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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-06-18, Page 11If you are 65 or older and have lived here for the past year, most prescription drugs can be free. This is what Ontario is doing for you to get them. Effective August 1, we have a new law in Ontario. It will allow almost everyone who is 65 or older and has been an Ontario resident for at least the past 12 months to receive most prescription drugslree. That means prescriptions written by 'physician or dentist and filled in Ontario. Only those.drugs listed in Ontario's Drug Benefit Formulary are free. Here is who is eligible: Ontario residents who receive Old Age Security. If you are 65 or older and are presently receiving an Old Age Security cheqtie from the federal gov- ernment, you will automatically receive your new Drug Benefit Eligibility Card before August 1. (And, of Course, if you are already getting a drug.bonefit card, you will continue to get one.) YOu don't have to do anything about it. Ontario residents not receiving Old Age Security, If you are 65 or older, and have lived in Ontario for at least the past year but less than 10 years, you too are entitled to Ontario'S"prescription drug benefits. But because we dbn't know who you are, you'll have to apply for the drug benefit card — at your pharmacy or frOm the Ministry of Health. After you're enrolled, you'll automatically receive your drug benefit card. Here's how Drug Benefit works. There are more than 1,500 prescription drugs listed in the Ministry of Health's Drug Benefit Formu- lary. When you visit a physician or dentist, tell him you qualify for the Drug Benefit so that he can prescribe medication from the Forinulary. Then, give your Drug Benefit Card to the pharmacist. Your pharmaCy will keep your card. But you can have it returned L in case you move or want to go to a different pharmacy. NO cost to you. When you get your prescription, you pay nothing. The pharmacist will be paid by your Ontario govern- mant. In Ontario, we wish you the best of health. And we're doing Something about it. So if you need to apply (and most people don't), pick up your Drug Benefit application form at your pharmacy, or write to: Ministry of Health Drug Benefit Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario M7A 2S3 For more information, telephone (free of charge) by dialing "0" and asking the operator for Zenith 8-2000. Residents within the Metro Toronto local calling area should dial 965-8470. Ministry of Health Frank Miller, Minister Government of Ontario . WillianliDavis, Premier Further Donations To Medical Centre Further donations have been received by the Lucknow and District Kinsmen to the Medical Centre' Fund. Robert McNay, John McFarlan, Cliff Johnston, Mrs. Eldon Hend- erson,' Mrs. Verna McClenaghan, Donald MacKinnon, Thomas Hackett, Clarence- Greer, Alex Andrew, Miss Mabel Reid, Albert Gammie, Armstrong Wilson, Roy Finlayson, Eldon Bradley, Virdin Mowbray, Donald Thompson, Ray Cardy, Murray Henderson, A. Korten,, Flora\ MacKenzie, Mrs. Margaret Camribell. Harvey Irwin, Rick Irwin; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Maclniyre, Mrs. Cecil Hoffe, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hartetinink, MrS. W. J. Irwin, Mrs. Ruth de Jong, Mrs. Herb Buckton, Mrs. Gerda de Jong, Bob Gilchrist, Fred Gilchrist, Mrs. Donna Moffat, ,Fraser MacKinnon, 'John MacKin- non, Lloyd MacDougall, Allan MacDougall, Jack McGuire, Mrs. Peter Van Dam; Austin Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Gib Hamilton. JUNE lso !W THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO This Week in Ripley PAGE ELEVEN parts now - a red headed woodpecker was sighted last Sat- urday at Smoky Hollow in Huron Township: Once there was almost a pair of these colourful birds in eatt bush lot. But then farm bush lots are rapidly disappearing too.. * * BY AB WADS Last Thursday evening the gaduation exercises for the Grade 8 students of the Ripley District' School were held in the auditorium with Dawna Rutledge the Valedict- orian;.Guest- speaker for the occasion was Lorne MacKenzie of Unionville, a member of the staff, of the Toronto Teachers' College and also of the former. Stratford Teachers' College. Lorne, son of Mrs. Roy MacKenzie of Ripley, graduated from the Ripley District High School in 1954, back in the. 'days of the Ontario Grade 13 Departmental examinations, * * * It was anniversary Sunday last Sunday, June 15 at St, Andrew's Church in Ripley. Back for the occasion as guest speaker was Rev. George N. Ball of Milverton and former minister here for ten years. Friends were glad to welcome him back and the church_ was filled. In the •evening a special choir was here for the anniversary. On Saturday MOrnpag, two of the four large white urns spaced along the sidewalk in the Main business section of Ripley were • found duMped over. They had been planted with' white and red geraniums. Last Saturday was a nice sunny and dry day - something not happening often in the last week. A sale of machinery and other items was held at the farm of Mel Pollock on the 12th concession west in Huron with auctioneer Grant McDonald in charge. * * * * * * Back home last week end was Mrs. Norman Barnard. Mabel spent a week visiting her son Don in Toronto. John Moore of Toronto• spent the past week end visiting with his parents, Mi. and Mrs. Reg Moore in Ripley. John is employed at the Pickering Nuclear Power .plant. The regular June meeting of the Ripley Agricultural Society was held on Monday evening of last week with president Morley Scott of,Purple Grove in charge. Matters dealing with the revision of the' prize list for the 1975 fall fair, which will again be , on the last. Saturday in September, were discussed. Present for the meeting were Morley Scott, Duncan D. McLeod, Mrs. Marjorie Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McCharles, Jack Farrell, Mr. and Mrs. Dan A. MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Russ Brooks, Cecil. Sutton, Hugh Mason, Mrs. Gladys Arnold, Bob.Rutledge, John C. MacDonald, Gordon• Bridge and Ab Wylds. * * * , * * * With evening showers and wet ball diamonds the vveatherinan has caused postpolAnnent of ball games tltis, past week, and the same \§eee for haying operations. On Saturday, Mrs, Lucille Fis- cher of Belmore visited her mother Mrs. Ernie Pollock and attended her brother, Mel Pollock's auction sale. * * * Orah Crawford has obtained a set of the ten provincial. and the Northwest Territories' flags from the factory at Thornton. Orah, a member of the Ripley Huron Legion and a World War veteran, also obtained the holders for mounting these flags at the Legion hall 'for' the Reunion. • On Tuesday of last week the hay fields entered in the Ripley field crovcompetition were judged by Norman Schmidt of . Walkerton. Placing first with score of 92 points was Hugh Mason, closely followed by Bob- Rutledge 91 and Donald MacTavish 90. All these fields are on farms on the second concession of Huron, west of Smoky Hollow. The other fields in order were John Gamble, Morley Scott, 'Cecil Sut- ton, Jim Needham, Jack Farrell, Walter Forster, Donald Farrell, Gordon Patterson,' John C. Mac- Donald, Donald MacKay, Lester Ferguson, Gordon and Eugene Bridge, and Wes Smith. * * Sympathy of area folks go to the members of the families of Mrs. Art Courtney, fdrmerly of Amber- ley and George MacKay of Guelph, formerly of . the 10th concession of Huron. Mr. McKay is survived by a brother, Donald of the 10th and a sister. Isobel. Mrs. Courtney is survived , by three dplighters, Mrs. John D. (Joan) •McKay of , Ripley, Mrs. Bob (Shirley) Harris Of R. R. 2 Ripley, Mrs. Grant (Evelyn) Rice of London 'and two sons Lloyd of London and Mervyn of Toronto. Her funeral was held from. the MacLennan-McCreath Funeral Home, Ripley On Monday after- noon; June 16th. * * * * *' Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Neils Frederiksen in Ripley were Mr. and Mrs. 'Les •Ross of Keswick,. Miss Sharron Gale ' and John Wyld of Weston, and .Donnie Wyld of Huron. A bird - somewhat rare in these Visiting on Sunday with Mrs. Violet' MacKenzie were Miss Joanne MacCallum fro'm Point ' Clark and Mrs. Rhoda MacKenzie from Ashfield. Visiting with Mr.' and Mrs. I Donnie Fludder, Tam my and i Jason, were Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gardner and Aaron of Vanastra.