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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-03-24, Page 15Wednesday, March 24, 1999 Exeter Times -Advocate I5 kinner wins Conservation Dinner early bird prize Elaine Skinner of Exeter receives jan Cressman- Weiss' limited edition print "Road to ..." as the early bird prize for the 10th Annual Conservation Dinner. Committee chairman Tom Tomes, left, and print spon- sor Rick Frayne of Exeter Toyota make the presenta- tion. Daffodil campaign kicks off STRATFORD - From March 25 to 28, almost 200 vol- unteers will sell over 90,000 daffodils at various loca- tions across Huron and Perth Counties. A photo by Stratford photographers kicks off the 1999 Daffodil campaign for the Huron -Perth Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. Featuring 18 -month old Lindsay Robinson of Stratford holding a vase full of daffodils, the photo is a symbol of hope that a cure can be found. In the origi- nal, the flowers are hand -painted yellow. It was taken by Steve Hansen and Michele Greene of Blue Nova Photography in Stratford. The photo will be on display at the CJCS-Stratford and Area Home Builders Association Spring Home Show from April 15 to 18. A portion of any portrait sessions booked in April with Blue Nova will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. The photo is in memory of Hansen's grandmother Frances Roth who fought cancer for eight months until her death in September 1997. "We always liked Steve's photos, so this is. a fitting tribute," said Greene, who is also a writer. Her stories appear in many news- papers in Huron and Perth counties. Organized by Beta Sigma Phi of Exeter, the annual daffodil campaign raised $45,00 Last year. EXETER - ' Elaine Skinner of Exeter won the early bird prize for the 10th Annual Conservation Dinner. Drawn March 3, Skinner won the limited edition print, "Road to ... " by Jan Cressman-Weiss, sponsored by Rick Frayne of Exeter Toyota. Organizers say tickets for the April 15 Conservation Dinner are selling quickly with more than 300 were sold before the early bird draw. The dinner committee is excited about this year's feature artist, Barry Richman from the River Road Gallery in Grand Bend. The POLICE BRIEFS gallery is a cooperative of eight local artists, ea,ell having a unique vision in their artwork featuring this region. The artists attend the dinner and have each donated a piece for the event's auction. Over the past 10 years the Conservation Dinner has offered unique items in the silent and live auctions. For example, this year there are five former King's Highway signs from the surround- ing area considered to be collec- tor's items. "We are pleased with the tremen- dous support we get for sponsor- ship from the businesses and indi- Lions Hall break-in EXETER — Thieves got into the Exeter Lions. Hall on John St. over the weekend but didn't steal anything. London OJT Const.. Doug Graham said the hall's rear door was pried open causing minimal damage. Bikes stolen, found ZURICH — Two bicycles were stolen from the Zurich Arena on March 19 but were later found. London OPP Const. Doug Graham said the bikes were a red 18 -speed mountain bike and a blue 10 -speed. The suspects are described as two girls aged 12-14. yyMMNSIMMMNSIMMMMIlllllly>M!I!I!I!I!IllflliUSSIMMflllllllllMISIMMMMII l 111 I; Ili li MA' 5c. I I, a . sr rs sr rs sr is !iR sr ism SIFAMES R y R y R li 11 Presents R y A Once in Blue M_ oon Event R sr es y 15%OFFis sr K Y � AND NOTIONS F FABRICS A R I • Mon., Marcl 29 To Thurs. April 1 is y 385 Main Street. Exeter, Ont. 235-4023 Rxxxisxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxximmismommxxxxxxxosnows viduals in the community." said Tom Tomes, the chair of this year' Dinner Committee. The Conservation Dinner is orga- nized'by the Exeter Lion's Club am' the Ausable Bayfield Conservation, Foundation and all funds raised are used for conservation projects in the area such as the Sylvan Conservation Program for school children and trail development. For more information or to buy tickets please contact the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorit3 office at 519-235-2610. g Capsule Comments with Ernie 1Vliatello Plan to attend our cholesterol clinic o Friday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We hear much talk lately about standard ized herbal products. The traditional pre scription-only products we dispense contain exactly what the label says they contain because of constant assay- ing of the contents by manufacturers. Research done on contents of herbal products has shown great variation between label and contents. The content of herbal products can vary widely depending on how the plant was grown, harvested, stored and which extraction process is used, so constant checking is necessary. There's an effort by government to have herbals manu- facturers ensure that their products contain what their labels say they contain. For example,' if the label on an echinacea bottle says it contains 5% echinacosides, the active chemical content of the herb, it should contain that. That's standardization. It's a step in the right direction to bolster consumers' confidence they are getting what they are paying for. However, herbal products contain many active chemicals and standardizing the contents to one ingredient may not tell the whole story. We'II keep you posted. rs HURON AP01111ECARY LTD. 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