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I OYEARS AGO
August 27, 1997 - The 32nd
annual Zurich Bean Festival was
a huge success Saturday despite
wet weather. Chair person Jody
Durand said 4,300 pork and
bean meals were served.
Mike Schwindt of Exeter has
returned from the experience of a
lifetime - four weeks in Germany
at the Lions Youth Camp Bergen
1997.
Anne and Eugene Hartman's country stylings
won second place at the Ontario Open Country
Singing Contest for duets at the CNE on the week-
end for their renditions of Tracy Bird's Keeper of
the Stars and Sawyer Brown's Smokin' in the
Rockies.
20YEARS AGO
August 26, 1987 - The recent addition to the
Hayter Turkey Farm processing plant at Dashwood
nears completion and is something more than
founder Harry Hayter could have dreamed of. The
55 foot by 60 foot addition to the 42 foot by 64 foot
processing plant built in 1984 brings the total
square footage of the turkey farm operation to
71,000 square feet.
Harry Hayter got a humble start in the turkey
business in 1948 when he purchased a colony
house from neighbour Miss Edna Willert. Close to
50,000 turkeys are now raised each year on the
Hayter farm.
Nine year-old Justin Merner of the Zurich area
returned from Woosger, Ohio with a gold and silver
belt buckle and $45 in cash for a first place perfor-
mance in the youth barrel race with his horse Sally
Bar.
Despite morning weather which appeared at best
downright grim, the clouds parted in the early after-
noon to leave the sun shining on the 22nd annual
Zurich Bean Festival.
30YEARS AGO
August 18, 1977 - Record crowds attended the
seventh annual Lucan Fair and chairman Paul
Dykeman said net profits could reach $30,000.
Saturday's attendance of 12,052 eclipsed any previ-
ous one day mark and the total of 21,952 is 6,805
higher than last year.
45 YEARS AGO
August 23, 1962 - Local children are taking
advantage of the hot late August weather to swim as
much as they can before going back to school.
Wednesday, nearly 100 who have been taking
swimming lessons during the year received badges
and awards for passing various Red Cross tests.
Sandra Snider of Exeter has won The UWO
Board of Governors School scholarship valued at
$200. She qualified as the top ranking student in the
graduating class at SHDHS.
Labour Day, T -A publisher J.M. Southcott marks
his 60th anniversary in the newspaper business. He
started in 1902 with the paper when he was 15,
and was a carrier boy several years before that.
50YEARS AGO
August 26, 1957 - The new $112,000 Hensall
Public School was unofficially christened Tuesday
when 181 students moved into the modern building
which was completed this summer. A two -room
addition to Zurich Public School was also used for
the first time this week.
Mary Lou McCoy, a 17 year-old Exeter hairdress-
er became the second Ontario Bean Queen when
she was selected from eight contestants at the beau-
ty contest in Hensall, Monday. Runners-up were
Marian Desjardine, Grand Bend and Margaret Moir.
60YEARS AGO
August 24, 1947 - Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Fulcher of
Brandon, Manitoba arrived last week to take up res-
idence in Exeter.
90YEARS AGO
August 22, 1917 - The Exeter Fair Board has
engaged the Juvenile Highland Band of London for
Fair Day. Highland pipers, fancy dancers, etc.,
should make a special feature for the fair.
Among those attending Toronto Fair this week
are Mrs. G. Hockey, Mrs. F. Boyle, Miss Stella
Southcott, Miss Laura Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. W.S.
Howey, Miss May Ann Tom and Mrs. Al Cann.
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Rivers of Exeter received a
telegram from Ottawa informing them that their
son, Pte. Bert Rivers who enlisted with the 161st
Battalion and went to the firing line shortly after
their arrival in England has been wounded in the
side and leg.
ROSS
HAUGH
BACK IN TIME
Seniors' Perspective
By Jim Bearss
SENIORSCORRESPONDENT
Aug. 30 "Diabetes Support Group Fall Planning
Meeting" Grand Bend Area CHC, 69 Main St East. 11
a.m. in Adult Day wing. Please bring a healthy dish to
share at our pot luck lunch. Call Aileen 238-1556 ext 4
for details.
Legion Upcoming Events
Legion Fundraiser! Royal Canadian Legion
RE Pooley Branch #167, Exeter ON is sponsor-
ing a Fundraiser Golf Tournament (Texas
Scramble) and a Chicken BBQ on Sat., Aug.
25. The location is the Exeter Golf Club.
Registration is at 12 noon and shot gun starts
at 1 p.m. Prizes for all golfers and entertain-
ment. This event will help raise money for roof
and furnace requirements for the legion. For Jim Be
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 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 at 235-2962.
Exeter Duplicate Bridge Club
For playing duplicate bridge plan to come out on
Wed., Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Bridge is played every
Wednesday night at 7 p.m., downstairs at the Exeter
Legion and continues to the end of May 2008. .This
club is not ACBL and charge is only $2 and the group
welcomes all newcomers. For more information, con-
tact Robert Drummond at 235-3826 or Rosaleen at
235-2182
Scrap Day 2007
Fundraiser for the Grand Bend Youth Centre on Sat.,
Sept. 29, 9 a.m. — 9 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion,
Grand Bend.
Twelve hours of non-stop scrap -booking! Door prizes
and raffles make and take. Bring all supplies to com-
plete pages in a fun and productive atmosphere.
Purchase scrap -booking supplies from a variety of ven-
dors. This enjoyable event is sponsored by the following
vendors: `Creative Memories', `Memory Lane', `Close
To My Heart', `Stampin' Up' and `Studs for Your Duds'.
Catering is provided by Ian's Kitchen. Tickets are
available at: `Memory Lane', Zurich 236-7789 or call
238-6390 for tickets and more information.
Casino Trip
Call Esther at 235-1167 to reserve a seat on the bus
for Mon., Aug. 27. You have a choice of Hiawatha
Horse Park or Point Edward Casino, Point Edward.
You will be given a $20 voucher with a player's card or
photo ID. Cost for the day is $10 and your bus leaves
the Exeter Legion at 10 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m.
Did you know? This past week in history in 1991,
Ron Joyce sold Tim Horton's, Canada's No. 1 doughnut
chain to Wendy's International Inc; $300 -million deal
made the Tim Horton's co-founder the U.S. burger
giant's largest single share -holder.
Food Tip: To keep strawberries and other fresh
smaller fruit fresh in season, save the clamshell plastic
containers from imported fruit. Wash and stem the
fruit and place in the plastic containers line with a
paper towel. They will keep much fresher than if left
stored in ordinary quart/litre containers provided by
the growers.
teeth? If so, you're not alone! Gum disease, also called
gingivitis is a common dental problem affecting people
of all ages.
Symptoms are characterized by red, swollen or ten-
der gums that bleed during or after brushing and floss-
ing. The good news is, for most people, proper dental
care can prevent and even reverse early stages of gum
disease. Gum disease is mostly caused by plaque, a soft
sticky substance composed of bacteria continuously
forming on the teeth. If not removed adequately, every-
day brushing by holding your lip out and brushing
at a 45 degree angle and flossing, plaque will irri-
tate the gums causing swelling and bleeding.
Without regular brushing and flossing, plaque
will build up, hardening into a substance called
calculus or tartar.
Tartar cannot be removed by brushing or floss-
ing but must be removed in your dental office.
Left untreated, gum disease can cause severe and
irreversible damage including breakdown of both
gum tissue and the bone holding the teeth in place.
Thorough brushing removes plaque from the visible
areas on your teeth, while flossing removes plaque
from places below the gums and between the teeth that
your toothbrush cannot reach. Not flossing leaves
plaque on 1/3 of your tooth surface and greatly increas-
es your risk of developing gum disease!
To prevent the risk of gum disease
• Brush your teeth at least twice daily using a soft
brush. • Floss your teeth at least once daily. • Visit your
dentist for regular check-ups and professional clean-
ings. • Eat a healthy, balanced diet. • Check your
mouth regularly to look for warning signs. • Do not
smoke.
Gum disease may also contribute to serious conditions
such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory disease.
Take control of your oral health and prevent gum dis-
ease.
Last words
With lots of graduations this time of year and many
words of wisdom being shared, this seems appropri-
ate...Paul Harvey writes:
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids
that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd
like better. I'd really like for them to know about hand
me down clothes and homemade ice cream and left-
over meat loaf sandwiches. I really would.
I hope you learn humility by being humiliated, and
that you learn honesty by being cheated.
I hope you learn to make your own bed and mow the
lawn and wash the car.
And I really hope nobody gives you a brand new car
when you are sixteen.
It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies
born and your old dog put to sleep.
I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you
believe in.
I hope you have to share a bedroom with your
younger brother/sister. And it's all right if you have to
draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he
wants to crawl under the covers with you because he's
scared. I hope you let him.
When you want to see a movie and your little broth-
er/sister wants to tag along, I hope you'll let him/her.
I hope you have to walk uphill to school with your
friends and that you live in a town where you can do it
safely.
On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope
you don't ask your driver to drop you two blocks away
so you won't be seen riding with someone as un -cool as
your Mom.
If you want a slingshot, I hope your dad teaches you
how to make one instead of buying one.
I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and read books.
When you learn to use computers, I hope you also
learn to add and subtract in your head.
I hope you get teased by your friends when you have
your first crush on a boy\girl, and when you talk back
to your mother that you learn what ivory soap tastes
like.
May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn
your hand on a stove and stick your tongue on a frozen
flagpole.
I don't care if you try a beer once, but I hope you
don't like it. And if a friend offers you dope or a joint, I
hope you realize he is not your friend.
I sure hope you make time to sit on a porch with your
Grandma/Grandpa and go fishing with your Uncle.
May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the
holidays.
I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a
baseball through your neighbor's window and that she
hugs you and kisses you at Christmas time when you
give her a plaster mold of your hand.
These things I wish for you - tough times and disap-
pointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the
only way to appreciate life, written with a pen, sealed
with a kiss. I'm here for you. And if I die before you do,
I'll go to heaven and wait for you.
OPP warn of internet scam!
The County of Wellington OPP is warning of an inter -
net -initiated advanced fee loan fraud.
The scam involves an entity that operates on-line,
offering loans to individuals with poor credit ratings. In
order to secure the loans the individuals are required
to send a `security deposit', along with banking infor-
mation, pay information and various other forms con-
taining personal information.
Ultimately the funds are never advanced and the indi-
viduals are unable to re-establish contact with anyone
representing the company. In some cases it will instruct
the victims to forward the funds and other documenta-
tion to a specific address. "Likely this address will be a
postal establishment that rents out mailboxes, with
possibilities of no real existing financial company," says
Mark Cloes, Media and Community Services Officer,
County of Wellington OPP.
"Be very cautious about giving any banking informa-
tion over the Internet," he says. "In the event that you
have fallen prey to this or any other scams, you should
contact your local police."
Preventing gum disease is important:
Do your gums bleed when brushing or flossing your
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