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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-08-21, Page 3Say Nevikrnown? You'll find a friend where you see, this sign. For more information call Mrs. Donna Patterson ° PHONE 527-0923 An Expositor ClaSsified pay you dividends. Have you;tried., one? Dial 527-0240. PULSIFER MUSIC Summer Hours Open Tue. & Thurs. 4-9 Sat. 9-12:30 ar by appointment- Phone 527-0053 SEAFORTH MEAT MARKET FRESH CUT CHICKEN Legs . lb. 89'Breast lb.95 cP Wings 21b.1 .00 65TTAGE ROLL lb.1 .29 Lean m RIB STEAKS lb.1.49 Home Rendered Style I Young BEEF LIVER le. 69' LARD by SOAari.White you noticed • te..as soon as you get.back, Not this year, boy, we.Ne.:. Pt the luxury .Of a, student.reporter for rho summer ar1,eie'S going to write Something. to .ftir . '911e08' and ;perhaps even.: editoriai or two. See you in, two •woks. WHO'S GOT THE BALL — At -first the kids didn't like the Clinton Conservation Area as much as the Benmiller Recreation Area but soon these youngsters who attended Seaforth's day camp found plenty to do including bail. The camp ended * Friday. . (Staff Phbto) bay camp ends as Pure Pork SAUSAGE The lazy, hazy days of summer are almost over for • 'Seaforth youths and last week the"six-week day camp ended its program, The day camp was organized .-,through the recreation department, and was supervised by twenty-two year old, Ruth Ann Dunlop. About 60 Seaforth kids were enrolled in the program , and it averaged about 45 kids a day. The prografn was for, kids 6 to 13 with the majority in the nine to age group. Recreation Dire r Clive Buist said the kids pro learned more at the day camp an at a playground and didn't and it monotonous for they weren't going to the same place day in and day out. The kids were picked up at 9 o'clock each morning and bused to Benmiller on Tuesdays and' Wednesdays and to the Clinton if Conservation Area for the rest of the week. Mr. Buist said: haven't heard anything but good things about the • program. 'It went according to our plans and we were extremely happy with it." This was the first year for the day camp which was , partly funded through Experience '75. 4gor the last yi,to years, a -playground w funded by government grants. This year the provincial government provided about $3,000 toward. the cost of the camp program, the town through the recreation department about $1,000 and parents through fees, about $400. The major cost of the program was for salaries for its /114e workers who all had previous playground, day camppr resident camp experience, Mr. Buist said. Over a three year period, a diminishing amount of grant money will be available for the day camp. Registration fee was $2 a week or $7 for six weeks. • Expenditures would have been larger if it hadn't been for the six 'bus drivers .who volunteered to drive the kids to their destination daily. .• The idea behind diminishing funding is to set up the program in the community' and let the people judge its merits, with funding ultimately coming from the local area. Fees were kept low to boost Aregistration. If it wasn't high ihotigh there was a danger' of losing the grant, Mr. Buist said. "A lot , of people weren't familiar with what a day camp was, we didn't want to 'scare anyone off with our costs," Mr. Buist said. All the staff members are in their late teens except the supervisor, Ruth . Ann Dunlop. They were sent to a five day *comprehensive training course before beginning the day camp this summer. On the second last day of the program at the Clinton Conservation Area some of the kids were picking flowers for a wall plaque they were making, Others were playing bail, and still another group was down at the fiver. June Eggert, who worked at a church camp last summer said it was a little rough the first week, but the group leaders soon caught on. She will be going to Lambton College in Sarnia to take a course in Early Childhood Education. She said she enjoyed her summer _with the kids and found "the kids Are learning in a Jun way." Another leader, J oanne Ross will be attending Fanshawe College this fall. While the kids were milling around her, making the noise that only a gang of young kids can make, she continued to talk and smiled when asked if the noise bothered her. I t did the first couple of days, but now she's used to it, she said. She has noticed a change in the kids since the first of the summer. "They've learned a lot. I'd love to see some of these kids in ten years." Susan Beuerman who will be returning to high school for grade 13, 'said the kids were "really good", and it makes a lot of difference when they can be outside where there 'are lots of things to do. She said they were very lucky for they had only three rainy days when the kids had to remain indoors at Seaforth District High School. Pool open again after problems The Lion's Pool was closed for five days last week and officials are still uncertain what caused the problem. The Lion's Club closed the pool following a visit by Huron County health inspectors. ^ Leo Teatero, president of the Lion's Club, called it a problem of "smog" and Said the black lines at the bottom of the pool couldn't be, seen, 'so according to health regulations the pool was closed until it' cleared up. He said: "Why it happened we don't know," but the problem is solved now. He said he thought the problem occurred when the filters were installed this spring, The filters could, have been reversed, then corrected, but not before some soot got along the filter lines. He said he didn't know any other way the dirt could ,get into the pool and said perhaps the water flow prevented the soot from' fogging the pool earlier. • Kathy Bruxer, pool supervisor and Colin Currie, park supervisor work together on the technical upkeep of the pool. She said there are a "lot of theories, but we. don't really know for sure, why the clotiding occurred." They reversed the water, flow through ,the filters, and put about a ft:rat of new water in the pool. The problem is solved for now, and Kathy said she got very few complaints because people seem- ed to realize they were doing what they could. She said the pool was closed only about four'or five days this summer due to bad weather because they tried to keep it open as much as possible all season. Every two weeks, the day camp had an overnight camp-out at Benrniller. The first camp-out they had 57 kids, but usually they had about 40 to 50. During these camp-outs, extra volunteers helped the five instructors. Susan said the kids provided their own tents, the leaders cooked the meals but the kids helped cook, set up the tents, Miler firewood, and the older boys took responsibility for the ounger ones. Scott, who will' be entering nursing school this fall,. said the first couple of days were rather chaotic until the kids made certain rules. • She said the staff knew something had ta be done, but the kids decided to make a rule that everyone had to participate. They couldn't just sit on the sidelilnes and watch. 'The kids decided "everybody does it or nobody does it," and "we didn't have any more trouble after that." She said the kids were learning to do everything together. At this age group, often the boys and girls won't play together, but they mixed together very well. The kids bring their own,lunch, but the staff provides the refreshment. They think this is really great, she said. At first the kids liked Benmiller best because it has trails, and they can go swimming. The Clinton Conservation Area was not liked as much because it' was' such a 'drastic change from Benmiller, Janet said. They like it just as much since they've explored the area for themselves, have eaten their lunch under a tree and go down to the river about once a day and sometimes try to catch minnows; crayfish and clams. Eight-year-old, Lisa Harvey Anybody who leaves their house, farm or place of busIPOSS these days can't help ,but be aware that there's an election on in this provinie. We've been out to two or three barbecues and sauerkraut sup- pers chi the past few weeks, and even before the voting date was annouced, campaigners were much in evidence. At the beef producers barbecue here two. weeks ago we counted the two sitting pberal MPP's in, the area, the PC federal member, the Conservative provincial candidate and Huron's current warden, They were all meeting and greeting people, in kind of a dry run for the real campaign which started last week. We've heard about a couple of election meet- has enjoyed her time at the camp. She said: "It's better than staying home doing nothing." She likes both the Clinton site and Benmiller, ,and likes it when June Eggert crosses the river to get them clay. , Debbie Core, .8, likes the Clinton area better because she said: "It's funner.Here She gets to go down to the river. Johnny Segeren, 7, and Rickie Scott, 6, go to different schools, and were afraid they wouldn't see. each other after day camp, ends. They've become pals and when asked why theA couldn't see each other a little girl piped in, "their mothers don't know each other". The- staff' members and kids seemed a little ,sad to see the summer end, and the day camp close, although one, little girl was looking forward to starting school again. Mr. Buist said the program lasted only for six weeks because it would have cost more to keep it operating longer. Also he said they felt their program could be completed by that length of time. He said he didn't feel it was good for kids to be in a totally structured or totally unstructured program all summer. If they are not in a structure program at all for two months, they can take tw o weeks before they can settle into school again in the fall. "Six weeks I think it's long enough", it's 'a happy mediutn that gives the kids some time during the summer to find ways to amuse themselves, he said. Mr. Buist said he would definitely like to have a day camp held next year. "I think kids miss an awful lot if we didn't have this type of program." He said the kidsare learning lots of skills they wouldn't normally pick up. ingethat are planned for the next four weeks, but the schedule so fir seems to be informal, probably because a lot of people are on holidays or at least not in the mood for meetings, this time of year. The candidates seem to be doing a lot of Main streeting and personal campaigning this week. Next week the blitz will really be on, as election advertising starts and your favourite candidate's face wily peer at you from newspaper pages and TV screens. Changes in election laws mean that for the first time there are limits on the length of election advertising campaigns. Whichever way you lean politic- ally, or even if you are an undecided voter, you have to give a lot of credit 'to ..all 'the candidates,' their families and their campaign workers. "They're working very hard to make sure that we have a choice and that we understand what the choices are, by the time we vote on September 18. Plus they add a lot of spice to the dull end of summer, back to school dog days. We have all learned at one time or another that sometimes it's better to keep your mouth shut than to speak out on controversial issues. But there is an equal case for standing up to be counted and letting people know exactly where you stand. The wife of the president of the U.S. Betty Ford, got into trouble with some sections of that nation when she did that in a television interview last week., We think Mrs. Ford deserves applause not criticism for her frankness. Mrs. Ford was talking about sex to CBS interviewer Morley Safer and in the minds of some critjcs, that was her first mistake.. A number of people still feel that sex is not a fit subject for discussion in public. , ' Mrs. Ford's comments were all for bringing sexuality out into the open. She supported the idea of family members feeling free enough to talk to each other about sex. She said, in answer to a pointed question, that if her daughter told her she was having an affair, she would want to counsel her, to find out about the young man and if it. was a worthwhile relationship. That's surely a much more sensible approach than ranting an raving "My daughter --- never!" and stalking out of camera range as some of the ouraged moralists seem to have expected her to .do. Premarital sex is happening and it isn't all harmful, just like all marriages aren't helpful and good. But for recognizing 1975 realities Mrs. Ford is accused of encourageing sexual promiscuity, and descending to a "gutter type mentality." Whatever one thinks personally of Mrs. Ford's views, you have to give her credit for expressing them honestly. We think that's much more heilthy than having a president and all around him clear all their opinions through a public relations rttill before they open their mouths. After the anguish of Watergate Americans should be happy to learn that it is still possible to be very close to power but to express opinions that have not had all honest feeling laundered out of them so that np one can possibly ) be offended. According to the post Water- gate On* S , we've been reading, every statement made by anyone even remotely connected with the Nixon White House was carefully studied to see how it would play in Peoria. The Nixon gang told people what they wanted to bears As we learned, that's not the Best way to govern. ***Iola The winner of the Craft Fe'StivAl Quilt, after tir draw was held at the July 19 event, was Mrs, Joan Harrison of British Columbia. In the Expositor story about the craft show we incorrectly called it the Women's Institute quilt, The Women's Institute quilt draw won't be held until the Seaforth Fall Fair in September. Our apologies to the W.I. and' craft show organizers. * * * * * * This is our last column for two weeks, as we are going on a long awaited holiday. Usually a hol- iday in the newspaper business means that you write all the stuff you can in advance before you go. Then when you come home from holidays you hurry to get stuff written for the upcoming • Blade ,or Shoulder STEAKS Kids, leaders agree it was great MINCED HAM SMOKED. PICNICS Schneiders RING BOLOGNA Sliced BABY BEEF LIVER Store 262-2017 Abattoir QUA LI TY SERVICE VARIETY VALUE lb.89 ' ,b.98' lb.98 ' lb. 49' .98' 262-2041 OUR KNITS TOWEL ENDS TOWELLING COTTON VELOUR BEDSPREAD ENDS BEDSHEETS - LINGERIE ENDS . MONDAY through FRIDAY 11 AM to 9•PM SATURDAY 9 AM to 6 PM STORE HOURS:. 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