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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-07-10, Page 12eg Burger barbece fundraiser Exeter Fair Board members Doris Weigand battled the smoke of the barbecue in addition to the heat and humlllty of June 29 in order raise money for the tOter Fall Fair. Tte'fair will run September 20, 21 and 22. — ty, Connecticut where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Pastoral Ministry. in addition to pastoring in several churches, Vernon and his wife Ruth -Ann spent some time in itin- erant ministry, travelling to hun- dreds of churches in Canada and the United States. They also record- ed two gospel music albums. His wife Ruth -Ann is originally from London, Ontario. They have two children, Joshua Mark Dean age, 4 1/2, and Stephanie Nicole Dean, age 3. Page 12 Times -Advocate, July 10, 1991 COMM1J!\JTTY Optometrists Association warns about viewing July 11 eclipse TORONTO - The July 11 eclipse will be among the most spectacular witnessed in memory and will be viewed by nearly 500 million peo- ple in South America, Mexico, United States and Canada. Starting at about 3 p.m. EST and lasting about 60 minutes, the eclipse will • be visible (weather permitting) to those in Southwestern Ontario (Windsor area) with visibility de- clining as one travels further north : from that area. A partial eclipse of approximately 12 percent in other- • words, 12 percent of the sun will be covered during the event), will be witnessed by those in the south- • west area of the province. Although we will not be witness- • ing the total eclipse at all, caution must still be advised when eclipse watching. During a recent eclipse in the U.S. according to the Ameri- can Optometric Association, 145 cases of eye injury were reported Forty percent of these injuries were caused by people mistakenly be- lieving they were taking adequate measures to protect their eyes. The other sixty percent took no precau- tions at all. The common miscon- ception that sunglasses, exposed film, most welders goggles, photo- graphic filters and smoked glass are adequate eye protection should be corrected. We suggest those interested in viewing this or any other eclipse participate in eclipse watches,or- ganized by astronomy clubs, plane- tariums or museums. These groups can provide the viewer with clear images of the vent through special- ly filtered telescopes, in safe set- tings, under the guidance of trained astronomers. The next best way to view this or any other eclipse is to view it indi- rectly, using a "pinhole projector" or -"sunscope" made of aluminum • foil white paper and large card- board carton. Although this basic design dates back to the 1500's it offers protection while enabling the viewer to see the ecli . The im- age of the eclipse Nuing through a pinhole in one end ofthe box is projected onto the paper screen on the other end, allowing the viewer to see a small image of the eclipse while remaining with eyes directed safely away from it. Caution should be taken to ensure that the viewer looks at the projected image and not through the pinhole directly at the sun. The sides of the device of- fer additional protection from the sun's rays and if the user pokes the hole in an upper comer, it is more difficult to tum one's head around and look through it. Although the July 11 event will not be as large in Ontario as in some other areas, the occurrence of an eclipse stirs the interest of most individuals. The publicity. and the accurate prediction of dates of these events encourages many to view eclipses. We in Ontario will be witnessing a major eclipse on May 10, 1994. This event will be visible (weather conditions permit- ting to the majority of people living in the province in its entirety. The Ontario Association of Op- tometrists and your local optome- trist encourage the public to view eclipses as an excellent scientific learning experience but one that should only be taken with precau- tion and planning. For further information please contact The Ontario Association of Optometrists (416) 256-4411 or Dr. B. Ralph Chou, O.D., M.Sc., a Uni- versity of Waterloo School of Op- tometry Professor and immediate past president of the Toronto Cen- tre of the Royal Astronomical Soci- ety of Canada (519)885-1211 ext. 3741. Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle awaiting arrival of new minister, EXETER - A new pastor is corn- ' ing to lead the congregaiton of Ex- eter Pentecostal Tabernacle. Rev. Vernon Dean will begin his minis- try in Exeter on July 21, as he leaves The Assemblies of God Christian Centre in Burlinton, Mas- sachusetts where he served as asso- ciate minister. The Exeter congre- gation voted him in with a vote of 98.6 percent. Rev. Dean comes with a wide range of experience and credentials under his belt. As a young man Vernon entered the United States Navy and travelled to over 17 coun- tries of the world in Europe, the Middle East, South America and the Far East. He graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kins Point, New York with a Bachelor of Science degree. After Kings Point, he enrolled in Zion Bible Institute in Rhode Is- land and later in Fairfield Universi- Demonstration for Fiberglas Canada Insulation FIBERGLAS CANADA iN( Friday July 12 /- 10 a.m. FREE DRAWS Ah Home Centralia Farmers hardware Supply Ltd. building centre Centralia 228-6638 +•