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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-10-11, Page 10AuxiIji attend con Several' ladi•-- and ime gentleman representing the Auxiliary to Wingham and District Hospital travelled to Seaforth last Monday to the Region 2 conference. It was a special day for one of the local members. Jo English of Wingham was presented with a Provincial Life Membership Award in recognition of her many volunteer activities associated with the Auxiliary to Wingham and District Hospital. Mrs. English was president df the auxiliary from 1963-68 when the group was beginning a regrowth. In 1985, she was presented with a 25 - year appreciation plaque and this recent award is a high honor on the provincial level. She also received a beautiful pink rose corsage from Olive Moore of Guelph, chairman of the region executive. Anne Atkinson, president of HAAO and Doris Michie of the Wingham auxiliary presented the honorary pin to Mrs. English. A president's roll call was an- swered with the number of men on each auxiliary. The Wingham group e ence • was pleased to tell of Lloyd "Casey'' Casemore's involvement . with,. inactive hospital patients and of the- "ariny" of men who voluuiteer at the time of the r-umm r'sales. Helpline provides 24-hour service Farmers' Helpline, a service of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, is available 24 hours each day to provide constructive assistance to farmers and farm families concerned about their financial situation. Nearly 5,000 farmers have used the Farmers' Helpline since it started three years ago. Farmers' Helpline is available to farmers everywhere in the province by dialing the toll-free number, 1- 800-265-1511. Trained operators answer directly Monday to Friday, 9 a.m, to 5 p.m. A paging service operates after hours and weekends to contact helpline staff, who will return; calls. promptly. REVISION APPLICATIONS Municipal Elections Act Section 25 (3) Please be advised that for the purpose of the upcoming pc g Munici- pal Elections, the last day for making application to revise the preliminary list of voters has been determined to be Saturday, October 15, 1988 and not Monday October 17th as previously indicated. The change of date arises from the judgment of,Justice Hugh- es,' application judicial interpretation of this on ._North_. Yorks! a IiEat+on for- a . section, heard in the Supreme Court on September 12th. Based on this decision THE HOWICK TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL OFFICE will be open Saturday October 15th from the hours of 9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. for the purpose_of accepting revision applications and nominations. Tom Willer Returning officer Howick Township A complete Retirement Plan A beautiful apartment with kitchenette, meals in our lovely dining room, and many other services. And of course, opportunities to be involved in our active retirement community...., ... The Leisure Living Site ay he the perfect retirement plan for your futrre! 4 Mr...andlltrsi.f14. reside at RR 4,=V1/in�g: The marriage of Cynthia Jane blue street -length dresses. Bruce's brother, 'Paul Casemore of Oshawa, was best man. Ushers were Jim Miller of Guelph, friend and Gary Armstrong of Hamilton, Gloor to Bruce Glen Casemore took place at Bluevale Presbyterian Church on Sept. 3. C. J. has lived with Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Freiburger and Bruce is the son of Glenn and Marg Casemore of RR 4, Wingham. C. J.'s dress was a formal -length satire„ gownwith lace accents. Her sister, Sharon Gloor of Goderich, was maid of honor, while Caroline Mott of Dutton, cousin of the groom and Gayle Campbell: of Wingham, friend of the bride, were bridesmaids. These girls wore royal cousin. Rev. Larry Welch performed the ceremony. Mary Lee was soloist and Elaine Winter was organist. Both are of Wingham: _ _ Guests attended from Dutton, London, Oshawa, Stratford and Toronto. The happy couple toured around Niagara for their honeymoon and are now residing at RR 4, Wingham. UCW.ladies lean - about services of Homemakers BELGRAVE—Guest speaker, Miss Beverly Brown, gave a very informative talk about her work as Coordinator of Volunteer and Home. Support Programs for Town . and Country Homemakers when the general meeting of Knox United Church Women was held recently. She said that Homemakers is a non- profit agency run by a board of directors. There are presently about 200 Homemakers in Huron County. Their job is to encourage people to live. independently intheir own homes by giving help and en- couragement in time of need. The charge to clients is based on income and size of the family unit. The Huron County Home Care unit decides who will get home care paid through OHIP. Miss Brown stressed that volunteers are always needed to rake leaves, supply transportation and visit the lonely, just to mention a few of the services which volunteers can do. A thanksgiving worship was led by Mrs. Harold Vincent and Mrs. Janisa ...Coultes. A cookbook produced by the United Church is available --now to individuals or as a fundraiser. Items of clothing will be collected at Ross Anderson's residence for a bale to ' be sent to Good Will by Oct. 19. Mrs. Coultes displayed" a quilt which was tied by the Girl Guides at Camp Keewaydin Craft Camp last summer. It will be donated to Friendship House in Goderich, along with a box of assorted items brought asa roll call by UCW members. r Asocial time over a cup of tea and s cookies concluded the meeting. The next meeting will be held Nov. 24. v clime,Qf tl. e made oriental_ _ vegetable *ems .stir -fry and .pork schnitzel. "ey were good! THE M MOPS 111VALE The Bluevale 11. members chosethe name for- club . when . they :held their .. second, meeting. Followinga discussiol 4 -• _ grading of _ beef and veal, they ,. -made- two.- deligious dishes, veal schnitzel : and .oriental vegetable beef stir -fry. The girls met Saturday at the home of Bonnie Johnston. HOWBERRY HORSEMEN We started our meeting by reading about food -related . disorders. We learned what founder is and its causes. Azoturia also was discussed and its characteristics. General a$,i appearance was discussed. We then had fun trying to decipher an 1856 article for a shiny coat. Temperament and behavior were read about, including breed dif- ferences, taste preferences and ,. cribbing: After our test,, we went to Din- smore's barn to learn how to clip unwanted horsehair. We learned about preparing our horses for the fair, especially for some, getting them to turn in the right direction. -.. _---- _ . __................. _... _ ----- - ---- r.. Y Our make-up meeting was Sept. 26 for those who missed one or more meeting. Ron Campbell and Wayne Fischer served lunch. _ The group thanks the Dinsmores again for the meeting. BELGRAVE BEEF EATERS The first meeting of the Belgrave Beef Eaters was held late last month. The club project is how to care for and prepare meats. It deals with meat storage, health aspects and how to properly prepare meat. The meeting opened with the 4-H Pledge. The first lesson was about fat in meat. At the meeting the members, assisted by the leaders, prepared two dishes: terrific tacos and potato skins. The 4-H Motto was said and the meeting adjourned. The second meeting was held the following week in the Women's Institute Hall in Belgrave. 'The election of officers was held at this meeting. Sharon Ramsey was elected president and press eporter; Carol Hopper, vice president and Jennifer Elston, ecretary. <a 0-0-0 Despite the odds, Canadian lotter- ies handed out some 100 prizes of $1 million or more in 1985. - County `of tfurtirs he County. of 944, D trent, submft x r !:by Nova The junior leader is Carol Hopper. Our leaders for the "Much Ado About Meats" club are Isabel Campbell and Arlyn Montgomery. The meeting opened with the pledge, led by the president. The roll call was taken by the secretary and lesson number two was completed. We prepared Oriental Vegetable - Stir Fry and Pork and Peaches, ►tb of which turned out to be cites: ;,The -441 Motto ° was said and the meeting adjourned; —Sharon Rasey BRIDGESDAMA Artie late vilatikot.1932, heavy. fl° i da ;bridges in the +Crrie area 8o badly that it was ry, to harrleadethe roads so e wauidhel rt. 'However; town forgot e> of the minor .. n was crossi the= '8atth of the depot . Alike, through it and felt, . , 'water,' -Residents were, ie o.`fcials :would look int. totthe lady wouldet' misff • °d2 •