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PRINCE AND PRINCESS—Jason Schiestel and Lisa Alexander are this year's Frostyfest prince and prin-
cess, chosen last Thursday evening. Looking on is Jenni Kerr, princess runner-up, while Brett Sangster,
prince runner-up, was unavailable for the photo.
LEGION PANCAKE BREAKFAST—Almost 100 hungry Frostyfesters were served pancakes and saus-
age at last Saturday's breakfast at the Wingham Legion Hall. Mayor pan Moreland and his wife Peggy en-
joy breakfast with table mates Jim Beattie- and Ron Beecroft and daughter Stacey.
orci-
Thank You
The Wingham Lions Club extends
its thanks to all those who helped
with or participated in the recent
Frostyfest activities. Also to the
public who attended the various
events.
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This OPP team
patrols county
While the weather is being very
unpredictable, it's a fact that the.
Ontario Provincial Police have
noticed a significant increase in
motor .vehicle fatalities during the
past year.
People, travelling our highways
are increasing each month and the
OPP is committed to doing
everything .possible to see that
members of the public arrive safely
at their destination. --
Starting last Friday, Feb. 10 and
running for five weeks as a pilot
project, the three OPP detachment
commanders in Huron County are
initiating a selective enforcement
team.
This team will consist of three
officers (one from each detachment
Exeter, Goderich and Wingham)
who will work together at various
locations within Huron County
enforcing the speed limit, seatbelt
compliance and unsafe moving
violations, which all have a factor in
motor vehicle collisions.
NEW TRAIN STATION
Wingham's new Grand. Trunk
Station was going to be one of the _
best, promised the Wingham
Advance of Jan. 26, 1905. The Work
was going to commence in the spring
of that year aial It was reported that
610,000 had been set aside for rule
IYhighara. stafitin.*towers would
;give t an nnpos a Sowed,
", is -
was
o rier,, Hazel
Laidlaw and . , r r ,fret Sleightholm.
Mrs. Slleightholid read scripture
from the seventh chapter of St.
-Nfatthera Gospel and Mrs. Laidlaw
lln prayer. Mrs. Farrier and Mrs.
Sleigh` elm read from a paper
called World Food Day, followed by
a litany ofeonfession.
Rev. John Neilson showed a video
ro,
supported, E1
roll call namingthebt "er
they .wereby baptized andethe p*mister
who baptized them.
The offering and Least Coin were
received and Mr. Nem closed the
meeting . with prayer. MrsFarrier
thanked= the hostess and ' Ne. .!s
served lunch.
promoting action
on waste management
Ever since last year's "Educate -
Initiate" conference, five. Women's
Institute branches in Pere Centre
District have been particularly
interested in: waste management.
A new landfill site, presently
under construction ..in one of the
townships, is destined to receive
waste from four municipalities.
In June of 1988, township councils
weretitying to inform their residents
about recycling possibilities. The
nearby city of Stratford already had
moderate success with its recycling
program and Institute branches had.
municipal officials provide them
with information about the
anticipated program.
One branch hosted an information
meeting to tell residents just how the
.gl►ilclu!S: f ogr r :rgig work.
, mat thlqq
meeting, were sent out in the June
tax bills. It was at that meeting, that
Women's Institute members vol-
unteered to help distribute blue
boxes, thus accomplishing the
"educate" part of the theme.
When it came to distribute the brie
boxes in Novemberij. the.
of North �r uth
v as nope
i el :thy!
for 'their use 'doOi to d+oe
townships.
Residents were very receptive to
the program and the collection of
glass, tin and newspapers began
Dec. 1.
Initial response to the pr ram
- indicates an almost 100 per cent
participation and an estimated one-
third less household garbage
already in one township. This is. the
"initiate" part of the conference
theme.
When the, new landfill site opens
this year, it will be receiving waste
Materials from which recyclable
ateri Is alteady. have been
gou
6 .3 o �4 ebffn snd asseem to be ha' ppy to.
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be part of a recycling program that
means even less waste being
deposited in their landfill area and
productive land will continue to be
just that — productive.
Generous pledge covers
the ' bear ' necessities
Thanks to a generous pledge of
$35,000 by the Telephone Pioneers of
'America, Chapter 91, the Good
Bears of the World organization will
be placing . a teddy bear in every
OPP cruiser in the province by this
Canada Day, July 1.
Initially a pilot project limited to
the OPP's District No. 6, encom-
passing the counties of Grey, Bruce,
Wellington, Perth, Huron and the
Region of Waterloo, the support of
the Telephone Pioneers will allow all
1,000 cruisers that operate daily in
the province to be equipped with a
12 -inch tall, stuffed teddy bear.
"We are delighted to see a teddy
bear on board all of our cruisers,"
says.. Irena Lawrenson, Opp ser-
geant.
"Children who are the victims of
traffic accidents, family violence or
other traumatic situations are often
distraught and would welcome the
comfort of a teddy bear. Other police
forces have successfully used teddy
bears to forge a bond between the
child and the officer."
Government announces
sheep, Iamb referendum
A mail -in referendum for
producers of sheep, lambs or wool
will be held in April, Ontario
Agriculture and Food Minister Jack
Riddell announced last week. -
Producers will be asked to
consider this question in the
referendum: "Do you support the
continuation of the Ontario Sheep
Marketing Agency?"
By holding this referendum,
the
minister is fulfilling a recom-
mendation of the Ontario Sheep
Commission which reported on the
establishment and operation of an
Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency
for sheep, lambs i pd wool in 1984
That recommendation stated that
producers should have the
opportunity to cull for a vote on the
continuation of the agency after "a
reasonable period of operation".
The, agency was established in 1985
ithotita producer Vete; : t'' t ' ,
Producers of sheep, lambs or wool
are eligible to vote in the
referendum if they were a
registered producer with the Sheep
Marketing Agency as of Dec. 31 and
if they owned, produced and
marketed sheep, lambs or wool in
1
They are also eligible if they
began producing in 1 and intend
to begin marketing this year.
The mail -in referendum will be
held from April 3 to 14. Information
meetings will be held by the Ontario
Sheep Marketing Agency during late
February through to early April to
explain the marketing activities and
services provided to producers of
sheep, lambs and wool.
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No one can make you feel inferior
without your consent.
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