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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-03-12, Page 2PAGE 2 —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1986 THE The Candlelight Proudly'Presents This Weekends Featwe Entertainer "CHARLIE EC KST EI N" THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT MARCH 14 & 15 Don't Miss 'Em! CANDLELIGHT RESTAURANT & TAVERN 350 Bayfield Rd. Goderjch 524.7711 A $10,000 INVESTMENT GREW IN VALUE TO x797,695 THAT'S GROWTH! ...THAT'S TEMPLETON GROWTH' It's a Fact! An investment of $10,000 in 1954 when Templeton Growth Fund started .. assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains distributions, increased in value to $797695 by April 30, 1985. This is an update of the performance shown in the prospectus and covers a period of generally rising common stock prices. Of course there is no guarantee of future performance but you should find . out how the Templeton approach has produced these ''investment results. REGAL CJ�'I'f'I'AL P ANNER LTD. 60. WIll1AM st. sunt 701 LONDON. ONt. H613 3G1 For more information contact DENNIS LITTLE 53A West Street Goderich 524-4464 News Search for missing boys underlines importance of fan -out alert system BY SHARON DAETZ The search for two missing boys during Friday's raging snowstorm emphasizes the need for the fan -out alert system which is being implemented by. the Goderich Block Parent Association. The two boys went missing shortly after 4 p.m, and their parents and friends had been trying to locate them for several hours before the police were contacted at 8:20 p.m. The entire Goderich Volunteer Fire Department was joined by two ambulance crews, several members of the St. John Ambulance staff, Constable John Phillips, art off-duty OPP officer, several indepen- dent snowmobilers and a considerable number of citizens. Members of the local Snowmobile Club, also joined the search and Police Chief Pat King was alerting the president of the Block Parents' Association to commence Operation Fan -Out when the word came that the boys had been found. "We had no idea where they were but we suspected they were prepared to stay out overnight if they found a roof overhead," says Chief King. "The weather conditions made -it necessary to find them as soon as possible."' Urgent situatio While the fan -out alert system is not necessarily used, the block parents could look on streets in their neighbourhood while snowmobilers searched open areas and fields. The urgency of this situation because of the weather made it necessary to use every measure possible. The reason for fan -out alert is the quicker wecan locate the missing person and the more eyes out there looking the better, says Chief King. The system means more poeple are checking backyards and neighbours' backyards, "When we know this is being done, we can search more places quickly. The whole police force is only 10 pairs of eyes." Thee fan -out alert system also gives the bld'clt parents more responsibility and per- mits them to, get more involved in an ex- tension of their volunteer safety program. When the block parent program is operating successfully and effectively,_ the community hears very little about it. It helps to keep the profile of the block parent network before the community when it can be of assistance to the police in this type of situation, says Joy Kerr, president of the Goderich Block Parent Association. Joy' points out that block parent volunteers are always needed and the local EW 84 SALE California Dream Cotton & Fleece Separates % We've got your size in Bright, Fresh Spring Colours; Hot Pink, Tantalizing Turquoise and OFF Wonderful White Stirrup Pants $ 3 99 `. 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Joy McKee, left, president of the Goderich Block Parent Associa- tion and Block Parent; Joan Spittal, right are shown discussing the program with Police Chief Pat King while Kristy Finniy, left and Wesley Vanstone listen in. (photo by Sharon Dietz ) association is holding a meeting this month to elect members of the association executive. Several of the executive are do- ing more than one job and more volunteers are needed to share the work. This is the first time the fan alert, system could have been used to search for a missing person as it is just being im- plemented this month. The Block Parent Association held an open house on Thursday, to introduce the system and preview the video which shows how the system works. The fan -out alert system is a method of co-operation between the police force and block parents,. where the police can re- quest the assistance of block 'parents in locating a lost child, amissing senior citizen or an;individual or gehicle involved in crimes of sexual assault or the attemp- tedpickup of children. It will not add to the work load of the police, nor does it replace the normal police procedures in cases of this kind. The system is being implemented through the co-operation and participation of block Come in and see :.�:.._.:Oiir°.display...of SHARP MICROWAVE OVENS We still halie a good selection to choose from. HUTCHINSON APPLIANCE SERVICE 308 Huron Rd. 524-7831 1 parents and the Goderich Police Depart- ment. '1'o activate Operation Fan -out, the police department contacts the block parent president or communication coor- dinator who calls the area representatives and their co-workers who then call all block parents immediately. '• Block parent organizers have had many requests in the past from their members who would like to be of more help to the residents of the community and the police. It is as a result of these requests and with. the increased activity and growth of Goderich that the fan -out alert system is being initiated in town. The system has been organized in Lon- don since 1981 and in Sarnia since 1983. It was used in Edmonton to assist in the search for a missing six year old girl, Tanya Murrell. InLondon a test in which a police sergeant's son was "deliberately lost" ended within 35 minutes when the joint ef- forts of 'police and block' parents located him. gOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN... By Appointment Please 128 Albert St. CLINTON 482.3871 . LONDON 452=1133 everything goes!! PRICE 1 I lin • iced LES$ a Cashic n BLYTH OPEN 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday 91. 1