The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-10-28, Page 7VOTE
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KELLY
TOWNSIijP OF
HURON NLOS$"
COUNCILLOR
ON NOVEMBER 9'"
"ba• VVoteis Your Right ,.
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Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, October 28, ,998•- Page 7
The Lucknow Lancers girls soccer team took on the Ripley girls in tour-
!lament play last week. Lucknow lost 2 to -'t to Ripleyo w` lo'went on to
'win the tournament, (Dwight !twin photo)
Surviving brrpast cancer
by Pat Livingston
Kent Sorsdahl and Jane
Sorsdahl are husband and
wife: Kent is a surgeon.
Jane is a breast cancer sur-
vivor.' Their joint presen-
tation at "Breasst Cancer:.A
Family Affair", held last
week in Winghani,
stressed the importance of
•, regular self breast exami- •
nation, mammography and
yearly breast examination
• .:by a health care profes-
sional. • '
. Self breast• examination •
is •a way women can.
Inmate familiar with their
bodies and detect any
changes, "You don't have
to know What you are feel-
ing, says Jane.You learn.
to ,detect any changes that
should be followed up by '
a visit to the doctor:
Jane. was 27 years.. old
when she discovered a
luinip on' her chest while
breastfeeding her 13
'month old Son., A small
but. malignant Cancer was.
found. She .shared- her
experiences of'surgery,
chemotherapy :and radia_.
tion. Today, a:little over
five years later, she and
Kent have a new baby girl..
Her bout -with cancer
has made her a strong..
Woman.: "I choose now to
be fully alive," says Jane
who is a Cancer.S,ociety'
volunteer. She facilitates a
breast .cancer support
group in Stratford andpro
vides one to one 'visiting
services for- women diag-
nosed with breast cancer,
Sorsdahl urged
women to seek` advice
right away, if they find' a
lump: "Don't: let your fears
stop you." The earlier
breast cancer is detected.
the better the chance' of
survival. The discovery' of
breast Cancer at a "very
early stage May .permit,
effective local. treatment
• with less radical surgical
procedures, . snob as
lunpectom'.
''In the '70s virtually
everybody had a .mastecto-
my,". said Dr. Sorsdahl.,
Over the last 20 years
advances have been made .
in treating breast cancer.
"Now rather. than remov--
ing the wholebreast, a
1n NQvennb r 9t
rr
for.
in °Township of Huron-Kirda.as:
lumpectomy or partial
mastectomy may be an.
option."
There is : a lot of infor-
mation- available today
about breast cancer. The •
Huron -Perth Unit of the
Canadian. Cancer Society
can be reached at 1400-
-204,0086.
800-
-204 0086.' The Ontario,
Breast Screening PProgram,
• turn to page.6
*Current Reeve of Huron Township
*.Reeve during: successful amalgamation
of Ripley -Huron Township
Far . positive voice ori
Huron
Kinloss
Township -
Ames Ranine
for
Counciflor
Candidates Meeting
Where: Lucknow Legion
When: Wednesday, October 28
Time: 7:30 PM '
Now is the time to quiz the can-
diates running for office in The
Township of Huron -Kinloss,.
November 9th vote.
Sponsored by Lucknow
Chamber of Commerce
72411111111030r
Vote
for
Agnes
Bregman
for Councillor
South Bruce
Teeswater-CuIrons
Ward
for experience that counts
6 years. as Councillor and
Deputy Reeve of Culross Township
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION ..
BRANCH #309
Poppy•Trust Account
for the fiscal year ended September 30,1958'
opens%Balance $1 ,621.78
Receipts: . Wreaths . $323.55'
Poppies .101310
interest 2072 $1,357.37
Expenses: Campaign 530.56
Veterans 25.00:
Youth Education 570.00
Donations 10.0.00
Mise'. .32 1::225.88
' Surplus 13.1.49
Balance " sit/142Z
The 1998 poppy,driVe will be held on Sat, Oct. 31st and in'
order to makeit a success as many volunteers from the
Branch as, possible will, be. required.. Uniforms are not
essentials as ribbons Will be issued to all volunteers to
indicate they are involved in, the poppy drive 'Your.-
-assistance with this year's blitz would, be appreciated
Please meet at:the Branch at 12:00 p.m.
The Helens' Remembrance Day Service will be held on.
Sunday, Nov, 8th at 2:30 p.m. Branch 309 and its
Auxiliary ,has againbeen•invited to take part Any
memberswishing to ,attend please meet at the Branch at
2:00 p.m. •
'Our own Remembrance : Day Service will be observed .on`.
Wednesday, Nov, lith with a parade'Fram the Branch at
9:45 a.m. to the Anglican Church For a 10:00 service, We.
will then'parade to the cenotaph: for 1'1:00 a.m. A van will,
be .supplied by Montgomery Motors For those who are
unable to march but would still like to take part.