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Times Advocate, 1993-10-13, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, October 13,1993 • New slate of officers Vast* ors to the Rebekah Lodge last Wednesday for the installation of the officers included installing marshall Mary Fisher (left), !ARA musician Pat Frayne, district deputy president Jean Hodgert, vice-president of the;Rebekah Assembly Agnes Nor- ris, and district deputy secretary Lois McFalls. The Pride -rof flown Rebekah Lodge installed a new slate . of officers last Wednesday evening. 1n the front row, from left, are financial : secretary Joyce'. Morgan, recording secretary Au- drey MacGregor, _JPNG Bea Bowman, noble grand Gloria McFalls, vicegm' 3arb Tiedeman, chaplain Rose Webster, and (treasurer Jan Jeffery. In the middle row, from :left, are warden Marie Broom, flag bearer. Bev, Campbell, rebekah Jean Noels, `RSNG Bernice Ford, RSPNG Olga Chipchase, inside guardian -lazel Corbett, conductor Doris Denham. Behind, from left, are musician Elaine Skinner, LSVG Leona Hem, RSC Olive Hicks, .LSNG Helen .0 es, -L LSPNG Aldene Skinner, RSVG :Mavis Atthill, outside guerdian Iva'.Blair, and LSC Ruby Beaver. Absent'•was naomi Ruth -Skinner. �y 4. { -" S Iii .. Lrt% ��.. GratTtm residents enjoy Thanksglving GRANTON - Many Granton area residents attended the annual turkey supper at Wesley United Church on Wednesday. October 6: Elsie Dann and Nora Wissel en- joyed the Kirkton Horticultural So- ciety's bus trip to Paris on Wednes- day, October 6. Jim and Lynda Hodgins, Scott and Philip entertained at a Thanks- giving family gathering on Satur- day. Guests present were Percy and Olive Hodgins of St. Marys, Joan and Jim Emery and family of Waterloo. Gwen and Kim Bedford and family of Waterford, Marlene and Joe French, Jenine and Ken of Granton, Alex and Helen Dobson of Weston and Wayne Dobson and son Tanner of Prince. George B.C. Norman and Velma' Hodgins .of St. Marys visited with Ilabelle Hellion On Thursday. Fifteen members of the Hariton family • enjoyed a Thanksgiving breakfast at Westover Inn in St. Marys on Saturday morning, as John Hatton was attending a con- vention in Baltimore, Maryland later in the weekend. nfortunate- ly some members of the McRobert family were unable to be present due to illness. Ilabelle Harlton enjoyed a Thanksgiving family dinner on Sunday at the home of Don and Mary McRobert in London Town- ship. The Anglican parish Bible study was held at the home of Mary Jef- (eries on Wednesday, October 6. A.C.W. The St. Thomas' A.C.W. met on Wednesday evening, October 6 at Irene Roloson's home. As co- ordinator, Irene opened with an au- tumn reading and Marlene French read the Scripture passage. An invitation to visit St. Monica House was read by Jean Noon and a notice of the fall deanery at Lis- towel on October 27. Cathie West - man will be the alternate co- ''.:1011.17:-", o- �� ANew galSpirit of Giving A nu".nal program to enwragr p.... ant .nlumee""q ordinator and Marlene French will replace Jean Noon as secretary - treasurer and sunshine convener. Refreshments were served by the hostess. At the St. Thomas' Anglican Church on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 10 the. Reverend Stephen Emery's message was about God's unconditional love. At the Granton United Church on Sunday, Pastor Normalie Voakes entitled her sermon "Much Obliged". During the children's time. the story of the ten lepers was read from Luke 17, and, then the Sunday School children presented the gifts for the food bank brought by people to the front of the church as "Gifts of Love" was sung. The choir sang an anthem "Let all things now living" U.C.W. Unit one met at Amelia Jt;tne- son's on Thursday October 7 dom- mencing with a luncheon served by the hostess at noon. The hymn "What a Friend we have in Jesus" was sung and the leader Doreen .McRobert gave lesson thoughts on "Today's Blessings" from Psalm.42 one and John 15:7. Doreen continued. with the pro- gram on the theme "Picking up the pieces". Unit two met on Thursday eve- ning, October 7 at Sherri McRo- bert's home when the business dis- cussion included plans for the bazaar. and luncheon, also program ideas for the General Meeting in December. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Unit 3 had a work meeting at the church on Friday to make turkey pies, at which time they also made some plans for the bazaar. Unit 5 met at Margaret Spence's place on Tuesday afternoon, Octo- ber 5 commencing with a dessert County of Middlesex Strategic Plan - Public Consultation Workshops County Council is prepttng a Strategic Plan. Residents of Middlesex County are invited to voice your comments regarding the Draft Strategic Plan. Copies of the Draft Strategic Plan will be available at local municipal offices and County Libraries be- ginning on October 13, 1993. We urge you to pick up a copy and take the time to review it before the scheduled meetings. Come to one of these Workshops and help us prepare for your future. !t.1 I October 13/93 7-9 p.m. El October 14/93 7-9 p.m. 331 October 20/93 7-9 p.m. October 21/93 7-9 p.m. October 27/93 7-9 p.m. ®l October 28/93 7-9 p.m. Strathroy Tow,) Hall Parkhill Leisure Club Thomdale Community Centre Lucan Community Memorial Centre Glencoe Arena Caradoc Community Centre, Mt. Brydges *.4r more inf9rmation contact: The County of Middlesex 399 Ridout Street N. London, Ontario, N6A 2P1 (519) 434-7321 lunch served by Florence McRo- bert. President Margaret led the de- votional on Thanksgiving based on Psalm 100:4. "Sing o the Lord of Harvest" was read, followed by "A slice of life', "A church custodian", and prayer. Ina Harlton led the program when she read "All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten", also "Our Prayer of Thanks" clos- ing with the Lord's Prayer in uni- son. Anti -rabies clinic planned in Clinton CLINTON - Pet owners are en- couraged to take advantage of the low cost anti -rabies clinics being held on October 13, 14 and 16, sug- gests the public health inspectors of the Huron County Health Unit. All the veterinarian clinics in Huron County are participating in the re- duced rate anti -rabies vaccination program. The 510 rate which includes GST, is a real bargain to encourage dog and cat owners to take advan- tage of the clinics: While most of the clinics are offering the anti- rabies vaccination on Saturday, Oc- tober 16, there are a few who also have the reduced rate on October 13 and 14. Pet owners should check with their veterinarian or the adver- tisement in last week and this week's (October 13) paper for time and date of clinic. These. special clinics are orga- nized annually by the health unit in cooperation with the county veteri- narians for pet owners to vaccinate their dogs and cats against rabies at a reduced fee. Rabies in the wildlife population (such as foxes and skunks) is on the increase so there is a greater chance of domestic animals, dogs, cats, cattle and horses, coming in contact with the rabies virus. This also af- fects people who have contact with these domestic animals. The increase of rabies in the fox population is due partially to the cancellation of the Ministry of Nat- ural Resources aerial baiting pro- gram because of lack of funding. The incidence of rabies in our area is expected to peak in the next couple of years. The health unit provides Human Diploid Celt Vaccine (through fam- ily physicians) for persons who have had direct contact with an ani- mal that develops rabies. There has been a 64 percent increase in the number of people who have had to receive the rabies vac' ine in 1993 compared to 1992 in Huron County. One way to avoid having to take the series of rabies vaccination shots is to avoid handling with bare hands any animals suspected of having rabies, and make sure that all cats (including those in the barn) and dogs are vaccinated annually against rabies. The anti -rabies shots for cats and dogs in Huron County is mandatory under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act. When a dog or cat is involved in a biting incident, the animal must be quarantined for 10 days to observe if it has been ex- posed to the rabies virus. If the dog or cat's anti -rabies vaccination is current the odds are it will be healthy at the end of 10 days. Proof of vaccination must be shown to the public health inspector who is investigating the biting incident and ins quarantined the dog or cat. Fail- ure to provide proof may result in a charge being laid and a fine of up to $5,000 for the pet owner. Vaccinating your dog and cat against rabies costs much less than requiring rabies vaccine for a loved one. So, please take advantage of the anti -rabies clinic near you, ad- vises the Health Unit. For more information, contact the Huron County Health Unit. S#LPat O'Brien A PROVEN WINNER STANDING UP FOR LONDON -MIDDLESEX On October 25th let's give London -Middlesex an EXPERIENCED VOICE in parliament Join the Pat O'Brien team! For More Information Call 685-4745 Authorized by Gabe Valente, the Official Agent for Candidate Pat O'Brien LL t would you do if you won?"