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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-01-29, Page 1a Townships canvassed this time HEART FUND CANVASSERS — The entire townships of Stephen, Hay and Usborne will be covered this year by canvassers for the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation, beginning In February. Shown ready to make an initial call at a Centralia home are captain Diane An- drews and chairperson Marg Cook. T -A photo N•r1 isa vsss /s kleked off The Exeter area seems to be at the heart of things when the local branch of the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foun- dation wants a site from whichto launch a pilot project. Last March a Culinary Hearts program aimed at teaching everyone, not just cardiac patients, how to choose and prepare food 'for a healthier lifestyle was tested in Exeter. The six-week course which originated with the New York Heart Association, was adapted to Canadian tastes by Deb Campbell, a lecturer at CCAT, and Kathy Thom- son from the Huron County Health Unit. ' The course was so popular it was taught in Goderich, and again in Ex-' eter, last May and June by'Campbell, and at Huronview for the Clinton area in the fall. Campbell recently received funding from Canada's number one killer, and to write a Culinary Hearts program • assisting victims of strokes andbeart to be made up into kits to be attacks, are made possible by the distributed to Health Units across generosity of those who respond to the Canada. Corporate sponsorship is be- annual . February Heart Fund. ing sought fora Heart and Stroke Foundation cookbook which Camp- bell expects will be published within the next 18 months. Heart to Heart, a mutual support am designed to bring together rt and stroke patients, their part- ners and professionals in such fields as cardiology, nutrition, ysiotherapy and psychology will in in Exeter the last week of The 1986 Huron County Heart Foun- t' ruary. This, too, is a pilot project. dation canvass will start officially If,$uccessful, it will be inaugurated with a flag -raising ceremony at the across Huron County. Courthouse Square in Goderich on These, and similar programs aim- February 6. The goal for the county ed at reducing the number of deaths Is *45,000. campaign. More advances in heart research have been made in the last 10 years than in all previous history, according to Bruce Shaw, past president of the Huron County chapter of the Founda- tion, and much of the Canadian research has taken place at Univer- sity Hospital in London. ,,-.:.•••,,„, ..,, „:,..........„,:„.. ?tif, The Exeter area has proven in past years that it gives with its heart, in- variably oversubscribing. This year Exeter campaign chairperson, Lois Armstrong said the goal $3,700. This could be accomplished with a *1 dona- tion from every person in town. Volunteers will begin ringing doorbells the second week in February, and will continue for two weeks. Anyone who. is missed and wishes to make a donation may con- tact Lois Armstrong at 235-2563. This year for the first time every residence in the townships of Hay, Stephen and Usborne will be canvass- ed in a coordinated effort headed by chairperson Marg Cook, Centralia, assisted by 50 volunteers. They hope to raise $---- in the three townships. is3 S _Serving South Huron, North Middlesex $ ""'.::::x.s> • .#�o. .yx,. .fir:... :.:,� .. ;"+`..�4x•¢•r.#•a. n{t"ACf�r ' .:, k,. ?�;�2�t,,,,,, i`:�':4� ({.N2;,•.�k One Hundred and Thirteenth Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, January 29, 1986 ti ppl� z. u ACCI`: Price Per Copy 50 Cents Monday meeting approves move to back fight with government Area doctors set to resign Though no member of the South Huron Medical Association extra -bills now, or has done so inthe past, all are prepared to leave OHIP as a symbol of their displeasure with the provin- cial government's avowed intention to make extra -billing illegal. Seven of the 10 local doctors who comprise the SMHA met at noon Mon- day, and in a unanimous decision, will Player dies after contest A 24 -year-old Grand Bend area man died as a result of a heart attack shortly after leaving a recreation hockey :-gains -4.at-_ .-,,Stephen Township arena in Huron Park late Sunday afternoon. Derrick Vandergunst, RR 1 Grand Bend, left the game in the third period after complaining of not feeling well. After taking off his hockey equip- ment, he and his wife, Betty, left the arena to head for the hospital. However, the young hockey en- thusiast suffered a seizure in the car driven by his wife before it left the parking lot. Team member Bill Vanbergen, along with Tony Jones and fire chief Norm Hyde gave CPR assistance while awaiting the arrival of an ambulance. Vandergunst, the father of one daughter, had been a regular partici- pant for the JMR team in the Stephen Township rec league this season. The family announced that a memorial sports fund would be in- itiated in his memory and donations to that end would< be appreciated. An obituary notice appears elsewhere in this issue. send their undated resignations to Dr. Art Steed, president of the Huron County Medical Association to be for- warded to the Ontario Medical Association. The two doctors who were unable to attend the meeting have given their oral promises to also submit their resignations. (Current SHMA presi- dent Dr. Linda Steele is on vacation.) Past president Dr. Peter Englert, who was authorized to act as SMHA spokesman, said he and his col- leagues all strongly favour medicare, but feel both doctor and patient should have the choice of whether or not to participate without being penalized. Englert said the issue was not money, but state control of doctors. He noted that 20 per cent of patients in England see independent doctors, and even citizens of the USSR have the option of private medical care. "This has nothing to do with money. Opted out physicians probably make less. The 1983 figures show the average net income of an Ontario doc- tor was $65,000", Englert explained. MAN FACES CHARGES An Exeter man has been charged with possession of a restricted drug, trafficking in a restricted drug, public mischief and attempted fraud. The charges result from the war- ranted search of a local home on Sun- day. January 19. He is scheduled to appear in Exeter Provincial Court in the near future to face the charges. In the only motor vehicle accident of the week, vehicles driven by John Clarke, RR 1 Auburn and Judith Dalrymple, Exeter, collided Wednes- day at the intersection of highways 4 and 83. There were no injuries reported. According to Englert, 90 per cent of Ontario's doctors are in OHIP, and they are angrier about the implica- tions of the pending legislation than those outside OHIP. Englert is con- cerned that if competition vanishes with imposition of state medicine, May dissolve library board The Huron County council ex- ecutive committee will make recom- mendations at the February 6 meeting to dissolve the county library board, it was learnecl.shortly before press. tima.thia.week. --f7:1-4 .k. , ►. The executive Will recommend that the county council in fact become the new board, with the operations being turned over to acommittee of council. Huron's chief librarian, William Partridge, said he was "a little at variance" with the executive recom- mendation, but explained he was in a rather ticklish position as an employee and was not prepared to comment further. The proposed change, if approved by council, would require special pro- vincial legislation. The action apparently stems from a concern on county council that the present board, which is autonomous, is not accountable to council. Copies of the recommendations will be available at library branches in Huron this week for perusal of those who may be interested in the situation. Persons wishing to know when the item may be on the February 6 agen- da should call the county clerk's of- fice at 524-8394. there would be "no one to keep the government honest when it wants to cut back, or cut corners". Englert said the tactics of submit- ting undated resignations was chosen as 'the best way to let the Liberal government know how they feel without harming their patients. Even after submission to OHIP, there would be a three-month waiting period before the resignation became effective. "It all depends on how things go. We don't want the government to drive us to withdraw our services. We hope they will back off and allow private medicine to exist if doctors want to practice independent of OHIP. We are reasonable people", Englert concluded. Dr. Art Steed. president of .the Huron County Medical Association, said representatives from each of the five hospitals in the county had been asked to contact their colleagues. Although the Exeter group were the firs to formally submit their'resigna- tiong from OHIP, Goderich area doc- tors are giving the action their full support. A straw poll taken at the Wingham hospital showed good sup- port, and doctors at the Clinton and Seaforth hospitals are still being poll- ed, Steed revealed. Steed said he expects to assemble' all the facts and figures by the end of the week. He will then make a public statement, as well as 'a presentation to MPP Jack Riddell. 1. TOP SCHOOL — For the third time, Exeter Public School raised the most amount of money in the MS Readothon. This year Exeter students raised $2,548.86, and also had the highest rate of completion. Shown accepting the trophy from teacher Niall Straw is student council president Jenny Wareham; vice- president David Dalrymple accepts a certificate from teacher Lesley McConnell. Sports., dinner list growing Tickets sail/ available Tickets are still available for the 13th annual Exeter Lions Sportsmen's Dinner. A combination of humour and top notch speakers is guaranteed for the always popular event scheduled for the South Huron Rec Center on Tues- day, Fehruary 4. The humour will be provided by master of ceremonies Gordie Tapp who is sometimes better knows as Cousin Clem. The headline speaker will be former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher. now the play-by-play television an- nouncer with the Settle Mariners of the Amercianl.eague. Nelson Wiles. Secondary speakers are Jack Donohue and Maurice Richard. Donohue, coach of the Canadian Olympic basketball team was headline speaker in 1975. Richard better known as the Rocket wore number nine for many years with the Montreal Canadiens and was one of the most popular to ever wear a Montreal sweater. The sport of football will be in the limelight With representation from three different leagues. They are Hamilton Tiger Cats head coach Al Bono, Detroit Lions linebacker and University of Western Ontario quarterback Steve Samways. From the world of ladies fasthall comes Gayle Beuerman who was one of the top pitchers when the Milver- ton Suns won several Ontario championships. Due to a busy schedule, Exeter native Dave Shaw of the Quebec Nor- diques will not be able to attend, but, is sending several souvenirs including an autographed hockey stick to be sold by auction. One of the most important persons attending the dinner will be seven year-old Josh Watson, who will he representing • all handicapped children as this year's Timmy. Josh suffering from spina bifida doet,n't let that stop him from par- ticipating in sports. The spunky youngster is the regular goalie for the Exeter tykes hockey team. All proceeds from the dinner go to support the Thames Valley Treat- ment Centre and area crippled children. Tickets are available from any Lions member. Remember: a man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a crippl- ed child. A SORORITY RITUAL — Alpha Pi Sorority president Lynda Freiter looks on as Nancy Charrette presents the Ritual of Daughters to her daughter Giselle. , T -A photo Stephen name two staff as enforcement officers Stephen township council has nam- ed two of the road department staff as bylaw enforcement officers. They will be road superintendent Eric Finkbeiner and road employee Don Clarke. At the same time council approved a bylaw controlling the parking on the sides of all roads in the municipality including the three police villages and Huron Park. Excluded are provincial and county roads. The bylaw must be approved by the Ministry of Transportation and Communication before becoming law. A meeting is scheduled for February 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the township office in Crediton to read the report on cleanout of the Centralia municipal drain. Road superintendent Finkbeiner and one road department employee will be attending the Anderson and Mahoney road schools in Guelph. Brenda McIntosh and Cliff hicks representing the Huron Federation of Agriculture attended the latest coun cil meeting to present a review of their organization's 1985 activities and ask for continued support from the township. No objection was voiced to a residential zoning change for the township of McGillivray in the area of Mount Carmel. Huron Park fire chief Dave McDonald and Charles Browning Jr., chief of the Crediton fire department and their deputies presented 1986 budgets which included no changes in salaries and rates for the coming year. They requested purchase of a com- pressed air system to he shared by the two departments valued at from $8,000 to $10,000. Council agreed in principle with the suggestion, but ask- ed to see actual costs before giving approval. A bylaw adopting an agreement with Hay township regarding the Dashwood and area fire department was passed. Jim Hoffman was nam- ed fire chief for that area. An advanced payment of $2,000 was approved for the 1986 budget of the Grand Bend and area fire department. Council approved an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food whereby that provincial department will pay a por- tion of the salaries of township arena manager Frank Funston. and employee Rob Funston from September 1, 1985 to April 30, 1986 for services provided to Centralia College. The contract to install a water supp- ly line south of the police village of Crediton for a distance of about two miles at a cost of 52 cents per lineal foot was let to Robinson Drainage. Construction is to begin as soon as possible. Advertisements will be placed for the services of a chief building of- ficial. Arnold McCann who held this position for the past 15 years is retir- ing. It is a part-time job. Business organization is getting revitalized Exeter' Business Improvement Area (BIA) organization, which was in some apparent danger of ceasing operation due to a lack of interest, is being revitalized. At meeting of council late last year, Mayor Bruce Shaw expressed some concern that many of the ex- isting members of the BIA were not interested in continuing their work and told council there was some in- dication the group may disband. However, Councillor Ben Hoogen- boom responded by saying that he felf there were enough interested people to keep the business group going and he was given the task by council of seeing what he could do in that regard. At last week's council session, Uoogenboom said he was happy to report that he had commitment from over 10 people willing to become in- volved and catry on. "I'm very optimistic with the calibre of ladies and gentlemen that I have approached," he said. A meeting of those interested will be held on Fehruary 5 to form a new executive from the people enlisted by Hoogenboom. Among those expressing an intent to serve are Don Thompson, Ron Bogart, Dwayne Tinney, Ross Long, Jim Beckett, John Wuerth, Joe Darl- ing, Gary MacLean, Susan Moore, Carol Darling, Larry Taylor, Karen Pfaff and Leo Krahn. • •