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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-01-14, Page 1911 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19; 1987 --Page 19 Cleaning out desk produces interesting item By Tony Carlson • Around here, when the old calendar gets the heave-ho, so does a lot of the bric-a-brac that inhabits desk drawers. Mostly, it's newspaper clippings, stuffed into bulging file folders with all the care a 10 -year-old takes to tuck in a shirttail. These crumpled bits originally caught the eye as potential fodder for future scribbl- ings, but most have since lost their creative spark. There are, though, one or two which - deserve another look: ITEM: Without belittling the verydif- ficult circumstances in much of the Third World, there is evidence that life is improv- ing in many developing countries. The World Bank indicates that life expectancy for an infant born in 1982 in many such coun- tries is now 60 years, compare4 with just 45 years for a child born in 1960. That's still a far, cry, in more ways than one, from the 75 years children in Cahada and other wealthy nations can expect. And it says nothing about children in poor nations such as Afghanistan and Somalia who likely will not live to see their 40th birthdays. But itis a ray of hope. ITEM: All you firemen out there can walk tall through your communities. That's because a recent poll of Canadians put firefighters at the top of a list of jobs that deal with the public. A4ed how they would judge the workers' on-the-job performance, Canadians said 82 per cent of firemen rated very high or high. Policemen were next at 66 per cent, followed by telephone operators; bank tellers, mail carriers, retail store employees and municipal employees. Inside posties (postal workers) ranked' last with a high -very high rating of just 24 per cent. ITEM: From the pendulum department, what a difference two decades makes. Twenty years ago, when more than a quarter -million U.S. college freshmen were surveyed, 83 per cent said their goal was to develop a meaningful philosophy of life. Asked the same gpestion last fall, 71 per cent of the newest student crop said their goal was to be very well off financially. ITEM: Just when you thought it was safe to get into computers, along comes the com- puter virus, high-tech's answer to germ warfare. Such a bug can wipe out memory banks and cause victim computers to behave erratically. Not only that, but these germs can be in- serted into a prograrn over the telephone. Nice to contemplate if you're worried about the information that computer banks have about each and every one of us. ITEM: Speaking of bugs, scientists have discovered the best way to get cockroaches out of your ears. Old wives swear by mineral oil, while young .upstarts tout lido- caine. How to decide? Lucklily, doctors at the University of Pittsburgh were visited by a patient with a roach in each ear, a walking lab, as it were. Mineral oil in one ear killed the roach all right, bait was tough to get the carcass out. The MDs backed lidocaine which made the bug depart the other ear before expiring. Nice to know some problems do have easy answers. 'Festive decorations down at Ilur�nview HURONVIEW-January 5 and 6 were busy times as the Christmas trees and all the decorations were put away for another season. Everything is so beautiful this time of the year, it seems a shame that it lasts for such a short period. In the afternoon on January 5 the activity group headed by Barb Dale, had an exercise session when the residents participated in a game of balloons and bats. The HUG program (Help Us Grow) with directors Gail Beuermann and Evelyn Ar- cher met in the auditorium with the "adopted grandparents" for games and a reading period. This group, which was organized last year, has already Droved to be a popular activity. In the afternoon, a colored slide show was presented. There was a good attendance at this program. The slides, property of Margaret McGregor, are part of a collection of interesting scenes taken by Miss McGregor during her travels. On Thursday a pie social took place for the men in the Spruce Meadow wing. Diane Elliott's group also met for a period of getting -together. These popular sessions are important for the residents, since they have an opportunity to participate. An example of this was games day held in the hall Thurs- day afternoon. Cards, checkers and crokinole were just some of the games that appealed to the residents. Rev. John Pluta conducted Roman Catholic Mass Friday morning in the chapel. Many of the ladies with Evelyn supervising, were quite busy in the pie - making, in preparation for the pie social that will take place on January 15. At the tuck shop, hot butter tarts were for sale. Baking is another important activity that in- volves the ladies. To -them, it brings back part of the past when they, were busy baking and cooking for their families. Diane and Evelyn held an exercise period with the rnen in the Bayview wing. Tossing the ball back and forth seemed to appeal to them. It got them into action using their Residents mix visiting with bingo QUEENSWAY - The week at the nursing home here started with one of the best games ever invented - Bingo. Residents spent one enjoyable hour visiting and play - .g bingo. Tuesday morning it was once again time for early morning exercises. Then in the afternoon Rev. Knight paid a visit for the Tuesday afternoon church service, which focused on the brand new year. • • !NI SOYARI • • Wednesday afternoon residents clapped, .;napped and wiggled to the beat of favorite songs, during the music hour and at the same time had a super visit. Ceramics was the activity that was taking place Thursday afternoon. With the help of Lillian Baker, and the artistic efforts of the participants all had a great hour and a half of ceramics. On Thursday evening, it was the return of it GODU1KIII • 524.7111 • • • • • ENDS • • THURSDAY • HEARTBREAK. RIDGE • 7:30 • • • TUESDAY IS • • $2.50 • NIGHT • • • • • STARTS FRIDAY FRIDAY - SATURDAY 7 & 9 • DY-THURSDAY7:30 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • D,smhute0 h, BUuA ASIA DISTR18UTO1 Co . Inc © 1986 Touchstone Pictures the Movie of the Week: Ballerina. This week the movie showed and guided residents through several days and nights of a ballerinasdedication to his/her art. To end the week residents became part of a new program called, The Sharing of Stories. Several sat around while some taught and some learned and discussed the good old days. It was an eye opener of a discussion to say the least. muscles which ordinarily are dormant. 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