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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-12-23, Page 6PQ 6 rr9OPFHICIISP,ANATAR, MONDAY, DEMO: 823,,;190 { GS RER AYTFOVEE 166 THE SQUARE, GODERICH PHONE 524-8761 Evenings and Sundays phone 529-7253 BOJ. GJFT SHOP Just off the Square oe East Street, besgde the Poet°ltice. Your`ifekkeKtev& - Community Card Shop >Grooth Com* .Party Were <Office Supplies .pgphs 1.OIf1s 9Ws$dInp Stationery 482-9228 524-4133 (After Hours) JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL NEW YEAR'S DAY SMORGASBORD al the White Carnation Holmesville WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1986 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Roast Beef & Roast Pork $7.95 per person, 12 & under 1/2 price CATERING TO: Weddings, Banquets and Private Parties. See us for outside catering at a hall of your choice. Reopens Sundays at Easter. WHITE CARNATION HOLMESVILLE Ith Christmas! pI`F - etztv Best Wishes for a joyful, happy holiday season and prosperous New Year from Michael, Willa, Dave, Elliot and Claude. 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OPEN BOXING DAY 10 a.m. • 6 p.m. f siZ Ii tU- mai Sates and Service County Road 25 AUBURN Ph- 528-7222 SALE AT BOTH LOCATIONS ®. ®.. 1 625 Campbell Street LUCKNOW Ph- 528.2435 110)01141110111 Cammuni A Hundreds of volunteers help make Christmas special for needy people BY SHARON DIIET'Z Christmas is the time of year when the needy feel their poverty the most. For- tunately, it is also the time when others are most inclined to help. In Goderich there are many service clubs and community organizations which work together to make sure that every senior citizen, every lonely individual and every needy family will have gifts under the tree and a festive Christmas dinner. Most Goderich service and community groups are involved in the collection of ,toys, clothes, canned goods and money to be distributed through the Huron County Family and Children's Services Goderich Bureau. So many volunteers want to become in- volved in the project that a group takes the job of co-ordinating the bureau for two years and then another group takes over. Everyone wants to help out. More than 600 children will receive a toy and an item of clothing from the bureau in their town this year and across the county the bureau has more than 100 people involved as volunteers. A network of volunteer knitters make mittens through the year to provide two pairs of mitts for each child and this year each child will also receive a toque. Sometimes families who have used the service during hard times make a donation during following years when they're able, says Peggy Rivers who is charge of volunteer services for Family and Children's Services. Volunteers will come in right up to Christmas Eve to sort through the lef- tovers for last minute families, to make sure everyone who needs help can enjoy a little bit of Christmas in their home this year. "There are a horrendous number of peo- ple doing a tremendous amount of work," says Rivers, "as many as 40 people in some areas, all donating their time. It amounts to thousands of hours." The Salvation Army and its volunteers have become synonymous with Christmas as they reach out into the community to help the disadvantaged. The Salvation Army in Goderich gives out about 20 hampers of food and extra groceries to make a Christmas meal and Students at Colborne Central School donated canned goods, toys and games to the Goderich Salvation Army for distribution to needy families at Christmas. The students also collected $50. to be presented to Captain Wendy Johnstone of The Salvation Army on December 19. Members of the students' council made the presentation including from the left, Paula Vanderburgh, secretary; Sherri Talbot, president; Captain Johnstone; Tracy Black, treasurer and Alison Clark, vice-president. ( photo by Sharon Dietz distributes some 550 sunshine bags to nurs- ing homes and hospitals. Members of the Salvation Army visit the nursing homes and hospitals where they give out the sunshine bags, and make the visit special by spending time with the residents and patients, singing carols ac- companied by the Army band. Their work helps those who fall through the cracks of the Family and Children's Services Christmas Bureau which is fami- ly oriented. The Salvation Army seeks out the lonely, the sick and the aged. Like the Christmas Bureau, the Salva- tion Army gives assistance to those who are working who also need help at Christmas. An example, says Captain Wendy Johnstone is a call from a grand- mother who says her grandchildren wttt go without this Christmas because, even though Dad has a job, they cannot afford presents this year. Members of the Salvation Army are also called upon at the last minute to assist with the delivery of food, clothing and toys just in time for Christmas. They too remain busy right up until Christmas Day like the volunteers with the Christmas Bureau. The Army is in touch with the communi- ty and they can identify some of the people who need help at Christmas but they rely on people from the community to call and tell them they know someone who might need help. For the Salvation Army helping continues all year as money and clothing collected throughout the year is distributed to those less fortunate than most of us. The House That Jack Built was performed by the Kindergarten class at St. Mary's Separate School. From right to left, Danny Smith was the cow that kicked the dog, Tanya Koestler who chased the cat, Tierna Fisher who ate the mouse, Eric Slater, that lived in the house that Jack built. 1 photo by Susan Hundertmark) Drinkers find alternatives to driving The holiday season. A time to drink and be merry. But new legislation enacted December 4 imposes long jail terms, higher fines and mandatory prohibitions from driving for anyone convicted of im- paired driving. It's become imperative that citizens find alternative ways to get home after party- ing. Although it was once considered im- possible for people living in rural com- munitites to have any other choice but to get behind the wheel and drive. the new legislation has brought about some very imaginative solutions to the problem of drinking and driving. In Goderich a free taxi service will he available again this year as 13 B Taxi of- fers free rides to and from the party between 8 p.m and 3 a.m- Goderich Taxi will also provide free taxi service from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Maurice Gardiner of Goderich Taxi says he has been busier this year throughout the month of December, the legislation has made a difference. There have been more night calls and he expects he will be as busy New Year's Eve as he has in previous years when he offeredfree taxi service. A new twist to the alternative ride home is rent a van which some company Christmas parties have done. A rented van collects the partygoers from their homes and then returns to take them home after the party. According to Hob Sherwood of Sherwood Transportation there is a definite increase in his business this year. More people are deciding to get together, hire a driver and ride together in a van to their party. it's one more way to leave the car at home. There is a definite awareness, he says. of the stiff penalties for drinking and driving and also the increase in the number of roadside spot checks by police. Some companies have organized their Christmas party in this fashion, hiring the van to pickup their employees, bring them to the party and then driving them home again after the party. • For anyone who thinks they can still get away with drinking and driving, take a look at the legislation. The amendments apply to the operation of any type of motor vehicle, boat or aircraft. A first conviction now carries with it a minimum fine of $300 (up from $50) and an automatic three month suspenion of driv- ing privileges. Drivers convicted a second time will be subject to imprisonment for 14 days or longer and will be prohibited from driving for six months or longer. Subsequent convictions will result in im- prisonment for 90 days or longer, and a minimum one year suspension of driving privileges. .fudges may impose stiffer penalties depending on the circumstances of each case. Fines may range as high as $2,000 and convicted drivers may be prohibited from driving for periods of up to three years. The new law also introduces two new im- paired offences. impaired driving causing bodily harm carries with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and 10 years' prohibition from driving. Impaired driving causing death carries with a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison and 10 years' prohibition from driving. in very serious cases a driver can be charged with manslaughter or criminal negligence causing death. The maximum penalties for these offences are life im- prisonment and a lifetime prohibition from driving. fv�c FAA�s LAURA SECO DCANDIES AT CANIPBELL/S 11148 The Square Royal Bank Block �Q'�L�E QUALITY 1b8 The Square Royal rik Block FAMOUS FOR FRESHNESS