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C LII TON NEWS -RECORD, TWT RSDA"' ', JANUARY 17,19 P GE Ja
By Shelley McPhee„
On February 7, Chester ,Archibald
.
Will join ranks With some three
r.'
senior citizen himself in February. Chester has worked as administrator for
• the past decade at HuronvieW, home for the aged and will be retiring shortly.
Wayne Lester, former assistant administrator, will' take over Chester's
position. (News -Record photo>
growing older can be a major
trauma 'c experience, Chester seems
able to ta e the sudden changes in his
-life in stride. Perhaps it is because of
-his . calm, diplomatic manner, but
probably., a large part- of Chester's
stereotyped old man ip because of the
fact that he already knows what it's "
like to be elderly.
"Old people are still people.
They're just as diverse and in- --
- teresting as any age group," the 101/2
year administrator of Huronview, .
home for the aged, said.
A Spaforth native, Chester came to
the county operated home south of
Clinton, after. workihg as treasurer -
for the CitY of Brantford for 15 years. -
Although the differences -between
thejwo jobs may seem great, Chester
explained that taking on the new lob.
as administrator at. Huronview, "was
.like duck soup to me," since both jobs
involved,. the understanding of
operating a large business under a
budget. As well, Chesterlad worked
with senior citizens before coming'to
Clinton When he sat on a board for a
seniors drop-in centre and often at-
_ tended their group meetingg.
As well, Chester modestly noted
that glade him a -successful and well- !-
was, "A real genuine feeling for
I've had exceptionally good t
relationships with the staff," he told s
of Huronview's staff of 122 full time i
and 80 part time workei s. .
"In a rural area," he noted, "people s
are more thoughtful than in many city y
homes for the -aged. People are easier c
- to motivate here. They know ' one s
another and are more friendly and i
interested in the people around y
Chester proudly says that Huron- b
view is one of the "hqmiest" institutes ' p
he has been in, despite its size.
Huronview, with 310 beds, ' is the t
largest home in Ontario outside of
Chester is also pleased. th4t at
titudes towards senior citizns an
are gradually changing, •
"The attitude toward elderly peopl
has impr9ved in the 10 years that I'v
been here. It still has along way to go
however. Siame...,pe(ilple* still Care
a It seems that overall, turning 65 will
not classify Chester Archibald as the
stereotyped helpleSS—old 'man.'
d Although he admits that old age can
° be Pathetic tQr sQ.mo, other senior
e citizens have made a re41 life; for
, "The hapPy vnes aro always, doing
accept their own aging proOeSs and" „
things and helping others, he ez-
By the loas of things, Chester will
be one of the happy ones for many
years, 4001,0,.Seemingly undeterred
by his upcoluing birthday and sub-
sequent retirement, in all likelihood,
Chester will be a lively senior citiien,
they fear the aging process Ahern- rd.:-/ sets priorities...
ge Went on, "In this continent
th,ere.'s` been. a yoUth cult for years,
We worstlp youth' and Unfortunately
everyone got on thebancl wagon): —
Chester -said° that in recent years
senior citizens . are regaining thei
independence and many more -are
able to live in theirhomes through. the
support, of sueh programs as Meals on
Wheels and day care centres. When
Chester first began at Huronview, he
said that the home was more
"New the 'people coming in are
okler and in -need - of more -care. It
makes the job a little tougher," he
At Huronview, Chester has at-
tempted to change the myth that
homes for. the „Aged and nursing
homes are places where old people
are taken and forgotten about by their
families -
"Any applicant who can sign for
themselves must. That rectuirernent
here. We try to get people to visit the
herne before they move in," he ex-
plained, "and on staff we have an
admissions 0clerk who can get a
complete resume on the applicant by
spending a whole day with them."
Even though Chester is ail advocate
of the worthiness of homes for elderly
people, personally he admitted, "I
will go into a home rather reluctantly,
but 'I would go rather than be a:real
trial to any of my family. I want to be
independent for as long as I ran 'he
When I can no longer be that w
Chester_coul-d- even see hi self
travelling around the 'countr in a
trailer when he really retires ut said
permanent basis.
But until and if the d
Chester moves into a
for the aged, he inte
active as his healt
Although he
retirement pl
ntend to
earthing an
Britain, a
during
station
As
• trips, and aPprovals of those trips.
The -review of board. activities is
designed to co'rnbat increased costs
, for the deliverY of education com-
r bined with reduced grants from the
province. Superintendent of education
Don Kenwell said grovincial grants
had been reduced annually for *the
past two years and that combined
wail declining enrolment, forced the
board to tighten its belt.
seems to be levelling off at the
elementary level but added it
become a greater problem at
secondary panel.
Along with setting priorities for the
board . the senior admi4iStration
suggested -Committees to handle each
Although it's stippOsed true that
money isn't everything, it's, still a
painful sight to See all those bills go
up in flames.
My stomach still turns- a couple
of complete circles everytime I
hear the astounding news that the
, Bank of Canada burns some $2 -
billion annually (that's TWO
BILLION bucks),
-Batik of Canada agencies in
Toronto, Ottawa and , Montreal
share in this hot work-, as those
lovely bills are tossed into the gas-
fired furnace and' the door is
slammed shut.
There may be a bright side to this
seemingly horrid act. The' pollution
conscious Bank of Canada in
Montreal uses a shedding process
to burn their „share. However this
really isn't much consolation and
the truth keeps coming back to
haunt.
But why is it done? I'rn sure all
Canactians wouldn't Mind a little
Christmas bonus from the
government.. W•e wouldn't be
greedy, just a few thousand each '
would do just fine.
But no, all those .bills that are
burned each year are no good
anymore, so the banks says. It
seems that the average useful life
of a bill varies from about 12
months for $1 bills to 21/2 years for
$20s.
It's the tellers al our local banks
• who decide which bills go into the
inferno and which ones still get the
Approval.. ,
The bills that. keep the fire
burning -are, those ,sclas,ified as
ripped, dirty or defaced. Do I care
about a little dirt? Do I seem like a
clean freak, not me? .If worse
comes to worse I'll wear plastic
es to handle the grubby little
things-, but justlet me have that
money in my- hot little lands for
awhile longer. • '
If only I could get near get by
that darned furnace, I would save
Canadians from poverty. I could be
a saviour,. the Robin Hood of the
century.
Ah, but no, the Brinks guys are
there, holding little black. per-
suasions in their fists, and then
there's the auditor who makes sure
that every last dollar is stuffed in
the- furnace: Besides that,- the.
money is marked to die. A machine
used to cancel the money punches
little holes in the once precious
green stuff.
Still I cannot rest, knowing that
all those bucks are literally going
up in smoke. There must be some
way to stop it.
I vow to take care of my bills,, (I
mostly have $1s)-. I will -treat them'
with respect and care and will no
longer stuff them into the bottom of
my purse. I will refrain from
folding or bending and no longer
use thenvas. a scratch pad. I'll even
buy tape to keep them in one piece
and rub each one down with an
eraser to keep them clean.
Just don't burn my -money
one to 'handle trarisP0rtation
problems but his 'suggestion' diFin't sit
with Seaforth trustee John. ',I:len:-
derson.
Henderson said it was backwards to ,3
bus foutes and,chool boundaries and
th "ask tbe board's education
mmittee to Work out its curriculum.
Henderson -said the route to go
to decide where eotirses would be
offered and how many students would
be taking those c,ourses before bus
Goderich trustee Dave Gower said
Hi& intent of the priority list was not to
limit the board's committees to
specific areas but merely to have one
committeein charge of one item.
item.
Cochrane _said the board's
y comes that
ing Or home.
ds te remain as
ermits.
as no long term/
ntinuing skiing and
are planning a trip to
lace last seen by Chester
e three years he was
d there in World War If.
ell as an interest in wood-
wor ing, Chester is alsp serving his
fir t term' as'awinember of the Clinton
own council.
"I think I'll enjoy council more.
because I can give it more time and
ee how it goes until the next election
,n Npyember."
Cheiter-,--who entered the political
cene in Clinton for the first time a
ear ago, said he decided to try for a
ouncil seat -because he telt -he had
ornething to offer since he had been
nvolved in municipal affairs for 15
However, he stated, "I don't want to
ut in last time and I would like to
know if I "cbuld win an election in
own, if I decide to run again."
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