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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-10-26, Page 88 Exeter Times—Advocate Wednesday,October 26, 2005 Godbolt receives recognition for service to Block Parents EXETER — For 25 years, local resident Lois Godbolt has con- tributed to a cam- paign to streetproof our children. For her efforts, Godbolt was hon- oured by the Ontario Block Parent Program at a recent provincial meeting where she received a plaque. Godbolt and her team of school co- ordinators have made it their objective to remind local children of important safety rules, particularly around Halloween time each year. Their goal is to ensure children rec- ognize the red and white Block Parent sign in the windows of homes (and some businesses) and know the situations in which they may knock on the door for assis- tance. While potentially serious incidents have been minimal, Godbolt credits the signs for deterring foul play. "Children are able to use the program for many different rea- sons — if they are bothered by strangers, are sick, injured, lost, being bullied, alarmed by animals or caught in severe weather condi- tions. A Block Parent sign in the window Longtime Block Parent member Lois Godbolt, left, was recently hon- oured by the Ontario Block Parent Program for her 25 years of dedicat- ed service.With Godbolt is South Huron Block Parent committee chair- person Nancy Jane Finch. (photo/submitted) lets children know that a safe stranger is home to provide help," Godbolt says. All Block Parent applicants are screened by the police before a sign is issued to them, and the sign is put in the window only when residents are available to help. In the rural areas, decals are also put on Christmas Fantasy Auction coming By Liz Sangster HENSALL CORRESPONDENT HENSALL — The fifth annual Christmas Fantasy Auction and Dinner will be held on Sat., Nov. 5 at the Hensall Community Centre. There will be a social hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The dinner will begin at 6 p.m., the auction will begin at 7:30 p.m. with auc- tioneer Bruce Rathwell. If you have items to donate, bring them to the Hensall United Church office. Call Lynn at 236-4797 to reserve tickets. At Ilensall United Church Lucielle Beer was the greeter. The service began with an organ prelude with Rachel Wood. Welcome and announce- ments were fol- lowed by the passing of the peace, the light- ing of the Christ candle and read- ing by Jan Collins. John and Veronica Thomson were the ushers. Bev Rabbets was the visiting minister. Readings from Mark, John, and Psalm 100 were heard. Several favorite hymns were sung. There was a special chil- dren's time with song and prayer. The offering was received and dedicated. The service closed with commis- sioning, benedic- tion, and choral amen. At Carmel Presbyterian Church Tracy Whitson-Bahro was the minis- ter. Tracy's message was "The death of Moses". Joyce Pepper was the organist with Harry Smith receiving the offering. The service closed with benedic- tion. RC a h ac d ® Now Ddna PROTECT YOUR PET AND YOUR FAMILY. 25 Low Cost Rabies Vaccination Clinics Animal vaecinatlen includes GST. certificate and tags Blyth Veterinary Clinic Queen Street South, Biyth Nov. 5" 9 am - 12 pm St. Helen's Hall Oct 27" 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Clinton Veterinary Services 275 Huron Street, Clinton Nov. 5"9am-1 pm Exeter Animal Hospital 660 Main Street, Exeter Oct. 29" 9 am — 12 pm Seaforth Veterinary Clinic Main Street North, Seaforth Nov. 5" 9 a - 1 pm Thames Road Veterinary Clinic 67 Thames Rd., Exeter Oct. 29" 9 am -1 pm Zurich Veterinary Clinic 20 Main Street, Zurich Oct. 29" 9 am - 1 pm • Dogs and cats must be over 3 months of age, and on leashes or in carrying cages. • These !ow cost clinics provide Rabies Vaccination only. • No other treatment will be available. Sponsored by Huron County Health Unit and Huron County Veterinary Clinics Help control the spread of rabies virus each side of the mail- box to let people know a Block Parent lives there. They assist people in distress by phoning the appropri- ate emergency service if necessary. There are now 250 Block Parents in South Huron, although Godbolt says there can never be enough of these spe- cial volunteers. "We would like to have at least two Block Parent signs on each block, especially in the areas to and from the schools." Of her recent award, Godbolt says, "The safety of our children has been my main concern. If we have saved just one child from serious harm in all of these years, then our efforts have been worthwhile." Godbolt has recently recruited several new members to her com- mittee and hopes the program continues to grow. To become a Block Parent, call Nancy Jane Finch at 235- 2099. Why can't we recycle... Juice boxes Because, in part it costs X753/tonne to recycle these containers While it only costs 6 1/tonne for your current blue box program. It is not always the case that a specific material is not recyclable, however, it is not always feasible to recycle that material. When making decisions to add new materials to the blue box, the Bluewater Recycling Association must look at any new products from a variety of perspectives to maintain the integrity and success of the current program. For one, unless the "new" material has three solid established markets within reach it will not be considered. We do this to ensure that we will have a sustainable long term market in place in order to be able to guarantee you that all recyclables collected at curbside will be recycled. Secondly, it has to make economic sense to collect, process and ship the material. Unless you are one of the few people that believe that recent fuel increases are no big deal because you can afford them, we like to keep the recycling costs to a minimum. Lastly, we want to make sure that recycling a material will make a significant impact on the environment to justify the infrastructure and investment that will be required to handle the material differently than it is today. Often, we look to see if consumers have alternative choices available to them that could be used to avoid the material in the first place to determine the urgency and viability of adding the material. GOuneyy® We would like to apologize for not being able to recycle everything :;�`� you generate at this time. However, we make every effort to divert c� as much as possible and according to the Recycling Council of ar Ontario, we do a pretty good job at it. We, really you, have been a awarded the honour of achieving the highest waste diversion 0 my level in the Province of Ontario for each of the last seven years. of RCO �� © WINNER Some municipalities have achieved up to 85% diversion when /Pa a,,,.a compared to 1987 waste generation rates. Congratulations to Ste Minitn`1 everyone for this accomplishment. We really could not have done it without you. Space provided through the Canadian Newspaper Association and Ontario Community Newspaper Association and their members as part of Stewardship Ontario's Blue Box Program in co-operation with Waste Diversion Ontario.