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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-10-05, Page 17THE WAITING GAME — The women at the auction in Hensall's arena were more interested in the furniture and antiques and the bake sale than in the building materials. They had to wait till the auctioneer got to these. Beth Consitt sat down on an old rocking horse. Staff photo Bank has 10,000 eyes A milestone has been recorded by the Eye Bank of Canada, Ontario Division, reports Mrs. Anne Wolf, Executive Secretary. Within its short life -span of 22 years, it has just received its 10,000th eye from an Ontario donor. In addition, over half a million indiN4iduals in this province have signed donor cards pledging their eyes after death, "Due to the unselfish generosity of people of all ages, over 5000 sight -restoring corneal transplants have been per- formed. Countless other eyes have been used in ophthalmological research and study, and much as been learned about the eye and various eye conditions." Although this impressive figure has been reached, this is by no means a plateau. Mrs. Wolf stresses that more eyes are needed daily to fulfill requirements. "Donors are urgently needed to give the gift of sight to in- dividuals suffering from severe corneal damage. At the present time 63 Ontario residents are on a waiting list to receive corneal transplant." Mrs. Wolf recalls the Eye Bank during its first year of operation, which saw two eyes donated and two corneal transplants per- formed. "I remember standing at the train station waiting for the eyes to arrive from Stratford. This was a great breakthrough — the beginning of the Eye Bank programme in Canada. Previously, those who could afford it had to go to New York for surgery. Those who could not, remained visually impaired. Now their dream could be made a reality right here in Canada," For more information on the Eye Bank of Canada, and how you can help restore another's sight, contact your nearest CNIB office. The Eye Bank of Canada is a joint project of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Care of turkey There's nothing more a part of the Thanksgiving celebrations than sitting down to a hot, delicious turkey dinner. Wise consumers will make sure their turkey doesn't bring some unex- pected bacteria to the table to mar the festivities, say food con- sultants with Agriculture Canada. To serve safe turkey, thaw the bird the proper way. It may be thawed in the refrigerator, in cold water or at room temperature. The refrigerator is the ideal place for thawing, as it keeps the meat cold until it is completely defrosted. However. about 5 hours per pound thawing time is needed and if you have a very large bird and small refrigerator, this can be imprac- tical. For quicker defrosting. set the turkey in cold water allowing 1 hour per pound. At roorn temperature allow 11 hours per pound for thawing. Remember that once it is thawed, a turkey held at room temperature provides a perfect medium for bacterial growth. Leave the plastic wrapper on, no matter which method you use. For refrigerator or room temperature thawing. slit the bag on the underneath side and place the bird on a rack over a tray to catch the drippings. For more even thawing at room temperature, place the wrapped turkey in a brown paper bag. Frozen turkeys should be kept frozen until a day or two before preparation time. depending on the weight and the thawing time necessary. It's very important to refrigerate or cook turkey as soon as it has been thawed --- never leave it sitting at room temperature. Citizens News, October 5, 1977 Page 17 County education group plans for next two years The Huron County Board of Education made buses, provision of better facilities for trainable retarded and elementary in- dustrial and home economics facilities its capital expense priorities for the next two years. The three projects are estimated to cost $755,000 when the board acutally undertakes them, The two year projection was done by the board at the request of the ministry of education. Each year the ministry asks provincial boards to submit capital forecasts to allow the province to prepare its own capital expenses for the year. The ministry supports each board on capital projects and asks what those projects are to enable it to earmark necessary funds. John Cochrane, director .of education, told the board that the exercise was necessary but probably futile. He said he fully expected the board to say no to the Huron requests just as it said no last year. He said he was unable to tell the board what to do but did say that if he was able to he would ask the ministry for six new buses and funds to update facilities at J.A.D. McCurdy school for the trainable retarded and leave it at that, The move would eliminate one priority for 1978 and five for 1979. Cochrane said that the reasoning for the request was that last year the same requests were made by the Huron board and the ministry replied that the requests would be rejected on the basis that the province was giving priority to additional expenses for more students in growth areas of the province. Last year the Huron board asked that it be considered for assistance on projects valued at $225,000 in 1977. The money was for three projects,. the renovation and updating of a chemistry laboratory at South Huron District High School in Exeter, the• provision of more adequate facilities at McCurdy School and the purchase of six replacement buses. Listed in the priorities for 1978 were an instrumental room at Seaforth District . High School valued at $50,000, home economics and industrial arts facilities at three elementary schools valued at $200,000 each, improvement of music facilities at Central Huron Secondary School at about $20,000, the provision of staff room and staff washroom at South Huron valued, about $35,000 and provision of computer facility at South Huron or another secondary school valued at $40,000. Seaforth trustee John Hen - Grand Opening LI A'S GIFT SHOP Used Furniture, Antiques Plus all kinds of Odds & Ends. With many In -Store Specials that are too numerous to mention for example. 45 piece set "Nitto" Fine Stoneware reg -$95 now only $69.95 next to Shatz Store Main Street Dashwood Hwy. 83 Sale Hours open Fri., Sat., Sun. and Monday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. You're Welcome to come in & browse. derson said he was in favor of the upgrading of facilities at McCurdy School and of buying the six buses but added that the board should try to get money for the industrial arts and home economics facilities for the elementary schools, Cochrane told the board that the updating of the chemistry lab was not a priority now due to declining enrolment at South Huron. He said the principal of the school said that a moderate improvement would meet the school needs and expected to ask the board for $3,000 worth of work in the 1978 budget. Cochrane added that the ministry will only consider replacing buses if they are over seven years old or have travelled more than 84,000 miles. The buses are expected to cost $100,000, the facilities for the trainable retarded about $55,000 and the home economics and industrial arts facilities about $200,000 a school. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD HOT DOG — The food conces- sion at the Hensall arena did a roaring trade during Saturday's auc- tion sale. Sam Oesch of Hensall was one of many in the crowd who bought a hot dog. Staff photo Shop with care Know your onions Ontario onions from the Bradford and Grand Bend areas have been harvested and all are now in storages. They will supply the domestic market until early spring, according to food specialists at the Ontario Food Council, Ministry of Agriculture and Food. When buying yellow -skin onions, choose those that are bright, clean and firm, with dry skins that crackle. There should be no evidence of sprouting and the necks should be thin and dry. Moisture at the neck is an in- dication of decay. 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