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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-12-08, Page 6Page 6 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 8, 1993 Hospital employees receive service pins and awards AL the Wingham and District Hospital annual Christmas dinner held Dec. 4, at the•Lucknow Com- munity Centre the following full- time employees received their ser- vice pins: five years: Ron Feltz, Pat Gibson, Bill Glassier, Barbara Major-McEwan, Patti Nixon, Shir- ley Sallows, Jane Stewart. .10 years: George Dixon, Annette Hendriks, Connie MacEwan, Donna Sutton, Bonnie Walker. 15 years: Linda Darling, Juanita Hopper, Dorothy Marks, Emily Phillips, Brenda Ritchie, Bill Wood- ley. 20 years: Gordon Baxter, Nancy Brown, Brenda Cook, Phyllis Huf- fman. 25 years: Eileen McGlynn, Douglas Switzer. 30 years: Mildred Golley. 35 years: Arnold Taylor. The following part-time employees received their service pins: 5,000 hours: Wanda Connor, Dorothea Ducharme, Andrea Hamil- ton, Elaine Huisser Margaret Siertsema, Marion Taylor. 10,000 hours; Fran Golley, Myrtle Irwin, Sharon MacDougall, Muriel McFarlan, Anna Nesbitt, Mary Sanders, Marilyn Vanderwoude. 15,000 hours: Julianna Barrie, Fran- ces Button, Joanne Cretier, Mary Ann Curzon, Mary Donaldson, Linda McKee. 20,000 hours: Jeanette Scott. Reader identifies father In last week's picture of the stone crushing crew, the boy in the back with Ernie Carter was his brother Goldie. Ernest Caner of Wingham phoned the office to identify the other boy. He was very pleased to have' the picture as a memento. Service was teetotaller •from page 4 the rough and tumble, hard -drinking womanizers and scoundrels he immortalized, Service was a teetotaller and a physical fitness buff. Service returned to the Klondike and wrote another collection of verse, "Rhymes of a Rolling Stone." In the autumn of 1912, he took the last steamboat out of Daw- son, and never returned. His life remained action -packed. As a reporter, he covered' the Balkan War, and during World War One he served as an ambulance driver and as an intelligence officer for the Canadian Army. His collec- tion of war poetry. "Rhymes of a Red Cross Man," headed the non- fiction best-seller list in 1917 and 1918. Dispelling rumors of his death, Service published at least 10 books, while living comfortably in Monte Carlo and Brittany. In 1958, Canadian television broadcaster Patrick Watson and journalist Pierre Berton interviewed the 84 -year-old self -pro -claimed "rhymer" at his villa overlooking the Mediterranean. "Say, wouldn't it be a sensation if I croaked in the middle of this interview?" asked Service with a twinkle in his eye. The Bard of the Yukon died a few months later, leaving a legacy that is the stuff of myth. Numbers were up at rabies clinics Pet vaccinations at this years low] become rabid, they can infect of New York State, a dramatic cost ,rabies' clinics in Bruce -Grey, humans as well as livestock. increase is expected to occur in were up over 10 per cent compared V ccinating dogs and cats is wildlife rabies, primarily raccoons, to last year. A total, oft] 3,838 dogs essential since 55 per , cent of and a moderate or small increase in and cats were vaccinated relative to himan exposures are a result of rabies in domestic animals. 12,231. animals in 1992. these animals. This, despite the fact The impact raccoon rabies will The clinics, ,which have become that these animals only account for have on rabies post -exposure treat - an annual tradition throughout the 8 per cent of the total number of ment to humans is not quite clear. Bruce-Greydnd Owen Sound area, rabid ` animals. It only takes one Traditionally, wildlife rabies ac - are sponsored jointly by the Bruce- rabid pet to result in many people counts for only 24 per cent of . Grey -Owen Sound Health Unit and being exposed to the disease. The human exposures that result in the Grey -Bruce Veterinary As- pain and suffering 'of a individual treatment in Ontario. Wildlife ex- sociation. A total of 49 vaccination undergoing anti -rabies treatment is posures are expected to increase as clinics were held this year. Overall, preventable and unnecessary. So too more raccoons become infected. the number of animals vaccinated is the burden to the taxpayer for the If a raccoon rabies epidemic was up with the exception of barn cost of vaccinations and the hidden occurs, it is likely that the increase cats. Clinics reported that fewer cost to the health care system. in rabies postexposure treatments barn cats were brought in even Southern Ontario has had the will be due, to contact with rabid though a special low fee for vac- unfortunate distinction of having the wild animals. The spread of rabies, cinating more than five cats was highest incidence of animal rabies to barn cats and domestic dogs and offered. in North America. To compound cats, from wild animals should Barn cats represent a unique the, problem for local residents, remain low if these animals have concern since they are more likely Bruce and Grey Counties share the been previously vaccinated for to encounter a rabid animal than further distinction of having one of rabies. other domestic pets. If these cats the highest incidence of animal When having .your pets vac - rabies within the province. cinated, be aware of the fact that Pei owners who have not taken rabies is only one of several pet advantage of the rabies clinics diseases for which there is a preventati'ie vaccine or treatment. Consult your veterinarian for more information. The . Public Health Inspection Division of the Bruce -Grey -Owen Sound Health Unit is involved with rabies in Bruce and Grey Counties on an ongoing basis. For further information on the disease contact your local public health inspector. Board makes good move should visit their local veterinarian since they have a responsibility to Insurance Costs their pets, family and the com- P. nancial analysis shows the munity to ensure their dogs and cats Se crate Board made a good move are vaccinated each year. when it joined the Ontario School , The Ministry of Health advises Boards' Insurance Exchange—(0- that there is an increasing likelihood SBIE) program. Business superin- of a raccoon rabies epidemic in tendent Paul Serre admitted that Ontario. If the impact of raccoon premiums with the self-insurance rabies is similar in Ontario to th,t program are going up'15 per cent m • 1994. "That's the bad news," he 4-H group is making said, then put another sheet of figures on the overhead projector. Christmas projects He described the columns of numbers as "the good news" and explained they show the board's insurance premiums over the years, since it joined OSBIE, are still very close to or less than the rates it paid to standard carriers as much as seven years ago. • Serre noted some of this year's premium cost increase is due to the sales tax added to insurance premiums in mid-1993. Pefect 5[oti!dizy zfts! Everybody loves thele Case IH farm toys by Ertl® Surprise 'Dad with this beautiful. reproduction! Precision Series farm9I1 f-20 Here's the ultimate las toy replica - the famous McCormick Deering Far/hall F-21) )lit was faqir ,roduchll from 1932 in 1939 Superbly detailed and handcrafted, this Precision Series,`1 reproduction includes 1I, v - able cllgtrol levers. a hand crank. magneto with Spat plug wires and geared stewrinf;. Comes with its own coin Intd,Ilion chid cnmtmellnra• tier booklet. 1, 1 1146 ' we,ehl 111, r,,. , /11 7911'M ,a.a,. 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