The Times Advocate, 2008-04-02, Page 88
Times—Advocate
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
"Bowl for Kids" — Lucan Lanes hosted the Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron (BBBSSH) Bowl for Kids event
Sunday, raising $5,530, with pledges still coming in as of Monday morning. Forty-two bowlers participated Sunday, rep-
resenting area churches and businesses.Above, staffers from New Orleans Pizza of Exeter got into the "summer"
theme of the event. From left are Annick Maes,Tammy Kernick, Rob Varley, Caroline Eineke, Isaac Jaques and BBBSSH
resource co-ordinator Amy Schwartzentruber.As of Monday, the month-long Bowl for Kids campaign has raised
about $ 16,500, with a goal of $21,000. (photo/Scott Nixon)
Zurich Lions Club annual fish fry April 25
By Carmel Sweeney
ZURICH CORRESPONDENT
ZURICH - Once again the annual roast beef supper at
the Lutheran church saw a full house last Saturday
evening. The dinner was catered by Jerry Rader (and
was delicious) followed by a nice musical program.
Get well wishes go out to Irene Hartman and Earl
Flaxbard, also to Leo Meidinger and Annie Van Raay
who are temporarily at the Exeter Villa.
Welcome back to Bob and Carol Johnston, Dot Hess
and Donna O'Brien who were in the sunny south.
Family, friends and relatives are invited to a reception
at the Zurich complex on Sat., April 5 for married cou-
ple Tim and Kim Hoffman (nee Geoffrey) recently wed
near Owen Sound.
A buck and doe will be held for Meghan Regier
(daughter of Randy and Nancy) and Jim Seaton on Fri.,
April 4 at the Bluewater Complex in Zurich. The couple
are planning at July wedding.
Birthday of 10I
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Lylyan Greb at the
Queensway Nursing Home in Hensall who will be cele-
brating her 101st birthday on April 8!
Pam Bedour will be running yoga classes in Zurich on
Monday and Tuesdays. For more info call her at 236-
7668 as soon as possible.
Story time at the library
Story time at the Zurich Library will be on Fri., April
11 to Fri., May 16 each week from 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.
This is a free program for the kids. Call to register at
236-4965.
Carrie Eybergen of Grand Bend spent last week and
Easter with her daughter Tiffany in Germany.
Fred Lamb from Kamloops B.C. visited last week with
friends; Glen and Laura Overholt in Zurich and a sister
Gloria Lamb in Huron Park.
Renovations have started at St. Peter's Church (St.
Joseph) and hope to be completed by May 17.
Meanwhile all the masses will be held at St. Boniface in
Zurich. Saturdays at 5 p.m. and twice on Sundays; 9
a.m. and 11 a.m.
Little Tyson Kristopher Finkbeiner (son of Jeff and
Jackie) of Zurich was baptized on Easter Sunday .
Bob and Denise Heighington Zurich recently spent two
weeks in Brazil visiting with his brother Don and wife
Sandy.
Jim and Donna Hoffman of Dashwood recently spent a
couple of weeks in Florida and visited with her parents
Hubert and Marge Schilbe.
Baseball anyone?
Any children still wanting to play baseball this summer
can register until April 5 by calling Doug Schade at 236-
7188.
Help St. Peter's youth raise funds
There will be a talent night and silent auction at St.
Peter's Lutheran Church fellowship hall on Sat., April 5
as a fundraiser for their youth group's trip to White
Horse this summer
Pastor Ann, Sharia and Mike Ciupak and Tracy Lather
will be getting their hair dyed for donations to also raise
money for the youth's trip. Tickets are $5 in advance
from Lauren Haberer at 236-4905 or the youth group
members. Tickets will also be available at the door for
$8 at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome!
Zurich Agriculture Society president Hilda Lansbergen
along with secretary/treasurer Margaret Deichert and
Joan Vansligtenhorst and Carmel Sweeney attended the
District #8 spring workshop held in Stratford on Sat.,
March 29 which was very informative and interesting
with the speaker being Denise Edwards from Markdale
(near Owen Sound) on the constitution and by laws of
fairs.
St. Peter's Lutheran dinner theatre
A dinner drama theatre and dance for the class of
1954 (reunion) is being put on by St. Peter's youth
group. The dress will be 1950s style. The drama will be
held at the Zurich Public School on Sat., May 3 at 6:30
p.m. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
Advance tickets only cost $20 per person from Sharla
Ciupak at 236-7004.
The Zurich Lions Club held their dinner meeting at
Erb's on March 26 with 15 in attendance (four guests).
Lion president John Becker reported that the children's
Easter Egg Hunt was another big success.
Their next project coming up is the annual fish fry and
silent auction at the Zurich complex on Fri., April 25.
Tickets are now on sale for $10 per person at Erb's
Country Kitchen, Thiel's Hardware Store or from Rob
Rau at XL Imaging (across from post office) at 236-7470
from 5-8 p.m.
The new CWL executive for 2008-2010 were installed
at St. Boniface Church during mass on Sunday morning
by Fr. Peter Keller with president being Joan Regier;
president elect Theresa Kester; 1st vice Kathleen
Roulston; recording secretary Julie Debus; corr. secre-
tary Doreen Hartman; treasurer Cecilia Smith.
Convenors will be Martha Risi, Virginia Denomme, Bella
Soudant, Patty Smith and Janet Soudant.
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
The Zurich Cubs had a busy month for March. They
took part in the Cub Car Rally in Exeter, went swimming
in Goderich and toured the green house near Exeter.
This past weekend from March 28 - 30 they enjoyed
camping near the Pinery in Grand Bend where they
slept in cement huts and tents, went hiking, cooked out-
doors and did various activities along with the Scouts.
The Beavers received an award for membership
achievement.
For St. Patrick's Day they dressed in green for their
meeting. They planted seeds in pots for spring and
talked about what to do when getting lost.
On Mon., March 31 the Beavers went to the Fire
Station. All the groups have excellent leaders and com-
mittees who help out with the children; everyone is
working together doing a great job!
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Update from South
Huron mayor
SOUTH HURON — An
article in a Toronto
newspaper in February
states that "Municipal
spending is out of con-
trol."
The article goes on to
say that despite the fact
municipal rev-
enues are bal-
looning from
higher taxes,
more transfers
from other levels
of government
or from getting
new taxing
authority from
the province,
mayors continue Ken Oke
to complain they
don't have enough. That
is one side of the story.
The other side of the
story is explained by the
president of AMO
(Association of
Municipalities in
Ontario). Property taxes
in Ontario are $237 per
person higher than the
rest of Canada. At the
same time, the provin-
cial government spend-
ing on health and social
services in Ontario is
$258 per person lower
than the rest of Canada.
What that means is that
property taxpayers are
paying about $3 billion a
year for health and
social services in Ontario
and the province is able
to spend about $3 billion
less than it would other-
wise need to spend.
This started years ago
when the federal gov-
ernment ran into finan-
cial trouble and a part of
their solution was to
reduce their transfer
payment to the provin-
cial government. With
the reduction of those
transfer payments and
their own fmancial prob-
lems, they downloaded
some their duties to the
municipalities. This was
supposed to be dollar
neutral, but for some
reason the municipali-
ties seem to be the ones
having the financial
problems now.
The present provincial
government has
corrected some
of the inequities
in the last few
years, but still
has a way to go.
This same gov-
ernment has
promised to
share in some of
surpluses and in
this latest bud-
get has commit-
ted some of this surplus
money to the municipali-
ties for roads and
bridges. The riding of
Huron -Bruce has been
given the sum of
$18,565,378 and
$726,053 had been
given to the Municipality
of South Huron.
South Huron, like most
municipalities in Ontario
is having a tough time
coping dollar wise. The
bare minimum is getting
done in hopes of keeping
the tax rate down.
South Huron as a coun-
cil has not met since get-
ting this bonus, but as
mayor I can tell every-
one that the money is
much appreciated and
will be put to good use.
Work will only be done if
the cost of the work is of
good value.
Municipalities are trying
their best, but are
strapped for cash to do
the job of maintaining
their municipalities the
way they should be
maintained.
Three cheers to the
provincial government
and all I can say is keep
up the good work.
Capsule Comments
by Ernie Miatello
One of the skills we pharmacists have is the
ability to read doctors' handwriting. Many think
we take a course in this at pharmacy school. We
really don't but soon this skill may not be needed.
Electronic prescription transfer from doctor to pharmacist may
happen soon once all the legal ramifications have been dealt with.
Bone Toss due to osteoperosis is often accompanied by a loss in
height. People can sometimes lose as much as 4 cm labout 1.5
inches) in height over three years. Osteoperosis is a serious and
debilitating disease. Have you had your bones checked lately?
One of the most popular drugs in the world is Lipitor, a drug used
for reducing cholesterol. This drug belongs to a group of drugs
called "statins". Grapefruit and grapefruit juice contain compounds
that block an enzyme in the intestine that inactivates the drug. This
can mean more drug remains in the blood increasing the risk of
side effects. Orange juice is a safe alternative for Lipitor users.
If you have high blood pressure, it is a good idea to have a blood
pressure monitor you can use in your own home. Keeping a daily
diary of the readings is very useful information for your doctor at
your next visit.
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