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ptribune september 261990 i 1 perils of living in a aplastic society have you got your card may well be the most asked question of the late twentieth century yesterday i emptied out the contentsof my battered wallet before consigning it to the garbage for years to come it could have accommodated more paper money than it was ever likely to carry but the pitifully small sec tion reserved for the multitude of cards it contained had collapsed as a xesult of chronic overload the beginning of the end came when the ministry of health sent us four lovely little rectangles of plastic in individual envelopes and at great public expense to replace the single ohip card which had been our previous passport tothe hospitals and medical centres of ontario the accompanying leaflet xyy kates corner -x- yy yiyy x l y v kate gilderdale randvs refrigeration appliance service 100 sandiford drive unit 33 new used appliance sale hwy48 sandiford stouffvillo ranors refrig 6404747 began with an announcement that even the most dimwitted of tax payers would surely agree was redundant you have just received your new ontario health card whether the exclamation mark was to denote excitement or amazement at this momentous revelation was unclear after ploughing through such weighty topics as why my new card has a magnetic strip i arrived at the crucial heading who is responsible for looking after childrens cards a parent or guardian should carry the health cards of young children advised the leaflet exuding that irritating air of helpful bonhomie so beloved of government pam phlets 01der children it went on are encouraged to carry their own health cards at the parents discretion doesnt anyone working for the government have their own older children dont they know that older chil dren lose everything entrusted to their care unless its really impor tant like baseball cards or bubble gum in practice it means im the proud carrier of three new plastic cards which have joined two library cards three video cards a lottery funds help people with disabilities sharmilalost a leg to cancer when she was six years old with the help of a prosthetic leg sharmila is able to skip and swim with her friends helping people with disabilities is just one way lottery funds are used lottery funds are also used to provide grants in other areas such k ontario lottery corporation together were making good things happen encore encore m a caa card with an expiry date of 1986 five credit cards a bank card cards for various family members from four different hos pitals and a bell calling card and thats not counting my social insurance card my english bank card and the chil drens birth certificates which have been temporarily mislaid in my somewhat haphazard filing system i used to pay by cheque at the grocery store until they insisted on issuing their own little bits of plastic but i think they did me a favor because now i can only spend whats in my wallet which means i stick more closely to my budget ive been inundated with invi tations to insure my cards in the event of loss or theft occasionally i go through them and remove a few from my over worked wallet only to return them in case i suddenly need them suppose i was run down by a gravel truck on highway 47 and wasnt carrying my uxbridge cottage hospital card what if i had to phone home collect and didnt have my bell card how could i live through the weekend if at 455 pm on a sat urday i was stranded at the pub lic library without my card it seems my- whole life is dependent upon 17 rectangles of plastic even if i wanted to be a card- carrying communist it would be out of the question i haven got enough room in my wallet goodwood news couples club held fun dance elsie boland correspondent the couples club dance was held recently at goodwood hall the music was good but the crowd was small the disc jockey was an old goodwood boy and he sure knows how to play his music we all hope they have him again it is time for people to get their tickets for the season which is very reasonable and makes the ticket for dances less expensive memberships are 10 and dance tickets are 8 for nonmembers the dance ticket is 12 ticket sellers are marlene bell penny johnson stacy thorn bon- nie ross and rhonda perry we have agood dance floor and the hall was given to us so i think we should make use of it the october event is a hal loween dance on oct 27 and john bunk is the deejay where are our old members have they moved away last wednesday was bingo night at the goodwood hall run by the lioness club bingos will run every second wednesday night and euchre will be played on the alternate wednesdays for anyone who wishes to play a pot luck dinner was held last friday at the barn at the pente costal church in stouffville they entertained markham area seniors and others who were welcomed as sports and recreation arts and culture hospitals and province- wide charities this is how lottery funds are working for you in your area belleville general hospital belleville twin mountain snowmobile club bobcaygeon art gallery of peterborough peterborough uxbridge youth hockey association uxbridge 1 is wit m i is i 7 i i 1 i 1 it r 1 3 4 m 1 i rj i