Times Advocate, 1998-01-07, Page 5"()L! R
World's largest dance -fitness
program arrives in Huron Coun
F.xi ii R. - The scene Is repeat- '
cd over 1t),(11 O limes each week in
gynlnasiunis, t -I irche s.• fitness
'centers and recreational centers all
over the world \lode ILLI' Ilii. :l[
with an 111Ic iittls.heat as the stu-
dents hegln to exercise thin way
through each sng. thcu smites
grow bigger and the iI mosenicnts
becomconttre inlhilsiasti a ith
each pass[r_•.note.,
what is happening Is nit tusl a
dense class. a is it lanes: :.I: hta-.
Iron. (ser -1-7110 ![ani hI .cd
instructors lead. these times. lass-
es 111 i8 countries t•s.'n Jas... The
hip son It, appeal on \lag(: 111
I's.lir_iwnmir,.11s-1s.ltk'aI httlis�
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In uitc,i \fat is Richards -.
Richards slates." Jaiicrcise pro-
vides inc with increased energy
and stamina." Mario -has been
jaiicrc icing kir five years and has
taught over 250. Jaizercisc cla4scs
in southern Ontario. This dynastic
evcrcise Program founded -in 1969
by Judi Sheppard-Mis%ct has- con-
stantly expanded and evolved t0
remain ;it the forefritnt of the li1•
-
nes. industry. Richards states that
"It I. \ nal to maintain an active
and healthy lifestyle." Exercise
assists in lighting obesity. high
cholesterol. high blood pressure
and -stress, It also- boost sclf-
csicem and self image..laircrcise
Provides a relaxed and tun -tilled
structured actiyit\ synth which to
achieve these goals "
13y moving into Precious Blood
School. in Exeter on Monday and
N'ctlnesdaw exenrrlgs from 7 10 7i
ow and McCurdy Public School
in Huron Park on Saturday' morn-
ings from 10 a.m. to 1•1 ant..
:Richards is- promoting .the
Jaiiercise vision 2000. where
instructors prig Jaircrclse into as
)many, communities as possible.
everyday. She would like to snake
it as practical. accessible antl-con-
vcnicnt for all.. Richards is offer-.
ing. an Open House 'and New
Student "Workshop at McC'llydy
Pohl c'tic Imo l iii Homos Park.
Ontario on Jaliu:uy 1(1 at 1(1 a.m.
•
Blyth Festival budget goals achieved
Y1.11 I hi:- loo` season �s.0
-an mush: 111(1101,h. repelied the
. - J31s.Ih C'cntrc lar the ts bOarif ot.
ihreaitr. to ihr ii\Inb: fshijr .11 Its
annual general Itl:cttl►r' on
'1)e:euhel 11 -
-1. 1st')rlsiu.us. incl eJid4+tsnar�
the:'t':Ison .Js pi'.•p,,s et) INS .11111!ii .
drrcctt.i Janet \.mlu;. Itis 13 t\tln
Festlt.tl resTi\ed nes%. 01 a Iiiore
'se% t:I t, cur than. i'xhe:lett 11.0111 ihc'
O111x1I.• ‘11,.( ‘1111,111 .111.1. t'i'me' tine
I,Ite
to , ti•u1e`r Its 1 Iis% ce board
.'1 ttiri•: t.,1... t.•i'k-thc 1Il1ti-llal s(ci l,l
'111`1-0'tit?' 1` ht'.,! I. saes ti n,' -a•
4`9.9I _' dt I1. it
\ llrntl11.:' stn rtl; 1110- se.rstt11
\y .Ys•�\,� \ ;.5s •'r.' well!• '\•
it'ul 01 Mil-g4h0,, t 1 ;t'(' tu'
1ht lhui n1. -in Scot. I'ih. i sr.l.i -a per
rat ,Ind established a.ssondcrful
11 it 1(1.11ionship. The actual oper-
;uln, deficit on the.: 1997 season
was x'9.'11.2. which is $800 -less
than tt .Is (Nudge led.
1 hos; al the sleeting heard that
Irom this .y eat, rellltauntgot Quiet
in the laurel- - vs hieh w as one of
Antos first commission. - 10.her
Deborah kiinntet(s O'.et/ward!
revealed the tcrri.Iic potential Iol
the Garage thcairc space lir. ;loth
ences lose sontethiing-dlllcrcnt
In a more intimate setting, •
'.Janet's last season \\ as. a ss.ui thx
culmination of the lour mind -bend-
ing years she's spent .restoring
t3teth r: Cihrtnt •:md viahlc-thc-
young ('on pan\'s Pieces._ of atrc said new artistic director
:111i•�cilc'r. Pit . the standards of Ann' Chislelt in her report. --She
directing. acting and production set
the par a1. an all -tone high: in 1997.
Spec•1al kudos went to Paul
ThompsonThompsonfor Booze. I)cr\r.m a I)1).11.'
( ',,itv as wcll'a. Burintanic Lire'
and t.' i)a\c tient: the mewls clect-
ett nma\sti 01 tiettslitlt:. tot his
•
icnl.aikablc vrtling dihut with
Ill the Pape r.
IO)tt7LE'/I R„�Sa
The Exeter T,n1's-Advocate surveyed-promineht
members '^-our com,isursllt'.asking for their forecast
of 1998. W,i: ': be a near "bf development. change or
ahalle,iet�s' t_)• tv:. •t tit' 3 ►ear of cutbacks. hard;decisions or
harp. tyy,lrit
ORGANIZATION:
-.tun 1 us -r. Rcesi•: low-nslnp ill Has
•98-N iL.I, BE :\ \EAR OF:
( h4`nc�.'1: c'..i•�c1 ltrl4 i riwor\
•-
Be„tttsi : I the downloading we don t
km•a whrir y.i.11t•-r'tvne tilt:in,talk The
1)i:inihcr .i-cni'uncL'meni Jid not make
the mess any ..�eatei It appears we w11f
hal,' to collect 5 t► pec•sent More in taxes in-
t.np than •we dill in 1-.497.(0.be revenue neutral, We a 111 not
hat. the new assi'snit•nt lir*ores until April I. 1998 It is Inlj,i,s-
slhli I,• set Fl.hudee.. until alter that (laic
THE. Cl/MING PEAR'S CHA1.E-E:NGES AND HON TO
.11EET THEM: • .
The : oltnne y cat ; hallcni`ca'. ill hi tet trm
y and aintain the
same lei cl.rt seri ices that the people• base eomc to expect with
less dollars - - - - - -
The last le» .s car s.: tun, Il hats appy -used. hudgcts,.with ruts to
(1lticrentna
.Is 111 ;.rtict .I.1• keep the from taxes froIncreasing in light
Of reduced tuntlillt` Isom ththepro\ Ince Council will spend a
great dial .0. inn• Ii•'. Ica in the 194)1 huaget and very ice dela
cn to -see it•Rurthrr ettt,-tencits ,:in he found Restructuring falls
Brill resume t,• Jrtermi is tl there is .sulficlent crest, x114. logs to lus-
tul .anrtr_•antau� •n vs Intl surruuncling munr.lpahurs
AItDT1O
ION- L (•\IS-1ENTS.
lite I .:ail lcs:l • it e••yet-whew that has hecn the most elleolve
:ind• c! t 1, temtemii‘ c, ihthepast 15f 1 v cars is at the htcal municrpa)
-
-Icsel• I hr pl,ry,h I.n.,\s the\ tan Lail and talk' to someone and
gel sonic an.''.et, Hits is the- Icy el that the provincial gnvern-
merit %%Mils to get Ptd ,'1. WhoWhokno(I what a -ill he corning In the
nett 1\a •' ,r thicc \,Lai:' `
199); n.111 he ,1 \.,i.1 hard xi tough decisions at both the
1iiyl [ship acid County 11MIK d%.
Jim 1.o%e
Reeve
TON•nship of Ha}
Scholarships
available for 4-H
members
f.\ l l l k i 1,,„ : i t
members ‘‘.11,-..,int:n he hch,`Ihlt
V'. 'iitcn Ins -mute st 11( 'kg 11114
li is that lemic `,•1 -y -::u <.irLc.I4•a1111
t.
I\ C. 0..1lshJcr:ti<+n to apply tnf•
tea 'scholar shipstui •i 111►k • Ihele
,tie lour as atlahlc tut pluton
(:iiunl% 4-11 members • .11 uron
\\ h
1 scolar•shlp:.Maryn
1'• a, r d s..
1) r o 1 1,
1-ulcher. ai l
111e Noodle
Lee
An applit:a-
(11►11 form is
avail all 1c
burn the OMAFRA office. 4-11
county secri;lary. 522'-0897 or
Huron County rally secretary
Margaret L.. McMahon. RR 2.
Blucvalc. NOG 100 or 887-9250.
.1'he application. accompanied
by a 251) word essay entitled, "The
Pros•and Cons u) the Internet on
Society" should he sent' by
Monday. Fehruary: 2 to the rally
secretary.
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Usborne &
Hibbert Mutual
Fire Insurance
Company
Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S1
(Established in 1876)
Provides Full Insurance
Coverage
for Farm Properties
New Applications are
Welcomed
DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS
Joe Chafte. 005 Mitchell 348-9705
Hon Feeney, RR 2 Dublin . • 345-2360
tarry Gardiner. RR2, Staffa ..345-2678
Jack Hodgerl..RR1, Kirkton 229-6152
Michael O'Shea 003 Granton 225-2600
Morns Willows RR2 St. Pauls 393-6548
AGENTS
Wayne Maver Exeter
John Moore. Dublin
Joseph Untac. Matic
Head Office. Exeter
235.1915
345-2512
348-9012
235-0350
A refund from surplus was de-
clared for all policy holders
who qualify, are on record and
in good standing as at Decem-
ber 31, 1997.
has Icti us -immensely. proud of the
work we do here. and her .exaniple
will, inspire all of us to [nose confi-
dentlyforward to new anisic..
adventure::• ' •
General ntanagcr'Ralen _Stewart
summedup the past year. ••\\'c"
ha\e done a remarkable :amount of
a: to ily 0n an extremely. tight budue
get. d t0 extremely careful plan
.ning: a superbproduction [tanager
and technical stint. and ;a continilal -
I hard-working hoard and stat!.-
Stcw'ar-t said. :This .positive out-
come was:onlypossihlc with excel-
lent support_fronm. the whole te.un'..
- • .Submitierfby the
BA.r1r hi37irul au 1
BLJSlLSS
Two insurance companies merge
Times -Advocate, January -7, 1998' =
Page 5
11.1)1- R I.ON - On January 1,
1998 the London Township Mutual
Insurance ('ontpany in !Wilton and
the A1cGillivray Mutual Insurance
C'onipany in Ailsa Craig antalga-
Mated to torsi the Middlesex
Mutual Insurance Co., Both ti( the
original companies have .served
polio' holders in their respective
• jurisdictions lir well osci a centu-
ry. The merger is -in response to the
changing nature •Irl the Insurance
business in Canada and denion-
slrates the commitment to provitt-
ing quality ser\ welt. new clients as
well :Is those of lung standing.
President I d l'ox of McGillivray
Mutual believes that the time has
come for some mutuals to work
together to otter grcatcr depth of
sere ice. and a hroadcr range of cov-
erage in s:Mous insurance fields.
Albert Bannister. President of
London Township Mutual. adds.
That the increased sire of the amal-
gamated Mutual will hells it com-
pile with larger tinancial instiitu-
nuns that are -entering the insttrance
business and will provide for
greater exposure of the company's
ninsurance products While maintain-
ing the personal contact which has
meant:so iituch to clients on the
farms and smaller communities in
the arca.
.. The amalgamation is merely the
most recent change that has
occurred in the histories of the two
companies as they have adjusted 10
new technologies and more com-
plex requirements from their policy
holders. -The first policies' \vete
handwritten and it was not uncom-
mon for the company offices to he
located in the manager's house.
In order to meet the needs of
.hems more efficiently. mutual
companies have had to introduce•
up-to-date mechanical and elec-
I onic devices and such services as
automatic monthly payment with-
. drawals. "these changes have
necessitated the hiring of more 1►er-
.siulct :and the expansion'of office
space. London Township Mutual
• ol►enet its present office in ilditton
c !
uin 1995 and this 'will serve as the
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Marg McAlpine. Aisling Manager
of McGillivray Mutual says that
their cuntpany has outgrown its
current facilities 0l) account of
these innovations and their 'staff arc
looking forward to working in the
new surroundings.
The mutual insurance movement
dates hack to 1836 when farnicls
developed a co-operative system of
protection against fire by pooling
their premiums to offset individual
losses. The system reflect% the
farmers' interest in establishing
their own commercial institutions
in competition with urhan-hased
companies. Mutual companies were
also a' -response to the reluctance of
- urhan companies w provide cover-
age in rural areas which they per-
ceived to he poor risks because of
their distance from fire protection.
Today there are 51) mutual insur-
ance companies still in existence in
Ontario operating under the-
uiuhrella of the Ontario Mutual
Insurance Association which is
.located in Cambridge. These coni-
pante% own their -own reinsurance
company. the Farts Mutual
Reinsurance Ilan Inc.. which exists
to help level out heavy losses
which might occur in a particular•
area or time.
•Although hased mainly in rural.
Ontario, more business is now
being conducted in urhan areas.
The new company. will he provid-
ing many types of insurance,
including: residential. auttl; and ,
Commercial. .
- 'An traditional co-operative .rash- -
ion mutual companies -are con
trolled by a Board of Directors -
elected from policy holders:- Agents
or brokers are the direct link with
the insured. Jinn Dickenson.
Manager of Condon •rows p
Mutual. sees personal serv'
one of the major strengths of
mutual system since a .real person.
often a neighbour. is always avail-
able to come to the house to revieW
.I policy it answer questions. Many
policies are written and claims set- ..
tled at the kitchen table.
The amalgamation has presented
the companies .with many chal-
lenges. Nevertheless. extens ve *
consultation and rimtpruntisc Cut -
initiated in the unanimous approval
of both Boards of Directors along,
with the support .4 policy holders.
It is with a spirit of co-operation
and optimism that-Middle.icx
Mutual -Co. moves forward Into the
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