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A Prize winning speech Durham East Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 15, 1989-5 from Kirby School The following is a speech given by Allan Lee of Kirby School when he ■ was the winner of an area public speaking contest sponsored by the Canadian Legion, Bowman ville Branch. Agri-News report V- i hate eggs! Eggs are so gross. Brown, white or speckled, I hate each and every one of them. Fried eggs are the messiest eggs of all and they ooze all over my plate. My mother and father make me mop it up with bread and then my bread is all yellow and mushy. The white of the fried egg is the part that I dislike the most. Sometimes it even has brown gristly edges where the fat has over-cooked it. Boiled eggs! Runny old things! They often crack while they are cooking and this leaves a terrible white, frothy scum in the pot. When I crack the top off my boiled egg, pieces of shell drop into the bright orange, slimy yolk. It is even worse to have a boiled egg chopped up in a cup because the butter takes so long to melt and by then my egg is stone-cold and the salt makes it taste like beef jerky. Scrambled eggs are made a lot more often in my house than I would like. My mother or father cooks scrambled eggs every Saturday Saturday for breakfast. I am beginning to dread Saturdays! Scrambled eggs and toast just don't turn me on at Wants Four- Way Stop sign (Continued from page 1) such a signage had been turned down but said that all parents in the area were in support of such a Four- Way stop sign. He said he was presenting a petition petition for the signage at the intersection. intersection. The speaker said a Four-Way stop sign at the intersection would at least have motorists stop and taking taking a look before proceeding through the intersection. He said it was a safety measure for school children using the intersection. all. You also have to remember to rinse the egg off the plate before putting it in the dishwasher. I don't think that dishwashers like eggs either! Now, do you know what my farm chores are? That's right, you guessed guessed it! Feeding the old cluckers (all 60 of them) and collecting the cackle berries every single solitary night. Not only that, but I sometimes have to clean the precious eggs and put them into their boxes. A hen lays an egg every 28 hours so you can see how busy I am! Eggs create a lot of problems for me but I have ways of getting rid of them. Do you know how difficult it is in the winter when there are patches patches of ice on the pathway up to the house? I can slip and fall, breaking at least three quarters of the eggs in my basket. Of course when my father sees the mess, he blows his top and gives me a lecture on how to carry the eggs up to the house carefully. Father's instructions on egg carrying carrying safety did not help much on the day when a hen flew down from the roost and walked over the eggs in my basket. It was great because she broke almost all of them but I got another lecture on how to keep those blasted hens away from the egg basket. , Gathering eggs is a dangerous job. The hens peck at my feet, and fingers. They even fly down from the raftes of the hen-house and land on my head, holding on for dear life with their scratchy, scrawny feet. I must admit that I do like French toast, pancakes and cupcakes. I ignore ignore the fact that they all have eggs in them and just enjoy them. So maybe egg collecting is not such a bad job after all but I still like to have one or two accidents so that there won't be enough eggs on Saturday for scrambling. Aw! What a shame! Alzheimer Disease serious concern for elderly Canada isn't as young as it used to be. Since the early 1960s, the number of Canadians over the age of 65 has grown from 1.4 million to 2,7 million. As the trend continues, that number will swell to 3.4 million in just over ten years. Science has gone a long way in extending life expectancy and in' coping with the health care problems problems of the elderly. But while more Canadians are living longer, longer, and living better, there are still important health care issues that face those over 65. Alzheimer Disease is a serious concern for our aging population. Alzheimer Disease is an incurable incurable brain condition that strikes both men and women, usually over the age of 65. It is initially characterized by minor forgetfulness. forgetfulness. As memory loss increases, changes also appear in personality, personality, mood and behavior. Judgement, Judgement, physical co-ordination, speech and concentration will also be affected. Degeneration usually continues until the patient patient requires full-time nursing care. In Canada now, there arc about 300,000 people suffering from t 1 ;-' /disease Bv .the year 2000, ■ '.peeled to rise to 500,000. Each year, 10,000 people die from the disease, although although it is often not named as the cause of death. The Alzheimer Alzheimer patient usually succumbs to such illnesses as pneumonia or infection. Research shows that among the changes in the brain that occur in Alzheimer Disease are the presence presence of neurofibrillary tangles within nerve cells, the appearance appearance of "plaques" that appear to cause disruption of electrpchemi- cal signals between nerve cells, a deficiency in the neurotransmitter neurotransmitter acetylcholine and the presence presence of aluminum. ' The effect of Alzheimer Disease Disease reaches beyond - the patient himself. Lack of adequate support support systems in the community makes life .difficult for those wishing to care for the Alzheimer patient at home and a scarcity of suitable institutional facilities mean long waiting periods for those unable to provide home care. For more information about Alzheimer Disease, contact your local Alz.hcimcr Society or the Alzheimer Society of Canada, 1320 Yongc Street, Suite 302, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1X2 (4)6) 925-3552. by John Finlay, Agricultural Representative Canadian Crop Draught Assistance Program Details Details are now available for this program that was announced last fall. All grains, oilseed, special crops, vegetables and fruit produced produced in designated drought areas are eligible. Alfalfa for processing, marketed hay and forage seed will be considered for assistance. The areas have been designated based on available crop insurance data and other relevant regional information. information. Interim payments for corn and/or soybeans may be made in the most seriously affected areas. For the former Durham county area, the Township of Manvers and. Hope are included in the defined drought area. The Townships of Clarke, Cartwright, Darlington and Hannah voices concern Counc. Larry Hannah, in a brief discussion at council, spoke of a proposed piece of legislation that could provide funding for new schools through the introduction of a lot levy on new residential units. He said there is a need for money for education and to house the increased increased enrolment at the schools. Hannah pointed out that the Region collects lot levies for water and sewer expansions while the local municipalities also collect lot levies for various aspects of capital expenditures. Cavan are not included and therefore, producers' in these townships will not receive forms. Although the deadline is listed as March 15th, because of late mailing of forms in Ontario, applications received after this date will be considered. considered. For more information about this program, producers can call 1-800-267-6343. CNIB ask grant be increased Members of the CNIB organization organization addressed council on Monday asking that the grant of $1200.00 be increased. It was stated that CNIB had been informed that a grant of $1200 had been set for their organization. It was pointed out to council that the CNIB provided a CNIB library service to 22 residents in the Town of Newcastle and that at an annual cost of $36.00 each they were spending spending close to $3600.00 for the service service in the Municipality. It was also pointed out that service service has increased considerably in the past few years. The machine use in connection with the library service service are used up to ten hours a day by client,'stated the delegation. Counc. "Hamre said the $1200.00 figure was set by the Social Services committee and that the matter had yet to be dealt with by council during during the '89 budget sessions. She said the sessions have yet to start. Counc. Hannah commented that he had a lot of respect for the CNIB. Business Opportunity ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT MAKING MONEY? - Do you like lingerie? - Would you like an unlimited income? If you answered Yes to these questions, then join one of the fastest growing lingerie companies in Canada. - Work your own hours - Be your own boss - Home party plan - No delivering, No collecting - Training provided For a career opportunity of a lifetime call: Cindy 983-9635 or 983-5718 ITS THE ANNUAL BOWMAN VILLE; ROTARY CLUB'S Easter Seal Campaign OUR LOCAL OBJECTIVE $15,000.00 Please...Help Us Help Our Kids Please drop your donation off at the Bowmanville branch of the Bank of Montreal, and tfelp us save on increased postal costs. In order to meet our objective, WE NEED YOUR HELP! 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