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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-01-23, Page 5Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Times—Advocate 5 Opinion Forum News I OYEARS AGO January 21, 1998 - Cheryl Glavin of Crediton, an OAC stu- dent at SHDHS has won the Royal Canadian Legion Zone C-1 Remembrance Day Literary con- test with a score of 100 percent. Lucan public works superin- tendent Doug Johnston, public works employee Bev Hirtzel and Lucan Hydro workers John Kernick and Craig Williams are in the Lanark Highlands, southwest of Ottawa help- ing Ontario Hydro get power back after the recent ice storm. 20YEARS AGO January 13, 1988 - The elegant beam and post bathroom designed by Dawn and Terry Cabe of Huron Woods in Grand Bend has won first prize in Canadian Living's second annual decorating contest. With over 2,000 entries to compete with, the Crabe's bathroom was judged tops in Canada. The excited couple each won their own four -piece set of Samsonite oyster hardside luggage with combination locks valued at $1,200. 30YEARS AGO January 19, 1978 - At the A&H Superior Market, shoppers can buy side bacon for $1.39 a pound, bologna at 59 cents a pound and pink salmon at 88 cents. The first baby born at South Huron Hospital in 1978 was Michael Anthony Kirkby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kirkby of Huron Park. 45 YEARS AGO January 15, 1963 - Two escapees from the Ontario Hospital in Hamilton were picked up by town police here Monday. One was 22 and the other was a 14 -year-old boy. Deputy Zone Commander Dwight Ball installed Mrs. Pat Crudge as president of the Lucan Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Exeter's new RAP committee, combining recre- ation, arena and parks board, elected Tom McMillan as its chairman. A special appeal is being made for the final $1,100 to finish the Dashwood Community Centre. Exterior work has been finished and most of the interior framing has been done. 50YEARS AGO January 11, 1958 - At a meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary to South Huron Hospital Tuesday after- noon, it was voted to undertake the furnishing of the main living room of the new nurses' residence of the hospital. Jack Morrissey, reeve of Stephen township was elected warden of Huron county at Goderich, Tuesday. He is the first warden from Stephen since 1935. The new manager of the Exeter branch of the Bank of Montreal is Charles L. Smith. He assumes his new duties on Monday. Twelve merchants in Exeter have agreed to open Friday nights and close Saturday nights for the months of February and March only. 60YEARS AGO January 12, 1948 - W.G. Cochrane was elected chairman of the newly formed male choir. Hugh Berry, reeve of Usborne township was appointed warden of Huron county. The South Huron Young Conservative Association was formed last Friday night in Exeter with Ray Wuerth as president of the new organi- zation. The Exeter Lions are sponsoring food parcels for Britain. Ten dollars sends a food parcel to a needy family in Britain. Mr. Jack Doerr, photographer moved his wife and family to town this week from Mitchell. 85 YEARS AGO January 13, 1923 - This area has experienced several snow storms during the past week. Most automobiles have been practically tied up. The young Ladies Bible Club of James Street Sunday School held their annual banquet and social evening in the basement of the church with teachers and officials of the school as invited guests. Over 100 sat down to a very appetizing menu of oysters, cake and ice cream. On Wednesday evening last a very enjoyable skating party was held in the Dome rink with Mr. Howard Dignan and Miss Helen Dignan as host and hostess. After skating, the young people went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Martin for a social time. ROSS HAUGH BACK IN TIME Seniors' Perspective By Jim Bearss ADULT ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATOR Words! A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day 20 - 30,000 to a man's 15,000? The wife replied, "The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to men... The husband then turned to his wife and asked, "What?" Rebekah's Poor Boy Luncheon Jan 25 - 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Exeter United Church. $6 includes soup, sandwich, cake and beverage. Euchreama will be held on Fri., Jan. 25 at the Exeter Legion. Come for the fun, food and prizes. Your euchre starts at 10 a.m. Message from Alzheimer Society Huron Just a note that our Exeter support group runs the 2nd Thursday of every month at the Exeter Town Hall. 10 Warning Signs: (Adapted from the U.S. — Canada Alzheimer's Association) 1. Memory loss that affects day-to-day function. A per- son with Alzheimer's disease may forget things more often and not remember them later, especially things that have happened more recently. 2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks. A person with Alzheimer's disease may be unable to prepare any part of a meal or forget they ate it. 3. Problems with language. A person with Alzheimer's disease may forget simple words or substitute words, making his or her sentences difficult to understand. 4. Disorientation of time and place. A person with Alzheimer's disease can become lost on their own street, not knowing how they got there or how to get home. 5. Poor or decreased judgment. A person with Alzheimer's disease may not recognize an infection as a problem or go to the doctor at all. Or they may dress inap- propriately, wearing heavy clothing on a hot day. 6. Problems with abstract thinking. Celebrating a birth- day is something many people do, but a person with Alzheimer's disease may not understand what a birthday is. every load of clothes. He told us that he wanted to show us something. He took the filter over to the sink, ran hot water over it. Now, the lint filter is made of a mesh mater- ial - I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like. Well...the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh and that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't see the film, but it's there. This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire and potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that? Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that. So, I thought I'd share! Note: I went to my dryer and tested my screen by run- ning water on it. The water ran thru a little bit but mostly collected, all the water in the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water and a nylon brush and I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it the water ran right thru the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all! That repairman knew what he was talking about! Contributed by Beth Patterson You always wanted to know? "Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). There are only four words in the English language which end in "dour": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e 0 u) Typewriter is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the key- board. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too!) Almonds are a member of the peach family. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches two to six years of age. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite! Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. The average person's left hand does 56 per cent of the typing. The cruise liner, QE 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze com- pletely solid. There are more chickens than people in the world. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room dur- ing a dance. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Now you know more than you did before!! Contributed by Gwen Baker Important Information: Since Aug. 15, 2007, it has been easier to renew your Canadian passport. Through the simplified Passport Renewal Process, qualified applicants no longer have to submit documentary evidence of citizenship, supplemen- tary identification or a guarantor declaration. The Simplified Passport Renewal Process is open to Canadians 16 years of age or over whom: • Currently hold a Canadian passport issued after January 31, 2002. • Reside in Canada. • Were residing in Canada when they applied for their previous passport. Simplified renewal applications may be submitted at all Passport Canada offices, participating Service Canada and Canada Post outlets, and by mail. Other conditions apply. Please consult www.passport- canada.gc.ca or call 1-800-567-6868 or 1-800 0 -Canada for more information. Since Jan. 31, 2007, Canadian citizens flying to or through the U.S. must present a valid Canadian passport. Starting Jan. 31, 2008, Canadians traveling to the U.S. by land or water will need to present a government issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, and a proof of citizen- ship such as a birth certificate or citizenship card. A pass- port is also acceptable. For those 18 and under, only a birth certificate will be required. Jim Be 7. Misplacing things. A person with Alzheimer's disease may put things in inappropriate places: an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in a sugar bowl. 8. Changes in mood and behaviour. A person with Alzheimer's disease can exhibit varied mood swings — from calm to tears to anger — for no apparent reason. 9. Changes in personality. A person with Alzheimer's disease can become confused, suspicious or withdrawn. Changes may also include apathy, fearfulness or acting out of character. 10. Loss of initiative. A person with Alzheimer's disease may become very passive, and require cues and prompt- ing to become involved. Grand Bend Winter Carnival 2008 "Benguin Goes Wild West" Your fun time starts on Fri., Feb. 1 to Sun., Feb. 10. "The Ride of Your Life" George Carlin on aging! Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. 'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never 36 and a half, you're four and a half, going on five! That's the key. You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead. 'How old are you?' 'I'm going to be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're going to be 16! And then the greatest day of your life! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. You become 21. Yes! But then you turn 30. Oh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He turned; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're just a sour -dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed? You become 21, you turn 30, then you're pushing 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slip- ping away. Before you know it, you reach 50 and your dreams are gone. But wait!!! You make it to 60. You did- n't think you would! So you become 21, turn 30, push 40, and reach 50 and make it to 60. You've built up so much speed that you hit 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you hit Wednesday! You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you hit lunch; you turn 4:30; you reach bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I was just 92.' Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a lit- tle kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!' May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half! Bill Tinney Dryer tip that could save your life The heating unit went out in my dryer. The guy that fixes things went in to the dryer pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. We always clean the lint from the filter after arss