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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-02-08, Page 21FARM CONVERSATION — Wayne O'Rourke, formerly bf Dashwood and now owner - manager of the Huron Tractor dealership in Walkerton talks to Centralia College students at Monday's farm and industrial show at the Exeter headquarters of Huron Tractor. T -A photo Comedy, musical to feature new Blyth theatre company Two plays, a riotous com- edy and a nostalgic musical comedy will highlight the first season of The Theatre Circle when the new professional theatre company opens on March 15 at Blyth Memorial Hall. "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points" will be the opening presentation of the new company. The fast - paced comedy deals with the complications when a govern- ment decides to build a new superhighway to serve a new recreation development but doesn't notice a little village is directly in the route. The villagers fight back forming their own independent republic and the laughs build from there to a bang-up and long for their return so they can pick up their careers again in this funny, sometimes sad, musical even- ing. Peter Colley, auther of the international hit I'll Be Back Before Midnight and Heinar Piller, former artistic director at Theatre London collaborated on the script with David Warrick, one of Toronto's top theatre com- posers, arranging the old tunes and providing addi- tional music. The show played for eight months in Toronto as well as at such theatres as the Muskoka Sum- mer Festival. Tickets for the plays are $7.50 each but a subscription for both plays is only $12. The Theatre Circle is a new ending. When the play by Keith Roulston was first presented at the Blyth Summer Festival in 1977, Doug Bale of the Lon- don Free Press reported: "The audience was ready to die laughing by the end of the first act". The show runs March 15, 16 and 17. The songs and comedy routines of vaudeville will be recalled when "The Vaudevillians" come to the stage April 19, 20 and 21. Three old-time vaudevillians reminisce about the old days By Jack Riddell MPP. Ontario has thirty-eight home care programs. Ser- vices defined under the Health Insurance Act provide such needed supports as: visiting nurses services; physiotherapy, drugs, dress- ing and medical supplies; transportation; Meals -on - Wheels; visiting homemaker services. Fifty-six percent of elderly people 75 years of age and beyond make up the caseload for chronic home care in Ontario. Without this service, the majority of these people would have to give up com- munity life. However, cracks are becoming visible in this much needed service. A 1981 Medicus Canada report revealed several: 1) eligibili- ty requirements fluctuate throughout the province; 2) interim rates for costs per professional visit were not adequate to meet costs of the program in many parts of the province and four area pro- grams are operating under deficit funding; 3) Staff lay offs are appear - JacIz 3 ottin,J Options for living ing, primarily in the north to address deficit funding issues; 4) eligibility re- quirements need to be ex- panded to include --a) older chronically dehabilitated pa- tients who don't need the pre- sent required hours of nursing care but need homemakers services b) Alzeihmer pa- tients c) terminally ill; and, 5) administrative costs are variable across the province resulting in such disparate costs/visits as $13.30 in Wind- sor and $21.20 in Simcoe Coun- ty in 1982. In April 1977, at the In- stitute de la Vie World Con- gress in Vichy, France, Elaine Brody stated: "Long - stay institutions are living ar- rangements and their residents have social, psychological, emotional needs that go beyond sur- vival, subsistence and medical maintenance." This statement - radical at that time - obviously demanded reform. The statement is no longer radical. The reform Is conspicuously absent. What seems to be needed is a uniform standard of care and one set of regulations t� govern all long term care pro- viders. Numerous changes are needed to the Nursing Home Act, for example, to en- sure greater public accoun- tability of an industry with revenues of $442 million an- nually, for the care of 28,617 residents. Care related issues - levels of care, funding, and a Bill of Rights for all nursing home residents - must be addressed. The province should under- take a general review of shelter options for the elder- ly and future alternative op- tions involving both the public and private sector. Increased support is needed for demonstration projects which develop innovative care op- tions for the elderly; respite services, day programs, out- patient programs, home assistance, day care. To meet the increasing need of its aging population, Ontario must be willing to propose a new system of ser- vice delivery which provides real options for living - not simply provide cosmetic reform to an antiquated system. 404, South 1 Huron '^� Rec Centre Arena Activities Wed., Feb. 8 2:30 - 3:30 Exeter Public School 4 - 6 Precision skating 6:30 - 8 Exeter Bantam vs St. Marys 8 - 9:30 Exeter Midget vs St. Marys 10:30 - 11:30 Rental Thurs., Feb. 9 10 - 11 Moms and tots 2 - 3:30 Usborne Central School 4 - 8 Figure Skating 8 - 10:30 Mohawks vs Centralia College Fri., Feb. 10 9 - 11 Shinney hockey $3.00 per person 2 - 3:30 Precious Blood School 4 - 8 Figure Skating 8 - 10:30 rentals Sat., Feb. 11 7 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Minor Hockey 6:30 - 7:30 Ringette 7:30 - 9 Juvenile vs St. Marys Sun., Feb. 12 9:30 - 10:30 Mohawks practice 10:30 - 12 Hawks practice 1 - 2 Minor Hockey 2 - 3:30 Public Skating sponsored by. Exeter Lioness 4 - 7 Minor Hockey 7 - 10 Rentals Mon., Feb. 13 4 - 9:30 Figure Skating 9:30 - 11 Oldtirhers vs Mt. Brydges Tues., Feb. 14 10 - 11 & 2 - 3 Moms and tots 5 - 8 Minor Hockey 8 - 12 Rec. League Exeter Figure Skating Club Presents Fantasy Land Adventures Sat., Feb. 18 Performances 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. South Huron Recreation Centre Exeter Featuring: John & Sandra Stevenson Ilderton Winter Club Exeter Precision Teams Admission: Adults $3.00, H.S. Students $2.00 P.S. Students $1.00; Preschool free C.F.S.A. Sanctioned company set up specifically to bring theatre to smaller cities in southern Ontario. The com- pany this season will visit Chatham, the Sarnia-Petrolia area and Owen Sound as well as presenting performances at its home base in Blyth. The company is headed by Keith Roulston, former Zurich Monday Huron Hope IIG M.L. Masse E. Klungel 1111 J. DeKort M. Baker Tuesday Grand L. Vollrath 1I. Fell N. Brown B. Forbes HS L. Vollrath HS B. Forbes 95 116 99 114 ('ove Estates 636 423 442 576 270. 236 Tuesday Mens League B P. Masse 562 19 P G. Huston 631 11 DH R. Radar 582 11 HH K Jeffrey 627 10 TT P. Bedard 669 20 R W. Pierce 672 21 F J. Geiger 602 9 HS L. Hoffman HT R. Radar HA R. Crown Wednesday Exeter Ladies G. Beaver A. Appleton R. Berends B. Cunningham 469 535 580 509 Sat. Night Deluxe Buffet , Open Daily Special Ski Packages • Motel & Cabins • 18 Hole Golf • Unique Gifts • Pro Shop • Dining Raorn open for lunch 8 dinner • Banquet 8 Meeting Facilities • Cross Country Skiing • Lively Pub with entertainment AKWOOD INN RESORT, GOLF b COUNTRY CLUB On Lake Huron shore, Grand Bend 238-2328 general manager and one of the founders of the Blyth Summer Festival and Uwe Meyer, who is production manager at the Blyth Sum- mer Festival. If this season is successful, five plays will be toured next year, each spen- ding a week in each city. The company is made up of professional actors, directors, designers and crew members drawn from the talent pool across Canada. It is supported in each of the communities by a local com- mittee which will assist in selling subscription tickets, distributing publicity and do- ing what fundraising is necessary to meet the costs of - the productions. During the week the theatre spends in each community it will be available to work with local amateur theatre groups, speak to students in schools or talk about theatre to local ser- vice club luncheons, etc. The object is to come as close as possible to providing a full-time resident theatre bowling M. Lovell G. Drummond HS R. Berends HS A. Appleton 523 500 267 215 Thursday (.rand Cove Estates A. Seaman 511 K. Allan 495 G. Anderson 510 R. Broad 545 V. Abbott 553 F. Allan 436 HS A. Seaman 229 HS C. Flawellyn 217 Thursday Mixed League. D L.A. Meloche 553 TH H. Pennings 480 B J. Jacobs 528 GT 11..Martens 571 HS L.A. Meloche 207 HS H. Martens 273 HL HM Friday Queensway S. Bosse M. Howe N. Regan 82 95 95 BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC — Joan Von Den Broeck, (left), Huron County co-ordinator for the Ontario Heart Foundation and volunteer Diane Moody check the machine before a continuous slide presentation shown at the blood prassure clinic held last week at the library. In the background are two of the 75 people who attended the clinic to have their blood pressure measured. List council salaries Huron County paid out over $123,000 to county councillors and members of the land divi- sion and library committees in 1983. The statements of expenses was presented as information at the(February 2 session of county council. Past warden Grant Stirling topped the list earning a total of $27,423. This includes $7,135 convention and other ex penses which takes in costs associated with the annual warden's banquet. Other county councillors and members of county boards earned the following: James Aitchison, $1,789; Leona Armstrong, $4,442 which includes $390 for con- vention and other expenses; John Austin, $2,463 which in- cludes $419 for convention and other expenses. Tony Bedard, $2,234; Robert Bell, $4,705 which in- cludes $853; Jim Brittnell, $2,869 which includes $853; Ernest Brown, $2,495 which includes $369. William Campbell, $2,789 includes $402; Tom Cronin, $4,078 with $592 in convention and other expenses; Tom Cunningham, $5,831 includes $1,835 in COE expenses. Bill Elston, $5,831 includes $1,334; Lossy Fuller, $3,472 in- cludes $452; Marie Hick.pell, $2,913 includes $500; Dave? Johnston, 81,795. , Russel Kernighad, $1,741; Joe Kerr, $1,175; Harry Klungel, $2,213 includes $31; Calvin Krauter, $4,834 in- cludes $990; Brian McBurney, $2,534; Bill Mickle, $2,591; Bill Newton, $1,344; Gerry Prout, $3,09 includes $416. Jack Stafford $532; Paul Steckle, $3,766 includes $636; Don Van Patter, $1,750; Neil Vincent, $2,410. Allan Walper, $2,115; Ralph Weber, $2,628 includes $354; Lionel Wilder, $4,020 includes $354; and Harry Wrosell, $2,489 includes $561. Land division committee - Alan Campbell, $976 includes $270; Cecil Desjardine, $901; G.G. Ginn, $970 includes $318; Fred Habere, 8978 includes $232; B. Vanstone, $1,066 in - for each of the communities while spreading the burden of supporting the theatre among different communities, thus providing professional theatre to as many people as possible at as inexpensive a cost as possible. The Theatre Circle is an non-profit com- pany with a board of directors drawn from the communities represented. eludes $399. tina Schneiker, $1,343 includes Library - Janis Bisback, $349 and W. Morley, 81,283 in - $874; R.P. Ritter, 858; Mar- eludes $266. Why do we always expect the worst? The other day I noticed a little puddle of water on the floor right next t9 the refrigerator. I cleaned it up, but immediately the puddle reappeared. Of course, I expected the worst -- I was sure the fridge was having a very expensive breakdown. The figure $200 flashed across my mind. I was sure any breakdown of a major appliance costs a minimum of $200. I called Victor and we mov- ed the fridge out from the wall. There was no water under the fridge -- a lot of dust, but no water. We check- ed the freezer, and thank fieavens, everything was frozen. Similarly, everything in the fridge was properly chilled. So why -was the refrigerator making a widen- ing puddle on the floor. About then, we started look- ing around - and realized that the puddle which was forming next to the fridge was caused by a trickle of water flowing across the kitchen floor. Then we found the source of the •trickle. Pepper's water bowl which had been out in a snow bank that day, had sprung a leak. We call it a water bowl, but you would probably call it a bucket. A springer spaniel. living up to his reputation as a water dog, consumes a lot of water. -The bucket, or bowl, had cracked when left outside to freeze. When moved in- doors, the ice in it melted, causing a small stream across the kitchen floor, and ultimately the concern about the refrigerator. So why is it when you see a small problem, such as a pud- dle on the floor, you expect to have bad news about some costly breakdown? I think we've all been living by Mur- phy's Law too long. The original Murphy's Law, I believe, was something to the effect that "if anything can possibly go wrong -- it will." There are many oft -shots to the original Murphy's Law. .•...:Gables .::::: •• • • • • • • • • • •• Open Mon. - Sat. 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Then of course, there's the law of gravity, combined with Murphy's Law that dicates: "The chances of a large can falling from a grocery cart and striking your foot are far greater -than a loaf of bread falling • from a grocery cart and striking your foot!" That same combination of laws also dictates that "A glob of ketchup will seek out a pair of white linen slacks the day they arrive home from the cleaners." Rules of time, when com- bined with Murphy's Law,say that no matter which line you choose at the grocery check- out, it will always be the slowest moving. That law even holds true when there are only two check-outs and you have a 50-50 chance. I have even come up with a few of my own versions of Murphy's Law. This one is for writers: Your typewriter rib- bon will only run out when you are really busy and writing an article on deadline -- par- ticularly an article•which, if held, would be useless for a future issue. Conversely, your typewriter ribbon will never run out when you are just dab- bling away at a note to your mother in Florida, because she has been complaining about not hearing from you. (Ili Mom! -- I'm fine). Here's another Murphy's Law which has proven true::. As soon as you buy a new bat- tery for your car ($66) and new heavy duty super-duper jumper cables, ($40) the cold spell will break and mild temperatures will set in. So why have we become a nation of pessimists? Well. it's this guy Murphy's fault. Trouble is, he's always right! Times -Advocate, February 8, 198.4 Page 21 Discuss. opening Sanders street east Monday night, a deputation consisting of Joe Darling of 5-D Realty Company and lawyer Kim MacLean presented petitions for open- ing up the most easterly por- tion of Sanders Street to facilitate a lot owned by George Godbolt on Eastern Avenue so he may be granted a building permit. After much discussion, council agreed that the street could be opened up, providing 5-D Realty assumed'the ful cost of bringing up that por Stephen Township Hall Huron Park Annex Anyone wishing to Rent CaII 228-6425 tion of the street to the same standard of the rest of Sanders Street East, and pro- viding such an agreement meets with the approval of the town's solicitor. In dealing with another matter with another sub- divider, Jack Taylor of Stoney Ridge Developments, it was decided to turn the matter of Taylor's offer to pay the cowl- cil $4000, in lieu of parkland in his proposed subdivision on Huron Street East, to the General Government com- mittee for more discussion. Egmondville River Rats Broomball DANCE Seaforth & District Community Centre Sat., Feb. 11 Dancing 9 - 1 Music by "Free Wheelin' " '4.00 per person Age of Majority card required sandeus Ort -the -beach Dining Lounge & Tavc.n—Grand Bend Full Due to Renovations Open Fri., Sat., Sun. Menu • Lunch and Dinner With • Sunday champagne brunch Specials • Salad Baro Cross Country Skiers welcome Reservations 238-2251 Grand Bend Grand Bend Lioness Club Hard Times Dance Dashwood Community Centre Saturday, February 18, 1984 9 =1 a.m. Disc Jockey - Door Prizes - $12/couple Proceeds for Community Betterment New gabber Bingo Lucan Arena Wednesday, February 8 Doors open - 7:15 p.m. Early bird - 7:55 p.m. Regular games, share the wealth, standup bonanza Jackpot $1100 55 calls Single book $4, Double $7, Triple $10. Bingos each Wednesday night Proceeds for Arena Dv. to I„m,• regulations no one und.r 16 year, of ape will b. edmin.e. Mimosa Sunday Brunch 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Bountiful Hot and Cold Buffet 1 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. Bayview Watering - intimate dinners - - cocktail parties - - banquets - Co,nplete catering and bar service \:Av` " Fully licenced Bayview Restaurant &Tavern 236-4850 Open 7 days a week