Times Advocate, 1993-08-18, Page 5a
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10 Years Ago
August 17, 1983 - Joanne
Young, R.R.. 2, Zurich, a mathe-
matics teacher at South Huron
District High -school captured
P'ntational news attention after be-
ing identified as Jane Doe who
was on a three-week hunger
atrike in a jail in Syracuse, New
'York. She was arrestedojtetty-27
in a demonstration against
-crqise missiles at a USA Air
Force base in Rome, New York.
It happened. One of the clean-
est lakes and one of the cleanest
beaches in Canada has been hit
by pollution. Lambton Medical
Officer of Health Dr. Lucy Dun-
can has ordered warning signs
posted on the beach at Grand
Bend to protect the health of
swimmers. Fecal bacterial levels
weroat a very high Icvcl.
'Hettsall has sidewalks again.
To -celebrate ' their return,- the
Hcnsall •lvletchattts Association
is going :so .put the new pave-
mentacrsued .use for some ex-
tra -special sales on August
1$,19 and 20.
5 'earsAgo
August 15, 1468 - Grand
Bend council is ,warning sum-
mer resort operators to abide by
an agreement made lest.fall that
soft drinks be.sold in scans rather
than bottles. Reeve 'Orval Vass -
mann said, "People are getting
lax again. If they don't want.to
co-operate we will be forcetto::
pass a bylaw. to stop..tineaate.of
bottles.
Exeter mayor _Jack -Delbridge
informed council members this
week that he wanted them to tie-
cideat the next meeting, whether
or not they were in favour -nf
cutting the .number of -council-
lors from nineto seven.
Dr. Don Ecker reports that
750 portable seats are -ready at
Exeter Community Park for this
weekend's fifth annual Mid -
Western Ontario rodeo.
50'Y:ears:Ago
August 19, 1943 -As =Ported
almost weekly .forihe past two
months, .all subscribers of the
T,A,tin-.saricafs',at September 1
�YfD3s�wae:tt
essary :to comply with regula-.
tions set flown by the newsprint
controller of the Wartime Prices
and Trade Board.
The Exeter brass band direct-
ed by Ted Waiper will present a
concert Sunday night at Victoria
Park.
Those students receiving Hon-
our Graduation Diplomas at Ex-
eter High School were Verna
Baumgarten, Neil Jones, Nola
Perkins and Britain Sanders.
Editorial Comments this week
- We hope the incoming govern-
ment will have strong educa-
tional and agricultural policies.
When inclined to grumble about
the chips in the porridge recall .
the fact that you don't go to bed
hungry.
Stephen township accepted
the tender of Sim Ireland of
Grand.Bend to haul and spread
1,500 yards of gravel on town-
ship roads from Eisenbach's Pit
forb2.cents a yard.
Nine automobile tires use up
the equivalent of rubber needed
to manufacture one lire for a
tour -engined bomber.
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August 17, 1891..- -Not how
much, but how fine" is the mot-
to 'of Messrs. A. J. Rollins and
John Williams who just two
weeks ago opened the Exeter
Roller Mills situated in the very
heart of the town. The building
by its loftiness and striking ap-
pearance is sure to attract the at-
tention of all.
The Advocate recently re-
ceived a letter from a reader
suggesting that the school trus-
tee board instead of opening up
another room and hiring a lady
teacher would be better to en-
gage a teacher legally qualified
to teach the higher branches as
taught in the high schools.
Ed Hagen has been rc-
engaged to teach at S.S. No 12
in Hay at a raise in salary of
over 550. This speaks well for
him.
The_ first load of new wheat
was taken to Atte market on
Tuesday by Mr. Thos. Squires
of Usbornc. It was purc used by
Exeter Roller Mills an an
excellent sample.
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Business helps accommodate special sseds
By Catherine O'Brien
).A staff
EXETER - The word ergonomics
refers to the physical relationship
between people and their environ-
ment. Products sold by Soren Peter-
sen make this relationship work for
people who have special needs.
Peterten's business, M.I.S. Ergo-
nomics began in 1987 when he be-
came a local agent for catalogue or-
dered specialty devices.
These devices arc directed to-
ward people with complete or par-
tial mobility problems.
Petersen noticed at this time there
were a let of products on the mar-
ket that people didn't seem to have
access to because they weren't sold
locally.
He began selling lifting devices,
kitchen cupboards and counters that
can be adjusted to wheelchair
height, adjustable work and dining
room tables, and bathroom devices
just to name a few.
• "These items make lift easier,"
Petersen said.
His first big seller was a lifting
device that can be operated almost
anywhere - from a car, to a-bsih-
room or a bedroom.
Today the biggest pan nr his
business remains the lifting devices
which range from portable lifting
units to stair lifts, '-wheelchair :lifts
'for cars and vans;.and'oven'cleva-
.tors for public or residential build-
ings.
At first his client list ,was'mainly
agencies funded by the Ontario
ministry of social services. Now the
:list includes sehoolstileatine ntcen-
cues,:chu wand duals,
.tersensaid.
"When I first started out, I was
.targeting the," he said.
'Now . he is getting more *ducts
for home use.
People also assumed they had to
be in a wheelchair to use the prod-
ucts.
But that's not the case.
People can have back injuries or
knee injuries for example and need
special equipment to get around or
make their home for accessible, he
said.
At first, the majority of the prod-
ucts he `sold were from Denmark.
Now most items are from Canada
and the United States.
"It's mainly the special children's
'i4oys that are ordered -,from Den-
mark."
Petersen also uses his. engineer-
ing skills to adapt and invent items
for individual.special needs.
In fact, Petersen designed a spe-
cialty tricycle for children who
have difficulty with balance or
have little strength in their back or
legs.
It's a new product developed by
Petersen over the past year using
bike parts from Denmark and Cana -
;da.
The tricycle is adjustable so it
can accommodate a harness, back
support or foot restraints if neces-
sary, he said.
It's alio biggei:'than the conven-
tional bike on the market.
"The frame 'is large so the child
won't topple over,"'Petersen said.
He also -developed height adjust-
ed tables for students.
The most enjoyable product ..to
sell or demonstrate, he said, is -a
walker support device.
It allows people with a certain
amount.of motion in their legs and
upper -body to stand and move
abaft.
"They're not walking on their
own, but are able to have some mo -
Soren
Petersen
displays
one of the
special
tricycles
he
developed.
bility while standing."
But it's the children's -toys and el-
.evatorlifts that are the big sellers,
Petersen said.
"Churches are the biggest part of
the elevator business," he said.
Petersen has alone elevator con-
tracts from London to Hamilton.
Installation time varies from two
weeks to three months.
A mini elevator has been on the
Pew Horizons
The Riverview Seniors Cabin Exeter received more than $14,000 last month from the federal
New Horizons program. The ilnoney will be used to develop programs to keep the seniors ac-
tive. Accepting the money are seated: front left, Elaine karker, Freda Wilson, Molly Cronkwright
and Gwen Phillips; top !eft, Bill Wilkinson, Red Haryett, Murray Cardiff, MP Huron -Bruce, Bob
Feggans, Don Rowswell,.lackBrotzel and Frank Cawthorpe.
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market for three years and there's a
lot of interest in it, Petersen said.
It can be installed in any room
without taking up much space. And
when it's installed, the elevator
looks as if it has always been pan
of the home.
Of course, these items also have
big price tags.
And with the recession, he said,
many people and businesses aren't
spending as much as they did a few
years ago.
"People really think it over before
making the purchase," Petersen
said.
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