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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-07-27, Page 3(0t ,t Gary Westgarth became the gets- administrator of Maitland Manor Nursing Home en June 20 and one of his coslt goals is to achieve accreditation for the home by December. tPhotobyJoanne Buchanan) Manor gets new administrator Gary Westgarth is the new administrator at Maitland Manor Nursing Home in Goderich. He will oversee the day to day operation of the home which is owned by Mery Good of London. It has 91 residents and 71 staff members. One of Westgarth's im- mediate goals is accredita- tion for the home which he hopes to achieve by December_ This involves a peer group evaluation of the facility by the Canadian Council on•-.. Hospital - meditation to ensure that high quality care is provid- ed- "We're hoping to pull everything together for ac- creditation and this will give us a solid base to. build on," he explains. Hesays that Maitland Manor already has the ad- vantages of a solid volunteer program, active community support and a good residents' activity program directed by Cathy Wiebe. Westgarth is also hoping to upplement some_pew pro- grams which will4 invo'Ive• Goderich District Collegiate Institute located right across the road from the Manor. "I think it's important to develop a relationship with the school and have some in- teraction between the old and the young," he says. He is also enthused about a pet program which may in - CIVIC CORNER The Landfill Site Com- mittee will meet Tuesday, August 2 at 4 p.m. in the Goderich Township council chambers. The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, August 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall. Money course offered A Wise Money Management adult short course is now being offered in the area and will provide the opportunity for you to take a close 1gqoak at your money managenlent skills. Record keeping sessions include financial planning, monthly expenses and in- come sheets, cash flow charts and personal and family net worth statements_ Recordbooks and in- formation will be supplied. Financial security is an integral part of all financial planning. Discussions of economic risks that affect your financial security will take place. Various types of insurance policies available will be discussed as well. Wills, banking and taxes will also be discussed. This workshop will be held September 14 and 15 (Wednesday and Thursday) from 9:30 - 3:30 at Goderich Township Hall, Holmesville. Pre -registration is necessary and there is a $5 fee ( including both days) and limited enrolment. For more information, contact: Jane Muegge, Rural Organization Specialist, (Home Economics) or John Ban- croft, Rural Organization Specialist. Agriculture) at 482-3428 or Zenith 7-3040. elude purchasing a cat for the enjoyment of Manor residents. In September, a re- painting program will be undertaken inside the Manor "to brighten it up and make it more home -like" says Westgarth. Another goal, he says, is to develop a rapport with the local hospital and the town's doctors and to let the com- munity know what resources are available to them at the Manor. Prior- to coming to Goderich, Westgarth was the administrator at Meadow Park Retirement Home in London for three years. Before that, he was the ser- vice manager. of the emergency department at Victoria Hospital in London. He started his career as a public relations officer and director of volunteer ser- vices at Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre. He has both a diploma in hospital and health care ad- ministration from the Unrh��•v,ersity pf Saskateheyv n .and' a degree in recreation from Ottawa University. Besides his work at Maitland Manor, Westgarth is also currently acting as president of the Ontario Nur- sing Home Association for southwestern Ontario (region 7) and plans to run for a second term when his first term runs out in September. Westgarth, his wife Deanne and their two children, four months and four years of age, will soon be taking up residence in Goderich and look forward to making this their new home. IS YOUR BODY READY FOR . THE BEACH COME TO WEIGHT WATCHERS® AND MAKE SURE' Uc CALL JUDY 1-800.265.9291 for the meeting nearest you. Wr•,ght Watchers int i +,npr ut the We,ght Watchers Trademark en concern residers 0, Wow Reaide& is ' f s, t d VireintdilP feel there la not enough mom on their° dies Tor both them and comrnetelat talisman, .cause sof their concern, sornheeluragesto l iensareitntllepg, A meeqgwanbeldiastweekwith reserita1fves from tbe aimiStry of Natural Resources, and com- mercial fisber nen in the area. Ashfield residents, especially those .who live along the lake, 'were con- cerned with the commercial fishermen spreading their nets along The shore, a possible hazard for boatersandhmetson.Asbfield beaches. Residents were also concerned that the com- mercial fishermen were fishing Their beaches clean, leavingiuithhig for sports fishermen in the area. A compromise wasreached between. spokesmen for the fishing and resident groups. 'The commercial fishermen will promise to stay 500 metres off the shore during the summer months Of June, July and AuguSt:.The newregulation ewiill apply to the shoreline along all Of Huron County, and will be enforced by the ministry: - Although the spokesmen for the two groups had yet to bring the proposal to their members, they were personally satisfied with the compromise. Bob McGraw, president Of the Huron County Commercial Fishernen Association, said the cottagers had reason to be concerned about commercial fishermen who fished so close to the shore. '`We do respect the recreation people," he stated. The only complaints that he knew of were coming from Ashfield.and Port Albert. He did say that some fi'sshermenwould not he pleased with thenew Geoffrey t- Geoffrey Walker, secretary of the Ashfield Lakefront Association, said they had reached "a tentative agreement" which he would bring back to x Ashfield residents. He had previously circulated a petition around `the township to be sent to Alan Pope, the Minister of Natural Resources. He got 200 signatures on the petltio(Ih asking the minister to restrict up to one Mge off shore for spouts fishermen. At an earlier meeting, Walker drew up a list of complaints and opinions of some Ashfield residents. The chief concerns included: the threat posed by commercial fishermen to snrimmers, boaters, loons. and diving ducks; the fact that nets were in as little as six feet of water, that fishermen could net duringthe spawning season, and that there was no control of quantity taken in the Ashfield area. Walker is primarily concerned with the perch fishing off his beaches. He says that a commercial fishermen spent five days at the end of June fishing for perch close to his home and cleaned the area right out. Walker says it will take up to five years for the perch to come back to the same place, because the spawning fish were also caught. But McGraw, himself a commercial fisherman in the Bayfield area, says this is not true; that fish regularly move away from the shore in the warm weather, and will probably move back closer to the shore later on in the summer. Mike Malhiot, from the Miiistry of Natural Resources, says there are no restrictions now on commercial fishermen except for the length of nets they can spread in the water, and the mesh size of the nets. In 1984, however, the ministry will start a new system of management, imposing quotas on licensed fishermen. He thinks "that should also help to resolve the problem," because fishermen can catch their quotas, by species, in the spring and fall, and leave the lake free in the summer for recreation. Area crops surviving hot dry weather so far but need rain Area crops are mostly surviving the hot dry weather we've bad in Southwestern Ontario, but if rain does not come soon some farmers may be in trouble, says John Heard, from the Agricultural Office in Clinton. Heard says the corn is especially showing symp- toms of the unusually hot weather with little rain. It's easy to see the leaves rolling up and burning around the edges: But the most critical period for corn will be in the next two weeks, when it starts to come out in tassel. Heard says the development up to now has been normal, but "we really need the rain for pollination." According to Heard'; fiirmers fn Kent arid !Essex counties are having problems with their wheat crops, where it is drying up without fully ripening. Here,. wheat has not been harvested yet, and farmers do not know what the quality will be like. Barley and oats, like wheat, may have dried up without the seeds filling out, but it is not yet known if any real damage has been done. Canola, a new crop to the area, is not faring too well this year. Heard says there is quite a bit of canola near l.ucknow and Dungannon; it is crushed and its oil is used to make cooking oil. It is a cool weather crop, and does not grow well in the hot, dry weather. Heard says if we get a couple of inches of rain in the next two weeks, the crops will not be too badly hurt. He's not too worried yet, and is optimistic that rain will come. ' - He thinks that• some -of the- props in- the area are . doing really well, whereas others are suffering from the weather. "This is the kind of year when you can really judge the farmer's management by his crops." HARBOR REPORT BY RON GRAHAM The Algoway arrived light for salt from Cleveland July _ l8 ,and cleared harbor the some day for Thunder Bay. The Agawa Canyon arrived light for salt from Sault Ste. Marie on July 23 and cleared harbor the next day for Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Algobay arrived light for salt from Sarnia on July 25 and cleared harbor the next day for Montreal. The Franquelin arrived with a part load of grain from Collingwood on July 25. The Oakglen arrived with a load of grain from Thunder Bay on July 24 and cleared harbor light the next -day for Thunder. Bay. STATE FARM, LINSURANCE FOR INSURANCE CALL BILL BARWICK AGENT 3E0K:NGSTON ST. GODERICH, ONTARIO 524-7551 Like a good neighbor, State Farm is their. Stair r•,m wane. Cornp.n,aa C.n•O... Ha•d Oros as Scnrboro,gh ora HOLIDAY WEEKEND STORE HOURS Open Friday, July 29 from 9 - 9 Saturday, July 30 from 9 - 6 Sunday, July 31 from 12 - 5 CLOSED CIVIC HOLIDAY MONDAY, AUGUST 1 ICK;yP.i1P i i •" .524 724, E a * ***-11- *QUEEN'S * HOTEL • SEAFORTH Entertainment Wed. -Sat. NIGEL CROOK 4rNext Week * Wed. - Sat. MIKE BIKER * &THE * * KICKSTANDS * Tues. Night * LADIES NIGHT!` * Happy Hour * * 4.30-6:00 * * No Cover * ******* THE WINGHAM SALES ARENA Brings You More Savings On NEW FURNITURE AND CARPET This week enjoy low! low! prices on quality new fur- niture, such as table and chair sets in solid woods — oak, elm, maple or birch, buffet A hutches, china cabinets, rockers, bowl A pitcher sets, brass beds, box and ma$Tress. A fine selection of living room suites in the latest styles. CARPET and NO WAX FLOORING. Hundreds of roll ends and remnants to choose from. REMEMBER - TIME IS RUN- NING OUT TO SAVE ON THE SALES TAX. While visiting the Winghom Sales Arena get in on the bargains on BULK FOODS, DISCOUNT GROCERIES, FAMOUS MACGREGORS FROZEN BOXED MEATS, CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR, AND SPORTING GOODS ETC. TERMS • CASH CHEQUE, VISA, MASTER CARD WINGHAM SALES ARENA 357-1730 Just north of Winghom on Hwy. No. 4 Open Mon. Sat 9-6 p.m. Friday nights till 9 p.m. THE WINGHAM SALES ARENA HURON CYCLE IN GODERICH 0 v 0 GOISG• _ ens`1;14:1;11:,,-17, ,TIRES -HELMETS WINDSHIELDS OIL Etc. ALL PARTS & ACCESSORIES In -Stock Z� OFF Great Deals Available Ori Limited New & Used Motorcyles RON CYCL 211 Bayfield Road Goderich, Ontario 2 '061 • rmfa►IS.ICN4—STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1983—PAGE 3 orker for Day" contest to be held The Canada Employment Centres for Students in Goderich and Exeter are holding a "Win a Worker for a Day" contest. The contest is open to all individuals currently (waling Or renting a home and -or business in Huron County (excluding the town of Wingham) and the tickets for the contest are free of charge! The winning entry will be entitled to seven hours of work to be completed by the Ministry suggests savings In order to stay within budgetary restraints, our of- fice of the) Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food has been asked to reduce costs substantially. We made suggestions that would help reduce our overall budget. One sugges- tion was to cut out the Zenith Toll Free call-in line. This cost in fiscal 1982-83 was ap- proximately $13,000. Our concern is, does this service get abused? Do we get too much visiting and not enough actual business con- ducted during the call? Another concern is, are you ready for a phone call? By this I simply mean, if you are making a call, do you have your thoughts together and a pad of paper and pen- cil handy to take down the in- formation? I think Bell Telephone makes more money on the wasted time that- it takes for • •Wait till. I get a paper and pencil", than they do on productive con- versation time. This waiting time is also wasted for the party at the other end. Stan Paquette Farm Management Specialist, OMAF Supervisor of the Centres, Angelina Arts. Contest rules are as follows: only one entry per person; work must be reasonable and acceptable to the worker; worker will work seven hours with two - 15 minute, breaks and one and one-half hours lunch break for a total of eight hours; employer must pro- vide transportation for the worker from the nearest Canada Employment Centre for Students to the job site, unless it's within walking distance; draw will he made July 'Jst , at 4:15 and all en- tries must be received by Ju- ly 29 at 4 p.m.; the seven hours of work must be used before August 12, 1983. Anyone interested in entering should call or visit their nearest Canada Employment Centre for Stu- dents, in Goderich at 35 East Street, 524-2744, or Exeter at 305 Main Street, 235-1711. And perhaps if your name isn't chosen as the winning ticket, you might hire -a - student instead! FARM FRESH. FRUITS & VEGETABLES now available.00e0,®a.• *local peaches • local raspberries *Ontario Sweet corn. •Ontario field tomatoes THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS Ontario HEAD LETTUCE 3/.99 Ontario CAULIFLOWER .79. Ordersnowbeing taken for SWEET and SOUR CHERRIES in 10. and 20 lb. pails (Prices in effect until July 30th or while supplies last) OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK NECTARINES Stoiland FARM MI Ki Hwy. 21 S miles north of Goderich - 524-6419 Mtib:. Oegi 00..101.10 .00100 00.04.40 060,0 iiEiEii } Midnight Madnes Friday Saturday July 29 July 30 9 a.m. to midnight 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Entire Stock Reduced Hotson Lighting &Chin 1 mile north of Grand Bend 238-8240 International` Axial -Flow Combines Four Models....13 to 30 fool platforms: • 1420-124 hp diesel engine and 125 bu grain tank • 1440-135 hp diesel engine and 145 bu grain tank • 1480.170 hp diesel engine and 180 bu grain tank • 1480-210 hp diesel engine and 208 bu grain tank 1P Pl(-A• WEI? 17NAN(•ING ON NEW COMBINES Waiver April 1184 9.9°%a for 5 years Large Cas Rebate Call and arrange your own special on farm demonstration /PTA1 RI ((DNI)ll'lO147 /)(•0,11BINl:S INT. 1440 D, axial flow combine $45,000 New Holland TR 70 0, combine w !heads 553,500 IH 715. gas combine. 95 hp. cab. quick lath. looks good $18,995 IH 815 D, combine. 130 hp, cab. air. chopper 529,000 IN 915 0, combine. 160 hp, cab air, auto header control, shaft monitors. straw chopper. X32,500 IH 915 D. combine. 160 hp. cab, air auto header control shaftjmonitors, straw chopper 1134,500 IH 915 Di, combine. 160 hp, cab, air, straw chopper. 990 hours, one owner 537,000 IH 1440 D, axial flow combine. 130 hp, cab, air. 23 1 )c 26 tires. 1040 hrs excellent machine 549,995 111 144013, axial flow combine. 135 hp. 800 hours. Why Look Elsewhere') %1,800 OTHEn COMBINE VALUES IH 915. gas combine, 160 hp, cab, gulch tach 10,814 .ID 8800 G, combine, 112 hp, cab, chopper, 1123 hrs recond„ repainted $28,500 IH 815 D. combine. 130 hp. cab. air . 13' grainhead $19,995 AC Gleaner combine, 90 hp $22,900 White 545 G. combine, 90 hp, cab 512.500 IH SPECIAL FINANCING USED -Interest Free 'Ill Feb 1 /84 or 12 9% Financing 5t/1F01tT11 521-0120 FARM EQUIPMENT LIM(TEC ;.> zo pt) ,wry • M9R ; :vE i` WaGD510Cu • 1