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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-04-14, Page 6re Tlmss.Advoc.t., April 14, 1962 Travel sights One of the unique things about rural living is being able to comunute to work from seems a little different. There are stretches of open road through sloping farmland dot - Odds 'n ends By Elaine Townshend one small town to another. In a large city, a twenty to thi ty minute drive could be filled with bumper to bumper traffic and tedious waits at red lights. The distance might be only a few miles, and the scenery might consist of billboards, street signs and ce- ment buildings, that all look strangely alike. In the country, a drive of the same length could cover twenty or more miles. One or two stoplights could be the limit of stops along the way. The landscape is ever- changing. There are small towns and villages in which each house, shop and church Consider bus service If the need is clearly demonstrated, physically handicapped people in Huron County could get a bus transportation service within the year.A steering committee has set up a basic outline for the service which would initially be offered to a small portion of the county, but before the transportation system can become a reality, a need for it must be established. Sandy Fremlin, special needs director at the Vanrtstra Rec Centre, is asking that all physically disabled people in Clinton, Seaforth, McKillop, Hullett or Tuckersmith Townships, who could use a bus service, contact her at the ,Rec Centre, 482-3544. The steering committee for the transportation needs project is proposing that a large van, with • ac- commodation for nine wheelchairs and eight regular seats, be used to drive, physically han- dicapped people from their homes to day care centres, the Yanastra Rec Centre for special programs, to town for shopping, even to the doctor's office, The travel schedule will be based on the participants' needs, and the service will run two days a week. The service will be limited to people, young and elderly, t who are unable to use other forms of transportation, such as a car, because of tlieir physical limitations. A " van, with a special lift for t wheelchairs, would provide h many people with convenient transportation and would cut h down on the number of volunteer drivers that now service nursing homes and day care centres. At the g present time, Huronview is the only nursing home in the s area with a van. ted with houses and barns. In spring, summer and fall, animals graze in the fields and farm machines work the land along the highway. The type of machinery and the type of work varies with the season. A passerby can note the progress from day to day. Every highway includes bridges that vary in width to cross flowing rivers or tiny creeks. Many a driver slows his car in the spring to note the rising of the water. Depending on the time of day, traffic in the country might consist of a school bus or two, a few cars and trucks and sometimes farm machinery. Driving has its hazards, of course. Some motorists are always in a hurry; sun shin- ing in the driver's eyes can make visibility poor; and as we all "know, winter driving can be less than fun. This past winter was the first one that I had to drive to work every day. It was in- teresting, to say the least. There were a few days in which I crawled from one village to the next thinking, "Now who do I know in this town who wouldn't mind hay- ing a stranded motorist drop in?" Fortunately, most of the bad storms happened on weekends when I was home, and on the other "testy" driv- ing days, the silver volare somehow made it through. When the white -outs cleared, the scenery was spectacular- evergreens and maples bowed under snow and acres of farmland swept with white. Often the fields looked like a wave - crested lake. On some mornings, the whole landscape seemed mystically shrouded in white, while on other mornings, the sun shone brightly making, snowbeams dance. Now that spring has sup- posedly arrived every day seems to bring changes. Even though the road I'm travelling is one I've known all my life, I've discovered that driving on it every day reveals things I hadn't notic- ed before - a windmill stan- ding alone in a field, a unique- ooking farmhouse, an in- eresting tree. I've noted some unusual sights as well. One day I met n army tank. There was no jeeps accompanying it, just a ank rolling down the ighway. On another day, I saw a ang glider soaring above a ield. I was torn between two houghts : "book how raceful that is" and "Wow, must be cold up there." It was one of several special ights I won't forget from the inter of '82. Size d 7a4ioir4 Ltd. 16-20 8 161/2-241/2 It's Spring Carnival Days at Jacqueline's Come On In -Spin the wheel -break the balloon -dip in the fishtank Join the fun and win FREE merchandise and discounts Every purchase wins Carnival Days April 15 - 16 -17 Mon. - Thurs., Sot. 9-5:30 Friday 9 - 9 420 Main St., Centre Mall Exeter r MR. AND MRS. ALAN MERNER Leanna Tripp, daughter of Mrs. Glena Tripp and Mr. Norman Tripp exchanged wedding vows with Alan Merner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Merner on Mart 20, 1982 at the Dashwood United Church with Rev. Bar- bara Laing officiating. Matron of honour was Velda Por- ciel(o, best man Tony Porciello and flower girl Selina Porciello. Bridesmaids were Phyllis Pring and Jane Merner. Guests were ushered by Chris Merner, and Glen Rowswell. The couple are residing near Dashwood. Photo by Schwartzentruber Mark Easter at Centralia By MRS. FRED BOWDEN CENTRALIA There was a good atten- dance in the United Church Sunday morning for the Easter service which was one of -inspiration in both music and message. Rev. Crowe held his listeners in rapt attention as he delivered his Eastersermon "Life Is Eternal" Stephen Tasko, lay reader, assisted by reading the passages of scrip- ture. The choir sang two an- thems "The Holy City" and "Jubilante". There was organ and piano music for the service by Mr. Gill and Ruth Ann Essery. The two Easter lilies were placed in the church by Mr. and Mrs. W. Palmer, St. Catharines in memory of Mrs. Palmer's parents and brother, the late Mr. and Mrs. George Hepburn and Jack Hepburp. The flowers in front f - the pulpit. were in 4rmemory of t late Mrs. Stephen Molnar. Personals Easter Sunday dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bowden, at the 4 Way Inn, Exeter, were Mr. and • service Mrs. Ray Paynter and Anne, Kirkton, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Allison, Jim and Debbie, Ailsa Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jaques, Steven and Susan, Granton, Mrs. Margaret Reid, Heather and Lori, London. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ferguson spent the Easter weekend with Mary Ellen's mother Mrs. Elizabeth Snider, Byron. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Riley and family were guests Easter Sunday with Linda's sister Mr. and Mrs. Bob Saundercok, Clinton Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kooy were Easter Sunday dinner guests at the home of their son Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Kooy and family. Clyde Kooy spent the weekend with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Keller and Tracy . ere Easter Sun- day guests with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hirtzel. Mrs. Von Overholt and Pauline wet* Sunday dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hayter, Dashwood. Colleen Overholt, Zurich returned home with her grandmother for some holidays. Ignoring senior citizens . is worst abuse possible organization is reflected in their generous support, Brown added. Past chairman Betty Car- dno's report on the upcoming Homemakers Services Pro- gram was read by Cathy Rut- ter. The Ministry of Health's program will assume the workload currently carried in urban areas by the ministry, The worst abuse society can knpose on its senior citizens 18 ignoring than, according to Lavonne Ballagh, guest speaker at the Town and Country Homemakers fourth annual meeting, April 7. Our mLsconceptions and un- willingness to feel lead us to ignore seniors and their own needs for love, the Wingham hospital worker told the 150 assembled guests at the Pineridge Chalet near Hen - sail. "Some of them can't seem to carry on an in- telligent conversation, so we think it is easier tostay away from them," she said. Ballagh defended their need to be cared for, remin- ding her attentive listeners that one only needs to peruse some old newspapers to see that today's seniors were once intelligent, influential people living active lives. "It takes something like tha t to show the time limits on our own pro- ductive lives," the Wingham journalist said. Two recent headlines drew a sharp contrast between the status of seniors today, she said. The headlines read "In- ternational Year of the Senior Person," and "Granny beaters on the increase." "Which side of the headlines • are we on?" she ventured. A senior's wrinkles, for ex- ample, are symbols of memories of traumas in their life, Ballagh pointed out, and are proof they -are still able to feel. Their great wisdom comes from their life ex- perience, not necessarily from schooling, she added. The fact that we will all be old and feeble some day should remind us of our priorities when we are with seniors, Ballagh said. Later in the meeting, Rev. Terry Trites read the finan- cial statement and the auditor's report. The figures showed a $6,948 deficit for 1981. The members voted to re -appoint Wingham accoun- tant Barry Reid as the organization's auditor for this year. In her report, chairman Beverly Brown said this year's finances were greatly assisted by grants from the county and the Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vices. A surprise change came in•May-when its rental agreement:With the owner of their office in Wingham could not becarnied on, but after a good f,,und-raising drive, enough Was collected to make a down payment. The rising level of public and govern- ment awareness of the and will likely* only be im- plemented in areas where chronic care is already in place, Rutter said. However, lobbying efforts are still going on to get the program started here in Huron County, and in- dividual letters to Health Minister Larry Grossman do have an impact, members were told. Discuss equality at teachers' event Ontario Labour Minister Russell Ramsay and economist Monica Townson were major speakers at a conference on equal op- portunity for women, sponsored by the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario which represents the 30,000 women who teach in Ontario's elementary public schools. The conference took place Friday evening, April 2 and all day Saturday, April 3 at the Constellation Hotel, Toronto. Attending from this area was Exeter resident Ila Mathers of Seaforth Public School. The conference dealt with affirmative action as a means of achieving equal opportunity. The Federation has adopted as one of its major goals the achievement of voluntary affirmative action programmes in every school board in Ontario. However, the Federation recognizes that a law may be required to force employers to provide equality of op- portunity if voluntary action is not sufficient. 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