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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 $100,000 government
funded program to promote heart
health over the next two years.
Dubbed "Take Heart Huron" the
program will promote healthy life-
styles aimed at improving heart
health. , Heather Hoover has been
-Aired a Heart Health -Consultant -
for the county and will be tailoring
to the
her :program specifically
Heather Hoover
needs of the county.
- There will be an advertising cam-
:paign to promote heart health, sem-
_anars in workplaces in Huron, "skill
Ievelopment" courses like the
-Heart Smart Cooking Course, and
even a plan to alert restaurants, caf-
eterias, and vending machine own-
ers to the wisdom of offering "heart
smart" menu choices. .
"The problem with heart disease
is there are no visible symptoms
until a crisis occurs," explained
Hoover, adding that many people
have the misconception that so long
as they feel healthy, they must be
healthy.
There is a committee of various
Huron County residents and profes-
sionals set up to administer and de-
sign the program and will meet
once a month when things get roll-
ing.
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Joint funding saves annual
Morrison Dam trout stocking
EXETER - An annual family event nearly came
to an end a few weeks ago, but a renewed commit-
ment to funding means the Lions Fishing Darby
will return for at least one more year.
The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
stocked the Morrison Dam reservoir Tuesday morn-
ing with about 1,000 "pan -sized" rainbow trout - an
annual event at the dam. But the discontinuation of
Ministry of Natural Resources funding for fish
stocking almost meant there would no more trout at
the darn..
"The Ministry of Natural Resources refused to
fund this event this year," conformed Lions club
member Gerald Prout, who also said that the Lions
club executive were also reluctant to pick up the
inistry's share of the cost in order to continue the
king and the derby.
However, the club, membership overturned thc
e$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
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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.;
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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.