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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-04-20, Page 44 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, April 20, 2016 OTT;Liti The Lucknow Sentinel PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O. Box 400, 619 Campbell Street Lucknow Ontario NOG 2H0 phone: 519-528-2822 fax: 519-528-3529 www.lucknowsentinel.com [p] POSTMEDIA JOHN BAUMAN Group Manager, Media Sales john.bauman@sunmedia.ca JOY JURJENS Office Administrator I ucknow.sentinel@sun media.ca LINDSAY THEODULE Media Sales Consultant lindsay.theodule@sunmedia.ca CURTIS ARMSTRONG Group Director of Media Sales - Grey, Bruce and Huron County Postmedia carmstrong@postmedia.com P: 519-376-2250 x514301 Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO SENTINEL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. 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The Sentinel is available on microfilm at: GODERICH LIBRARY, (from 1875) 52 Montreal Street Goderich ON N7A 1 M3 Goderichlibrary@huroncounty.ca KINCARDINE LIBRARY, (from 1875 to 1900 & 1935 to 1959) 727 Queen Street Kincardine ON N2Z 1 Z9 The Lucknow Sentinel is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent ethical organization established to deal with editorial concerns. For more information or to file a complaint go to www.mediacouncil.ca or call toll free 1-844-877-1163. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada pcna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association 1 www.Iucknowsentinel.com Tetanus should be on radar as gardening season approaches Dr. Jan Owen Huron County Acting Medical Officer of Health Spring is here and you maybe thinking about your garden, not immunizations. But when you're ready to get your hands dirty outdoors, there's no better time to think about updating your vaccinations. Tetanus, commonly known as lockjaw, is a serious, some- times fatal disease of the nerv- ous system caused by a toxin released by bacteria. The bac- teria and spores that lead to tetanus can be found in soil and anywhere in our environ- ment. Last year an unvacci- nated child in Grey -Bruce was hospitalized after contracting tetanus. You may have had a "tetanus shot" before, but it is important to get a booster every 10 years to maintain life- long immunity. Fortunately, adults can receive a free dose of vaccine that includes protection against teta- nus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough). You may remember the high number of pertussis cases in Huron County last summer. Per- tussis is a serious infection of the breathing system caused by a bacteria. It is very contagious and can occur in people of all ages. The disease is also the most contagious during the first two weeks, when symptoms are much the same as a common cold. The disease is most serious in young children, especially those under one year of age. In this age group pertussis may lead to pneumonia, seizures, brain damage and occasionally death. That's why I strongly encourage all adults, especially if you are going to be in close contact with newborns or babies, to make sure your vaccinations are updated. Immunizations protect you and the vulnerable ones around you! Vaccinations also protect you from diseases that may be very serious when you also have an underlying medical condition. If you have an underlying medical condition, or are over the age of 65, you may benefit from receiv- ing the pneumococcal vaccine as well. Lastly, let's talk about shingles. Shingles is a painful disease, appearing as an often debilitat- ing and blistering rash. It occurs when the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that caused your childhood chicken- pox, is reactivated for some rea- son within your body. You may be seeing a lot of commercials on TV about the shingles vaccine. Right now shingles is not publicly funded, although the prov- ince recently announced that the shingles vaccine will become free for eligible Ontario seniors between the ages of 65 and 70. There are no firm timelines yet for when that will happen. But if you are over 50, and if you have the means to cover the cost of the vaccine, you should con- sider getting it. So while you enjoy the spring, think about a spring visit to your healthcare provider to ask about updating your vaccina- tions. Your health, your loved ones and your garden will thank you for it! Purple Grove acknowledges local fundraising events Mary Anne Kukoly Purple Grove News Congratulations to every- one involved in the Roots of Bruce. What a marvellous venture. Congratulations as well to the Robotics team and all their helpers for the meal at the Kin- cardine Legion; and to the folks who served up a great meal at the Kinloss Community Centre on Sunday evening. It is always fun to visit with neighbours and former neighbours at the meal. Belated thanks to the folks at Belmore for another great Maple Syrup Festival. Friday afternoon Deanna and Morley Scott visited with Jorey, Jeff and Karleigh of Carlsruhe. Xzavier and Zarian Zuk of Walkerton visited with Grandma and Grandpa Rhody on Sunday. Kathy and Bruce Aitken of Bracebridge were pleased to attend the family dinner at RVilla with Bruce's mother Eletta and all the other families. Largaret McInnes has had many visitors at the Kincardine Hospital from the Grove. Mary Anne Kukoly visited with Marlene and Gayle Haldenby on Tuesday, and with Ruth McCosh, her daughter Joanne and Paul Graf on Wednesday in Goderich. Submitted At the April meeting of the Purple Grove Women's Institute, president Janet Rhody and her granddaughter Jadzia Alvi were presented with their Ontario Volunteer Service Award. Alvi has been involved with the Women's Institute for forty years. Rhody has been a willing helper at the WI gatherings and Purple Grove community functions. L -R: Purple Grove WI vice president Deanna Scott, Janet Rhody and Jadzia Algi. LUCKNOW NEWS Many things to keep busy with in Lucknow this spring Ruth Dobrensky Coming next week to our HAWK Theatre is their spring play "Sex Please We're Sixty" Get out and enjoy the play if you are able to. The "Almost Famous Players began their spring shows this past Sunday, if you weren't able to attend at that time, there are two more perfor- mances, tonight and tomor- row night at F.E. Madill in Wingham. This group of gifted performers put on a great show and I've not heard of anyone who didn't enjoy their show. Last week, several members of the Sepoy Ranees attended a Queen's Luncheon in Teeswa- ter at the Cozy. This is a semi- annual get-together where we bring all the local groups up to date on what our individual groups have planned for the next six months and what we have been doing for the past six months. I also attended a spe- cial meeting the week before in Shelburne to help plan a "Fall Fling" to be held at the Mild- may Kinsmen Centre in Sep- tember where we hope to entertain several hundred Red Hat Ladies from all around the area. It's that time of year, despite the weird weather, to gather up our unused and no longer wanted treasures. We can put them out for sale in our town wide yard sale coming up at the end of the month. There are always lots of bargains out there and as we all know, one persons trash is another per- sons treasure. It's also time to get out there and help tidy up our town. It's a shame that some people don't seem to know what trash cans and recycling bins are for, thus making the reality of a "Pitch - In" day a necessity. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone would place their trash and recyclables where they belong instead of tossing them out the windows of their vehicles. I often wonder what the inside of their homes and vehicles look like, scary I bet.