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Letter to the Editor
Appeal made to local
residents to help
facilitate Celtic Roots
Festival attendees
The Celtic Roots Festival is fast
approaching and will be here before
we know it. As you know it is one of the
largest events in Goderich each sum-
mer, attracting over ten thousand peo-
ple. As a result, accommodations
including campgrounds, hotels, motels
and bed & breakfasts fill up quickly
leaving many last minute visitors with-
out a place to stay.
Tourism Goderich is once again
offering a solution and we are asking
the citizens of Goderich and area for
their help. If anyone has ever won-
dered what it would be like to run a
Bed & Breakfast, here is their
opportunity.
Anyone wishing to offer Bed &
Breakfast accommodation during the
Celtic College, August 4 to 8 and/or on
the weekend of the Celtic Festival,
August 8, 9, 10 is asked to come to the
Tourist Information Centre, at the cor-
ner of Hamilton and Victoria Streets
(by the Dutch Fountain) as soon as
possible and we will coordinate over-
flow Bed & Breakfast accommodation.
When they speak to us, they should be
prepared to give us information about
what they have to offer and rates. Our
Travel Counsellors will be happy to
assist them with this.
So as not to offend established tour-
ism operators, we will attempt to help
fill the existing accommodations first,
but we need to be informed when they
are full. Our sources indicate that many
are full already. We will then refer visi-
tors to our Celtic Bed & Breakfast
Program.
This can only be accomplished if
everyone works together. For more
information about the Celtic Bed &
Breakfast Program, please call us at
519-524-6600.
Let's welcome our visitors to Goder-
ich during the Celtic Roots Festival
and, in fact all year long and let them
know that we are not only Canada's
Prettiest Town but the most hospitable.
Thank you.
Wanda Keith
Special event and festival coordinator
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Local programs promoting graceful aging
Phil Dalton
Special to the Signal Star
The list of quality local ser-
vices for seniors continues to
grow.
The Maitland Valley Family
Health Team is highlighting
Senior's Health as a whole
throughout June and July, and
with that comes the recognition
of some successful ongoing ser-
vices as well as exciting new
programs that focus on the total
wellness for the aging
population.
Most recently, a Ministry of
Health funded partnership
between the MacKay Centre for
Seniors and OneCare Home and
Community Support Services
was formed to offer fitness
classes four days per week for
those age fifty-five and over.
A milder, arm -chair based
exercise program called Ageless
Grace joins a list of long-stand-
ing services and social programs
offered to area residents
throughout the week at the Mac-
Kay Centre in Goderich.
While exercise remains essen-
tial to graceful aging, patients of
the Maitland Valley Family such topics as proper nutrition,
Health Team (MVFHT) also moderate physical activity, as
have the opportunity to access well as the importance of rest
quality mental health programs. and meditation. It also reflects
Most notable is the Memory on the spirituality of aging and
Clinic offered by our social its mental and emotional
worker in partnership with the aspects.
Alzheimer's society. You can review the entire
The program aims to improve Healthy Reads library online
the diagnosis and management too. Go to www.huron.canlib.ca,
of dementia and support the and then click on "have you
caregivers of those diagnosed. read" on the top right hand cor-
For those who have identified ner. This takes you to an icon
memory issues in themselves or page and you can select the
a loved one, this service is highly Healthy Reads icon from there.
recommended as early detec- Other resources and informa-
tion is vital. tion on local senior's service will
Finally, one of the longest be available on display at the
standing programs of the Maitland Valley Medical Centre.
MVFHT, the Healthy Reads Pro- For a complete calendar of
grams, continues to evolve to programming offered at the
include new health professional MacKay Centre, access their
recommended resources for newsletter atwww.mackaycen-
people of all ages. treforseniors.com. For more
Healthy Aging: A Lifelong information on services offered
Guide to Your Physical and Spir- by OneCare, go to www. one -
itual Well -Being by Dr. Andrew caresupport.ca.
Weil is being highlighted during These are just a few resources
this time of senior's health pro- to consider as we strive to be
motion and is available through "younger tomorrow':
the Huron County Library. Phil Dalton is a health pro -
Recommended by Dr. Jim moter is Maitland Valley Family
Hollingworth, this guide covers Health Team.
At the core of philosophy and journalism lies a passion for clarity and truth
As I was recently hired by The
Clinton News Record to take on the
roles and responsibilities of a
reporter, I thought that I would
introduce myself to you in this
week's edition.
At the outset, I will confess that I
do not have a background in jour-
nalism: pages and pages of articles,
editorials and columns are not how
I got the job. This may surprise you
and you may be wondering what
other background could possibly
prepare one for this kind of career.
The answer is philosophy, and I will from a bad article, and a good argu-
make it my personal objective to ment from a bad argument, and,
prove to the readers of this historic just as important as it is to ajoumal-
and recognized newspaper why ist, seeking knowledge, or truth, is
philosophers are naturally suited an essential quality (and some -
for this job. For now, suffice it to say times deep obsession) common of
that, like journalists, philosophers all philosophers.
have a serious and abiding interest Thus, I suspect that it is my
in clarity and truth: clear writing is respect for the written word
what distinguishes a good article combined with my love of
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knowledge, or wisdom, that
landed me this position here at
The News Record, a position
that I am honoured to hold. And
so herein lies my pledge to the
citizens of Clinton and all of
Huron County: so long as I have
the privilege of holding this
position of journalist with The
Clinton News Record I will
report my stories in an informa-
tive and truthful manner. In
addition, I will bring to you in
my work what I refer to as the
three C's: clarity, coherence and
concision. These three things, I
believe, are the hallmarks, not
just of successful journalism,
but of the critical thinking that
can be acquired as a result of the
pursuit of knowledge and truth,
a pursuit whose value can, of
course, never be underesti-
mated. Signing off for now.
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