HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-05-23, Page 11Eating expensive
BY PATRiCIA RSR
Victoria is a great holiday, especially if it
includes wenn, sunny weather. Many people
take advantage of the warm rays of sunshine
whether they lay out and get a tan, go
camping, put in their gardens, participate in
one sport or another or just plain relax. If
you're anything like me, you probably spent a
lot of your weekend eating and eating and
eating. It is amazing to see how much money
and time one can spend filling one's stomach.
People are forever complaining about the
cost of gas and how often they must refill their
gas tank. However, you seldom, if ever hear
someone complain about the price and hassle
of filling your stomach. Take me for example.
I can eat a good sized meal and then snack on
some potato chips or an ice cream cone not
even a half hour later. One of my worst habits
is filling my pencil case full of candies and
eating them during classes. It isn't that I need
all that garbage to fill me up, but I think 1 do.
It's either pollute my stomach or else be
awfully embarrassed when my stomach
grumbles during a class. It is all psychologi-
cal.
It's pretty difficult to go to a movie without
buying popcorn or something else to munch
on. Sure, the fact that the theatre smells of
buttery popcorn that makes your mouth water
contributes to the sale but just the fact that
you are at a movie and there is popcorn is
available prompts you to remove yourself
from the seat and go buy some popcorn.
Often when I am at home watching a movie I
also feel that I should be eating popcorn. It's
all in my head.
It has been said many times that human
beings need to be busy with their hands a lot
of the time, Many people feel that this is the
reason why they smoke. A person can sit in
the television room snacking on potato chips
or peanuts without being consciously aware
that they are doing so.
Then, once they get started on those
calorie -filled treats they may say over and
over again "Just one more and then I am
finished and I'll put them away." Easier said
than done.
Few foods, including snacking foods are
cheap. Even if you were to prepare raw
PERENNIAL FLOWERS were popular with especially the fragrance of the f lowers. Over
plant buyers at the Seaforth Horticultural 100 people attended the sale at the public
Society plant sale on Saturday. But Jessica school, purchasing abbut $185 worth of
Burgess, three, liked the cut tulips beat, plant
It's a small world
How' often in Ontario does one meet a
person who has heard of Walton? And then,
how often does one meet a person in British
Columbia, who not only has heard of Walton,
but has visited the town on several occasions?
Such was the case on a recent University of
Waterloo ski trip to Whistler B.C. where four
area U, of W. students met up with the
granddaughter of Earl and Eva Mills of
Walton, Ont. and daughter of Murray and
Audrey Mills of Brantford. Julie Twynham
and Dan Arts of Seaforth. Kevin Hulley,
Londesboro (both boys now of Toronto),
Steven Huether of Walton and Cathy Mills of
Brantford spent several evenings during the
week long trip. They discussed such nostalgic
Walton topics as swimming at the local
swimming hole, locally known as "Bare Bum
Beach", the Hackwells, and general area
gossip, while sampling B.C.'s locally brewed
glacial beverage.
The trip turned out to be a great success for
all 26 U. of W. students involved and is being
looked forward to again next year by the
"Walton" gang.
Whelan cautions.
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vegetables with, dip you would find that they
were quite expensive. It is quite possible that
you could buy one grocery bag full of
groceries and pay at least 525. People may be
outraged at the cost of food but they sure
don't like to cut back on their favorite meals in
order to save a bit of money.
Food is not„the only thing that many adults
indulged in over the long weekend, I'm sure.
While sitting around a barbecue, or after a
baseball, game it is not uncommon for a group
of people to cool down with a bottle of beer or
another alcoholic beverage. It is fine for a
group of people to enjoy socializing while
drinking, if they drink wisely.
Unfortunately, on a hot day and even some
cold days, people don't know when to say
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 23, 1984 — All
but we still do it
"when” and they drink over their limit. A
case of beer or a bottle of vodka are not cheap
things to buy but a lot of people spend their
money on them every weekend.
However, if they are not wise about the way
they drink, that case of beer or bottle could
cost them many charges if they were to drive
after drinking or even worse, while drinking.
These charges are expensive but few people
learn their lesson after they, pay the cost of a
drinking related charge. it is really too bad
that it takes a car accident, one that may risk
the lives of other innocent people, to wake
some people up and act responsibly for their
drinking.
Drinking and driving is something that can
and usually is veru dangerous to yourself and
to others. It just isn't worth the chance. It
isn't hard to go over your limit while drinking
but then again, it isn't hard to say to a friend,
"Here's my keys; you drive" as long as the
friend hasn't been drinking either.
Over the holiday weekend, you undoubted-
ly shared many good times with friends and
family. The weather was nothing to complain
about and there were plenty of things to do in
this area. There are many more weekends
ahead of us this summer, including a couple
of long weekends, that we may. enjoy
spending together, 'eating, drinking and
relaxing in the sun. Let's just hope that this
summer the most we have to worry about is
losing weight because of overeating, not
losing life because of overdrinking.
1,000,400 budgeted for amputees
The War Amputations of Canada has
assigned a budget .of•about $1,000,000 to
support its Child Amputee Program
(CHAMP) in 1984.'
The CHAMP Program is, the only program
in Canada which concente:tes exclusively on
the problems of child amputees and it does so
with the understanding and expertise which
The War Amps have acquired through more
than 60 years of experience in dealing with
the problems of amputation.
The CHAMP Program is open;to any child
M Canada who is an amputee as a result of
injury or for,tnedical reasons such as cancer,
and includes, as well, children who are born
with missing limbs. Once enrolled as a
member, a child amputee is eligible for all the
benefits and services of the program until he
is 18. More than 500 child amputees (who
are called Champs) are now enrolled in the
program.
Louis Leduc, 12, of Ottawa is a Champ.
Louis was born with his left arm ending just
below the elbow. When -he was nine months
old, Louis was fitted with a standard hook and
it wasn't until he was enrolled in the CHAMP
Program in 1982 that his parents heard about
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myo,-electric arm. The myo-electric arm has
an electrically -driven hand which is operated
by a small motor and controlled by impulses
from Louis' residual arm muscles.
In Ontario, 75% of the cost of this device -
which in Louis' case was 55,000 - is covered
by the provincial health plan. The CHAMP
Program paid for thedother 25%. In addition,
the program offers a broad base of financial
support in other areas, including covering the
costs of providing specially adapted "sports
limbs", rehabilitation services (including
travel and accommodation costs), legal
assistance and counselling.
The War Amps' experience with amputees
over the years has led, the Association to
provide more than financial support for its
child amputees. For example, CHAMP
Seminars are held annually in various regions
across the country,
These seminars are designed to help both
the Champs and their parents. Counselling
for parents, evaluation sessions for Champs,
discussions on the latest developments in
artificial limbs and physiotherapy sessions
are held during the seminars.
The War Amps attempts to instill in all
their child amputees a "winner's circle"
philosophy; the aim is to teach amputees to
compete - not against other amputeds or
other people - but against nature, the ski hill,
the golf course or against themselves.
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
If you know of anyone who will be
celebrating their birthday soon, please send
their name, age and birthday. to The Huron
-Expositor, Box 69, Seaforth, Ont. or phone
527-0240.
Happy Birthday to Larry Teatero who was
20 on May 22.
Happy Birthday to Lorne Teatero who will
be 13 on May 29.
Happy Birthday to Lorne Lawson who was
?? on May 18.
Happy Birthday to Wilma Van Dyke who
was 20 on May 18,
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Jersey, Maryland and Virginia to ensure
that the outhreak of avian influenza docs not
spread to Canada.
"For the past year the United States
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contagious disease which has been very
difficult to contain- said Mr. Whelan
Although the disease does not affect
humans. it can be transported on shoes.
clothing or vehicles.
Since the beginning of the outhreak in the
United States. 12 million birds have been
destroyed and the total cost for the
eradiation progra including compensa•
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"Without proper precautions the disease
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ing visits to producer premises and insisting
on standard sanitary precautions are good
ways for travellers to minimize the chances
of spreading the disease".
Agriculture Canada is encouraging the
poultry industry to help prevent the entry of
the disease into Canada by making it known
to transportation firms that all vehicles
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