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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-11-12, Page 5ION FRIDAY, NOV. 28, 1997 AUCTION NO.1- AT 11:00 A.M. I On the Street by Jim Beckett A chance to help a little There is hardly a Remembrance Day that goes by without my thinking about an incident that happened many years ago. The Second World War was still fresh in the minds of many Canadians in the 50's. At least this was the case in the small community I called home for the first 1.7 years of my life: My recollections of the quality of lite the average resident enjoyed were formed in the small world that was part of my daily routine. We were warm and dry. And happy. It was a time when most people held down steady jobs. Accepting welfare was only an option of last resort. In the 50's, it was literally a matter of being able to put food on the table and heat the home in the winter time.. There was no monthly cheque from the government. If you were on welfare there was a charge account set up at the general -store where the recipients were allowed to charge the. bare necessities torthe county. Getting welfare in those days was usually something that was done only after there was no other choice in looking after your • family. Small towns being what they are. it wasn't long before --everybody Would be able to point out the "welfare" family and, in some cases,' their children • bore the brunt of many harsh remarks. It was during this period when one particular family I know . -were certainly in need of getting help from the county.hut they weren't quite desperate enough to • have the.account-set up at the Local store. The cupboards were bare. The coal was all gone and the only heat came from burning scraps of wood or old tires. I know many meals came courtesy of someone who managed to shoot a jack rabbit. The family continued on a barely subsistence level. Week after week went by with theyoung mother not having the courage to take the first step to ensure there would be enough to eat. Her husband had left her and the children several months earlier. Rumor was that he had gone through absolute hell in the war and just wasn't able to cope with the pressure back home. He had done a lot for Canada and now felt Canada was turning her back on him and his family. Whether or not this is absolutely true would be a matter of opinion. The only fact . apparent to practically everyone else in the community was the situation couldn't go on much' longer. Almost everybody in • town had their own problems and there didn't seem tb be mOeh interest from anyone else. But another man who had also suffered in the war finally stepped in with food, home -killed meat and a couple of truckloads of slabwood. He was a shy person. He was grateful.to be in our small town where there was enough for most people. He did have one problem.He had difficulty expressing himself so his neighbors could understand. His first language was • German. He understood first hand what it was to suffer and he also knew how important it was to help. One Canadian family will never forget. • c • • Times -Advocate, Noventber 12, 1997 Page 5 Take a Student to Work Day Out In the real world. Cassandra Triebner, a grade nine . student from South Huron District High School helped out her mom at work at the Exeter Subway restaurant on Nov. 6 for the "Take a Student to Work Day." Shown here are Subway employee Melanie MacDonald, (left), Ethel -Lori Triebner and Cassandra Triebner. So you'd like to run a 6 r // / I Learn all about it in 4�® L.AI`'- 2 informative evening sessions! TNI�RS . NOV 20 THIIRS:NOV T f Boardroom of 1{!G. Thompson & Sons Ltd 96 NELSON STREET; HENSALL WORKSHOP TOPICS: • Pleasures & Pitfalls of Running a MB Assessing Your Facility B&B Nuts 'n' Bolts Expectations - Your customers' & your own Getting Connected: The B&B Circuit & Beyond The BIG Step: Getting Started with an Action Plan Worlahop Leader Roseman Peet Rosecliffe B&B. %anon commit SEUAR1:AVRFD PREM.1 r?nns.i ME - IE.tiSa1ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (OWgITTFE.. • • -"10 p.m. tt�• Vat ng port Mdpprndu alarm at rf. /Eu.px.m c, Saai Lk! OSNS FEE Sao, r To register. ML t— Claves limited please call. ro 20 participants. 519-262-2812 so register early! Professionals... Committed to Excellence Weare pleased to announce our second successful ACCREDITATION AWARD What does our Accreditation Award mean to you? Accreditation recognizes high standards of safety, patient care and confidentiality. Awards are granted by an independent agency, the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation ICCHSA). This agency visits our business and inspects all aspects of our service. We are then compared to pre determined industry standards of excellence and a decision is made whether or not to grant the award. We were successful in 1993 and just received word that we have again been successful in our most recent inspection this past summer. We are now accredited through the year 2000. Horison Pro Health is the only local provider that is accredited for Respiratory Home Care Standards; 1999. Who is Horizon Pro Health? Horizon Pro Health is a local home' respiratory and health care company serving Huron & Perth Counties for over a decade. We offer a complete range of home respiratory services and health core products. We provide 24 hour emergency service to all of our customers. Who do we employ? Horizon Pro Health employs registered hearth care professionals ncluding nurses and Respiratory Therapists. Our friendly and efficient office afT are all highly trained and experienced in the health care field and will greet you with a smile and a kind "Hello". Our Services Include: . •Home Oxygen Systems *Nasal CPAP (for sleep apnea) *Incontinence Control Products •Enteral Feeding Supplies !Bath Safety Equipment From our Customers.... 'we couldn't have found better service or a more concerned group of people than those of Horizon Pro Health...1 wduld recommend them highly knowing May haus given my husband extra years of contentment and a secure feeling of care.' Wib & Margaret Harlin, Godench The service hos been excellent both on a regular basis and in times of an rmergan5y....' - Catharine ltcltnight daughter of Mrs. BlizabathFingland, Clinton 58 Mary Street Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0 519-482-7405 1-800-387-4214 *Aerosol Therapy Compressors *Compression Stockings •Ostomy Supplies •Wound Care Products • Wheelchairs and. Walken Learn the nuts and bolts about starting a Bed and Breakfast By Chantal! Van Rasay T -A Reporter HENSALL - Have you ever con- sidered opening up a bed and hreakfast but don't have the first clue about how to run one' On Nov. 20 and 27 between 7-10 p.m.' Bed and Breakfast in- formation sessions are being con- ducted in Hensall to inform people about how to-tran'sform a bed and hreakfast dream into a reality. Topics will range from assessing your home to the advantages and disadvantages of running a bed and . hreakfast as• well as information . about • how to actually take the plunge and get started. Presently there is not a B&B in. Hensall. and the Hensall Economic Development Committee saw this as a pitfall to the town's tourism sector. "We need accommodation in town,'` said Hensall Economic De- velopment Committee member • Mary - Lynn MacDonald: "Right now there is no where for tourists -10 stay... She added that .many places 'in 'Ontario have B&B's and they are well -accommodated. MacDonald believes with the international Plowing Match coming to the area, Bed and Breakfast's would prob- ably he very successful. - "With • summer visitors to our arca back -tracking two hours to find accommodation, our com- mittee- felt these B&B • seminars would help boost interest to keep some of those tourist dollars in Hu- ron County." MacDonald said. "Many people would like to talk Exeter companies receive national - recognition EXETER - The renovations at the Dinney Funeral Home in Exeter .earned it the cover story in Octo- ber's issue of the Canadian Fun'er- a!_Direc•tor M patine. Theieature also included information on the history of the Dinneys and their in- volvement in the funeral home. fur- niture and carpet businesses. • Gary Bean Securities Ltd. was in- cluded in an article in The Finan- cial Post on brokers who have left' large firms to start up their own in- vestment shops. to people in the business. Many peo- ple have visited B&B's before, but they want the first-hand knowledge of how to run one. . We. have a lot of tourists who come through here, and we're miss- ing out on a real opportunity," she said. In February, a second phase to the session will be added for those who would like to delve. further into the opportunity of running a B&B. • "The second phase is an action plan," said MacDonald. "It's tOr people who really want to pursue 2 POWER OF SALE REAL ESTATE AUCTIONS "THE COVE FAMILY RESTAURANT AND TAVERN" HWY. 21, BAYFIELD, ONT. 175 kms. northwest of London) NO. 1 FEATURES; 6,858 sq. ft., bldg., w/separate restaurant and tavern facilities, formerly L.L.B.O. licensed for 305 (incl. patio); I acre of land on busy hwy., in popular summer resort area, 1 km. from Lake Huron. AUCTION NO. 2 - AT 2:00 P.M. "15,400 SQ. FT INCOME PRODUCING RETAIL COMMERCIAL BLDG." . 63 MAIN ST. S., EXETER ONT. (45 kms. north of London) NO. 2 FEATURES- 15,428 sq. ft. multi-user bldg., w/2 storefronts. 0.8 acre of land in business. core, 5,200 sq. ft: rented w/2 -retail outlets @ 2,400 per month. INSPECTION • DATE: , Friday, Nova 21 and .Thursday Nov. -27, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. - FOR PICTORIAL BROCHURE AND FULL TERMS AND DETAILS CONTACT: TRANS -CANADA `LIQUIDATIONS LTD. 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