The Times Advocate, 2006-07-26, Page 5Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Exeter Times—Advocate
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Opinion Forum News
ROSS
HAUGH
BACK IN TIME
I 0 YEARS AGO
July 24, 1996 - Mike Brintnell of
Mike's Signs this week painted the
Nabisco Brands logo on the Exeter
plant's south wall. The 16 foot
high, 80 foot long sign is the
largest one ever erected in Exeter.
On Thursday, Jeff Finkbeiner,
18, from Crediton carried the
"eternal flame of hope" for one
kilometer during the Paralympic
Torch Relay and Caravan.
20YEARS AGO
July 24, 1986 - The grand marshals for the
weekend Gala Days in Ailsa Craig were Harold and
Betty Guilfoyle. Last year's marshals were Verlyn
and Ray Campbell.
The 60th anniversary of the Dashwood Stitch
and Chatter club was celebrated Thursday evening
at the Oakwood Inn.
35 YEARS AGO
July 22, 1971 - The newest member of the
Exeter detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police
is Constable Al Quinn, a native of the Toronto area.
Some juveniles had their summer employment
licked for awhile Tuesday, but police halted their
activities. Shortly after a Huron Park woman
reported her lawn mower and gas can had been
stolen, two juveniles were found using the equip-
ment to cut lawns. Before being apprehended they
had earned $4.
Exeter's new building inspector Doug Triebner
will receive $2 for each inspection visit he makes.
Jimmie Lee, who operated the Exeter Grill for
the past 11 years has disposed of his business to
Wally Hem who formerly operated a restaurant in
Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Specials this week at Darling's IGA 25th
anniversary celebration include white sliced bread
at 19 cents a loaf, creamery butter at 65 cents a
pound and five pounds of fine white sugar for 49
cents.
45 YEARS AGO
July 21, 1961 - Garnet Hicks and Jim Taylor
were named to the Huron County School Board to
represent Exeter and Hensall, respectively.
Sunday, a heavy downpour, with strong winds
and hail flooded gardens, flattened grain, uprooted
corn and potatoes and blew down trees in Lucan.
Hydro power was off for more than one hour.
50YEARS AGO
July 23, 1956 - Guenther -Tuckey Transport
Ltd.this week received delivery of a 31 foot bulk
mobile conveyor tank for salt, the second of its
kind in Ontario.
Bob Dinney won the second tournament of the
season sponsored by the newly organized Exeter
golf club. He carded three birdies.
Chipmunks, low -winged monoplanes have been
authorized for use by the R.C.A.F. for training.
First shipment of the light aircraft is expected to
arrive at Centralia this week.
60YEARS AGO
July 21, 1946 - A $55,000 contract for rebuild-
ing the north pier at Grand Bend has been award-
ed to the Detroit River Construction Company of
Blenheim.
85 YEARS AGO
July 22, 1921 - Two or three mysterious young
villains gained entrance to Mrs. Gould's soap facto-
ry on Thursday night and did several dollars worth
of damage by cutting a large amount of soap with
an axe and upsetting almost everything in the
place.
Exeter presented a rather dull appearance on
Mon., July 13. A large number from town and sur-
rounding country attended the Orangemen's Day
in Goderich.
I I OYEARS AGO
July 23, 1896 - The editor reports with delight
that the realization of the local Royal Templars
was ahead of anticipations of the week before.
Monday night a larger attendance than usual was
present. Adding their expertise were Silas
Stanlake, Chester Prouty, William Harris and
Samuel Stanlake of the Sodom Council.
Exeter clerk M. Eacrett has put up posters advis-
ing that on and after July 25, all cows will be pro-
hibited from running at large in the village of
Exeter between the hours of 7 o'clock in the
evening and six o'clock in the morning of the next
day.
Seniors' Perspective
By Jim Bearss
ADULT ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
"He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead."
Town & Country Support Services Gets
Ready to Golf For Seniors:
Town & Country Support Services will be golfing for
seniors on Sat., Aug. 12 at Woodland Links, Clinton start-
ing at 10 a.m. The tournament includes 18 holes of golf,
a full steak dinner, and prizes for everyone. The hole -in -
one prize includes two tickets to any destination that Air
Canada serves in North America.
A day of golf for Town & Country is a great way to be
active, and support programs that that make life better
for others. To register call Shelley at Town & Country
Services, (519) 482-9264 or Faye at Exeter Town &
Country at (519) 235-0258
What's happening in Grand Bend, July 2006?
July 31 "Grand Bend Horticultural Society Flower
Show" Entries are to be brought to the Legion by 6 p.m.
for judging. Speaker Dennis Ducharme discusses the Art
of Pruning.
July 31 "Life after Death" Monthly VON Bereavement
Support program for Widows and Widowers. Exeter
United Church last Monday of each month 7-9 p.m. call
Kim Winbow 235-2510
Library News:
Want to learn how to use the internet?
The Exeter and Kirkton Libraries are offering internet
lessons. These lessons include:
• Using search engines
• Using e-mail
• Navigating through the Internet
• Making web pages
• Anything else Internet related
Computer use lessons are also available
Slow-moving Vehicles:
Now that summer is upon us, many farmers have to
utilize pick-up trucks to move around various imple-
ments of husbandry such as farm wagons, fertilizer
equipment, wagons and tillage and harvesting equip-
ment. These implements must have a slow-moving vehi-
cle sign attached to them when towed on a highway.
The Ministry of Transportation considers a combina-
tion of truck and implement to be a slow-moving vehicle,
provided a slow-moving vehicle sign is displayed on the
towed implement and the speed of the combination does
not exceed 40 -km/h.
Please, when traveling Ontario roads this summer,
watch out for the famous "Triangle sign" on these imple-
ments and treat the object ahead of you as a stationary
object.
Driveway Paving Scam:
OPP are warning communities of a driveway scam
operation that could be coming your way. Currently offi-
cers from Middlesex OPP detachment are investigating a
group of men, traveling the region, paving driveways.
Suspects allege to be paving the local highways, and
claim to have extra asphalt left over. They offer to pave
the victim's driveway for a cut rate with this "extra
asphalt". Once the job is completed, they produce a bill
for a large amount of money.
The suspects are high-pressure salesmen and intimi-
date the victims into giving certified cheques for pay-
ment.
The company they claim to work for, Coast to Coast
Construction does not exist. The suspects are con-
tinually changing their company name as they
change location.
Anyone with any information related to this kind
of fraud activity is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-
310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS
(8477). Callers do not have to provide their name or
appear in court. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe
to call display.
Pets are FamilyToo:
On a calm day in May a vet and staff members
packed up in one of the clinic vehicles to go on a
house call to perform one of their most difficult tasks; a
humane euthanasia. A wonderful dog, Ben that the vet-
erinarian knew and loved had been diagnosed with a
terrible form of kidney cancer. Even with treatment, the
prognosis was grave. Ben was not eating and he was
becoming very ill. His family knew what had to be done.
On arrival at their home we were greeted by a large
circle of friends that had come to be with Ben at the end
of his life. Ben passed away peacefully that day, in the
arms of his family and surrounded by friends. In his
memory, the family's pastor recited prayers and a hymn
was sung.
We all have to deal with death in our lifetime. The
death of a pet is a difficult burden to bear, and it
becomes even more difficult for those who don't have the
support that Ben's family has. Some people find that
those around them consider their loss trivial. Others may
find their grief embarrassing, and don't talk about it. It is
important for anyone dealing with the loss of a pet to
know that it is possible to grieve. Society is becoming
more accepting of pets as important parts of the family.
This results (as it should) in more acceptance of feelings
of loss, as well as the performance of rituals such as
funerals surrounding that loss.
If you are facing making a decision about the end of
your pet's life, don't be afraid to talk to your veterinari-
an, before or after that decision, about resources to help
you and your family deal effectively with the feelings that
are surrounding end of life issues.
HelpYour Central Air Conditioner Handle
the Heat:
• Check that the set point on the thermostat is below
the room temperature.
• Do not set the thermostat for cooling below 68
degrees.
• Turn the humidifier off during the summer cooling
season.
• Leaving the humidifier on will only increase the cool-
ing load and force the air conditioner to work harder.
• Close your drapes or shades and ensure all windows
in the house are closed.
• Close off vents in any unused rooms.
• Turn ceiling fans on in rooms that are occupied, to
help circulate the air. All air conditioning units use a
refrigerant that circulates through the equipment to pro-
vide cooling. News Canada
Easy & Affordable Home Makeover:
Many Canadians enjoy giving their homes a fresh new
look, and the bathroom is a great place to start.
1. Begin with a budget; the first step is to determine a
budget for your bathroom.
2. Add color; applying a fresh coat of paint will imme-
diately transform any bathroom. Think about how you
want the bathroom to look and what mood you want to
convey to help you choose a color.
3. Small changes make a big impact; changing your
faucets and hardware like the towel ring can have a big
impact. Coordinated hardware will create a unified, styl-
ish space; updating your toothbrush holder, soap dish
and other accessories is an easy way to refresh the look.
4. Lighting is important; good quality bathroom light-
ing is crucial. Design experts believe that the best way to
light a bathroom is to have your vanity light at eye level
on each side of the mirror. Unique vanity lighting pro-
gram allows you to update the bathroom quickly
throughout the year, by simply changing the glass
shades: It's a brilliant way to refresh your space with the
best possible bathroom lighting
5. Add personality with accessories; doing something
simple like changing or adding framed art, hanging mir-
rors, or placing candles in the bathroom are quick ways
to add personality and drama to the space.
6. A new look with window coverings; changing win-
dow coverings is an inexpensive way to give the bath-
room a whole new look.
How We Count:
The Big Picture of Rural Women's Poverty;
Rural Women around the world.
Rural women in the world over play a major role in
ensuring food security and in the development and sta-
bility in rural areas. Yet, with little or no status, they fre-
quently lack the power to secure land rights or to access
vital services such as credit, training, and education.
Their vital contribution to society goes largely
unnoticed.
Facts about Rural Women:
Women produce on average more than half
of all the food that is grown in the world (up to
80 per cent in Africa, 60 per cent in Asia, and
between 30 — 40 per cent in Latin America and
Western Countries).
• Women only own two per cent of the land
and receive one per cent of all agricultural
credit.
• The number of rural women living in
poverty has doubled since 1970.
Avoiding Peanut and Peanut Derivatives:
Arachide, arachis oil, beer nuts and cacahouete%ac-
ahuete, goober nuts, goober peas
Ground nuts, Kernels, Mandelonas, Nu-NutsTM, Nut
meats, Valencias
Possible sources of peanuts
Almond & hazelnut paste, icing, glazes, marzipan,
nougat, Artificial nuts, e.g., peanuts that have been
altered to look and taste like almonds, pecans and wal-
nuts
Baked goods, e.g., cakes, cookies, doughnuts, pastries,
Cereals, Chili. desserts, e.g., frozen desserts, frozen
yogurts, ice cream, sundae toppings, dried salad dress-
ing, soup mix
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