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I OYEARS AGO
July 30, 1997 - Loreen Gill was
presented with the Village of
Grand Bend 1997 Senior Citizen
of the Year award Monday night.
She has been active in the com-
munity for many years as a
teacher, 4-H advisor and Cancer
Society volunteer.
Grand Bend's first life guard in
1946, Les Barr will receive a
plaque from Grand Bend council
on Sept. 12 for his service on the beach and contri-
butions to the community.
Sharon Amos, a native of Ailsa Craig and a sum-
mer employee at Kongskilde Ltd. in Exeter heads off
to Brandon, Manitoba on Aug. 16 for the Canada
Summer Games as a member of the Ontario under
21 field hockey team.
20YEARS AGO
July 29, 1987 - Julie Consitt was crowned Queen
of the 1987 Zurich Fall Fair. Princesses were Kelly
Doyle and Karrie Redhead.
The 1987 crop looks good so far this year despite
the spotty rainfall and extreme hot weather, accord-
ing to Crop Specialist Brian Hall.
Bill Fisher, Bill Wyte and Jody Mosurinjohn were
the winners in the first annual John Anderson
Memorial shoot at the Kippen gun club.
40YEARS AGO
July 27, 1967 - For the first time in 23 years the
Kirkton Garden Party had to be changed to a differ-
ent location. Due to heavy rains Wednesday morn-
ing which appeared would continue throughout the
day, organizers of the popular event decided to take
no chances and moved the party to the St. Marys
Collegiate auditorium.
Unfortunately, accommodations at the school
were not sufficient for the large crowds who now
make the Kirkton event an annual must and while
1,600 attended, a similar number had to be turned
away.
OPP Constable Robert Higgins recently graduated
from OPP College in Toronto and has been posted to
Chatham. He was born in Paisley, Scotland and is
the son of Mrs. Julia Higgins of Exeter. While
attending SHDHS, he was active in sports, a mem-
ber of the football, wrestling and badminton teams.
The winner of the Exeter Kinsmen's draw for an
all -expense trip to Expo '67 was Hugh K. Wilson.
Instead of the trip, Wilson decided to take the cash
equivalent of $500.
50YEARS AGO
July 27, 1957 - Bethesda Cemetery, officially 100
years old on Monday received a cleaning up
Tuesday afternoon when families in the Hurondale
district held a bee on the burial grounds at Lot 23,
Concession 5 of Usborne township.
The cemetery was established on July 22, 1857 in
connection with the Bethesda Bible Christian
Church which has since been removed from the
area. The land was purchased for one shilling
Chairman of the trustee board was Rev. Jonathan
Edwards of Exeter, the first minister of the Bible
Christian Church.
The Kirkton Community Centre packed in its
largest crowd ever Wednesday night for the 12th
annual Garden Party. Attendance was 5,000.
55 YEARS AGO
July 28, 1952 - A plan for public land use at the
Pinery will be completed early this fall by the
Ontario Department of Planning and Development,
was reliably reported here, Wednesday.
The pipeline which will carry Alberta oil to points
in Ontario is a job for skilled labour and wages run
as high as $250 for a seven day, 70 hour week. The
ditch carrying the pipe runs under rivers, under
highways, up hill and down hill for 185 miles.
Miss Katie Scott, recently retired after 41 years
service in the telephone office in Hensall was hon-
oured at a presentation and dinner at Monetta
Menard's Restaurant in Exeter.
65 YEARS AGO
July 14, 1942 - A dedication service was held
Sunday afternoon at the new T. Harry Hoffman
Funeral Home in Dashwood.
An estimated 1,000 automobiles and 8,000 to
10,000 spectators were at the official opening of the
No. 9 Flying Training School at Centralia
Wednesday afternoon.
90YEARS AGO
July 29, 1917 - Thomas Bell has purchased the
50 acre farm from Charles Godbolt, being the old
Earl property on Con. 7. of Usborne township.
ROSS
HAUGH
BACK IN TIME
Seniors' Perspective
By Jim Bearss
SENIORS' CORRESPONDENT
"Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs
on your front door forever."
Legion Upcoming Events:
Legion Fund Raiser! Royal Canadian Legion RE
Pooley Branch #167, Exeter ON is sponsoring a
Fundraiser Golf Tournament (Texas Scramble)
and a Chicken BBQ on Sat., Aug. 25. The loca-
tion is the Exeter Golf Club. Registration is at
12 p.m. and shot gun starts at 1 p.m. Prizes for
all golfers and entertainment. This event will
help raise money for roof and furnace require-
ments for the Legion. For more information
contact: 235-2322, 235-2962, 235-6213 and
235-2309. Entry is $40 and BBQ only is $15.
Fish Fry on Sun., Sept. 16 upstairs at the Jim Be
Legion and entertainment by Li'l Audrey.
Advanced tickets $12 or at the door $14. Contact: 235-
1167 or Legion 235-2962.
Steak BBQ on Sun., Oct. 14. Music by Ben Shane and
Bobby K. Advance tickets are $10 or at the door $12.
For entertainment only; a $5 charge at the door.
Contact: 235-1167 or Legion 235-2962.
What is happening in Grand Bend?
July 26 -"Diabetes Support Group" Meet at Grand
Bend Area CHC, 69 Main St East. 11 a.m. in the Adult
Day wing. Please bring a healthy dish to share at our
pot luck lunch. Call Aileen 238-1556 ext 4 for details.
Town and Country Golf Tournament
one you know who has a dog, of this very serious risk.
Poison control said as few as seven raisins or grapes
could be toxic. Many people I know give their dog's
grapes or raisins as treats including our ex -handler's.
Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern.
Laurinda Morris, DVM at the Danville Veterinary
Clinic Danville Ohio.
Even if you don't have a dog, you might have friends
who do. This is worth passing on to them.
Definitions not in the dictionary
by Sherry Broderick
ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at
both ends and is now growing in the middle.
BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women go to
curl up and dye.
CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people.
CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they
are born and after they are dead.
COMMITTEE: A body that keeps minutes and
arss wastes hours.
DUST: Mud with the juice squeezed out.
EGOTIST: Someone who is usually me -deep in conver-
sation.
HANDKERCHIEF: Cold Storage.
INFLATION: Cutting money in half without damaging
the paper.
MOSQUITO: An insect that makes you like flies better.
RAISIN: A grape with sunburn.
SECRET: Something you tell to one person at a time.
SKELETON: A bunch of bones with the person scraped
off.
TOOTHACHE: The pain that drives you to extraction.
TOMORROW: One of the greatest labor saving devices
of today.
YAWN: An honest opinion openly expressed.
WRINKLES: Something other people have. You have
character lines.
How old is Grandpa??? Do you remember?
One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather
about current events. The grandson asked his grandfa-
ther what he thought about the shootings at schools, the
computer age, and just things in general. The grandfa-
ther replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born
before...television, penicillin, Polio shots, frozen foods,
Xerox, contact lenses, Frisbees and the pill.
There were no: credit cards, laser beams or Ball-point
pens.
Man had not invented: pantyhose, air conditioners,
dishwashers or clothes dryers. The clothes were hung
out to dry in the fresh air and man hadn't yet walked on
the moon, your grandmother and I got married first and
then lived together. Every family had a father and a
mother. Until I was 25, I called every man older than
me, "Sir". And after I turned 25, I still called policemen
and every man with a title, "Sir." We were before gay -
rights, computer -dating, dual careers, daycare centers,
and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments,
good judgment, and common sense. We were taught to
know the difference between right and wrong and to
stand up and take responsibility for our actions. Serving
your country was a privilege; living in this country was a
bigger privilege. We thought fast food was what people
ate during Lent. Having a meaningful relationship
meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers
were people who closed their front doors when the
evening breeze started. Time-sharing meant time the
family spent together in the evenings and weekends -not
purchasing condominiums. We never heard of FM
radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or
guys wearing earrings. We listened to the Big Bands,
Jack Benny, and the Queen's speeches on our radios.
And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains
out listening to Tommy Dorsey. If you saw anything with
'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk. The term 'making
out' referred to how you did on your school exam. Pizza
Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
We had five and 10 -cent stores where you could actually
buy things for five and 10 cents. Ice-cream cones, phone
calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your
nickel on enough stamps to mail one letter and two
postcards. You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600...
but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was
only 11 cents a gallon and in my day, "grass" was
mowed, "coke" was a cold drink. "Pot" was something
your mother cooked in and "rock music" was your
grandmother's lullaby. "Aids" were helpers in the prin-
cipal's office, "chip" meant a piece of wood, "hardware"
was found in a hardware store and "software" wasn't
even a word.
And we were the last generation to actually believe
that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No won-
der people call us "old and confused" and say there is a
generation gap... and how old do you think I am?
I bet you have this old man in mind...you are in for a
shock! This man would be 59 years old!
- Golf for seniors!
There's still time to enter Town and Country's golf
tournament on Sat., Aug. 12 at Woodlands Links,
Clinton, starting at 10 a.m. The tournament includes 18
holes of golf, a full steak dinner, and excellent prizes for
everyone. "Businesses and individuals have been so
generous in supporting this event. We have great prizes
to give away," notes Shelley McPhee Haist of Town and
Country. This tournament is a major fundraiser for
Town and Country and all proceeds go directly back to
help senior citizens, frail elderly, disabled adults and
children with services to help them live independently.
Town and Country assisted more than 4,000 people in
Huron and Perth Counties last year with programs like -
Meals on Wheels, Transportation Services, Home Help,
Friendly Visiting, and Dining for seniors and seniors'
Exercise Classes. Last year the agency delivered more
than 23,000 hot and frozen meals in Huron County and
offered more than 11,000 trips with their mobility van
and volunteer driver services."
A day of golf for Town and Country is a great way to
be active, and support programs that make life better
for others. Golfers are asked to register by Aug. 7. To
register call Town and Country Support Services at 482-
9264.
Raisins and Grapes can kill a Dog:
Contributed by Bill Tinney
This week I had the first case in history of raisin toxici-
ty ever seen at Med Vet. My patient was a 56 -pound,
five year old male neutered lab mix that ate half a can-
ister of raisins sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhea
and shaking about 1 a.m. on Wednesday but the owner
didn't call my emergency service until 7 a.m. I had
heard somewhere about raisins and grapes causing
acute renal failure but hadn't seen any formal paper on
the subject. We had her bring the dog in immediately. In
the meantime, I called the ER service at Med Vet, and
the doctor there was like me - had heard something
about it, but... Anyway, we contacted the ASPCA
National Animal Poison Control Center and they said to
give IV fluids at maintenance and watch the kidney val-
ues for the next 48-72 hours.
The dog's BUN (blood urea nitrogen level) was already
at 32 (normal less than 27) and creatinine over 5 (1.9 is
the high end of normal). Both are monitors of kidney
function in the bloodstream. We placed an IV catheter
and started the fluids. Rechecked the renal values at 5
p.m. and the BUN were over 40 and creatinine over
seven with no urine production after a liter of fluids. At
this point I felt the dog was in acute renal failure and
sent him on to Med Vet for a urinary catheter to monitor
urine output overnight as well as overnight care. He
started vomiting again overnight at Med Vet and his
renal values have continued to increase daily. He pro-
duced urine when given lasix as a diuretic. He was on
three different anti -vomiting medications and they still
couldn't control his vomiting. Today his urine output
decreased again, his BUN was over 120, his creatinine
was at 10, his phosphorus was very elevated and his
blood pressure, which had been staying around 150,
skyrocketed to 220. He continued to vomit and the own-
ers elected to euthanize.
This is a very sad case - great dog, great owners who
had no idea raisins could be a toxin. Please alert every-