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Wednesday. July 14, 1999
Lucan Pool staif 1999
The Lucan Pool estaff for 1999 is: front row (I -r): Daryl Boshart, jon Smith and
back row (1-r): Lynn Cowdrey, Robyn -Hodge and Ben Hobbie. Public swims will
be held Mon. - Fri.2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. and Sat. - Sun. 1:30-4:30 p.m.The
pool staff will also be running a Safety Awareness Day, Mini Olympics and
Midnight Swim this summer. For more information call 227-1278.
Is it time for a millenium
Is the sight from your old
clunker scaring the neigh-
bours? Is the rust so thick
on your car, that youve
forgotten its original
color? Are their environ-
mentalists picketing in
your driveway? Do little
children tell ghost stories
about your car?
If you answered yes to
any of the above ques-
tions, its time to treat
yourself .to a. millennium
makeover!
Start the year 2000 with
a tax receipt in, your pock ;
et and a new look to your
driveway! (you can actual-
ly see all of it!)
The Kidney Car Program
can help you! Donate your
car to The Kidney
Foundation and you will
get a tax receipt for at
least $75.00 and a free
Scotiabank &Trust Y2K ready
EXETER ` --- Exeter's
Scotiabank & Trust staff
donned special T-shirts
emblazoned with the
message `We're Ready
for You',. last Wednesday
to get the message out
their bank is Y2K com-
pliant.
Scotiabank is prepared
for the Year 2000 and
have issued a guarantee
to their customers their
holdings and records will
be safe • when Jan. 1,
2000 rolls around.
The bank has been ad-
dressing the problem
since 1995 and has ded-
icated 400 people and
$160 million to the prob-
lem.
The Canadian Bankers
Association said in a
press release Canada's
banks are now in the fi-
nal stages of their Y2K
preparations, confirming
their system's readiness,
verifying their links with
other final institutions
and checking interfaces
with other service pro-
viders.
Canada's major banks
are acknowledged as
leaders on the Year 2000
issue and as a whole, the
industry is well-
prepared.
Exeter's Scotiabank & Trust staff wore
bank is ready for the Y2K bug.
;hints last Wednesday announcing the
tow. Donations are used to
fund organ donor aware-
ness, research, public edu-
cation and patient ser-
vices. You will be helping
dialysis and transplant
patients as well as dispos-
ing of that unwanted vehi-
cle in a environmentally
friendly and convenient
manner.
You'll not only get a
new look in your front
Protecting your property by engraving
EXETER - The Ontario Provincial Police
are encouraging the public to mark their
property to prevent theft.
All OPP detachments have mutual .pro-
tect engravers that the public is free to
borrow. These engravers can be used to
mark property like bikes, stereos, Global
Positioning Systems, canoes, watches, cell
phones and pagers.
Upon returning the engraver the OPP
will give you mutual protect stickers to
show would-be thieves your property is
marked.
Call your local OPP detachment for
more details. Exeter's detachment can be
reached by calling 235-1300.
Denfield Livestock sales yard. report
Denfield Livestock Sales
Market report for July 6.
The market at Denfield
Livestock Sales traded on a
selective demand on all but
the fancy cattle. Fancy cat-
tle traded $1.00 to $2.00
lower` with the second cut
cattle under pressure $2.00
to $4.00 lower,. mostly due
to the announcement of a
4.37% duty charged on all
Canadian cattle going to the
U.S.A. Cows sold active at
fully steady prices. Stockers
were steady, veal steady,
pigs, sows and boars were
also steady.
Bob Hodgins, Lucan sold
10 steers average weight
1385 average price 94.10
with sales to 98.25 pur-
chased by Matthew
Heleniak for Norwich
Packers.
Ernie Tellier, Tilbury sold
6 steers average weight
1374 average price 94.58
with sales to 105.25 pur-
chased by Case Dendekker.
Emmerson Majors,
Thorndale sold 29 "steers
average weight 1256 aver-
age price 88.75.
Prospect Feedlot,
Wyoming sold 9 heifers.
average weight 1183 aver-
age price 89.74 with sales
to 97.75 purchased by Case
Dendekker.
Jerry Goens, of Highgate
22 short keep steers aver-
age weight 1142 average
price 91.80.
Choice steers: 93.00-
98.00, sales to 105.25; Good
steers: 88.00-93.00; Plain
steers: 80.00-85.00; •
Choice Exotic Cross
heifers: 90.00-95.00 sales to
97.75; Good heifers: 86.00-
89.00; Common and medi-
um: 75.00-85.00; Good
cows: 55.00-60.00 sales to
65.00.
Canners and cutters:
45.00-53.00; Shells: 35.00-
45.00; Direct to packer
cows over 600 lbs.: 115.00;
Direct to packer bulls:
120.00; Good veal 80.00-
90.00; Plain veal 65,00-
75.00; Good Holstein bull
calves $130.00-$230.00.
Pigs 50-60 lb. 70.00-75.00.
Sows 35.00-43.00. Boars
20.00-26.00.
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yard, but youll be helping
your community and the
environment as well!
For more information
please call the local office
at 1-519-742-2023/1-800-
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Car Program hot-line at
1-800-565-5511.
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A well prepared resume will help you
get the job you are looking for!
A resume detailing an applicant's work history and
education is extremely helpful to an employer who
is seeking a person for a specific job vacancy.
Your personal resume should accompany
your tetter of application.
Here are some guidelines to follow in preparing your. resume:
O Make it clear, concise and easy to read • and no longer
than two pages
O !The resume should be typed on 8 1/2" x 11" white paper
with enough white space to prevent a cluttered look
O Start with your name, address and phone number
O Next under a sub -heading "Work History" detail the
previous jobs you've held - in reverse date order
-that is, last job first.
O Use a separate paragraph for each position and
precede it with the dates you held that position.
O State the job title, a brief description of the
responsibilities - and the results you. achieved.
O The next section of your resume should come"under the
sub -heading of "Education". Start with the highest
degree obtained or grade completed, followed by the
name of the institution at which you studied. Follow
this with previous education attainments. At the end,
list any specific instructional courses yep have
attended in conjunction with your work.
O Under the sub -heading "Affiliations", list memberships
and/or offices held in professional or industry
associations.
O Under the sub -heading "Personal Interests" list any
activities which you feel will be of interest to the
employer - such as volunteer work, etc.
Your letter of application and your resume wilt be tfie
factors that make the employer decide whether to short
list you for an interview. So make it as impressive
as you can - but stick to the facts.
We can help you get an impressive and
professional -looking resume
Call Debbie Lord at •
424 Main St. Exeter
(519) 235-1331