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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-12-02, Page 24 . • • ?abashed ki laitilmowl &Sado, Wei best*, Deemsber 2, 19/l1 Specialprogram benefits youngster Sykes/se fludiasas Seventeen inotstlis ago Jacqueline Pent. laud, daughter of Jim and 441111110 Pentland of Liicknotv, was born with a deformity o( the Today She is a bright, active and happy • little girlwho:* learning* wait with brutes OS her kgs tom the waist down; She Seems to be adjusting and developing well despite her p*sical problems and much of the credit for this adjustment and development an go " -tea social lion* visit* program handed by the MinistrY of Community and Sada, • geViet§ and administered by CND Regional Development Services Centre in London. Rosemarie Evans of Goderich, previously a poblic health untie for 13. years, is the • home visitor for the CORI program in Moron County and Jacqueline is only cone of several infants She i4sits.• Project Determilied. Need In VOL a researchpreiject Was dove 'in this county to determine theneed of early *twenties in families with infants wfo • ntay be 'at eisk" for development As a reioh • of this project, the htinte visiting prograts was started for infants from birth to two • years of age. A child's development can lie `at risk' .for 4 :lumber . of reagOriff• mental retardation,'" preinatitrity, low bfrth weight:, complications • at birth, physical defientitios, brain damage .'and inadequate caretaking or lack of ditto, tional bonding related to' sodoeconomic disadVantages, low maternal exlitcation Or • poor maternal mental health.. Mid 14 Referred An infant may be eeferred to the program 'on the iasis of any of these risk factors• even if he or she is too yeting to fie showing dear develop/A/rental delays, Mrs, Evans` refer- rals most often come from pediatricians, fleshly nurses and various social agencies such as Family awl Children's Services. Anyone can make a referral, 11nfertonate1y, ,says Mrs, Evans, got many people know that •- the program exists.. ' The aims oldie program are preventive, ft has been proven in research studies that early intervention reduces the severity or • incidence of developmental problems of the Mfg* n. later years, "Earls/ recognition and identification of • the problem before the child gets to school the key„, explains Mrs, Evans. • As Seta . possible after a referral, a Tam to ,migt • Sevesteesisoods4td hieryttelfite Ann land of lateluvow I* sae of several lataits who la bettefitlag finis it epeeist' florin slatting program for hifitotais Him* Comity, gaff with a. *sal deform* Istrittelltre ham to walk wklitiratea, hot wads* is only owe aspect at her development, Looldwg at *totes mid talikng &et* to ma isfairt me sore littneirtamt Moeda iflerinsisg sad here Isitmiellselo mother Jimmie Coddles her sidle they read a story ha& ISsothoil StairPhotO1 County be notified "early' if chosen for &tulip\ • Huron County plamter Gary Davidson reassured county.courteil there would be no inlilder s Asliftdd Township "tomor rOW". • The recent announcement by Ministry of Environment officials tuft; South Cayuga had been turne.d down as s possible landfill site,• has encouraged rumors of possible sites, Ashfield Township has "wen mention- ed is one, At county council's November meeting, Mr, Davidson said his department had not received any information from the ministry and he hopes the government will involve the county in any plartning, "Well just keep up with it—. and if there is. anything significant we'll report it to county. council,' said Mr. Reeve Warren. Zing of Ashfidd Township said he knew of MY WA being done in the township, but added it is a concern in hs how oppositionto dump s %iron and &um dradititt, sfrouid in�w "early" if they're ort the list as flqnid waste facility sire>, - Eat moil Miitster Keith Norton isn't saying how early that • '71liey will knOw early if their consounity i. anYwhere near a site„" Norton said in a interview late fast week, but he weuldn't be more specific,.• • EM.t Week, die Ontario , Waste Manage- ment Cdrp. abandoned gen* Cayuga as, tfte proposetfsite of a liquid waste treatment and area that a landfill site ntav be established there, He asked for the support of Huron County and of &we County which borders, the township, • • 'Tin very much opposed (to a landfill site)," said Reeve timi. Warden Pred Haberer of Ziolch said he had written a letter to environment minister Keith Norton. asking to be let in on anything Tam to page le in. Ashfield disposal facility and launefied the search for a new site„ A study emidacted last year* rated Ashfield Township in Huron County as the ftest site in Ontario, with a site east of Port Pigin 'close • behind and a site in Centralia far down the list The corporation will reVieW the etiteris on which that study was based. Norton woofs not speculate on when The statft of the IZsites identified fast year and any possible new sites• would be known. However,. he urged anyone living in an area identified by the .view • search to take a reasonable apprfteh Roth MPP %funny Elston (1...ffurort, Itruce). and MPP jack Riddell (I.-Huron- Middleset) have reported concern from their residents who are prepared to form citizens' organizations to fight any 'possible location of a facility itt their ares. • -We'll be ready.- f..ddell said in an interview. Fie felt that the current search would establish ne criteria for a liquid Tam to page 2' . . • La...ILI -.M., A • • Win premier xhibitor at Royal. cartil$ ' of St, Helens have Well, 'Wittier Rieder and Premier Exhibitor of the sheep division for the third time at the Royal Agricultural 'Winter Pair held in Toronto test month, Hugh and. Wayne Todd Won the honour in 107 and 1918 The award is won* accumulating points achieved b whining the championship. • the various dames entered, • The Todds won Grand Champion Pen of fti • market Iambs again this year which has •. became a tradition; since Todd Farms has • won this classiwery year they have exhibited • in the class, • • Pictures of the Todds and their Grand Champion Southdown Ram and Grand • Champion Southdowit Ewe appear on page 2,. •I • Auxiliary raises '5000 for hospital . At its November 23rd meeting g, the Auxiliary to the Winghiun District Hospital decided on several ° fitment • purchases to be made with the money raised during their October Community Canvass, A "Pegg.o.Stit"; u for taking sorays of children, costing S899, *111 1* purchased as Wen tit a "flot Put" system far 011ie. therapy at a cost of $1,100 tad an "Infusion . Pump" costing $1,800 *filch is tised to administer meditation intravenously, • The remaining 16 y is earmarked tor the • purchase of equipment specifically . for • children, to be spent when the hospital presents a request Fire destroys barn A fire started by lightning 'completely destroyed a barn. on the farm of Bernard • O'Neil, concession 10, Ashfield Township on Thursday. 14 -member 26, • Lucknow District Firemen answered the call about 11.36 p.mduring a violent thunderstorm, but the barn was ahttos-t completely down by the time firemen arrived, according to fire chief George Whithy• „" Firemen remained on the scene until 5 Lin. to prevent the fire moving into the silo and destroying the feed stored there, This year's crop of hay and several calves were lost in the blaze. • This is tfte secorid time die bast on the • O'Neil farm has been destroyed by fire. The barn bunted in 1966 when the farm was • owned by Mr. O'Neills father. Insurance company moves to new location *est Wawanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Dungannon has moved their head officeto a new building which the company has built in Dungannon. The office was moved from its ranter loCation on the weekend and the staff began working in the new building on Monday. Policy holders attending the companys annual meeting itt February. OW told their board of directors they wanted the new head office 16 remain itt the village of Dtmgatition and the building was erested on land owned by. the company at the corner of Huron County Road 1 and the fourth concession of Ashfield Township. Win, merchants draw Winners in the first Lucknow Merchants Draw held November 15, 1981 were first. Grace Ropf. Lucknow: second. Irene Hod- gins. Lucknow: third. Joan Courtney. R: „ tucknow. Three more draws wilt ti'e held December 5. 12 and 16. . '