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Parade warm-up Two young musicians tune-up before the annual Porterama Parade. The musicians were one of the te' £ A many floats in the annual parade. Diabetes meeting May 20 The May 20 meeting of the Diabetes Association promises to be an in- teresting one. To be held at Georgian Manor at 8 p.m., there will be a _ panel discussion which will give the audience a good oppor- tunity to express opinions of people who, each in their own way, have been touched by the coping dai- ly with the demands of be- ing a 'well-controlled diabetic' - or helping another person to be a well-controlled diabetic, and therefore a healthier individual. Taking part as members of the panel will be John Gould as Moderator, Sharon O'Neill, Fran Moreau, Ingi Could and Tax hike in budget Port McNicoll will likely increase taxes by about 2.5 per cent at tomorrow night's meeting, according to village clerk Ted Walker. He said the relatively low increase (it was four per cent last year) is possible because the village has spent its money carefully and managed to save some of it each year. "The past three years we have been building a reserve fund and watching spending closely,' Walker said. "There's been a sizeable surplus at the end of each year." Village council is ex- pected to pass the increase at its meeting tomorrow as part of its 1987 budget. Dr. Richard Thomas. Members are asked to make this a special evening and to make an effort to bring out other members who, perhaps through the need of a ride or for other reasons, may not come regularly to meetings. The annual Diabetes Association Driveway Sale will be June 6. This event has a reputation of ""more for less' and it is a date that the public should cir- cle in red on their calen- dars. The association is asking for donations but please, not clothes unless the articles are in good shape and up-to-date - so those of you who have not cleaned ut your basements for the Wye Marsh, the Humane Socie- ty, the Hospital Auxiliaries and your neighbour next door, gather up those items that have been tucked away during the year for the CDA super driveway sale on June 6. Items can be brought at any time to Fran Moreau's home where the sale will be held - the eighth house up Golf Link Road across from Midland Golf Club. There will be a special table for crafts and also for baking, so the many people who have been cleaned out of 'recyclables' could do their bit by donating to these two tables, both of which sell well. Remember, there's more than meets the eye in diabetes and to reach the many Canadians afflicted with this disease with educational material, as well as suporting on-going research, requires a lot of money. Our efforts in the past have been quite con- siderable and we want to keep up the good work. Members, and _non- members, check your basements, look over your homes and if you are not using an article, we'll sure- ly find someone who can. Call 526-5295 if a pick-up is required. adult tickets $6.00 Huronia Players present at.. Midland Secondary School at 8:00 p.m. May 22, 23, 29, 30 Ticket outlets - Barber and Haskill, Huronia Office Services Gignac's Children's Wear, Penetang student tickets $3.00 Murder by the Book a Directed by Julia Morrell & Cheri Ward -- --~; Pee Dessert and coffee party, 6:30 p.m., MSS staff room Sat. May 30th. Closing night of our 25th season. Page 10, Tuesday, May 19, 1987 Contact gets grant The Contact Centre in Midland is one of many community information centres from Thunder Bay to Niagara receiving 1987 operating grants out of a $924,823 pool to continue their efforts to build public awareness of the wide range of programs and ser- vices available to the peo- ple of Ontario. The Contact Centre will receive $11,031. this year. During 1986, provincially-funded com- munity information cen- tres handled approximate- ly 751,000 inquiries. In ad- dition, the centres publish directories of services and guides for Ontarians with special needs including the disabled, seniors and children. "Our society is flooded with information yet there are times when people with problems don't know where to turn," says Minister of Citizenship and Culture Lily Munro. "Community information centres provide a life line." Recently, Ontario's com- munity information cen- tres have taken steps to im- prove their effrectiveness and efficiency through net- working and resource sharing. The Association of Com- munity Information Cen- tres in Ontario is present- ly involved in an automated network field trial. In Hamilton, the Regional Municipality, the Hamilton Public Library and the Community Infor- mation Service of Hamilton-Wentworth have developed a master plan for the coordinated, com- prehensive provision of in- formation services to the public in their area. Waterfront report soon Midland council will receive the report and recommendations of the Midland waterfront development committee at its next meeting. The committee, chaired- Theft A depth finder valued at $1,000 was stolen from a boat in Midland last Tuesday. Midland police report the finder was taken from a boat at the town dock. Several other boats were entered but nothing was taken from them. by Bruce Wilcox, will ad- dress the council as a delegation, on May 25. The council will deal with the report, or refer it to one of the committees of council for study, the town clerk said. ° Nurseryware THE PLACE SETTING 711 Yonge St., Midland We've got what you're looking for... ¢ China ¢ Figurines * Stoneware * Handpainted Jewellery © Crystal * Scarves ° Flatware ¢ Picture Frames and Albums * Gunds Stuffed Animals And so much more... p: ae = 10 Ministry of Tounsm and Recreation GOOD FRIENDS LOOK HERE! The Historic Naval and Military Establishments is celebrating the official opening of new visitor docking facilities, May 23, at 12:30 p.m. YOU are invited to join us. WHAT'S HAPPENING? FREE Admission (on May 23 only) FREE Lemonade for picnickers FREE HNME posters to the first 100 folk to tour the site. The site opens at 10 a.m. WHO'LL BE THERE? The Hon. John Eakins, Minister of Tourism and Recreation || Mr. Bill Minion, Ministry of Government Services 5] The ESPSS Band, directed by Blake Smith The Midland Sea Cadets, with Lieut. Nancy Clements O.C..,| || ' Lieut. J.J. LaBrie O.G., and YOU, we hope.. COME TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS MAY 23 i and help us celebrate this fine new addition to our visitor services. Bring a picnic and enjoy a day at one of |m Canada's unique and most beautiful historic attractions. || | We'll supply the lemonade and the picnic tables. THE HISTORIC NAVAL AND MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS PENETANGUISHENE CLOSE NEIGHBOURS C9 Ontano Province of Ontario Queen's Park Toronto. Canada M7A 2R9 -- tt Ky, ©