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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-01-21, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1998. The flows from thel 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 Home hardware Zurnerifi TOotne jOarbinare Come in and meet Owen Turner Owner of Turner's Home Hardware Our friendly service will keep you coming back YOUR SIMPLY MOBILE REP 24 Albert St., Box 99 Clinton (519) 482-7023 JOHN McKERCHER CONSTRUCTION LTD. • backhoeing • bulldozing • loader and truck rental • sand, gravel and topsoil • stone pile and rubble removal • septic systems R.R. #2 Bluevale 887-9061 if busy 887-9999 Fax: 887-9999 -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. Continued from page 1 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