HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-10-14, Page 11What shall we wish for? That seems to be the mutual thought of
Amanda Workman of RR 2, Brussels, and her Grade Three classmate
Bradley Hoegy of RR 1, Dublin as they get set to break the wishbone
they found in the Thanksgiving dinner they enjoyed at Walton Public
School on Friday. All the children at the school from Kindergarten to
Grade Three helped to prepare the dinner of special Thanksgiving
treats, which they then demolished during lunch hour.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1987. PAGE 11.
Children give gifts to help
"Friendship House" at Blyth United
Drug, alcohol dangers stressed
For the two weeks starting
October 26, students in each of the
county's five secondary schools
will be bombarded with a steady
diet of drug and alcohol abuse
messages as the new A.D.A.P.T.
program swings into place.
A.D.A.P.T., the Alcohol and
Drug Addiction Prevention for
Todays program is a concentrated
substance abuse awareness pro
gram designed for teen-agers,
although the organizers hope to
see teachers, parents, younger
children and other community
members involved as well.
The two-week blitz will be
presented as a series of speakers,
films, rock music presentations
and multi-media shows in each of
the five high schools, beginning as
early as 9 a.m. in some schools and
continuing throughout much of the
day and into the evening, to
provide accessibility to persons
outside the school.
The A.D.A.P.T. program was
kicked off at a high-powered press
conference at the School Board
office in Clinton last Thursday
which saw invitations issued to
regional television stations, south
western Ontario daily newspapers,
members of municipal govern
ment, service clubs, the school
board and school officials, but
overlooking some of the county’s
weekly newspapers.
Terry Johnston, a physical
education teacher at Seaforth
District High School and chairman
of the ADAPT program, said that it
came about as the result of the
death of a student at his school four
years ago, and the coroner’s report
from the inquest that followed.
He acknowledged that Huron
County has a higher than usual
incidence of alcohol-related motor
vehicle accidents, giving as rea
sons the large network of gravel
roads, poor winter driving condi
tions and the fact that most
recreational centres are isolated
from much of the population.
“When our kids want to socia
lize, it almost always involves
driving somewhere,” he said.
The presentations in the schools
will include talks from several
substance-abuse experts, a sub-
stance-abuse discussion, a 60-
mihute multi-media concert
style production involving high-
tech light and sound systems, folk
and rock music, and a visit to some
schools (F.E. Madill and GDCI) by
a Flesherton mother, Pat Franks,
and her paraplegic son, Tim, who
was crippled in an alcohol-related
car accident four years ago.
“After two weeks of this, we
hope that staff members and
students will have enough infor
mation and will begin work to set
up ongoing alcohol and drug abuse
programs in their own communi
ties,” Mr. Johnston said.
All Huron high schools are open
to the public at all times during the
two-week blitz, which will continue
until November 6, winding up with
a theme-related dance at Central
Huron Secondary School on the
final evening. Mr. Johnston stress
es that anyone is welcome to attend
any part of the program, and urges
all community members to become
involved.
Blyth United Church celebrated
Thanksgiving Sunday as a family
day - with the Sunday School
members and their parents wor
shipping together.
The church was beautifully
decorated with fruits, vegetables,
grain and flowers, portraying the
Thanksgiving theme. The junior
and intermediate choirs sang
“Sing About Sunshine”. This is
their first presentation this season.
They were directed by Margaret
Kai, with Donna Walsh at the
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During Rev. Ramirez conversa
tion with the large group of
children, he showed them a loaf of
bread, and they told him that it was
made from flour, the flour from
wheat, the wheat grown by the
farmer, but the sun and the grain
were given by God.
The Senior choir sang “A
Canticle of Thanksgiving”. The
children brought an offering of
canned goods, etc. to be sent to
Frienship House at Goderich.
Rev. Ramirez based his sermon
on some of the things for which we
should be thankful. He named
many things that we take for
granted which people in other
parts of the world don’t have. “Do
we realize how wonderful it is to
have our loved ones and family
near us in a country with an
abundance of food and safe from
the ravages of earth quakes and
war’’, he asked. He closed by
urging all to teach others how to
love and have faith in one God.
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