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A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A RED GREEN'S DUCT TAPE IS NOT ENOUGH Red Green provides a humorous guide to midlife with short one- page pieces and hilarious "Quotes of the Day". More than 200 pages of light-hearted fun. $21.99 NEVER SELL YOUR HEN ON A RAINY DAY Some of those old weather sayings really do make sense. This book explains why. $8.95 FEEDING WILD BIRDS IN WINTER Brighten dull winter days by helping to attract colourful wild birds. $9.95 MORE TALES OF THE UNUSUAL Diane Madden explores more spooky places and stories from throughout the Grey and Bruce County areas. $9.99 PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2002. Decorating adds seasonal spirit to your home When the holidays arrive. decorating your home for the season may take a back seat to all of the other necessities you must tackle, including shopping, baking and cooking. Factor in work. family and social obligations and there may be little time for anything else. However, according to About.com, if you start simple, build traditions and try not to overdo it, you will be able to add sparkle to your home without getting overwhelmed. Here are 10 simple tips for holiday decorating: I. Put bows on everything — Add bows to candlesticks, wreaths, garlands, basket handles, drapery tie-backs, banisters, chair backs, houseplants or doorknobs. These not only look festive but tie together your decorating theme throughout the hou,e. Select a ribbon that will hold up during the years and won't be crushed in storage, this way you won't have to start out each year with a new set of decorating supplies. 2. Use holiday tableware for every meal in December — Get out your holiday dishes and use them each day. To start a collection of dishes, begin with several dinner plates. or start a tradition of purchasing one or two new place settings every year. 3. Turn off the lights — Light a fire each evening. Dine by candlelight, even if you're having pizza. Put pillar candles in the bathroom. (If you have very small children, you may want to wait a few years before using so many candles.) 4. Add wreaths — A wreath or swag on the front door, the back door, inside and out, over the mantle, or in all of your front windows is festive. Decorate them with pinecones, bows, ornaments, birds, dried materials, fruit or candy. 5. Add colour— Ptit up the perfect Christmas tree. Hang garlands (real or artificial) on banisters, mirrors, armoires and the mantle. Use holiday paper napkins at every meal, or learn to fold cloth napkins in one of a dozen decorative ways. A pointsettia will add holiday colour to your entry hall, dining room, bathrooms and guest rooms. 6. Add sound — Play holiday music from CDs or the radio every chance that you get. Tie some sleigh bells to the front door. Wake up your children each morning with bells and "ho, ho, ho." And don't forget to watch holiday specials on television. 7. Add sweetness -- Put out a candy wreath with small scissors to cut off candies for guests. Put a basket on the coffee table filled with pretty candy canes. Set Out a gingerbread house and place a bowl of fresh fruit or holiday cookies on the entry table when guests arrive. Create ornaments with your kids, then sign and date them for instant heirlocims and memories. 8. Add natural touches — Make a few quick arrangements with natural greens and put them on tables, in bathrooms and on berokeases, Collect pinecones and pile them in a basket with a few ornaments and bows. Tie up small bundles of greens with a gold bow; hang them on windows inside your home. Put small poinsettias next to bathroom and kitchen sinks. Hang evergreen swags on each bedroom door. Decorate candles with a few evergreen boughs and balls. 9. Add sparkle — Fill a glass bowl or vase with shiny ornaments. Hang decorations from- your houseplants and indoor trees. Put up a lighted Christmas village. String little lights everywhere. • 10. Add happiness — Make a ritual of opening the doors of an advent calendar each day after breakfast or dinner. Enjoy lighting the tree each evening. Take a small decorated tree to someone who can't go outdoors, due to illness or disability. Shovel snow for a neighbor, give toys to needy children or donate food to the hungry. And most of all ... share the light and the joy of the season with your family, friends, neighbours and strangers. Health Unit acquires valuable info with survey . Did you know that 41 per cent of Huron County adults had a sunburn in the last 12 months. Did you know that 67 per cent feel that food in Huron County restaurants is safe to eat? The Huron County Health Unit, along with various public health HTA elects The Huron Tourism Association (HTA) has established the new executive and board for 2003. They are Micheline Notte, president; Duncan Jewell, first vice- president and newsletter editor; Melissa Boven„ second vice- president; Rosemary Davis. past president; Kathryn Darby, treasurer; Carol Steckle r secretary; Cindy Fisher; Peter Drew; Bob Marshall; Gloria Day; Lindsey Ashworth and Clair Soper. The HTA meets regularly, usually the first Thursday of the month. For times and locations or questions about membership in the Association, contact 524-2188 and ask for Marie or Cindy. HTA, in partnership with the Huron County Planning and Development Department will continue tourism development for the upcoming season, along with implementing a review of activities and marketing promotions to extend the seasons in the county, thereby contributing to stronger seasonal employment. The branding units across Ontario, is participating in the Rapid Risk Factor surveillance System (RRFSS). RRFSS is an ongoing telephone sup ey of adults aged 18 years and older. Survey participants are asked questions about their ideas and feelings about health information, executive of Huron County as Ontario's West Coast will be continued, along with the marketing and development of the Huron Harvest Trail and the Heritage and Culture Partnership. The key tool of the marketing strategy is the Huron County Travel guide, a publication in wide distribution to visitors exploring the region. This travel publication is a co-operative production of the Huron County Planning and Development Department and the Huron Tourism Association. Tourism and related businesses are listed for no charge in •the pages of the travel guide and Huron Tourism Association members are given enhanced listenings and HTA logos to denote their support for the tourism association. Check out the tourism website at www.hurontourism.on.ca The 14th Annual Brochure Swap and Tourism event will be held on April 2 in Holmesville. For information about this, contact 524- 2188 and ask for Marie or Cindy. and general health-risk behaviours that affect the overall health of Huron County residents, such as smoking, sun safety, bike helmet use, and water testing of private wells. RRFSS provides timely, local data that monitors key public health issues, yet is able to collect information on emerging health issues. Every month, the Institute for Social Research (1SR) at York University surveys about 100 Huron County adults aged 18 years and older. Households are randomly selected to, ensure that the data collected is as accurate and reflective of Huron County as possible. "The results from RRFSS are used to support program planning and AAAAAAAAAAAA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 4 A A A A A A A A A A A evaluation, and to help with policy development", says. Rolf Puchtinger, epidemiologist for the Huron County Health Unit. Between April and October, 606 Huron County residents participated in the 20-minute telephone survey. Did you know that: • six per cent of Huron County adult motor vehicle drivers had two or more drinks in the hour before driving? • 21 per cent of Huron County adults have been told by a health professional that they have high blood pressure? • 81 per cent of Huron County adults support a bylaw making workplaces smoke-free? If your household is selected, and you receive a phone call from the Institute for Social Research, the AAAAAAAAAAAA Health Unit strongly encourages you to participate in the RRFSS survey. Participation in the survey will help guarantee that the Health Unit is provided with accurate, valuable data to help guide program planning and service delivery for future years. For more information about the Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System and the telephone interview, call the Huron County Health Unit at (519) 482-3416, or if calling long distance, dial 1-877-837-6143. 404 Queen St., Th, 541 Turnberry Si, A Citizen Blyth 523-4792 Brussels 887.9114 A AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALAAAAA