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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-09-18, Page 301 FIVE GENERATIONS — A double five generation materia ize • or Mrs. Ada Wa er o Mea • ow • a e Park Nursing Home in London on August 28. Joining the celebration were her two great, great grand- daughters Kyla Cooper, left and Amy Taylor, right. Next to her are her twin great granddaughters Mrs. Lynda Cooper, Tillsonburg, left and on her right Mrs. Lisa Taylor, Exeter. Granddaughter Mrs. Dorothy Morrison, Kirkton and daughter Mrs. Ilene Mothers, Exeter complete this special and all -girl occasion. Fgr011 READY FOR PARADE — Lee Paul, Kirkton Fair president Mike O'Shea, Blanshar• reeve Ron Denham and Ontario Fairs vice-president Len Patterson check the program prior to Saturday's Kirkton Fair parade. PRINCE OF PUMPKIN PATCH– Taking prizes in the Kirkton O'Shea, Jeff and Jason McCur dy and Jamie O'Shea. air Pumpkin Patch contest were Jeremy • MARCHING VETS — Participating in Saturday's Kirkton Fair parade as veterinarians with their animals were Robbie Haynes, Mark and Mike Morning and Jason Swan. T -A photo INSTITUTE PARADES — Members of the Kirkton Women's Institute participated in Satur fair parade. • Times -Advocate, September 18, 1985 Page 17A Some serve alcohol with care EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the se- cond in a three part series on alcohol. Drinkingalcohol provides lots of jobs. There are all the employees of the LCBO and Brewers; Retail for a start. Then there are all those employed in the hotel and taverns across the province. Thousands of people in Ontario un- doubtedly have their jobs tied direct- ly to the drinking of alcohol. However that doesn't mean they aren't aware or concerned about the abuse of alcohol. The manager of the Queen's Tavern in Seaforth says 'the waiters and waitresses have taken part in a Lon- don seminar called "serving alcohol with care." "We have to be aware of how to handle our customers," said Queen's manager Greg O'Reilly. The customers at the tavern located at the main intersection in Seaforth range in age from 19 to 30, roughly the same age range of eustomers in other hotels and bars in the area. An unusual feature at the Queen's is a breathalyzer that sits next to the exit door. O'Reilly says it's there for customers to use as they leave. "We do have some people trying if," he said.. Bar -managers or owners interview - in the 'area all agree that they do check for the age of majority card, now more correctly called the Ontario photo card. In small towns it's not hard to enforce because as at least one owner said, "everybody knows everybody". Exeter Inn owner David Urlin said the only time it's difficult to check for the catds is in the summer time when tourists are travelling through the town. All bar operators agree that Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday nights are their busiest times, mostly because that is when entertainment is provid- ed. Forentertainment, disc jockeys Spinning commercial rock music is more and more popular in this area. There are a few spots which feature country music. Only the manager at Bruno's in Goderich said summer is busier than winter and that relates directly to the fact that Goderich is more of tourist town that others in the Huron -Perth area. Summer is also busy 'for the Brewers' Retail outlet in the port town. "The May 24 weekend and Labor day weekend are the worst," said Brewers' Retail employee Randy Hamilton. He said more six packs of beer are sold in the summer than any other time. That tells him that people are picking up just enough beer for themselves for the weekend. The outlet in Goderich sells about 100 cases of 24 bottles a day. Hamilton says that figure is fairly constant. A spokesman at the outlet in St. Marys said Beer sales so far this sum- mer have not been as great as the sales during the hot spell in 1983. "We were really busy then," he said. "It's go, go, go all the time in the summer," said Elliot German, manager of the Mitchell Brewers' Retail. Hamilton also expressed concern for the Liberal government's election promise to sell beer in independent grocery stores. "There will be less control. The kids working in the store have to be of age 19). 1 can't see them handling beer the way we do. Selling six packs is the only way it could go," he said. German said the price of beer has had some effect on sales, mostly right after a price hike. A case of 24 bottles is $15 plus a deposit of $3.40. "People still buy it, though," said German. Practically in one voice, the bar operators said it is unfair or wrong for the courts to lay partial blame on them for what a drinking driver does after leaving their establishment. "A lot of people have alcohol in their cars," said O'Reilly noting bar operators can't be responsible for the SILO WARNINGS Drought -like growing conditions during July and August in some parts of Ontario may have created a situa- tion where silo gas may be more of a problem this year than others. Climatic conditions play a large role ' in the formation of deadly silo gas, and weather conditions over the last two months have caused some farm safety experts to issue warnings con- cerning the gas. Silo gas or nitrogen dioxide is pro- duced as a by-product of the fermen- taiton process that takes place once plant material is put into a silo. A variety of climatic stress on the plant material during the growing season can dramatically increase the possibility of toxic gases forming. To avoid silo gas, farmers are ad- vised not to harvest crops immediate- ly after a rainfall. Conversely, crops damaged by hail or frost should be harvested as quickly as possible to avoid build-up of excess nitrate in the plant material. If weather or other factors have increased the possibili- ty of nitrate build-up, plant material should be cut higher than normal, as excess nitrates are stored in the lower portion of corn stalks. Silo gas may be visible within a few hours after silo filling and may be recognized by a bleach -like odour and may be visible as a yellowish -brown haze. Dead flies or birds at the base of the silo may also be an indicator of the gas. Once a silo is filled it should be seal- ed and declared off-limits for at least a three week period. During this period of time the silo should not be entered, unless all rules for confined space entry are closely followed and a self-contained breathing apparatus is used. alcohol drunk by customers either before or after leaving their bar. Urlin said if he or his staff feel a customer has had too much to drink they offer them a ride home. "If they refuse four of five times, then we've done everything we can. We've gone that far," he said. A newly formed hospitality com- mittee in Goderich has worked at hav- ing the local taxi companies extend their hours to meet the closing tines of the drinking establishments. Most places however, said it isn't uncom- mon for someone from the hotel to give the drunk customer a ride home. "You can go past here on a Friday or Saturday morning and it isn't un- common to see to cars in the parking lot said the owner of the Exeter Inn CANDY FROM CLOWN — Denise Wallis gets candy from K -W Op- timist clown Keith Selves durin • Saturday's Kirkton Fair parade. SMALL CLOWNS — Two of the youngest clowns in -Saturday's Kirkton Fair • arade were Ph Ills Hod • ins and Peter Weaver. T -A . hot READY TO RUN — Startin Hohner, Melissa Blue an LII out in Sunday's Terry Fox Run were Paula Jenny Wareham. T -A • hoto SCOOTING AROUND — Kelly Malone was scooter in Saturda 's Kirkton Fair erode. driving a decorated T -A . hoto 1.10 wg A PARADE WINNER — Denise Cowdrey with her tight rope working decorated bicycle was a winner in Saturday's Kirkton Fair parade.