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I 6-Orooo Weekly Times, Wednesday, Januar 18,,1984 To encourage donations to Memorial Hospital Foundation Thei Orono Dance claas be- img held on Sunday evening in the Orono Town Hall has been greeted with great suc- ceas this terni. Thirty-three couples have already jomned the class which enronent is far above other years. Enrolment has been such that three classes have been arranged so that individual attention is possible by the instructors, Mr. and Mrs. Len. Guy of Orono. Mrs. Guy is pictured above giving some hints to one of the couples of the dance class. BOWMANVILLE, Ont. -- Contributions to tire Memnorial Hospital Founda- tion, rather thtan direct dona- tions to the hospital, are go- ing to be encouragedi as the best way to enisure continued high standards of care for the residents of the Town of Bowmanville and thre sur- rounding Region of Newcas- tle. This wvas thre message emn- phasized by Tomi D. Cowan, a leading Bowmanville businessmnan and chairmani of the Foundation, in anr address to thre Women's Auxiliary of the hospital. Thre Foundcation, hie said, is designed to, be "an organiza- tion representative of thre communmity which can raise and admninister funds miost efficiently, with thre greatest return to thre hospital and thus the maximum benrefit to the people." Mr. Cowan noted that pro-* jections indicate thliat Memorial Hospital will be called upon to serve the nreeds of many thousands of newcomers to the area over the next decade. For exam- pie, the creation of retirement parks at Wilmot Creek and Bond Head is expected to at- tract more than 3,000 new residents. In addition, a new residential school for some 400- Malaysian students wil lie opening next fall on the site of the old Bowmiianville: TrainingSho. "Thi s is indeed going t!o place a strain o n our hospital's exNistiinailiis' Cowan noted. "The majority of' those using the new retire- muent parks and school will be fromn outside the Bowmian- ville area and will look to Memnorial f'or their health needs, particularly in the chronic care area. More than 800 homes for seniors are planned for Wilmot Creek atone with another 800 scheduled for Bond Head s0 it's imperative to start plann- ing for the future now. Straight renovations to the exisîing building- are flot go- ing to be sufficient Co meet the increase in demand f'or chronic and day care as well as outpatient needs. We're going to need a new addition to increase our capacity fromn the current 89 beds to just over 100." Mr. Cowan told the group that funds from the Founda- tion do flot pay for the hospital's day-to-day operating costs but rather for "high-tech" costs, for niew facilities, for equipping new programs, for replacement of obsolete equipment and for nrew equipment. "Our new ultra sound machine is a good examiple,"3 Cowan stated. "Fonds for- that nmuch needed piece of equipm-ent w ii so useful for diagnostic ,wo-rk were proved through, funds earmiarked for the Founda- tion." The Foundation bas been established ta set up a special fund for gifts from in- dlividuals, other fondations and associations. Gifts can be directed towards special items, such as a whieelchair or a van to transport patients to and from a day care centre or gifts can be unrestricted and monies directed by the Board to where the need is greatest. "Monies directed to the Foundation are essential if Memorial Hospital is to maintain and improve its high standards of health care in the commnunity," Cowan told the audience. Inquiries on bequests or donations can lie addressed, in complete confidence, ta: Chairmran of the Board, Memorial Hospital Foundation, 47 Liberty Street South, Bowmanville, Ontario LIC 2N4 or by calling Mr, Richard Elston at (416) 623-13331. Woodyard oppose (Continued froni page 1 that street hightîng costs for both capital installa- tions and operation and maintenance lie supported thirty percent froru the general rate of the Town and by 70 percent for those who were directly affected. The Town started action for such a policy when Counc. Woodyard called for reconsideration of the proposed policy. Ratepayers, especially in the rural areas objected strongly to paying 30 per- cent of street lighting costs and this apparently was rmade known in no uncer- tain t e rms to rural representatives on council. The new by-law passed over a week ago makes no mention of the 30-70 per- cent split. Il does however state that street lighting in- stallations will be funded from.,current revenue, on- ly, and only if such funds are available in the budget. When such funds are not available ini the cur- rent budget, such installa- tion would lie given priori- ty for funding froru the next year's budget. Under this policy aIl taxpayers in the Town would pay lowards the capital cost of approved street lighting in dhe nuinicipality. Approval of a street lighting project nmust have one or more warranls of' fifteen outlines in the new by-law. Warrants are divided into two categories being warrants for street lighting on main roads and secondly war- rants for street lighiting at intersections. Warrants "for lighting on main roads included such as railway level cross- ings in urban areas, where- road sections are used for high pedestrian traffic at night having no sidewalks or wide shoulders, areas having a high occurrence of night time accidents, in an area of high residential developruent, near schools and other institutions and where illumination wîll be effective as a crime deter- rent. The by-law makes no mention of monies for operating and maintenance costs that would be încurred with new installations. Counc. Woodyard said he would again be asking that this policy bc recon- sidered along with a cou- ple of other items he now held concern. Orono D.B.I.A. elect o fiicers (Continued froni page 1) the meeting and said that the new members and their businesses were an asset to the downtown area. In the election of of- ficers, conducted by The Porc upmne that prickly creature WOODS, WATER AND WILDLIFE by Arfini Hackman - Federation of Ontario Naturallsts One of the more traumatic encouniters with wiîdlife 1 had as a child, involved a por- cupine. A friend and 1 wanted to get a close-up look atone we happened to spot balled up in the top of a young poplar. We somehow coaxed it down. But then the trouble began. The famnily german David Johnston, Town of Newcastle Chief Ad- .ministrative officer, Who was in attendance at the meeting, Roy Forrester was re-elected Chairman as was Carl White, Vice- Chairman. Yvonne Maitland was elected Secretary-Treasurer along with Carman Cornish, Ann Dreslinski, Darlene Christensen and Myles McLeod as Directors. The executive is ex- pected to meet shortly to consider their programi for the coming year. The meetjing set a budget of $3,000.00 for the year 1984. 0f the $3,000, $450 is to be spent on beautification, $2300 on promotion and $250 on extra cleanup in the business section. shepherd discovered a new kid on the block and, well, you can imagine the rest. I neyer saw what happened in the veterinarian's office but Iearned a bit of a lesson, sorte of it in front of my father. Having since watched an accomplished practitioner in the act of quill removal, 1 feel a bit more prepared to handle the situation ' if it cornes around again. There are many theories about how porcupine quilîs can be removed from flesh. Ail of thern are interesting. But pliers work. .Ideally, one should not pull out a quill. The porcupine quill is a modified hair -- seldoin more than three in- ches long -- it bears scaly barbs which anchor it firmly in any flesh that the porcupine strikes with ita tail. When one pulls on the quill, the barba catch in the flesh. Ail things being equal, the efficient meana of removing a porcupine quill lies in puahing it through the flesh and out the other side. This preventa the barbs froni cnt- ching in the flesh -- and it works rather well if one finds simple situations, such as a quill stuck in the fleshy ear flaps or the flesh between two human fingers. But one seldoni finda such conve- niently placed quilîs. The push systemn does not work well if the quill had been lodged i a position that would require pushing it through the dog's throat. The average porcupine haa about 30,000 quilis covering its body fromn head to tail. That's enough live ammuni- tion for more than, one en- Couter with an unfriendly neighbour. In addition, it bas the long guard hairs and short undercoat hairs that al mammals have. Porcupines are born with quills, but they are soft and flexible until the little animal dries out. Quilla are replaced, but cannot be fired like bullets. Porcupines are not vicious. They are defensive reactors rather than aggressive. They are activated by the proxiniity of another creature. When some other animal cornes too close, they apparently do not trouble their Ismall brains by weighing the degree of threat. Instead, they stop it with their tal. Thus when an over- friendly cow wanders nose- to-nose with a porcupine, the cow usually ends up with a muzzle full of quilîs. But unless you have well- trained cows or a dog, 1 wouldn't recommend inviting an encounter. Pliers work, but you can also get ini quite a tangle while you're using them. You are cordialy invited ta the officiai opening of the "North Durham Family Service Centre" THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1984 1:00 P.M. - 6:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony 2:00 p.m. $500zOO REWARD For information Ieadlng to the conviction of porions responsible for break-ins to homes, north of the Oshawa Ski Club These people wilI be selling or claimirig ownership of the following items: 4' Telescope - white Golf clubs -'Tille' Silver plate flatware - initial'P' Gun 22 cal. single shot Equilizer - 5 band Electrc (Metal) saw Car radio speakers - Hensen Tachometer Stewart Warner1 Antique glass lamp l Car radio - Sony Car radio - Tenna Rod and reel Browning Gun 30/30 lever action 4 tires and rims B.F Goodrich Hub caps (62 Chev.) Car radio speakers - Pioneer Brass lidded wooden box Red plaid colt bag Write: BOX 410, Orono Weekly Times Strictly Confidential