Zurich Citizens News, 1972-06-08, Page 12PAGE 12, ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
TI-3URSDAY, JUNE 8, 1972
rom my window
•
There is never a dull mom-
ent when you are raising a fam-
ily. Isn't that so, parents?
And when your children are as
far apart in age as mine --with
such diversified interests ---well
life is always filled with surp-
rises.
We've just come through one
of the most exasperating weeks
any family could know. Not
that anything so terrible --or so
wonderful --happened. It is
simply that normal household
bedlam at the Kellers was repl-
aced with abnormal household
bedlam for almost seven days,
and now that ordinary chaos
reigns again, we're all breath-
ing a little more easily.
Let me start with the eldest
of the house. This one generally
works hard not to become invols
ed in anything too demanding
of him. A level-headed but
no -stress kind of person, I could
hardly believe my ears when he
announced that he was letting •
his name stand for an office in
the students' council at the
high school.
That's right, We've just
come through an election camp•
aign with a lad who threw him-
self into it with everything he
had... and as much as others
could muster, too. There were
posters and banners and mottos
to consider. There was a speech
to write and to rehearse. There
were ideas to sort out and make
decisions upon.
In short, the week had all the
excitement you'd expect to find
where there is an election cand-
idate... plus the added exhuber-
ance of youth and youthful
eagerness.
Our second born was in the
throes of the track and field day
at school. Her schedule for the
past few weeks has been geared
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
to getting in shape for this
meet and last week was just
the culmination of all that had
gone on before. There was jogg-
ing and the ensuing showers.
There was deep breathing and
proper diet to consider. There
was non -restricting clothing to
be selected and readied. And
there was the silent vigil to be
well aware of what her compet-
ition was accomplishing on the
track and in the field.
As the big day neared, the
daily ritual became more int-
ense. In fact things became so
desperate that our daughter felt
the need to retire early at night -
window thrown wide open, of
Course—so she could rise at the
crack of dawn to begin the rig-
orous routine anew and afresh.
The youngest Keller had a
problem too. His kindergarten
class was producing the music-
al extravaganza "The Three
Bears" and the part of Father
Bear was still to be cast. Our
youngest son hoped he was in
line for this demanding dramat-
ic debut merely because he was
the biggest guy in the class..
and Father Bear had to be large
and burley.
That's why the youngest Kel-
ler spent so much time last
week tromping and stomping
through the house. He was, as
he explained, only doing his
Father Bear walk like the teach-
er had said it should be done.
Maybe if his tromping and
stomping improved,so would
his chances for being Father
Bear in the play.
Between the oratory efforts of
No. One child, the deep -breath
ing and deep -bending of No.
Teo child and the stamp, stamp
stamping of No. Three child,
my husband and I were on the
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verge of exhaustion.
"What has gone wrong with
the kids?" my husband asked
one evening after dinner as the
children scattered to talk,
tumble and tramp. "Is there
some kind of talent caravan
coming to town?"
As is usually the case at our
house, mother had to brief fath-
er on the upcoming events whicl
were causing the commotion.
(Somehow, dad's always the
last to know!)
"When will this be over'?"
he shouted , trying to make
himself heard above the din.
"Soon, " I reassured him.
"This weekend for sure. "
It all happed within 24 hours.
The speech -making (plus the
wits of a clever campaign
manager) won No. One child
the seat he'd hoped to gain!
Lady Luck and some real deter-
mination brought track and
field fame for No. Two child
as she walked off with the senior
trophy in our town; and though
No. Three child didn't get to
portray Father Bear for an appr-
eciative audience, he did learn
what a pleasure it is to be part
of an important back-up chorus
in a live stage production where
the applause rises and falls like
thunder.
As I said before, we're back
to normal household bedlam
this week.... but for how long?
Who can tell with a family in
the house.
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Co-ops make
several donations
to organizations
The County Medical Co-oper-
atives were organized in 1947
td provide hospital insurance for
self-employed persons who could
not otherwise obtain insurance,
and did good service in this
field until 1959 when they were
organized to act as carriers of
Ontario Hospital Insurance and
to provide surgical and medic-
al insurance for their members.
When Ontario entered Medi-
care on October 1, 1969, the
Medical Co-operatives voted
to amalgamate into one large
group to be known as Co-operat-
ive Health Services of Ontario.
Since the new company req-
uired fewer offices, Huron and
Bruce membership lists were
combined. Huron records were
sent to the Bruce County office
in Paisley, and the Clinton
office was closed ori December
31, 1969.
All assets were turned over to
the new company, but monies
not required under the terms of
the amalgamation were to be
returned, after audit, to the
County trust committees set up
in 1969.
This surplus has just been re-
ceived in Huron County and has
been divided by the trust com-
mittee between the five Hospit-
als in the County, the three
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