Clinton News-Record, 1987-05-06, Page 3CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1987- Page 3
(;I.AI)YS VAN EGMONL)
ISABEI I E CAMPBELL
Four local citizens to be
By David Emslie
Lily Munro, Minister of Citizenship and
Culture, announced last week that 38 in-
dividuals would be honored by the govern-
ment for their volunteer work. Four of those
to be honored are area residents.
Dorothy Cox and Edward Oddleifson of
Bayfield along with Isabelle Campbell and
Gladys Van Egmond of Clinton will be
receiving 1987 Volunteer Service Awards.
They are to receive their awards at the
public library in Owen Sound on May 6.
Gladys Van Egmond
Mrs. Van Egmond will be receiving a
trillium shaped silver pin for the 10 years of
service she has given to the Van Egmond
Foundation.
After serving on the board of directors for
the foundation for 10 years, and acting as
secretary Lor three years, she said she is
honored to be receiving this award.
She explained the secret of being a good
volunteer. "I guess you have to be. a willing
worker. You have to be willing to sacrifice
hours in the day and you have to be an
organizer too."
Within the foundation, Mrs. Van Egmond
is involved in a number of different areas in-
cluding the ways and means committee, and
helping out with the fiddler's jamboree,
cider fest and other major fund raisers.
However, her outside work does not stop
here. She is also a member of the ladies'
division of the Clinton Spring Fair and the
Summerhill Ladies' Club.
On top of these activities she does musical
volunteer work in which she and the Clinton
Old Time Band travel around to hospitals,
nursing homes and senior citizen's homes to
entertain.
Isabelle Campbell
After having seven history books publish-
ed, dating back to 1944, Miss Campbell is be-
ing honored for her 22 years of service with
the Huron County Historical Society.
Miss Campbell got her background in
history writing when she began to do family
trees in 1930.
"I've just been at it ever since. I always
did like writing," she said.
Much of her work was first published -in
the Huron Expositor before Coming out in
book form.
Her first book to be published was The
Story of the Years, a book on the history of
the Huron Presbyterian Church which she
wrote for,the church's 60th anniversary.
Next came The Story of Hibbert Township
in 1952, and this was followed by A Hibbert
Review in 1953. Part two of A Hibbert
Review was released in 1959, then in 1966
The Story of Seaforth was in print. Her final
two books, From Forest to Thriving Hamlet
and A History of Tuckersmith came out in
1968 and 1973 respectively.
Because of her historical work Miss
Campbell was made a life member of the
society. She is also a member of. the
geneological society.
Although she was quite surprised to hear
she would be winning the 15 year award, this
will not be the firtime Miss Campbell has
been honored. Ift4982, just after leaving
Seaforth to move to Huronview, she won a
citizenship award from that town for her
civic service.
Dorothy Cox
Miss Cox, archivist for the Bayfield
Historical Society, was both surprised and
very pleased upon hearing she was to
receive the 10 year pin.
Upon joining the society in 1977, Miss Cox
almost immediately became archivist.
DOROTHY (:OX
honored by
With the Bayfield Centennial approaching
she attended a society meeting and she was
put on the the committee to help set up the
town hall, and also on the archival commit-
tee. After the other archivist, Ethel ,Doth,
resigned she got the job.
She described her duties as an archvist.
"You care for or take care of the archival
items, that is actual physical care. And you
keep an eye out for things that you should
collect."
She added that she does not solicit any
material, but that if anyone wishes to place
it in the archives she will treat it with the ut-
most care.
She said she has found the work to be both
educational and rewarding. Miss Cox is also
second vice-president for the society.
Her previous job training has assisted her
with her historical society work. She taught
for many years in the secondary school
system in Kirkland bake in the biology
department.
Miss Cox also feels her time spent as
president of the Northern Ontario Art
Association has been a great help.
Aside from her work with the society,
Miss Cox is a member of the Bayfield
Garden Club, the Bayfield Senior Citizens
and St. Andrew's United Church.
Edward Oddleifson
"I was away, and when I got back there
was a letter there. I didn't know what it was
all about," said Mr. Oddleifson in describing
how surprised he was at winning this award.
While he will be receiving his 15 year pin
for the 21 years of service he has given to.the
Hayfield Historical Society, Mr. Oddleifson
said he 'ras been doing volunteer work for 35
years.
He also dabbled in municipal politics and
acted as Hayfield reeve for nine years.
Children's Aid Society Awareness May 6
The Ontario Association of Children's
Aid Societies celebrating its 75th anniver-
sary, has designated May 6, as Children's
Aid Society Awareness Day.
The Huron County Children's Md Socie-
ty - known as Family and Children's Ser-
vices - was incorporated seventy-six years
ago in this community.
The organization works with over 600
families each year across Huron County,
jnvolving about 1000 children. There are 55
children in residential care, which is the
lowest number of children in care id recent
history.
Family and Children's Services employs
22 staff and has a budget of about $1.2
million, The Province funds 80 per cent of
our budget, the County of Huron 20 per
cent. They are an independent corporation
managed by a Board of Directors: of the
fifteen Directors, eleven are elected by the
membership at the Annual Meeting. Any
resident over 18 years may be a member of
the Agency for a one dollar membership,
and may run for a position on the Board of
Directors.
The Agency is established under Provin-
cial legislation to provide services to
families and children. The significant
focus of our work is to support and
strengthen families. wherever possible. so
that children may be left in their homes.
Many of our services are designed to help
parents with {the task of raising children in
today's society. It is by assisting and
strengthening families that we can best
assist and protect children. Currently the
Agency operates the following programs
for families in the community:
Individual and family counselling for
families with children under sixteen
years: this ranges from reports of child
abuse to families voluntarily requesting
advice on the management of their
children's behaviour.
Twenty-fourhour emergency service for
families and children, with a social worker
on duty at all times.
Parent training groups - particularly for
parents of teenagers.
An after school group for adolescent
boys and girls.
Childreach program: a program aimed
at providing group support to mothers and
a play group for preschoolers.
A parent aide program which provides
intensive in-home counselling for young,
inexperienced parents.
A community worker providing training
and service coordination around issues
related to child abuse identification and
treatment.
Foster care and group care programs
for children requiring residential
placement.
Adoption services.
Counselling services for young. single
parents.
A summer camp program sending about
120 children to camp and involving 200
children in a day camp program.
Coordination of the Christmas Bureau
throughout the County, reaching 400-500
families.
These services exist tor the community.
and there are many ways for you to
become involved in youp Family and
C'hildren's Services:
Become a member of the Agency.
Become a foster parent - the agency is in
need of special families to care for
teenagers.
Become a volunteer: driving clients to
appointments, working with children or
families, or lending your special skills to
our programs.
Make a donation - the group needs to
raise over $50,000 this year to operate pro-
grams such as Summer Camp, Christmas
Bureau - donations are tax deductible.
Two special training opportunities in
May/June which may be of interest:
Doctors Beryl and Noam Chernick are
presenting an evening of education and
entertainment on May 27, 1987 at 7:30 in
Victoria School, God,,eich. The presenta-
tion, for the general public. is titled
"Growing Up Sexual" - the developing sex-
ual awareness and expression of children
and adolescents. Tickets: $5.00 each - call
524-7356.
Dr. Alex Zaphiris, workshop - Child Sex-
ual Abuse: Diagnosis and Treatment on
,June 1 and 2, 1987. For information call
524-7356.
EDWARD ODDI..EIF'SON
government
Mr. Oddleifson has been with the
historical society since its inception, and his
wife, Flory, was the society's first presi-
dent. He was also the president for a couple
of years.
He had his own explanation for how he
became involved _in volunteer. work.
"People volunteer you for these jobs. You
become involved because you are interested
in the municipality in which you live. I felt if
I lived here, I would do my share to make it
a better place to live. I think we accomplish-
ed it, we have a village, I think, that has a lot
of charm."
One big project he became involved in
with the society was the making of a
Bayfield history book. He was appointed as
chairman for the Bayfield History Commit-
tee as well as editor of Bayfield History, and
the group began to put the book together in
1984. He ,hopes the book will be out by the
end of May.
Mr. and Mrs. Oddleifson were also largely
responsible for the posting of beautiful
street signs in the village. However, these
signs didn't last because they were all
stolen.
"I don't do these things for what I can get
out of it, I enjoy it. I do it because I feel its a
privilege to live here. It's a very friendly
village. It has ben quite a rewarding ex-
perience to live i this village," he conclud-
ed on the s of why he does volunteer
work.
$2.4 -million
for school
capital
projects
Nearly $2.4 -million has. been allocated to
the Huron County Board of Education and
the Huron -Perth Separate School Board as
part of new provincial government capital
funding p>?oject, Jack Riddell, MPP for
Huron -Middlesex recently announced on
behalf of Minister of Education Sean Con-
way, Huron -Bruce MPP Murray Elston and
Perth MPP Hugh Edighoffer.
The Huron County board will receive
$805,540 for four projects, while the Huron -
Perth Separate Board will receive $1,553,700
for five projects under the new
$226.4 -million program announced on
Wednesday as part of the Ontario govern-
ment's throne speech promises.
"It shows the government recognizes the
education needs of Huron County and is will-
ing to provide the funding to ensure we con-
tinue to provide the best facilities in On-
tario," Mr. Riddell said.
Mr. Conway said: "Between 1985 and
1987, this government has more than doubl-
ed the annual capital allocations to school
boards. This is proof of the conin fitment of
this government to the importance and
priority we place on education."
The Huron Board projects include: Cen-
tral Huron Secondary School in Clinton,
$204,000 for a new roof; F.E.•Madill Secon-
dary School in Wingham, $330,000 for anew
roof; Huron Centennial Public School in
Brucefield, $237,000 for a new roof; and
Zurich Public School, $33.000 for a new
boiler.
The Huron -Perth's Separate Board's five
projects include a major addition to St. Am-
brose School in Stratford, $1,1.41,50; St.
Michael's School, Stratford, $124,000, new
furniture and equipment; St. Mary's School,
Goderich, $136,000, portapacks; St.N1ary's
School, Hesson $107,000 renovations and
roofing: and Our 1.ady of Mount Carmel in
Dashwood, $44,000 for a new roof.
The grants have been allocated fol• the
1988-89 fiscal year.
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