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The Citizen, 2004-01-29, Page 20 CLINTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL MATERNALICHILD PROGRAM MATERNAL/CHILD PROGRAM "A new way of providing service at Clinton Public Hospital" "BABY AND I" PROGRAM DAYS - WEDNESDAYS 10-11:30 a.m. WHERE - CLINTON PUBLIC HOSPITAL CONFERENCE ROOM (Second Floor) WHEN ATTENDING FOR THE FIRST TIME PLEASE REGISTER IN ADMITTING NO FEE PROGRAM TOPICS: Wednesday, Feb. 4 - Infant C.P.R. Choking & Safety Wednesday, Feb. 11 - Infant Car Seat Safety Wednesday, Feb. 18 - Post Partum Depression & Anxiety Video - "Fragile Beginnings" Wednesday, Feb. 25 - Babysitters & You For mqie info call Veronica Farquhar - 482-3440 Ext. 304 Wedding, announcement Ann Stephenson and Jeff Lotz were married September 20th, 2003 at Atwood Presbyterian Church. After a reception at BMG arena they left for a honeymoon trip to Mexico. They are now residing in Kitchener where Jeff is employed as a medical tiengineer and Ann is a paramedic with Waterloo Region EMS. Ph o to b y Ru t h U y l PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2004. Beef producers keep meeting upbeat By Bonnie Gropp Citizen editor While the weather reflected the stormy times experienced - by the beef industry over the past year, the mood inside the Brussels Legion was remarkably upbeat as the Huron County Beef Producers held their annual meeting, Jan. 21. Though BSE was definitely on the topic list, there were light- hearted moments as well, with many of the speakers delivering a joke prior to their talk. In his report to the association, outgoing president Paul Coultes, after noting that it had been an interesting year and that many challenges remained, reminded that "Canada was the only country to see an increase in consumer demand following a report of BSE." Paul Stiles of Quality Starts Here beef production programs, a Canadian Cattlemen Association initiative for farm food safety, said the national voluntary program is being delivered currently in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick, with many other provinces soon to be on board. "It is definitely across the country." The program received a provineial grant of $1 million in 2002 to implement it. Stating that the program is pro- active Stiles explained that the beef industry already has a good-safety record. "We are not reacting to a crisis. We want to keep pro-active. Food safety is here, it's not going away and we need to tell consumers that we have a lot of producers on the program. For this reason, Stiles encouraged producers to get involved and take the workshops. "Two per cent participation is not going to cut it," he said adding that "it wasn't a great year to launch a new program." Funding has been extended to the end of March and some changes have. been made to the program. The manuals are smallerand more user-friendly. The workshops are now held in the evenings rather than during the day. After taking the workshop, producers can receive assistance in working through the program on their farms. Taking the Quality Starts Here workshop is not about making the producers job hard, said Stiles. "We want to work with you. Our getting on your farm is a win-win situation. "In the past year, said Stiles, everyone has "learned a lot more about food safety. We have a lot of the answers now." The program is not,_ he said, a stand-alone program. "We want to work with other farm organizations." The ultimate goal is an audit and certificate proving that what_ the farmer says they are doing on their farm, is actualy being done. Though several workshops are being held;-Stiles hopes to get some more workshops in this area. Cost is $50. Jane Muegge of OMAF passed out .a stress folder, then showed a slide which she asked those present to study. The image was an optical illusion, depicting some men at work. "Are they going up the ladder or standing on the deck? I'm sure that must be how you are feeling. I wish I had some answers for you tonight, but all I can give are resources." Noting the signs of stress, which include insomnia, fatigue, change in appetite, high blood pressure and mood swings, Muegge stated that all people deal with stresses differently. She presented some information on personality types, which can be divided into four different categories. Circles are steady, dependable, conservative and persevere. Squares are objective, intellectual, rational and good decision makers. Triangles are risk takers, dissatisfied with the status quo, and prefer no-nonsense behaviour. And finally, to everyone's amusement Muegge noted that the final group are Zs - strongly preoccupied with SEX (seekers of excellence). Muegge finished her comments with words of compassion and support. "I feel for everybody in the industry. If OMAF can help please call. The big thing is to try and maintain your sense of humour." Guest speaker Gary Ballagh echoed this sentiment. Despite its jokes, his message was one of perseverance and priorities. Using a story of a frog in a pot, Ballagh illustrated the dangers of stress. If a frog is put in a boiling pot of water, it will jump out. But if that frog is put in the water first and the water is slowly brought to a boil, it stays. This, said Ballagh, is how stress often occurs, as a gradual building up until the boiling point is reached. Ballagh concluded his talk listing the priorities in life - family, love and laughter - then reminded that things happen for a reason. "Hopefully, it doesn't happen, but if some of you have to make changes or even get out of the business, it can be a new beginning." HE council changes Seaforth Trust Fund bylaw By Andrea Hruska Special to The Citizen In a move to end controversy and bring piece of mind to ratepayers, Huron East council decided Tuesday evening Jan. 20 to- change the Seaforth Trust Fund bylaw. The trust fund committee came under scrutiny recently after members of council, ratepayers and media were met with opposition when attempting to view meeting minutes. Although the trust fund concerns seem to have more of a direct impact within the Seaforth area of the Municipality of Huron East, Grey Ward councillor Alvin McLellan feels the situation does leave council members responding to questions of accountability from cons- tituents. "People want to know that council knows" what's going on, McLellan explained. According to McLellan, with the changes made Tuesday to the bylaw, the Seaforth Trust Fund will now be operating and governed the same as the Brussels Trust Fund. In terms of management and accountability, Huron East is asking Seaforth to do "what Brussels has been doing all along," he stated. This includes forwarding accurate, quarterly meeting minutes as well as retaining the same -accounting services as the municipality. Joe Steffler, councillor and Seaforth Trust Fund Committee member feels quite strongly that the group has made decisions with the best interest of the community in mind. "I still won't apologize." Steffler stated. "Never, never, never." Brussels councillor David Blaney expressed that • the trust fund committee has "indicated that they can make good business decisions, but not good public relations decisions." Local boy places 10th in Skills semi-finals By Elyse DeBruyn Citizen staff A local boy placed 10th out of 15 in the semi-finals at the Bells Super Skills Competition at the Air Canada Centre (ACC) in Toronto hosted by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tyler Stevenson of Belgrave was thrilled when he learned that he and three of his teammates would be competing in the quarter-finals in Hamilton. He did so well that he was able to compete in the semi-finals in Toronto, placing him 10th in the competition. I HOW TO PREVENT I nitwit fit El Avoid being outdoors in the coldest part of the day. 121 Wear a hat and layers of clothing made of tightly'woven fibers, such as wool, which trap warm air against your body. 0 Keep vulnerable areas such as fingers, toes, ears, and nose protected and covered. Drink plenty of warm fluids to help the body maintain it's temperature. If hot drinks are not available, drihk plenty of plain water. Avoid caffeine and alcohol, which hinder the body's heat-producing mechanisms. Take frequent breaks from the cold to let your body warm up to better withstand brief periods of exposure to extreme cold. Canadian Red Cross Stevenson along -with Brett Brophy of Wingham, Mitchell McIntosh of Stratford and Jake Partridge of Exeter, are all talented Atom division players and were fortunate enough to participate in the quarter-finals competition which took place in Hamilton on Dec. 27. The quarter-final competition started at 6 a.m., so at 3 a.m. the tired, yet excited, boys were on their way to Hamilton with their families. After that, the Leafs invited 100 players to the ACC on Jan. 25. Stevenson, Brophy and McIntosh placed in the the top 60 and were invited to compete for the semi- finals at 7 a.m. in Toronto. • Thanks to their coach, Dave Partridge, who submitted results of their skills to the competition, the boys were able to compete in the competition. The skills they were tested on included start and stops, turns, crossovers, backward and forward skating, speed and speed agility, puck handling, puck control,, shooting and goaltending. About 3000 entries were submitted and from that 702 Atom players moved on to the quarter-finals. Stevenson said his favourite skill competition was the figure eight. "It was cool being able to skate on the ice (at the ACC)," said Stevenson, a Grade 5 student at East Wawanosh Public School. Each year the Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Bells Super Skills Competition for Atom division skaters to motivate and reiterate the importance of improving skills.