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The Citizen, 2006-10-26, Page 24Challenge: No time to prepare a healthy meal Solution: Planning and shopping ahead may seem like a time-consuming effort initially but over the long run can help save time and money, reduce stress, and improve nutrition intakes. • Get organized — stock your cupboards, fridge and freezer with basics that will help you pull together nutritious meals in a hurry. These include: — Grain Products: whole grain bread, cereal, pitas and flour tortillas; pasta and rice. — Vegetables and Fruit: fresh vegetables and fruit in season as well as a variety of canned and frozen vegetables and juices. — Milk Products: milk, yogurt and cheese. — Meat & Alternatives: meat, fish, poultry; eggs; canned fish; canned beans and lentils; nuts and seeds; tofu and soy products, and peanut butter. — Other foods: butter, soft margarine, vegetable oil (canola, safflower, sunflower, corn, olive); sugar, honey, syrup; mustard, ketchup, salsa, vinegar, soya sauce, and spices. • Plan ahead — Choose three or four main dinner meals to have during the week and make a list of items needed. Be sure to include something from each of the fbur food groups in Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating. Buy all the ingredients you heed ahead of time to avoid unnecessary trips to the store. Post the menu plan on the fridge so everyone knows what's for dinner. Leave out simple instructions or the recipe so- that whoever gets home first can start the preparation or cooking. • Make only one meal — No one has time to be a short order cook for different family members at different times. Avoid cooking one !ileal for each person — no matter what time they get home. Store leftovers safely in the refrigerator for latecomers to heat up when they get home. • Share the tasks — Younger children can set the table, older kids can help with food preparation and everyone can help with the cleanup. Assign jobs to share the load and so everyone knows what is expected of them. • Make life interesting — Try a new recipe or new food every once in a while — ask family members to find and suggest recipes that they would like to try. Remember variety is the spice of life! RE-ELECT MARG ANDERSON Councillor for East Ward Municipality of Central Huron (Formerly Township of Hullett & Town of Clinton) • Dedicated with 9 years experience • Accountable • Fair • A Team Player Who's Willing to Listen I would appreciate your support on Election Day Please call 523-4894 if you have comments or concerns NOTICE OF VOTE for the Municipality of Morris —Turnberry 2006 ELECTION On November 13, 2006 Municipal Elections will be held in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry by `VOTE BY MAIL' Offices for which the vote is to be held: • Mayor - One (1)-to be elected • Councillor for Ward M - Three (3) to be elected Education Trustee for the: • French Language Public District School Board # 58 - One (1) to be elected • French Language Separate School Board Area # 1 - One (1) to be elected WHO MAY VOTE? Any person who on Voting Day meets the following qualifications is eligible to vote: 1. Is a Canadian citizen. 2. Is at least 18 years old on Voting Day. 3. Resides in the municipality or is the owner, tenant, or spouse, or same sex partner of the owner or tenant of land. 4. Any person not prohibited by law from voting. VOTE BY MAIL For the 2006 Election the `Vote by Mail' method will be used: • There will be no election polls or Proxy Voting • Your Ballot will be mailed to you If you do not receive a ballot, you can apply for one at the Municipal Office • Ballots should be mailed to the Municipal Office by November 3, 2006 to ensure delivery to the Municipal office by November 13, 2006, however if you are unable to do so... • There will be drop off locations for ballots at the Municipality of Morris- Turnberry Municipal Office - 41342 Morris Road from October 16, 2006 regular office hours until November 13, 2006 at 8 pm; • and at the Turnberry Works Garage — Election Day — November 13, 2006 2 pm until 6 pm. • Drop Boxes at Nursing and Retirement Homes — Election Day — November 13, 2006 2 pm — 4 pm A Voting Kit will be mailed directly to each person who meets the above qualifications as an elector in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry on or about October 16, 2006. If you are an eligible voter and do not receive a Voter's Kit, you can apply for one at the Municipal Office. A Voting Kit consists of the following: a) A postage paid return envelope. b) A declaration form with the name, roll # and qualifying address of the individual to whom the ballot is assigned. c) A secrecy envelope. d) A ballot e) Instructions to electors. For further information contact the Municipal Office at 519-887-6137 Nancy Michie, Clerk PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2006. Farmers compete to be OFA convention delegates By Keith Roulston Citizen staff For the first time in years there was competition, at the annual meeting of the Huron County • Federation of Agriculture, to be delegates at the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's annual convention. The need for elections was perhaps indicative of the angry mood of Federation members at Thursday's meeting in Seaforth. Later, during question period, they took out their frustration on OFA vice-president Paul Mistele as he tried to defend the Federation's lack of action over a resolution to ask farmers to close snowmobile trails if snowmobile clubs didn't lobby government on their behalf for a risk management program. A day earlier the OFA board had voted down a resolution from the Huron Federation to close trails if there was no support from the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs but it was a similar resolution from the Glengarry County Federation, which was approved by the OFA board last spring that raised the ire of questioners. The issue was raised first by Bev Hill of Varna, a leader of the "Grassroots" campaign, who has been promoting using the trails as a bargaining point. He wondered since the Glengarry resolution was adopted and supposedly was OFA policy, but now OFA had turned down a nearly identical resolution from Huron, what the OFA's policy was. Mistele said the Huron resolution had received a lot of °debate by the whole board of directors before being turned down. Directors felt there was more to be gained by keeping the trails open, he said. Mistele said the snowmobile federation had committed to send the message to its 260 member clubs asking for support of farmers' position. If they don't come up with that support, he said, then "we would push forward" with the second part of the Glengarry resolution, the part • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I ' • • • • Geoff Williams • • Director of Education • • • • • • • • • • • OOOOO calling for the closure of trails. Mistele admitted that somehow the Glengarry resolution "fell through the cracks" during the spring and summer months. He said that the executive felt itwould be best to get a communications strategy in place first before making threats to the trails. It was important to keep the rural community together, he said. "We'll make better progress is we keep people on side." But this conciliatory attitude brought more and more questions. Paul Klopp of Zurich said small business would be hurt by the closure of trails but it was also being hurt by the farm income crisis in the, farm community. Closing the trails might wake up some politicians, he said. "Yesterday (at the OFA meeting) we allowed the politicians another opportunity to get out of a corner." "I do believe that was one thing (the traii closure) that might have woke the Bay Street boys up," he added to applause from the audience. "By halfway through the snowmobile season we might have got some action." Robert Emerson, president of the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture, said he had supported the Huron resolution at the OFA meeting. He told Mistele that he would take him at his word that the trail issue isn't over. "We need as many lobbying partners as we can." Incoming Huron County president Steve Thompson of Clinton said "I'm really ticked" with OFA. He was scheduled to meet with local snowmobile groups and he said he wondered where he stood after OFA's rejection of the Huron resolution. "As far as I'm concerned the Glengarry resolution is still there," he said. Hill will get his chance to ask questions on the floor of the OFA convention, Nov. 20-21 after being elected a delegate from Huron South along with Joe Vermunt and Wayne Hamilton with Thompson as an • 411-• • • • • • • • Avon l• d • t an thelociby Ma the Poingial Width, a of Our Lemmas • • • Meg Westley ••• Chair • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • alternate. Representing Huron West will be Bruce Bergsma, Wayne Black and Marinus Bakker with Richard Miller as alternate. Huron East was the one region that didn't have an election with Steve Webster being acclaimed as delegate. Later Neil Vincent and Michael Becker were added in an election among three names nominated from other regions. Nick Whyte will be the alternate. Joe Vermunt defeated Michael Becker to be the OFA regional director for Huron South, succeeding Marilyn- Broadfoot who retired. Bruce Bergsma was acclaimed to represent Huron West, succeeding Walter Stalenhoef. Ken Scott returns as director for Huron East. All executive positions were filled by acclamation with Thompson as president; Wayne Black as first vice- president and Bakker as second vice- president. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Thursday, November 9 • • Blyth Public School Call 519-523-9201 • East Wawanosh PS Call 519-357-2960 • • • Wednesday, November 15 • Hullett CPS Call 519-523-4201 • • Brussels PS Call 519-887-9361 •, • The Avon Maitland District School Board and its public schools are proud • • to offer a quality learning opportunity for our young citizens entering school • in fall 2007. During the month of November we celebrate registration, • with special activities such as crafts, story time, music and refreshments. • • Parents can learn more about their child's development, local programs • and services, and get tips on how to prepare their child for school. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Istrembsr 3 - figyprRbtv 3 a t y?ijr, coanwn py Times & Locations - Blyth and Area Schools For further information call: 1-800-592-5437 ext. 139 Senior Kindergarten Children 4 years old by Dec 31, 2006, are eligible for senior kindergarten in 2007. Junior Kindergarten Children 3 years old by Dec 31, 2006, are eligible for junior kindergarten in 2007. Monday, November 27 Holmesville PS Call 519-482-7751 Tuesday, November 28 Clinton PS Call 519-482-9424 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • DISTRICT • SCHOOL BOARD •