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A favorite handicraft for girls at the Goderich
workshop • for the retarded is the making of
floor rugs. -They are provided with basic mater-
ials, then netted foundation fabric and heavy c,
wool yarns. Using their rug hookers, the trainees
work an attractive design into the rugs which,
when completed, make handsome furnishings
for any living room floor. (Staff Photo)
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In The
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Photo Story by
Sandy MacDonald
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Gerry Collins, center, of Clinton; 'one of the
two young men who are trainees at the Goderich
workshop for the retarded, studies a plastic
jug he, is about to work on. Plastic jugs, such
as the one held by Gerry, are converted into
all kinds of useful articles by the eight trainees
who are enrolled this year. Looking onareRuss
Archer, workshop chairman and vice-president
of the Goderich and District Association for
Retarded Children who are now sponsoring the
project and Mrs. Howard Caroll, the workshop
supervisor. ( Staff Photo) •
Trainees at the Goderich workshop for men-
tally retarded work under the supervision of
Mrs. Howard Carroll. She has served in this
capacity since the workshop was first estab-
lished
three years ago by the Rotary
as a community project. Here thte young ladies
demonstrate their skill 'with hand looms which
they use to make pot holders.(Staff Photo)
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If you have any empty plas-
tic jugs pr pliofilm garment
bags around the house vdon't
throw them out; they can be
put to good use.
At the workshop headquarters
of the Goderich,: and District
Association for the Mentally
Retarded, half -gallon plastic
jugs . are converted into all
sorts of attractive and useful
articles. The top halves of two
plastic jugs, forexample, can
be made into a set of candle.
holders. .�
The bottom halves are often
used ,t make tote bags. Plas.
tic garment bags that protect
freshly dry, cleaned clothing
areVonverted into Christmas
wreaths, •
Young, retarded adults from
Goderich .and area have 'been
working enthusiastically ., at
these and similar' handicrafts
since their industrial therapy
training began last month. The
eight trainees who are attending
this year's workshop is double
the number that enrolled. *hen
the program was first estab-
lished in 1965. The six ladies
and two ,young men enrolled this
year come from Goderich and
such nearby centers as Clinton,
Zurich, and Goderich township.
Mrs. Howard Carroll, of God-
erich, the workshop instructor,
has 'served in this -.capacity
since the classes were first
established for mentally re.
tarded adults. The Goderich Ro-
tary Club, the original sponsors
of the workshop, this year
turned •it over to the Goderich
and District Association for
the Mentally Retarded.
The workshop now operates
on a six -hour daily, schedule,,
Monday 'through Friday. Holi-
days observed by public and
high schools. are also holidays .
at the workshop. .Workshop
hours have doubled this year.
Formerly, classes were held
only in the afternoons, from
1:30 to 4:30 p.m ; now the day
begins at '9:30 a.m.` and con.
tinues until 12:30 before they
take a one- hour lunch break.
The eight members of the work-
shop class are taken to their
headquarters and home each
night by Goderich taxi -cabs.
The Kinsmen's clubhouse at
the South street playground.
...park serves as quarters for
the workshop. Goderich Kins-
men 'and Kinettes have donated
• their building and its facilities
which provide excellent ac.
. commodation for this work. Out.
Side is the well -protected play-
ground area where the work-
shop trainees have an opportun-
i.ty to get some recreation 'at
their noon hour break.
The two young men enrolled
prefer to do woodwork crafts.
Rughooking and handlooming
are two favorite hobbycrafts
for the young ladies. Pot.
holders are' madethrough the
use of handloom3. When com-
pleted, the eight -inch square
holders are packaged in cello.
phane bags and labelled.
Christmas decorations. and
accessories provide Mrs. Car
roll with many other projects
for her trainees.
Readers Digest magazines
can be transformed into an
ideal Christmas card holder
that can be set on a' shelf or
m<.ntel piece;'Miniature Christ•
mas trees are created using a
cardboard ..Pool. as the base;
macaroni "leaves" are glued
on, and, following a• coat of
green spray paint, the minia-
ture .Yule tree has' a finished
look. .
Light industrial work, con-,
s'dered nuisance jobs by regu-
lar employees, is often willingly
„ performed by trainees 'at a ,
workshop, In some larger West
ern Ontario centers, a group
under the control and direction
Cif • a 'supervisor, perform this
work in' the company's plant.
In Ottawa, where the number of
government mailings reach into
the millions daily, these young
people' eagerly accept the chore
of stuffing the circular or pam•
hlet into envelopes. Locally,
-the. Sheaffer Pen Company has,
in previous years, created em •
-
ploy ment at the workshop by giv-
ing the' trainees lead pen parts
which they pack in mailing car.
tons. The . company pays a no-
minal hourly wage for their
services.
Highlight of the works) op
year willcome next spring
when the Goderich association
for the mentally retarded holds
"open house" in May. Handi.•
craft articles, made. by the •
trainees, are put on display—
and visitors are invited to at-
tend and inspect, •
A. large percentage of the ar-
ticles are sold at this time.
'Moreover, the public is given
an opportunity - to 'see what an
important role their community
Workshop play's in assisting re-
tarded adults to lead happy,
„useful lives.
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\ Wing Commander 0. E. Warner, Acting Base
Commander, Canadian Forces Base, Clinton
presents the bixon team trophy to members
of the Goderich and Walkerton OPP Detach-
'inents who teamed up last week to defeat
teams composed of military police in the first
annual pistol competition to he „held at the
Base, From left: W/C 0.E. Wartier, Acting
Base Commander; Cpl. M. R. Speicher, Walker-
ton Detachment; Constable C. Ferris, Goderich
Detachment; Constable W. Kolohon, Walkerton
Detachment and Constable G. Wray, Goderich
LAC .' . r scene, 6 'B Clinton; received the Reg Stevens'
Memorial Trophy form W/C O.E. Warner, 'Acting Base Com-
mander, for the best individual score during, the pistol com-
petition held at ')the base. The trophy is named after the late
Reg Stevens, a forrfier military police sergeant at C1'B Clinton.
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W/C 0. E. Warner, Acting Base Commander,
CFB Clinton and Sergeant R. F. Keene, NCO
in charge Goderich OPP .uetacnment examine
a target during the pistol competition held at
a
CFB Clinton last week. The cbmpetitionbetween
the OPP and military police was the first of
what is planned will become an annual event. ,