Times Advocate, 1996-11-13, Page 5•
In Merrywood Meadows, Brad Oke demonstrates the bene-
fits of constructing houses consisting of cement walls and
floors.
Stolen vehicle recovered
GRAND BEND - Lambton OPP are investigating the recovery of
a vehicle reported stolen out of London on October 29.
The vehicle, a 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity, grey in color, was recov-
ered on a sideroad in a ditch, south of Grand Bend. The vehicle
was abandoned without keys inside.
Police ask the public to assist in this matter by calling the North
Lambton OPP at the Forest detachment or Crimestoppers at 1-800-
265-7500 with any information.
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Oke Woodsmith Building Systems
is constructing two model concrete
homes in Merrywood Meadows,
the first of their kind in South-
western Ontario.
The concrete floors and perimeter
walls of the homes save an estimat-
ed 14 trees that would normally
used for lumber. A typical house
• uses 46 mature trees. Steel joists
are used in place of wood in these
homes that take the same amount of
time to build as an average home.
Also, trees removed from the build-
ing lots will be used for the lumber
that Is needed in constructing the
homes.
According to Brad Oke, a part
owner of Oke Woodsmith, using
concrete for home-building saves
money, taking into consideration
the increase in lumber value by 300
per cent over the past few years.
What was once an inexpensive
building material has now 'gone
through the roof.'
"Economics have allowed the
technology and economics have
(brought) the change," explained
Oke.
While the notion of concrete
SHDHS hosts Health Fair
EXETER - The Healthy Life-
styles Team from the Huron
County Health Unit will be hold-
ing a noon hour health fair at
South Huron District High
School on Thursday, November
21 during National Drug Aware-
ness Week. The theme is "choic-
es, consequences and responsi-
bility". With the assistance of
Peer Mentors, the OPP and
HAARC, the Health Fair will
promote an active lifestyle and
encourage youth to choose drug-
free activities over drugs, alco-
hol and tobacco use. Displays,
games and activities will be or-
ganized to raise awareness on
drug and alcohol use and mis-
use.
When we think of drug prob-
lems, we tend to think of illegal
drugs such as cannabis, cocaine,
heroin and LSD. In fact, the
most commonly used drugs are
alcohol and tobacco. According
to a survey by the Addiction Re-
search Foundation, drug use by
students in Ontario increased be-
tween 1993 and 1995. The use
of marijuana, cigarettes and al-
cohol have all risen among On-
tario students. This disturbing
trend for abuse of alcohol, to-
bacco and other drugs should be
a call to action for all parents,
educators, health professionals
and teens themselves.
November 17-23 has been des-
ignated as National Drug
Awareness Week. In Ontario,
the activities, for this week are
coordinated by the Ontario Drug
Awareness Partnership, a multi -
agency coalition which is in-
volved with drug awareness pro-
gramming throughout the year.
Locally, the Huron County
Health Unit is a partner in coor-
dinating community activities.
For further information, please
contact the . Huron County
Health Unit at 482-3416 or 1-
800-265-5184.
Programs continue at Pinery Park
PINERY PARK - A nature story
program and puppet show called
"Birds, Bugs and Beasts" will be
held _in, Pinery • Provincial Park's
Visitor Centre on November 23 at
10 a.m. The Friends of Pinery Park
will be hosting this program which
is designed for parents and their
children from ages two to six. Eve-
ryone will enjoy the stories, songs
and rhymes that will be used in the
program. Puppets such as birds,
spiders, squirrels, ladybugs, turtles,
butterflies, raccoons, coyotes and
bats will thrill the youngsters. One
of the stories that will be shared
with the children is a "Woodland
Christmas" by Frances Tyrrell. In
this beautifully illustrated book, the
Twelve Days of Christmas is retold
with a magical twist...the calling
birds are loons; the lords a -leaping,
moose; and the twelve drummers
are beavers slapping their tails.
The annual tree decorating pro-
gram for three-year-old children be-
gins on November 16 and contin-
ues daily for four weeks.Children
of all ages will enjoy making birds,
turtles, lady bugs and much more
for the Visitor Centre Christmas
Tree. Nature movies will be shown
in the theatre for everyone's enjoy-
ment each day. Live reptiles tht
are housed at the centre, such as the
Grey Tree Frog and the Spotted
Turtle, will intrigue young and old
alike.
A bonus for parents is the annual
Christmas Sale that also begins on
November 17 and runs daily until
December 15. A 20 per cent dis-
count will be offered on everything
in the Friend's Nature Store (Sa-
vannah Shores) for the entire four
weeks. Educational toys, games,
books, crafts and items likefrog
slippers and raccoon head bands
will delight parents that are looking
for unique Christmas gifts for their
children. Many unusual gift items
for the "hard -to -buy -for" adult such
as "Nut Quackers", "Loon Security
Bars" for patio doors and "Trout
Bookends" are just a fraction of the
interesting. items that can be pur-
chased at the store. A variety of
books, jewelry, CDs, bird feeders,
and clothing items can also be pur-
chased for a reasonable price.
The Friends of Pinery Park is a
non-profit charitable organization
so all profits from the store go to-
wards the development of educa-
tional, interpretive, historical and
scientific projects and programs to
ensure that Pinery Provincial Park's
natural legacy will remain for fu-
ture generations. By shopping at
"Savannah Shores", you help to
protect this wonderful park for your
children and beyond.
walls has only been put into prac-
tice by a few .building companies
over the past seven or eight years,
fire -proof, sound -proof concrete
floors have been constructed in Eu-
rope for centuries without the typ-
ical vibrations and squeaks that
come with lumber -built homes.
Concrete floors, which have been
used in larger buildings such as
apartment complexes, also provide
an alternative, cost-efficient meth-
od of heating. Water circulated
from a hot water heater through
plastic pipes in the floor supply
enough heat for the entire house.
EXETER - Fifteen members of
Alpha Tau Chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi met at the home of Rosemary
Schaefer in Kirkton on Noveml'er
5.
President Shirley Walkom led the
discussion on the upcoming Christ-
mas party. It was suggested an item
be brought for the Food Bank that
evening.
The November 19 meeting will
be at Elsie Herman's home and
members are to bring an item
which has special meaning to them.
A silent auction will also be held.
Internet web mentors
CLINTON - The Huron Public
Education System is proud to an-
nounce the establishment of a new
Internet website mentoring system.
Four internationally distinguished
persons have agreed to make them-
selves available to students and
staff across the school system to an-
swer questions and act as resource
persons on various topics.
The foursome includes: Dr. To-
morrow, Frank Ogden, the distin-
guished futurist from Vancouver,
Dr. Constance . Edwards, Profes-
sional in Alternate Dispute Resolu-
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