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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2003-10-15, Page 6III -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 15, 2003 BRA CLINIC Thursday, October 23rd 2pm-7pm Shear Talent - 394 Huron Rd. Goderich Ask for the BRA CLINIC! 85% of women are wearing the wrong size ARE YOU? We have custom -fitted bras - 182 sizes! Straps never fall down - back never rides up! It's an amazing bra!!!!!!!! Come and try it! For more information call Debbie 519=5246555 MAPLEWOOD MANOR Retirement Home 13 Church St., Seaforth At present we have Private and Semi -Private accommodations available. 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Barton said many household appliances have 120 volts running through them and told a story of a woman in London, Ont. who had to spend six days in hospital after receiving a shock from a toaster. The woman had unplugged a toaster to retrieve a stuff piece of toast and had broken a wire in the toaster with the knife she used. When she plugged the toaster back in, the damage created an electrical field that gave her a 120 -volt shock when she touched the kitchen counter. "Electricity can do a lot of good stuff when it's working right but it can hurt people, and even kill them, when it's not," he said. "Most people think they can only get hurt by electricity on the street but there are just as many dangers right inside your home." Barton said six people in Ontario have died from 120 - volt shocks over the last year. Barton explained to the students how electricity is always trying to get to the ground. "You get in trouble when you get in between the electricity and the ground," he said. He warned how cutting off the third prong - called the ground - of a three -prong plug takes away the safety features of the plug. "As soon as they break off the ground prong they do a silly, dangerous thing because the electricity will go back through them if they use a broken appliance, instead of the ground, and they'll get a shock that could kill them," he said. He also warned how babies and toddlers chewing on electrical cords is the number one cause of accidents with that age group. "It's important not to let the little ones play with outlets or around cords," he said. Barton said higher amounts of electricity are to be found outdoors running through hydro lines, transformer boxes and transformer stations. "There are 500,000 volts running through some hydro towers so if you climb them, you can get into big trouble very fast," he said. He explained how transformer boxes indicate that underground hydro cables are nearby. "Tell your parents they need to find out where the cables are before they dig in their yard," he said. He also warned kids who climb trees to be sure that there are no hydro lines near the tree they want to climb. "You don't even have to touch the wires to get into trouble. Your weight might make one of the branches Susan Hundertmark photo Barry Barton, of Festival Hydro, demonstrated how electricity moves through hydro lines and into people's homes during a presentation to students at St. James School. touch the wires or they might be touching them already, which would make electricity run through those branches," he said. The same advice went for flying kites and staying away from transformer stations, whether or not balls, hats or toys end up going over the fence. "If your ball, frisbee or hat goes over the fence, call Festival Hydro and they will deliver it to your house free of charge," he said. Barton also warned students to stay in a car if they're in an accident that involves a fallen hydro pole. "The wires that fall on your car have 1,000 volts going through them. And, you'll be okay as long as you stay inside the car and wait for the hydro company," he said But, if the car starts on fire and passengers have to leave the car, they should hop out with both feets together and hop or shuffle until they are 20 metres from the car. He said walking away will cause electrocution because the feet are far enough apart to create a need for the electricity to equalize through the body. "Your chances of making it if you hop away is 80-85 per cent so stay in the car if you can," he said. Shamrocks tie with Simcoe at home game The St. Columban Men's First Division soccer team, "The Shamrocks," tied 1-1 with Simcoe in a recent home game. Dave Verberne scored for the home team. 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Cowan r $K116040. 9611.tS6. M nab se y wee a Ike pike. M Mss oral taML area, eyries. aeirwe tree rr depilate', UM �a1� seer■ a 1r mem rms e o m leeaa carer aselbe mew gree. q e MOn Obis mol d bate sue Ise ,,wiwi aeM a emir. w Pie_ mew �` oral PO Ubee be 1ma aiwe, d+a�w 6N Meanwhile, several of the players are practicing diligently in preparation for their trip to Ireland where they are scheduled to meet some Irish teams for a match or two. Vincent Murray has retumed from North Delta, British Columbia, where he enjoyed a wonderful visit with his daughter, Loretta and Gord Butters. He also visited with his granddaughters, Cheryl and Paul Sharpe, and Kim and Stuart Anderson. While the weather was cooler than expected, his flight was relaxing and enjoyable. Several local people, including family members, relatives, friends and neighbours travelled to Waterloo to witness, the exchange of marriage vows between John Moylan, son of Don and Rita Moylan, and Sarah Schmidt, of Queensville, daughter of Gordon Schmidt and Mrs. Janet Henkel. Students at St. Columban School participated in a recent soccer tournament held in Stratford. They had a junior and senior boy's team and a junior and senior girl's team. These teams met with teams with Jean Sauve, Kinkora, St. Joseph's, St. Ambrose, St. Al's and Holy Name School from St. Marys. The St. Columban junior girls' finished second in the tournament. The senior students, both girls and boys, enjoyed an exhibition soccer game against the senior girls and senior boys at St. James in Seaforth. To celebrate Thanksgiving, a food drive is under way and a Thanksgiving Mass was held at St. Patrick's in Dublin for the students in both schools. A huge pumpkin, donated by Ron Ryan, is being used as a fundraiser for the school's playground equipment. Everyone is invited to guess the number of seeds contained in this monster. Prizes will be given' for those closest to the correct amount found inside the pumpkin. 11011001 !AST Municipality of Huron - East Invites All Ratepayers To An ALL -CANDIDATES NIGHT TUCKERSMITH WARD. Vanastra Recreation Centre OCTOBER 22, 2003 - 8:00 PM BRUSSELS WARD Brussels Morris Grey Community Centre OCTOBER 23, 2003 - 8:00 PM GREY WARD Ethel Community Centre OCTOBER 29, 2003 - 8:00 PM McKILLOP WARD Cavan United Church Winthrop OCTOBER 30, 2003 - 8:00 PM J.R. McLachlan Clerk -Administrator Municiaplity of Huron East