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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-03-19, Page 5Better speech pathology services required for Huron County BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE The Huron County board of education, hospitals and the board of health are going after better speech pathology services for Huron County residents. A brief on speech pathology services is to be sent to provincial Health Minister Mur- ray Elston. The brief is awaiting the signatures of hospital chairmen and the board of health. "The matter of speech pathology services in Huron County has been a cause for con- cern over a period covering seve1 years," states,the brief. The document reports that service has been inconsistent and there have been pro- blems getting and keeping staff. There has hppri enrifticion rpciarcli which nrnvin- cial ministry - health or education - pays for speech pathology services of school -aged children. "It is clear that the general population is under -served. School aged.children, in par- ticular, have been unable to acquire access to service for an extended period of time," the brief states. There are also waiting lists for services at the hospitals. Home Care, a division -of the health unit, had to bring in someone from Ireland to fill the speech therapist position. Also, the school board is having difficulty finding medical therapy support for 35 urgent and 25 routine cases. "The situation is clearly one that requires the intervention and the assistance of the minister," the brief states. Industrial arts and family studies will be phased in A two-year phase-in of industrial arts and family 'studies is possible for Huron County's Grade 7 and 8 students. A proposal for the phase-in, prepared by the administration of the Huron County board of education was presented to the school board at its Mar. 3 meeting. The pro- posal is to be considered by the board as it prepares the 1986 budget. Costs for the program have been estimated at $199,000 for the first two years, reported director of education Robert Allan. This includes four teachers at $38,000 each, busing estimated to cost $28,000 and materials budgeted at $19,000. • Now, industrial arts and family studies are offered only at Seaforth Pirblic School nd Victoria Public School in Goderich. 'However, schools in the area are bused to the two centres. Students going to Seaforth are from Huron Centennial in Brucefield, Hensall Public School, Blyth Public School and Hullett Cen- tral Public School. Clinton public School, Holmesville Public School, Colborne Cen- tral and Robertson Memorial in Goderich CORRECTIONS Please take note of the following correction to our"EASTER SPECIALS" cir- cular, effective Tuesday,. March 18th, 1986. The "GIRLS' JUMPSUITS", sizes 4 t� 6X advertisted on page 4 will not be available. PEOPLES apologize for any in- convenience. _the [IASI Faith Uniting the world . . . One heart at a time SOME ANSWERED -QUESTIONS- What are the Dynamics of Prayer for Solving Problems? 1st Step: Pray arid meditate about it. Use the prayer of the Manifestations as they have the greatest power. Then remain in the silence of contemplation for a few minutes. 2nd Step: Arrive at a decision and hold this. This decision is usually born during the cop- templation. It may seem almost im- possible of accomplishment but if it seems to be an anewer to prayer or a way of solving the problem, then im- mediately take the next step. 3rd Step: Have determination to carry the deci- sion through. Many fail here. The deci- sion, budding into determination, is blighted and instead becomes a wish or a vague longing. When determina- tion is born, immediately take the next step. TO BE CONTINUED APRIL 2nd) A BAHA'I PRAYER Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praise be God! He is God! All are his servants and all abide by his bidding! If you 4lave any questions about the Baha'i Faith you would like answered in this column, please phone or write: Goderich 524-4620 P.O. Box 212 Kincardine 396-3589 P.O. Box 1059 Clinton 482-3388 P.O. Box 1250 .cvAp7 .02 / • . , ,e40 travel to Victoria. At these sch ools, 'Grade 8 -classes take 80 minutes and Grade 7 classes have 60 minutes. The classes are divided, but not by sex, into the two programs and switch in the middle of the year. The school board's administration pro- pose that Grade 7 and 8 industrial arts and family studies classes be started at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham. There would be a reshuffling of where schools go to take the program. if accepted by the school board, it would start in September of this year. • For the following September, in 1987, ad- ministration proposes that South Huron District High School in Exeter be used as a site for the Grade 7 and 8 program. The Ex- eter High School would serve the south end of the county. • This proposal follows closely on the heels of secondary school principal Joe Wooden's report on technical education filed last fall. The report recommends that industrial arts and family studies be provided universally to Grade 7 and 8 classes across the county. ec, GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1986—PAGE 5 240 DL Wagon NCE GAIN, VOLVO DIDN'T LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE. Most people would be happy to build a car with an aver- age life expettancy of 20.7 years! But Volvo engineers are harder to satisfy than most peo- ple.That's why, for 1986, they've made improvements in the Volvo 240. Improvements that include heated front seats, more com- prehensive rust -proofing and a re -styled body aimed at bringing the aerodynamics of the 240 to a new low. ., Which is another reason why it's high -time you stopped by our Volvo showroom for a test drive. *Volvo longevity based upon Swedish MotorVehicle Statistics. 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