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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-01-15, Page 20PAGE 4A—GODER1CH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1986 FREE DR YOU COULD WIN ONE OF 3 MICROWAVES Quality, More Selection and Value for most every budget. TJ1EJ7 LLE LITLET 366 BAYFIELD RD., GODERICH 524.2924 between Home Hardware end Murphy's Landing ; mom OPEN: Mon.•Sat. 9 am • 6 pm • Thurs., Fri. til 9 pita DENTURE WEARERS Did you know it is important for you to have your dentures examined regularly? Your mouth is one of the most important areas of your body but often neglected when dentures are worn. Improperly fitting or maintained dentures can cause severe health problems. The lack of public information regarding dentures often leads to problems and unnecessary expense. Your local Denture Therapist (DENTURIST) is a professional specialising in the construction, repair and modification of dentures and provides this service directly to the public. 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Now you have the freedom to ghee into a yen, now and then. Join today and enjoy the Mus while you subtract the pounds. THE NEW QUICK STARTit°i*SS\ PROGRAM. GODERICH - T- Royal Canadian Legion 56 Kingston Road Wed. 6:45 p.m. ,8b._Ydrlr.rdOx. a.,o,en.mI WV. o..rorrriwu.ow3 . t-ra..r,mrbcwarrmeow_sz r„ Area politicians and group leaders t.kea positive approach t 19 6 By STEPHANIE LEVESQUE It's time to put away the wrapping paper and for some, take down the Christmas tree, but the spirit of the season remains. At this time of year, thoughts turn to New Years' Eve and the ushering in of a. brand new year. It's also a time for making new years' resolutions. The Bluewater Regional Newspaper Net- work, of which this newspaper is a member, recently undertook its annual task of discovering the resolutions of prominent people in Perth and Huron counties. Some of those interviewed hedged, because as a rule they don't -make resolu- tions. However, after some careful thought, these people individually came up with resolutions they hope to keep in their various roles. tion Denham This Blanshard Township reeve was elected warden of Perth County earlier this month. "I don't want any regression with the city (Stratford), the school board or the town of St. Marys. I'll do everything in my power to keep relations smooth," said Mr. Denham. The Perth warden also indicated that he would perform in a steady and constant manner to keep the county running. David Hammond The chairman of the Perth County board of education is starting his second term as the head of the board. Mr. Hammond would like to see the question of full funding to Catholic secondary schools resolved and "be to everyone's satisfaction". The trustee from the townships of South Easthope and' Downie, Mr. Hammond ex- pressed concern for young people getting a full education in today's society. "I'd like to see education help everyone succeed in what their life's ambition is," said Mr. Hammond. He added, "I hope everyone will see the need to gain as much education as, they possibly can." • Friendly Helpers have first meeting Dave Smith This Sebringville area farmer is the presi- dent of the Perth County federation of agriculture. Firstly, he went over what has happened in the farm community in 1985. "More and more farmers are aware of how the situation is - the loss of equity inathe 'farmland," he said adding that govern- ments have also started to recognize,the dif- ficulty in farming. Mr. Smith praised the federal govern- ment's program called Farmers in transi- tion and the provincial government's On- tario family farm interest reduction rebate (OFFIRR) program. "I can't see any real great improvement in the coming year," said the federation president, "the recession in farming is not over. Land prices will decline, more before the farming economy levels out" "There will have to be discussion on free trade and the GAAT (General Agreement on Tariff and Trate) agreement. These are areas where there will be a lot to talk about in the coming year," said Mr. Smith. Ron Marcy 'The chairman of the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic separate, school board was re- elected to this post earlier in the .month. He made four resolutions. "To keep the needs of. the studeni✓s in the school as the main priority. To continue the positive relationships which have developed over the years between the board and all of its employees. To maintain the cooperative attitude of the trustees. And to obtain funds for St. Boniface school in Zurich. • The school board plans to put on an addi- tion at the Zurich school to accommodate students from Ecole Ste.. Marie which is closing in June of 1987. Leona Armstrong The reeve of Grey Township was elected as Huron County's first female warden earlier this month. "As warden of Huron County my new years' resolution is to continue to serve. with God's help, my community and county The Friendly Helpers of Victoria Street United Church met at the church on. Wednesday, Jan. 8 for their first meeting, of the new year. Leona McBride welcomed the ladies and they sang their theme song with -Mary Cur- rell at the piano. Velma Linfield was in charge , of the devotions which included prayer and a short story. The offering was received and dedicated by Velma. In the absence of Dave Horton, who has been on the sick list, Mary Currell read the minutes, and the roll call was answered by ten members with "Your yinter Project". Two members donated To the "birthday box". Velma Linfield won the draw on a half dozen tarts. Relda Robinson read a very interesting and humorous story from an old book that belonged to her mother and was read at Goshen Church many years ago. In charge of the February meeting will be Audrey Linner for program, Gladys Ladd for, devotions; on the lunch will be Joyce Goddard and Myrtle Kerr. • to the best of my ability. "1 resolve to work in the best interests of all our Huron County residents on our varied projects. "I resolve to use every opportunity to pro- mote the economy of agriculture and to at- tract industry and tourism for the better- ment of our county "I resolve to stand tall and proud that I reside in the banner county of the pro- vince." Art Clark The Wingham trustee on the Huron Coun- ty board of education was named board chairman after having served as vice- chairman for two years. He made two resolutions for his first term as chairman. Mr. Clark wants to keep in the back of his mind "if not in front" that the children are the main recipient of th4 board's decisions. He wants to remember that when discussing various issues over the coming year. "Secondly, hopefully the board and myself will use common sense in every issue we deal•with in 1986," said Mr. Clark. Doug Garniss This Wingham area farmer was renamed as.chairman of the Huron County federation of agriculture earlier this fall. "We'll continue looking for solutions," said. Mr. Garniss. The solutions will be for what he calls the "big problem of farm economics". Ideas presented by the Farm Credit Corporation and the idea of a moratorium on farm credit will have to be looked at over the coming year. • He said the local federation will have to look at several issues this coming year, in- cluding the Ontario Hydro transmission line proposal, soil conservation and environmen- tal pollution along with the spills bill. ' "For the Huron County, federation of agriculture the big thing will be to increase membership. We haven't been able to do that for the past three or four years. We'll also have to improve the effectiveness of our committees,",said Mr. Garniss. Bill Partridge, of the Huron County Library in Goderich, presented a copy of the 1984 Huron County Atlas to Marianne Scott, National Librarian of the National Library of Canada as MP Murray Cardiff looked on. The 1984 Atlas is an update of the original 1879 Beldon Atlas of Huron County. Most of the materials received by the National Library of Canada on legal deposit are catalogued and listed in Canadiana, the national bibliography. As Canadiana is now elrcUlated to several thousand libraries in Canada and abroad, a listing does provide a Significant amount of publicity. Youth Needs You starts in Huron As many as 25 adolescents in Huron County will identify gaps in social, health and educational services relating to the needs of youth through a $10,000 project called "Youth Needs You" funded by the Secretary of State and Youth. Spolnsored by the county's Community Services Council, the project was conceiv- ed in June, 1980 after a group of ad- mihistrators of community agencies decided their agencies were not meeting all the needs of youth in the county. "We're predicting that kids will identify the sort of things we're not doing. Kids will be doing all the work. Adults will just be the facilitators who'll provide access to the county decision -makers for them to pre- sent their cases," says Paul Carroll, Superintendent of student services for the Huron County Board of Education. The lack of alternative education facilities for high school drop -outs, the non-exi*anee-of a crisis centre for young people T`ii ffering from a family trauma and the lack of psychiatric counselling in the . county were all gaps in services identified by the administrators. "We're not talking about frills. We're talking about basic educational, health and social needs that are not being met in the county," says Carroll. A youth working committee comprised of two young people from each high school . in the county is being formed to do research by various ways including a ' series of public hearings conducted by a youth, panel f surveys, questionnaires, in- terviews with service agencies, spots surveys in malls or arcades, radio call-in shows and community cable TV programs. The data will be prepared in a final report which will include recommenda- tions to the general community,• youth • agencies and municipal councils. • "The project will reap long terns benefits based on the potential for recorn- T mendations to be implemented by various community agencies," according to the objectives of the project. Youth involved so far in the project in- clude.Murray Lane, Pam Bender and Erin Robinson, of Goderich District Collegiate Institute, Kim Gibson and Cheryl Smith, of F.E. Madill, Wingham and Jeff. Watson and Lydia Erikson, of Central .Nitron Secondary School, Clinton. Chefs' -sh�oiwants;tO expand I. The Stratford chefs' school is out to make a name for itself. Find dining has become as much a part of what Strati;ord's Mayor Ted Blowes�.calis the "world famous city" as the original at- traction known as the Shakespearean Festival. It was three years ago when the owners of The Old. Prune, Rundles and The Church restaurants in Stratford formed the school, where those Interested in the art of cooking could:take an apprenticeship program. The school started out slowly, with small numbers of students, brit it now boasts of a total of 27 students. Besides the three restaurants, the, school is affiliated with both Canada Manpower and Conestoga Col- lege which has a branch school in Stratford. For the students enrolled in the program, it means two years of theory as well as prac- tical experience. itchens of the three restauranttss are employed dur- ing the peak summer trade. All this helps to • log the '6,000 hours of practical experience a licensed chef needs. However, the students aren't sheltered in the kitchens of these restaurants. Members of the general public are invited in to sant* a meal prepared from start tannish. There are four restaurant laboratories that make up the program. Each laboratory deals with one of four food concep . They are nutrition, larder -buffet, Italian - Japanese and gastronomy which is the art or science of good eating. This- reporter, along with representatives of Canada Manpower and other restaurant owners, was invited t'o sit in On a meal prepared in the nutrition category. For the evening, the student chef has to prepare the meal, but also consider the set- ting. for the diners. The decor of the restaurant plays an important role in the type of meal served, explains Old Prune owner Eleanor Kane. "The apprentice will, plan a food style ap- proach which begins with the,design of the dishes themselves and becomes increasing- ly more encompassing to include table plans, display areas, restaurant- lighting and design, "states the course's evaluation guidelines. For the nutrition menu series, the student chefs , have to reduce the amount of fat, suganand salt in the"food prepared. As part of the written portion of the program, the apprentices have to indicate where changes or substitutions have been made in a menu to accommodate the lower fat, sugar and salt content. The nutrition series also focuses'on ``lean .D cuisine" menus as wel as vegetarian meals. Second year apprentice Dave Persad says the public has become more 'conscious of how and what to eat: "The restaurants have to cater to that clientele," he says. ' The method used to cook the food for the nutrition series is called al dente which is a form of steaming. Persad says this method 'ensures that vitamins stay in the food. "The food is presented in its almost purest form," says Persad of the al dente method. The chef for; the:evening presented, as the main course, lamb chops with chubed potatoes, parsnips, carrots and butternut squash. "It's haute cuisine," says Persad, adding that it's available at only a small number of restaurants. He adds that the price tag is also different at haute cuisine restaurants, Kane says th'e'ihree restaurants which are used as the laboratories for the students, have looked outside ,of 'Stratford to have More restaurants letting their chefs attend the school. She figures that participation will come down the road. "lt gives me insight into good haute. cuisille," says Persad of the chef school.