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rt waa SN a Wr i = a a ----c ET I I . events, After enjoying Christmas holidays at home EW | PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 9, 1990 -- 17 Back to books for area college students BLACKSTOCK NEWS | BY JOYCE KELLY ! Les, Patty, Thom and Karen Waters are home from a week of great skiing in Vermont. Grant and Heather McLaughlin, Carla and Abby and Mrs. Jean Mahaffy have return- ed home from a Florida holiday during school vacation. Forty-eight descendants of Roy and Venora (Hyland) Ferguson Communities highlighted in lottery program Ontario Lottery Live, a new weekly half-hour television pro- gram of lottery draws, winning, number recaps, and community and lottery-related information debuts on the TVOntario network Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10:30 p.m. Said Ontario Lottery Corpora- tion president, Ian Nielsen-Jones, "Lottery players can now tune in- to Ontario Lottery Live for conve- nient and complete lottery infor- mation at one time and place." '"'We're delighted the new show maintains the important com- munity focus synonymous with lotteries since 1975." Nielsen- Jones continued. Hosts for Ontario Lottery Live are Sandi Stahlbrand and Kevin Lund. Sandi Stahlbrand conducts the in-studio portion of the show, which includes live Wintario EX- TRA, Lottario and Pick-3 draws as well as recaps of Lotto 6/49, Encore, Provincial and weekly Pick-3 winning numbers. Kevin Lund will visit a different Ontario community each week and contribute interviews on local lottery grants and winners. The first show features Thunder Bay with special reports on Big Thunder National Ski Training Centre, Lakehead Rehabilitation Centre in St. Joseph's Hospital and local win- ners, Mr. and Mrs. Chicorli and Linda Schmalz. Ontario Lottery Live replaces the Wintario and Lottario draw shows, formerly seen at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and 11:00 p.m. Satur- days, respectively on the Global Television Network. Monday to Friday's Pick-3 and Friday's Provincial winning number announcements will also move to TVOntario from Global starting Jan. 8 at 11:00 p.m. The Ontario Lottery Corpora- tion is a Crown corporation responsible for operating provin- cial government lotteries to raise funds the government can make available for a variety of social, cultural, sports and recreational purposes. To date, lotteries have raised more than $3 billion for these purposes, health and en- vironmental health-related research, hospital building and equipment, senior citizens' hous- ing, the Trillium Foundation and other emerging priorities. WEDDING INVITATIONS and Accessories PORT PERRY STAR 235 Queen Street Port Perry 985-7383 gathering on Sunday at Nestleton Hall for their annual Christmas family reunion. An organized pot- luck dinner was enjoyed. The afternoon was spent in games and much visiting. There were 9 tables at the week- ly Tuesday evening euchre party with the following winners: 1. Martin Stubbs. 2. Richard Manns, 3. June Stubbs, 4. Pat Porrill, 5. Carl Ferguson, 6. Ruby Cochrane, Low - Ken Flint. Draws were won by Carl Ferguson, John Kyers, Harry Sisson, Jim Gibson, Nor- man Rohrer. All university and college students as well as the public and high school pupils have returned to their studies by now. On Sun- day Gerald and Joyce Kelly ac- companied by Gerald's mother Mrs. Edna Kelly of Bobcaygeon took Elaine and Esther back to Queen's University. They also visited Gerald's sister Barbara and Bryan Park in their new home in Belleville. Ron and Norma Smith and family enjoyed a two week vaca- tion in the sunny south. Sympathy is extended to former resident Dorothy (Ginn) Tenant and family on the sudden and unexpected death of her hus- band Glen (Nip) Tenant. The Tenants now live in Netonville area. Nancy and Bob Bryans enjoyed Christmas dinner at Cameron with George & Marg Bryans, Stuart, Rick and Greg and other family members. Boxing Day was celebrated by the Brown family at Babe & Wilf Brown's home in Oshawa. About 30 enjoyed a lovely day including Patti, Rick and Nathan Alpe, Gord, Deb, Leanna and Christina, Bryans and Nancy Bryans. A long time family friend pass- ed away in Fenelon Falls. Swamp (Vern) Sheehey suffered from Ar- thritis for the past 14 years. Nan- cy & Bob, Bill & Orlee Bryans visited Sunday evening. As of January 1.1990 you no longer pay OHIP premiums When will premium payments end? January 1, 1990. Ontario residents are responsible for paying their premiums until the end of December 1989, for the period through March 31, 1990. Will my health care coverage continue? Yes. If you were covered you will continue to be covered under your present OHIP number. Payment of the final premium will ensure continuous coverage to March 31, 1990. After April 1, 1990, coverage will automatically remain valid for all eligible residents of Ontario. Ontario's health care system covers all residents of the province including students, senior citizens, retired people, people on social assistance, people who are employed, unemployed or self-employed. What should I do if I do not have an OHIP number? Contact your local OHIP office. Will the change affect personal coverage under company plans such as semi-private coverage or company drug plans? Why did the Ontario Government eliminate OHIP premiums? In the past, many companies paid all or a percentage of OHIP for their employees. Other companies paid nothing. Many Ontarians paid OHIP premiums on their own. Unfortunately, many of the people who had to pay their own premiums were those who could least afford them. The new Employer Health Tax aad the elimination of OHIP premiums will make the system fair for everyone. And you are still covered Will there be enough money to maintain the quality of health care we enjoy today? Yes. Last year nearly fourteen billion dollars, one third of the entire provincial budget, went towards providing health care for Ontario residents. The elimination of premiums in no way affects the amount of money the government has committed to health care. It simply changes one of the sources of the money. In the past OHIP premiums only paid for a very small part of the Ontario health care sys- tem. Most of the money for health care came from general revenues collected through the tax system. What do Ido when I go to the doctor or the hospital? Do what you usually do. Use your OHIP number. It's still the same. Present your number to show that you are eligible for health care services. Did we miss answering one of your questions? If you have further questions here are two ways we can help you: 1) Call your local OHIP office. You'll find the number in the blue pages of your local telephone directory. or 2) Call the Ontario Ministry of Health toll-free number: 1-800-268-1154. TDD 1-800-387-6869. Ministry of Health ® Ontario Ministére de la Santé al A Sh bd A hE hE LI I EE I