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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-01-21, Page 3All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner Thursday, January 22 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Trinity Anglican Church Hall In support of Mission Trip to Haiti by two Blyth residents & purchase of Haitian Bibles . Suggested Donation: $5.00 per person Families Welcome! Winter got you shut indoors? Don't give in to the January blahs Come out to the arena and cheer on your local hockey teams during playoffs. It will be good for all of you. 1998 PHONE BOOK Citizen Serving Auburn Blyth Brussels Clinton Goderich Gorse Wingham The Citizen's New 1998 Telephone Directory Will Be Available Soon! it will have the newest listings in a convenient large type format. In one book you have the listings that you would need three Bell Canada books to find. New this year: The Goderich exchange will be included. Here is your chance to advertise in a product that stays around 365 days. Reserve your space today call: Jeannette McNeil or Les Cook 523-4792 or Fax 523-9140 Deadline: Feb. 4/98 , .,,„,„„, „ , \1 BL yr‘„EDICAL , CLINIC DR. JANET ZETTEL DR. DAN ROOYAKKERS Tues. 1 - 5 , Thurs. 1 - 5, Fri. 9 - 1 Call: 523-4567 for appointments New patients welcome cph About Your Hospital One of the greatest temptations Is to believe that after years of experience in the business, we know what the customer wants and needs even better than the customer does. Clinton Public Hospital (CPH) Is ready to greet the accreditation surveyors on Jan. 22 and 23. This week CPH will receive a visit from Dr. John Roe of Chatham and Ms. Joseline Sikorski, the CEO of Winchester Hospital. This is the team of surveyors that has been assigned by the Canadian Council of Health Services Accreditation to look at our organization to assess the level of health care provided and the efficiency in our use of resources. The accreditation program is a voluntary program whereby health care organizations can assess their level of performance against a set of nationally applied standards and Identify ways In which a facility can continuously improve. CPH first requested an accreditation survey In 1984 and received a two-year award. Surveys have followed in 1986, 1988, 1991 and 1994. Surveys in the past have focused very strongly on care standards and the Importance of having written policies and procedures to guide the way that business was carried out. The focus the council has established for this accreditation Is the importance of meeting clients' needs and exceeding their expectations of the health care system. The preparation for the survey has been underway since the beginning of 1997. Seven teams were formed and given an assignment to review the standards set out by the Canadian Council of Health Services and assess how we care for the needs of the people we deal with through our services. Clients include patients and their families, suppliers, contracted workers, students, co-workers - the gambit of people with whom we have contact because we provide health care. Through the process the teams were able to Identity the things we do well, things we could do more efficiently as well as Ideas for new ways of providing client centered care. Accreditation is regarded as an inspection and creates a certain amount of anxiety for staff. It is also an opportunity to receive reassurance from the surveyors as well as guidance and advice as to how we can improve our organization and the quality of service we provide to the community. Already we have seen some benefits from the self assessments done by the teams and have generated lots of ideas that we hope the surveyors will view favourably. So keep your fingers crossed for us. We'll let you know how It goes. Your Surprise Holiday Draw Following are the winners of the Your Surprise Holiday Draw held at CPH on Jan. 14: first prize - $3,500 travel voucher- Orville Kelland, Londesboro; second prize - Blyth Festival Theatre tickets - Ken Jarmuth, Monkton; third prize - Huron Country Playhouse tickets - Clinton PUC employees; fourth prize - Drayton Festival Theatre tickets - C.A. Archibald, Clinton; fifth prize - Stratford Festival tickets - Robert Shaddick, Londesboro; sixth prize - $100. - Peter Wiley, Clinton; seventh prize - $50. - Les Howatt, Clinton; eighth prize - $50. - Marg Fleming, Clinton; ninth prize - $25. - Marianne Menzies, Clinton; 10th prize - $25. - Debbie and Perry Fisher, Barrie; 11th prize - $25. - David Hallman, Bayfield; 12th prize - $25. - Kara Freeman Bechard, Clinton; 13th prize - $25. - Andy Uyl, Clinton; 14th prize - $25. - C.A. Archibald, Clinton. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1998. PAGE 3. Clinton Beavers join Blyth Blyth People The Blyth euchre party winners from Jan. 5 arc: high lady, Effie McCall; high man, Len Archambault; ladies' lone hand, Mary Turnbull, men's lone hand, Norman Turnbull; low lady, Kay Konarski; low man, John Hesselwood. The results of the Jan. 12 euchre party are: high lady, Effie McCall; high man, Millar Richmond; ladies' lone hand, Ruth Shiell; men's lone hand, Roy Krauter; low lady, Vietta Hoggart; low man, Jack Blake. Lost heir results of Jan. 14 are: high blue card, Phyllis Boak; high brown card, Janet Lawrie; low blue card, Lawrence Plaetzer; low brown card, Effie McCall. Prizes were donated by Lorne and Geraldine Dale. Lost heir next week is Jan. 21. Everyone is welcome. Jack and Shirley and Kari Johnson of London visited Alvin and Gene Snell on Sunday. OFAH hosts turkey seminar The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) is now accepting registrations for a wild turkey hunter education seminar to be held on Sunday, March 8 at the Blyth Public School. Attendance at an OFAH seminar is mandatory for anyone wishing to hunt wild turkeys in Ontario for the first time. The day-long seminar features wild turkey biology, calling and hunting techniques, hunting ethics and safety proce- dures. The seminar is followed a Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) examination to certify the hunters. The cost of the seminar is is $18 per person, payable in advance. Seat reservations may be made by calling the OFAH at (705) 748- 6324 with a credit card, or by mailing a registration card to the OFAH with a cheque. Registration cards are available at MNR offices, or by mail from the OFAH. Hunters are urged to register for their seat by Feb. 15, as a minimum of 75 registrations is needed by that date to ensure the seminar will proceed as scheduled. Blyth is one seminar in a schedule of 18 events to run in the province during February, March and April 1998. The seminar series is sponsored by Quaker Boy World Champion Game Calls and Trebark Camouflage. Ontario's wild turkey reintroduc- tion program began in 1984 as a joint venture of the OFAH and the MNR. In 14 years, the province's wild turkey population has grown to more than 16,000 birds. Wildlife management units with an open season for wild turkeys include the areas of York Region, Belleville-Trenton, Prince Edward County, Simcoe, the Niagara Peninsula, Cambridge, and Wingham-Peterborough, Aylmer, Sarnia, and Barrie-Alliston. Open seasons in the Smiths Falls and Wingham areas are expected to be announced in 1998. The wild turkey hunting season opens Monday, April 27. The 1st Blyth Group Committee meeting of 1998 was held Jan. 12. All sections have resumed meetings following the Christmas break. Because of the shortage of Beaver leaders in the Clinton Colony it has not been able to function to date. For that reason one Clinton Colony Scouter and three Clinton Beavers have been joining with 1st Blyth Colony to participate in, and become familiar with the Scouting program. Beavers now would like to have enough snow in order to go tobogganing. Looking forward to warmer weather they will also have some gardening projects. Cubs enjoyed a winter camp at Wawanosh Nature Centre Jan. 10- 11. They are planning to study some Astrology with the help of John Battye, and will have an introduction to law enforcement with Mike Scott. In preparation for the Kub Kar Rally in February they have worked hard to make their Kub Kars the sleekest and fastest. 1st Blyth Scouts participated in a challenging game of 'Night Flags' with 4th Goderich Scouts. Instead of flags they used glow sticks. A planned 8 km. ski hike had to be converted to a regular hike due to the lack of snow. hi preparation for the district winter camp at Wawanosh Nature Centre they are starting to plan their menu and dehydrate their food for the camp. They will also be learning First Aid from Karen Redmond. As a follow-up to an evening of 'Flags' with 4th Goderich Venturers, a game of broomball is being planned by 1st Blyth Venturers. Winter camping skills that were learned at their fall camp will be tested again at the District Winter Camp Feb. 6 - 8. In order to raise the necessary funds for a summertime Voyageur Excursion through Algonquin Park to Ottawa the Venturers are planning to have a chili supper in the spring. 1st Blyth Scouting is grateful to the Blyth Legion, Branch 420, and the Blyth Lions Club for their yearly financial support. As in all organizations the need for finances is ongoing. Currently the Cub Section is finalizing plans for a trailer that will be used to transport supplies and gear to camps. Efforts will be made to acquire materials in exchange for service. Cub leaders and parents will contribute the labour needed to make the trailer serviceable for the district camp in May. All Scouting Sections will be selling maple syrup prior to March break as a fundraiser for upcoming camping events. Both Scouting and Guiding are looking forward to the celebration of Lord Baden Powell's birthday during Scout-Guide week Feb. 15- 22. The annual Scout-Guide banquet will be held Feb. 18 at the Blyth Arena. All sections will be participating in the Feb. 22 church service at the Blyth Catholic Church.