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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-07-26, Page 13COMM 1 JN[TY Tines -Advocate, July 26, 1995 Page 13 Dogs on show Norman Shearing approaches Laddle the German Shepherd to see how he will react while owner Lynda Rees looks on. Laddie was being tested for his Canine Good Citizen status during the Exeter Dog Show on Saturday. Exeter dog show, first one in over twenty years Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - Over 75 dog owners attended Exeter's first annual dog show held in the Recreation Centre on Saturday. Kate Fletcher, from Bull Lover's Kennels, or- ganized the show which featured two different show classes. Owners and their canine friends had the op- portunity to demonstrate their skills in an obedience category or test themselves in a Canine Good Cit- izen Test (CGC). Fletcher brought in two experienced judges for the show. Barb Tate from London judged the obedience category while Norman Shearing, also from London, judged the CGC category. The dogs Shearing passed were awarded their Canine Good Citizen titles which allows them to visit hospitals as therapy dogs. Fletcher said CGC dogs are becoming more pop- ular in hospitals and nursing homes because their presence stimulate patients in a positive way. "Pet therapy encourages people to interact with the dogs and all of a sudden they open up and begin looking forward to the visit," said Fletcher adding it also benefits the dogs. "The dogs also need the inter- action and they really like to please," she said. Fletcher said she was surprised at the success of the show because it was hastily put together and de- pended on the support of local merchants who spon- sored and helped advertise the show in a very short period of time. "They [the sponsors] were en- thusiastic. In one day the whole community came to- gether to pull this off. You don't usually get that kind of support on such a short notice," she said. The dog show was unique because it offered own- ers of mixed breed dogs the opportunity to enter. Fletcher explained the Canadian Kennel Club only allows pure breeds to compete in their shows. "This show isn't just for pure breeds, it's for all breeds," said Fletcher adding that a pure breed dog must be officially registered on paper to be con sidered as such. "This show allows people who have dogs that are not from pure heritage to compete and quite a few people are taking advantage of it." Pauline Van Der Ley from Exeter was present to have her collies tested for their Canine Good Citizen status. She has been involved with breeding and showing dogs for seven years and was glad to find a show like this in Exeter. "Dog shows are not common in Exeter. I believe this is the first onein 20 years and I'm hoping there will be more," said Van Der Ley. "There are a lot of people with cross breed dogs who would like something like this because other dog shows won't allow mixed breeds. This is a fun match, it doesn't matter what you show," she said. Wins trophy at car races Hazel Davis SAINSTBURY - On Monday an enthusiastic group from St. Pat- rick's attended the pool party and barbecue at the Davis's. A short ACW meeting followed and plans for another party in August. Personals Rose and Arnold Cunningham Grand Bend beach safe for swimming GRAND BEND - Swimming re- sumed Friday when warning signs at Grand Bend's main beach were removed in the morning after a four day posting warning swimmers about high bacteria levels in the water. The main beach was deemed unsafe for swimming by the Minis- try of the Environment on July 17, and unsafe for swimming signs were posted until 10:00 am on July 21. According to Mike Gariepy. Wa ter Quality Coordinator for the Lambton Health Unit, the posting doesn't mean the beach is closed, they arc designed to warn swim- mers that high levels of the E. Coli bacteria may pose a health prob- lem. "Wc don't close beaches, only the Medical Officer has that author- ity. When it comes to bacteria, we just pot signs warning people that these waters arc contaminated and they swim at their own risk," Ga- riepy said. Under current Ministry standards, tested waters found to have over 110 L. Coli bacteria per 100 mm of water exceed hcalih standards. Warning signs were also posted at Ipperwash Main Bcach, 1pper- wash Provincial Park and Pinery Provincial Park along Lake Huron hut have since been removed. and family attended the wedding of the latters sister Sharon Humphrey to Gordon Wright at Wingham on Saturday July 23. Rose was the ma- tron of honor and Arnold best man, their grandson James was ringbear- er. Hamilton and Audrey Hodgins were visitors with Mary Davis re- cency. Get well wishes go out to Bill Johnson this week from all his friends at St. Patrick's. Ilugh and Hazel Davis accompa- nied by son Michael and grandsons Harley. Caleb. Corkin and Travis spent the weekend at Cayuga Inter- national Dragway Park attending Have a news tip? Call the Times Advocate 235-1331 i the car races on Saturday and the Moto Cross races on Sunday. Con- gratulations to Harley winning an- other first place trophy in the 60 cc pee wee division. Don't forget the afternoon of Country Music at Central Commu- nity Centralia, Sunday July 30. Pot luck lunch and silver collection. Visscher Farms Country Market Broccoli 75t, Cauliflower $1.00, Cabbage 75t, Potatoes 1.75 10 Ib. bag Sweet com and other fruits and vegetables in season Baked goods, jams, honey Open 9-6 daily Closed Sunday 3 miles west of Exeter on Hwy. 83 237-3442 ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. Ingrid Harle wishes to announce that she will be leaving her practice in Clinton, Ontario, for an extended sabbatical. Dr. R. B. Lal, (wife of Dr. P. K. Anand, General Surgeon in Huron County) will be taking over the continuing care of Dr. Harle's patients as of August 14, 1995. Dr. Harle would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Lal as she joins our medical community. Dr. Harle has thoroughly enjoyed her practice in Clinton and values the friendship and support of the community. She wishes all her patients the best of health and happiness. Students experience Canada International youth try different customs Brenda Burke T -A staff EXETER - Dogs are cheap and fast-food is overabundant in Can- ada, according to Germany ex- change student Michael Puls. "The food is sweet, fat and high in cholesterol. I like it," says 18 - year -old Puls, who is staying with area residents Jan and Brad Barnes for a month as part of the Exeter Lion's Youth Exchange program. Twenty -year-old Simona San- guineti is also unaccustomed to Ca- nadian food. She's an exchange student from Italy staying with Joyce and Larry Eveland in Exeter. "In Italy we eat a lot of veg- etables, fruit and pasta," she said during an interview under the giant willow tree in McNaughton Park Sunday evening. Tasting marshmallows seems to be the highlight of the students' Ca- nadian dining experience. "I thought it was some kind of bread," said Puls. "It was horrible tasting - pure sugar." The two students met with 32 other international youth exchange students at Bruce Murray Camp Ontario where they spent last week experiencing tourist attractions such as Niagara Falls, St. Jacob's, Wonderland and the CN Tower. When they returned they presented Larry Wein, the Lion's youth ex- change chairman, with friendship banners from their own Lion's Clubs in Germany and Italy. Puts' banner was decorated with sig- natures from the camp. Although it's Sanguineti's first time as an exchange student, she has travelled to Greece, Spain and France. Puls has been to England twice on exchange and now has a Mexican student staying at his own home. For both of them, it's their first time in Canada. One thing they noticed immedi- ately upon arriving in this country was the landscape. Coming from a land of hills and trees, Puls ex- pected more of the same here. San- guineti was also surprised by the open spaces which she described as "very different from Italy." "The distances are totally differ- ent," said Puls. "When we see our neighbors it's a two -minute walk. Here it's a half-hour drive." Also contrasting with Germany, he said, are Canada's prices. Some- thing that costs $160 in Germany, according to Puls, is only $50 in Canada with the average price for a dog in Germany ranging from $3,000 to $5,000. Also, gas is three times more expensive back home for Puls. Because Cam Eveland was an ex- change student at Puls' home last summer, Puls was lucky enough to know ahead of time about his host family. The Evelands plan to take Puts to play Laser Tag in London, to watch his first drive-in movie and also to their cottage near Sud- bury for a week before he returns home tin his birthday, August 12. "I won't have time to unpack my presents," he said. He would like to travel the Yukon next time he vis- its Canada. Puts has a 21 -year-old brother and both his parents are doctors. He's interested in sports and speaks four languages - Span- ish, French, English and German. When asked if he works as well as attending school he replied, "We care a lot about school. Sometimes we're in school from 8 to 5 without a break." Sanguineti has one sister, 22. Her mother is a housewife and her fa- ther works in the tax business. She attends a political science program at university and plays tennis, vol- leyball and does gymnastics. The two students were impressed with what they described as a • friendly atmosphere in Exeter. "The people are very friendly," said Sanguineti. "'i jtey're very interested in us," added Puls. "The first question is 'How are you?' They're interested in Germany and try to speak Ger- man." This is the first time the Evelands have hosted an exchange student. The Barnes' family had an Aus- tralian exchange student visit their home last Christmas. Although host families usually participate within the Lion's Club, non- member families are encouraged to become hosts at a time when host homes are in short supply. "There's always a scramble find- ing homes," says Larry Wein. "There (are not) enough families involved." The number of participating ex- change students is down as well. "I'm surprised there isn't more participation from the kids," says Wein. "It's very beneficial. We've tried to promote it through the high school." During the last few years, chil- dren of Lion's Club members have been actively involved in the pro- gram. Michael Puls, 18 and Simona Sanguineti, 20 are participants in the Exeter Lion's Youth Exchange program. 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Keep a list of all currently -used medications with you at all times. Re- member to Include medications you buy without a prescription also. This list will help caregivers If you need emergency care. Good advice: -Before you take it, talk about it,' We are always willing to talk to you about your medication. HURON APOTHECARY Ltd. Phone 235-1982 440 Main St., Exeter 'Your Health Care Pharmacy' ALL EARS John E. Tiede Hearing loclrnment Specialist Hearing Test - Fast, Simple, and Important For All Ages Q. I recently had a hearing test and was told that I hear nor- mally in the low frequency range, but that 1 no longer hear high -frequency sounds well. Can you please explain what this means? A. You have what's known as high -frequency loss. This means that you may hear low tones well, but sounds produced at a highcr pitch or frequency, are difficult for you to hear. The higher the pitch (say for example, the notes at the high end of a piano keyboard), the more difficulty you probably have in hearing or distinguishing the sound. The important word here is distinguish. If you plotted speech pattern on a frequency scale, you'd see the vowel sounds fall into the low -fre- quency range, whereas con- sonant sounds arc at highcr frequencies. So a person with your type of loss may have problems distin- guishing between consonant sounds. Telling the difference between CAP and TAP, for example. may be difficult. High -frequency hearing loss may occur with advancing age, or as a result of prolonged exposure to loud noises. It is usually not correctable medically or surgically but, in most cases. can be helped by hearing aids. Visit the Hearing Care Centre at 7 Rattenbury St. E., Clinton, for a complete rearing evaluation. Trained personnel will help you select the right hearing aids for your particular hearing loss. 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