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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-06-04, Page 14W4,ZPIESD4. >`J TI .:1 Mike Wedlock and Brian Shewfelt received their athletic plaques at G.D.C.],.. on Monday for accurnulating 85 points or more. Due to an oversight in bookkeeping, they were not presented with their plaques at the Awards Assembly in the mor- ning but later in the day. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) DP elect. Fansher A combined meeting of the Huron -Bruce and Huron -Middlesex NDP Riding. Association was held at the home of Donna and Herb Klbpp, Zurich, on Sunday, June 1. The meeting was scheduled as a potluck, family social for members of the riding association. Following the lun- cheon, the provincial riding association met to elect the 1980 slate of officers. Elected to serve on the NDP Executive were: president, Osborne Fansher, Bayfield; vice- presidents, Carl Hemingway, Brussels, and Olivia Freeman, Bayfield; secretary, Valerie Bolton, Blyth; treasurer and CFO, John Wood, Goderich; organizer' and mem- bership, Tony McQuail, Lucknow. Delegates to the provincial council (the governing body of the Party between elections and con- ventions) are to be Carl Hemingway and Tony 'McQuail. In addition to the executive officers, the following committee chairpersons were elected: publicity, Paul Carroll, Seaforth; resolutions, Gwen - Pemberton, Bayfield; agriculture, .Vince Austin, Kingsbridge; social; Donna Klopp, Zurich ; union liaison, John Racho, Egmond- ville; nominations, Phil Walker, Grand Bend. ., The provincial con- vention for the Ontario New Democratic Party is scheduled for June 20, 21 and 22 at the University of . Guelph. Delegates elected to attend are Valerie Bolton, Paul "Carroll - and Gwen Pemberton. Also at- tending from the riding association are to be Carl Hemingway and Tony McQuail. In other business, the NDP members received a resolution recom- mending a system of proportional represen- tation and majority representation by means of a single, transferable ballot. The resolution was referred for further consideration -by the new executive and a recommendation back to the next general meeting. The matter of needing to meet with the federal steering committee for the riding of Grey -Bruce Was also discussed. A meeting involving the two adjacent riding associations will be set up. Want proposals for hall Goderich Township, council is still studying -plans for the construction of a community hall and have asked - three construction firms to submit proposals. Earlier in the year council rejected plans from 11 bidders. for a township hall, estimated to cost over $500,000 and agreed to erect a less expensive building. Con Dign, one of the original ten- ders, was asked to draw up new plans and they have submitted a proposal to council for a 5,780 foot building_at the .. cost of $192j90. At a special meeting on May 14 council considered the plans and discussed the options of 12 foot doors and special tiling in the front lobby but no final decisions were made. Council did decide to contact Scheidal Construction of Waterloo to see if they would be interested in •preparing plans for the building. At their regular meeting on May 19 council was presented with another proposal from Muer Construction and Clerk Robin Thompson was in- structed to forward the plans to the engineer for more detailed study. Earlier township Reeve Grant Stirling said that, he hoped . the building would be completed by the end _of , the_year.The final date of construction is March 1, 1981 if the township is to receive any financial assistance from Wintario. The new hall will be built on township owned land behind the present township shed. • BY CATH WOODEN An aura of confusion surrounded a. motion by Huron County Board of Education Trustee John Elliott to rescind immediate plans for' in- tegration of busingtin Hullett Township and include them in a long range plan for the whole county. Elliott said his reasoning behind his motion Was that the integration . of high school and public school students travelling on buses to Londesboro and then to Clinton would only include the centre strip of Hullett. He said that the same. result (theelimination of one bus, thus saving about 5,000) could be achieved mother way with less disruption to the students. One of the two express buses that take secondary school students to -Clinton would be eliminated since student population from that area is diminishing. The overflow, he suggested, could be picked up by one of the country drivers. Sweeney is president of HCPPPS BY BARRY CLEAVE The regular monthly meeting of the Huron County Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association was held on Tuesday evening, May 20 in' the O.M.A.F. board room at Clinton with 14 members present. In the absence of President, Jim Millar, vice-president Jerome Sweeney chaired the meeting. Following the chairman's opening remarks and roll call, the secretary read\ the minutes of the April meeting and on motion by Cliff Pepper, seconded by Cloyne Thuel, were adopted as read. Opening the period of correspondence, the secretary read a letter of resignation from President Jim Millar stating that his• working hours at his present job would not let him attend the meetings with any degree of regularity and while he had enjoyed his term of office, he felt that it would not be fair to the Association to remain as president. This resignation was regretfully accepted by the members and it was unanimous that Jerome Sweeney step up to the __.president's office.. Nominations for vice- . president were in order and Orville Shewfelt was chosen to fill that office, leaving a vacancy on the Board of Directors. Barry Cleave was then elected to the Board •of Directors. Correspondence was read from the Warden of the County, Mr. Morley, regarding the briefs presented at the Development Committee meeting in April and also a letter was read from the O.M:A.F. office in Stratford regarding the availability again this year of Agri -Crews and details regarding same'. The secretary read an announcement of the .Norfolk Poultry Show on May 31 in Simcoe, the Tri - Show in Brampton on June 14 and the CBC show in Simcoe on June 28. A letter was read from the Ontario Poultry Confederation con- cerning delegates to the annual meeting in Guelph on June 7. The two delegates who are to represent the club are Cliff. Pepper.. and. -secretary Daniel. The secretary then asked for a motion to be put on record giving him discretionary powers to answer requests for club specials from fair secretaries without having to call the directors for direction. This was moved by Cliff Pepper and seconded by `Lloyd O'Brien and carried. c. Cliff Pepper and Barry Cleave headed up a discussion and answered questions relevent to the value and other aspects of testing for Pullorum. Bills totalling $17.16 were presented by the secretary. Cloyne Thuel moved that bills be paid, seconded by Emery Baechler and carried. It was decided to have a large fowl table show for the June meeting with Barry Cleave as judg Regarding the 171fetin, it will continue as is for at least the month of June. Hank Wimmenhove of- fered to look into ob- taining acopier.. Jerome Sweeney won the --attendance draw and - re -donated the $2., Jack Mayhew made a request for the use of the club's cages on behalf of the Clinton Fair Board for the fair on June 7. This was granted and Jack also made available prize lists and entry` forms Adjournment was moved by Cloyne Thuel and seconded by Hank Wimmenhove. Following the meeting nine pigeons were cooped for discussion, a Grizzle Fantail, a Black Sad • Fantail, four Satintes and two Grizzl- Show Race Homers Gordon Steinacker ve the qf- ficial placing and an- swered estions relative to t ese findings. A sp cial thank you to• rdon. Coffee and donuts rounded out a nice meeting. Special program at Vanastra A special program is underway at the Vanastra Recreation Centre for people with a special need. It is being modelled after a program in Strathroy which has been extremely popular and well attended by. Parkinson disease vic- tims from all over south- western ' Ontario in- cluding'some from Huron County. Parkinson's Disease is characterized by tremor, slowness . of movement and muscular. rigidity.. It is one of the: most com- mon -causes of chronic physical disability in Canada and the Parkinson Foundation of Canada estimates that,. one Canadian in 200 over the age of 40 is likely to develop the disease. The disease usually begins with a slight tremor in the hands or fingers and is ac- companied by difficulty or "slowness in per- forming intricate movements. The most common symptom is the rhyth:iriic" involuntary shaking or tremor. Patients also develop stiffness or rigidity, of muscles and begin to move slowly and with The three trainable mentally retarded (MIR) schools in the area, Including Queen Elizabeth in Goderich, Huron Hope in Huron Park, and Golden Circle in Winghnm .had their annual bowling tournament on Thursday, May 29 at Goderich Little Bowl. Individual trophies winners at Queen Elizabeth were, back row from left, Mark Albert, Annette Tolsma, and Linda Ried; front row, Ber- nadette Bedard, Brian Nigh, and Alfle Tebow. Queen Elizabeth Scthool also presented an award to the most improved bowler, who was Jeffrey Kerr. The high average girls' 'trophy was presented to Pamela Jansen. (photo by Cath Wooden) difficulty. As muscle stiffness increases they also find it difficult to write and speak and they lose facial expression. Some Parkinson patients become totally immobile, although Parkinson's disease does not impair the mind in any way. It is a chronic progressive physically disabling disease. It is not hereditary and it is not fatal. Treatment is through drugs and in some specific cases, surgery. Many leading neurologists recommend physiotherapy as an aid for these people. A regular program of exercise and daily ac- tivity help to combat the symptoms. Such a program has been established at Vanastra. It will help minimize muscular rigidity and improve mobility. The 60 minute classes will be graded to suit each in- dividual case or condition with emphasis on range,: of movement; strength,• speed; and balance. Other aims of the exercise program are to improve breathing and voice projection, co- ordination in the face, neck, trunk and limbs and _to—. rn.p-r-ove-_-_or- maintain the walk. The facilities at the Vanastra Recreation Centre with its spacious gymnasium, .mats and wallbars lend themselves perfectly as the place in Huro'n County to begin such a program. The program will come under the Special .Needs Group established there and will be supervised by a physiotherapist. No doubt the patients in the •-countyy' who have been travelling weekly to Strathroy will be relieved to find the same program available to them locally. The • classes com- menced on Tuesday at 2 p.m. and will be held once a week at the same date and time. Each hour of exercise will be followed by 30 minutes of ' coffee and conversation with a special guest speaker from time to time. It is stressed that although physiotherapy is not seen as a method to reverse or halt the disease it brings in- valuable physical and. psychological benefits" Many patients tend to become introspective and withdrawn. The symptoms of tremor can be embarrassing and. difficult to handle in social situations. Although physical aspects of the program are important, probably the psychological aspects are equally significant. Patients find support and encouragement from each other, they gain confidence in a group situation and find com- fort in discovering how to handle their problems with others who are also learning to cope with Parkinson's disease. Anyone who is in- terested in the new program can call the Vanastra Rec Centre at 482-3544 for more in- formation_ r Fitness. It gives much more than it takes. 411 Parent/Parnonl put on hold.. Elliott said that it would make more sense for the -board to look at the integration aspect when die whole county is examined. The management committee plans to introduce to the board an ongoing plan of bus route in- tegration of elementary and secondary sphoo•1 routes this November. . After considerable attempts to understand and compare Elliott's proposal and the plan for integrated busing laid down by transportation manager R.L. Cunningham, the board passed Elliott's motion to delete one of the express - buses from Blyth to Clinton. His main concern about the integration, said. Elliott, was that "whenever you have high school students' hanging around a public school for more than five minutes, you have trouble." He said that the time between when high school students arrived at the public school in Lon- desboro and when the younger children were dismissed, and then were bussed home with the high schoolers, was too great. However, Elliott did not 'know what time the two schools dismissed, None of the trustees knew when Hullett Central in Londesboro finished classes, but superintendent W.D. Kenwell said that Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton dismissed at 3:15. This triggered a complaint from Trustee John Henderson that CHSS does not have enough class time with activity periods twice a week. You see two or 300 of them walking down the road at 2:30 in the afternoon on those days when they can be in learning something." i OTOCROSS� RACING Fourth Round In The Di-Jer Ont. Championships SUNDAY® JUNES Heats at 11 a.m. Finals at 3 p.m. VARNA, ONT. (HWY nn NORYH OF HENS.1L4. LOOK FOR IHE SIGNS'I 262-3318 or 262-5809 We:ve got.what it takes to make the good sports at your house really happy I And . at prices that won't tee you off. Show them how much you've appreciated them this year...give them some garb & gear. 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