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The Huron Expositor, 1990-09-12, Page 122 THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEM&ER 12 1 A VON LANAE Victorian Order of Nurse for Canddo f1 Huron -PMO ihime.".1111. Cent/ es for Children *no r uutn OPEN HOUSE tor the Victorian Order of Nurses and the Huron -Perth Centres for Ch..dren and Youth LISTOWEL OFFICE 306 Main St. West Listowel THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 4:00.6:00 PM Water W•fl DRILLING W.D. Nopp•r and sows ♦ MODERN ROTARY 1105 tyli earth 522-1737 322-0412• idrill‘‘. ANNUAL MEETING Huron -Perth Centres for Children and Youth "MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER" a pr eserMatiOn by Dr Margo Rivera Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel 220 Livingstone Ave N THURSDAY„ SEPT. 20 7:00 ?.M. Dr Rivera received her Ph 0 from the University of Toronto She is presently the Director of Education Dissociation at the Ontario institute for Studies in Education Be ready for the hot weather! (on suitable existing forced air heating systems) Hartech Services with Central Air Conditioning 24,000 BTU Super Efficient Unit (2 ton) complete with up to 25 tt. line set & wire 1895. (installed) Exeter 235-0138 MITCHELL SEALED STORAGE AND CONCRETE DIV. Now open to serve your Ready Mix Needs Delivery — 6 days 'Please Order Friday Afternoon For Saturday Delivery* Office: 348-8901 venings Call: Luke 348-8303 Clem 348-9658 Plowing Match results SY SUSAN OXFORD The 63rd Huron Cvmoty Plowing March held w Zuncb August 31 at Lionel Wilder's farm a urac,-ted hundreds and spectators and many entrants. Many of the wuaiung entrants are from the Seaforth arta. The first wavier at the Plowing March was► Leanne Wluunure, Wal- ton, who won the Queen of the Furrow title. Part of her eligibility for the title was her point score for pbwiag. Miss Whitmore will go on to compete for the queen auk at the International Plowing Match to be held in Paris, Onuario. Plowing Match results include: Senior Champion, Bevan Shapton, Exeter•. reserve Senior Cham ppion, Paul Dodds, Seaforth; Junior C'tnam- pion, Man Townsend, Seaforth: reserve Senior Champion, Joh- nathan Huaill. Srafrxth- and Green clans (under 15), h. E' OMbiralt, w alum. For the 4-11 competitions the entrants' *win ab+lwcs wore based on straistlthess. tuutorauty, depth of the firraovw , packing and closeness, ins and oasts, shape ot the land, buttal of grass, and stubble firmness. The Plowman's A.ssoi iat.ma was asked for a drnionstruuon ot conservation planting and ullung and the response from farm °guip- ment dealers was good. However, the day of the Match the soil was too wet from recent ram to allow for a proper demonstration. Other competitions offered at the match were log sawing, nail driving and horse shone pitching. In all, over $1,500 was given out in award money for all the events. BUT CAN SHE PLOW? - Leanne Whitmore, Queen of the Furrow for the 1990 Huron County Plowing Match, shows that she can eam her crown in a piowing competition Submitted photo. Countdown Stop Smoking Program We're Fully Equipped for any job Our fltmt of trucks .tt NEW FOR 1990 We now have the equipment to offer you CUSTOM CRUSHING AND SCREENING OF GRAVEL Our Gravel/Store Screener operating at our pit. We Supplying you with various have the capacity to meet your needs In gravel and aggregate materials atone. in gravel and stone. • Our fleet of excavators - loaders - bulldozers •TRUCKING *GRAVEL, SAND & STONE •BULLDOZING *EXCAVATING *TOPSOIL 'SEPTIC SYSTEMS "No Job too Ilg or too Small" Trucking - Excavating OFFICE A 82_9926 res. 4124212 BY DAVID EMSLIE CLINTON - Are you tired of paying close to S5 a package or over for cigarettes? Is exercise beginning to put a little strain on your lungs? Do you finally feel the urge to kick the habit? if so, the Huron -Perth Lung Association, with the aid of the Huron County Health Unit, have a program for you. The two organizations are co- sponsoring a Countdown Stop Smoking Program, to begin in Clinton on October 15. The program will run for five weeks, with seven sessions. Marguerite Falconer, a Public Health Nurse with the health unit, and the facilitator of the program, noted the program is based on three specific areas for smokers: to find alternative behaviors to smoking; to make smoking more difficult; and to avoid smoking situations. "It's basically a support group, and a self-help group. You get the mutual help of the participants to quit smoking, and you also get a work book," she said, in which participants can monitor their behavior, and make appropriate changes. Participants will learn little tricks to avoid smoking, like chewing on sticks of celery, Mtikt. Falconer said, adding they will be given information on, "...good exercise, nutrition; basically we're looking at ways of changing smoking behaviour by avoiding smoking situations. "The program sort of puts you in charge of your own destiny, instead of smoking taking charge of your life, you make the decision. "You'll have five weeks to unlearn old behaviors, and learn new ones." The program is all planned out so that the participants actually quit smoking by the fourth ses- sion. In this way, Mrs. Falconer said, the smokers can plan ahead for their quitting day. And the organizations boast a high success rate, without the use of the many stop -smoking gim- micks that are currently on the market. Betty Hunter, the executive director of the Lung Association, had some facts to back up the success rate. She stated, "It has a very high success rate. Initially, the success rate is 95 per cent at the end of the program. "Of course, as the months progress, it deteriorates. After six months, it is about 40 per cent." Adding that the 40 per cent figure might not sound very good, Mrs. Hunter stated that it is extremely high by the standards of other quit smoking methods. The Addiction Research Foun- dation can also back up the story of their success, as they did a three year assessment of the program, and found it was one of the most successful methods, on a long term basis. Mrs. Hunter agreed that al- though some programs and gim- micks might work instantly to help a smoker quit, many won't last in the long run. However, for participants in Countdown, she said, `Those who do succeed, succeed forever." One of the main reasons the program is successful in keeping smokers away from cigarettes is the fact that the quitting is done in a group. "The group participation of the program is the most important part. So many people try to do it on their own, but it is a drug addiction. They are drug addicts," Mrs. Hunter said. Although the program is cur- rently being offered only in Clin- ton, Mrs. Falconer stated, "If there is more response, it will be of- fered where at least 10 people want to stop smoking." Those wishing to register for the program, or who would just like more information, can call the Lung Association at 271-7500. If it is a long distance call, they ask interested parties to call collect. HARDWORKING MEN - Last week was hot but these two men kept working hard installing foundation and frame for an elevator to be installed at First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth. Jeff Postma, below, discusses measurements with Ralph Kuiper. Oxford photo. teAteutg 604 w,,,te, JUNIOR CITIZENS De you ksue? Do you know a young person, aged 6 to 18 years, who is involved in worthwhile community service or a special person who is contributing, while coping with a physical or psychological limitation? Do you know a youth who has performed an act of heroism? The Ontario Community Newspapers Association with Canadian Airlines International as the patron, are looking to recognize these "good kids", the young people of our province who show a commitment to making life better for others. To nominate an individual or a group of young people, for the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award, please contact this newspaper or the O.C.N.A. at (416) 844-0184. Nominations, for this year's awards, will be accepted until October 3 i , 1990. Every nominee will receive a certificate and up to 12 individuals and one group will be the recipients of a plaque presented by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, an Ontario .Junior Citizen of the Year lapel pin, $200.00 and a family portrait with the Lieutenant Governor. NOMINATION FORMS - are available by contacting this Community Newspaper or O_C.N.A. (416) 844-0184. ONTARIO JUNIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS a )Dint community protect of Canadi n ( ;tn,ulcin .Mrhrx. Hien%Ito wial Make JOUf mvme. PITCH -IM