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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-02-18, Page 3Cooking up a feast Blyth Midget hockey players Steve Oldfield, left, Mike Haggitt, centre, and Mike Courtney were kept very busy in the kitchen of Blyth Memorial Hall as they cooked up sausages and eggs for the fundraiser. The well-attended event was held Sunday, to raise money for the team's trip to Montreal for an upcoming tournament. OPP warn of scam Did you get your FREE Lottery Tickets yet? Lots have! Ask the General for more details at the Blyth General Store 523-9785 Must be 18 years old to participate. WHERE DO YOU TURN TO LEARN WHAT'S ON SALE? YOUR NEWSPAPER: The link to your community cph About Your Hospital PHYSICIAN RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE "Is There a Doctor in The House?" THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1998. PAGE 3. 18 attend UCW meeting The Huron detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are issuing an alert to all citizens, especially the elderly, pertaining to a fraud dealing with a misrepresentation of blankets being held out to be handwoven. A female suspect has been making cold calls on numerous rural residences in the Blyth area and attempting to sell blankets that she claims she made herself on a loom. She asks upwards of $400 per blanket, then will lower the price if the potential buyer balks at Clinton hospital Continued from page 2 community," said Cosgrove. The restructuring of administration and support services has freed up the resources allowing us to offer this new patient care service without any additional funding from the Ministry. "Patient satisfaction is high, as is the pride our staff and community feel in our ability to provide this service to our community," said Marg Makins, chair of the Clinton Public Hospital Board. With Osteoporosis a fractured hip could be a life sentence. Osteoporosis Society of Canada Call 1-800-463-6842 for more information. the price. A check on some of the blankets sold has determined that they are of substandard quality and machine made by a computer-generated loom. They would be worth at most $60 at any department store. The suspect is well known to police and is described as being a white female, 56 years of age, stout, wearing glasses. She has a slight Scottish or English accent. Anyone having been approached by this woman is asked to contact the Huron Detachment of the OPP at 519-524-8314. Keep the "physical" in education! Research confirms that children who participate in daily physical education are more fit, have better health habits, are less susceptible to stiess, and perform better academically. Sharing a Healthier Futureq,oPpaRnapacnon The Blyth UCW met on Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the church parlour with 18 present. Vera Hesselwood and Joann McDonald were in charge of worship. Their theme was "Love". Come Let Us Sing of the Wonderful Love and Love Divine All Love Excelling were sung with Susan Howson as accompanist. Scripture read was John 3: 16, 15: 9-13. Several poems on love were read. The study by Emily Phillips was "Uprooted by choice or chance". She told of her life as a minister's daughter, moving every few years. It was very interesting with a lot of good advice. She also had Kate Blyth People Euchre results of Monday, Feb. 9 at Memorial Hall are: high lady, Mary Tumbull; high man, Millar Richmond; ladies' lone hands, Jean Plaetzer; men's lone hands, Effie McCall; ladies' low, Marjorie East; men's low, Gamer Nicholson. Euchre next week is at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Lost heir scores for Feb. 11 are: high brown card, Jean Nethery; high blue card, Graeme McDowell; low brown card, Jean Plaetzer; low blue card, Millar Richmond. Everyone is welcome every Wednesday at 8 p.m. All You Can Eat! Pancake Supper includes sausages, salads and desserts Blyth Memorial Hall Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998 5 - 7 p.m. Adults: $5.50 Children (5-12): $3.50 Preschoolers: Free NEW Family Rate: $20.00 Includes Silent Auction Sponsored by Trinity Anglican Church Huntley tell of her experiences coming from Australia and Laurie Sparling coming from Indiana to Blyth. Candice Howson, co-president, opened business. The UCW purpose was said. Feb. 22 is installing date for UCW executive. World Day of Prayer is March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the United Church. There is a kitchen work-bee on Feb. 17 at 8 a.m. Anyone who can help is welcome. The next meeting is March 17 at 8 p.m. Everyone is to bring a tulip bulb. Lunch was served by Elva Brown, Vera Badley and Joan Clark. SILENT AUCTION at Blyth Public School Come have dessert and coffee/tea with us! Friday, February 20 Doors open 7 p.m. Proceeds to B.P.S. Grade 8's NOTICE COUNTRY FEST 1995 To all participants In Country Fest 1995, It has been proposed that the balance of money raised be turned over to the Blyth Greenway Project. If any group objects to this proposal, please make your thoughts known to Carol Irwin at Carol's Candies or Don Scrimgeour at Knechtel's by April 1, 1998. 1 No0 q Township of Village of Bayfield Town of Clinton q Village of Blyth U BLYTH MEDICAL CLINIC DR. JANET ZETTEL DR. DAN ROOYAKKERS Tues. 1-5 , Thurs. 1 - 5, Fri. 9-1 Call: 523-4567 for appointments New patients welcome 6. Where do you reside? r A committee of citizens is preparing an application to the Ministry of Health to secure the designation for the Community of Clinton as an "Underserviced Area for Family Physicians." As you are aware, Clinton and surrounding communities are in need of additional Family Physicians resulting from two retirements. Please take a few minutes to answer the following questionnaire and return it by FEBRUARY 28. 1998 to the Blyth Municipal Office, Clinton Town Hall, Admitting Dept. at Clinton Public Hospital or by Fax at 482-5960. Thank you. 1. Do you have a Family Physician? Yes Li No0 2. Do you have a Clinton Family Physician? Yes 0 No0 If "No," would you prefer a physician in Clinton? Yes 0 No0 How far do you travel to see a doctor now? 1km0 5 km0 10 km0 3. Number of persons In your household: Additional Comments Welcomed! L 4. Do you use Clinton Public Hospital Services? Yes 0 11 "Yes," please mark services: Emergency Lab/X-ray Clinics Speech/Physiotherapy Obstetrics Other Day Surgery 5. How often do you usually see a doctor? More than once a week Weekly Monthly Yearly Children Ages: 0 - 5 Adults: 18 - 25 yrs 5-10 25 - 45 yrs 10 - 18 45 - 65 yrs 65 & over