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I OYEARS AGO
September 23, 1998 -
Isabelle Cann of the Exeter
Villa has reached the 50 -year
milestone in the Pride of
Huron Exeter Rebekahs
Lodge. She received the 50 -
year jewel from her daughter
Vice -Grand Jean Hodgert.
The village of Zurich is turn-
ing to its residents to raise
$300,000 for a new arena
floor.
The area's largest and newest concrete pouring
equipment was on site at Brookside Place in Exeter
last week. Owned by McCann Redi-Mix Inc. of
Mount Carmel, the arm extends nearly 100 feet. The
crew was pouring the foundation of a five -unit
townhouse complex.
Dave Youmans of Exeter was the grand prize
winner of $20,000 in the Cash is King draw held by
the Huron Country Playhouse and the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation Authority Foundation.
20YEARS AGO
September 21, 1988 - Lucan Hydro foreman Jim
Freeman was officially retired Friday night. He
received a chef's outfit from Alex Urbanowicsz of
Ontario Hydro and as a founder of the Lucan Irish
junior hockey team, a sweater with the number 60
was retired in his honour.
The Hensall fire department's 1954 pumper has
been sold to a volunteer fire department in
Mississippi.
Winner in the men's competition at Ironwood golf
club this year were Ray Webb, Al Taylor, Fred
Wells, Roger Wallis, Jim DeBlock, Al Beattie, Don
Gifford, Dave Holtzmann and Don Cowan.
Despite there being fewer participants, Sunday's
Terry Fox run drew a record number in donations
of $1,900. Josh Watson raised $309.
45 YEARS AGO
September 21, 1963 -A new 51 foot unit incorpo-
rating a blower system to load and unload bulk salt
and two pressurized bins have been added to the
Guenther -Tuckey Transport fleet.
Whitney Coates and Son of RR. 1, Centralia won
both grand, senior and junior female champions,
plus seven other first prizes at the regional cattle
show held recently in Seaforth.
Heavy rain, just about parade time poured on the
Exeter Fall Fair and officials estimated the crowd
was down about 1,000. A number of events had to
be cancelled, but the majority of events carried on.
50 YEARS AGO
September 22. 1958 - About 75 Boy Scouts from
the Huron District enjoyed a three-day camporee in
the new public park in the Pinery over the weekend.
Ralph Switzer was the Camporee chief.
Fire destroyed the Exeter Turnip Sales waxing
plant for the second time in less than four years,
Wednesday morning.
Although construction of its 202 by 24 building
has not been completed, Northland Turkey
Hatchery have 25,000 eggs in incubators in an
effort to meet demands for poultry. Neil Campbell is
manager.
60YEARS AGO
The Exeter Legion has purchased a lot on Wiliam
street behind the theatre for the site of the new
Legion building.
Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Pearce are leaving Friday for
Vancouver where Mr. Pearce will be a commission-
er to the General Council of the United Church. They
will visit with Dr. J.E. and Mrs. Whiting before
returning.
Mr. E. Kehler, who for the past four weeks has
been installing the bowling alleys for William
Sweitzer has returned to Toronto.
85 YEARS AGO
September 21, 1923 - On Wednesday evening
about midnight, fire destroyed two fine bank barns,
near Kirkton. The barn of Mrs. David Rogers was
the first to take fire and was completely destroyed.
Shortly after the barn on the farm of Mr. Nelson
Fletcher, just across from the Rogers barn, took fire -
supposedly from the cinders and it soon was
reduced to a heap of ruins. In both barns, the sea-
son's crops had been stored and both lost a quantity
of implements and a number of pigs and hens. The
cause of the fires is unknown.
Miss Pearl Holtzmann has left for Chicago where
she has accepted a position as assistant principal of
the Evangelical Deaconess Hospital.
ROSS
HAUGH
BACK IN TIME
Seniors' Perspective
By Jim Bearss
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
If you teach your children to be polite and courteous,
when they grow up, they'll never be able to
merge their car onto the freeway.
If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday
and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today
to be thankful for.
Out and about!
Carpet Bowling! The carpet bowling season
will be starting on Mon., Oct. 6 and Fri., Oct. 10
at 9 a.m. at the Lions Youth Centre, 125 John
Street West. Anyone interested in participating
in carpet bowling may call Peter McFalls at
235-0368 for more information or you may
show up on Monday or Friday mornings.
Steak BBQ, Exeter Legion Branch 167 is hosting their
famous, delicious Steak BBQ on Oct. 19, 5 — 7 p.m.
Advance tickets are only $12 or $14 at the door, Children
6 — 12, only $5 and children under five are free. For
more information and for purchasing tickets, call Harvey
or Esther at 235-1167 or the Legion at 235-2962.
Sports Night at the Exeter Legion Branch 167 on Sept.
27. Sign up at 7 p.m., Play at 7:30 p.m. Euchre, Solo,
Darts and Pool. Cost for this enjoyable evening is only $3.
Exeter and Grand Bend Adult Day Services are having
an Oktoberfest Celebration at the Grand Bend Adult Day
Centre on Wed., Oct. 15 from 11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cost $6 per person which includes a Hayter's turkey
sausage/bun, sauerkraut, beverage and black forest
cake. There will be door prizes and entertainment. Let
Tammy Antaya know if interested in attending by Oct. 6
at 235-4600
At Riverview Estates
Riverview Estates 20 Kalisch Avenue (turn east at the
'beer store Exeter") is hosting a couple of upcoming
events:
• Colin Haskett, Funeral Homes Ltd. will speak at a
luncheon on Oct. 2. His topic is, "Don't Leave your Loved
Ones in the Dark." at 12 noon. A luncheon is being
served at a cost of only $6 and everyone is welcome.
• Foot Care by Irene Gettler, pedicurist every 3rd
Monday morning of each month in the Club House.
Appointments can be made by phoning Irene at 229-
6420 or drop in at the club house on the 3rd Monday
morning to talk to her.
Kirkton United Church Chicken Barbecue, Sun., Oct. 5
at Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre, serving 4 - 7
p.m. Tickets sold at Kirkton Market or phone Pam (229-
6931) or Keith (229-6410). Take outs available.
Advance tickets only.
"Eat" - Food safety affects us all.
Here is a true or false quiz: Answers at end of column.
Squeezing a loaf of bread can indicate freshness.
Bread mould is harmless; just brush it off or tear off
the mould before you eat it.
Cheese with mould is OK, just cut off the mould.
Leftovers brought home from a restaurant, but left in
the car overnight, are safe to eat.
If something smells OK, it is safe to eat.
Frozen food should be used within three months.
Eggs should be used within three weeks.
If your dog eats it, it's safe to eat.
Paid in full
A young man was getting ready to graduate college.
For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car
in a dealers' showroom, and knowing his father could
well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
Graduation day approached, the young man awaited
signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on
the morning of his graduation his father called him into
his private study. His father told him how proud he was
to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved
him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man
opened the box and found a lovely, leather bound Bible,
Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, " With
all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of
the house, leaving the holy book.
Many years passed and the young man was very suc-
cessful in business. He had a beautiful home and won-
derful family, but realized his father was very old, and
thought perhaps he should go visit him. He had not seen
him since that graduation day. Before he could make
arrangements, he received word telling him his father
had passed away, willed all of his possessions to his son.
He needed to come home immediately and take care of
things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness
and regret filled his heart. He began to search his
father's important papers and saw the still new Bible,
just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the
Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those
words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind
the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same
dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag
was the date of this graduation, and the words..."Paid in
full.
How many times we miss God's blessings because they
were not packaged as we expected.
Do Cell Phones Cause Alzheimer's?
Electromagnetic radiation from cell phones linked to
mental decline, by Maggie Spilner Fitness, Walking
and Yoga Expert. Aug. 28, 2008
When Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, sent out a
memo to 3,000 faculty and staff members to limit
their cell phone use due to possible risks to the
immune system and bone marrow, many thought
he was over -reacting to unpublished studies. But
Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD, President and Medical
Director of the Alzheimer's Research and
Prevention Foundation www.alzheimerspreven-
tion.org in Tucson, doesn't think so.
"I think this is an emerging science," says Dr. Dharma.
"And we're probably at about the same place we were
with cigarettes and cancer 40 years ago. There's been
research that has shown that electromagnetic radiation
kills brain cells associated with learning and memory,
too. Those scientists hypothesized that people who may
be prone to Alzheimer's disease may be doing damage
that encourages an earlier onset of the disease."
While Dr. Dharma agrees that current science hasn't
given us definitive answers, he does suggest there is
every reason to use caution when dealing with this type
of radiation. "After all, we are nothing but electromag-
netic radiation ourselves, so the cell phone radiation may
clash with our own, causing serious damage," says Dr.
Dharma, author of the books, Brain Longevity and
Meditation as Medicine.
No one expects you to toss your cell phone. Here's what
you can do:
Limit cell phone use when possible
Use the speaker phone rather than holding the phone
to your ear
Use a wired headset to limit exposure
Use your phone in open spaces whenever possible
Perhaps especially important, limit children's exposure
to cell phones, since they may be the most vulnerable,
being exposed at such a young age and for more time
over their lifetimes.
A Few Truths about Marriage
Truth 1: Marriages are made in heaven. But then
again, so is thunder and lightning.
Truth 2: If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict
attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.
Truth 3: Marriage is grand -- and divorce is at least
100 grand!
Truth 4: Married life is about communication. In the
first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman
listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the
man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the
neighbours listen.
Truth 5: When a man opens the door of his car for his
wife, you can be sure of one thing: Either the car is new
or the wife is.
Truth 6: Marriage is when a man and woman become
as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which
one.
Truth 7: Before marriage, a man will lie awake all
night thinking about something you say. After marriage,
he will fall asleep before you finish.
Truth 8: Every man wants a wife who is beautiful,
understanding, economical, and a good cook. But the
law allows only one wife.
Truth 9: Marriage and love are purely a matter of
chemistry. That is why one treats the other like toxic
waste.
Truth 10: A man is incomplete until he is married.
After that, he is finished.
The Importance ofWalking
Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you
at 89 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a
nursing home at $7000 per month.
My grandpa started walking five miles a day when he
was 60 now he's 97 years old and we don't know where
the heck he is.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by
people who annoy me. The only reason I would take up
walking is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.
I have to walk early in the morning, before my brain
figures out what I'm doing.
I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks.
I haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there.
Every time I hear the dirty word 'exercise', I wash my
mouth out with chocolate.
I do have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach
covers them.
The advantage of exercising every day is so when you
die, they'll say, 'Well, she looks good doesn't she.'
If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a
small country.
I know I got a lot of exercise the last few years, just get-
ting over the hill.
Jim
Be
arss