HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-03-31, Page 23COMMUNITY PRESENTS DONATION — The Shipka Community
Centre raised $500 through a dance and other activities and donated
it to ARC Industries in Dashwood to enable them to purchase some
wood-working and silk-screening equipment and supplies. Left, Don
Campbell accepts the check on behalf of ARC Industries as it is
presented by Velma Russell, Mary Dietrich and Olive Ratz.
photo by McKinley
Grant from Shipka area people
helps ARC expand wood-working
bolted together for easy
dismantling. You can take it
apart put it in your trunk, take it
home and put it up again with no
problem. They are also made so
they will not tip if you sit on the
table top." .
The finished products have to
be seen to be appreciated and it is
obvious the work that goes into
anything produced is very
painstaking and well done. The
employees care.
However the wood working
department is not the only busy
place at ARC. Debbie Patterson
heads the office program offered
• at ARC including typing,
collating, stuffing, stamping and
mailing.
Meals for the "staff members
and some of the employees are
provided by Paula Vink and her
kitchen and domestic employees.
In yet another aspect of the
business, Margaret Wright and
her contractural employees take
care of the painting, assembling
and packaging of items produced
in the centre.
Margaret Merner teaches at
the centre four days a week and
the employees learn reading,
writing, basic mathematics,
dealing with money and change
and measuring.
Staff members are helped by
volunteer workers from
surrounding communities. Mrs.
Patterson of Clinton volunteers
her time in the crafts room
teaching ceramics to employees.
The result is a large selection of
ceramic ware to choose from and
you may take a look at their
displays around the building and
order any piece you choose.
Diversification seems to be the
key to ARC Industries success.
This diversification continues all
the time. The wood-working shop
has contracts with local camp-
sites for signs, with fishermen in
local ports for shipping crates,
with survey companies for
survey stakes, with parks for
THAT'S A LOT OF SANDING — Working from a wheelchair doesn't
stop Stan Pickering of Dashwood from doing an excellent job of san-
ding down picnic tables put together by other employees of ARC In-
dustries in Dashwood. photo by McKinley
RAVELLE'S GIFTS
Going Out of Business
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3 DAYS - APRIL 1, 2, 3
Most Items '/2 Price
55 Main St. Grand Bend
Mr. & Mrs. Ross Taylor have
returned home after spending the
winter in Florida. Don and Judith
Taylor accompanied them home,
Mrs. Ed Wurm accompanied
by her daughter Mrs. Wayne
Sylvester of Mississauga is
holidaying at Sand Padre
Island, Texas.
Best Interest
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We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to
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Investment Certificates.
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Exeter Grand Bend
Office Office
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If you require financing to start, modernize or
expand your business and are unable to
obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and
conditions or if you are interested in the
FBDB management services of counselling
and training or wish informatics on
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A SPECIAL TREAT AWAITS YOU EACH SUNDAY:
BREAKFAST BUFFET
Served from 8-11 a.m.
SUNDAY DINNER
Is available from 12 NOON until 7 p. n1.
482-3644 The Vanastra Shillelagh 482-9541
WE ARE NOW
ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR
EASTER
SUNDAY
in the
OR
RESERVATIONS
CALL
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Monday- Saturday FROM 5-10 p.m.
ADULTS All You
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Pre-schoolers No Charge
Take Highway
4 or 8
To Vanastra Road
then follow
the signs to the
Vanastra
Shillelagh
CHILDRENS
PRICES IN
EFFECT ALL
WEEK LONG
Mrs. Watkins
AT
482-3644
OR
482-9541
Banquet and
Dining Centre
VANASTRA PARK, CLINTON
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FOR
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PAINTERS
PANTS
Full range of sizes
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Phone 23843502
OPEN 8 - 6 DAILY
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Financial assistance
Management counselling
Management training
Information on government
programs for business
PETER WALVIUS
one of our representatives will be at
Green Forest Motor Hotel, Grand Bend
on April 8, 1977
between 1 and 4 p.m.
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If you'rehaving trouble finding
just the piece of wood furniture
you know you want, or just don't
seem to have time to .do all the
spring lawn and garden care you
know should be done, maybe you
should try contacting Arc
Industries in Dashwood.
The wood-working department
of the Adult Rehabilation Centre
(ARC) in Dashwood is putting out
an impressive variety of goods
from wooden signs to children'
toys to picnic tables. Not only
that, they will tackle anything
made out of wood you desire,
provided wood-working in-
struction Dave Hemingway feels
they can handle it.
As for your lawn, Seffa
Ketelaars' maintenance staff will
offer cleaning, lawn cutting, and
gardening for local businessmen
and residents. The idea is to train
the employees in maintenance
and janitorial duties and the
price is right.
Arc Industries has come a long
way since 1973 and their
managing director Don Campbell
`is enthusiastic this growth . will
' ontittuer In 1973' seven local
adults worked under the
supervision of volunteer staff.
Today Mr. Campbell says "there
are eight full time instructors and
49 employees. We hope to in-
crease the number of employees
to 65 by the end of the year."
The quality of the work done by
those employees is especially
evident in the wood and ceramic
products they produce. It takes
about two hours for the wood-
working department to put
together a six foot picnic table
and they sell them for only $47.95.
Mr. Hemingway says "You can
get any stain or sealer put on
them you want and the tables are
signs, and picnic tables in fact
there is no end.
Now, thanks to a $500 donation
made to ARC by the Shipka
Community Centre, they will be
able to purchase even more
wood-working equipment as well
as silk-screening equipment and
supplies. The diversity continues.
Eighty percent of their funds
come from government grants
with the remaining 20 per cent
from donations and the sale of
items made by employees.
So far four members have
graduated from the courses at
ARC and are holding responsible
jobs in local communities.
Visitors are welcome at ARC
Industries between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m. any day of the week. If you
would like to order any of the
items the employees offer for
sale, you may simply phone in
your request, or drop in, take a
tour, see what they have to offer.
You may be pleasantly surprised
at the quality, quantity and price.
IT TAKES A LOT OF FISH CRATES — Right now employees of Arc Industries in Dashwood are busy putting
together fish shipping crates ordered by fishermen in Grand Bend and Bayfield. Above, Ken Carter, left of
Grand Bend and Cam Deline of Exeter assemble the crates in the wood-working department.
photo by McKinley
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Newly Redecorated
COUNTRY KITCHEN