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The Citizen, 2006-08-24, Page 7CA H 7SAVI GS 44126te 441...0744a. ON $4.00 THURSDAYS Drop into either of our offices any Thursday with your word classified (maximum 20 words) and pay only $4.00 + GST (paid in advance). That's $1.00 off regular rates. The Citizen Country Fare By Patricia Ham, Auburn School House Hoping you will enjoy and use some of the recipes I will be giving each month. They have all been tested by me in my home, and will come from many sources. They are easy family food that teenagers and parents will enjoy. APPLE BUTTER 8-10 cooking apples, peeled, cored and quartered 1 cup apple cider or juice 1 1/2 cups white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. allspice 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 2 tbsp. cider vinegar Cook, apples and cider in a large heavy saucepan. Cover, reduce heat to simmer. Cook 20 - 25 minutes, stirring occasionally until apples are soft. Purée apples in a blender until smooth. Return to saucepan; add remaining ingredients stirring and cooking until mixture becomes very thick. Watch carefully as it will burn quickly. Cook 30 minutes. Can be cooled and frozen at this point or poured into small preserving jars• and processed in a boiling water bath 10 minutes. CRANBERRY HARVEST PUNCH 8 cups cranberry juice 2 cups grapefruit soda 2 cups soda water 1 lime Freeze a one-quart tub of water. Put it in a large punch bowl. Pour in juice, soda and soda water. Garnish with thin slices of lime. SQUASH PECAN CASSEROLE 1 large or 2 medium butternut squash, peeled, cored and diced to make five cups raw 1/2 cup butter 4 tbsp. white sugar 1/2 cup 2% milk 1 large egg, beaten 1/2 tsp. vanilla pinch nutmeg Cook squash until fork tender. Drain (reserve liquid for your stock supply). Mash with sugar and butter. Combine milk, nutmeg, egg, vanilla. Stir well and add to cooked squash. Spoon into a greased quart casserole. Topping: 3 tbsp. oil 4 tbsp. brown sugar 4 tbsp. flour 1/2 cup chopped pecans Combine topping ingredients. Sprinkle over the casserole. • Bake at 350°F until nicely browned. APPLE MAPLE DRESSING Combine the following in a blender jar: 1/2 sliced, cored apple 4 tbsp. apple juice 1 tbsp. mayonnaise and maple syrup 4 tbsp. white wine vinegar 4 tbsp. olive oil a bit of salt and' pepper Purée dressing until smooth. Serve on any lettuce. Store five to six days in refrigerator. We have the Ingredients SC 111161E- Open 7 Days A Week. 209 Drummond Street, Blyth The 'leer Store 519-523-4551 LP30 Approved Retail Partner ACatt,Cr' CORRIGAN - GARCIN Bruce and Nancy Corrigan are happy to announce the marriage of their daughter, Rebecca Lynn to Peter John Garcin son of Peter and Teresa Garcin of Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. The ceremony took place on July 15, 2006 at St. James United Church, Great Village, Nova Scotia. The couple now resides in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to everyone who sent gifts and good wishes. Thank you also to friends and family who travelled to Great Village to be a part of the day. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2006. PAGE 7. Huron-Kinloss gets $12,300 from province By Andrew Smith Wingham Advance Times Minister of Health Promotion Jim Watson was in Wingham last week with a $12,300 funding announcement for Huron-Kinloss as part of the Communities in Action Fund. The new portfolio was created by Premier Dalton McGuinty last year as a new take on an old problem. Watson says the government has traditionally put money in health care with no money in prevention. By promoting healthy living and disease prevention, Watson says it will better help care for the aging population and the struggling health care system. "We're not encouraging health and fitness only because it's good for the individual, it's also good for the health care system," Watson said. Although Watson has only been in the position a short while, he is already responsible for the Smoke- Free Ontario Act, the Quest For Gold funding program, the Healthy Huron East mayor Joe Seili will have some competition in his bid to be returned as head of council in the November election. Councillor Lou Maloney of Seaforth announced his intention to run for mayor this past week. A former councillor of Hibbert Twp. for 19 years, as well as having gained six years political experience on the school board while living in Perth County, Maloney moved to Seaforth three years ago. He has served one term on Huron East council. His reasons for running, he said, are to see a return to "the democratic way" of doing council business. "Every councillor should have an equal say on everything that comes before council." Maloney said he wants to see a better relationship between mayor and councillors. "There is not a lot of sense for every five wards to elect two councillors each if those representatives are going to have very little say." Seili announced his intention to seek re-election at the April 18 meeting of Huron East council. Stating that he didn't disagree with the provincial mandate of serving four years, he said the decision had not come easily. "It took me a long time to decide, but I have decided." Due to construction at Central Huron Secondary School, we regret to inform you that the Gr. 9 Orientation Day will be cancelled for Aug. 31". Special accommodations will be made for all Gr. 9 students on the first day of school. Timetables will not be available to students prior to Sept. 5'. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Eating/Active Living Strategy and the Communities in Action Fund. Watson said the thing to remember is that the results of his work aren't immediate. "I' m involved in a marathon, not a sprint, you're not going to change people's bad habits on the turn of a dime," Watson said. The CIAF was started under, McGuinty a couple years ago, who realized that if the government is trying to get people active and healthy, they need to provide some seed funding for small communities and not for profit groups to put programs in place. "We as a provincial government have to put our money where our mouth is, we have to put some dollars on the table," Watson said. The $5 million fund has already gotten a lot of attention, as $10 million in requests were made this year. Watson praised MPP Carol Mitchell for being very effective in getting funds to her riding, as more than $165,000 has come to Huron- Bruce since the fund was established, a total of 15 grants to 11 different organizations. Of those grants, two went to the Goderich YMCA, one to the Municipality of Brockton for a physical activity plan, one to South Bruce to create youth programs at schools during the summer, and a grant of $10,800 to North Huron for a community needs assessment study for facilities and programs. "We're in the early stages of implementing the findings of the study, but we're confident and already seeing early success," said North Huron clerk-administrator Kriss Snell. Another two grants went to Huron East, which allowed the Huron County Health Unit and the municipality to promote walking trails and create guides. Wingham Town and Country Support Services received $16,000 to develop and implement fitness programs for seniors in Clinton and area. This is the third year in a row for the CIAF funding across Ontario, and is part of Active 2010 strategy to get more citizens physically active. According to StatsCan, 48 per cent of Ontario's population take part in activity for 30 minutes on a daily basis. "We want to get that figure of 48 per cent of our citizens up to 55 per cent by the year 2010," Watson said. The year 2010 was chosen to coincide with the Winter Olympics coming to Vancouver. Watson understands there are challenges to young people and seniors when trying to get active on a regular basis, and pointed out kids have strong thumb muscles from video games, but need to get tside more. "They've got to spend mo time on the playground, and less time on the Playstation," Watson said. "There's an obesity problem in this country." The obesity rate has increased 300 per cent in Canada in the last 25 years, which Watson attributes to the popularity in fast food restaurants, elimination of school phys ed programs, and the rise of computer technology. "These all compound the challenges particularly with young people to get them out and to be kids," Watson said. Mitchell congratulated Huron- Kinloss's Mitch Twolan on doing wonderful things in the municipality, and expects a lot of improvements from the $12,300 which /will go towards the skate park, baseball and curling programs. "You recognize what an important component recreation is, the total well-being of the community," Mitchell said. Huron-East's Lou Maloney challenges mayor in election Ball! A Belmore baseball player swings at a pitch thrown by a Kincardine player. Kincardine played its second game against Belmore in this year's Tri-County Squirt baseball Tournament held on Aug. 19 in Blyth. (Heather Dietz photo)