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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-03-21, Page 13,THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 21, 1990 ---- 13A „* uxi ;nary reviews ti "Smith Chief Esecuttve Officer for thg+Seaforth Hospital, wee, Peat Sneaker et theMarch meeting o>a the Seaforth Hospital " slliary ii Sainth's,Priesentaten revlewr the MINX of, the hospital and .the aux andt4ts• Ware, "Where We were, Where wg are and where we are going" He also hate photocopies of the auxiliary at work lo .the eoitamuniten The monthly reports were given and roll call was a :§t. Patricks Day card which were to be given to the patients. A small plant is to", be the roll call for the month or April 1. To date a $1,200 profit has been Precious Pets 4-H_. Club visits Vet clinic The Seaforth Precious Pets 4-11 Club visited the Seaforth Veterinary Clinic on March 12. Leader Gerda Vander Hoven welcomed everyone and introduced Dr. Brian Nuhn. Dr. Nuhn said the Ontario Veterinary Association has set certain guidelines and standards that are to be maintained by small vet clinics. Each animal must have a record card with its name and medical history on it. He explained that vaccination is a routine, ,preventative health program. Pets are given a combination of distemper and vaccination shots. The first should be given around eight weeks with a booster at 12 weeks, and a second at 16 weeks. This pro- gram is followed by annual boosters. Southwestern Ontario is the rabies capital of the world. Therefore it is important for vaccination to be done. In Huron County bait is dropped to vaccinate the fox and skunk population. Skunks can be born with rabies. In the examination room Dr. Nuhn ex- amined Gigit the cat. He showed 4-H members how the veterinarian will ex- amine the animal brought in by checking its eyes, eers, legs, ribs and abdomen. Everyone hstened.to the heartbeat. The group saw the nee s. es and syringes and a variety of vaccines. Distemper is a virus and there is no treatment except preven- tion. A live modified vaccine is given to cats. It is a killed vaccine for rabies- BUD in cattle, cat and dog distemper and a cat leukemia are very similar to Aids in peo- ple. It depresses the immune system and other diseases set in. In the lab area 4-11 members saw a blood analysis machine, microscope to ex- amine slides and a lab book to record results. Dr. Nuhn explained some of the tests - which included heartworm test, fecal test, CBC (complete blood count) and urinalysis. In the hospital area members met "Mit- tens", a three legged boarder who lost a leg in a fan belt accident. Several animals were recovering from neutering surgery earlier in the day. The normal stay for neutering is three days. Orthopaedic stays are four to five days. In the surgery room members saw the tables and lights and anesthetic machines. They also examined X-rays. "Ben" had swallowed a stone that had to be remov- ed. Susy had a broken leg and needed a pin to help it set in a cast. Another X-ray showed the puppies in a mother before birth. These were very interesting. At the end of the very interesting and in- formative tour Karen Vansteelandt thank- ed Dr. Nuhn. 4-11 members then went back to the Vanden Hoven home and held the fourth meeting. Karen Vansteelandt opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge. Janet Vanden Hoven read the minutes from the last meeting. Ten members answered the roll call by naming an animal character on television. The covers were handed out and members decided on what color to color them so that all covers are the same. They discussed achievement night. Kevin and Barbara Wynja will write a skit. Achieve- ment night will be May 2. Training pets was the topic for this meeting. Members learned they should not scold their pet when they train it but reward them when they do something right. ' Animals need their play area, just as people do. So make a playground or a toy for them to play with. The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 p.m. and refreshments were served. The next meeting will be March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Vanden Hoven home. Win dedicated Ost, ►resent a by Frances Teeter° 5 979 realized from the sale of the `Microwave Cookbook'. President Marg Smale announced that the Spring Conference is to be held on Monday, April 30, 1990 at the Connestoga Inn on Weber. Street in Kitchener. The „hostess auxiliary is the Freeport Hospital Auxiliary. The registration fee is $3.50 and lunch is $7. The luncheon speaker is to be Pat Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of the Freeport Hospital. Theafternoon seminars -are: (1) -Pastoral Care - Loss, grief and care. (2) Volunteer and Patient Participation and Communica- tions and the Special needs of unspeaking patients. (3) "So you want to run a business". This session is on fundraising. The President's Roll Call is "Your Aux- iliary, is it allowed "hands on care" con- tact with the patients and if so what ser- vices are involved". Anyone interested in attending, please contact Marg Smale. Future The Penny Sale will'be in the, month. of April, Please keel) a day free to vole iteer yaur help. Joan Chesney arntennceif that there is to be a •"BE' 111,1X. ° f'xogralm eeenee rad by the Seeforth • Cel nntnity Hospital, lkte free irttrodW to>E•y rgesSion is to take Place oa Wednesday, March 28 1000 at 7 pm ;in Conference. Room Twri- Registi'ation is ,limftedr Please contact , 527 ,?i650 Extension 462 for further Prog hiforearnme to be on Ante 27, 1900 inauon, A i iultilge• Organ Hetiival and Hxcjanlge lie�lfi m Conference Room 1)vio from 2. to 3 p. m This,, ,es in •celebration; . of Organ Ponor Awareness Week. All the public is invited to attend this' Program.•. A Paddy's Pie Sale was held on Friday, March 16 for the staff.. "Thanks" for your support folks. Sandra Lee was the Mystery Prize winner.... .. The Auxiliary would like to extend a "welcome" to Judy .MacDonald, the new Chief Financial Officer -.for the Seaforth Hospital. Mrs. MacDonald is originally from Peel Memorial Hospital in Brampton and replaces Don Kernighan who has retired. She starts her new duties on March 26. See you next month. Be well and do well. Legion youth have successes The nomination meeting .of the Seaforth Legion drew a few more members out last Thursday evening. As a result two more names were added to the proposed slate of officers. Nominated were: Gordon Dejong, President; Everett Felker, lst Vice; Errol Skillender, 2nd Vice; Secretary, Thelma Coombs; Treasurer, Don Eaton; and Ex- ecutive Committee, Frank Phillips, Randy Wyman, Henry Ziler, Betty Felker, Bill Morris, Al Nicholson, Bob Watson and Murray Ross. If none decide to withdraw there will be an election next month. There were five new members initiated into the membership. They included: An- dy Calder, Bill Mitchell, Mark Pinder, Laurie McKellar and Peggy Rowcliffe. The branch welcomes these new members and hopes they will enjoy the privileges of the branch. Donations of $750 were passed - $500 to the minor ball association, and $250 to the Vanastra Recreation Centre. Twelve members from the Branch at- tended the Zone Convention held in Wingham Branch on Sun.i.y afternoon. All branches'in the zone were represented ex- cept Exeter, spoiling a perfect attendance. Seaforth Branch will be hosting the Zone meeting on September 9. There were 73 members deceased in the zone in 1989 according to the figures presented in the membership report. The Youth Education program has had an ex- cellent year with many winners going to District and Provincial competitions. All reports were good and Zone Commander John MacDonald deserves credit for a job well done. • Three teams of eucltree p1hy'ei11b" it tntd''- the district finals held in Walkerton last Saturday, but all came away empty hand- ed. One team was two wins short of quali- fying for the provincial finals. Better luck next year. The Casino Night held Friday evening was a great success. Everyone was a LEGION NEWS by Gordon Scott HARMONIOUS PRESENTATION - Incoming Seaforth Harmony Kings President' Barry Militate right, recently' presented a cheque for $3,064 to George Shields, left, trustee for the Ontario Barbershoppers' Harmonize for Speech Fund". Executive members for all 28 Ontario SPEBSQSA chapters met at Geneva Park January 5 to 7 for their annual chorus officer training school. The Seaforth Harmony Kings' donation was part of $128,000 raised in Ontario District in 1989. This year also. saw an important milestone passed. with a total of over $1 million raised by On- tario District Barbershoppers for the fund since its inception in 1977. All money raised is made available to hospitals, health units, researchers and students, who work with speech handicapped people in Onatrio. Local inquiries for funding are invited. Photo courtesy of Exeter T -A. millionaire for an evening. Prizes were auctioned off at the end of the night to the winners who had the"most funny money. To the members of the entertain- ment commiteee who planned and worked so hard, the branch says thank you. The Peewee hockey teams have done well this past week with the Peewee CCs winning against the Six Nations team in four games. They will • now play a team from Parry Sound this weekend in Parry Sound. The team will play in Seaforth next weekend. The second Peewee team played in the All Canadian Peewee tournament in Goderich last week, but was eliminated after one win. Seaforth can be proud, of its minor hockey program this year, and of the coaches and officials who give so free- ly of their time. Another member of the branch who deserves a lot of recognition from both the branch and the town, is Lloyd Eisler Jr., son of Lloyd and Bev Eisler. Lloyd and bis partner Isabelle Brasseur won the Silver medal at the World Skating Championships held in Halifax recently. To be second in the world is rather awe-inspiring and many television watchers tlto t the gold should have been theirs. Cotig tulati ns from the seBranch: ^v "' ''To the Legion an eife,i1i hospital, a speedy recovery. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. Bar Roster: March 21, B. Wilbee; March 22, W. Pinder; March 26, K. Swan; March 27, T. Barry; and March 28, E. Montgomery. ' 1990 Agriculturalist rogram i L ,. works The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture & Food is once again providing job oppor- tunities for young people as well as sum- mer help for farmers through the Junior Agriculturalist program. This program provides an opportunity for students between the ages 15-24, with no farm experience, to work on a farm for eight weeks. Students receive $35/day with every second weekend off. Host farmers are asked to provide room and board, and contribute $17/day to the Junior Agriculturalist training fund. If you are a student or a farmer, and would like more information regarding this program, please contact the OMAF office in Clinton at 482-3428 or 1=800-265-5170. • KEEPING IN THE LINES - Amy Hamon works on her cat mask at a March Break craft workshop, hosted by the Seaforth Library. Elliott photo. from page 2 While Spring officially arrived on Wednesday, the weather in the district was anything but springlike. A heavy rain was followed by one of the worst blizzards of the winter on Tuesday and Wednesday. Concession roads are completely blocked, many farmers having not received mail for a week. MARCH 25, 1965 Members of Seaforth Council, Huron County Council and town and county of- ficials formed a guard of honor Sunday as funeral services were held for Seaforth Reeve Nelson C. Cardno. Reeve Careno died suddenly from a heart attack at noon on Thursday at his Main St. home. The Seaforth Figure Skating Club brought its 1964-65 season to a successful close on Friday evening with a skating ex- hibition and fun night. A social evening. in Walton was enjoyed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Mit- chell, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Gary Finlayson prior to leaving the community for their new home near Staffa. Dawn and Douglas Reynolds, children of Mr. and 'Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Seaforth, each won the honors in oratorical contests held at the St. James' School auditorium. It was the first time in the history of the school that a brother and sister had won top honors Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire insurance Company Wheat board wants $130 per The Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board has submitted a plan to the federal government aimed at guaranteeing an in- itial price to 1990 crop wheat producers at $130 per tonne. The submission was supported by signatures of wheat producers who attend- ed a board committeemen's conference in Toronto March 5 to 6, 1990. Board chair- man Glen Courtis of R. R. 4, Wallaceburg, said board directors met with the Honorable Donald Mazankowski and the Honorable Charles Mayer on March 8 in Ottawa to press for price equalization to offset damage being done to wheat prices resulting from the United States, European Economic Community price war. The board has submitted that wheat prices presently realized on the world market are unrealistically depressed by about $20 to $30 per tonne directly related to the United States' Export Enhancement Program subsidy and that difference or shortfall in expected prices should be off- set by Canadian government support. Courtis said the board has proposed the difference can be made up through the traditional initial payment guarantee, and that the level of guarantee should be the same for the 1990 crop at $130 per tonne, the same as last year. Mr. Courtis reported that the respective ministers are indeed sympathetic to the producers' price outlook for ,1990 crop Vbll'@'a�raiiid=that lkisting eultiP'ortatirbg'ratnk are under current review for eventual discussion with provincial agriculture ministers in the near future. The ministers advised the board that the initial payment proposal will be seriously considered but that other alternatives such as the existing Agricultural Stabilization tonne Act will be reviewed as well. According to Mr. Courtis, the board was not entirely satisfied by the ministers' response. However, directors are hopeful that special considerations will be made this year and that a follow-up meeting with the ministers is planned for late April. The Ontario Wheat Board pools the en- tire crop and pays producers an initial payment on delivery with interim and final payment after crop year end. Board officials estimate the 1990 winter wheat crop may produce an all time record of 1,311,000 tonne. Sheep symposium planned A Sheep Production Symposium is scheduled for the University of Guelph on Friday and Saturday, March 30-31. It should be a worthwhile program for any sheep producer. The Friday program starts with registra- tion at noon at the Ar return Centre. This afternoon program deals with, Record Keeping For Improved Flock Management. It should be of interest to novice and ex- perienced producers alike. There will be an evening banquet with a keynote speaker. There will be a split program on Satur- day starting at 9 a.m. The novice program will be held in the Animal Science Building.It will deal with the basics of �Jh exp_'., pie9 ttt{tjilal . adv,.a cel program will be h Id nn : Physical Science Buil ' g. It will involve The Use of Com- puters in Sheep Management. Full details are available in the Ontario Sheep News publication. The information is also available from County O.M.A.F. offices. 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