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Eight confirmed cases of influenza A at Seaforth Manor
By Sora Campb*.
and kennif.r Hubbard
Special to The Huron Expositor
Influenza A is in Seaforth,
with eight confirmed cases at
the Seaforth Manor and
many unconfirmed cases
using the Seaforth hospital
emergency department over
the Christmas holidays.
"We have eight confirmed
cases of influenza A in the
retirement home but the
nursing home has not been
affected," said Cathie
Schalk, Seaforth Manor
administrator, on Monday.
Schalk said the retirement
home is now closed to
visitors but the nursing home
is operating at regular hours.
Visitors are allowed but must
wash their hands before
entering the facility.
"We're recommending that
anyone who has or believes
they may have symptoms, to
stay at home," she said.
Queensway Retirement
and Nursing Home in
Hensall reopened the
retirement home to visitors
on Monday after being
closed for a week because of
one case of influenza A. The
facility continues to remind
visitors to wash their hands
before entering the facility.
Maplewood Manor
Retirement Residence in
Seaforth has reported that
none of their residents have
been affected by influenza
but they are also taking
precautions to protect their
residents.
As well, Mary Cardinal,
site leader of the Seaforth
Community Hospital, said
that despite a run on the
emergency department over
the Christmas holidays by
people with flu symptoms,
the hospital has not admitted
any patients with influenza
A.
"The emergency ward has
been very busy with people
with flu-like symptoms over
the Christmas holidays
because the clinic has been
closed for the past week,"
said Cardinal..
"We have been very
fortunate though that there
has not been an outbreak
here."
She added that anyone
with flu-like symptoms
should stay at home and
avoid visiting the hospital
patients.
Huron County's Medical
Officer of Health, Dr. Beth
Henning says Huron
County is in the midst of a
county -wide outbreak of
influenza A.
"It's no longer a good
indicator to communities of
the number of individual
cases. Once it's here, it's
here and we are now
monitoring cases at long-
term care facilities," said
Henning.
A week ago, a total of 13
cases of influenza A had
been confirmed in the
county.
Before the Christmas
break, many schools were
seeing above normal
absenteeism percentages.
Avon Maitland District
School Board manager of
communications Steve Howe
said last week that the issue
was "a crap shoot across the
system."
"It's all over the map," he
said. "Some schools are
seeing above average
percentages, while others are
normal. There's no real
consistency."
Percentages have varied
across in the board, going as
high as 20 per cent at Huron
Centennial in Brucefield
(which also involves chicken
pox) and 10 per cent in
Central Huron Secondary
School in Clinton.
When 10 per cent of a
school's students are absent,
principals are required to
contact the health unit.
"Do not give aspirin or
medicines containing
salicylates to children or
adolescents with flu or fever.
Use acetaminophen or
ibuprofen instedd," stated Dr.
Henning, in a press release.
"Call your doctor if your
child has a high fever that
does not respond to fever
medications, lasts longer
than three -five days or keeps
corning back. Also, if your
child has difficulty breathing
or is breathing fast and hard
or is unable to drink, contact
your doctor."
As well, Henning
recommended those who are
sick to stay at home and not
visit friends or relatives in
hospitals, long-term care
facilities or holiday
gatherings.
"It's pretty general right
now," said Laura Farrell, of
the Huron County Health
Unit. "There seems to be a
range of ages affected,
spanning from kids to the
elderly. There hasn't been a
specific age group targeted."
According to Farrell, a
public health inspector on
the health unit's
communicable disease team,
more than five extra flu shot
clinics were held this year.
As of Dec. 15, 717
individuals received their flu
shot at the health unit. A
total of 2,621 students
received flu shots. at school-
based clinics since Dec. 12.
Last year 1,986 flu shots
were given at community
clinics that were offered by
the Huron County Health
Unit throughout the county.
Those numbers do not
include those who got the flu
shot from their doctor, from
a pharmacy -based flu shot
clinic, from workplace flu
shot clinics, or from clinics
hosted by local hospitals or
community health centres.
But it's not too late to get a
flu shot this year. Farrell said
while no additional clinics
are planned for this year,
people can still get
vaccinations from their
family doctors or during
intake sessions 1:15 - 4 p.m.
at the health unit.
"Ideally, everyone should
have their shot by now
because the flu is here,"
added senior public health
promoter Linda Stobo.
"However, there's still time."
Huron County 4-H Club members recognized for achievements
Dozens of proud parents and
family members gathered at the
Central Huron Secondary
School auditorium recently to
pay tribute to members of the
Huron County 4-H Club.
The afternoon's list of events
featured special guest Lillian
Penhale, who is the only living
member of Canada's first 4-H
Club.
Penhale, who joined the first-
ever 4-H Club in Manitoba in
1913 and now lives in Bayfield,
says it is an honour to be
connected to such a worthwhile
organization.
"I've had a wonderful life,"
says Penhale, who accepted a
bouquet of flowers from 4-H
members Nicole Moore and
Tonya Drost. "Thank you very
much."
Pat Saundercock, president of
the 4-H club, was the master of
ceremonies for the event, which
featured the presentation of
numerous awards, honours and
gifts for club members in Huron
County.
Tonya Drost, a 17 -year-old
student at Central Huron
Secondary School, took home
the Murray Cardiff Citizenship
Award as the top all-round
member for the Huron County
4-H Club.
The following is a list of top
scorers from various clubs
within 4-11: Huron County 4-H
beef member with the highest
total score in the county - Brad
Gilchrist. Prize money for 4-H
championship beef show at
Seaforth Fall Fair, Section A;
grand champion steer - Travis
MacPherson; grand champion
heifer - Matt Scott. Section B.
Grand champion steer - Travis
MacPherson (first); reserve
champion steer - Corey Rintoul
(second); Lana Shapton (third)
and Dan Shapton (fourth).
Section C - grand champion
heifer - Matt Scott (first);
reserve champion heifer -
Kristina Drennan (second);
Kathryn Alton (third), Melinda
Scott (fourth).
Huron Sheep Club members
with the top three scores -
Tonya Drost, 966; Keisha
Bishop, 964; Sara Moore, 961.
Huron Goat Club members
with the top three scores -
Stephanie Munday, 964; Matt
Merner, 929; Greg Munday,
913; Garritt Vincent, 913.
Huron Swine Club members
with the top three scores; Allan
Storey, 886.6; Shelley Kroes,
877.7; Jenn Logtenburg, 863.1.
South Central Huron Dairy
members with the top three
scores; Kora Bennett, 954;
Thomas Deuschle, 926; Mark
McLean, 873.
Huron Sodbusters Club's top
three scorers - Ian Gordon,
850.75; Andy Pethick, 844.50;
Steve Haney, 842.
Huron Horse Club members
with the top three scores - Laura
Snell, 884; Kendall Durst, 873;
Kaitlyn Toll, 868.
The following is a lis/ of
individual award winners; Don
Pullen Award - Keisha Bishop;
Warden's Novice Award
Kristina Drennan; Paul Steckle
Award Yvonne DeWit; Signal
Star Publishing Award - Keisha
Bishop (first), Yvonne DeWit
(second) and Shelley Kroes
(third); Huron County 4-H
Leaders' Association Award -
Tonya Drost (first); Erin
Gilchrist and Sarah Ritchie
(second),. Lindsey Rundle
(third); Russell Bolton
Memorial Trophy - the Huron
Swine Club; Cook's Division of
Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd.
Trophy - Huron Swine Club;
W.G. Thompson & Sons
Limited Trophy - the Huron
Swine Club; Huron County Soil
& •Crop Improvement
Association Award - Huron
Sheep Club; Les & John
Coleman Award - Huron Sheep
Club; Hensall District Co -Op
Award - Huron Swine Club;
Vincent Farm Equipment
Trophy - Chinchilla Club;
Canadian Co-operative Wool
Grower's Award - Melinda
Dorsch; T.D. Canada Trust
Award - Mark Franken; Hensall
District Co -Op Award - Amber
Townsend; Hill & Hill Farms
Limited Award - Kaitlyn Toll;
Cargill Limited Award - Kora
Bennett; Hill & Hill Farms
Limited Award - Kathryn
Alton; Canadian Imperial Bank
of Commerce Award - Kathryn
Alton; Judging Competition
Team Award - Kora Bennett,
Tonya Drost, Mark McLean
and Jamie Miller; Cargill
Limited Award - Dann Eedy,
Shelley Kroes, Jennie
Logtenberg, Allan Storey.
. Beef Awards
Y.I.S. Financial Award - Matt
Scott; Brussels Agri Service
Award - Matt Scott; Maple
Ridge Beef Farm Award -
Travis MacPherson; W.J. (Bill)
Sproul Memorial Award -
Kathryn Alton, Kristina
Drennan, Travis -MacPherson;
Huron County Beef . Producers
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Association Award - Kristina
Drennan.
Sodbuster Awards
Graeme Craig Award - Andy
Pethick; Royal Bank Award -
Dan Shapton; Townsend Tire
Award Ian Murray; Ross
Gordon Memorial Award -
Steven Haney; Sodbuster
Leaders' Award - Steven Haney,
Geoff Alderdice; Agvise Award
- Steven Haney.
Sheep Award
Old Mill Award -'Keisha
Bishop; Lucknow Co -Op
Award - Brett_ ..Townsend;
Rasmussen Awiafd - Shawn
Drost; Shillalah Farm award -
Brett Townsend; Carol Mitchell
Award - Stephanie Munday;
Doug Kennedy Award - Tonya
Drost.
Chinchilla Awards
Milton Dietz/Purina Award -
Lucas McBride; Georgian Bay
Chinchilla Club - Nicole
Moore; Harole Storey
Memorial Award - Lucas
McBride; Helen Storey Award -
Nicole Moore.
Swine Awards
Huron County Pork
Producers' Association Award -
Allan Storey; Bergsma Award -
Jenn Logtenberg; John Watson
Award - Allan Storey; Scotia
Bank Award - Shelley Kroes;
Huron County Pork Producers'
Award - Dann Eedy.
Machinery Awards
Vincent Farm Equipment
Award - Nathaniel Peel; Huron
County Federation of
Agriculture Award - Erica
Murray.
Horse Awards
John Franken Award - Laura
Snell; Brussells Agri Services
Award - Kendall Durst; Mac &
Donna Anderson Award - Laura
Snell; Huron Bay Co-op Award
- Kendall Durst; Tack It Up
Award - Courtney McDonald.
Dairy Awards
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce Award - Kora
Bennett; Elliott Nixon
Insurance Brokers Ltd. Award -
Kora Bennett; Auburn Co-op
Trophy - Jim Franken; Huron
Bay Co-op Award - Curtis
McNeil; D&D Glass Award -
Mark Franken; Scotia Bank
Award - Jessica Edgewood;
Huron Holstein Award - Matt
VanOsch (highest score), Sarah
Ritchie (second highest score).
Goat Awards
Rona Cashway Award -
Stephanie Munday; Jan
Hayward Award - Jon Memer,
Gallagher Power Fencing
Award - Greg Munday; Paul
Klopp Award - Evan Klaver;
Clinton News -Record photo
Lillian Penhale, who was a mRmber of the first-ever 4-H Club
in Manitoba, is presented with a bouquet of flowers by Tonya
Drost and NicoleMoore. Drost won the Murray Cardiff
Citizenship Award for the top all-round member.
Klaver Family Award - Jon
Memer.
4-H Project Seals & Awards
No. 6 Seal: Blake Alton,
Kora Bennett, Nigel Black,
Stephanie Brindley, Mallory
Caesar, Melinda Dorsch,
Cassandra Drennan, Dann
Eedy, Megan Logtenberg, John
Merner, Greg Munday, Greg
Murray, Amanda Ritchie,
Amanda Scott, Melinda Scott,
Cole Vmcent, Lindsay Watson,
Alex VanOsch, Matt VanOsch.
No. 12 Seal: Mike Bean,
Amanda Dorsch, Ian Gordon,
Sam Moore, Margaret Vincent.
No. 18 Seal: Yvonne DeWit,
Jessica Maize, Stephanie
Munday, Melissa Sparling,
Allan Storey. Gay Lea Award of
Achievement (24 projects) -
Stephanie Munday. No. 48 Seal:
Michelle DeWit.
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