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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-06-27, Page 7• ctivity program re *from page 1 groups.who come to the Manor to entertain the residents and take them for rides in the van. The Manor is a public nursing home and is allowed government grants to support an activity program such as the one Wilma directs. Mrs. Clark finds her efforts would perhaps be more valuable to the residents at Pine Lodge because they are able to be self-sufficient. Many of the patients at Pinecrest Manor are unable to participate in the activities she plans. Mrs.- Gower has contacted Rev. William Munshaw and he comes to the Lodge to visit .one Sunday afternoon a month. At Pinecrest Manor pastors of several local parishes hold church services and church • • • • • • ...LOOKING groups visit several dines a month. The drastic difference in the amount of activity at the two homes is directly related to the availability of an activiy co-ordinator at Pinecrest and the lack of one at Pine Lodge. Mrs. Gower says arteffort is made by -the community to come into the Lodge with' entertainment programs at Christmas but • there are very few visits through the year. She thinks it would be a good idea if church groups, community organizations and service groups made an effort to include Pine Lodge in their activities as they do Pinecrest. But she cannot promise to contact the various gronps the way Mrs. Clark has done, because she and her staff ',from page. 6 hospitalized for a few days. He was leading horses in Lucknow. on Wednesday afternoon when a heavy wooden bar with an angle iron that supports the melts was knocked out of place and 'truck him a blow on the head. The local flax firm of Anderson Flax Products Ltdis planning to purchase new machinery for the inill including a scutching machine. This will replace the scutcher which was lost .in the fire in June, 1952 when the Flax Mill burned. Operations since the fire have concentrat- ed on the manufacturing of upholstering tow. The market for this type of tow is at • • present glutted and the mill has been temporarily shut down. The scutching machine manufactures spinning tow. When this machine is installed plant operations can be 'governed according to the demand for tow. While the scrutcher is not expected to go into operation until the fall crop is harvested, the mill will re -open within a couple of weeks. June Fanson, 19, London, who is blind, is now employed at Victoria Hospital where she is learning the art of develop- ing x-ray plates. She has just completed 13 years of study at the Brantford School for the Blind. She is the sisterOf Mrs. Harold Ritchie, Lucknow: Education report..... •from. page 6 and the number of years of teaching experience must be recognized. As the enrol- ment declines, sothe teacher with the least teaching ex- perience will have.his or her. contract terminated-P-rincip-' • als, superintendents and board members • are, very • aware that we have- some excellent new teachers: who • ,are: becoming redundant as well as those who have just graduated and ,cannot get' a position:- There were some 700 applications at the Board office. Maybe it is timefor • secondary students to let our principals know that they stedents) 'are being , short. ,changed by some ' • teachers. A teacher cannot • be fired for poor teaching or the inability of being able to' • get information -across to the. • students, etc. • etc.• Some courses will be ellininated as timegoes on anti enrolment declines. • It is • also interesting • to" hear our high school gradu- ates who have gone on to • post secondary • education,., • speak Welrof some of their former teacher's. Summer school will oper- ate for only 2 hours (8:39 - • 10:30) at Central tit -iron Sec- ondary. School, Bus- es will, operate daily from Wingham, Goderich, Exeter and Seaforth. It is hoped there will be enough interest to offer Mathematics, Eng- lish, Flistory,. Geography, Science and 'French. The report cards will be out this • week and if a students finds that he or she has Missed a credit, they may register up to July 3rd at C.H.S.S. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Classes begin July 4th and finish August 10. The main interest to date has come from , elementary School students who wish to take remedial English or Math. Students in Grade 7 and 8 are eligible and already about 70 have signed up. Have a happy and safe holiday. • DISCOUNT on 11X14 portrait. WITH PURCHASE OF ' PORTRAIT PACKAGE • We use Kodak paper. For thq food look. • 2 - 8x10 2-5x7 1?. wallet size ALL FOR JUST. 1 (ON,DELIVERY) • ALL AGES WELCOME LSO FAMILY PORTRAIT SITTING FEE: $1.00 per person • FULL PACKAGE ORDERS ONLY • COMPLETE SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY CHEERFULLY REFUNDED • Enlargement Portraii Available with Package at DISCOUNT PRICE Bill's Lucknow Place\ Variety Phone 528-2238 .• • Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 27, 1979—Page 7 really do not have the time to act as activity directors. She feels the residents would benefit from more activity in the home. Last year she suggested the residents go on a picnic and she. made arrangements with another staff member to take the van from Pine - crest Manor. But„only four of the reSidents expressed an interest in the outing. They lose their motivation' from sitting around doing nothing through the long days, observes Mrs. Gower. She was appreciative to the Sentinel for - their interest in identifying the problem at. Pine Lodge. Usually a proclamation such as' Senior Citizens' week means everybody ,remembers and takes note for that week and then forgets for the rest of the year. Perhaps, says Mrs. Gower by talking about the problem, the community will under- stand the restrictions placed on the staff at the Lodge and make a real effort to make the Lodge an active place to live fur its residents. CKY 'S THE MIT 'MIRE HCIAttIFIED • AK . ., ..,„ -4,..,11,.,,.yi:'11;,r,trat-, ;•,, - , ..• , —4... t • : • -.1 •1;':i rta,S.`Zi 17::.- • • -1 ., ,'",,",-1 • r'r;;,•;: r. X ' .. - ' .;i4; '' • .. -. .:',A,A.:"..'.7::::'Z'."...11: '1"11:.•i',,°',...':`•;:i4;7':;"';" N itlIA:Taii:.`-i:' ‘1.' ' . ' ' --;;:tv.v.grx.4 :°•:-,":.•,._, .?!..1-.7„,t;.,r,,,.::"..1.:;.4:,'::::,,,,,:,,,,, • ,•••••.; :,!,,.......t.,•••••,-44, ' t":•;”,,tr.I.::::*.r.!tr,...,;,:'"°,"' . 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Last year she suggested the residents go on a picnic and she. made arrangements with another staff member to take the van from Pine - crest Manor. But„only four of the reSidents expressed an interest in the outing. They lose their motivation' from sitting around doing nothing through the long days, observes Mrs. Gower. She was appreciative to the Sentinel for - their interest in identifying the problem at. Pine Lodge. Usually a proclamation such as' Senior Citizens' week means everybody ,remembers and takes note for that week and then forgets for the rest of the year. Perhaps, says Mrs. Gower by talking about the problem, the community will under- stand the restrictions placed on the staff at the Lodge and make a real effort to make the Lodge an active place to live fur its residents. CKY 'S THE MIT 'MIRE HCIAttIFIED • AK . ., ..,„ -4,..,11,.,,.yi:'11;,r,trat-, ;•,, - , ..• , —4... t • : • -.1 •1;':i rta,S.`Zi 17::.- • • -1 ., ,'",,",-1 • r'r;;,•;: r. X ' .. - ' .;i4; '' • .. -. .:',A,A.:"..'.7::::'Z'."...11: '1"11:.•i',,°',...':`•;:i4;7':;"';" N itlIA:Taii:.`-i:' ‘1.' ' . ' ' --;;:tv.v.grx.4 :°•:-,":.•,._, .?!..1-.7„,t;.,r,,,.::"..1.:;.4:,'::::,,,,,:,,,,, • ,•••••.; :,!,,.......t.,•••••,-44, ' t":•;”,,tr.I.::::*.r.!tr,...,;,:'"°,"' . '"~t.:°•.;.. i;',:::”'I''''''''.1"11?-' 4 TIC EARN MORE The top -dressing of ,established hay immediately after iirSt cutting is an accepted practice with prOfii conscious farmers., The use of fertilizer on pasture at mid-season is equally profitable: Bulk Fertilizer Spreading is another SAVE -MORE CO-OP Bulk Spreading :saves.you • time and effort and actually costs very little. With C0 -0P. modern equipment you are assured of • uniforms distribution of the fertilizer. ` CO-OP Service to the Ontario Farmer