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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2016. PAGE 17.
`Grand Sparks' camp encourages family activities
On June 29, the Londesborough
Happy Gang Seniors held their
annual summer meeting at
United. The
Londesborough
attending members enjoyed salad
plate potluck meal and fellowship.
They had a guest speaker that
afternoon, Jay McFarlan, who is the
chair of Rural Nutrition and
Exercise, a specific area of the
Gateway Centre of Excellence for
Rural Health.
The goal of Gateway is to improve
the health of rural residents. Gateway
strives to develop and implement
research strategies by collaborating
with community health centres, rural
health professionals, academia and
the community for residents in
southwestern Ontario.
Powerhouse Dance
The Blyth Business Improvement Area (BIA) held Streetfest
over the weekend and had entertainers from across the
county showing what they could do. Dancers from
Powerhouse Dance in Clinton showed attendees of the
summer festival what they were made of with several
different dance routines. From left: Madison Burns, Sarah
Gionet and Riley Shore. (Denny Scott photo)
Gateway's health studies strive to
help rural residents understand their
specific health circumstances and
make suggestions for their daily
living such as, of course, exercise
and also nutrition awareness and
monitoring of blood pressure, etc.
Research has discovered that
persons in rural areas suffer
significantly higher rates of heart
disease, stroke, some forms of
cancer, chronic lung disease,
diabetes and mild cognitive
impairment than do their urban
counterparts.
Gateway's Centre in Seaforth is
dedicated to the advancement of
rural health teaching in Huron,
Perth, Bruce and Grey Counties. Jay
and nine other associated authorities
in the field of rural health feel that to
improve the health of rural residents
will ultimately reduce rates of
chronic disease, strain on the health
system and improve the lives of rural
folk.
Jay explained that the centre
supports rural health professionals in
conducting relevant research,
implementing studies, networking
with other professionals and
attracting young professionals to the
area who are interested in this field
of study. Jay would like to see the
office in Seaforth become the world
headquarters for this particular area
of health study.
This means attracting research
resources/funds. Gateway is a not-
for-profit centre and the only
community -driven rural health
research institute in Canada.
Gateway was one of three recipients
of proceeds from the Hometown
Heroes Hockey Game recently
played in Goderich. The office is in
the former Seaforth Creamery at the
intersection of Main St. and Railway
St. For more information one can
call 519-600-5195 or visit
gatewayruralhealth.ca
The lifestyle of rural residents has
changed considerably in the last 100
years. We've become far more
sedentary and exercise is encouraged
more and more by health
professionals. With this in mind the
Ontario Seniors Communities Fund
donated funds to the centre in 2015
for a new idea in camping called
Grand Sparks. For the 2016 camp a
grant was received from the Healthy
Kids Community Challenge for
Huron County provided the camp
promoted water as the first beverage
of choice — not too tough to do when
exercising.
This is a one-week, half-day camp
for grandparents and their
grandchildren. From 9 a.m. to noon
each morning the family members
are encouraged and coached to do a
variety of outdoor activities together.
Activities include canoeing, yoga,
hiking trails, biking, a high ropes
course and a forest obstacle course.
Jay remarked that the older
participants are very wary the first
morning but end the day and week
with smiles. The activities do have a
managed risk and trained safety folk
are in attendance. The Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority made
a presentation this year about the
multitude of trails in the area.
Dry field
Did anyone else notice the plume
of smoke off to the east around 6:30
Saturday evening? It seemed fairly
close so I, figuratively, put on my
press hat and we drove off to
investigate. We found out distances
can be deceiving. The smoke was
from a field fire just north of the
Cranbrook Road between Brussels
and Cranbrook. We have been
cautioned nearly every day by the
media to be careful due to the very
dry conditions we are experiencing.
And we wondered if perhaps a spark
from the harvesting of this field
caused the fire.
Services will resume at
Londesborough United Church on
Sunday, Aug. 7.
I saw a performance of Our
Beautiful Sons: Remembering
Matthew Dinning. It is a heart -
wrenching production which clearly
illustrates the agony of families who
have members abroad trying to
make our world a better place for
everyone. We all need to recognize,
too, that not all theatre productions
are meant to entertain but some are
At noon everyone participates in
preparing a shared lunch which
comes with a daily nutrition lesson.
The adults, in particular, challenge
their comfort zone for the benefit of
doing something new with their
grandchildren. The young
participants learn basic decision-
making keeping the safety and
enjoyment of their grandparents in
mind. The hope is that this camp will
become a lasting memory for the
families as well. The centre leases
time in early July for their camp
from The Edge of Walton Camp
which is located at the Walton
Raceway. Twenty-five people
participated this summer at a cost of
$100 each. A survey will be
conducted with participants at
summer's end to evaluate whether
the idea of exercise and better
nutrition has taken root.
It was an interesting presentation
for the Happy Gang members who
will meet again on Sept. 27.
lit ablaze
intended to touch the heart and
educate.
Do try to take in a performance of
this play if only to get an
appreciation for the sacrifice others
make for us.
FROV LONDESBORO
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