HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-04-02, Page 1Nine year old "Tracy
:Schrader is glad to be going
home. After all, she has to,
help with the chores. "I feed
the cows hay, and take
wood for the fire," Tracy
says proudly.
Tracy has .hedn in London
hospitals for the past month.
She won the battle over
Reyes syndrome.
On Monday she was told by
her doctors that she could
return to her parents' home
this week. Wayne and
Margaret Schrader's 200
acre farm is located three
miles north-east of Staffa.
Tracy's grandparents are
Ivan and Marie Brock Of
Winchelsea.
e
Tracy's mother says that
Trees, vas Dich-with the 'flu"
"on and off" for most of
the month of February.. By
the first .of March they
realized that there • was
something more than the
`flu, ' when she beceme
dellYdreteci.ShewAsi)retight
to St. .Joseph's Hospital
where she was in intensive
care for a week and a half,
Since then she hes been
recovering at War Mereorial
Children's .Hospital across
the road from Victoria.
Dr, Tim Freweri, .chief
resident in pediatrics at War.
Memorial says that Reyes
syndrome is extremely rare,
and its cause is not known,
He says the disease usually
folWws another' iral 0Wease
such as inflnenza or chicken
pox.. It else follows contact
with toxins such as.
pesticides and it may have
emethirig to do with genetic
factors": It is not contagious,
Frewen says.
In Reyes syndrome,, the
liver fails for a period of
time.. This causes' poisons to
be released into the blood
-Stream, which in turn causes
the brain to swell. Frew,en
says the child Will get severe
headachee, and be vomiting.
As the brain starts to swell,
the child becomes agitated,
delirious or lethargic,
There is no cure for the
Syndrome,. but 'Frewee says
it can be treated by con-
at
trolling the swelling in the
brain and removing the
PoisMs• To do this, ¢ the
dectiirs induced a coma by
giving Tracy various dregs.
Tracy was in a coma for
about a week. Her hair was
shaved off the top of her
head, and a monitor wa'S ing
in her head to measure the
pressure on her brain, She
was fed intravenously,
Eventually the liver
failure- improved, Now
Frewen OS'S she is Com-
pletely recovered,
Freweri says there have
been three cases of the
disease in the. London area
this winter, and that is about ,
normal. There has been one
death, and another child is
still being treated. Frewen
says that there is more
publicity about the syn-
drome this winter, because
Sick Children's Hospit.611 in
Toronto has been talking
more about it.
He says that there still
isn't a lot known about the
disease, and that not
everyone can be cured. The
disease can also leave
permanent brain damage,
/"Some can be helped, some
can't," Frewen says.
Tracy's mother says it was
hard for them 'to what.
was wrppgia the ,beginning
because Tracy did not have
,fever, The Scitraders have
been visiting Tracy daily at
War Memorial. Her mother
says that she has: been given
good care, and that the
hospital Mg provided her
with arts and crafts to keep
her busy. The children have
a playroom, and hold sing
songs.
The wall behind Tracy's.
bed is covered: with get well
cards from Sunday School
friends and Girl Guides.
Many more cards are from
classmates and relatives,
Tracy is in grade four at
Upper. Thames Elementary
School in Mitchell,
Tracy isn't. sure when
she'll be back at school. "I'll
get on Friday," she says
impishly: `Friday's a
holiday," her father says,
and. Tracy laughs.
She's looking forward to
getting home with her
younger brothers Sean 2,
And Dwayne, 9 months, The
boys have been in to visit her
while she's been in hospital,
but she hasn't seen her dog
and cat for a long time, she
says,
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EASTER BUNNY AND FRIENDS — We went to the Pineridge Zoo near Grand Bend last week to see if we could get a pic-
ture of the Easter bunny making his chocolate eggs, Zookeeper's son Gary Relouw found this rabbit who was very tired after
his preparations for Easter, But Smokey, the family dog, wasn't going to be left out of the photo, and he jumped up beside
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A CELEBRITY — Tracy Schrader of Staffa has won the battle with Reyes syndrome.
Camera crews and a reporter from CFPL-TV talk to Tracyi as her mother Margaret looks on,
in Tracy's room at War Memorial Children's Hospital fn London. T-A photo County council approves
budget of nine million
Separate school levy
to rise by 5.4 percent
the county operate without
borrowing in 1980,
The application of tax
equalization factors on the
1980 assessment resulted in
urban assessments decrees-
A SAP SAMPLER — Tim Shute helps Colin Bowers in tasting
the sap in the Jack Riddell sugar bush in Stephen Township.
Carl Mills is in charge of the operation. T-A photo
Snow removal
costs decrease
The Huron-Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate
School Board established its
1980 budget at a special
meeting in Dublin, Monday
night. The total budget was
set at $5,220,054, 'an increase
of $266,500 or 5.4 per cent
over its 1979 expehtlitures.
Provincial grants and
miscellaneous revenue will
provide'80.2 per cent of the
1980 budget, compared with
82.6 per cent in 1979. Local
taxpayers will be required to
contribute 19.8 per cent of
this year's budger, up from
17.4 per cent in 1979.
Included in the board's
revenue and expenditure is
$6,000 for an Experience '80
program to assist in the
operation of a Summer
School at St. Patrick's
School, Dublin, again this
year. Ministry approval is
required, but the board is
hopeful that this assistance
Helen Nadiger, the
organist at Zion Lutheran
Church in Dashwood has
retired after 30 years of
dedicated service.
She has been recently
honoured by the church
congregation and the choir
members with whom she
worked over her long terra.
Helen took over in August
of 1949 when MrS. Elgin
Merrier moved to Kitchener.
She told the T-A this week,
"When the board asked me
at that time to take over as
organist, I said I would until
they found somebody else."
The "somebody else" was
never found,
The organist duties
beginning in January of this
year are now shared by
Elisabeth Datars and Joanne
Maguire.
will be available to employ
high school students during
July and August,
The mill rate as set results
Tools stolen
in breakin
A large quantity of tools
was taken from Exeter
produce in a breakin over the
weekend.
Thieves gained entry to the
building by smashing a
window. The breakin was
'discovered Monday morning
and no value has yet been
placed on the tools.
A car owned by Dahne
Ramdin, 442 Main St., was
attacked by vandals or
would-be thieves over the
weekend as well. A window
was smashed while it was
parked behind the CTC store.
Nothing was taken from
the vehicle but damage was
listed Exeter police at $100.
Two members of the choir
when Helen started in 1949
are still in good voice and in
action each Sunday morning.
They are Rheinhold Miller
who is 82 and Charles
Martene.
Helen added to this, "My
mother was also a member
of the choir until about six
years ago,"
She told the T-A this week,
"I loved the pipe organ. It
was my favorite music.
If anyone would like to
know what the choir number
was or the hymns sung on
any date during the past 30
years just ask Helen. She has
a complete record.
Well, almost complete, two
of her most recent record
books were lost in the April,
1979 fire which destroyed the
church.
For the first number of
in an increase for
ratepayers, which on
average will cost a home-
owner an additional $19.25 in
1980.
In commenting .qn the
budget Jack Lane,
Superintendent of Busineee
and Finance, said the
provincial share of education
costs continues to decrease
imposing financial burdens
on local taxpayers beyond
those caused by inflation.
Ronald Marcy, Stratford,
board chairman stated,
"The budget is bare bones--
as tight as can be."
Remarked Gregory
Fleming, Crediton, finance
chairman, "Too tightl "
The board agreed to
continue requesting that its
1980 requisitions for all
municipalities in Huron and
Perth Counties be paid in two
equal installments--June 15
and December 15 respec-
tively.
hears in Helen's organist
career, services were held
Sunday mornings and
evenings along with a weekly
choir practice. For Many
years there were junior and
senior choirs.
The only real excitement
during her 30 year stint came
on the occasional hot stam-
mer morning when weeps
would sneak into the choir
loft.
About this Helen said, "I
would leek scared and
fellows like Howard Deters
would come to the rescue
and swat them,"
Ministers at Zion Lutheran
during this 30 year period
were Rev's. Higenell, Zorh,
Getz, Steininan, Morgret
and the present pastor Rev.
Mayo IVIellecke,
The.present choir leader is
Melvin Stade.
According to reports from
area Municipalities this
year's light winter has
resulted in a considerable
dollar saving.
Experiencing the largest
decrease in the amount spent
for ' snow removal was
Stephen township who ac-
cording to clerk-treasurer
Wilmer Wein spent only
$7,500 on snow removal
compared to $25,500 last
winter.
Wein said the basic reason
for the huge decrease was
that "we just didn't have as
much plowing to do this
Winter." As a comparison,
Wein said the township spent
$64,000 on snow removal
during the winter of 1976-77.
The stories were similar in
Usborne and Hay townships
with Usborne roads
superintendent John Batten
saying his township saved in
the order of $7,000 this year.
Normally, the township
would spend between $20,000
to $25,000 for snow removal.
Batten said the cost
savings are a result of lower
fuel requirements and lower
maintenance. Little is saved
on manpower at the men
have to be on hand, he said.'
In Hay township, clerk-
treasurer Joan Ducharme
stated approximately $3,500
would be.saved compared to
a year ago. Hay had
budgeted $14;000 for snow
removal this past winter.
She said the light winter
has enabled the township
Works crew to get a head
start an tree trimming and
road dragging activities.
The picture is somewhat
different for the villages and
towns With Exeter works
superintendent Glen Kells
saying his crew has filled
twice as Miley pot holes this
year' as in 1979 which he
attributed to the light winter
snowfall.
In terms of actual snow
removal torts, he said the
town Would halve the
$14,000 which went for gnaw
removal the year before.
When you add in the
figures for snow removal
and pot hole filling, Kells
said he believed the town
would come out slightly
ahead.
The Snow-deficient winter
has allowed the works crew
to get at jobs which would
normally wait until spring,
such as the painting of the
town's picnic tables.
Lucan clerk-treasurer Ed
Melanson said his village
should save somewhere in
the neighborhood of $3,000-
$4,000 in the removal of the
white stuff.
The big reduction in Zurich
will result from the village
not having to call in outside
contractors to remove snow,
clerk-treasurer Sharon
Baker stated.
In the past two years
Zurich spent around $1,300
on outside contractors.
Grand Bend roads
superintendent Gary
Desjardine said the resort
will see their snow removal
costs halved but that his
municipality had also ex-
perienced severe pot hole
problems.
Desjardine who has
worked for the village for the
past five years, said this was
the first year Which they did
not have to Call in outside
firms to remove the snow,
Hensall clerk-treasurer
Betty Oke said the didn't
have the figures calculated
but that she hoped the
figures for snow removal
would be down,
CTC announces
store expansion
Canadian Tire dealer Mike
Wright is expanding the
retail space of his Store by
1,200 square feet With the
opening of a warehouse
annex in the former kited=
of The Loft.
The annex will 'feature
larger seasonal iterriS and
will give the firm the ad-
ditional space required to
display the merchandise
properly.
Huron County Council ap-
proved their 1980 budget of
$9 million at their March
session on Thursday. The
budget represents a 7 per-
cent increase over last year
and total expenditures have
increased $841,128 or nine
percent,
This year's increase
means total expenditures
have increased 48 percent
since 1975. Inthe same period
the total taxable assessment
has increased 14 percent and
the province's share has in-
creased 40 percent.
The 26 municipalities in
the county will contribute
$2.2 million whereas last
year they contributed $2.7
million.
The municipalities will
pay less this year because
the province has paid the
resource equalization grant
directly to the county. In
previous years this grant
was paid ton the
municipalities,
The county apportionment
has decreased by 0.003 per-
cent in the mill rate since
1975 which is "an enviable
record for the councils over
the period 1975 to 1980 when
you consider the rate of in-
flation in those years" ac-
cording to the county clerk-
treasurer Bill Hanly.
A major proposal in the
budget was to increase the
reserve fund for working
capital by $50,000. to $900,-
000. in 1980.
Hanly told council there
was no need to borrow work-
ing capital in 1979 and in-
dicated it would be "nip and
tuck" as to whether it would
be necessary to borrow in
1980.
He said further subsidy
would be requested from the
Ministry of Transportation
and Communications which
if received, would permit
Set far June , 1
While records appear a
little inconclusive as to the
exact date when a high
school was started in Exeter,
organizers of the first
reunion of students hope as
many as possible will show
up for the event.
The students of the grades
12 and 13 class of 1980 are
' staging the first reunion to
be held on Saturday, June 21.
A full slate of activities is
planned for the day as well
as plenty of time for former
students and staff to renew
acquaintances.
Doug Ellison, advisor to
the student council, said he
and current principal, J.L.
Wooden, have traced the
history of the high school
back to 1905, making this the
75th anniversary year. In
addition, it is the 30th an-
niversary of the present
facility.
The biggest problem will
to get the message of the
homecoming out to former
students and Ellison said he
hoped residents in the area
would apprise their former
school friends, sons,
daughters, etc,
The organizers have
enlisted the support of the
Exeter firemen to kick off
the June 21 activities with a
pancake breakfast at the
fireball. Many members of
the brigade are former
ing and an increase in the
rural assessments. The
province had frozen assess-
ment in the early 1970s and
the price of land has in-
creased dramatically since
students. It will be served
from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m,
Homecoming reunions
commence at 1:00p.m. in the
high school, with four main
areas to beset aside for this,
one of the major aspects of
the event.
Dashwood
water soon
Construction of the pipes to
distribute water to homes in
Dashwood is expected to
start very shortly.
Dashwood trustee George
Tieman told the T-A Mon-
day, "We certainly hope the
system can be completed by
the completion date of June
13. The contractor had asked
for an extension, but, it was
denied by Stephen council."
Tiernan said Dashwood
trustees and Stephen council
were meeting this week with
the contractor to finalize
distribution plans..
Due to excellent fall and
winter weather, the pipeline
construction from Shipka
has been completed,
Tiernan said water is
available at the south end of
the village and the fire
department has permission
to use water if necessary
from a fire hydrant at that
point.
then, especially in rural
areas. No assessment was
allowed to fluctuate more
than 5 percent in applying
the factors to the 1980
assessment.
Students from 1905-49 will
be united in one group and
the following three decades
will split into separate
groups.
There will .be a special
reunion section for the first
staff and the first graduating
class of 1950, the year the
present school opened.
Events scheduled for the
afternoon include presen-
tations by the current
students in theatre arts,
music and special displays.
Oldtimers' basketball
games are also scheduled.
Grads interested in trying
their luck at sinking some
points are asked to contact
Bill Batten (235-1331) for the
men's team and Pat Rowe
(235-0880) for the women's
game.
There will also be an op-
portunity for former school
wrestlers to try some grunts
and groans and interested
participants can contact
Doug Ellison at 235-1772.
A chicken barbecue is set
for the South Huron rec
centre from 4:30 to 6:30 and
the program concludes with
a gala homecoming dance at
the school in the evening.
Dances will be held in both
gymnasiums at a cost of
$7.00 per couple. Tickets are
going on sale at several local
outlets or the school. •
Please turn to page 3
At Dashwood Lutheran
ORGANIST HONOURED — Helen Nadiger was honoured recently on her retirement as
organist at Zion Lutheran Church in Dashwood after 30 years of service. At the left choir
presidents Gertie Stade and Elaine Datars make a presentation to Helen. T-A photo
Church organist retires
Plan high school reunion
TALKING ABOUT NUTRITION — The TA of Mount Carmel Separate School sponsored a panel discussion on nutrition
Wednesday night. Above, program co-ordinator Marl Glendinning chats with Dr. W.F. O'Connor, Fronk Vanneste represen-
ting the white bean and rutabaga industry, panel Moderator Terry Wilhelm, Marion Sullivan bncl pork producer Herman
Steffens. T-A photo