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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-11-22, Page 26Page 26 Times -Advocate, November 22, 1995 COMM!JN[TY Clear your path the safe way • Warm up by doing simple stretching exercises before you shovel snow. Stretching your mus- cles warms them by increasing the circulation, thereby preventing muscle strain. • Clear your path by shifting the snow and pushing it to the side. Keep the load in front of you, to lessen strain on the lower back. Limit your Toad to small amounts at a time. • Take stretch breaks frequently (at least every 10 minutes). Relieve Above, Jenna Becker, of Dashwood, poses at the Christmas Fashion Fantasy fashion show held Thursday night at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Below, Kristen and Mitchell Regier, both of Zurich, model their fashion wear. Anne's Fash- ionation, Sisters Alternative Design, Designers for Him & Her, Horse "N" Around, Melba & Abner Tuckers, The Purple Turtle and the Bank of Montreal all took part in the show. Proceeds were donated to the Huron County Christmas Bureau. back and neck strain by stretching the neck and upper back muscles in the opposite direction. • Never lift a load and twist at the same time. Rather than twisting the entire body, turn instead by pivot- ing with your feet and hips. • Use a light -weight shovel and keep it close to your body. Snuggle with your shovel! • When you lift, keep your hack straight and bend with the knees. Use thigh, abdominal and buttock muscles - not your back. • Use leather -type gloves that grip the shovel. handle. This takes pressure off the shoulders and upper arms. • Dress warmly and layer your clothing. • If you have had previous neck, back or shoulder injuries, you are at greater risk for re-injury. • Tackle only a small area at a time. Don't pressure yourself to complete the job all at once. • Reward yourself with a relaxing hot bath, shower or sauna. Apply moist heat packs or a heating pad to your back, and stretch the muscles, gently. Relax with a hot drink. • Be a loose goose! To relax your shoulders, roll them frequently': Tense shoulder and neck muscles cause undue strain. • Boots with good treads are a must to prevent sudden slides and falls that jolt the neck and back. Grand Bend water rates up a buck GRAND BEND - Grand Bend council passed a bylaw Monday set- ting the new water consumption rates for 1996. As of January 1, residential and general services will be charged a flat monthly rate of $13 for water. Each additional 23 cubic metres or 5,000 gallons used will cost 33 cents per cubic metre or $1.55 per 1,000 gallons. The new rate is up by one dollar from last year and is comparable to the water rates in Bosanquet and Stephen Township. .10 Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow Exeter resident Claire Hoffman, above, blows snow on Huron street Thursday. At right, Doug Wedlake, of Exeter, shovels snow around his Huron Street home Thursday. Council appeals to province EXETER - The Executive Committee of Exeter Council met with representatives of the Huron County Board of Education earlier this month to discussion the rational for a potential tax increase of 10 per cent or better. Council learned Monday night the board has de- creased expenditures by one million dollars so far this year and an- ticipates another reduction of the same amount by the end of the cal- endar year. In spite of the slashing, educational taxbs will still increase be- cause of provincial down -loading and re -assessment. Council passed a motion stating, in effect, since the local property taxpayers must produce approximately 60 per cent of the educational bill (and the province 40 per cent, 80 per cent of spending patterns are dictated by provincial forces, the province is reducing transfer payments, the province historically has not recognized the high tax rates and low labor rates in the county, and the Exeter and county taxpayers have reached the "absolute limit in their ability to pay, the province is asked to amend the Education Act and the Regulations so there are significant changes to the funding formulae with the result if board is able to reduce its expenditures then a tax decrease will result. As well, the province is asked to reduce its control over local education services so the Huron County Board of Education will have the ".. . discretion and authority to deliver education services and will be en- abled to find efficiencies that accord with local needs and circum- stances". Councillors seemed satisfied with the board's efforts to cut spend- ing and come in with the lowest tax increase possible. Your Views Letters to the editor Shelter and counselling services of Huron ...the shelter prevents the continuation of the cycle of violence. • Dear Editor: -i he Women's Shelter and Counselling Services of Huron provides women and their children with refuge from violence. In the past year, the shelter has housed 135 women and 211 children. Shelter staff have an- swered 1,615 telephone calls from women in crisis, and provided over 6,000 hours of counselling to women and children of Huron County who were victims of violence. By immediately providing women and their children with the basic ne- cessities of life - food, shelter, and clothing - the shelter prevents the con- tinuation of the cycle of violence. During her brief stay at the shelter, a women can begin to eliminate violence from her life and the lives of her children, by taking the opportunity -while in a safe place to think and plan for the future. She can then begin building a safe life for herself and her children. The Board of Directors of the Women's Shelter and Counselling Ser- vices of Huron recognizes the necessity for the government of Ontario to act in a fiscally responsible manner in order to put this province's finan- cial house in order. However, it is our sincere hope that the government will also recognize the need to make thoughtful and well-informed decisions regarding the safety and well-being of the women and childfen of Ontario. Sincerely, Ms. Susan Pye Who` shovelsilirAfAV , 1 listlist ,..- !PPR .,,,i;' 0 drip „ I' .., - -raw I, ►1 the snow a t • yourdo house AI Delmer Skinner Exeter "1 live in an apartment but 1 shovel the snow anyway. 1 don't mind do- ing it." Barb TurnbullJoyes Exeter "We hired somebody to shovel snow for us for the /list time but then we decided to it ourselves. It's onlyfora ' few days a year." Wilson Brucefeld "We use a • snowblower. We live on a farm so we don't do a lot of shovelling." Donna Sheri -Sharon dan Huron Park "Both my hus- band and I shovel snow, depending on whoever is home. It doesn't bother me, 1 just don't like driving in it. Dlnney Huron Park "I shovel the snow and I love it. It gives me a chance to get outside and get some exer- else." Deb Gregus Whalen Comers "A neighbor comes and plows it for us. I live in the country and we have a very longdriveway." " Y Tony Exeter "My stepdad.' t; �A ,• Reeler ti, ,fir. . ',`• ' l _ -, — Nlco McHsce Exeter "Me" ; Z j ., �0 t, }r • !I "� - _ • 7/x 11 Geoff Duck - worth Exeter "Me. It's easy because I wake up in the mom- ing and I go out and do it when it's not as deep." Clear your path the safe way • Warm up by doing simple stretching exercises before you shovel snow. Stretching your mus- cles warms them by increasing the circulation, thereby preventing muscle strain. • Clear your path by shifting the snow and pushing it to the side. Keep the load in front of you, to lessen strain on the lower back. Limit your Toad to small amounts at a time. • Take stretch breaks frequently (at least every 10 minutes). Relieve Above, Jenna Becker, of Dashwood, poses at the Christmas Fashion Fantasy fashion show held Thursday night at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Below, Kristen and Mitchell Regier, both of Zurich, model their fashion wear. Anne's Fash- ionation, Sisters Alternative Design, Designers for Him & Her, Horse "N" Around, Melba & Abner Tuckers, The Purple Turtle and the Bank of Montreal all took part in the show. Proceeds were donated to the Huron County Christmas Bureau. back and neck strain by stretching the neck and upper back muscles in the opposite direction. • Never lift a load and twist at the same time. Rather than twisting the entire body, turn instead by pivot- ing with your feet and hips. • Use a light -weight shovel and keep it close to your body. Snuggle with your shovel! • When you lift, keep your hack straight and bend with the knees. Use thigh, abdominal and buttock muscles - not your back. • Use leather -type gloves that grip the shovel. handle. This takes pressure off the shoulders and upper arms. • Dress warmly and layer your clothing. • If you have had previous neck, back or shoulder injuries, you are at greater risk for re-injury. • Tackle only a small area at a time. Don't pressure yourself to complete the job all at once. • Reward yourself with a relaxing hot bath, shower or sauna. Apply moist heat packs or a heating pad to your back, and stretch the muscles, gently. Relax with a hot drink. • Be a loose goose! To relax your shoulders, roll them frequently': Tense shoulder and neck muscles cause undue strain. • Boots with good treads are a must to prevent sudden slides and falls that jolt the neck and back. Grand Bend water rates up a buck GRAND BEND - Grand Bend council passed a bylaw Monday set- ting the new water consumption rates for 1996. As of January 1, residential and general services will be charged a flat monthly rate of $13 for water. Each additional 23 cubic metres or 5,000 gallons used will cost 33 cents per cubic metre or $1.55 per 1,000 gallons. The new rate is up by one dollar from last year and is comparable to the water rates in Bosanquet and Stephen Township. .10 Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow Exeter resident Claire Hoffman, above, blows snow on Huron street Thursday. At right, Doug Wedlake, of Exeter, shovels snow around his Huron Street home Thursday. Council appeals to province EXETER - The Executive Committee of Exeter Council met with representatives of the Huron County Board of Education earlier this month to discussion the rational for a potential tax increase of 10 per cent or better. Council learned Monday night the board has de- creased expenditures by one million dollars so far this year and an- ticipates another reduction of the same amount by the end of the cal- endar year. In spite of the slashing, educational taxbs will still increase be- cause of provincial down -loading and re -assessment. Council passed a motion stating, in effect, since the local property taxpayers must produce approximately 60 per cent of the educational bill (and the province 40 per cent, 80 per cent of spending patterns are dictated by provincial forces, the province is reducing transfer payments, the province historically has not recognized the high tax rates and low labor rates in the county, and the Exeter and county taxpayers have reached the "absolute limit in their ability to pay, the province is asked to amend the Education Act and the Regulations so there are significant changes to the funding formulae with the result if board is able to reduce its expenditures then a tax decrease will result. As well, the province is asked to reduce its control over local education services so the Huron County Board of Education will have the ".. . discretion and authority to deliver education services and will be en- abled to find efficiencies that accord with local needs and circum- stances". Councillors seemed satisfied with the board's efforts to cut spend- ing and come in with the lowest tax increase possible. Your Views Letters to the editor Shelter and counselling services of Huron ...the shelter prevents the continuation of the cycle of violence. • Dear Editor: -i he Women's Shelter and Counselling Services of Huron provides women and their children with refuge from violence. In the past year, the shelter has housed 135 women and 211 children. Shelter staff have an- swered 1,615 telephone calls from women in crisis, and provided over 6,000 hours of counselling to women and children of Huron County who were victims of violence. By immediately providing women and their children with the basic ne- cessities of life - food, shelter, and clothing - the shelter prevents the con- tinuation of the cycle of violence. During her brief stay at the shelter, a women can begin to eliminate violence from her life and the lives of her children, by taking the opportunity -while in a safe place to think and plan for the future. She can then begin building a safe life for herself and her children. The Board of Directors of the Women's Shelter and Counselling Ser- vices of Huron recognizes the necessity for the government of Ontario to act in a fiscally responsible manner in order to put this province's finan- cial house in order. However, it is our sincere hope that the government will also recognize the need to make thoughtful and well-informed decisions regarding the safety and well-being of the women and childfen of Ontario. Sincerely, Ms. Susan Pye