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ee ae eS ee 2 eee 3 a Model of draw prize A model of the cottage which the Midland Rotary Club plans to offer as a draw prize is held by club member Gerry Lees, with the help off camera of President Des Carpenter. tickets. The club is thinking of selling 6,000 $100 Cottage offered as draw prize Someone is going to get a $160,000 winterized cot- tage with a view of Giant's Tomb for $100, courtesy of the Midland Rotary Club. A three-bedroom cottage Rabies A deadly new American strain of rabies might even- tually reach Simcoe Coun- ty, but for now the fatal disease here is '"'on a downtrend." That's the message from Busier September The number of general alarms and silent alarms recorded by the Midland Fire' Department last September was up con- siderably from a year previously. General alarms in Sept. 1987, 7; Sept. 1986, 3. Silent alarms, Sept. 1987, 20; Sept. 1986, 14. The Huronia Animal Control Centre received a , good report in September | following a visit from a Ministry of Agriculture ° and Food animal industry branch inspector. Accident A young boy riding a bicycle on a Yonge Street sidewalk was taken to hospital last week by the driver of a car he collided with. According to Midland police, 10-year-old Ammon Varney collided with a car driven by an Eighth Street man last Tuesday afternoon. Police said riding bicycles on downtown- area sidewalks is against a town bylaw. The 10-year-old boy was taken to Huronia District Hospital by Wilfred Lacroix, the driver of the car. He was treated for minor injuries. No charges were laid . on Georgian Bay will be the top prize in the draw to be held on July 1, 1987, during the club's annual Canada Day barbecue. The current plan calls for 6,000 $100 tickets to be of- fered throughout Ontario's Golden Horseshoe through radio, newspaper, and magazine advertising. The club hopes to raise $300,000 for Huronia District Hospital and other local charities through this special, one-time fundrais- ing project. The club will continue to hold its annual scene quiet - for now George Williams of the Simcoe County Health Unit, who oversees rabies statistics in the area. He said "fortunately it's still slow" for rabies in- cidents this year. "'It's definitely lower than last year. And | can't see any more happening now than earlier in the year." Rabies was at its worst between 1983 and 1986, said Williams. Most of the infected animals must be dead now, he said, because there are so many fewer reports in 1987. Late last month a new law came into effect stif- fening the requirements for innoculation against the disease. The only word of warn- ing Williams had was that a new strain of rabies is making its way north from the Eastern U.S. "We hope it doesn't hap- pen here," he said. '""We have a watch on it." The new strain is being carried by the raccoon population. Williams said the only thing stopping them from _ invading Canada is the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. '"'Raccoons can't swim." When asked whether the new U.S. strain was more dangerous, Williams replied: "Rabies is rabies and rabies is terrifying - because people die if they're not treated in time. That's the bottom line with rabies, and last year prov- ed that." But he added he didn't know 'too much" about the new strain. "No one is going to volunteer to find out," he said. As for raccoons and all wild animals, "leave them alone,' says Williams. "Don't feed them; don't try to humanize them." Williams said no one died in Canada of rabies in 1986, but he estimated 5,800 succumbed to the disease in Third World countries. LET'S SOLVE OUR GARBAGE PROBLEM! Waste Reduction Seminar Invitation to the Community: Come and learn new waste management techniques - Introductory Lecture - Videotapes of the American experience. Midland Civic Centre, November 14, 1987 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Please call: 533-3475 or 533-3649 to confirm attendance. Sponsored by: Georgian Shore Waste Reduction Group February auction, its July 1 barbecue and the Trip-of- the-Month draw. At its most recent meeting club members authorized the making of an offer for a lot on the Georgian Bay shoreline. The cottage to be built in the spring will have three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a full cedar deck. The beach frontage could be 150 feet. Lesser prizes totalling $20,000 will be distributed through early bird draws. Expansion NEBS Business Forms Ltd. of Midland will be ex- panding next spring. Thirty thousand square feet of plant and warehouse space, and 11,000 square feet of office space, will be built on the six acres of land the com- pany recently bought in the municipality's industrial park. President Robert Richardson on Monday said that the workforce will expand by 70 employees to 200 within the next five years. The expansion will nearly double the building's size. On Monday on behalf of NEBS, Richardson presented to Huronia District Hospital a cheque for $10,000 U.S. dollars, or $13,000 Canadian. able G_N, = Peace of mind with Lifeline This week on Cable 6 don't miss Lifeline, a documentary about a new outreach service at Penetanguishene General Hospital. Produced in co- operation with PGH's Iris Cing-mars and Marlene Jackson, Lifeline examines this emergency response system which gives new peace of mind to its clients and their families. Interviewer Mary- Florence Bartley takes us to the hospital for a look at the operation of the system, then into a subscribers home. She ex- plores the ways Lifeline can assist elderly or infirm individuals maintain their independance and quality of life. 'luesday Nov. 3 6:30 p.m. For Your Infor- mation with Lorna Marr 7:00 p.m. Lifeline 7:30 p.m. Writers' Pot- pourri, Tim Inkster on publishing 8:00 What is Telecare? 8:30 p.m. Midland Town Council Oct. 26 meeting Wednesday Nov. 4 10:00 a.m. For Your Information 10:30 a.m. Writers' Potpourri 11:00 Crimestoppers 11:30 a.m. Russ Howard, a Chat With the Champ G30 pam: bor Your Information 7:00 p.m. Cabletalk, 8:00 p.m. Junior C Hockey, Oro at Midland a.m. Thursday Nov. 5 10:30 a.m. St. Paul's United Church 5:30 p.m. Sir Wilfred Laurier University Telecollege Courses 7:00 p.m. Georgian Bay Network Programming Sunday Nov. 8 2; 00m spenes UnoD Gc Hockey, Midland at Stayner (live from Coll- ingwood Arena) SOO sp einem: United Church Monday Nov. 9 Paul's S30; pane Or Your Information 7:00 p.m. Cabletalk (repeat of a live phone-in) 8:00 p.m. Writers' Potpourri 8:30 p.m. Lifeline 9:00 p.m. The Energy Builders from Canadian Diabetes Ass'n 9:15 p.m. No Better Time, No Better Cause; the -HDH Capital Campaign AY_M Ne % ~ son Cc all wy, é Ne TANG Concert Series Penetang The $3.00 THE INN AT BAY MOORINGS Featuring Someone Else's Kids! November 5, 6, 7 The Inn at Bay Moorings 213 Fox Street 549-3163 Wednesday, November 4, 198/, Page 11