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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-07-18, Page 9'Day Centre. has new � arae By Gloria. Workman The Board of Directors and staff of the Day Centre have been very busy with some new developments. First of all, the Day Centre is no longer known es the Whighaarn and •Area Day. Centre far the Home- bound:, the official title of the day centre is the Winghani and Area Seniors Day Centre. The clients felt that a name change would promote a more positive image for the role that the Day Centre plays in the commanity.,.The; Day. Centre under its new name will continueto serve those in need of a Home Support Service by providing the opportuni- ty to participate in social, recrea- tional programs outside the *home, at least once a week. The Day Centre is fortunate to have an addition to the staff. Kate ,iheiffer, originally from the • Teeswater area, has been added to' the' staff as Recreation Activity Programmer. 'Because a we serve clients from , Bruce - County, the Waterloo Office of the Ministry of Community and; Social Services has contributed some operating,. dollars that has allowed the Day Centre to make this, addition; to the staff,_ Hopefully. by October 1990, .the Day. Centre will occupy a new facility located on Josephine Street beside Cruickshank Park in Wingham. The .new facility will : be owned and • constructed- by' McDougall Construction. The Ministry of Community and Social Services granted some dollars to assist in the construction of the new facilityin exchange for a long term lease. The clients, staff, volunteers and board members are looking forward to the move. Over the last years we have 'been for- tunate to have had : an agreement with the Town of Wingham. by .ren ting the armories in exchange for a• grant. The Day Centre Board ap- preciates everything the town has done for the centre over .the, years. The Day Centre is moving . to another location to allow for the ex- pansion apansion of staff and programs. New Program A new program .that will begin once we have moved into the new location, is a Day Away Program for those with Alzheimers or related disorders. We are entering the planning stages that will outline the details for the program. More information will follow at a later date. Now it's time tostell you about the programs Weare planned for the rest of Ju going to become in- volved in our craft program once again, in preparation for the An- nual Craft and Bake Sale schedul- ed for November. The Water Exer- cise Program has had a great, tur- nout. Due to all the developments at the Centre the Water Exercise Prograih has been reduced to five weeks. If you would like some more information, please give us a call. The plays at the Blyth Festival Theatre have been extremely popular this year. We are planning to see "Albertine, In Five Times" on August 2 and "Firefly" on August 23. We will also be taking in a play at the Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. We will see "Annie Get Your Gun" on August 28th. On July 24 we will be host to clients, staff and volunteers of the Huron Day Centre in Clinton. The staff are busy putting together some special entertainment and ac- tivities for the afternoon. Everyone is looking forward to the visit. A Mystery Tour is scheduled for Ju- ly 25. Sorry! I can't tell you where the bus will take you. We have more people sign up for bus trips where they dont know where they are going, than when they do. Volunteers assist 10 the operation of the centre by helping out with driving, preparing meals and driv- ing participants to and from the program. The Day Centre needs a driver from the Kintail area. All volunteer drivers are reimbursed for their mileage. If you or so- meone you know would be in- terested in drhvhig for the Day Cen- tre Brom the Kint*il area, please give us a call at 357-1440. The Farm Safety Association gathers fatality infernriation from a number of sources including the Workers'. Compensation. Board: of Ontario. All of the following' fatalities. , occurred on agriic dtural horticu ltu al/landscape operations in the course of perfor mingoccupational related a+e- tivities, between January .1 'and' June 00, 1990. Waterloo - The210year.old victim was attempting to reactivate 'the beater bars in a manure spreader. The victim became entangled in. the • chain drive mecum and' was drawn into the machine first. .by ;the arm and then by the had and neck, Simcoe - The two-year,old viten and a five-year.old sibling were playing. near a laneway/ area which was being clearedp of snow by a • bulldozer. The parent left `the. children, unattended for a shot -ale. Upon returning>. the • parent discovered the victim in . a snow bank, having sustained fatal injuries from having been run over by the bulldozer. Luelmow **flue', Weduesday9 July 1$$1090—Page Farm" fatality report Trey A farm tractor loader was being used to level fill in a backyard. The two-year-old victim's gents was reversing the tractor and did not notice the victim was behind the -tractor. The right rear wheel ran over the vicdbn.'s .head. 1The ';9�yearold victim was drivein shed working under a cultivator attached totrac. . tor and was replacing cultivator teeth.. The cultivator slipped down' pirating the victim under it. The victim's head was pushed forward against the chest rendering the'vic. tin unable to breathre. •� Shame - The victim was gyrating a farm tractor with a dise tiller at- tached by means of a chain. A witness 'observed the victim on several occasions in the morning off the tractor adjusting the chain.. At a. later time the 'tractorwas observed upside down and the 74 -year-old victim was located beneath the tractor. Lennox/Addington - The victim was .operating a farm tractor with. ,a bush hog attached to a three point hiteh,•atlempting to move a stump using a chain which was at Lath ed behind bush hog. The stump broke .apart and the tractor wen forward over leery rough ground. The 74•yearold vietim fell. off and was run over by the tree- Dufferin It appears that the vie. Um was in the process of building a log retaining all along a steep embankment, operating a farm tractor equipped with a seven foot 'scraper blade, attached to a'three point hitch.on the rear of the trae- tor. The tractor got too close to the soft edge of the bank} the dirt gave way under the wheelsand the tragi tor rolled over landing upside down on of the 64 -year-old victim. Grey _- The 39 -year-old victim was driving a farm - tractor along .the shoulder of a county road, when • the right front wheel dropped off the shoulder causing the tractor to go over the edge and roll, down, the 10 metre embankment. The victim was found .tvio metres from the traetcr. Bruce - The -year-td victim was playing beside the parent who was painting a barn door. The parent noticed that the child hal . wandered away and went to look for the child. The child was discovered around the of t he barn_ .finder a steel divider. it yap- pears that the ft doe had pulled ;Ata the divider causing it to topple on top` of the duxd'. The 'divider etas. made of one -Inch steel tubing . ° weighed about 90 lbs. and York - The victim was using a power s rayer to disinfect the wooden flooron_ the:upper'level of . a three-storey'chicken barn, The 15 -year-old victim was walking backwards while spraying and step.- ped through a trap door in theilooe. falling two levels to the floor of the barn, • r,?. Middlesex - The year-old victim was painting an automatic ir- mating hose systemwhile it was' running and got caught in the system. 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