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South Huron Seniors Group
260 Andrews Street, Box 75 Exeter ON N0M 1S6
Phone (519) 235-4243
Fax: (519) 235-4646
jimbearss@cabletv.on.ca
Senior Perspective November 24, 2008
Through the Window; a young couple moved into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating
breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean", she said.
"She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap” Her husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry, the young woman would make the same comments. About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband: "Look, She has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this." The husband said, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows." And so it is with life. What we see when watching others depends on the purity of the window through which we look. Out & About Riverview Estates Club House; Come join us for a time of fellowship & music. Dessert & Christmas music and everyone is welcome (get in the holiday spirit). Turn east at the Beer Store and follow the signs to 46 Kalisch Avenue,
Exeter on December 4th 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Cost $3.00 Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron asks you to ‘Adopt a Family’ this holiday season. With the changes in the economy and with the struggles that a lot of families face, Christmas can be a stressful time of the year. Let’s help to make this a bit easier and it will put smiles on our children’s faces.
Ornaments have been placed on the Christmas tree in the Exeter branch library. Please find the time to visit the tree and find a family to help. On the ornament, you will find the gender and ages of the children in the family. Do this by yourself, as a family or as co-workers. Any gift, no matter how big or small, will bring joy to a child on Christmas morning.
For further information, please contact our office at (226) 268-3871, e-mail us at cw@shbbbs.on.ca, or stop by our office at 146 Main St. – Dashwood (inside the Community Living South Huron building). Let’s all get into the holiday spirit and Share a Little MAGIC! Legion News Remember! The first poppies were distributed in Canada in November, 1921 Sports Night - November 29th, 2008, everyone is invited to attend the Legion Sports Night. Come and show off your skills in pool, darts, euchre or solo. Sign up at 7:00 p.m. - play begins at 7:30 p.m. Prizes and lunch will be provided. Come and bring a friend. Cost $3.00 per person. Special meat draws held on Friday afternoons from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Senior Curling, mixed on Wednesday afternoons, men’s senior curling, on Friday afternoons. For more information, contact Kathleen Hodgert at 235-3250. The Exeter Shuffleboard Club has elected the following people for the 2008/09 season; President Bernice Boogeman, Vice President Don Overholt, Secretary Marge McCurdy, and Public Relations John Horn. New members are welcome, if interested contact Bernice at 235-4524 or Don at 235-1807 for more information. Come for the Fun, Fellowship and Friendship. Bus Tour December 3. 2006. Enjoy the day in Beautiful Owen Sound Roxy Theatre, live festival entertainment,
Enjoy a delicious turkey dinner, at the Stone Tree Golf and Fitness Club. Later enjoy the Christmas Festival of Northern Lights, awarded number one in Canada. Leave Lucan Arena, at 9.00 AM, Exeter Legion at 9.30 AM.
Coach, Theatre, Meal, and Lights, $95.00 PP. Reserve your ticket early, don't be disappointed, as we have had a number of requests. Contact Harry Hardy, Box 249, Lucan ON N0M 2J0 519 227 4887 or 227 0444 New Years Eve Old Tyme Country Dance featuring ‘Rural Roots’ at Kirkton Woodham Community Centre, December 31, 2008. A ticket includes a bountiful buffet lunch. Tickets are available at Kirkton Market 2298923 or contact Jeff Miller 2373424, Murray Armstrong 236-7746 or Wayne Otterbein 235-0559. Age of majority required. Am I A Fireman Yet?
In Phoenix, Arizona, a 26-year-old mother stared down at her 6 year old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia.
Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination. Like any parent, she wanted her son to grow up & fulfill all his dreams. Now that was no longer possible and the leukemia would see to that. But she still wanted her son's dream to come true. She took her son's hand and asked, 'Billy, did you ever think about what you wanted to be once you grew up? Did you ever dream and wish what you would do with your life?'
Mommy, 'I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew up.' Mom smiled back and said, 'Let's see if we can make your wish come true.' Later that day she went to her local fire Department in Phoenix, Arizona, where she met Fireman Bob who had a heart as big as Phoenix. She explained her son's final wish and asked if it might be possible to give her 6 year-old son a ride around the block on a fire engine.
Fireman Bob said, 'Look, we can do better than that. If you'll have your son ready at seven o'clock Wednesday morning, we'll make him an honorary Fireman for the whole day. He can come down to the fire station, eat with us, go out on all the fire calls, the whole nine yards! And if you'll give us his sizes, we'll get a real fire uniform for him, with a real fire hat - not a toy -- one-with the emblem of the Phoenix Fire Department on it, a yellow slicker like we wear and rubber boots.' 'They're all manufactured right here in Phoenix, so we can get them fast.' Three days later Fireman Bob picked up Billy, dressed him in his uniform and escorted him from his hospital bed to the waiting hook and ladder truck. Billy got to sit on the back of the truck and help steer it back to the fire station. He was in heaven. There were three fire calls in Phoenix that day and Billy got to go out on all three calls. He rode in the different fire engines, the Paramedic's' van, and even the fire chief's car. He was also videotaped for the local news program. Having his dream come true and with all the love and attention that was lavished upon him so deeply touched Billy that he lived another three months longer than any doctor thought possible.
One night all of his vital signs began to drop dramatically and the head nurse, who believed in the hospice concept - that no one should die alone, began to call the family members to the hospital. Then she remembered the day Billy had spent as a Fireman, so she called the Fire Chief and asked if it would be possible to send a fireman in uniform to the hospital to be with Billy as he made his transition. The chief replied, 'We can do better than that. We'll be there in five minutes. Will you please do me a favour? When you hear the sirens screaming and see the lights flashing, will you announce over the PA system that there is not a fire?' 'It's the department coming to see one of its finest members one more time. And will you open the window to his room?' About five minutes later a hook and ladder truck arrived at the hospital and extended its ladder up to Billy's third floor open window and 16 fire-fighters climbed up the ladder into Billy's room. With his mother's permission, they hugged him and held him and told him how much they LOVED him.
With his dying breath, Billy looked up at the fire chief and said, 'Chief,’ am I really a fireman now?' 'Billy, you are, and the Head Chief, Jesus, is holding your hand,' the chief said. With those words, Billy smiled and said, 'I know, He's been holding my hand all day, and he closed his eyes one last time. If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without adult beverages,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs
Then you are probably The Family Dog! Forgetter be forgotten
My forgetter's getting better,
But my rememberer is broke
To you that may seem funny
But, to me, that is no joke.
For when I'm 'here' I'm wondering
If I really should be 'there'
And, when I try to think it through,
I haven't got a prayer!
Oft times I walk into a room,
Say 'what am I here for?'
I wrack my brain, but all in vain!
A zero is my score.
At times I put something away
Where it is safe, but, gee!
The person it is safest from
Is, generally, me!
When shopping I may see someone,
Say 'Hi' and have a chat,
Then, when the person walks away
I ask myself, 'who the heck was that?'
Yes, my forgetter's getting better
While my rememberer is broke,
And it's driving me plumb crazy
And that isn't any joke. Anne Cottle Gonna Be a Bear…In this life I’m a woman. In my next life, I’d like to come back as a bear. When you’re a bear you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that.
Before you hibernate, you’re supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that too.
When you are girl bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you are sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute, cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that too.
If you’re a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of hand, you swat them too. I could deal with that.
If you’re a bear, your mate expects you to wake up growling. He expects that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat.
Yup, gonna be a bear.
Here you can read Jim Bearss weekly Senior Perspective with all kinds of advice, resources, whats happening in the community and helpful information. 
