Zurich Citizens News, 1977-03-23, Page 4Page 4
Citizens News, March 23, 1977
"Car 54 at scene of low priority burglary 16 hours ago, now the scene of high-priority
murder attempt by burglary victim who called."
o arking
There seems to be a large number of peo-
ple around this village who either can't or
won't read signs. Either that or there are a
large number of people deliberately break-
ing the law and by doing so are placing, a
good many other people in jeopardy.
There are signs at the main corner in
Zurich which say "No Parking Here to
Corner". These signs are there for a reason
and that reason is a very good one. They
are there to try and prevent accidents.
It is necessary no cars be parked right at
the corner because they obstruct the view
of drivers attempting to negotiate the in-
tersection.
So often a vehicle pulling up to the corner
has no way of seeing whether the way is
clear to proceed or not because he cannot
see past those cars parked tight to the cor-
ner.
Instead the driver must edge his car into
the intersection until he can tell if the way
is clear, hoping all the time another car or
truck will not suddenly appear and an acci-
dent result.
But, you say, you only park your car
there to run into the bank for a minute.
Very well and fine, but a minute is all it
takes for an accident to happen. How would
you like to go through the rest of your life
knowing your unthinking laziness caused
someone else to lose their life.
There have been serious accidents at that
corner, we all know that. People have been
killed there and more will be killed if we do
not start doing something about those who
ignore the safety of others park in that no
parking zone.
Maybe what we need is to have those cars
ticketed a few times. Sometimes that type
of person understands money when they
will understand nothing else. It is not a
matter to be taken lightly and we can only
hope the people of this village and those
who enter it will have some consideration
for the safety of others and obey those no
parking signs.
Easter Seals
The 1977 Easter Seal campaign is in
full swing locally, with the overall provin-
cial objective set at $2,300,000. There are
almost 9000 physically handicapped
youngsters who will be helped by the work
of the Society for Crippled Children which
is supported by this fund.
As Frank Sinatra said recently in
Toronto "the money you send to Easter
Seals supports Canada's crippled children
who are working themselves into shape.
Life hasn't been easy for these kids, but
they're fighters. This is one of the best in-
vestments you can make. It won't return a
penny to your pocket, but what you gain is
in the heart."
For more than fifty years the Ontario
Society for Crippled Children has been
devoted to the welfare of physically han-
dicapped children.
The facilities and services are
available to any youngster in Ontario,
whose restriction of activity produces a
physical handicap. The objective is to
assist physically -handicapped children to
achieve their maximum potential by means
of comprehensive treatment and training.
Locally the Lions Club heads up the
Easter Seal Campaign.
Shafted
To put it simply, we're being shafted.
The provincial government's offer to
help out Huron County municipalities with
their burdensome snow removal costs has
turned out to be a sham, while the Niagara
region gets all the help.
Probably only three townships in the
county will get help of any kind in the form
of extra subsidies to help them pay for
clearing the white stuff away, and those
will be pitifully small.
Basically, it boils down to the
government's way of formulating the extra
subsidy. They will give us subsidy for 1977
only if our snow removal cost for this year
exceed those of last year.
Because last year, 1976, had an excep-
tionally bad record for snow, particularly
January, February, November and
December, it would be very difficult to ex-
ceed those figuresures by 20
per cent in
only
two months in 1977.
What the Ontario government should
have done, and what was requested by
municipal officials in the snowbelt, was to
average the last four years snow removal
costs, and then base any extra, subsidy on
cost over and above the average.
The way it stands now, we will get
nothing in the snowbelt, while the Niagara
region, who haven't had a bad winter until
now, will be well reimbursed,
Clinton News -Record
Spiing
It is now officially spring, too bad ,,the weather man Even know how to read a calendar. so, the wintry
weather over the weekend is surely the last dying throes of
winter and not a sign of bad weather to come.
Then perhaps I should apologize to everyone for the slight
slideback into winter weather over the weekend, it was all
my fault. I should have known better, but I did it anyway. I
removed the shovel, extra boots, scarf, blankets, snow-
mobile suit and candle from the back of my car figuring I
would need them no more. Believe me, they are going back
in the car and will stay there until the first of June at least.
Spring, ah yes, it makes one think of summer with its
warm sunny days and no scarves, no boots, no heavy coats,
no hats, no gloves, no shovels, no digging, no freezing, no
slipping and sliding, no blocked roads.
Just imagine, getting up on a Saturday morning and put-
ting on some cutoffs and a cod top and lazing around in the
sun all day. In fact, this time of year those thoughts are so
tempting I just naturally have to dig out all those summer
clothes and try them on, just to get in the mood.
I should know better, I do it every year and every year the
same thing happens.I end up with bulges where there
should be curves and somehow or other everything seems to
have shrunk over the long winter months.
So every year I decide this has got to stop. I must get back
into shape to fit last year's clothes or else I'll have to hiber-
nate for the summer aspunishment.Buying a new wardrobe
every spring is just too too depressing.
This year is no different, well, not much. This year I have
decided I really must lose those 10 pounds. I know I've been
talking about it for two years now and somehow they are
still with me. I know I have tried every kind of diet ever in-
vented, and they have all ended in disaster, but this year
will be different, this year I'm going to do it.
There is just one problem. You see, there is one very
serious drawback to trying to lose weight. Usually, to do it
you have to cut down on the amount of food you eat. Now for.
some people this may be simple, but for others, like myself,
this can turn into quite a problem. You see, the more I try
to cut down on the amount of food I eat, the more thought I
have to give to eating and the more I think about eating the
more I want to eat and the more I want to eat the more I
usually eat. It's a vicious circle and so far I have failed mis-
erably at trying to diet.
After all, it's embarrassing to go home for lunch and
watch your very own mother eating hardly anything at all
while you indulge in just one more scoop of gravy or break
down and have that piece of chocolate cake. After all, my
mother weighs about the same as I do, if she's on a diet,
where does that leave me?
But, this year is going to be different. This year I have
decided I am going to succeed. No more slipping back, no
more "splurging" just this once, no more sampling while I
cook, no more scalloped potatoes, no more spaghetti. This
year I'm going to lose that 10 pounds; I'm going to stop
eating at home. I figure that's my only chance.
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