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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-06, Page 21Times -Advocate, September 6, 1989 Page 21 Veterinarian has found a job that suits him perfectly By Yvonne Reynolds HENSALL - Doug Hoover is a very lucky man. He is a member of that elite minority who earn their living doing what they most enjoy. His business card states that he is "Veterinarian Locums - Limited to companion animal prac- tice". This means he travels throughout southwestern Ontario as a relief veterinarian. Both sides benefit. Fellow vets can take time off, knowing their small animal clinics arc in the hands of a capable, responsible and skilled colleague, and Doug is gaining priceless experience as he adjusts to diverse management styles, varied treatments, and differ- ent methods of problem -solving. He also is meeting some interest- ing creatures and some great peo- ple. Every working day is excit- ing and stimulating. "I've OA to believe that if your job is not fun most of the time, maybe you should be doing some- thing else. At long last 1 have found my niche," he remarked. The Sault Ste. MMie native took awhile .to find what best suited him. He admits to being per- plexed about his future as he began post -secondary studies at the Uni- versity of Western Ontario. After earning a master's degree in phar- macology, he knew he did not want to bury himself in research. Doug knew he did like people and ani- mals. He had no difficulty getting accepted at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph. With graduation diploma in hand, the new vet headed south to the sunshine of New Mexico where he joined an established practice. The collapse of the oil economy brought him back to Canada in 1986, and a job at Centralia Col- lege of Agricultural Technology. Besides instructing students'in the Animal Health Technology course, Doug initiated the •hamster races and dog obedience trials that be- came popular crowd-pleascrs at CCAT's annual open house. RICHARD LOBB AUCTION CALENDAR CLINTON • 482-7898 Sat,. Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. Antique furniture at Lobb Auc- tion Barn, Clinton, for the estate of Ethel Pickett, plus 4 school buses forOuron Board of Edu- cation. Plus modern appliances, John Deere 300 16 HP tractor, with snowblower plus tools. Sat., Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. - antique furniture and glassware, baby .grand piano, Heintzman upright piano, collectables, etc. at Lobb Auction Barn Clinton, for estate of Pearl Stratton of Goderich, plus Bayfield and Seaforth homes. Sat., Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. - antique furniture at Lobb Auc- tion Barn Clinton for estate of Florence Homer of Goderich. Doug moved wife Janice, daugh- ter Morgan and son Craig into one of Hensall's gracious older homes. He and his family have settled hap- pily into the village. "The people are warm and wel- coming, and we fell in love with our house; it's the first that has felt like home," Doug explained. Doug taught at CCAT for three semesters, then accepted a position with Norden Laboratories, the larg- est veterinary_ pharmaceutical com- pany in North America. The Cana- dian headquarters is in Mississauga, but Doug was required to make fre- quent visits to home base in Ne- braska. The job had good points and bad. It paid well, and let its employees stay at the best places while on the road. However, it took.its pound of flesh, too. The weary traveller would arrive home on Friday nighj, to find at times 15 or 20 calls wait- ing for him. Doug and Janice weighed all the options. Should Doug keep on, set up his own practice, work in partnership with an established clinic, or ....? Why not have the best of all possible worlds by offer- ing his services as a relief veteri- nary? Assignments began to come in as soon as Doug passed the word around that he was available. He is already booked well into the sum- mer of 1990. If he wants time off, he simply does not accept any jobs for that period. "I've been incredibly busy. This concept has mushroomed,Doug said. Doug limits his services to small animals. He admires the vets who care for large farm animals but, at five foot eight and 160 pounds, that's net for him. He came to that conclusion a few years ago. Being dragged through a manure pile by a renegade Black Angus bull - and losing both boots in the process - helped make up his mind. Since expanding his horizons, the mobile vet has treated an iguana, an indigo macaw and a pet chinchilla. About the only type of patient he has not yet encountered is a spider. The doctor's background in phar- macology has proven invaluable; he draws on it every day. Animals are subject to most of the maladies that also afflict humans, but they can't voice their symptoms or pinpoint their pain. Doug recalls a cat that ms vomiting constantly. An up- per gastrointestinal barium test showed the feline had accidentally swallowed a rubber crocodile. Doug's personal favourites are dogs. Caesar, his black and tan coon hound, "stupid as a tree, but loveable", laid claim to the vet's af- fection before he was scheduled to be "put down" as he constantly wandered away from his previous owners.. He does not support tail docking and car cropping, or other operations whose purpose is strictly cosmetic. However, if these arc re- quired, they should be done properly by a veterinarian. Denfield Livestock Sales Ltd. Fat cattle sale every Tuesday at 11 a.m. with stocker sale following. For on the farm inspec- tion or sorting call Bruce Coulter 238-8000. Hugh. Filson £66-0833 or Denfield Ygrds 666- 1140 Special Stocker Wes Thurs., •Oct. 5 an4 Thurs. Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. To consign call Bruce Coulter 238-8000, Hugh Filson 666-0833 or Denfield Yards 666-1140 Township of McGillivray NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Thursday. October 12th, 1989 - 8:30 p.m, PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT ,TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town- liold-a-publipnWt41.1 9nal11050, her 12th at 8:30 -p.m. in the Township Municipal Office to consid- Vr'a proposed"otriciai pian amendment under Sectidn 17 of the Planning Act, 1983." The purpose of the proposed amendment is to incorporate re- vised land severance policies into the plan with regard t� retire- ment lot and farm family severances. The new policies would ap- ply to all areas currently designated Agricultural on Schedule "A" to the official plan. ANY PERSON may attend•the public meeting and/or make writ- ten or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendment. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to this matter is available for review at the Township Municipal Office during regular office hours. DATED AT THE TOWNSHIP OF McGILLIVRAY TH16 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1989 Mrs. Shirley Scott, Clerk, Township of McGillivray, R.R. #3, Ailsa Craig, Ontario • NOM 1A0; Telephone: 293-3686 Dr. Hoover has some advice for prospective pct owners. First, remember that acquiring a cat or dog means at least a 10 -year investment. Owning a pet involves a great deal of responsibility. Don't jump into pet ownership. A$k for guidance from your local vet to Pals - Dr- 12pug Hoover poses with the family pet, Caesar, a black and tan coo''hh hound. TENDER NOTICE VILLAGE OF GRAND BEND TENDER #04-89 To construct a concrete walkway along Grand Bend's Beach- front. s � r Contractors are invited to tender on the construction of a con- crete walkway to be approximately 250 metres (820 feet) in length, 2 metres (6.5 feet) in width and 10 cm. (4 inches) in. depth. The walkway will be constructed at existing elevation. The project will require the removal of approximately 146 metres (480 feet) by 2.4 metres (8 feet) by 7.5 cm (3 inches) of asphalt walkway. Please note the Grand Bend Landfill Site can not ac- cept waste asphalt. Concrete is to be a minimum quality of 25 MTC with expansion joints at regular intervals and broomed finish. Send sealed tenders clearly marked with Tender Number to: Village of Grand Bend P.O. Box 34Q Grand Bend, Ontario NOM 1TO Sealed tenders must be received by this office no later than 1500 hours September 18, 1989. Please note on your tender a tentative starting date. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For further information, please Contact: Bud Markham Superintendent of Public Works Village of Grand Bend (519) 238-2962 • Jvv • South Huron 4 Recreation Centre nC FALL PROGRAMS '89 Evening Body -Fit Trim-A-SIze: Laura Overholt Monday/Wednesday Starts Sept. 27 Morning Btu ak An+:;: Macaz;ugall Tuesday/Thursday Starts Sept. 26 Morning Body -Fit Trim -A -Size: Eleanor Ritchie :1.1.11- Q,-,,, i-)7 Co -Ed Program 6:30 - 7:30 a.m. Morning Exercise Special: 2 mornings/wk. $35.00 3 mornings/wk. $50.00 4 mornings/wk. $60.00 Cymnas Thursdays Starts Oct: 5 ics - Starr Jesney ...� o`_: 1-4and over. Saturdays. Fall Session Starts Oct. 7 Registration Sat., Sept. 30. SHRC - 10=12 noon Lad es' V -Ball - Tuesdays, Starts Sept. 19 Mixed V -Ball League - Tuesdays League Meeting - Tues., Sept. 26, 7 p.m., SHRC Karate - Tyndall's Karate School Tuesday/Thursday, Special Intro Course - 8 classes for $9.95. Starts Sept. 19 Beginner Baton - Stephanie Hazelwood Wednesdays, Ages 6 and over. Baton supplied. Starts October 4. For info. call Stephanie at 235-1724 REGISTRATION Monday, $ept. 11 - Friday, Sept. 15 9 a m. - noon and 1 p.m. 5 p.m. at the South Huron Recreation Centre Office. Phone (519) 235-2b33 make certainou are choosing the ideal animal forYyou. For example, some people do well with a new puppy. Others do not. Doug expects to continue to pass r PINERY out sound advice, and treat all man- ner of small pets, for the foreseeable future. And he wishes everyone else as much happiness with their jobs as he finds in his. NJ GTI 0 N & SALES on on Hwy. 21, 4 miles south of Grand Bend Pat and Phyllis Lyon Phone 243-2713 • LIQUIDATION OF THOUSANDS OF NEW ITEMS AT 50% OFF Gift wrap 500 for a package of 2 sheets, baseball caps,$1.00,•Teflon spoons 450 --65e. Playboy steering wheel covers $1.50, GE Chandeli- er bulbs 650, peg board hooks 300, games from $2.25, children's jew- ellery boxes $4.50, bottle of nails $1.30, plus thousands of other items at bargain prices. Visit our LIQUIDATION CENTRE at PINERY AUCTIONS AND SALES. Open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. GM Bob Heywood, Auctioneer 235-0874 Thursday evening. September 7/89 at 6:00 p.m. on location at 117 Anne 5t., Exeter Twilight auction for the estate of the late Mel King. HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS: Westinghouse frost free refrigerator, Ze- nith frost free refrigerator, Inglis apt- size washer (like new), Beatty elec. dryer, RCA 20" colour TV and remote (3 yrs old), brand new air con- ditioner - 7,000 BTU, lovely walnut console table, 4 harp back dining chairs, glass front bookshelf, organ stool, commode, love seat, swivel rocker (like new), recliner chair, end table, double maple bed with box - spring and mattress with matching dresser, 2 single beds, with box - spring .and mattresses, chest of drawers, dresser, round kitchen table, lamps, radio, humidifier, fan, clocks, small appliances, Ty tables, exer- cise bicycle, card table and 4 chairs, chrome table, 2 maple chairs, step stool, foot stools, lawn chairs, garden tools, ext. cord, pots and pans, dishes, fine china, window, storm door, sink, Filter Queen vacuum cleaner with attachments and power head, etc. Everything is clean and well kept. Large Auction Sale Antiques for the Estate of Ethel Pickett; 4 school buses' for the Huron County Board of Education, pickup truck from Estate, riding lawn mow- ers, modern appliances and furniture and tools for major consignor. Saturday September 9 at 10 a.m. NOTE; School buses and truck sell at 11:30 a.m. BUSES 2-1980 Chev 60 passenger Wayne, 1980 and 1979 GMC 60 passenger Bluebird. Buses sell as is, where is and have been well main- tained. TRUCK: 1983 Chevy S10 pickup truck V6 5 speed selling as is. CAR: 1979 Plymouth Volaris 4 door 6 cyl. automatic PS, sellign as is. RIDING LAWN MOWERS Jbhn Deere 300 with hydrostatic drive, JD 46" snowblower, 54" front blade, 43" lawn roller, fertilizer spreader, Rop- er11 HP mower. ANTIQUES, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES: RCA 24" floor model colour TV w/remote, Admiral harvest gold fridge, harvest gold 30" elec- tric stove, microwave oven, Whirl Pool automatic washer, 4 yrs old, clothes dryer 4 yr. old, large older chest freezer, McClary square model fridge, Yorx AM/FM stereo, double cassette recorder player and speak- er, Coffee maker, brass type single day bed w/pull out, 1 yr. old, 2 pine single water bads, 2 yr. old. Modern 60" pine water bed with Targe dress- er with mirror and gents dresser, modern dining table with 4 matching caned back chairs and modern china cabinet, flat to wall cupboard, bon- net chest, high back antique bed, side board, wooden dining table w/5 leaves, antique settee with carved back, settee 4•side chairs, plus plat- form rocker, ornate antique platform rocker, hand painted lamp, oval parlour table, fainting couch w/back and rounded foot end, washstands with towel bars, pine blanket box, trunks, pressback rocker, 6 Ontario chairs, Boston rocker, commode chair, kitchen shelf clock, oil lamps, dough box, baking board, old photo album, Old Huron County Atlas, Clock shelf, old cherry table, Egmondville pottery, parlour tables, an- tique dresser, small pine blanket box, small antique chest of drawers, 2 9un stock chairs, enameled utensils, old tins, butter print, treadle sew- ing machine, old violin music and stand, stereo scope and pictures, sev- eral hooked rugs, small iron kettles, 5 matching wooden chairs, antique drop leaf table, crokinole board, picture frames, lantern, old papers an calendars, Beaver jars, crocks and jugs, 3 Clinton milk bottles, chamber pieces, childs sleigh, plus other antique items plus antique dishes and collectables. TOOLS: Chainsaw, new bench grinder, shop vac, acetylene 'torches, 2 electric drills, 2 skill saws, 220 electric heater, taps and dies, 22 ft. alu- minum extension ladder, car stands, socket sets, wrenches, screw driv- ers, 2 stodge hammers, bench, etc. NOTE: 2 auctioneers may be selling at the same time due to large of- fering, so come early. This is a real good auction. Terms Cash or cheque withoper ID. Auctioneers Richard Lobb and Burt Lobby 482-7898. TENDER NOTICE VILLAGE OF GRAND BEND TENDER #89--05 Landscape work in the village of Grand Bend and its Landfill site located in Bosanquet Township Landscaping Contractors are invited to tender on the following nroiects,Alt work is to be completed by the end of the 1989 sea- son. Please quote a price for each project as the Village will need this infprmetion for fhe.purpose of budget, control. 1. To landscape and sod a recently built finger dock project on the Ausable River. The area to be covered is approximately e an me re 0 • 0 . _ p pc'ty in Green Acres Hprfg' e.v iriefy..is to,be shade tolerant. ' 3 -_To restore the Grand Bend hedge on River Road. This project will require the extraction and replacement of the dead or_de- formed plants in the existing hedge. '- 4. To mulch and seed approximately 1 1/2 hectares (3 acres) at the Grand Bend I andfill ;ite. Site will also require top soil. Send sealed tenders to: Village of Grand Bend P.O. Box 340 G d Bend, Ontario N M 1TO ATTENTION: Tender No. 89-05 Sealed -tenders must be received by this office no later than 1700 hours September 12, 1989. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For further in- formation or to arrange a viewing of the projects please contact: Bud Markham Superintendent of Public Works Village of Grand Bend 238-2962 or 238-8461