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The Times Advocate, 2008-07-30, Page 5Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Times -Advocate 5 Opinion Forum News 10 YEARS AGO July 22, 1998 - Exeter reaches its 125th birthday with a tradition of business and agriculture. While there are many similarities between this week's side- walk sale days and the com- merce of 125 years ago, there are also many differ- ences. First of all, there were no sidewalks and even boardwalks were not constructed until 1876. The street was muddy in the spring and dusty in the summer 20YEARS AGO July 27, 1988 - Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will be visiting Huron County tomor- row and will be mixing business with pleasure. The business portion of the trip will be to offi- cially open the Goderich Harbour. A $10 million senior care facility at Huronview in Clinton will replace the institu- tion -like complex which has housed the county's frail and elderly since 1894. Construction is expected to start shortly on a new development on the former Exeter Sherwood Exeter Limited property at the north- west corner of Main and Wellington streets. It is expected five stores will be established in a mini -mall in the combined floor space of 7,764 square feet. Zurich figure skater Kathy Merner will cap one of the most successful years of her career Aug. 10 when she joins Rhapsody On Ice for a two-week tour of Australia and New Zealand. 30YEARS AGO July 27, 1978 - Veteran Exeter horseman Tom Yearley was honoured Sunday at Clinton race- way for more than 60 years of service to the harness horse industry. 45 YEARS AGO July 28, 1963 - Construction of a swimming pool in Exeter will begin around Labour day, the committee decided this week. Funds for the bathhouse are expected to be raised by next summer. The tablet erected on a stone monument by the Old Boys and Girls in 1935 at the south end of town to honour Exeter's first council has been removed to Riverview Park. Mr. and Mrs. John Teevins of Grand Bend were presented with a cheque for $25 by the federal post office department to reward them for foiling a possible robbery of the Grand Bend post office on June 16. 60YEARS AGO July 26, 1948 - Clinton was invaded Monday by 3,500 Orangemen and their families to cele- brate the 25th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne Exeter horse races were rained out Wednesday afternoon and had to be called after the first race. 60YEARS AGO July 19, 1948 - The first Junior Turnip Club in Ontario was organized last week on the farm of Oscar Tuckey, near Exeter. Dr. and Mrs. E.S. Steiner are in Guelph attending the Ontario Veterinary Association meeting. Victor Dinnin, principal of Zurich Public School took Grade seven and eight students on a trip to Toronto this week. In the 12 baseball games played to date this year, Gerry Smith with 14 hits in 35 trips to the plate leads the Exeter ball team. 85 YEARS AGO July 28, 1923 - The judging of the school gar- dens took place on Saturday by W.G. Medd and J.S. Harvey. The prizes were awarded to the evi- dent care taken, variety and condition of vegeta- bles and arrangements. Prizes were as follows: Mr. Howard's room, Stella Northcott, John Kunz and Harry Jennings. Miss Medd's room, Helen Penhale, Gladys Hunkin, Orville Beaver, Russell Collingwood, Russell Snell and Roy Batten. Miss Flossie Vincent has resigned her position at R. McKenzie and Son and Miss A. Willard is taking her place. The Plymouth Brethren held an open air ser- vice on Main Street Saturday evening. They have set up a tent near Victoria Park and are holding services each night. ROSS HAUGH BACK IN TIME Seniors' Perspective By Jim Bearss Adult Activities Co-ordinator An elderly woman died last month. Having never married, she requested no male pallbearers. In her handwritten instructions for her memorial service, she wrote, 'They wouldn't take me out while 1 was alive, I don't want them to take me out when I'm dead.' Town and Country GolfTournament — Golfing to help seniors Town and Country's golf tournament is on Sat., Aug. 9 at Woodlands Links, Clinton starting at 10 a.m. The tournament includes 18 holes of golf, a full steak dinner, and excellent prizes for every- one. For more information contact: Shelley McPhee Haist, Town and Country Support Services at 482-9264 ext. 207 or contact Faye Skinner at Town & Country Support Services, Exeter at 235-0258. Come to the Fair — the Senior'sTrade Fair The South Huron Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the 2008 Senior Trade Fair and Information Expo to be held on Aug. 20. Hours will be 1 - 8 p.m. at the South Huron Recreation Centre. A great day for visiting the many exhibits, listening to good music, enjoying first-rate food and great door prizes and spending time with your many friends and neighbors. Mr Wayne Otterbein, music director has reminded me that John and Genevieve Heaman and the Wayne Otterbein Band will entertain you from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday Night Mixed Dart League Players and spares needed and is open to anyone age 19 and over. General meeting is on August 7 2008 at 7:30 pm in the Dart Room at the Exeter Legion. You don't have to be a Legion member to play. Fore more info: Contact Steve Corbett (519) 236-4514 or Ralph Batten at (519) 235-0564 RCMP Musical Ride The RCMP Musical Ride is on Sept. 11 at the Recreation Centre grounds. Tickets are available at South Huron Recreation Centre or Bank of Nova Scotia, Exeter. To complete your day after the show, enjoy a great roast beef dinner with all the trimmings, put on by the Exeter Legion Auxiliary Ladies at the South Huron Recreational Centre. Dinner will be served from 5 - 8 p.m. Adults $12, Children $6 and children under five free. Tickets are avail- able at the Legion at 235-2962 or by contacting Harvey or Esther at 235-1167. Octoberfest with Walter Ostenek Enjoy your Octoberfest activities at the Walters Family Theatre at R. R. # 3 Bright on Fri., Sept. 19. Your trip will include matinee, meal and show complete with deluxe transportation. Call Harry Hardy at 227-4887 or Cruise Sell Offs, Lucan at 227-0444 or harry@cruiseselloffs.com Bus Tour Sept. 10 Acorn Theatre in Wallaceburg, Ontario, comedy dinner the- atre play called `Gettin' Gramma Hitched'. Coach bus, din- ner theatre cost $95 per person. Pickup at Lucan Arena, and Exeter Legion. Contact Harry Hardy 227 4887, or 227- 0444, Box 249 Lucan, Ont. NOM 2J0 e-mail harry@cruis- eselloffs.com You are invited Riverview Estates of Exeter invites you Aug. 7 at 11 a.m. to attend a presentation by Julie Hicks, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority on the MacNaughton Trails Flora and Fauna. Book a ride on the trailmobile or enjoy a walk on the trail. Lunch at 12 p.m. Cost $6. Library News Summer events at the Exeter Branch have something for every age. Peter Meanie the magic man will visit the Exeter Library Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. Join us for a free fun time for the family!! Huron County Museum passes are now available at the library. Borrow these passes with your library card to view the rich heritage of our county at the museum. A county wide Wii tournament for those 12-18 is under way. Exeter will be the host location on July 31 from 5:30- 7:30 pm. The August date for this monthly event will be posted soon. Thanks for your support of the annual book sale in July. The community generously supported this sale with both book donations and purchases. Our next sale will be July 2009 with book donations for that sale to be accepted in June 2009. More book sales will be held throughout the year at other Huron County Branches. For the dates of these sales check the bulletin board at Exeter Branch. Subject: God's Pharmacy It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, and made ani- mals and fish, all before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best and more powerful when eaten raw. We're such slow learners...God left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of our body! God's Pharmacy! Amazing! A sliced carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... and yes, sci- ence now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to / and function of the eyes. A tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food. Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vital- izing food. A walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemi- sphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo -cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three dozen neuron -transmitters for brain func- tion. Celery, bok choy, rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone Bearss strength. Bones are 23 per cent sodium and these foods are 23 per cent sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body. Avocados, eggplant and pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them). Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the num- bers of sperm as well to overcome male sterility. Sweet potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics. Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries Oranges, grapefruits, and other citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts. Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body. Claiming your share You may be robbing yourself! Surveys by Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) and various con- sumer groups have shown that a great many seniors do not take advantage of the many discounts, benefits and com- pensations they have coming. The main reason is that they don't know about such benefits. And another reason is they "don't feel right" about taking them. But all of us who have raised kids or maintained a home or held down a job or all the above for decades certainly have paid our dues, yet half of all older people eligible for government financial and medical assistance don't receive it. And many seniors pay full rates for transportation, meals, travel and even overpay taxes, resulting in needless expenses and benefits not taken. It is noted that claiming one's share of available resources and benefits was very often the secret of retiring successful- ly on a modest income. It takes a lot of digging and doing, but the payoffs are handsome - hundreds, even thousands of dollars a year in reduced expenses. Some seniors even make a game out of this, striving never to pay full price for anything. A good technique is to build up a file of these discounts and benefits just like a cook builds up a file of recipes. For starters there are senior discounts on meals, hotels, buses, trains, airplanes some cab companies, movies, parks and recreation. Many stores have designated a day when seniors get a discount on all purchases. Cost of crime Seventy billion dollars is the estimated total cost of crime to Canadians in 2003. Forty-seven billion dollars is the amount of money borne by victims, including stolen property, pain and suffering and loss of income. Thirteen billion dollars has been spent on the criminal justice system, including police, courts and correctional services. Ten billion dollars is the amount spent on security devices and protective ser- vices. Source: Department of Justice. How to stop church gossip! Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose in to other peo- ple's business. Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but feared her enough to main- tain their silence. She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon. She emphatically told George (and several others) that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing. George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny... He said nothing. Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred's house...walked home...and left it there all night!!! You gotta love George. Jane Dearing Jim