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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-12-08, Page 5Wednesday, December 8, 2004 Exeter Times -Advocate 5 Opinion Forum News ROSS HAUGH BACK IN TIME 10 YEARS AGO Nov. 30, 1994 — The Lucan Irish junior hockey team cele- brated its 25th anniversary Saturday night. Joining in on the celebration were the four men who started a very suc- cessful team, Clare Stanley, Bob Taylor, Jim Freeman and Moe Buck. Also attending were 1969 captain Tom Hodgins, current captain Steve Matthews and original players Dave Revington, Jim Hearn and Ken Needham who later coached the team. The Albert street Community Living Group Home has been named the Alma Godbolt Home in memory of Alma who was a founding member and dedicated member of the agency. Saturday's drizzle of rain didn't damper the spirits as Exeter's annual Santa Claus parade was deemed a success. Parade float winners were the Gerald Zielman family, Canadian Tire, Exeter Public School, Crediton United Church and the Masonic Lodge. 20 YEARS AGO Dec. 2, 1984 — A former member of the Exeter OPP force Constable Frank Giffin has received a citation from OPP Commissioner Archie Ferguson for his quick action in preventing a 10 year-old Cleveland girl from being severely burned. Parents of the girl have made a generous dona- tion to an Ohio hospital in Giffin's name. 25 YEARS AGO Dec. 7, 1979 — Exeter reeve Si Simmons walked out of Monday's meeting after council approved a controversial property standards and maintenance bylaw. He called his fellow mem- bers a "bunch of dictators." Members of the Exeter District Co -Operative learned at Friday's annual banquet that the 1978-79 business year was one of the most suc- cessful in recent years with an all-time high in total sales of $3,616,974. 35YEARS AGO Dec. 3, 1969 — In a letter to this newspaper this week, Minnie Noakes said the main reason for her defeat in a comeback try for the reeve's position in Hensall was due to discrimination against women. After January of next year students at Ailsa Craig public school will have Christmas with them all year. A new teacher will be Mary Christmas. The honour of being the best all-round 4-H club member in Huron County goes to David Marshall of Kirkton. The board of management of the Bluewater Rest Home at Zurich has appointed Josef Risi as the new home adminstrator to replace Lance Reed. 40YEARS AGO Dec. 7, 1964 — Group Captain L.H. Randall was honoured at a retirement dinner Friday when senior officers from across Canada as well as from RCAF Centralia were present. He retires from the RCAF Jan. 25. Ken Gemmell of RR 2, Kippen was awarded the Elston Cardiff Citizenship trophy at the annu- al Huron county 4-H Achievement night. 45YEARS AGO Dec. 9, 1959 — A well lighted Christmas scene including boy choristers on the front steps of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Beaver on Andrew Street won first prize in the home decorating contest. 55YEARS AGO Dec. 8, 1949 — Asa Penhale was elected head of the South Huron Plowmen's Association. 60YEARS AGO Dec. 1, 1944 — Feature movies this week at Leavitt's Theatre are 'And the Angels Sing' star- ring Dorothy Lamour, Fred McMurray and Betty Hutton and `Pin Up Girl' featuring Betty Grable, Martha Raye and Joe E. Brown. 80 YEARS AGO Dec. 9, 1924 — Mr. Charles Godbolt has rented for a term of years 23 acres of land on Huron Street owned by Mrs. J.W. Bissett and formerly rented by the Exeter Canning Company. 110 YEARS AGO Nov. 30, 1894 — Mr. Jacob Kellerman, one of Dashwood's leading merchants, has opened up a wood yard in London. Merchant R. Pickard and Son has 25 pounds of granulated sugar for $1, three pounds of baking soda for five cents and 14 bars of "Our Own" soap for 25 cents. Eating disorders —who's to blame? By Lisa Towle SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE EXETER — Eating disorders con- sist of a multitude of different issues and are brought on by a variety of reasons; many reasons are social influences, the media being the biggest influence of them all. Not only are women and young girls at risk for this increasing epi- demic, males also feel the pressure to conform to our society's idealized body images. The most unbelievable fact is that the age of development of these disorders is becoming younger and younger. There are three major types of eat- ing disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating. • Anorexia can be developed through a distorted body image; a person thinks he/she is overweight when they are actually underweight. Anorexia consists of starvation, or a lack of food being consumed. • Bulimia is a recurring, rapid con- sumption of food, followed by self- induced purging, also known as vomiting. • Binge eating is a disorder that involves consumption of large amounts of food, even when the per- son is not hungry. All these disorders are serious; not only do they cause serious harm to your body, but mentally they cause extreme emotional scars. People at risk of an eating disorder often feel a lack of control in their lives. Some factors why eating disor- ders occur may involve low self esteem, depression, a troubled fami- ly relationship or personal relations, and a history of being tormented about being under and/or over weight. An imbalance in the chemi- cals in your brain can control your appetite causing an eating disorder. Studies on how many people have been influenced to change their appearance based on increased media coverage have been outstand- ing. A poll in People Magazine, asked women how many of them are influenced by the unrealistically thin models in Hollywood. Eighty per cent of those women polled admitted the images of women on television added to their own insecurities about their bodies. Ninety-three per cent of them have tried to lose weight to obtain the images of those women in the media. What comes as a shock is that most children ages six to 12 have already tried at least one kind of diet. Warning signs of an eating disor- der may include: • development of abnormal eating habits (Le. severe dieting and secre- tive binging); • an intense obsession with weight and/or body image; • a significant increase or decrease in body weight /mass; • periods of fasting , self-induced vomiting and abuse of dietary sup- plements (laxatives and diet pills); • feelings of seclusion, irritability, and/or depression; • skips meals, only takes little por- tions and won't eat in front of peo- ple. There are serious health risks involved with eating disorders. Risks that are involved may include: low- ered resistance to illness, digestive problems such as constipation, heart trouble, loss of menstruation for women, poor circulation, rotting of the teeth, gallbladder disease, and many more serious medical prob- lems. If you feel your child, friend or someone around you might be suf- fering from an eating disorder, there is help. You can contact children's help phone at 1-888-668-6868 if you have any questions or concerns. You can also contact your local treat- ment center or look online at www. nedic. ca. For more information on eating disorders go online to www.helpguide.org. I created a survey for selected classes in each grade and the results were depressing to say the least. There were few students aware that the images they see on TV are unre- alistic to most of the population. There were three people out of the 80 people surveyed who recognized the average women is 5'4" and 145 pounds, when the average model is 6' and 100 pounds or under. The most saddening part of the whole survey was that numerous students wanted to lose weight to look "good" so they could fit in and not be teased. Personally I am appalled at what I have read; that our own society has found safety conforming to over idol- ized, unrealistic images in the media today. From early childhood we are exposed to the media telling us that looks matter. We, as people, spend countless hours in front of the televi- sion with millions of ads telling us to lose weight and that beauty is only skin deep. Not only with pressures of being good children, students, parents, teachers and just trying to make our way through life, we now have the media pumping images in our heads to look a certain way. With these pressures some feel the need for control in their lives, most feel con- trol when they eat because you are the one that is putting the food in your mouth. So to take control they stop eating or even start to throw up to feel that control. There are hun- dreds of children, teens, and adults everyday adding to the numerous reports of eating disorders. Awareness is the first step, taking control of the situation is the next. All the information formed in this article was found on the following Web sites: www.media- awareness. ca/english/issues/stereo- typing/women_and girls/women_be au t y . c f m , www. helpguide. org; www. cbsnews. c om/stories/2003/04/28/48hours/mai n551362.shtml; www.something- fishy.org — Lisa Towle is a South Huron District High School student in the Grade 11/12 Communications class. Her article is part of a series SHDHS students are writing for the T -A this year. 2005 Golf Privilege Cards now available EXETER — Some Christmas pre- sents take your breath away — the 2005 Lung Association Golf Privilege Card will give it back! A major fundraiser to support the work of The Lung Association and its fight against respiratory disease, these golf coupon books are avail- able now for just $45. This bargain package features great golfing deals (mainly two-for- one during the week) at 15 courses in Huron, Perth and Oxford coun- ties. Participating are Exeter Golf Club, Bayview Golf Club, Bluewater Golf Club, Goderich Sunset Golf Course, Listowel Golf Club, Maitland Country Club, Mitchell Golf and Country Club, River Valley Golf and Country Club, Science Hill Country Club, Seaforth Golf and Country Club, Stratford Country Club, Stratford Municipal Golf Course, Tavistock Golf Course, Wingham Golf and Curling Club and Woodlands Golf Course. As an added bonus, included in the booklet is a discount coupon for $5 off the registration fee for the 2005 Lung Association Golf Tournament sponsored by Horizon Pro Health, Pearl Health Care and Berny Nymeyer of RBC Investments which will be held Sat., May 28 at the Mitchell Golf and Country Club. This is the 12th year The Lung Association, Huron -Perth has offered Golf Privilege Cards and many of the courses have been involved since the first year. Funds raised from the sale of Golf Privilege Cards support Lung Association health initiatives such as the BreathWorks Program and the Asthma Action Program as well as help fund vital medical research into respiratory disease. One in five Canadians has some type of breathing problem and lung disease is the third leading cause of death in Canada. Golf Privilege Cards are valid throughout the 2005 golf season and will make the perfect Christmas gift for the golfer on your list. To order the 2005 Golf Privilege Card or for more information, call (519) 271-7500 or drop by The Lung Association office at 342 Erie St., suite 121, Stratford. OPP Festive RIDE takes aim at impaired drivers ORILLIA — The holiday season is almost upon us, and the Ontario Provincial Police wants to remind the motoring public of the danger of mixing alcohol with driving. From Nov. 26 to Jan. 2, 2005, the OPP will team up with police ser- vices across the province for the annual Festive RIDE campaign. According to an OPP press release, impaired driving remains the leading criminal cause of death in Canada. OPP officers will be out across the province in an effort to remove the threat of the impaired driver and curb the death toll on Ontario roads. Last year, during the five-week OPP Festive RIDE initiative, officers stopped 511,416 vehicles at roadside checkpoints, 416 persons were charged with criminal code alcohol- related offences and a total of 955 12 - hour licence suspensions were issued. Officers also issued 402 of the 90 -day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspensions. For every 373 vehicles checked at RIDE locations, one driver was either charged with an impaired driving related change or was issued a 12 -hour licence suspension. During the Festive RIDE campaign last year, officers investigated 40 fatal collisions in which 50 people lost their lives. Seven of these fatal collisions were alcohol related. OPP officers will be doing their part to remove impaired drivers from roadways, they ask people to do theirs by not drinking and driving.