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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-03-16, Page 1cvrp rY z IRE 3 w z Whiflngs Phone 233-1964 Drugi , alcohol centro opens at SH hospltal Nurses see at first hand the dire consequences of alcohol nddrugabuse. Valarie Nairn broods over memories of three friends her son once had. One began experiencing alcoholic blackouts at 18. Next came a charge of arson. The young man is now serv- ing a prison sentence. The other two died when one See related story on page 2 drunkenly wrapped a car around a tree. Peg Brown is still haunted by the recollection of a 14 -year-old staggering around an emergency waiting room asking "Is everyone all right? Is everyone all right?" The teenager and his 16 -year-old brother had been sent to the store to buy more liquor for a family drinking JUNIOR FARMER AWARENESS - The South Huron Junior Farmers staged an Awareness Night at the Ex- eter Town Hall, Wednesday night. Above, Florence Ryan shows a Junior Farmer brochure to Grace Pym. They're eating cake The ARC Industries bake shop has sold 1,000 pounds of fruit cake in the short time since an atticicv OPpe.a red on the front page of this paper two weeks ago. The Exeter Time Advocate story explained that due to a series of miscalculations the bake shop had a large stock of fruit cakes in storage, and if the enterprise could not recover its capital investment the shop might have to close. Paul Turnbull, director of public education for the South Huron and District Associa- No gas A test for dangerous gases in the South Huron rec centre has been negative. At the board's request, the Huron County health unit undertook test for carbon monoxide and nitrogen diox- ide and inspector J. M. Orr advised them this week there was no detectable trace of either. The board had requested the test after a previous test in January showed a trace of nitrogen dioxide. While the level at that time was well tion for the Mentally Han- dicapped. said responses from the community had been excellent. . Many customers dropping in to purchase fruit cake plac- ed orders for fresh bread and rolls. Sales of the shop's regular production have risen noticeably this month. Turnbull hopes the momen- tum can be maintained until the remaining stock *of 2,000 pounds is considerably depleted. He expressed his gratitude to the people of this area for their continued sup- port of the Association. evident below any dangerous levels, the fact that it was the first time that any trace was found at all drew concerned com- ments from board members and the request to have the test done again. Orr reported that the most recent test was conducted on February 17 after a thorough scraping of the ice was done and the exhaust fans were operating in the arena area and the doorway to the•out:' doors was left open in the tractor room. party. The older boy sug- gested his brother drive home. There was a head-on collision with another ear car- rying a family of four. The 14 -year-old driver was the on- ly one to survive the wreck. The two South Huron Hospital staff nurses are among those who have of- fered to work with Exeter assessmentand referral cen- tre sponsored by the Huron Council for Action on Alcohol and other Drugs (CAAD). "Alcoholism is a real pro- blem in this -county. We have to do something," Mrs. Nairn said. Peg Brown agreed. The "normal, holiday - time" one -a -week incidence of someone hospitalized for medical problems brought on New jobs for Huron The Honourable Eugene F. Whelan, Minister of Agriculture has announced four additional New Employ- ment Expansion and Develop- ment projects in Huron -Bruce. "These projects will pro- vide the county with 17 new jobs 'and will make perma- nent improvements to the Villages of Goderich, Bayfield and Hensall," Whelan said. Details are as follows: In the Village of Bayfield, $11,086 has been provided for three jobs over 36 work weeks for the improvement, land- scaping and environmental enhancement of areas within the village. The township of Ashfield is allocated $14,400 to create three jobs over 36 work weeks for sidewalk construction, the erection of fences, cemetery improvement and the en- vironmental enhancement of township property. , The County of Huron will receive $86,240 to eight jobs over 277 work weeks for the refurbishing and improve- ment of Huron new facilities. The Village of Hensall is allocated $14,800 for three jobs over 37 work weeks for the refurbishing, landscaping and improvement of the arena and its adjoining park area. The NEED program's main objective is to provide work for unemployment insurance benefit exhaustees for a minimum 12 -week period. Hiring for these projects will be through local Canada Employment and immigra- tion offices. Two join town staffs Two new employees have recently been hired by local municipal officials. Thursday night, the South Huron rec centre board of management endorsed the hiring of Gary Lavier as a full-time arena attendant at a salary of $12,500 per year. Lavier had been working part-time at the rec centre. Last week, council approv- ed the hiring of Brion Penhale to the town works depart- ment. The former member of the Exeter Junior "D" Hawks will be classed as an equip- ment "B" operator at a sti- pend of $7.37 per hour. He was one of 81 applicants for the job and previously worked for C.A. McDowell Lid. Both men will serve a three- month probationary period. FIRES COME EARLY TOO -- Firemen usually don't expect to fight grass fires in mid-March, but then this year has been far from usual. So, Sunday, they hod to battle a grass fire at the Eric Heywood property on Highway 4 just south of town. The fire quickly swept through a reforested area, and damage to the small trees won't be known until later this spring. Leg fractured in crash A Thedford man suffered a fractured leg in one of three accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. Paul Maedel was taken to University Hospital in London after his car went into the ditch on Highway 83 east of Highway 21 on Tuesday and struck a tree. The damage to the Thed- ford man's car was listed at 85050. On Friday, damage was set at $3,800 when cars driven by Robert Vair, Zurich, and Julia Van Baaren, Ifensalll, collided on Highway 84 west of Hensall. Vair sustained minor in- juries in the crash. The other collision Occurred on Sunday when vehicles operated by Roy Hannon, RR 3 Mitchell, and Laurette Robertson, RR 5 Kincardine, collided on Highway 4 north of Exeter. Damage in that one was estimated at 81,400. by drinking is expected bet- ween November and the end of January. This year the flow has not stopped. Senior citizens mixing alcohol with prescription drugs are getting into serious difficulties. Judging by the fact 90 percent of Alcoholics Anonymous members are men, CAAD assumes many women are secret drinkers who have not yet "come out of the closet" to seek help. Doc- tors are seeing more teenagers trying to break their addiction to alcohol or drugs or both. The two nurses speculate the current recession may be partly responsible for an in- creasing reliance on chemical crutches. Reasons aside, the problem is here, and CAAD volunteers want to be part of the solution. Anyone man, woman, teenager - who wants help to overcome dependence on a substance that is seriously in- terfering with his or her life can contact the assessment and referral centre at the South Iluron Hospital. (A per- son may be referred to the centre by family, friends, minister or employer, and it is also prepared to assist the family of a person who is abusing alcohol or other drugs.) Everything communicated between the client and the CAAD volunteer is treated in strict confidence, and all writ- ten dataare stored locked filing cabinet,' After an initial interview establishes the client's background, pattern of alcohol or drug use, general health, marital or family situation, education, employ- ment, leisure activities and financial. and legal status, client and volunteer together work out a course of treatment. CAAD's guiding principle is fo treat a county problem with all the resources available in Huron County. And the county has quite a few. AA. Al -Anon. AI-Ateep. The health units at Clinton, Goderich and Wingham. Children and Family Ser- vices Community Social Ser- vices , both headquartered in Goderich. Many private counsellors and ministers want to become involved. Doctors are agreeable to having CAAD literature in their offices, and referring patients to an assessment and referral cen- tre if their diagnosis so indicates. The medical personnel volunteering their time to work as CAAD members in the assessment and referral centres believe ipthe truth of the old adage "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Peg Brawn, publicity chairman of CAAD, explain- ed the organization's three - pronged attack on the pro- blem: an information and education committee to let the public know what CAAD is doing, a cooperative effort among staff of the hospitals in the county to set up in-depth training work -shops for CAAD volunteers, and the assessment and treatment program. Valerie Nairn has a date with Exeter Guides and Brownies this month to point out the dangers of alcohol. A constable fro the OPP detachment will warn. the young people about drug abuse. C A Valerie Nairn and Peg Brown, nurses on staff at South Huron Hotpital, are also.volunteers with the Exeter TWO of the assessment and referral service for Huron ounty coordinated by the council for action on a1poRa1 and other drugs (CAAD). Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Tenth Year & North Lambtoil $ince 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, March 16. 1983 Price Per Copy 50 Cents First time here since early '50s eter Lion .wins gov�rnOr's post Backed by a local band of musicians and a band of Lions, Jbhn R. Stephens was elected Governor of Lions District A-15 at the annual meeting in Stratford, Sunday. The local Lion emerged vic- torious in a two-way fight for the top district post with George Patton of the Kit- chener Oktoberfest Club.' Both menhad served the past BINGO CALLERS - - Handling the bingo calling chores at Wednesday's South Huron Junior Farmers Awareness Night were Michelle Regier, Robin Preece and Mary Ryan. T. -A photo.. Minor sport groups to get assistance...IF Minor sports groups will get a reduction in their ice rental rates next season, but the reduction approved by the South Huron rec centre board Stephen lets gravel tender • Stephen township council hos accepted the tender of C.it. chit tick Construction to complete the township's regular gravelling program of 1983, The Chittick tender to supp- ly, crush. deliver and spread about 31,000 tons of A gravel for a total price of $92,8(0 was the lowest of four received. Stephen • municipal taxes will again he collected in 1983 in two installments. The due dales are June 15 and November 30. Council raised no objections to proposed zoning changes in the village of Grand Bend and the town of Exeter. The Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority will be asked to prepare a further watershed plan in. Stephen. Reeve Alan Wilper and clerk Wilmar Wein were authorized to sign the beautification grant contract. The 1983 membership fee to the Grand Rend Chamber of Commerce in the amount of 850 was approved. The Gill municipal drain extension report was review- ed and two bylaw readings given. A sick leave plan bylaw was passed of management, Thursday, is dependent on council ap- proval of the budget that was hammered out at the same meeting. After receiving letters from two minor sports groups in- dicating that the current rates were placing them in some jeopardy, the board agreed to a $6 per hour decrease for the 1983-84 season. • The new rate will be $25 per hour, compared to the present $31. Noting the Exeter Minor Hockey Association is in the rt J almost 81,400 this season, president Bob Whiteford said in his letter that a reduction in the ice rental fees "is justified." He said theEMIIA current registration of $70 per partici- pant is in target with, if not above, some of the other minor hockey organizations in this area. In the current season, the EMHA ice bill is expected to be $14,735, while registrations amount to only $10,200. The fledgling Exeter Preci- sion Teams organization also requested a 825 fee and presi- dent Karen Davidson said it would certainly encourage the association to continue in enlarging the number of teams and therefore the amount of ice used. She noted they were among the few us- ing Ice in the early morning and afternoon hours when there is very little demand for ice. While minor sports groups could get a break on ice ren- tal fees if the budget is ap- proved, all other users will see an increase in their charges. Regular ice renters will be paying $40 per hour, an in- crease of $2 over the existing rates. The $40 rate will apply for the rec league. New fee structures will be set for both the Junior "D" Hawks and the local Mohawks who play in the South Huron Hockey League. Both will he charge 840 per hour for game times and the Please turn to page 2 year .as, deputy -district governor, representingthe two zones which made up the 42 -club district. .The Main St. Jug Band and a "tremendous" showing by members -of the local club triggered the election win. It is the first time Exeter has placed a man in such a posi- tion since the late Jake Sweitzer was governor in 1952. "It will be a challenge,but I'm really looking forward to. it;" Stephens said this week, quicklyaddingthathe hes a lot of experience in the good club membership behind him. • Stephens is a comparative newcOmert6 theierviee elubr having pined in 1977. He said that was a fact he attenipted to shield from the delegates SS teachers,' board agree Teachers and trustees of the Huron -Perth separate school board have agreed on a 1983-84 contract providing a five -per -cent salary increase for the system's 155 teachers in accordance with the pro- vince's wage restraint program. The teachers ratified the . agreement last week and the school board ratified it Mon- day night. The teachers had decided earlier against con- tract negotiations in light of provincial legislation establishing wage guidelines: The new contract will pro- vide for a salary range from $16,510 to $42,135. However, beginning leachers, who must now have a degree, will start at 819,970. Trustee Ray Van Vliet, chairman of the board's negotiating committee, said the formula for establishing principals' salaries will be un- changed, with principals receiving 16.6 percent more than their grid placement provides. The average salary for principals will be $46,990. All other benefits remain the same. as it is unusual for anyone to be governor with that little experience. However, he said he decid- ed to contest the position now because he may not have the interest or desire, at a later date. He is one of the few men to be elected governor without having been a club president. Stephens, on staff at the Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, will assume his new duties follow- ing the international conven- tion in Hawaii this June. He will attend that event, as well as themultiple-district coun- cil convention ip Montreal in May. That council comprises -clubs. in, Ontario, -Quebec, Labrador and Newfoundland. • While he examined that his candidacy as well as his work in the past two years as a deputy -governor and zone chairman have been a drain on the local club in terms of time and money, he quickly added that the club has became "one of the best known and respected in the entire district." Local LionGlennKells was chief advisor to Stephens in the campaign and will be the secretary -treasurer on cabinet during the winner's reian.Dick Jongkind, another duo member, will be newslet- ter editor. Those two positions Social aid always go to the club represented by the governor. "1 know i. have two good men there," theenew district head commented. The election, which con- trasted sharply with Stephen's conservative style and the flamboyant Patton, was the first time that all clubs in the district have been John Stephens represented in the voting. Over 85 percent of the eligible delegates were on hand for the vote. Included among those was a past governor, Vic Dinnin, . Please turn to page 2 declines, ... floke or a trend? It could be a trend or a fluke, that the social services department closed more cases then it opened in February said administrator John Mecitinnei . Speaking at the council's March 3 meeting, MacKinnon said In ahother month he would know if the number of assistance cases is actually going down. in January, the general aseiahrnc' caselpad was at 304, bpcoflilderably from 167 in January of lW. MacKin- non indicated the gap bet- ween the number of cases opened and those closed nar- rowed in January as 96 were opened and 88 cases were closed. This news could mean a better financial poeitiewal,the end of the year for Abe *eclat services department. At the end of January, costs had in- creased 49 percent over the same time period in 1982. January's expenditures 1' stand at $106,356 which ex- ceeded the estimate by 812,774. The 1982 cost for tis - month of January was 871,050. TOP SEPARATE SCHOOL SPEAKERS - The district public S eakin %incl sponsored by the English Catholic Teachers Association was held In Mount Carmel, Wednesday. Above, Mount Carmel principal Gary Birmingham presents prizes to senior winners Elizabeth Bedard, Ecole ate, Marl. and Patty O'Toole, Exeter Precious Blood and junior winners Darren Rau, Ecole Ste, Marie and David O'ConAor, Mount Carmel. T -A photo r s.