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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-03-27, Page 5rl. 11V VV et# we'hh be;gettin "0110. investigating a .rid out:that a ierge shipment hy, Mar:21, only uted" amongst various, yes, in town; and NONE vet to the taxpayers of this coax - ,u What is mire* with the people who run the :eri No provincial government and this communi- the ind v citi ens or .. r went, in L,C.B.O. op Flit: sign on the Wtdp Dear editor, The War Amputations of Canada has a personal involvement'in the lives of many youngsters who lost their limbs in accidents while playing. Young Bill Hutchison thought he could be just like spiderman. He ignored his grand- mother's warning land climbed a high- voltage hydro -tow* Billy was electrocuted and lost both anis a tithe shoulder. Kathi Loughran forgot to ,look both ways before she crossed the' street one day. She was hit by a dump truck and lost her right leg below the'kitee. • Billy and, Kathi are just two of the many Champs enralied:•ineur-Child Amputee pro gram who !wavy 'the- piled - paid for a few th s se ut ages es ablusl en r r'e 4,0 t ilea a deprrivaao st>� we cook not palms Knouot of beef,la be enjoyed and comforts of our awn. home. I►ri ty; to allow the private citizens who �eieeted 'lot of other people: share -,1 ewa; them now in power; be right to buy the irrr subject. I ask that yo -please let my feelings -,�x known, ss well's.the many others who feet this way, because when we start to lose`:the 'Q!�ur �rivi�kej ells; we .a qty and p ported beer. There are a lot of us who cannot afford invQlvedren are injhe War Amps seconds of fun playing in a dangerous place._ but it's too late for them. Now, they are learning how to do things like eat a hamburger -'using two artificial arms or to swim with' an artificial leg. The War Amps feels it is essential that these Champspass along their hard-won lessons to all chjldren.Our PLAYSAFE Pro- gram is .based on a kids -to -kids approach to safety awareness. No one is better qualified to teach others about safety rules than members of our CHAMP Program, who are themselves in- quisitive and active children. Rather than follow the advice of parents and teachers, yaungatersare -more rawly to new tut' au - vice -of-childten_their-o"wa.age. . _. of C oncerned and angry Goderich citizen not yet(?) strippedof his pride, Mike Bond Goderich ada prograrn. yet a ther, award-winning PL,AYSAFE across the country. and t/eie tiara piso m nt innt, we OUE e wipay for r, ad, This The War Amps is introducing school classy is �• War CRs placement in your newspaper. However, our . film called, PLAYSAFE II: Don't Let It mandate to reach as •. many .Panadian ad will need`much•rnore exposure to make Happen To You." Fashioned after the show- youngsters as j ossible ?With this 'important an impact. and -tell approach popular in . school safety message. classrooms, each Champ takes the viewer • " child's arm Or leg, or even life, can be saved alonalongits occurred to theactuallocations where the ae- It is also crucial that, if a ehild does ex- tlirotigh the PLAYSAFE Program, then it is perience a traumatic accident , the family worth every effort to promote it. receives our support and ,`financial Thank you fir your co-operation. Against this real-life backdrop, the assistance as soon after the,amputation as Champs discuss why they chose to play in possible,: 'he opportunity. to •snare Warm* that particular spot and, with arresting can- tion and ideas on coping with amPutation is didness, they demonstrate how their ar- invaluable to both the child and the parentslirastificial lirs work. These powerful images As one father said at a recent CHAMP cannot help but make a vivid • impression in Seminar: "You never think this type of a child's memory. thing will happen to your own child." PLAYSAFE II -will be -distributed to We feel that our-PLAYSAFE message is It is The War Amps' belief that, if one. Not all activities in Blyth are produced by Festival group Dear editor: events ' fall The Blyth Festival, as most people in this months, thusingho the facilitiese spriof Blvth a area are aware, is a non-profit organization Memorial Hall, a publicly owned building. with a board of local volunteers who have Throughout the years, we have for the past ten years, produced a summer encouraged the activities of other cultural season of new Canadian plays and cultural groups, as we do not want to hold a cultural Veterans group hopes to aid war vets across Canada Dear editor, For a supreme worthy cause, it would be appreciated, if you would please" be kind enough to print this letter, for the public and many veterans opinions. Suffering Veterans is a group of War Veterans, who are helping many veterans, and their widows, and families across ; Canada. We would liketo explain the function of Suffering Veterans, it is a volunteer non- profit group, working to rights the wrongs of veterans, and vet's widows and families.. There is a Canadian -wide Petition being cir- culated for support, from friends, and relatives who knows of those Veterans. I may add there are no funds, solicited in connection with Suffering Veterans Group. Office and branches are springing in several Cities in Canada. We would like to hear from veterans, and vet's widows in the surrounding areas, that are not satisfied, in the manner they have been treated by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Please state your service numbers, and brief notes regarding your conditions when writing to us, at the "undermentioned ad- - • dress: All letters ,are taken- into --considers tion. A sincere thanks to your journal, for this • most important, and worthwhile endeavour. Ed. R. Woods Secretary Suffering Veterans 307-371 Lakeshore Rd. W. Mississauga, Ontario L5H 1H4 Manycontribute to first child identification Dear editor: The members of the Goderich Kinette Club and the Exemplar Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their co- operation and donations in our recent Child Identification Finge printing Program. In our first endeavour, 513 ch1'1-.611W-ere- fingerprinted. '1ren were fingerprinted. This program will become an annual serviceLn_ t is area to cover new. families, toddlers and anyone who missed the program this year. It is our intention that this service will help mace our area as safe and well informed as possible for our children, now and in the future. Yours truly, Co-ordinatorsJoy McKee, Gayle Purser. Man looks for relatives of his great grandmother Dear sir, I am looking for people who may be related to me through my great grand- mother. She was born Emma Jane Dixon 19 May 1&56 in Goderich. Her parents were Richard Dixon and Jennette Gilmour. Emma Jane married a John McPhee and they settled near Puslinch, Ontario. Thank you so much for your help. As always, Kenneth J.G. Young 519-371-1693 monopoly in the area. We are pleased that the Theatre Circle, an independent, locally based company, has produced plays at Blyth Memorial Hall for the past two winter seasons. We applaud the increase in activity at Blyth Memorial Hall, but request that patrons note that many activities at the Blyth Memorial Hall are not produced by or under the banner of the Blyth Festival. Blyth will continue to offer the same kind of quality shows we always have and we know local` people produced by their support. will the Yours sincerely, if Clifford Chadderton, CM, CAE Chief Executive Officer continueto find the shows Blyth .Festival worthy of Yours truly, • . 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