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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-12-21, Page 5Lucknow Kinsmen donate $10,000 to Wingham hospital from fundraising events The Lucknow & District Kinsmen continues the tradi- tion of supporting local health- care with a new donation of $10,000 to the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation. The donation comes from the proceeds of the Kinsmen's annual fundraising events, such as Strawberry Summer - fest and the sold out Music in the Fields festival which took place in August. This new donation will go towards the major redevelop- ment project at the Wingham & District Hospital and be added to the previous $250,000 pledged during the Our Hospital, Our Future campaign. While donations towards the redevelopment project are still being accepted itis impor- tant to remember that the ongoing needs of a broad spectrum Hospital are never ending. Unless specially designated towards the redevelopment Shared The Lucknow & District Kinsmen made an annual $10,000 gift to Wingham Hospital, from the proceeds of Music in the Fields 2016. Pictured: WDH Foundation Coordinator Nicole Jutzi and WDH Foundation Chair Ian Montgomery accepted the $10,000 donation from the Lucknow & District Kinsmen. project, donations received before Dec. 31, 2016 will go towards top priority equipment: AUrineAnalyzerMachine and newpatientbeds. The Lucknow & District Kinsmen have also contrib- uted $10,000 to both the Goderich and Kincardine Hospital Foundations. Kinsmen spokesperson Joe Carter hopes that these dona- tions will "inspire others to think of their local Hospital during this giving season:' The Wingham & District Hospital Foundation is over- whelmed with gratitude for the generosity the Luclmow & Dis- trict Kinsmen has shown them this year and over the past 30 years. Wednesday, December 21, 2016 • Lucknow Sentinel 5 Dungannon area pushes through blustery winter weather On Dec. 7 there were 12 for coffee hour and the Dungan- non Senior Centre and five for euchre in the afternoon. Shag played real hard with one lone hand, a number of ones and lots of twos. He had 47 points when he went out- side for a break and came back in to find that Judy Gregory had a score of 48 thus beating him by 1 point. That is why he goes for cards as they have a lot of fun. Jean Errington had 40 points, Marg Pentland, who never stops laughing had 39 and Alex Nivens finished with 39. Great day and great fun. On Wednesday at 4 p.m. we received notice that there would be no activities at the Senior Centre on Thursday due to the very bad weather. I do not write this column alone as I m not a good speller. Mywife types it up, corrects the spelling and grammar and then e-mails it to the editor. In this bad weather it is nice to have a neighbour like Ralph Nivens who was here just after 8 a.m. to plow our lane and the township plow went before 6 a.m. The kids at Brookside have OPG DGR decision delayed another 243 days The Ontario Power Genera- tion Deep Geologic Repository project has seen its decision delayed by another 243 days. The Governor in Council announced its decision Dec. 12 to extend the time limit for the issuance of a decision on the project proposal by OPG, to prepare, construct a deep geologic disposal facility on the Bruce nuclear site in Kincardine, Ontario. An additional operation license approval would be required following its construction. The DGR would be designed to manage low- and intermediate -level waste pro- duced from the continued operation of OPG -owned nuclear generation stations in Tiverton (Bruce), Pickering (Pickering) and Clarington (Darlington) The project has seen exten- sive opposition from nuclear opponents, First Nations groups, and others across the Great Lakes watershed. The OPG DGR continues to receive support from its host community, the Munici- pality of Kincardine, as well as its host County of Bruce. The project has seen con- tinued delays and is awaiting a decision by Minister of Envi- ronment Catherine McKenna, who requested additional information from OPG, as well as information on alternative locations for the DGR. Grey Bruce Health Unit asks public to `Rethink Your Drinking' this holiday season As we get into the holiday season, the Grey Bruce Health Unit hopes the public will 'Rethink Your Drinking.' Almost 25% of Grey Bruce residents age 12 and over are heavy drinkers, defined as having five or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion, once a month or more. Rethink Your Drink- ing encourages moderation or low-risk drinking to reduce the risks associated with alcohol. "Drinking too much, too often is a concern," said Jason Weppler, Health Promoter with the Grey Bruce Health Unit. "People often don't know the consequences of over-drink- ing, ver-drinking, both short and long-term:' During a night of celebra- tion, it's easy to lose track of how many drinks you've had. Continuous drinking can increase short and long- term risks. The most common short- term risk of heavy drinking is a 'hangover' - headache, fatigue and nausea. However, more serious risks include: • Alcohol poisoning • Violence and injuries (car crashes, falls, fights) • Risky sexual behaviour • Poor or regrettable decisions • Problems with finances, work or school There are many long-term health effects of heavy drink- ing, including liver cirrhosis, heart problems and cancer. Canada's Low -Risk Alco- hol Drinking Guide- lines help adults who choose to drink to make informed choices about their alcohol consumption. The Guidelinesrecommend: • Women consume no more than 10 drinks a week and no more than two drinks a day most days; and • Men consume no more than 15 drinks a week and no more than three drinks a day most days. For special occasions, the Guidelines recommend no more than three drinks at any one time to help limit harm from alcohol consumption. "These guidelines are lim- its, not goals - less is always more," said Weppler. "And it doesn't work to save all of your drinks for the weekend." There is no such thing as 'risk- free' riskfree' drinking, but the Guide- lines can lower your risk The Health Unit's Rethink Your Drinking campaign is designed to promote the Canadian Low-RiskAlco- hol Drinking Guidelines and help change the way we think about and use alcohol. For more information, visit www.rethinkyourdrink- ing.ca. a 11•111.10 11" R• 4Mir !* _ tall 4 1011 (3r Make Your Own fluff. Fruit:64m (i*do r km. .r B$ kingsit,n 51. [�tifIEF1tCll-I 524,1_ AW439553 had a couple of days off because of the storm. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, we went to Strathroy to meet my brother Wayne and his wife to celebrate my mother's 96th birthday at Strathmere Lodge. She was bom at Bear Creek on the Melbourne town line. We took her a litre of Levi Yoder's maple syrup to have with her afternoon ice cream. It snowed quite heavily until Grand Bend and then was fairly clear until Strath- roy. The four of us had lunch at McDonalds and back to the lodge for more visiting. Dungannon is having a Christmas lights contest and the Judges this year are Wayne and Deb Berry on Dec. 17. We have had to dig our lights out a few times and the snow keeps covering them. On our way home from Strathroy, Joan thought we had broken the power steering belt but on arriving at Eastside Auto Repair in Goderich we found it was the lines. Strong arm steering was needed. It reminded her of driving trac- tors when she was a kid of 10. Fortunately the roads were reasonably good and we were able to make good time. Those wonderful people at Eastside even lent us a van to come home in. Good folks there. On the way we stopped at Skipper's Restaurant for some great potato soup and coffee and then headed for Dungannon. Snow and blow- ing snow on county rd. 1. In closing I want to thank the editor of the Lucknow Sentinel for forwarding my column to the Signal Star. Wishing everyone a Blessed and Merry Christ- mas and a Happy and Pros- perous New Year. Got some news, call Joan and Shag at 519-529-7734. LUCKNOW ARENA SCHEDULE DECEMBER 21" - DECEMBER 27TH Wednesday, December 21 10:OOam Adults & Tots Skating - $2/Skater 11:OOam Skate & Shoot - $2/ Skater 5:OOpm Initiation/Tyke Practice 6:OOpm PeeWee Rep Practice 7:OOpm Bantam LL Game vs Drayton 8:30pm Legends Practice 9:30pm Rec Hockey - Holyrood vs Kintail Friday, December 23 10:OOam Adults & Tots Skating - $2/Skater 11:OOam Skate & Shoot - $2/ Skater 1:45pm Huff 'N Puff 5:0Opm Bantam LL Practice 6:OOpm PeeWee Girls HL Practice 7:OOpm PeeWee Rep Game vs Drayton 8:30pm Midget LL Game vs Goderich Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day - Facility Closed Tuesday, December 27 10:OOam Adults & Tots Skating - $2/Skater 11:OOam Skate & Shoot - $2/ Skater 1:OOpm Public Skating - Sponsored by Helm Welding 5:OOpm Novice LL Practice 6:OOpm Atom LL Practice 7:OOpm Midget Girls Rep Practice 8:30pm Lancers Practice Thursday, December 22 10:O0am Adults & Tots Skating - $2/Skater 11:OOam Skate & Shoot - $2/ Skater 5:OOpm Novice/Atom Practice 6:OOpm Bantam Rep Practice 7:OOpm Midget Girls Rep Practice 8:OOpm Rec Hockey - Dirty Byrd vs Saratoga 9:30pm Rec Hockey - Lanes vs Lagers Saturday, December 24 10:OOam 11:OOam 1 2:OOpm Adults & Tots Skating - $2/Skater Skate & Shoot - $2/ Skater Public Skating - Sponsored by Hometown Custom Builders Monday, December 26 Boxing Day - Facility Closed HURON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO-OPERATIVE LTD. 519-395-3800 www.hurontel.on.ca