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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-04-22, Page 1Tea Roses $995, bunch of ID Cash & Carry COUNTRY FLOORS ler A Inside "Annie" Usbome girl stars in musical page 2 - Earth Day Hensall cleaning up .I lege page 3 me Homegrown, , home baked, homemade page 5 Irish Finally in the finals Second front • Sharks win Stephen peewees take crown page 14 Karate Master visits Crediton page 16 Precious Blood CWL celebrates first decade page 28 (iaisc ak Insurance Service Experience Value 235-2420 Lucan bell may ring another day LUCAN The village of Lucatt bell may be on display in the near future if plans of the local Lions club are realized. Lions member Jim Young attend- ed a recent council meeting to ask village permission to have the bell placed somewhere on display. Young said the bell is more than 135 years old. It was first used at Gibson's planing mill in 1855 to call the men to work and was in ac- tion until the building burned down. In k1907 a second mill was de- stroyed by fire and the village moved the bell to Edgar and Alex McFalls livery stable. When this property was sold to Supertest in i Nice weather:Easter*lomlay prompted several area youngsters to•begin fishing season at the dam in McNaughton Park. Shown trying to catch the big one were Toby Clipperton (left), Adam.lohns, Matthew Simpson and Adam Regier. Mei-heaIthy? - maybe not CLINTON - If you are like most Huron County residents, you prob- ably consideryourself tobe quite healthy. But also like most Huron County residents, you are probably mistaken. That sobering' message comes from -the -Huron County Health Unit which conducted a survey in the fall of 1990 and found that while 70 percent of county residents rate their health as "excellent" or "very good", only 34 percent of county residents lead a lifestyle that would correspond to such a rating. In Huron County, heart disease accounts for 26 percent of all pre- mature deaths, and the Health Unit is starting a $100,000 government funded program to promote heart health over the next two years. Dubbed "Take Heart Huron" the program will promote healthy life- styles aimed at improving heart health. , Heather Hoover has been -Aired a Heart Health -Consultant - for the county and will be tailoring to the her :program specifically Heather Hoover needs of the county. - There will be an advertising cam- :paign to promote heart health, sem- _anars in workplaces in Huron, "skill Ievelopment" courses like the -Heart Smart Cooking Course, and even a plan to alert restaurants, caf- eterias, and vending machine own- ers to the wisdom of offering "heart smart" menu choices. . "The problem with heart disease is there are no visible symptoms until a crisis occurs," explained Hoover, adding that many people have the misconception that so long as they feel healthy, they must be healthy. There is a committee of various Huron County residents and profes- sionals set up to administer and de- sign the program and will meet once a month when things get roll- ing. M i n isteap=lgagiumaestecl Joint funding saves annual Morrison Dam trout stocking EXETER - An annual family event nearly came to an end a few weeks ago, but a renewed commit- ment to funding means the Lions Fishing Darby will return for at least one more year. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority stocked the Morrison Dam reservoir Tuesday morn- ing with about 1,000 "pan -sized" rainbow trout - an annual event at the dam. But the discontinuation of Ministry of Natural Resources funding for fish stocking almost meant there would no more trout at the darn.. "The Ministry of Natural Resources refused to fund this event this year," conformed Lions club member Gerald Prout, who also said that the Lions club executive were also reluctant to pick up the inistry's share of the cost in order to continue the king and the derby. However, the club, membership overturned thc e$eeutive's decision at a later meeting and ap- proved a funding arrangement under which the Li- ons and •the Ausablc Bayfield Conservation Foun- dation would equally share thc $1,700 cost of the stocking. "I'm a supporter of kids and I was disappointed when the executive turned it down," said Prout, but rioted since the derby attracted about 200 youth un- der 16 last year, the club decided the event was still 44 worthwhile. Prout said the Lions would pay for the $850 cost from proceeds from last April's Conservation Din- ner Auction. John Schwindt at the Conservation Authority ex- plained that the ministry is no longer interested in stocking Morrison Dam, especially since there is lit- tle hope of creating a pemranent trout fishery in the reservoir's waters. "Most of them do get caught," said Schwindt. However, with the Lions Club and the Conserva- tion Foundation continuing the stocking practice will allow Morrison Dam to continue as one of the area's favourite sport fishing spots. "There aren't that many spots around where a family can go to have a picnic and catch a few rain- bow trout," said Schwindt. The Lions Fishing. Derby this year will be held Saturday May 2. Youths 16 and under can register for $1, adults arc $2. The Lions will also have their portable kitchen on site to provide hot dogs, ham- burgers, pip and fries to contestants. Registration for the derby competition opens at 7 a.m. and prizes will be awarded at 2 p.m. The Li- ons Club are requesting parents to keep the derby a family-oriented event and to supervise their young- sters throughout the day. . The problem, explained Deb - Campbell, a . home economist at ; Centralia College, is that people`of- ten think of health, programs :fes temporary measures. "We still have people asking 'well, how long do I have to eat like this?'," said Campbell, saying that the concept of a healthy lifestyle is not yet properly understood. In addition to all :the promotion and the seminars, .the Take Heart Huron progratn .will also be pro- moting specific activities.at certain times of the year. The first on the agenda is a "walk to church week" aimed at getting families out and walking on Sunday May 24. Take Heart Huron will also_be examining the issue of smoking in public places within the county.; Continued on page 2 1939, the bell was trans fransfeteetiedele ed the corner at the senior citizens Lucas Pubiio �dreol. complex would be a good location, It remained at the school and was but works superintendent Doug also used as a fire alamt until a si- Johnston said, " I would suggest ren was installed at the firehall. It some place in the area of the fire was taken down in 1958 and has hall. It would be nice to have it on been stored in the town works de- Main :street where tourists can see partment shed. it." In the old days the bell was rung Reeve Tom McLaughlin added, " at 7- atm, -, l2 -noon, 1 p.m:; 6 -pm. I think it's -a great idea:4es a good and 9 p.m. piece of history and we will support In making the presentation, the Lions in this venture." Young said, "The village owns the Young concluded, " The bell bell and the Lions will be glad to weighs over 500 pounds. It must be put it up somewhere, but we need anchored, but we already have a -some-inputsts4owvhere it should number of Lions club members of- ANL"�- .<-, '_ - _ - —fesing to _put-it-on,a l'+ •. We-jact . - - Couneillor Bryan Smith suggest- -need a location." Board looking dor ways to block Junior Kindergarten By Ray Lewis . CLINTON - The Huron County Board of Education (HCBE) is looking for help from local munici- palities in blocking mandatory Jun- ior Kindergarten (JK) as proposed by the Ministry of Education. HCBE- trustees John - Jewitt and _ -Doug c recently attended a workshop where 15 boards without JK were represented. They re- turned with the r.onsensus that due so -cost .and time constraints, the boards could not implement JK by September 1994. Provincial representatives have assured that local boards will bear a portion of the costs as will local taxpayers. A motion made by Je- witt was carried stating that letters would be written by the Director of Education -asking municipalities to, <in tam; -.write -the premier, local councils, 'members of parliament and the'tninister of education seek- ing thsirviewsoutheitubject. -A--wdeluthopTepurtswas delivered ify'-at_yhe April meeting of tie- HCS, int vskich -many ques- tions -mate including -discussion on teaching qualifications. Other dis- cussion centred around issues such as capital spending, costs, sources of income and community involve- ment. The- board recommended a spe- cial ad hoc committee be set up to peruse JK and other alternatives in order that their recommendation be ready before the government makes theimplementation of JK -mandato- ry• .flow recovery already in evidence, 'says -Northlander manager EXETER - There are some positive signs in the economy, accord- ing to at least one local businessman. Jim Bedard, manager at Northlander Industries, confirmed that the company is steadily bringing its workforce back to the Exeter plant after last October's shutdown which laid off over 70 people. Bedard said that the plant, which manufactures park homes and mobile homes, has been running with one shift for about the past three weeks. "It's opening up, but it's still slow," said Bedard of the market's de- mand for the plant's products. "Hopefully, it works out to where we can put the second shift back to work." Bedard said that while the current low interest rates do make it easier for people to borrow for large expenditures, he said he sus- pects there is still a lot of uneasiness in the country about job securi- ty to slow the economic recovery. "We see some good indications out there, but we're not going to come out of it as quickly as the last time, no doubt about it," said Bedard. Mercy Sva,ce (with guitar) plays "Blowin' in the Wind" at the Osborne Central School spa* concert last Wednesday evening. Accompanying her are Elizabeth Kerslake (left), Beth -Ann Hem, Cassidie Davies, and Vanessa Cray. More concert photos are on page 11.