Hit Thursday April 16 Outlook Lifestyle Cub ran Jim fllchardso with the right a Medal Merit award it the Georgetown made Regional Kub Kar held at SI presentation by J ran George Church Hall In Georgetown Layman Medal of Merit forScouter Jim By JEAN LAYMAN Herald Special Jim Richardson of 2nd was presented with the Medal of Merit award during the Regional Kub Kar Rally held at St George Church Hall last Sat April District Commissioner Ross Norton of Oakvllle formerly of Georgetown made this prestigious presenta tion award to Scouter Jim with over 200 Cubs Leaders and parents from Halton Region which includes Oakvilte Burl ington Milton and North Distric ts The Medal of Merit award is presented for especially good service to Scouting Mr Richardson has been most faithful and dedicated to Scouting for 29 years He can found at all District Events or District Camps at Woodland Trails for Cuboree and s Mr Richardson is an Electronic Technician Ins hob by is basically SCOUTING He assists his brother Bill is Scout Councillor and has served on the ice earn Scouter Jim always believes in helping the young people and believes that all others should take credit rather than himself Left to right Jim Richardson Ross Norton Photo sub milled by Jean Layman Learn about medication especially the elderly As vc age our need medn lion usually becomes All of us should make in effort In more about medications and and interactions as we grow older Your neighbourhood pharuncist is an excellent source of infonnn tlon and It a good idii to make a habit of consulting him or about all the medications you lake both prescription and prescription Another problem associated with aging is realizing that our responses various drugs change over the years We t be surprised when something that did the job 10 or years ago help at all today or causes problems it never did before For example as kidney function diminishes a medication may re main in the system longer or It may build up in tissues and cause and allergic reaction Often there is also a problem with fading memory This result in palienli forgetting to lake medication or double dosing ihiy forgot had Studies show the majority of peo pie over sec doctor once every Ihrcc months not enough of them keep Iheir doctors fully informed about all prescription medications they take lor self diagnosed minor com plaints The Lit medication used by the elderly laxatives antacids pain killers and cold preparations While none of these may strike you as th- combination of aging with increased use of both prescribed and prescribed drugs can lead lo problems Your doctor or can serve you well only If Ihey a dear picture of all the medications you take Keep aware of your condition and be Informed about all the medications you lake Meetings are called to order by Herb Perrys procedures By Perry Good grief How did I git to bljnk director is us out of our minds hi do control him 1 mil understand deal with amendments tu motions meetings meetings in Ihi bane of vour ixislcnn and you can see your life slipping away down Ihc shining the room table you need ill to meeting rules and procedures for profit I ions Herb Perry is rcfrcshii gly down to earth Canadian who evidently decided lhit Roberts and of Order wen totally out of order for the majority of He notes that Robert and rules have survived since they were origin illy set out In 1B76 and respectively lit further suggests that much of he difficulty by lotnl groups can In traced lo the rymj to follow net and wealth of chairman bible ami effective solutions settle for pud Item Originally tin si Lhi of in np not and should I to skilled complex rule- of proctdun numbers ire unpaid priorities Mr Firry number director and Ins distilled his experience a slender little book printed in a good sized high readable type with excellent organization men dm Is his ihr mM2 Bit Si On or bun m profit n i in the and it wilt In you will iut Submitted by- Mills POLLYS POINTERS Magnet will keep pins in one place Polly Fisher rot LY right time you take out a pin put it to the mag net The pins all stick together and you can pick up magnet loaded with pins dropping them ANN It DEAR POLLY I would like to know what herb to use in ham and beans to help stop Ihc formation of gas SHARON DEAR SHARON You re proba thinking ginger A little ginger does seem to lesien gas producing qualitlc of beans for some people You can cither use fresh ginger peeled and crashed minced or a pinch or two of dried ground ginger The ginger also adds a lovely flavor to beans of all sorts Some beans arc more potent than others Check out natural food stores for or sometimes beans which are one of the least gas causing beans available Another bean seek oil I Is the lentil also a comparatively low gas producing POLLY When beets arc too large to boil easily peel a big one raw shred it and steam it in a IlI with a small amount of water and a little It cooks quickly re tains its deep red color and has a lot of flavor 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