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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-02-14, Page 8Wing " 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. Karen KIeist Makes House Calls for RRSPs There's no need to stand in line for your RRSP. I'll help you make the best RRSP choice .... in the comfort of your own home. Call today for personal professional service you can trust. The prudential Insurance &Financial Services The Prudential Insurance Company of America Wingham, 1 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. � 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. 0-0-0 No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. c;..nfirR eii'eit