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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
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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
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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.
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