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Dedication award
Brayden Lord of the Crediton mite boys softball team receives
the Ken Govers Memorial award from David Govers at Credi-
ton's recent wrapup banquet. Brayden was chosen as the
most dedicated mite boy for the 1992 season.
Grand Bend
Golden Agers
By Jean Dann
GRAND BEND - The September
luncheon meeting of the Grand
Bend Golden Agers Club was at-
tended by 62 members last
Wednesday at the Royal Canadian
Legion.
President Ron Dann gave a report
on the 34th annual United Senior
Citizens of Ontario (U.S.C.O.)
Convention August 9-12 at the Uni-
versity of Windsor.
"Over the past 70 years our feder-
al governments put into place laws
that protected Canada's own gener-
ic drug industry and a system of
compulsory pharmaceutical paten'
licensing that enabled those Cana-
dian manufacturers to employ
2,000 men and women to produce
more affordable medication" Dann
reported.
However, the present federal
government, according to U.S.C.O.
information, is relentlessly driving
ahead to provide foreign owned
multinational patent monopolies
protection of up to 10 years, thus
causing layoffs and much higher
drug costs" he added. `The
U.S.C.O. delegates voted unani-
mously to demand our federal gov-
ernment reverse as position."
Dann also reported that "seniors
were strongly advised to avoid
overmedicating by asking their
pharmacist about possible side ef-
fects of taking more than one drug
at the same time. Also, it was em-
phasized that anyone 65 or over
should make every effort to get a
flu shot in September or October.
Preparations were begun for the
Golden Agers Club to host the an-
nual Zone 8 U.S.C.O. Fall Rally
Tuesday, October 20 at the Legion.
Farmers Market plans were ap-
proved for a bake sale participation
by club members as a fund raiser.
Frank and Mary Cammaert were
presented with a beautiful plant in
recognition of their 50th wedding
anniversary.
Euchre nights start next Wednes-
day at 7:30 p.m. and will continue
on the second and fourth Wednes-
day of each month. Summer out-
door shuffleboard has been com-
pleted and will now move inside
the Legion.
The next luncheon muting will
be Wednesday, October 7 at 12:15
at the Legion. Anyone 55 years or
over is welcome to participate in all
club activities.
The Terry Fox
Run
for Cancer Research
Sunday,
Sept. 20,1992
No service held
at Granton
GRANTON - There was no ser-
vice at the St. Thomas Anglican
Church on Sunday because of the
parish Confirmation service at St.
Paul's Church, Kirkton.
The Rt. Rev. Robert Townsend,
Bishop of Georgian Bay con-
firmed Dayna Bambrough, Judith
Chappel, Jasmin Cornish, Heather
Hardeman, all of St. Paul's Kirkton
and Scott Hodgins of St. Thomas'
Church, Granton: also by reception
Robert Parkinson of St. Thomas'
Church, Granton and reaffirmation
Patricia Cornish of Si Paul's
church, Kirkton.
Special music was provided in a
solo "Lift high the Cross" by Ken
Blackler. A time of fellowship fol-
lowed the service.
At the Granton United Church
on Sunday, Pastor Normalie
Voakes' sermon was about "This
Joyful God".
U.C.W.
Unit one met at Audrey West -
man's home on Thursday after-
noon. President Doreen McRobert
opened with the meditation "Who
owns the Mountain', closing with
prayer. The minutes by Audrey
and business followed when dis-
cussion included a babysitting day
on Saturday December 5 and the
bazaar on October 17.
Each member answered the roll
call with contests, indoor games
and other forms of entertainment.
Madeline Hardie read a letter from
Isabel Scafe, a former Granton
school teacher who now resides at
Craigholmc in Ailsa Craig. Chris
Hall had a birthday nearest the
date.
Unit two met at the home of
Nancy Mills on Thursday evening.
The vice president Diane Dietrich
chaired the meeting when plans
Dear Editor.
I find that many citizens are as
confused as 1 am about the -im-
pending referendum, and honestly
don't know which way to vote.
In spite of millions of tax dol-
lars, surveys by that champion
free loader at the public trough
Keith Spicer, coast to coast trips
by Joe Clark, countless yapping
by the "talking heads" of CBC -
TV, the referendum has not been
clearly explained. Just think of all
those high priced politicians, stay-
ing at the most expensive hotels,
eating high on the hog at public
expense, and all the hangers-on
and "swivelling serpents" and
they seemed to have birthed a
mouse! Do you understand exact-
ly what we are voting about? I
Letter to Editor
were made for a poor boy's lunch-
eon and the General UCW pro-
gram in October. The bazaar was
discussed as well as some other
fundraising ideas.
A donation of S86. was received
from the Optimist Club for the cup-
cakes provided by Unit 2 for Cana-
da's 125th on July 1st at the park,
which were decorated and set up ori
a table to form the Canadian flag.
Please note that there are still four
U.C. cookbooks available.
Unit three met at Ruth Cook's
home last Tuesday evening. Eliza-
beth Garrett presided and read about
the contribution made by farm
wives.
Margaret Bryan read a meditation
about getting stuck and April Bryan
led a Bible study quiz when answer-
ing the questions involved finding
biblical references.
Personals
The Reverend Reginald N.. Sa-
vary who was rector of St. Thomas'
Anglican Church 1973-75, died in
Halifax, Nova Scotia on July 5 at
the age of 80 years.
Also, the Rt. Rev. Dr. William R.
Coleman who served as Principal of
Huron College in London 1952-60
and became Bishop of the Kootenay
in 1960, died at his home in Newbo-
ro on July 21st Bill Coleman was
the eldest son of a former St Thom-
as' Anglican Church rector and re-
ceived some of his early education
in Granton. At that time there
church rectory was where Val Mid-
dleton now lives.
Recent visitors with Madeline
Hardie were her sister Edythe Hyner
from Tucson, Arizona and her niece
Ann Sentare from Wayne, Michi-
gan.
Yes or No?
don't!
A cause of deep resentment is
the snide suggestion if you don't
say "yes", you are not a real Cana-
dian! This is an insult to our intel-
ligence and loyalty
to a wonderful
country, Canada.
Many feel the
thers" of this referen-
dum have bent over
backwards to appease Quebec. It
should be treated exactly the same
as the other provinces, no special
privileges at all. Of course it is a
good thing to be able to speak
French, but not to have French
rammed down our threats. Who
won the Battle of the Plains of
Abraham in 1759? Not the French.
Let's not re -write history - Stalin
and Hitler tried it, and look at the
results.
There is a feeling of deep suspi-
cion in the air. Why are we in
such an all -fired hurry? Surely the
economy, unemployment, the
plight of the farmers, are more
important Many feel that Quebec
will only keep asking for more
and more and more.
I feel most Quebecers want to
be part of a united Canada, they
know they couldn't make it alone.
Quebec is the bone caught in the
throat of voters and if the referen-
dum fails, that will be what kills
it
Yours truly,
Gibby, J.M. Gibson
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conservation tips are offered to you
from your local utility; they can help
you cut your consumption of elec-
tricity and may save money on your
electricity bill while maintaining the
comfort we all enjoy.
Think About It
It may sound obvious, but simply thinking about
energy conservation will help. For instance, think
about whether you're filling your kettle to the brim
when you only want to make one cup of tea. Or ask
yourself if you could cook something in your toaster
oven or microwave rather than the oven. Remem-
ber, every little bit helps!
Little Things Mean A Lot
Everyone's read about the small steps that can be
taken to cut down on winter drafts, such as caulk-
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be underrated — they are cheap and simple tasks
that help prevent heat loss and improve the comfort
of your home while saving energy.
Your Local Utility Can Help
There are many other ways in which you can con-
serve energy — from simple ideas to the more com-
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