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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2007-09-19, Page 5Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Times—Advocate 5 Opinion Forum News I OYEARS AGO September 17, 1997 - Exeter's Jason Heywood is giving his pro hockey career one more chance with the Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League. Utah is a farm team of the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers. Christina Cowell was crowned Ambassador of the 143rd Exeter Fall Fair. Winners in the home - craft division were Pat Down, Sheila Miller and Tristalyn Russell. Julie Bibby won first prize in the pet show division. Darling's Foodland stores in Exeter and Lucan are celebrating 50 years in business. Jim and Jeff Darling are owners of the two stores. The busi- ness was started in 1947 by their father Fred Darling. Specials at the two stores this week include Green Giant vegetables at 59 cents, Red Hot wieners at $1.39 and 2 litres of Chapman's ice cream for 99 cents. 20YEARS AGO September 23, 1987 - Mayor Bruce Shaw and fire chief Gary Middleton recently presented 20 year service awards to deputy fire chief Don Wells and captain Larry Smith. The newest members of the Exeter Police Department are Constables Shawn Armstrong and Brad Powell. Armstrong spent the last five years on the Guelph Police Force and Powell has four years experience with the Toronto Metro department. 40YEARS AGO September 21, 1967 - Area Kinsmen and Kinette clubs elected their new officers lately. Ed Hearn is president of the Exeter Kinsmen and Mrs. Dave Cross heads the Kinettes. In Hensall, Bob Caldwell is the Kinsmen president and the Kinettes president is Mrs. Bob Caldwell. Late last week, the township of Usborne com- pleted its Centennial project, moving the War Memorial Monument from the Hurondale School to Usborne Central School. People who may d -d -d -d stutter will have to slow down when passing the 4-H gate sign erect- ed by the Etherington family. The sign indicates the four clubs that Darcy, Dwight, Debbie, Duncan and Derek belong to. If you have trouble with those d's we won't mention the parents names are Dick and Daisy. 50YEARS AGO September 19, 1957 - Don Hooper, at present operating a store delivery service in Exeter is tak- ing over the cartage delivery service for the CNR in Exeter. 55YEARS AGO September 20, 1952 - Exeter dentist J.W. Corbett has moved his office to the house formerly occupied by the late James Lawson. His former office in the Bell and Laughton building has been taken over by the law firm. The top five students in SHDHS's government are President Ken Moir, Vice -President Jean Taylor, secretary Katherine Hunter, treasurer Joan Thomson and publicity rep Tom Easton. Men of Hensall and district showed a magnifi- cent spirit Monday night when some 60 of them staged a clean-up bee at Spencer's Mill to clear away the debris from the disastrous fire which burned the mill recently. 60YEARS AGO September 24, 1947 - Miss Georgina Armstrong from Scotland arrived in Canada this week and travelled to her destination in Crediton. She will be married on September 27 to Frederick Sims of Crediton. The two met in Scotland while Sims was on his embarkment leave with the Canadian Armed Forces. 65 YEARS AGO September 23, 1942 - Thomas and Russell Collingwood have been engaged as caretakers of Exeter School at salaries of $850 and $450, respectively. The recent Post Office Rubber Salvage drive for several offices in this area brought in 4,000 pounds of scrap rubber. Howard Love, Eldon Walker and Robert Southcott left Wednesday morning to commence a course in airframe mechanics with the Galt Aircraft School. ROSS HAUGH BACK IN TIME Seniors' Perspective By Jim Bearss SENIORS' CORRESPONDENT The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow. Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos and body piercing? Rap music will be the Golden Oldies! Remember: The Exeter and Area Alzheimer Support Group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month in the afternoon 1 — 2:30 p.m. at the Exeter Town Hall. Facilitator is Cher McGlynn. Did you know there is an estimated 1,100 peo- ple in Huron County affected by Alzheimer's dis- ease and their families? Senior Housing: If you are interested in living or finding out more information about the new pro- posed 49 unit senior apartment building, please let McCann Redi-Mix know at 237-3647. Letters to the Troops: Queensway Retirement residents are inviting you to par- ticipate in their challenge. The residents would like to collect and write 100 letters. Please consider writing a letter or two and dropping the letters off at the retirement home. Queenway will be sending out their package at the end of September. For more information contact Julie Grimminck, RPN Retirement Home Director 262-2830. Legion 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. Riverview Estates is hosting a euchre party at their Rec. Hall on Sat., Sept. 22. The cards start at 1 p.m. sharp. Turn east at the Beer Store and proceed to end of road. Shuffleboard: Shuffleboard is starting again. On Tues., Sept. 18, at `Upstairs at the Legion', Exeter, plan to come for a pot- luck dinner at 12 noon then shuffle starts at 1 p.m. After the opening day, shuffle will be played every Tuesday and Wednesday. Centralia -Huron Park Lions Bingo: Mark your calendar for Sun., Sept. 30 at the South Huron Recreation Centre for `Bingo'. Doors open at noon and bingo starts at 1 p.m. sharp. Fall Greetings "Partners in Learning"! We trust that you have had an enjoyable summer and are looking for- ward to returning to the "6th session" of Partners in Learning! Course meetings are held at the Southcott Pines Clubhouse each Wednesday and registration fees are only $35 for a 10 -week session, plus a membership fee of $10 annually. For more details, or to register, please contact Suzanne (238-6927), John (238-8759) or Ian (238-5335). This fall our program consists of three exciting topics - "Lighthouses...Keepers of Valour!", "The Philosophy of Anything", and the ever popular "Socrates Cafe". Tips: • An old remedy for getting rid of deodorant marks, rub pantyhose over the area. • To clean hardwood floors use a mixture of rubbing alcohol, vinegar, lemon and some dish soap. Seniors to receive $700 million to live independently: The Provincial Government has announced plans to expand community living options for seniors by investing more than $700 million over three years in an `Aging at Home' strategy announced recently. The announcement came with a condition however. The Liberals have to remain in power after the October 10th election. Community groups across Ontario will `immediately' begin getting a total of $3 million to start planning services to be offered under the `aging at home' strategy. The province's 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) will receive funding and tailor a range of support services to meet the needs of seniors so they may live independently in their homes. The services could include enhanced home care and community support services such as meals, transporta- tion, adult day programs and increased access to mobility aids. These community services will give seniors support to lead healthy and independent lives at home. The funding model used to allocate funding to the LHIN is based on the estimated health needs of the people in each LHIN and their associated costs. Huron County to get $850,000 in broadband Internet funding Huron County residents and businesses will be getting a boost of speed thanks to an investment of $850,000 for high-speed internet service. Huron was one of the 18 southern Ontario municipali- ties that were successful in applying for funds under the Rural Connections Program, a $10 million initiative from the Ontario Government. The money will help municipali- ties fund and implement high speed Internet service in rural areas. Huron -Bruce MPP, Carol Mitchell said that the funding announcement will bring the county up to nearly 100 per cent accessible for high-speed Internet, up from 50 per cent. Although many people look to live in rural areas, Mitchell says they still need a way to keep in touch with the rest of the world. According to her, high-speed Internet is one of the tools that residents and businesses look for when choosing a new location. The money will go through Huron County, and a com- mittee will proceed with requesting proposals from Internet service providers on how to put funding to work. Mitchell says that any businesses with questions on how the funding will fit their plans can contact Huron County. Support your local farmer Sometimes, it is easy to take a good thing for granted. Take our Canadian farmers, for example. Every day, our farmers work hard to produce the food that ends up on out tables. And, according to farm organizations, they do a great job in making sure we don't spend any more than we need to. Consumers in Ontario and Canada spend the smallest percentage of their income on food, when com- pared to the rest of the world. This year, Canadians enjoyed 'Food Freedom Day' — the day when they have earned enough money to pay for all their food for the year — Feb. 6. That means it only takes us five — six weeks to earn enough money to feed our families for a year. Remember farmers feed you and farmers feed cities. Could my headache be a migraine? A migraine is not just a mild headache. When a migraine occurs, pain centres in the brain are activated, resulting in throbbing pain. Other brain centres may also be activated, resulting in symptoms such as extreme sen- sitivity to light and sound, nausea and seeing `auras', all resulting in debilitating headache. So how do you know if you have a `migraine' or just a `regular' headache? Here are some examples of the most common types of headaches, and how their symptoms compare to migraines. 1. Tension type headaches: These come in both inter- mittent attacks and in a form where the headache is very frequent or even continuous. The pain is usually less severe than in migraine, and nausea and light sensitivity is unusual. Tension type headaches usually require less treatment, and different ones, than migraine headaches. 2. Cluster headaches: Cluster headaches are much less common than migraine and tension type headache. They occur mainly in men, are one-sided, and headache attacks usually last less than three hours. Cluster headaches can cause redness of the eye and tearing of the eye on the same side as the headache during the attack. 3. Rebound headaches: Some people can experience medication -induced headache or `rebound' headache, which is caused by the overuse of symptomatic medica- tions. It's therefore important to communicate to your doctor how frequently you are treating headaches with prescription or non-prescription treatments. Jim Be Euchreama: Plan to attend the first Euchreama of the season on Fri., Sept. 28 `Upstairs at the Legion' at 10 a.m.. A great lunch, share the wealth and prize money. South Huron adults and seniors are invited to get fit this fall with exercise classes offered by Town and Country Support Services. Town and Country is taking a leading role in bringing fitness and health wellness programs to communities throughout Huron County. Get active your way with fitness and fun geared for older adults at weekly classes held in Exeter, Zurich and Hensall. This hour long class is a fun and easy way to get active and is geared for women and men. Gentle exercis- es promote stretching, aerobic, cardio, balance and strengthening. Class times are: twice weekly in Exeter - Exeter, Lions Youth Centre, Wednesdays 9-10 a.m. and Exeter Arena, Fridays 9-10 a.m.; and once a week at Hensall United Church, Mondays 10-11 a.m.; Zurich Arena, Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 a.m. The volunteer instructors are trained with the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging and include Jim Acle, Judy Dougall and Susanne Strang. Classes start this week and people are welcome to join at any time. In September, October and early November, members of the South West Community Care Access Centre will be facilitating a series of 'town hall' meetings throughout South Western Ontario. The goal is to present an overview of the South West CCAC and to ensure that pub- lic needs are understood and considered in shaping the future delivery of CCAC programs and services. A discus- sion period will take place to provide community mem- bers an opportunity to voice their ideas. Here is a sched- ule of some of the sessions that are close to our communi- ty. Please consider going to one of the sessions to keep you informed. On Sept. 25, 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. at the Betty Cardno Memorial Centre, 317 Huron Road, Clinton, October 16, 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. at the Westmount Library, 3200 Wonderland Road South, London or Oct. 23, 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. at Kiwanis Community Centre, 111 Lakeside Drive, Stratford. arss