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SEVERAL POUNDS LIGHTER — Marjory Rock, left, of•the Seaforth Non -Nibblers presents
Norma Reid with a cheque, flowers and pin In acknowledgement of her 188 pound weight
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For, most people the loss of five or 10
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pounds is an event to be celebrated. So, when
Norma Reid of Clinton lost 182 pounds .
members of the •Seaforth Non -Nibblers ..
acknowledged the feat by presenting her with
a gold leaf pin and a flower arrangement.
Mrs. Reid, who is married and has one son,
originally joined Ncin-Nibblers in 1970, two '
years after it was started in Seaforth by Dr.
Whitman. She stayed a member of -the dub
for some years, quit, then rejoined a few
years ago on the advice of her:doctor. She
weighed 348 pounds at that time, but had
previously weighed as:much as 388 pounds.
"I was overeating from a child," she,said,
recalling that at eight years of age she -
weighed We pounds.
'It's ironic because I was a premature
baby and 'only weighed four pounds when I
was born. But as 1 grew uPI used food as my
reward, and that's how -1 -put on the weight.
And once I stetted school I •really started.
putting on the weight."
Six years ago Mrs. Reid had her stomach
stapled in an effort to curb her obsession with
food. But the results of the surgery were/
short-lived. The staples broke free and in
1984 Mrs. Reid found herself weighing 310
pounds and with no willpower. She decided to
repeat the surgery.
"I had severe back pain and pain in my
pounds -
legs. It was too much weight for my bones to
carry," she said.
The surgery reduced Mrs. Reid's capacity
for food to six ounces, and has made it
near -t� -impossible for her to eat anything
other than pureed or blended foods. In the
two years sincethe last surgery she has been
able to reduce her weight to 166 pounds and
maintains a daily eZercise.program. Tlat
program consists of a 20 minute walk in t
morning and at night, and physiothera
three times weeklyin the Clinton PubJi
Hospital Hydrogym in an effort 'to tightenoo
her skin. •
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"It was the hardest time I efeettactio keep
the calories off once I lost weight," said Mrs.
Reid.• . . . •
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"Now I will never be able to eat like I did, THE WAY SHE -WAS — This picture taken 10 years ago shows Norma Reld at one of the
so the surgery was worth it for me." ' heaviest points of her life -.when she weighed 345 pounds. •
Non-Nibblersisa.support group of sorts for
people in the area who are struggling with• •
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their weight. The group meets every Mond ay ,
evening in the library of the Seaforth Public youngest member.
School, discuss diet and ways and means of Members are rewarded for their weight
instilling willpower in its members. t loss acliievements and contests are always
"It helps to lose weight when you're part of underway to encourage the members to lose
a group,said member Marjory • Rock of -weight. Photographs are taken of each person
Egmondville. when they join the club then taken again once
The group is open to persons of all ages and they achieve their desired weight.
at present has a Grade 8 student as its "I couldn't believe what I looked like
Council say
A debate over who should be expected to
pay for 'consent fees ultimately resulted in i• IterTeacere-tc.
action that effectively-removedemore.than-
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s no increase,wipe§
- $18,000 inanticipated revenue from
• proposed 1987 budget of Huron County's
department of planning and development.
Huron County Council, at its February
Meeting in Goderich, turned down a planning
and development committee recommenda-
tion to increase the fees for consent
applications to $750, a 50 per cent increase
over the 1986 fees, because the majority felt
the price was too high for applicants to pay.
The fees were increased to $500 just last
year, council was told, following several
years at $250, The committee's recommend-
ed increase for 1987 was based on the
expthed cost of processing the number of
consent applications expected this year.
Last year 85 application's cost a total of
$57,225 to process while revenue from fees
amounted to just $37,625. In order to cover
_ the actual costa of processing the applica-
floes, the fee should have been approximate-
ly $673.
While some members of council felt the
- applicant should pay for the cost of
processing since that person waS the one to
benefit most, the majority felt $750 was too
much to ask the applicant to pay.
The decision to reject the proposed $250
inerease was made, however, beide council
was' aware a the ramifications �f its action.
Secenda after the hands were counted to tum
down the recortimeeded increase, coiled]
Was then asked to give prelinlinary approval,
to the department's proposed 1987 budget
before refettieg it to the executive committee
then.'" said Mrs. Rock. •
"It was awful. You don't realize what
you've been like until you get down and see
what you can be. I usedto weigh 209 pounds
and now I weigh 155, and 1 wonderhow I ever
managed before to carry it all around. Now
once I'm over 160 pounds I feel terrible. If I
keep my weight down feel a lot better."
out $18,000
applications) the sarne," he added.
Hay Township fteeve Lionel Wilder, 1986
......Sornetirnes_weato ale ore in,' e. "leriow the planning, emmittee chairnian and one of
those supporting the fee increase, called the
debate a waste of time since the fee increase
issue had been dealt with. "Let's accept our
mistake and.get on with it," he said.
It ins° was suggested that council send the
proposal on for management committee
review rather than back to the planning and
development Committee since coundl would
still have at least "one more go at it."
In 821-10 recorded vote, council approved
sending the proposal on for management
committee review. In favor were: Mrs.
Armstrong, Goderich Township Deputy
Reeve Laurie Cox. West Wawanosh Reeve
Cecil Cranston, Mr. Cunningham, Howick
Reeve Gerald D'Arcey, Ilay Deputy Reeve
Claire Deichert, Town of Goderich Deputy
Reeve John Doherty, M.orris Reeve Doug
Fraser, Ashfield Reeve Allan Gibson, War-
den Brian Mellurney, Stephen Deputy Reeve
Ken McCann, Mr. Matt, Stanley Reeve
Clarence Rau, Hensel! Reeve Jim Robinson,
Goderith Township Reeve Grant Stirling,
Brussels Reeve Hank TenPas, Stephen Reeve
Tom Tomes, Blyth Reeve Albert WaSSon,
Mr. Wilder and Town of Goderieh Reeve
Rory Worsell (two, votes). •
opposition were: Tucker -smith Reeve
Bob Bell, Seaforth Reeve William Bennett,
Clinton Reeve Bee Cooke, Zurich Reeve Bob
Fisher, Meter Deputy Reeve limy
McKillop Reeve Marie Hicknell, Mr, John-
ston, Whigharri Reeve Bruce Meehan, Exeter
Reevaill elitkle and East Wawahosh Reeve
Ernest Shell.
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repercussions of what we are doing."
for review. The budget was for a total of
$521,958 with the county's share set at
$382,808, an increase of four per cent over
1986.
At this point, the effect of the previous
decision was made clear as some members of •
the planning and -development committee
pointed out the resulting loss of revenue
which the fee hike was expected to generate.
And because of this, the couqty's portion of
the budget would now be increased to more
than $400,000 if the department hoped to
retain all of its proposed programs.
As the impact of their action became clear,
members of council rose one after another to
suggest possible methods of rectifying what
they were now beginning to conSider as a fatix
pas.
"Sometimes we vote before we know the
repereus5ions of what we are doing," Hulled'
Township Reeve Tom Cunningham said.
Erasing anticipated revenue from the budget
would not help members of council in
"holding our ifiereaSea to a BeTtiffillfe this
year."
Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston said the
courify's budget -setting procedure was' at
fault, something he has been attempting to
change for a numberof years now. "Why
ean't the countySet aside one day to deal with
the budgdt, rather than have them (depart-
mental proposed budgets), come in piece-
meal yawn we Pon't have the facts before us
to deal with them," he asked.
Under the current, system each depart-
mental budget goes through a lengthy review
process — at least twice by council — before
getting final approval and incorporation into
the overall Huron County budget. Usually the
departmental proposals are included in
reports of committees made at council's
regular monthly meetings.
Usborne Township Reeve Gerry Prout
argued that all council needed was to "use a
little vommon sense." It should be under-
stood, he said, that a committee recommend-
ing such a fee hike "had done its homeWork,"
Grey Township Reeve Leona Armstrong
said that although council may have acted
hastily in refusing the increase, she hoped
the planning department could live within a
four per cent increase while still absorbing
the loss in anticipated reverlue.
Planning Director Gary_ Davidson said it
wouldn't be that simple. The cost of
processing corisetits comes off the top and the
department has no control over it, he said. If
people want consents, the planning depart.
ment is bound by law to process then's. '
'There is not very Muth We can do to alter
the costs and still process them ictinsetit
Foresters celebrate 100th anniversary
The Canadian Foresters, Kinburn Branch,
Court Constance and Court Constantine,
celebratdd their 106th anniversary with a
;birthday party and dance Saturday at the
SeafOrth and District Cotenuirtity Centres.
A fraternal insurance &dinghy, establish-
ed originally for the firandal benefit of its
members, and witollyowhed by its members,
• Cara -dial) Foresters members and courts are
• • toddy widely rerogiiited for their Ability to
raise Money for diatitiet and contriteilly
• heeds -ea well.
hairtered-inr October 1886 -the .Kitiburii
club had rtaits members John Britton, George
Stephenson, FAL Shoel, Bolton Tyettiten,
D.S., Sutherland,. Geo, S. Strieley,
deliteli RH. Anderson, Sig Cole, &Am
Meville J.A.Stewart, Gen. flatt and As.
Sheli, and ttie'etitigs were held at the IA.
SteWertatere,Mi. Stewart titled as recording
saddlery, ,
fire on February 6, 1890, wrath
destroyed the store and all the books' and
recotdsof the•eitili didnot darnpert the' §Pititt.
fif the club rriertineit, 5ieetiriga emitinited to
be held, but in the Teltittetaitee Hall, whid)
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Steed west Of the PreSetit blinielti anti interest
hi Hie dub dont= : geMetteedily. By the
tint of the Cetifilef there" Were 81 in -taker§
• fitted en the bill
Ito 190142 men joined the Ceriatance mitt,
and in 1007, the Court decided it Weeld be in
iteheat tiltdreatete build a hall Of itt.riea. So,
im.tith briars ChaWri from' Seto
TOtkOT§illitti, township and Sart Cooper of
Clinton taking on the task of bui1ding
dintratter, a neWhell was oinstteeted. It was
dedicated in February 1908, and kept in use
tiiitili966vWhen the Foresters purchased the
3: A St. Patrick's Day fire at
therthilfile3fitYett the. structure of the school
iiii0AyAill.dtiiiiirlitte0 was struck to Make
-laritlitiPikiriatinatioil-ot another hall. It Wee
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Ross POW*, left, .alid Wafter McolUre,, tight, both Foresters,
pote With High Chief Ranger Ed Sheet, arid the flag and eettificate presented to them on
behalf of the Foresters' 100th anniversary.
ready for use by June 1981.
The Fbretteit have been active iathis area Canter society and other provincial ertcl
for almost all
of the 100 years since its regional projects:
chatter. All increase in insurance rates in o And with tile reason for the Foresters
1924 hindered growth of the court and left the Lodge being mutual brotherly support,
dub dormant fdt some years, but it revived sympathy, relief and truth, the lodge ha§,
and a ladies court was added tohe.. du in according to s a Ve
1958. Fourteen women attended the first useful funetiori in the tOlfilfitiffit3);, . •
o nue ional meeting. , "It Ita§ provided a necessary social
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efd itettut ruiveso Verk'leaking for
socials and annual oyster th,„
chicken barbecues. 1VIetribe liMieliad a very
active degree team arid have travel! d g 'rte court At,, pfreSent, made up of .triany
widely Obit 'Altai -eat Attd..reolitribtiteti, along with _third gen tiott
They Initiated, new Foresters remiateittettzet,Well teeelid.and
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Other Poresters clubs, towm the Caeadititi
OVer the years the dub has h thyll-fy iliivfitved in. it by providing Mehl
social functions, inducting trldt b;711 ti eolti with ah; oporttinity for peitoild
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Huron Liberals
set nomination
The Huron Provincial liberal Riding
Association has set March 5 as the date for
their nomination meeting at the Clinton
Legion at 8 pat., • •
The riding is ri,new• electoral' district
,created when redistribution was- approved
last July. It will see the Ontario Legislature:
expand front 125 to 13friseats,
seats, Huron -Bruce •
Huron -Bruce in the north, which is
•represented by . Health Minister Murray
-Middlesex in the south,
which is now represented by Agriculture an
Food' Minister Jack Riddell.
Both old seats will disappear if and when a
proeinciakelection is calle'd. At this time, the
liberals rule Ontario' • with a minority
government, .with the 125 seat Legislature
made up of 51 liberals., :51 Progressive
Conservatives and 23 New Democratic Party
So far, •only Jack. Riddell has said he will
seek the Huron nomination, with Murray
Elston set to run for the Liberal nomination in
;Bruce,- arid Liberalincumbent Doug Reycraft
ninarrd.ilicantiitnigon. he will seek the Middlesex
•Guest sPeaker atthe nomination will be the'
Honorable M blister of Transpor-
tation and Commtinications of Ontario. .
, No election ha,sbeen called, but because of
the 'Minority government situation, • the
• Association wanted to be ready.'-
• Delegates for the Party's Annual Meeting
Toronto In April will also be chosen:
Workshop -deals
with:energy in
.herttgage homes
Ten province wide workshops Will be held
-through February and Marth to provide tips
And facts about conserving energy. in heritage
buildings, Minister of Citizenship and
Culture lily Munro and Minister of thergy
• Vincent G. Kerrio said recently.
•• One such workshop will be held Wednes-
day, February 18 at 7:30-p.rn. in the-Seaforth
Town Hall. The session, will feature a slide
show, discussion and a question and answer
period.
The worksheps will interest home and
Property owners, contractors and managers
who want to . preserve heritage buildings
while cutting down on their heating bills.
Workshops are offered free of charge end'
are sponsored by the Ministry of Citizenship
and Culture and the Ministry of Energy.
"1 am very pleased to be'working with the
Ministry of Energr in delivering these
conservation workshops to Communities,"
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Mrs. Munro said.
"It's important that people find the most
effective means of prserving heritage
buildings while saving heating ,costs." she
said.
- "Heritage buildings are without -question
one of Ontario's most precious resources."
Mr. Kerrio said. "But not very many are
energy-efficient. That's why I am delighted
about our partnership with the Ministry of
• Citizenshipand Culture: The workshops will
providethe public with expert information on
how to properly insulate and conserve
energy, while maintaining the 'integrity of
heritage preperties."
For further information, please contact the
lima! Architectural Conservation Advisol*
Committee (LACAC).throUgh the municipal
clerk's office or the Heritage Branch,
Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, tele-
phone t416) 965-4961.
William Daman
on board .
Agriculture Minister John Wise an-
nounced the appointment of William Daman
as re new part-time member of the Pest
Management Advisory Hoard.
Mr, Denten was previously general mana
ger of the Manitoba Vegetable Marketing
Commission and executive vice-president of
the Canadian Horticultural Council and the
Canadian Fruit W holesalers' Association
until his retirement in 1983. Since then, he
has been an actiye consultant in the
agriculture sector.
Tice Peat Management Advisorriloard was
established hi July1985 by Mr. W ise to make
recommendations to hint 011 broad polity
uuestions of public concern relating to the
pest management Meets.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR.'
, If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area redden -ft,
phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or tall the
information to COMM -or -thy tat -ender, The Huron positar. Box 69. Seaforth,
Ontario, NOK 1W0 well in advance of the Scheduled date, pacefor the datartninity
Calendar it donated by The Huron Expositor.
-Wednesday, February 18
Fitness is Fun
1,8 pan. MomS and Tots Skating
120.4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard and
Carpet Bowling
• 4:30-520 p.M..Twedi Ringette Practice
5-5:30 ri,rti. Dente 3,5 yrs. pardit watch
-day .
5:30-620Dante 6-10 yrs. parent•
watch day . •
5:30-6:30 p.m. Atom Medi& .
630-7� p.m. Ceritellaire prettied •
7 30-9 pre. Minor BrOMilbelf
fein pni, Volleyball at HO Seheol
9.11:30 pre. Ladies Beirenball
1:30 po,rii,-piterty CoriServatiOn Heti- .
tege Buildiiigs Workshop at the tient
Thursday, February 19
4:15-5:15 P.M. Atoll): Matilde. ,
415-0:15 0411. BOtein peattke
6 20-7 :30 p.nt. Mifloroomball..
20-9,p.te, Baihriorti deneing, Werra
941 p.m. ReereethilialPadrithitett, Arena
801230 a.fn. Ment Bt�oibali
friday,
February 20
9:30-10:30ath.tie115S
4,5 p.it. Seniorr t't�ij leagire ctice
p•Ait. Sublet tiOnteleagile E'rrietiee
64 it.lil Novice Practice
118 jr, Belle Ringette
Old time dente, orae,
!Clinton', live Ildift Please bring
'StendVirldien
Saturday, February 21
7:30-8:80 a.M. Oilers VS Ike*
8:30-9:30 A.M. Canadians vs North Stars
930-1030 a.m. Flames vs Pengilitit
10:30-1130 4:11i. Flyers vs Jets
1130-1280 p.in. Leafs vs Whalers
1220,1:30 pit Mites practice
20.240-0.itt:Petitetillgette.4itattite_
1:30-226 Story Hour at the library
2.21:1-4 p.ru. Public skating
44 p>tit Novi&
6-6:16 trim. Abnii
616.8 p.m. Pee Wade
Sunday, February 22
-6 p.ril. Petite Ringette
6.7 p„M. Jr. Belle Ringette
7-8:30 p.tL Canadians' 7syeas Fl
8:39-10 pit Rangers-, VS MIMS
Monday, .February 23
Tuesday, February 24
430.620 p.m. Mgt* Skating .
5.:0-6:30 p.m.Isee Wee practice
620-8 ft Bantanlgaflie
tiqo p.m. Midget game
Wednesday, February 28
9:36-16:86 mtnes-§iS Fun
1-3 pm. Minna and Tett Skating
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rn. Senior Shuffleb� and
Carpet Meiling