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Wednesday, Se~r e,. .1989 .
Mildred and Spence mark
their 60th anniversary
Sixty years ago, September 11, 1929,
Spence Irwin of Ashfield Township was
wed in holy matrimony to Mildred Robin-
son of Auburn. The ceremony was con-
ducted in the Presbyterian Manse in
Auburn.
Attending the couple was Mildred's
brother, Frank Robinson and Evelyn
Shera.
Following their wedding the couple
travelled to the London Exhibition. "It
was the first time we had ever been to
London," said Spence. After a couple
days they came ' back as far as Clinton,
where they stayed overnight, travelled to
Goderich and then to Auburn, ending
their honeymoon by attending church
there on the Sunday.
Spence and Mildred farmed the Irwin
homestead on the 10th concession of
Ashfield Township until 952, when it was
• sold and they moved to Lueknow. They
started con�teiton ten. the ;home they
stile 1 : ' aAg52Vcdiitoiet into
it'9n -.February 1953.
When „Spence was asked how he met
Mildred, seeing as the distance between
Ashfield Township •and .Auburn could be
regarded as considerable 60 -years ago, he
said, "a former boyfriend of. Mildred's in-
troduced us, but he wasn't. in the :picture _
then." •
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin . have three
children, Ross of Lucknow, George of
Whitby and Laura of Elora; nine -grand-
children
grandchildren and many, many great
grandchildren.
Congratulations Mildred and Spence -
may you have many more years
together!
Over 300 people . extended their con-
gratulations to Mildred and Spence Irwin,
last Sunday, on the occasion of . their 60th
wedding anniversary. An open house was
held at the home of their son Ross and
the previous evening a family .dinner was
enjoyed at the Parish Hall, Lucknow.
(Pat Livingston photo)
Union opposes bui •i.T'g of extended care. homes
;By Paul Rudan
The controversy surrounding the
building of two county -run extended care
',homes continues,.as an employees' union
charges'that the new facilities will reduce
services and increase costs.
Early in July, Huron County Council
voted 30-1 in favor off building ta►oextended
care facilities to replace the aging Huron -
view, located in Clinton. One facility is to
be 'built on the present 'iluronview site,
while the other is to be located in the north
of the county. The proposal calls for 180 ex-
tended
xtended care beds, 40 alternative housing
units and four respite beds, split between
the two locations.
The county had asked`'for a -home in the
south, but that request was refused by.the
province because 'they already fund the
privately operated Bluewater Rest Home
in Zurich. The refusal angered southern
representatives, . but county council was
faced with a take it or leave it situation for
government °funding.
Now, :the Services 'Employees Union
LocaaI2IO,,who represent many Huronview
woorker0,r-are protesting . the building of the
new facilities.
Huronview has the capacity for 310 -beds.
Presently 181 extended care beds are in
use as well as14:residential carerbeds. The
union points :to,the disparity between the
another "Of beds ;currently ,; in use and the
nturaber:to be bit.
"irtyaewill have to die off and there
will be a freeze on admissions," states
union representative Ted Durham.
"You're goingrto go onto a waiting list and
then into the hospital, and the elderly don't
deserve this."
-Based on their statisitics, Mlndstry of
Community and Social Services ;l'MCSS)
representatives say that 180 extended care
beds are enough for the present time. To-
day's trend•is to keep the elderly in their
own homes as tong as possible and an ex-
tended
stended care bed is the •la& resort. If the
elderly need care at their own residence,
home care is available.
However,, Mr. Durham notes that ;the
population is aging in Huron County, and
therefore, more extended care beds will be
needed.
"It's a retirement community and I
don't think theprovince takes that into ac-
count," he says.
Jim Hignett is a program supervisor
with the MCSS in London and he said that
if the needs change for extended care
facilities hi the county, those needs would
be considered by the ministry.
"As the needs increase, the provincial
government .is sensitive to 'this and would
meet these needs," Mr. Hignett.said.
He added that -privacy and dignity are
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Rabid skunk shot in Rapid City
A skunk • was shot on the property of
Patricia and Eric'Maki,-R.1, Lucknow,'
-
on August 14, by neighour Jim
Humphrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Maki were not sure if
their _VOCCinatell house .cat had been in
•centa+nt 4Vitlitthe $kuak. The dead skunk
was ae'Nt "for the rabies diagnosis which
proved ,pititive.
ale Of days'latex', Mrs. .Maki .shot
another 7 cuunk on .their prooperty, but :as
the. adh1, had ,.not been in contract with
+either bunions or pets, it was `hurled.
-In a tel .hone interview with .Dr. Earl
Benson Of the Animal Health *Di ion of
:good Production ,and 'Inspection i Branch
of Agriculture Canada, Walkerton, .The
Sentinel learned that reported cases of
rabid ianknals in Lucknow, Kinloss and
Culross have been relatively low. Most
cases have been in the Kincardine,
Paisley and Port Elgin areas of Bruce
County.
According to Dr. Benson, skunks are
nocturnal animals and fairly timid, not
approaching humans or other ani ale. If
you sight a skunk during daylight liOurs
approaching your buildings, .h tis or
other animals - beware. Lack=,of coor-
.dination and a change in personality are
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Seniors' input
requested
Lucknow Branch 309 of the Royal
Canadian Legion is requesting the input
of area seniors to a survey regarding
seniors' services or lack thereof.
If you feel there is something missing
in this area, you are invited to write ex-
pressing
xpressing your concerns to June Pyette,
Veteran Seniors Chairman, Royal Cana-
dian Legion, Box 9, Lucknow, NOG
2110.
Where are all
the students going
It's that time of year when students
are off to university or college: Being a
small village, residents are always in-
terested in knowing what our young
adults are doing.
The Sentinel would like to hear from
you about your offspring - where they
are going and what they plan to do in
the future.. Give us a call or drop off
the information at the office.
Gearing up for
winter activities
With the pool closed and the ball
gloves being put away, attention now
turns to winter activities.
As the hockey governipg body WOAA
request all team . rosters in by October
1, hockey registration has been moved
up this year. Registration will take
place September 25 to the September
29, 9 to 11:30 a.m. daily, with final
registration being accepted Saturday,
September 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Lucknow arena. Anyone registering
after this date 'have to pay a late
regiStO
timte'
league play must produced iie'er-
tificEde.As few seven .and eight year
olds have one, parents` are advised to
make application for a card now.
Equipment Sale and Swap
The hockey equipment sale and swap
which has always been a success, will
be held for a two week period beginn-
ing September 25 to October 6, 9 to
11:30 daily, and on Saturday, September
30, 9 a.m. to - 4 p.m.
Parents are asked to bring their ar-
ticles in as close to September 25 as
possible. Articles brought in late seldom
sell as buyers also come early
Skating Club, Power Skating,
Ringette
Registration for the skating dub,
power skating and ringette will be held
on a continuous basis on the same dates
as listed above. Late registrations for
the skating club will also be assessed a
late registration fee.
While it may seem .a little early to be
thinking of these winter activities, it is
necessary to gear up ahead of time so
that teams and :Classes may be arrang-
ed.
rranged. Be sure and mark these dates on
your calendar and "lane your children
registered on time.
Watch .for those
little ones:
Where did the summer go? Students,
teachers and parents are all asking this
question, with perhaps .the students and
teachers particularlystressing it.
Yes school is back in, with a good
number of parents saying "thank
g ".
However, a word of caution to -drivers
-youngsters are exuberant when retur-
to .achool..Renewing acquaint0ACes
with friends and teachers, they
sometimes forget the safety rules, and
it is up °to us to. pay extra attention as
they corse and go to school.
,Llkevise a word of caution to
students and pa W ;please raber
oto review andstress the safety �+ruless,
both on busses � and 'the..stre+ ,, whefi r
wa, ng or rids ig a 'bl y�cle. It Is 4t g
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