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Clinton News-Record, 1984-01-18, Page 3r#0 t 0,1 • id again By Steph. ile l eveequie Non-smoking week?is fan, 24 to T and the highlight of the entire week is Weedless Wednesday, the dal! smokers .attempt to give up the tobacco 'edfor one day. It's a national non smoltitig week which has been held across Can Since a 976, , with Weedless Wednesday wspringingeek d p i t979. The ` hepudo.seay" of theis to focus attention on par- ticularly the day the smoker's habit. smokers can On Weedless Wednesday, unite and butt out for 24 hours. in Huron and Perth counties, local associations such as the Cancer Society, the Lung Association and the Heart Foundation have been working diligently for six months preparing to get the message "Join the ma- jority - Be a non-smoker" out to those who indulge in cigarettes. That phrase about joining the majority is eeclless Wedgies working, because ilt's easier to find a non- smoker than a smoker these days. 'The Bluewater Regional Newspaper Net- work, of which this paper ;is a member, decided to find a few reformed smokers and ask them how they quit. By far, the majority of people quit -'cold turkey', which involves a lot of plain old. willpower. Most of the people what one terms "hard core smokers", smoking at least a pack a day and some up to two and one-half packs a day. All of the people interviewed admitted that they had tried several, no, many times to quit the habit. What made them finally give up the habit? There are as many different reasons for quitting as there are smokers who have given up the weed. Generally though, there seems to be something m a person's life which triggers enough inc'-i!tive to quit the habit, Marg Nokias of Bayfield: said she 'wag always trying to quit smoking, If she failed she could always say she had .only been try. ing. "This time I left out the word try," said the Bayfield woman. She has an impressive record. For 25 years Ms. Makins smoked at least one large package of cigarettes a day. She hasn't touched a cigarette in almost nine years. She was facing surgery when she finally gave up the habit. Others report that support from loved ones helped. Dave Sykes of Goderich hasn't hied a cigarette in just over a year. His wife was expecting their second child at the time and she stopped smoking, so Dave joined her. "I never thought I had any (willpower): ' But, I guess I never seriously tried to quit IIenaIl shelves pianjor town hal./ HENSALL - After a delegation of Hensall citizens complained about proposed town hall renovation plans at last month's meeting, Hensall councillors agreed at their Jan. 9 meeting to shelve the proposal by ar- chitect C.A. Ventin, calling it "too costly, too disriiptive, and too controversial." Instead, council decided to look for other solutions to create more space for municipal office staff and council chambers. These will be presented at a public meeting Jan. 19 at the Hensall and District Community Cen- tre. "The plans are beautiful, and we do need the extra space, but it's obvious that the last drawing was much too costly", said Coun- cillor Irene Davis. Reeve Harry Klungel agreed, saying the lack of space was obvious when delegations come to council; a few extra people fill the chariber. Other concerns about the condition of - Hensall's town hall included, the front door, which lets ,too much heat escape, the front window, which is blocked by a safe, and lack tnose people may have some very good of private washrooms for office staff. ideas," said Councillor Peckham. "The window is important because the "Showing leadership and presenting ideas town hall now looks like a pig with a blind of town ball renovations at the public eye. I think Betty needs a private office and meeting is something council should do," the office workers need a private said Reeve Klungel. "Don't we feel we have Washroom. We shouldn't expect them to use to show scone leadership and show that public -washrooms", said -Councillor --?avis: -- something -.has . l-to-be-donee 1mQw -better Using the unfinished room at the back of what we need than they do", he said. the hall behind the present council chamber "You can't always take notice of the few for new chambers, a plan similar to phase people who were here. There are more peo- two of the architect's plan, was suggested ple who live in Hensall than those people; by Councillor Cecil Pepper. not even two percent of the population of "The room is already there. It just needs ,Hensall were here" said Councillor Davis. finishing and we could use unemployed peo- In other business, council agreed to pay ple to do it," he said. the dues for Hensall's Business Improve- • Coming up with an alternative plan was ment Association. questioned by Councillors Jim Robinson and "Some places drop their BIA after fixing. Richard Peckham. up their main street, but now we have "We made a promise to those people that another need - to get businesses into the we wouldn't do anything until there was a village said Councillor Peckham. - public meeting. Maybe they don't want Hensall's work superintendent Don anything done at all", said Councillor Towton received some praise for his work Robinson. clearing snow before dawn on Christmas "We don't need to have a plan. Some of day in a letter to council from a local citizen. Separate SchoolBoard..rnernbers By Stephanie. Levesque Committee members and chairmen of the Huron -Perth Separate School Board were named at the board's Dec. 12 meeting. Tim McDonnell, RR 1 Gadshill was nam- ed chairman of the building, property and transportation committee. The members of the committee are William Kinahan, Lucknow, Michael Moriarty, RR 2 Bayfield, board chairman' Ron Murray, RR 2 Dublin ,and Vincent McInnes; RR2 Wingham. , The chairman of the personnel and" teacher negotiation committee is Ernest -Vanderschot, RR 7 St. Marys. The members are Dave Durand, Zurich, Arthur Haid, RR 4 Listowel and Louis Maloney, Dublin. Stratford trustee Ron Marcy was named chairman of the finance, insurance, policy= and bylaw committee. The members are John Devlin, Stratford, Gerald tiroothius, Seaforth and Michael Ryan, RR 3 Ailsa Craig. The board deals with education matters as a whole board. Trustee representatives on ad hoc com- mittees are as follows: Gerald Groothius apd Mr. Moriarty are on the trustee -clergy liaison committee, Mr. McInnes, Mr. Marcy and Mr. Devlin are on the special education. advisory committee, and Mr. Ryan and Mr. Van Vliet are on the early school leaving committee. The board accommodation review com- mittee is made up of the board chairman and vice-chairman and the chairmen of the standing committee. omen makes a stink When a woman called Police Constable Crawford in Owen Sound, to report a skunk • in her basement, he advised, "Make a trail of bread crumbs -from the basement to the yard and wait for the. skunk to follow it �A�l2e"Ste,1rP_glSAli.R.o3..,2-.Seafor_tk,_ Michelle Van Loo R.R. 1 Clinton Jamie Farwell Clinton Jason Farwell Clinton Joseph Boland R.R. 2 Clinton Nancy Lobb Clinton Pamela McLean clintan Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Jan. 22' Budding Musicians Nike Note Are you a budding musician? Do you write your own songs? Perhaps you would like to try to put out your own record. Have you ever wondered how? There are two ways to start — you could go straight to a record company and play a few of • your tunes, or you could find an agent. Most musicians try to find an agent; they're listed in the Yellow Pages. Once you find an agent, phone for an appointment and take in a cassette tape recording of some of your songs. If the agent likes your music, he or she will call some record companies and try' to obtain -some funding to make what's called a "demo tape." Once the money is 'available, the agent will arrange studio time, back-up musicians, har- monies, and sheet music. When you're in the studio all the different instruments will go through a sound test until eberyone is ready to "lay down a track." Tapes can have up to 24 tracks and each Tithe call be recorded separately. When all • the parts of the song are on tape, it is lacquered for preservation and sent to a record cutter. The record company has a needle that is very sensitive to the different sound vibrations of each note on the tape. While the tape is being played, the needle squiggles through a soft netai — sort►etirnes-gold _.to-nl'alte—a-mold-,fors:-plastic records to be pressed from. The company then puts the records into jackets and sends them to radio stations for airing. ' Just think, one day you may find yourself in a studio! Distributed by Canada Wide Feature Service Limited 1984 MacKay Prather* 1 before,' cogntedlvir. Sykes. Carol Hamilton of RR 5 %Pgham, Who hqsn't had a cigarette for about 11 years, fried a. method of inhale g the cigarette smoke into her mouth without it goblg into her lungs, then a xh. sling. She did thisfor over a year. Then one night the dinner table, her children ex- pressed xpressed disappointrcaent that she hadn't completelygiven up: her habit. That didit for her. She tells of an interesting anecdote of what happened later that evening. Busy in a family activity, her eldest.son Jeffrey looked up at her and she smiled. His comment: "That's the first time I've seen you smiling since you quit." Donal O'Connor of St. Marys said that to him," one of the most important factors in completely giving up cigarettes is the coin- outside." A little later the woman called back, "I did what you told me. Now I've got two skunks in my cellar." • Weather 1984 1983 JANUARY 10 11 12 13 14 15 15 Snow 9 cm -6 -15 6 -2 -13 -24 6 '0 - -12 -25 -8 -10 - 5 44 -3 -15 6 -12 0 -5 -12 -32 -1 -9 -13 33-6 -12 Snow 32 cm THE IDEAL SOLUTION TINGLE VOLTAGE! pany you keep. In other words, it's easier to not smoke if those around you don't. Around the time that he quit smoking wife about _eight .years ago, he met his a non -smellier. For the quitter, that's a much more positive situation than being surrounded by people who smoke. Jim Beckett of Exeter, while he quit cold turkey, also experienced some shock Introducing a Safe, , permanent, inexpensive solution to stray voltage related productivity declines among farm animals. The "Tingle Voltage Filter" will reduce the average strays voltage from 2 to 3 volts to 0.2 volts. For more information contact: FRED LAX ENCS ELECTRIC LTD. 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He was only on the for a couple of weeks, Groothius said thedrugstore where he w purchasing the tabets ran out when he went to get some more. They told him to come back, but he 'never did. .Ralph Starkey -of .RR.3. Auburn- crc-dits group therapy with the breaking of his habit. He smoked for about 23 years and hasn't had a puff since 1976. A resident of Woodstock at the time, Mr. [Auto Body Painting and Repair -= CALL US! WE OFFER *Free Estimates • Quality Workmanship *Proprietor: Wayne Andrews. 7 years experience in the Auto Body. Business. OUNTRV OWSION ENTRE ON HINT. NO. 4.1% MILES NORTH Or SRUCIFIILD OPENS AM PM MONDAY' TO'lIIDAY 482-9809. Starkey attended a class conducted by the Oxford County .ung Association. The class had manyprofesSionols speak to it including doctors and.. the weigl t -loss group Take Off Pound's Sensibl :.(TOPS). He didn't want to be one of the people who quit the class so he stuck to it. Mr. Starkey also made a comment about all the literature or "propaganda", as he termed it, that various groups push through the school system. He says the propaganda brought home from school by his children pushed him into the class. Okay, the cigarettes are in the garbage. But how does a person deal with those strong cravings, the weight changes, ten- sion or depression? ` 1 had them all," said Hartley Fischer of Listowel, who hasn't hada cigarette for 10 years. "I wanted a cigarette for darn near a year." After a meal was a particularly difficult time. He had to do something; so he walked. "There was. one Sunday," recalls Mr. Fischer,'"T v,�alkerl all dale: =lt rras tough,"„ _ .; .- Now he says he wouldn't smoke even if so- meone offered him $1,000, That just about sums up the feeler° of. all those interviewed. They wouldn't go back to cigarettes for love or money. Carl NEED TO KNOW. SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR NEW COMMUNITY? . erone, 5ort., LTD. 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