were set up in the Brussels Library last week as the Horticultural Society held its annual Rose Show and Bake Sale. Wingham and District Hospital has set its operating budget for 1990-91 at $9,275,900, a 10 per cent hike over last year’s budget. The hospital’s board of gover­ nors had a look at the latest budget figures at last week’s inaugural meeting of the board. The budget takes the hospital from April 1, 1990 to March 31, 1991. Former Finance and Audit Com­ mittee Chairman Janet Clark pre­ sented the budget to the board, saying that the days of the large budget surplus are past. “Projected revenues this year are estimated a $9,309,717, an increase of 6.4 per cent over last year’s revenues,” she noted. “This will leave the hospital with an After a sing-song of old favour­ ites - Sister Barb McCutcheon, Sister Gertie Kellington, Sister Sarah Stephenson and Sister Janet McCutcheon put on a very comical skit about “Paws new pants”. There was a draw for a Begonia and by some strange coincidence Sister Annie was the winner. Sister Barb Nichol then presented her Legion golfers win BY SANDRA JOSLING On Saturday, June 23 the Brus­ sels Legion sent a team to the Zone C-l golf tournament in Seaforth. There were 22 teams competing. Brussels finished fourth in the tournament qualifying for District operating surplus of $33,817.” It’s a slim margin when compar­ ed with last year’s budget surplus of more than $300,000, she added. “We won’t be looking at another year like the last one, for some time to come.” The pay equity plan and em­ ployee health tax are the big culprits in the rising operating costs, hospital Treasurer Gord Baxter told the newspaper after the meeting. In addition, he said, unemployment insurance prem­ iums paid by both employers and employees have risen by 24 per cent. Also contributing to the 10 per cent hike are such supplies as oxygen and medical gases, costing 60 per cent more than last year and raising the hospital’s with a tree of cards with money •expressions of love from her Rebe­ kah Sisters and in closing Sister Barb McCutcheon read a poem to Annie - a wonderful mother and friend. This was followed by lunch of cake, ice cream and berries. Sister Annie thanked all her Rebekah sisters in her usual fun loving way. finals August 11 in Goderich. The team members from Brussels were: Frank Stretton, Eric Ross, Bob Richardson, and Peter Bennett. On Saturday, July 7 the Brussels Legion will be having a dance featuring the group Double Trou­ ble. The dance will start at 9 p.m. drug expenditures by 13.2 per cent. Most other supplies, such as heat, hydro, food and other miscell­ aneous expenses, should rise by about 5 per cent, he added.. Wage settlements with staff are also coming through at a general infla­ tionary trend of 5.5 per ceht over 1989. Mr. Baxter is not expecting any large impact from the Qfed ral Goods and Services Tax. \ Also approved last week "is the hospital nursing school operating budget of $113,385, of which $109,474 is subsidized by the Ontario Ministry of Health. The ministry also fully subsidizes the amublance services costs projected this year at $431,398, Mrs. Clark noted.