HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-03-09, Page 21MILDRED FERNE SMITH
Mildred Feme Smith of Brussels
passed away peacefully on Thurs
day, March 3, 1994 in her 74th
year.
She was the beloved wife of
Howard Smith and dear daughter of
Mrs. Esther McCallum. Left as
well to mourn the loss of a loving
mother are John Smith of East
Wawanosh Twp., Nancy and Jim
Warwick of Exeter, Sandra and
Henry Gackstetter of RR1, Exeter,
Joyce and Larry McGregor of
Lucan, Norma and Chris Cooper of
Brussels and Mary and Roger Dil
worth of Brussels. Mrs Smith was
the cherished grandmother of Lor
raine, Diane, Melanie, Mike, Car
rie, Krissy, Lee, Steve and Ron.
She is also survived by one
brother, Jim and his wife Karen
McCallum of Belgrave, two sisters
Mabel Smith of Brussels and Jean
and Ab Cook of Belgrave and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Smith was predeceased by
her father John F. McCallum in
1973 and her brother Wendall in
1976.
A private family service was held
at Betts Funeral Home, Brussels on
Monday, March 7. Rev. Paul Acton
officiated at the service.
Interment will be in the spring at
Brussels Cemetery. Donations to
the Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Ontario would be appreciated by
the family as expression of sympa
thy.
NETTIE M. CLARK
Nettie M. Clark, formerly of the
Londesboro area, passed away at
Braemar Nursing Home in Wing
ham, on March 4, 1994.
She was bom in 1900 to James
and Clara (Haggitt) Woodman.
She was a life member of the
Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter
266.
Mrs. Clark was predeceased by
her husband, Arthur E. Clark.
She was the dear mother of John
and his wife Marilyn Clark of Strat
ford, the loving grandmother of
Susan and Reg O’Hagan of Wing
ham, Steven and Terry Clark of
Burlington, great-grandmother of
six and great-great-grandmother of
one.
Mrs. Clark was predeceased by
one brother, Les Woodman.
Funeral services were held at
Tasker Chapel of the Beattie-Fal
coner Funeral Home in Blyth, on
March 7, with Rev. Rae Grant offi
ciating.
The Order of the Eastern Star,
Chapter 266 held a memorial ser
vice on March 6.
Interment was at Londesboro
Cemetery.
Huron CSN gets new exec.
At the annual meeting of the
Huron Community Service
Network the following executive
was elected: past chair, Karen
Lehnen; chair, Jane Muegge; first
vice-chair, Craig Metzger; second
vice chair, Shelagh Sully; treasurer,
Sandi Davidson; secretary, Valerie
Bolton; Directors, Cathy Armour,
Christine MacIntyre, Joanne Riehl,
Bev Brown and Vicki Piluke.
After considerable discussion,
the Network struck two standing
committees: Executive and
Membership and Community
Relations. Ad hoc committees for
1994 will be Information,
Employment/Training and
Wellness.
Reports will continue to be
received at each meeting regarding
Long Term Care, District Health
Council, Stop Woman Abuse Now
(SWAN), Huron Health/Social
Services Liaison Committee,
Transportation, Huron Co
ordinating Council on Children/
Youth and Housing.
Effective immediately, the
Network approved an increase in
membership fees from $10 to $20
for organizations and from $5 to
$10 for individuals. This is the first
increase in fees since 1979 and is
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9,1994. PAGE 21.
Reader enters essay contest
Editor's Note:
This essay was submitted by Jean
Hesch of Blyth as an entry to the
"Write-on Community Living"
promotion. Details were published
on page 6 of the Feb. 23 issue of
The Citizen.
I would like to tell you about my
nephew Nicholas. He is 11 years
old and goes to school in Goderich,
where there is a special class for
the mentally handicapped. Nicholas
went to a special class in Wingham
necessary due to increased costs of
producing and mailing minutes.
The Information Committee of
the Network announced that 209
Information Directories have been
sold since the coming out party in
November. Network members will
be selling directories throughout
the county and a prize of a free
Network membership will be
presented at the March 17 meeting
to the member who has sold the
most directories. Directories will
continue to be available to the
HELPING THE WORLD
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Self-sufficiency through literacy
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For information, call 1-800-661-2633
up until this year.
I feel Huron County has an
excellent educational program for
handicapped children. I feel you
not only need patience, but love
and understanding of these
children.
As a toddler, I remember
Nicholas as being determined, he
would stumble quite often, but
would get back up and try again.
That's how it's been for Nicky
throughout his 11 years,
determination. He has a sister who
is four years younger than he, so it
public through the Huron County
libraries, the OMAF office and the
Community Information Service at
Clinton.
The next meeting of the HCSN
will be held at 9 a.m. on Thursday,
March 17 at the OMAF office on
Don Street in Clinton. Persons
wanting further information can
contact Jane Muegge at 482-3428.
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seems he is always competing to
try to do better than his sister.
This year was a very special year
for Nicholas. There was a special
Olympics held in London, Ont. for
handicapped children. Nicholas
won two medals and two ribbons. I
can only imagine how proud he
must have felt to receive these
medals. I know we were all very
proud of him. Again, he has proved
to all, with determination, he tries
his best and succeeds. Whether it
be a small thing like learning to
write his name or getting a medal
for skiing he has succeeded and is
overjoyed with his success. I
believe we can all learn something
from Nicholas. It doesn't matter
what we do, it's how we do it. Give
it our best shot, that's all anyone
should ask of a person.
I have enjoyed Nicky's company
on different occasions and I can
only say I take a long look at
myself and am very thankful for all
that is around me.
I am a belter person for knowing
Nicholas Saur, a very special little
boy.
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