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Compiled by Margaret McMahon Phone 887-9250
M. Harrison wins 50/50
at Ethel euchre party
Helen Cullen, Donna Moore, and The next euchre is Jan. z6 at 8
Grace Stewart hosted 11 tables of p.m.
euchre at the Ethel Hall. The annual Hall Board meeting
will be held Saturday, Jan. 24 in the
Winners were: high man, Charlie basement of the hall. Plan to attend.
Harrison and Ken Crawford; ladies' The meeting begins at 1 p.m.
high, Ruby Armstrong and Helen sharp.
Dobson; men's lone hand, Jim Sympathy to Donald and Yvonne
Smith, Annie Wight, Verna Martin on the recent passing of
Crawford and Hazel McKenzie; Donald's father Joseph Martin, a
50/50, Marion Harrison. long-time Grey Twp. resident.
Cranbrook
The news from
P. Hagedoorn, 887-6270 and M. Saxon, 887-9287
7 tables in play
at euchre party
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Our friendly service
will keep you coming back
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-HEALTH ON THE HILL
A Review of activities at
SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
We would like to thank Bob & Betty Beuttenmiller for transporting and delivering
proceeds from the successful food drive to the Food Bank over the Christmas
season.
IT'S NEW! the format for OB PREADMIT CLINICS has changed. If you are
36-38 weeks pregnant and planning to deliver at Seaforth Community Hospital,
you are requested to pre-register with Grace Dolmage Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(519) 527-1650 Ext. 219. Clinics by appointment ONLY Bach Sunday beginning
@ 1 p.m. in OB'.
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP which may be highly beneficial to
individuals who have experienced the death of a loved one. Confidentiality will
be upheld in order to ensure a safe place where people may share their fears,
loneliness and problems. It is sponsored by Huron Hospice Volunteer Service and
will next be held Wed. JAN. 28th (bi-monthly meetings will be held on the first
and third Wednesday of every month) at 8:00 p.m. @Maplewood Manor,
Church Street, Seaforth (enter through rear door off parking lot). Anyone
interested is most welcome to attend. For further information, contact Joan
Stewart 522-0897 or Shirley Dinsmore Office: 527-0655 Res. 527-1005.
"LIVING THROUGH CANCER" SUPPORT GROUP will next meet Wed.
JANUARY 28, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. @ the Seaforth Manor. For information contact
Joan Chesney 527-1650 (eve. 527-1947) or Shirley Dinsmore at 527-0655 (eve.
527-1005). "We Listen, We Share, We Support."
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Winter Interlude Encore Dinner & Dance sponsored by Seaforth Community
Hospital Foundation February 14, 1998 at Seaforth & District Community
Centres. Music by "Prime" Dinner: Grace Campbell Catering. Tickets: $50.00 Per
Person. For information please call the Hospital @ 527-1650.
Heart To Heart - A Cardiac Rehab Program Tues. Mar. 3 - April 14/98
inclusive. Each session topic related to heart disease with Guest Speakers to
answer questions re: Nutrition, Exercise, Medication, C.P.R., Stress. Program is
recommended for anyone diagnosed with heart attack, angina, stroke, etc. For
further information please call Val. Poisson @ 527-0320.
Breastfeeding Basics Course offered by Public Health Unit, presented by
Humber College Wed. March 11, 18 & 25, 1998 09:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost:
$102.51 (includes resource manual). Pre-requisite: R.N. or R.P.N. (other
professionals interested in breastfeeding certification should enquire about
eligibility). For further information and registration forms, contact Public Health
482-3416 or Grace Dolmage @ SCH 527-1650 Ext. 219.
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ercher offered trucks to carry the
wood while other local truck own-
ers volunteered equipment to pick-
up donations from residents unable
to bring it to the collection site.
With some assistance from Brus-
sels Clerk-Treasurer Donna White,
the Lions were told their , donations
were needed in Casselman, a small
community east Ottawa, about
twice the size of Brussels.
The trucks hit the road at 5 a.m.
Saturday morning. Travelling along
Highway 401, snapped tree branch-
es were first seen around Kingston,
said Ann McKercher, who accom-
panied her husband, John, on the
trek.
"Casselman was pretty scary,
with hydro poles snapped in half
and wires buried under ice and
snow. There were police, army and
hydro crews everywhere," she said.
Residents described hydro lines
as being the thickness of pop cans
when the full impact of the storm
was upon them, she said.
Another truck in the convoy
dumped its load in Winchester,
south of Ottawa. The community
was out of firewood and estimate
the dump truck load would last
through the day.
At both sites, the army, firefight-
Letter
Continued from page 4
Finally, I believe that there are at
least 10 individuals, service clubs,
churches, or businesses that can
join our FOUNDERS CLUB which
entails a donation of $2500 or
more.
Further, I believe that there are at
least five individuals who can join
the CO-FOUNDERS with a
donation of $1,000 or more.
• A permanent plaque will be
placed in the youth centre with the
names of the founders and co-
founders. A scroll with the names
of all other donors will be placed in
a glass case under the plaque. The
Founders and Co-Founders will
have their business names, church
name, family name, or service club
name permanently displayed on the
outside of the building.
REMEMBER — TOGETHER IS
BETTER!
This is an exciting opportunity to
clearly leave a legacy of hope for
our youth and an example to all
who enter the town of Clinton. I am
looking forward to hearing from
those who wish to support this
project.
Grabriele Del Bianco
526-7625.
ers or volunteers were controlling
the firewood so it could be shared
amongst as many as possible.
Many other local residents will
be travelling to the stricken area
this week with much needed sup-
plies, including goods gathered by
the Brussels Optimists.
The club set up a school bus,
offered by Wheeler Bus Lines, at
IGA in. Brussels, to collect food,
blankets, batteries and other neces-
sities, Saturday and Sunday,
throughout business hours.
A conversation between Opti-
mists Joe Seili and Gerry Wheeler
Friday night got the wheels in
motion.
Resident Sue Gowing got on
board and after a phone call to the
Emergency Response Centre in
London, it was determined a truck-
load of goods would be leaving
from Stratford Standard Products,
the local drop-off point, later in the
week.
Another chat on CKNX radio,
Saturday morning, helped the
effort.
Stephen Webster of Blyth, who
returned home Sunday after five
days helping victims of the ice
storm, says life is returning to some
semblance of normal in eastern
Ontario and Quebec.
Most of the towns now have
power but many farms are still
making do with generators, he said.
He had left with a generator on
Wednesday and spent the rest of
the week helping out wherever help
was needed, mostly in the Winch-
ester area. There is still a shortage
of large, power take off driven gen-
erators.
People were very grateful for the
assistance of volunteers, particular-
ly on the Ontario side of the border,
he said. Volunteers got good food
and as good accommodation as was
Just to
clarify
Information in a story entitled
"Users will pay for costs of county
inspections", in the Jan. 14 issue of
The Citizen, may have been
unclear.
The cost of a Class 1 licence rose
from $100 to $1,395. This is the fee
for someone wishing to start an
inspection business. It includes an
education, exam and constructive
help from the county. It may be
assumed by the Ministry of the
Environment.
A Certificate of Approval for a
home sewage system , Class 4, rose
from $100 to $310. This covers all
costs associated with inspection
and approval of a system.
We apologize for any misunder-
standing or confusion this may
have caused.
possible under the circumstances.
Volunteers worked side by side
with the army and hydro workers
and, despite the fact some people
were getting paid while others
weren't, there was a spirit of every-
one being equal and the sense that
the main task was to help people
battle the results of the storm.
"Everybody was there because they
wanted to help," he said.
It was often dangerous work in
the icy conditions, with power tools
like chain saws, he said. Often peo-
ple are handling chain saws without
really having the training they
should. There is up to four or five
inches of ice on some roofs.
Most people, including volunteer
firemen and Mennonites, who
went in to help out last week took
their own food as well as their own
tools. By this week, the food situa-
tion was much improved so the
main need was for skilled volun-
teers with tools. Electricians,
plumbers and people to repair gen-
erators are most needed. Many
basements are flooded because
pipes burst in the cold.
"The military needs to be given a
lot of credit," he said. "They did
the best with what they had to work
with. They threw everything they
had into it."
He also praised the work of
hydro and telephone workers for
their dedicated work. They had put
in such long hours they were
exhausted.
Webster also paid a visit to New
York State before returning home
and said his impression was that the
work was going more slowly there,
than in Canada.
For anyone still wishing to con-
tribute to those in need, Red Cross
at 1-800-850-5090, will direct
donations.
With notes from Keith Roulston.
On Friday, the Cranbrook euchre
party hosted seven tables.
Winners were: high man,
Kenneth Crawford; high lady,
Eluned McNair; lady, lone hand,
Isabella Craig; man, lone hand,
Allan Edgar; low man, Lloyd
Smith; low lady, Helen Gallop;
travel hand, Viola Adams.
The next euchre party at the
Cranbrook Hall will be held in
three weeks on Feb. 6.
In order to raise funds for the
Cranbrook Hall the Hall board will
have a box at the euchre parties to
collect Zehrs and IGA tapes. Marg
Saxon and Peter Hagedoorn will
also be pleased to receive any IGA
or Zehrs tapes that the Cranbrook
community members are willing to
save for that purpose.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Workman,
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Evans, Mr. and
Mrs. John Vanass and Peter
Hagedoorn attended the party given
at the Brussels arena to honour
Leona Armstrong. It was a well
organized happy occasion and
enjoyed by all.
Peter Hagedoorn's family in
Brockville, Kingston and Montreal
had hydro restored to them.
However the situation is far from
normal in that costs of groceries
have increased all of a sudden. For
instance a spear of broccoli in
Montreal costs $4. Gasoline is still
not easy to get and everyone still
lives in fear of breakdowns in the
hydro system.
Army helps distribute wood