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Times-Advocate, 1985-02-20, Page 27Loralee and David Marshall ..-back Kidney Foundation campaign Budget processes underway in Huron Several department budgets for 1985 were approved by Huron Coun- ty Council at its February 7 meeting. The health unit's budget of $1.1 million is the largest approved to date. All budgets are subject to a -final review by county council. The health unit's 1985 budget represents a 9.1 percent increase over Eastern line very doubtful Area residents should know this week how close they could be living to the proposed 500 kv. power line cor-, ridor taking hydro from the Bruce nuclear station to London. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle express- ed hope that it won't be running over top of the houses on Eastern Ave. as indicated on a map shown to council by Ontario Hydro representative Sheila Lawrence. Ms. Lawrence was at Monday's ses- sion to bring council up to date on the route selection process and had maps showing corridors that passed on both sides of Exeter. The corridors shown on the map ex- tended from one to three concessions wide and council learned that the ac- tual corridors will only be 250 feet wide. At the outset of the presentation she explained that the "absolute closest" the corridor could come to Exeter would be three-quarters of a mile to the east. The western corridor runs from concession seven to 11 in Hay and Stephen. - Itwasit't until she passed around a ed the shaded corridor being con- sidered could come close to homes on Eastern Ave. However, Ms. Lawrence said it was "highly doubtful" that Hydro would be looking at that area. After the 250 -foot wide corridors are made public this week, a series of public information meetings will be held, with one of those being planned for Exeter on March 12 at the rec centre. By May, Ontario Hydro will recom- mend its final selection of a direct route from Bruce to London through Huron and then in July will make knewn its final selection' for getting power out of the Bruce. That could be the proposed route through Huron or it may be the•one several months ago which would take a line from Bruce over to Barrie and then London would be hooked up from a new line runn- ing from Milton. the 1984 budget. Huron's share of the budget is $291,563 compared ,to $267,032 last year which is an increase of 9.2 percent. The funding of additional salaries, for example increasing secretarial time and increasing the nutritionist time from half to full time, increas- ed benefits, additional dental director fees and board members fees as well as more material and supplies caus- ed the budget increase. The province of Ontario picks up the majority of the health unit's costs. This year it is eftpected to pay $874,689 while over $10,000 will come from other revenue. The largest expenditure in the healthunit is salaries and wages which totals $822,232 then employee benefits which totals $127,537. Ad- ministration, rents, equipment and travel account for other expenditures. The family planning department has a total budget of $56,669 which is a 2.2 percent increase over the 1984 budget. This is totally funded by the provincial government. The health unit's plumbing and en- vironment budget of $117,850"was also approved. While the 1985 budget represents an overall increase of 4.5 percent from last year's budget, the county's share only increased 2.4 per- cent. The county has been budgeted to pay $42,425 up from $41,440. The planning and development - department's budget of $465,978 was approved. Of this, the county has been budgeted to pay $353,927, up from $324,442 last year. The major expenditure is salaries which totals $214,771. Production of - official plans and amendments has been budgeted at $77,000 while ans - tation has been budgeted at $62,000. The agriculture and reforestation department budget for 1985 totals $46,350. This represents a 26.4 percent increase over the 1984 budget. This budget revolves around the tree in- spector and one reason for the in- crease is the hours worked per year have increased by 300. Equipment rental costs have also gone up and postage and printing costs have been included. Other budgets approved include a general maintenance budget of $281,590, up from $258,409 last year. Agricultural grants totalling $12,100 were approved for this year. These grants go to various commodity groups as well as fall fairs. Patriotic grants, for such organiza- tions as the Salvation Army and the CNIB total $7,000 while education grants, including scholarships to various universities totals $16,425. Couple know benefits first-hand Times -Advocate, February 20, 1985 Page 15A Organize canvass for kidney group "It's hard to imagine the difference in the quality of your life that getting off dialysis makes. I used to get up at 6:30 in the morning three days a week to go to London for my treatment. and I'd be lucky to get home by 2:00 -- and then I'd be exhausted." Loralee Marshall, RR 1 Kirkton, was losing three days a week to kidney -dialysis until one year ago, when she received her brother's kidney in a successful transplant operation. "I have a pretty special brother," Loralee says. "He's always been behind us." Loralee and her bor- ther Brock Rutledge were an ex- cellent match for the kidney opera- tion; their organs were unusually similar even for siblings. That lessen- ed the chance of rejection. There have been tremendous im- provements in kidney transplants in the last ten years. The success rate of transplants involving non -related donors - people who have donated their organs by sigf ing their driver's licence - is up to 75 per cent, Dona - Queen's Park is followed? The provincial government has found it lucrative to peg' gasoline taxes as a percentage of the pump price so tax revenue increases as the prices go up. This week,. Exeter council decided to use the same process to increase the town's revenue from the sewer surcharge levy on the PUC water rates. After considerable debate, council agreed to leave the percentage at 103.7 percent, meaning they'll share in the recent four percent water rate increase announced by the. PUC. Don Winter noted that council had previously decided to leave the sewer surcharge rate at the same dollar figure as it was under the previous water rates, but when the minutes were checked, it was found only that council had passed a resolution to keep the sewer surcharge rates the same as before. That led to speculation whether the motion made back in January was to leave the surcharge the same as a percentage or a dollar figure. Mayor Bruce Shaw explained that the difference was "only pennies" and clerk Liz Bell noted that the finance committee felt the extra money may be needed for operating the new sewage lagoon system. _ _ _Itwas finally noted that byleaving the surcharge as a percentage of the water rate, customers would be pay - in ev n 1-I CHECKING IN - Helen West of the Huron County Health Unit checks Ed Lamport's blood pressure at the library clinic. It's sneaky! Blood pressures checked Iligh blood pressure is sneaky. You can have it and never know - until it stops you cold. The Heart and Stroke Foundations knows this. and in an effort to find those al risk so they can get treat- ment. runs a clinic yearly with the Huron County. Health Unit. This year's Blood Pressure Clinic was held on Friday, at the Exeter Public Library. Friendly staff were on hand to check visitors' pressure. chat with them about their health, and possibly recommend a trip to the doctor where necessary. Refreshments were also provided. "One of the ladies 1 screened last year turned out to need help. She saw her doctor, and this year she was one of the first ones in. She's a great believer now." said Helen West. one of the Health Unit representatives. Helen Eccles, also of the Health Unit. was on hand to check pressures and give good-natured advice, as was volunteer Nell Dejonge, RN. Dejonge is accustomed to screening large groups. "I've done this in fac- tories sometimes during heart month. That's a great way of finding people - sometimes you get someone who never misses a day of work but their pressure is sky-high," she said. High blood pressuretalso known as hypertension) can lead to serious heart disease, and particularly to stroke. Cutting down on salt and solid fat in the diet and quitting smoking, will usually help reduce blood pressure, Sometimes medication is also prescribed. the old water rates or 52 cents on each two-month billing. Arguments were also presented that leaving the surcharge as a percentage would be the simplest way of dealing with the situation. We are almost running out of news because of the insistence of snow storms, hence the cancellation of scheduled programs. Monday we were able to have movies "New Nor- way" and "Life of the Bighorn Sheep", which was followed by refreshments. We are pleased Mrs. Hilda Shapton is well enough to have returned from St. Joseph's Hospital. A number of our residents gathered in one of the sitting rooms for discus- sions on Monday morning. The birth- day party and Valentine's party had to be re -scheduled because of poor weather conditions. Tuesday morning was exercise time in the dining room, which brings out a large number of residents who seem to be caught up in the physical fitness rage. Residents were very enthusiastic baking and decorating the Valentine cookies on Wednesday afternoon, to say little of those of us who followed our noses hoping to have an invitation to sample their wares. Thursday morning, as usual sing time was well attended. The children of Huron Hope School were present Friday morning to visit, having been somewhat hampered in the past weeks by illness and weather conditions. • Bingo was played on Friday even- ing followed by refreshments. The Sunday evening chapel service was conducted by Rev. Charles Henderson, retired minister of Ex- eter. Miss Caroline Love presided at the organ during the service. li 1 tions from family members vary in their suitability. A perfect match like Brock and Loralee's results in a 95 per cent chance of success. Even a half match with a family member has an 80 per cent likelihood of success. Transplants are the preferred method of treatment for kidney pa- tients. But there is still a shortage of organs to make transplants possible, and of money to improve them fur- ther through research. David Marshall, Loralee's hus- band, knows what kidney patients go through. He had to watch the slow deterioration of Loralee's health through kidney disease, and now can see the almost miraculous improve- ment in her after the transplant. David is a busy farmer, but he is tak- ing time out to try to raise funds for the kidney foundation, to aid in research, drugs for kidney patients, and education. David is organizing the first can- vassing campaign for funds. in the Usborne area. "The response to my calls looking for canvassers has been tremendous. In only a few days I've been able to line up most of those I'll need." Qf course just getting the can- vassers isn't the whole campaign. The Kidney Foundation must now rely on generous donations from area residents to be able to help people like Loralee. With dialysis, kidney patients can sometimes live for years. But there are complications to the disease that dialysis cannot solve. Dialysis patients have problems with anemia, water retention, and stress. Most dialysis patients are quite slim, because of the strict "dialysis diet". They can drink only 212 cups of fluid a day. They often feel weak. "I'm very glad to be off it," Loralee says. "You find yourself begrudging the time dialysis takes you," Loralee ex- plained. "Kidney patients have to find the resources within themselves to cope with it all, and most of them do. My family was really supportive, and that helped." Loralee confesses to having been scared at times, especially of the "very big needles" used in dialysis, which she thinks were the worst part of it for her. If public support, both financial and by organ donations, is great enough, University Hospital•in London is hop- ing to start doing as many as 80 transplant operations a year. That will mean a new lease on life for many kidneypatients in the London area. CREATING SMOKE — Helen Eccles of the Huron Health Unit is shown with Exeter Public School students Brad Chambers, Lisa Wareham and Wendy Sims during a Wednesday no -smoking seminar. Hay budget talks start; council stipends det�Iled Items to be included in the 1985 budget were a main topic when Hay tovtln:ship council met for its second regular February session. Hay's share of 'the Zurich and area fire board budget has risen from 48 to 53 _percent- because of assessment changes. Hay's levy of the $17,778 total will be $9,442 plus fire calls. Hay's six percent share of the.Ex- $7,386 out of a total of $123,100. The township's share of the Hensall fire area budget has not yet been established. The total cost of fire protection in Hay township last year was $26,453. MP Murray Cardiff will be con- tacted and asked why the licence fee for the works department's base radio has gone up 300 percent. Other items to be considered for 1985 are a request from Dashwood Athletic Association asking for a $500 increase to $2,000 in their grant from Hay, election expenses in December, a large recreation budget around the $20,000 figure, the cost of the OMB hearing on the zoning change of Huron Farms, and further remunera- tion to consulting engineer Burns Ross. Expenditures for the Huron Coun- ty museum and Huronview also loom on the horizon. Ducharme expects a deficit from 1984 of about $13,000. (The audit is not vet completed). Tax arrears were down to $105,000. The clerk said a lot of money came in the previous month. after letters were sent to delinquent lax payers. The percentage of arrears was running at five percent in 1985, compared to as much as 12 percent in Previous years, Ducharme said. A summary of accounts compiled by clerk Joan Ducharme in com- pliance with the municipal act show- ed the total remuneration and ex- penses paid to members of council in 1984. Reeve Lionel Wilder's total remuneration was $5,065 plus $2.163.94 for registration fees. conven- tion accommodation. meal allowance and mileage. Wilder received $2,410 for regular meetings, $1,000 for special meetings, $770 while attending conventions and $885 for cheque - signing duties. Deputy Reeve Tony Bedard was - paid $4,410.32 for per diem regular meetings, convention attendance, special meetings, and cheque -signing. His convention expenses were an ad- ditional $1,489.10. Remuneration and convention ex- penses for councillors were: Claire Deichert, $3,918.34 and $1,509.60; John 11 it • .,�a� PRESSURE NORMAL Helen West (left) has her pressure checked by volunteer Nell Deionge at the Exeter Public library. The clinic was part of Heart Month. Elder $3,793.39 and $642.35; Murray Keys, $3,772.09 and $827.32. Total remuneration and expenses amounted to $27,591.40. Stipends for special meetings alone were $4,770. Road. superintendent Ross Fisher reported no big municipal drain or bridge projects scheduled for 1985. Goderich Plymouth Chrysler sub mitted the lowest of.four tenders for Federation, and agrees with their aims. He pointed out, however, that two-thirds of the township ratepayers were not farmers, and only 103 Hay farmers were OFA members. Wilder said as he and his council represented all township ratepayers, he could riot justify a grant to a special interest group like the F. of A He said as a Federation member he n 1 rr .. 1 - 1 1 _• II �_ 1 '-i 1 , 1i , •'� . • i - 1 . .:{ 1 for•the road department. Elder and Deichert were in favour of spending the extra money fur a four-wheel drive vehicle. Bedard and Keys were opposed- Wilder broke the tie by voting in favour of the four-wheel drive. With trade-in, the Dodge truck will cost $7,661.20 and is eligible for a 53 percent subsidy. In other business, people represen- ting various interests appeared before council. Ontario Hydro representative Sheelagh Lawrance brought constraint and route maps of the north -to -south corridor being con- sidered as one of the routes to bring power from the Bruce generating plant to London. Wilder said council was "here to listen and get as much ammunition as possible for a future severe battle". He said he hoped OH would take heat units into its calculations, as classes of land in the area had close to 3,000, and "other areas can not grow corn the way it is grown around here." Elder said OH was telling municipalities it was too early to ob- ject now, and he is afraid later they will say it's too late. All councillors agreed Huron will derive no benefits whatsoever from the power line, and were unanimous in wishing it kept out of a prime agricultural area altogether. Huron County Federation of Agriculture president Doug Garniss and vice president Paul Klopp attend- ed the council sesson to present their case for a grant from the township. Wilder expressed sympathy for their cause, said he is a member of the $10 in dues, provided the extra money stayed in the county, and suggested that as the way to raise additional funds. The Federation representative's re- quest was formally refused by a motion. Patty White from the county plan- ning office, accompanied by sub- divider Frank Moore, brought copies of the bylaw changing the designation and use of land in the St. Joseph Shores subdivision. EXCITING ACTION Farquhar, Middegaal, Grainger and Collins, members of the Hully GullyRacingTeam were in action on the weekend racing in the ATV and Snowmobile Snowcross races held at Lambeth. In the ATV 200 Mod Class, Jim Mid- degaal, Blyth and Paul ' Kamakazie" Farquhar, Clinton had a real dog fight for first and second, while Steve Gra- inger, Zurich was being plagued by crazy Paul Fenton of Blenheim. When the snow had settled, Middegaal was first with Farquhar second and Gra- inger third. All three riders were on Hully Gully Hondas. Chuck Collins, Varna was racing in the snowmobile Snocross on an R5 Yamaha SRV. Collins rode in four classes, winning the first heat of the Sport five and six. but had to lake se cond. behind Mark Leitch of IAmdon for the afternoon The special attraction for the It.n was the Snowmobile ('toss Comm-) Race. Collins got his re%enge b� smoking everyone and taking home the gold. Queensway people busily beating blues The best cure for February "Blues" seems to be the art of keeping busy. We've been perfecting that art here at Queensway, in spite of the wintry weather. Monday afternoon the ladies from' the Kippen United Church came in for our weekly bingo game. The ten volunteers present were Frances Kinsman, Pat Love. Carol Cooper. Helen Faber and Ruby LaFaive. Monday evening several ladies from the Zurich Mennonite Church joined our ceramic club for the even- ing. The ladies present were Joyce Bowman. Marilyn Steinman, Cheryl Nafsiger and Audrey Melick. Many of our residents have been busy this week on a woodworking pro- ject. They are sanding and staining wood for bookshelves for our Activi- ty room. On Thesday afternoon we held our weekly church service. The service started at 2 p.m. and was presided over by Rev. Ken Knight from the Ex,. eter Presbyterian Church. Tuesday was an evening for visitors. Several ladies from the Ar- nold Circle of the Presbyterian Church, Hensall, brought cup cakes for each of us. They visited from room to roojn bestowing cup cakes and good cheer. The ladies present were Jan Baker, Marg Baker. Pat Pollock. Marilyn Campbell, Erlene Stewart and Lola Nixon. Valentines Day was -ii gala event We had a wonderful party Valentines Night The music was provided by • Terry Swerger and Eugene Hartman from "Smokey Hollow" We would like. to thank them for the superb musical entertainment. Several peo ple came out to assist with serving refreshments. Mrs. Mary Rootx11, Mrs. Dina Neevil, Mrs. Irene Dunn. Brenda Snider and Barb 'McKenzie helped to make the evening pleasurable. We thank them for their time and effort. We'd like to thank our guest from the Three Links Seniors ('lub. Nor thcrest Apt. and our families for shar- ing the evening With us. Mrs. Irene Finlayson won a jar of cinnamon hearts as' she correctly guessed the number of hearts in' the jar. We'd like to thank Dave and Mildred Kyle for the beautiful table favours given to us for Valentine Day The crocheted teacups containing mints and hearts were very much . appreciated. 1 1