HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-08-01, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1990.
Master carver
The hot, humid temperatures of Saturday, had Gary McPhee
roasting in the kitchen while he carved the meat for the Auburn
Lions barbecue, which was held at the Auburn Hall.
Clinton Hosp, chosen
for new in-home project
Patients with terminal illnesses
in the area will be able to get
hospital care in their own homes
under an innnovative new program
announced last week by MPP Jack
Riddell, on behalf of Health Mini
ster Elinor Caplan.
The Clinton Public Hospital and
the Huron County Public Health
Unit, which operates the regional
home care program, will receive
$286,000 over two years to imple
ment and operate one of the first
Hospital-In-The-Home (HITH) pro
jects in Ontario. The Clinton HITH
project is unique because it will
serve terminally ill patients requir
ing palliative care.
In the Clinton project, one of six
to be introduced across the pro
vince, doctors and nurses will
provide a level of service previously
available only in hospitals, such as
shift nursing, guaranteed doctor’s
house calls, and 24-hour patient
supervision by a health care team.
Social work, dietetic and homemak
Man gets suspended sentence
A Belgrave man was granted a
suspended sentence in provincial
court Wednesday after pleading
guilty to assaulting his wife after
the wife and the couple’s psychia
trist said the incident was out of
character.
Kenneth M. Thompson of Bel
grave pleaded guilty to the assault
on April 21, 1990. Judge R.G.E.
Hunter was told Wingham O.P.P.
were called to the Thompson home
at 11:55 that day. Police were told
the couple had been drinking
together the day before when they
got into an argument. Mr. Thomp
son grabbed his wife around the
neck, choking her. He then hit her
in the face and head. She left the
house and stayed the night with her
sister in Wingham. She returned
April 21 and they had a second
argument and he punched her in
the ribs. She went to a neighbour
and called police.
Duty Counsel George Brophy
explained to Judge Hunter that the
attack was a product of a depres
ing services will also be available.
“More patients will now have
the choice of being cared for at
home or in a traditional hospital,”
said Mr. Riddell. “Patients who
must be cared for in a hospital will
also have an opportunity to return
home to be closer to their fami
lies.”
Only patients and their families
who volunteer to participate will be
included in the pilot project.
The ministry will provide $10
million over two years to fund the
six pilot projects. Funding is from
the Premier’s $100 million Health
Innovation Fund, which was esta
blished in 1987 to support new
ways of providing health care.
“Hospital-In-The-Home is in
keeping with the ministry’s em
phasis on community-based care,”
said Mr. Riddell.
Along with Clinton, the ministry
announced funding for HITH pilot
projects in Peel and Halton re
gions, Hawkesbury and Metro
Toronto.
sion Mr. Thompson had been
suffering combined with alcohol.
The Thompsons had since been
visiting a psychiatrist together, he
said, and the psychiatrist had
written a report for the court that
was very favourable. “I do not feel
this man constitutes any danger to
society, his wife or himself,” the
psychiatrist said.
Mr. Brophy pointed out Mrs.
Thompson was in court to support
her husband and did not feel any
danger from him now. It is both
their intentions to continue psychi-
atrict counselling. Mr. Brophy
asked Judge Hunter to consider a
conditional discharge of the
charges but the judge cut him off
saying he wouldn’t grant a dis
charge. He did, however, agree to
the suspended sentence, putting
Mr. Thompson on 12 months
probation and ordering him to take
such counselling as required by his
probation officer. He .banned him
from possessing firearms or explo
sives for five years.
Man pleads
guilty
A Brussels man will be sen
tenced Sept. 26 after pleading
guilty in provincial court in Wing
ham Wednesday to breaking into
an Elma Township home and
stealing guns and other items.
Nandor Szipocs of Brussels
pleaded guilty to the thefts on Sept.
30, 1989. Stolen were several guns,
a black and white TV and a VCR
plus about $500 in silver change.
The accused was arrested on April
15 and police recovered some of the
items.
Acting Crown Attorney Kevin
McHugh said breaking into some
one’s house is a substantial crime
and he asked for a jail term of three
to six months. Judge R.G.E. Hun
ter asked Mr. Szipocs if he had
returned what he had taken and
Mr. Szipocs said he had returned
only what he had received from the
theft.
Judge Hunter ordered a pre
sentence report and set Sept. 26 for
sentencing.
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United plans Fun Day
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No service
at Knox
There will be no church service
at Knox United Church, Auburn for
the next three weeks. Church will
commence on August 26 at 10 a. m.
from 8:45 to 2:30 p.m. Lunch will
be provided. Silver collection will
be taken. For information to regi
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7561 or.Linda Plaetzer 526-7121.
Shower planned
for bride-to-be
There will be a community Bridal
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Monday, August 13 at 8 p.m. at
Auburn United Church. Everyone
is welcome. Please bring sand
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Auburn stores.
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