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Coirunuiity do + tions sought
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To the editor:
The Wingham and Area Day Centre for
the Homebowid gratefully appreciates the
community support we have enjoyed dur-
ing 1988 and 1989. The centre continues to
'de a social and recreational day pro-
for older adults who live in the nor-
them
orthere part. of Huron and southern part of
Bruce Counties. They are homebound due
to age and don't get out and about as
often as they once did.
As 1989 draws to a close, we are again
asking you to help us reach our goal of
$5,000.00 in Community Donations, in ad-
dition to our Fund-raising Activities in
order to meet our operating budget for
this year. -
There is a need for a special program
for those with Alzheimer's Disease in our
area. In the near future we hope to add
an extra day of programming each week
for those who need this additional atten-
tion. To implement this day additional
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TO THE EDITOR
staff will also be necessary. This can be
realized through the generosity of com-
munity donations along with funding from
Huron County, Bruce County, The Town
of Wingham, Client Fees, and Fund-
raising Activities.
As a registered charitable organization
we will acknowledge all contributions
with a receipt for Income Tax Purposes.
• Please make -cheques payable to the
"Wingham and Area Day Centrefor the
Homebound."
Thank you for your continued support!
Sincerely,
Earl Hamilton,
Chairperson of the Board
of Directors
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 8,1 Page 5.
Rural' Connections responds
to farmers' needs
The farming community is presently
operating under a climate which is caus-
ing concern and distiress to producers.
Rural Connections, a community pro-
gram of the Canadian Mental Health
Association, Grey -Bruce Branch,
recognizes the need for both understan-
ding and action, and has responded to
that need.
Rural Connections is offering two
events which feature Roger Williams,
from the University of Wisconsin. Mr.
Williams is a noted speaker, and a well
known advocate of the farming communi-
ty as well as the author of the
"Neighbour to Neighbour" program.
Forum on environmental issues
A .public forum on environmental pro-
blems in Huron and Bruce will be held
at the. Lucknow Town Hall on .Wednes-
day November 15 -at 7:30 pm. •Professor
Bill Andrews will head the list of five
speakers who will 'talk on sustainable
agriculture and waste management.
Andrews teaches environmental
science at the University of Toronto. He
was born in Clinton and operates a
demonstration ecological sanctuary on
the Maitland River near Belgrave. His
yews on the environment have
challenged the accepted policy of the
government.
An up -date on the recycling program
will be given by Jim Lang who is depu-
ty
eputy clerk of Wingham and in charge of
waste management. The future of waste
management in Huron County will be
also discussed.
Paul Whitendorf of the 'Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority will
speak on sustainable agriculture. 'Ted
Zettel of :the Bruce County :EcoleBical
Farmers Association will deal with the
concerns of the farmer and the
environment.
Tony McQuail a Huron County
member of the Ecological Farmers and
Huron County School Board member
will talk about some political aspects of
this global problem. How the individual
can have impact at the local, provincial
and federal level will be discussed.
Wayne Fenton the Bruce County
Waste Management Co-ordinator will
have a display of the waste manage-
ment program.
Other groups which will be
represented are Environmental Minds of
Grey -Bruce, Men of Trees from Kincar-
dine, and the Temagami Wilderness
Society. The video -Wrath of Grapes
which deals with problems in California
will be shown. 'Admission is free. and
there will be .refreshments and a door
!prize.
Anyone with concerns or 'questions
about the andronmerit is welcome to -at-
tend. The forum is organized by the ,
HuronBruce New Democrats.
The Lucknow Library is having a kid's
Christmas Craft Workshop on Tuesday
November 21 from 4-6 p.m. Carolyn
Hrabb from Kincardine will be coming
again to delight children with her craft
ideas and materials. The children will
have the opportunity to make five dif-
ferent crafts with a variety of materials.
Registration is limited to 15. There is a
$3.00 .charge to cover 'materials. The
library is accepting registrations now.
There is a new Children's Listening
Center by the circulation desk. It consists
of a cassette tape player and headphones
for up to three children to listen at the •
same time. Now they can listen to read -
along -books while their parents browse
for books or read magazines. There is a
wide selection of audio casettes for both
chi'ldren.and adults.which can be borrow-
ed.
orrowed. In addition to read along stories for
A presentation by local farMers will
launch the Friday evening, December 1
program at the Durham Town Hall at.
8:30 p.m. Roger Williams' address will
deal With "Bringing Forth The Local
Heros". Free will donations at the door.
Grace United Church in Hanover is the
location for the Saturday, December 2
program. Roger Williams will be conduc-
ting a seminar on "Staying Up In A
Down Economy". It begins at 10:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m.The cost is• $8/per., $12/couple
with lunch included. Child care is
available upon request. Registration is
limited, so please pre -register by calling
Rural Connections, 881-0641, 1-800-265-3023
or 1-800-265-9152.
iIIUTECHURCH
Mildred McClenaghan and John McKin-
non attended the 40th wedding ,anniver-
sary ,of %Orville- and :Grace .:Elliott . of
Lueknow°last.'Saturday. "The iao*were
guests at a : dinner held at the Golden
Pheasant Restaurant ,in Wingham.
Grace Campbell of I uclmow `has mov-
ed
oved' to Maple Groveiodge`in Goderich for
the winter months.
AT THE LIBRARY
kids there are song and music tapes,
stories for older children, and for adults
there are books on tape, classical music,
and old radio shows. They can all be
played on a regular cassette player.
Record amount
for UNICEF
With many more children carrying
UNICEF boxes and the generous giving
of residents on Hallowe'en, a record
amount was given for UNICEF in this
area. Over $1200 raised by pupils of
Brookside and Lucknow Public Schools,
has been counted, rolled and banked by
. members of Lucknow CGIT.
Last year, Canadian Children raised
over $3 million- by carrying UNICEF
boxes. This year, many groups are
working' for the Rights of Survival, Pro-
teetion, and Development for All
+children, as the United Nations prepares
tb.ratify the Convention on the Rights -of
the Child. Thank you to all who helped
to make it possible for more children to
have these rights.
RRY' W. REID B.A.
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