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Hello everyone!!! I sure' hope you are all over the Holidays. I suppose all of us who are forever on a diet will try and lose those unwanted pounds that found us over Christmas, but everything looked so good it was hard to pass them up. Oh, well now we can go back to "Rabbit" food. I have been asked on behalf of the staff and residents to thank the townspeople who dropped in to visit and left gifts under our tree. It was very O.P.P. Watch for spot checks December is no longer the worst time of the year for drinking and driving according to Ontario Pro- vincial Police officials who credit the reduction to the public's increased awareness of the problem during the party season. OPP Commissioner Ar- chie Ferguson said, "We owe a debt of gratitude to all the private groups, businesses and the media for helping the police to reduce the number of drinking drivers. For our part, we want to get as many of these motoring thoughtful of you and greatly appreciated by the residents. Everybody seemed to be real busy with visitors and all the young folks home from university for the holidays. Yours truly had the good fortune of having my number 2 son and his wife (Harvey and Shelby Ballard) here from Lebanon, Oregon here for Christmas. They were guests of my daughter and son-in-law (Lou & Syl Du- quette), a real nice gift for this little Ole lady. We at Birchwood have a Me ES criminals off the road as possible.' The OPP will be pursu- ing its year-round spot- check program in order to catch drinking drivers and discourage others from returning to past habits. The OPP checked 127,000 vehicles during last Christmas and New Year's holidays. One driver in 100 checked out as impaired. 1.6 per cent of the drivers received 12-hour licence suspensions. Average levels through the year are 1.6 per cent Parents please note There occurrences: A personal injury MVC was investigated involving a young person sliding and a motor vehicle. A prowler complaint at the Beach Court Apart- ments was investigated. A false alarm at a local business was answered. A personal Injury Acci- dent involving a Motor Vehicle and a tree. A report of vandalism to Christmas ornaments was received. Several persons were charged with Highway Traffic Act offences. were 14 A snowmobile accident involving personal injury is under investigation. A cruiser and a snowmachine were involv- ed in a property damage accident which is. still under investigation. A Missing Person Report was filed. The per- son subsequently returned. Parents: please make sure your children use their sleds and skis in an area away from __ roads, highways or parking lots to avoid accidents. few "Thank yous" to send out. First to Trottier Bus Lines for a very enjoyable drive around town to see all the Christmas decorations and lights. We all felt like kids on Christmas morning with our eyes sparkling like the lights themselves. We all enjoyed it very much. We also would like to thank the students of grades 11, ag 13 of Manitouwadge High School under the able direction of Mr. John Wervers for a lovely Band concert, I tell you these old halls rang out the strains of peppy music. Thank you for taking the time to visit us. Also thank you to the Chimo Club of Schreiber who came over Boxing Day for an afternoon of Bridge & Tea it was en- joyed by our ardent Bridge Players. On Thursday Dec. 20th Father Pottie came for his last "sing-a-long", as he will be leaving us early impaired drivers and 2.3 per cent 12-hour licence suspensions. In June 1983, the day-to- day provincial police cam- paign against drinking drivers was changed drastically with the incep- tion of a pilot program of spot checks in the London OPP district. The London OPP in- creased their enforcement of the drinking and driving laws, and the positive results were given a lot of publicity. The pilot project was extended province- wide in January 1984. Over the past two years, the OPP has joined other interested groups in trying to change the attitude of 'people to the drinking driver. The OPP's slogan '*Prove You Care"' tries to put concern where it should be, and that is with every member of the public. Commissioner Ferguson said police will be stopping drivers frequently over the holidays, and he asked for support from the public by im. dodick R.O. optometrist 1119 Victoria Ave THUNDER BAY Phone 622-7726 accepting this procedure as being in the interests of everyone using Ontario highways. Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, January 2, 1985, page 3 in the New Year for a new assignment. We shall miss him here at Birchwood. We wish him well and say "Vaya con Dios", Father come visit us some time., On Dec. 21 we had our Christmas Party and I am sure all the Residents want to thank the staff for all their hard work. We had the pleasure of having a very lovely luncheon with the members of the Ladies Auxiliary and Ladies who came from Schreiber for a visit from Santa Claus who left each of us a good siz- ed Christmas stocking fill- ed with gifts. It was wonderful. We sure were not forgotten. Thank you one and all and may God Bless. And now, I hate to put a "Bite" in after the wonderful holidays but I feel I must so here goes. Is it really necessary to ride your snow machines right through the back yard of Birchwood and so close to the hospital. It's bad enough to have to listen to that noise early in the even- ing but when you start around 10:30 p.m. and some nights it's midnight, < and after, and that noise is still going on. I was told there is a By-Law in regards to driving a skidoo. If so why is it not enforc- ed? Just stop and think, "'How would you like to try and sleep with. that noise". Thank you - until next time remember this: There are two kinds of Good "No Good and Good for Nothing."' Michael Moore - President All refunds and exchanges must be made by JANUARY 12th, 1985 All merchandise being returned, must have manufacurer's labels and size tags intact. Any items purchases at reduced prices cannot be refunded or exchanged. OF TERRACE BAY LTD.