Times Advocate, 1995-09-27, Page 7•
Capsule Comments
with Ernie Miatello
Alcohol is a drug. It has sedative properties and is
very interactive with many medications. If you use
this drug on a regular basis, it is important you let
your doctor and pharmacist know. It can have neg-
ative
egative effects on some prescribed medications.
Our body's cells have varying lives. The cells with the shortest life are
those lining the intestinal tract. They shed every three days. The long-
est-living
ongest-living cells are our brain cells, most lasting a lifetime. Bone cells live
for 25-30 years.
When your doctor looks into your eyes with an opthaknoscope, he can
see arteries and veins which often provide the first hint of diseases in
other parts of the body. Examples of problems like diabetes, brain dis-
ease, thyroid problems and hypertension can be diagnosed earty even
though there are no symptoms of disease. Had your physical checkup
lately?
When you are starting on a new drug and you aren't sure you can toler-
ate it, get a small amount at first. If it's OK, then get the balance of the
prescription. It might save you money, especially if you can't tolerate
the drug.
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FAM[LY Iclhiever
Teen claims 4H of the Year
Times -Advocate, September 27, 1995
Page 7
Brenda Burke T -A staff
WHALEN CORNERS - Seven-
teen -year-old Andrea French put
her talent for public speaking to use
as 4-H Achiever of the Year at
London's Western Fair this year.
Along with this title came the op-
portunity to present awards for
livestock and youth talent
winners, participate in a
judging competition, attend
special meals with fair
administration and ex-
hibitors and most im-
portantly, represent
Perth County and pro-
mote 4-H.
"People's knowledge isn't
great on the 4-H program but
they're willing to leam," said
French.
Four years ago the title, Queen of
the Fair, was changed to 4-H
Achiever of the Year, opening up
the competition to all 4-H members
in eight counties.
Along with being a repre-
sentative, French received a coin
collection in the judging competi-
tion and a $1,000 bursary from the
fair, which she plans to put towards
her university education.
The application process
for 4-H Achiever of the
Year involved an inter-
view for seven finalists
with a maximum of
two representatives
from each county.
Contestants were also
required to write a five-
page application which
included an essay de-
tailing what the potential bursary
would be used for as well as an
elaboration of school, community
and 4-H involvement.
In school, French has been active
with track-and-field, basketball and
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Driving (OSAID). She also played
the clarinet in the senior band and
sang in the senior choir.
As part of her community activ-
ities, she's now a Sparks leader fol-
lowing 10 years of Girl Guides ex-
perience.
French has been involved with 4-
H for five years. She was a 4-H ex-
change student to Nova Scotia in
1993 and attended a 4-H provincial
leadership camp the following year.
She also went to the 80th an-
niversary of 4-H in Milton in July
and plans to attend 4-H Future
Talk, a communications skills con-
ference in Orangeville this week-
end.
With the goal of becoming a 4-H
leader, French is now a youth lead-
er. She has so far lead a Forestry
Club in Kirkton and is working on
her 20th 4-1-1 project.
"I really enjoyed some of my first
projects like learning how to bake
bread," she said.
A dairy project she completed
taught her judging and show-
manship skills.
"It's a competition club and a to-
tally different style," she added.
Her skills in judging earned her
second place in the fair's senior
judging competition, which re-
quired judging in seven categories.
"The pork chops, they were the
hardest (to judge)," she said, add-
ing, "I enjoyed judging children's
shoes...It sounds easier than it is."
But for French, the .best part of
being 4-H Achiever of the Year
was delivering speeches.
"I enjoy speaking to the public,"
she said. "1 leamed a lot about pub-
lic relations through the op-
porturuty.
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Next August, French will repre-
sent the Western Fair at the CNE
Ambassador competition as well as
attend other fair shows throughout
the year such as the Dairy Exposi-
tion. She will also be present at the
crowning of next year's 4-H
Acheiver of the Year winner.
"I saw basically every inch of the
fair from one end to the other," said
French. "I would recommend it for
anyone. It's an experience I'll re-
member forever."
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Andrea French, 17, of Whalen Comers, was 4-H Achiever of
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Bingo held at Queensway
HENSALL - Queensway resi-
dents welcomed the Hensall Pres-
byterian women Monday after-
noon as they led a bingo. We
appreciate these women providing
a bingo each afternoon in Septem-
ber.
Rev. Verhoog led the worship
service Tuesday afternoon. Winnie
Hutton the volunteer chaplain was
also in one day this week to pro-
vide pastoral care to several resi-
dents.
Kay Mock, Auxiliary member
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to the week for many residents.
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September 28 at 2 p.m. - birth-
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