HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-06-24, Page 11Thursday. Bob Carson, Mahcl
Riley and Marguerite Hedley
helped slice the fruit for the kitchen
on Friday. All the.residents enjoyed
the strawhcrries for thc evening'
meal. '
Friday thc residents and staff
found their favorite tie to wear for
the day; some plain, some pat-
terned, some with animal figures.
Those women who didn't have a tie
in their wardrobe sported their
favorite long scarf to fit the purpose
and match their outfit for the day.
Art Coker played the organ in
the chapel on Friday afternoon.
Some residents attended Sunday
morning service at Zurich
Mennonite Church.
The residents look forward to a
seniors' dinner at the Zurich
Community Centre on June 23, a
bus trip June 24, a barbecue June
25, organist Art Coker June 26 and
the Annual Resident/Family Dinner
on June 28.
Best wishes to Maplcwoods
Apartment tenant Hilda McAdams
who is a patient at South Huron
Hospital, Exeter. Her progress
reports are given to the Home daily
by Duward McAdams, Hilda's son
who provides the mail delivery ser-
vice to Maplcwoods Apartments
and Blue Water Rest Home. Hilda
has been his travelling companion
for many years and assisted, with
the delivery.
Welcome to new resident
Stewart Thiel, formerly a tenant of
Blue Water Rest Homc
Apartments. Welcome also to
Dennis Charrette of Zurich. Dennis
and his wife Geraldine are present-
ly enjoying the bridal suite at Blue
Water.
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Times-Advocute, June 24, 1998
COM MII NITY
Leading the way for seniors
By Katherine Harding
T' A Repurter
GRAND BEND - The world
needs more people like. Dorothea
Knights.
This spry 86 -year-old Grand
Bend resident has spent a great
deal of her life pioneering and
fostering the growth and- de-
velopment of senior centres.
and programs in Canada.
-Knights become a trailblazer
almost by accident.
Originally from St. Marys,
in 1943 Knights settled in
Windsor with her husband Ce-
cil.
In 1962 she came across an
employment ad in a Windsor
newspaper looking to fill an
executive director position at a
new and struggling local sen-
ior citizens centre. Armed with.
a registered nurse certificate
and experience running a pri-
vate hospital, Knights decided
to pursue the ad and soon land-
ed the position.
"It was .just a job to make
money. in the beginning, but
I've always been a humanitarian.
My nursing taught me that," says
Knights with a grin.
Soon the position" developed into.
something Knights now admits she
could never imagine was possible
at the time.
Knights held the executive posi-.
tion from 1962-77 and during her
term she helped develop important
programming for its -clients. - •
`it was simple. We just encour-
aged seniors to get away from their
home and involved in doing things
themselves because they are very
capable people," Knights says. "At
the centre we gave them what they
wanted. We had a VON nurse and
orthopedic doctor to meet basic.
health needs. We also installed pool
brought it to Windsor. While the
program was already in Carleton.
Ontario, Knights was instrumental
in helping its growth in Canada.
"When we first began the pro-
gram the. response was great." says
Knights. "We always had more re-
quests than we could serve."
Besides her efforts at the sen-
iors centre, she was involved
with countless committees and
groups including helping to or-
ganize the Older Adults Cen-
tres Association of Ontario and
being a member of the pro-
vincial: Advisory Council on
Senior Citizens.
"I learned over the years that
seniors weren't looking for
help, they were looking for
help to .learn how to help other
people. They wanted to be use-
ful and independent," Knights
said as she reflecting on what
she learned over the years.
"1 always tell people to keep
going and to never give up and
tothink you'are capable of do-
ing something, whether it is
baking bread, sewing a dress or
volunteering their time." -
Knights swears by the motto:
`Don't expect the next Joe to get
the job done' and the advice that
your standard of life all boils down
to your attitude.
"You can sit and sulk and feel
sorry for yourself or you can get
out there and live," she says.
'As Seniors Month comes to' a
close it is obvious that seniors will
forever be indebted to her efforts
on their behalf.
Dorothea Knights
tables and shuffleboard."
"It was and still . is a great -place
for seniors to come and meet," says
Knights.
When Knights made the decision
to install a kitchen at the centre it
was then when she found some sen-
iors weren't eating properly.
To meet the needs of providing a
healthy diet to seniors, Knights
soon •imported the Meals On
Wheels program from the U.S. and
Two baptized at Grand Bend United
GRAND BEND - Twenty-one United Church'
Women met June' 1 1 at the Old Orchard Park Condos
for a potluck lunch at 12:30 p.in. Hostesses were Lola
. Jackson. Joan Eagleson and Norma Wainer. President-,
Evelyn Johnson opened the meeting reading a friend-
ship message. Helen-Desjardine conducted a worship
service and read a poem.
Hazel- Broad brought us a message on World
Outreach on uprooted people and the effects of the Red
River flood an people in Manitoba. She said other tea -
'sons that people are uprooted include war, political
instability, social unrest, human rights' violations, eth-
nic tensions, poverty,.and job loss.
During the business, president Johnson said she and
Joyce Thompsonattended the Westminster weekend in
May with the theme,"Tfeasured Moments of Life."
Letters were read and dealt with. The roll call was .
answered by naming a friend who needs a prayer. Lola
, Jackson offered prayer for' the names. mentioned.
Plans were discussed for the bake, craft and produce
sale coming up August 5 at 11 a.m. on the church
lawn.
Members remembered with June birthdays were
Vera Hempel, Hazel Broad, Bertie Keyes and Helen
Desjardine. Laura Flewelling closed the meeting witha
prayer:
June 14 was the annual Thankoffering service 'for
United Church Women.,The guest speaker was
Margaret Hern of. Kirkton arca, who is vice president
of Huron -Perth U.C.W. Presbytery. She is also chair- ,
person of the' Rural Life Committee of London
Conference. Her meditation message was on
"Creation, what could he made from scraps off the.
sewing room floor."
Ducts were performed by Debra Gill and Marlene •
Schcerer, accompanied by Elva McIntyre at the organ.
The children's story by Joan Eagleson was about
building Noah's ark and the rainbow.
Scriptures were read by Cathy Southcott; Prayers of
the people were given by Edna Frampton. President
Evelyn Johnson welcomed everyone to the service.
• June 21 was Sunday School awards and the sacra-
ment.of baptism at Grand Bend United Church.
Baptized were Mitchell Lawrence. son of Steve and
Vicki Miller, and Hayden Marshall, son of Paul and
Sherry Lekx. •
Prelude music, was played by Morgan Bland on the
piano. Kaley Jennison led the prayer of approach. Rev.
. R. Putman talked to thc children on "Hearing God's
'voice in unusual places." Trish Murdock and Edna
Frampton gave out Sunday School awards.
Amy Jennison played a piano solo. Scriptures were -
read by brother and sister Matthew and Alyssa Nichols
and each of them gave a musical number.
The offering was collected by Alyssa, Ainsley,
Morgan, Jesse, Amy and Kaley. The offertory prayer
was led by Ryan Murdock. Prayers of the people were
given by Sherwood Eddy.
The service on June 28 will be held outdoors, weath-
er permitting and the time will revert back to 11 a.m.
from the 11:15 time spot.
Decoration 'day services were held at Grand Bend
cemetery on June 21:
Picnic wraps up Buddy program at Blue Water
ZURICH - On Tuesday morning
the Grade 5 Buddies of St.
Boniface School visited their
Rcsident Buddies at Blue Water
Rest Home .for a picnic in the
courtyard. This was the final meet-
ing for the Buddy group, as the stu-
dents move on to grade 6 and a new
grade 5 group will he matched with
the residents in September. To cele-
brate their year of friendship the
students •and residents played relay
games with buckets of popcorn,
tossed water filled balloons, ring
tossing and played ball.
Wednesday afternoon tea was
unique with a bridal show in honor
of all the June brides with dresses
worn by various staff and commu-
nity members. Twelve bridal
gowns„ and veils donated for the
afternoon, as well as a number of
bridesmaid and flower girl dresses.
Resident Marguerite Hedley, who
recently celebrated her 57th wed-
ding anniversary with husband
Robert, donated her bridal gown for
display. Models for the show were
employees' Sheila Jeffrey, Tracey
Masse, Brenda Grenicr, Cathy
Shantz, Kelly Webster, Jane Lloyd,
Patty Geoffrey, Mia Creces and
Ervin Steinmann's daughtcr Holly.
The tea room was decorated with
bridal party wear, pictures, collec,
tor dolls, invitations and roses and
candles on the tables. Tca and
bridal fruit cake was served by
Betty O'Brien, Gladys Gingerich
and Romaync McClinchey.
Members of the Auxiliary, Susan
Nyenhuis, Ellen Smithers, and
Maria and George Mathonia picked
strawberries for the Home.
Residents Mabel Kyle, Marie
Gingerich, Marguerite Hedley, Bill
and Jean Burr, Dennis and
Geraldine Charrette and Mahcl
Riley helped nib the berries on
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Congratulations on
the development of the
Rotary Nature Trail!
On behalf of the Lambton Health Unit,
congratulations to the Village of Grand Bend,
the Town of Bosanquet and the Rotary Club of
Grand Bend on the development of the Rotary
Nature Trail. The Lambton Health Unit
supports the creation of public spaces that
enable people to lead more active lives.
0,trz„
a Lambton Heart Heekh partner
Hire a Student
By Cherilyn Bylsma
Who needs a job?
Over the course of this past week the Human Resource Centre for
Students has been celebrating Hire -A -Student Week. As part of this
national celebration, the Summer Employment Officers of Huron
County visited various communities to promote our services. You
may have seen us on the streets of Exeter last Thursday, dressed as
cave people with signs that read, "Move with the times, Hire a Stu-
dent!"
As we met with the residents and business people in the various
communities, those who expressed an interest in hiring a student, re-
peatedly asked us, "Do you have a student who..." questions. "Do you
have a student who has some knowledge of forestry and could thin
my bush?" asked one homeowner. "Do you have a student who lives
close to my home?" and "Do you have many students registered, in
case I need s, ii,eone right away?" asked another employer.
At the Human Resource. Centre for Students, we can find students to
fill most positions. At the Exeter office we have about 100 students
registered and looking for full-time, part-time, and casual positions.
Some of these students live right ul Exeter, but others are from as far
away as Kippen, Woodham, Lucan, Grand Bend, and all points in be-
tween. The registered students are not the only ones that the Resource
Centre has contact with. Non -registered students also access our job
listings via the internet, the job banks within our office, and through
the telephone job infoline.
It would he difficult to generalize about the number of skills and
types of experiences these students possess, other than to say that to-
gether they are a diverse group with varying interests and employ-
ment backgrounds. In many cases, the post -secondary school students
have the most specialized skills. This is because their college and uni-
versity education has provided them with the trainingthey needto be-
gin their own careers. This has been an excellent year for post-
secondary school student employment. An exceptional number of col-
lege and university students have already found work, and in many
cases they have been fortunate enough to find something in their field
of expertise. However, there are still post -secondary students looking
for full-time, part-time, and casual jobs who have skills and experi-
ence in office and business administration, computers, marketing, the-
ology, international trade, health sciences, economics, social services
and visual arts.
Exams are over this week and high school students arefinally out
for the summer. Many of these students will also be looking for work
and are eager to gain work experience in retail, restaurant, and -general
labor positions. Those who have part-time jobs throughout the school
year are often looking for short term and casual jobs to keep them-
selves occupied with full-time work.
We have a great number of elementary school students registered
this year who are beginning to enter the world of work. These stu-
dents have already been busy filling many student positions for baby-
sitting, stonepicking, and odd jobs such as grass cutting. Despite their
level of education, many of these students have excellent computer re-
lated abilities such as HTML and Web Page Design.
I encourageemployer '
g any ploye who h is interested in hiring a student to
visit the Human Resource Centre for Students at 281 Main Si South
in. Exeter, or call 235-1711. With this wide resource of student skills
and abilities, it is likely that we will be able to satisfy your employ-
ment needs, free of charge. We can also give you information about
the Ontario Summer Job Service which has recently received' more
funding for wage subsidies in our area. Hire a student today!-
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accepting registration
for their next class.
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