The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-08-27, Page 22INFORMATION
For
STUDENTS
School reopens on Tuesday, September 2nd.
Buses will run at the regular time on Tuesday morning, and
will leave at the regular time (3:55 p.m.) Tuesday
afternoon.
Students from the Goderich district attending Central
Huron in Clinton will leave by bus from South Street at 8:45
a.m.
Students from the Goderich district attending G.D.C.I. will
report to the West Gymnasium no later thafn 8:55 a.m.
Home 'Room lists will be posted. in several locations
throughout the school. Please check on your home room
before proceeding to the gymnasium.
Students who have not registered should do so immediate-
ly by telephoning, the school office (524-7353) between 8
a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Students are asked to bring either a Dudley combination
lock or $5.50 to purchase a new lock.
Grade 9, 10, 11 and 12 students will be supplied with all
textbooks by •the Huron County School Board.
*Student Fee for 1 year is 510. 8 will be collected Wed., Sept. 3/86.
P AGE 4A
CC3MMUNITY CALEND
k'RIDAY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 30-
Goderich Little Theatre presents Swing 'N
Stuff, an evening of vocal music from the
tune when swing was king featuring Jazz -
vox and guests at The Livery. Cost is $4 for
adults and $2.50 for students.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24- Maple Leaf
Chapter IODE luncheon at the Goderich
Legion Hall at noon featuring guest speaker
Gisele Ireland. Cost is $9.50 per person.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2- Maple Leaf
Chapter IODE meeting at 8.15 at the
McHolm home.
ANNIE AT THE PLAYHOUSE- Famous
Broadway hit musical with orphans played
by local children; by Meehan, Strouse and
Charnin and directed by Lawrie Seligman,
runs until Aug. 6 at the Playhouse main
stage. Performances' Fri., Sat., and Mon of
Labor Day Weekend. Tickets still available.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8- Bac: by
popular demand! Dungannon Agricult 1
Society presents Shirley Couillard, Miracle
in Microwave at 7.30 p.m. at the Dungannon
Agriculture Hall. Tickets- $4 in advance and
$5 at the door. Call 529-7956, 9-7934 and
9-7432.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19- Huron County
Health Unit will offer a Planning Your
Retirement workshop in the Huronview
auditorium. Dave. Echlin, education consul-
tant, London Life Insurance Company, will
facilitate the workshop. Cost is $25- includes
ccffee, lunch and handout materials. Pre -
register by Sept. 10 by calling 524-8301.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3- a quit
smoking program will be offered by the
Huron. County Health Unit in Goderich. For
information call 524-8301. Pre -registration
accepted until Friday, Aug. 29.
Battered women urged to
fight back by UWO group
For every battered woman who takes the
positive step of going after compensation for
her injuries, thousands suffer in silence. But
a group of law students at The University of
Western Ontario has done something about
breaking that silence.
They've published a legal handbook that
provides encouragement and all the how-tos
for suing the batterer in a civil action, or
seeking compensation .from the Ontario
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board,
both relatively untried approaches. •
Seventeen students, working under the
guidance of Western law professor Con-
stance Backhouse, spent more than a year
researching, writing, and editing material
for -Compensation for Battered Women' ,
their resource booklet for the woman who
finds herself a victim of physical abuse.
The second and third year students in
Prof. Backhouse's "Sex Discrimination in
the Legal Process' class consulted with
litigation and family lawyers, police of-
ficers, staff members of the Criminal In-
juries Compensation Board and London Bat-
tered Women's Advocacy Clinic, and staff
and • participants in Changing Ways, a
rehabilitation program for men who have
assaulted their wives or girlfriends.
The handbook asks women to remember
that no one has a right to batter them and
they have a right to be compensated for in-
juries. There 'are reassuring words for
women who aren't immediately comfor-
table with taking on a batterer in a legal pro-
cess or airing the details before a provincial
board: "Knowing that these options are
-available to you may help you to stop the
abuse. Even if you are' not ready to follow
one of the options described, you may be
someday ' •
"The handbook takes a new focus for bat-
tered women with its emphasis on what vic-
tims can do for themselves," .said Prof.
Backhouse.
''In it, we suggest and provide all the
necessary steps for trying a civil law ap-
proach to getting compensation, because in
criminal law there's .really nothing for the
victim." The handbook points out that
although a batterer may be charged with
assault under the Criminal Code, the pur-
pose of criminal law is to punish and deter,
not to compensate.
The handbook advises battered women on -
what steps to take immediately after an
assault and how to put together and present
evidence before the Criminal Injuries Com-
pensation Board. It outlines the operating
mechanisms of the Board and factors that
will influence its award.
Entertainment
The handbook points out that suing the
batterer in a civil action is a viable option
only if the victim has sustained serious or
permanent injury or disability, and the bat-
terer has some income or property. The fact
that an action has been brought before the
courts may serve as a warning to the bat-
terer that his violence will no longer be
tolerated.
This section on launching a civil action
gives detailed advice on seeking the ser-
vices of a lawyer and assisting in putting
together a' case against the batterer. The
handbook goes on to explain to the, woman
what she has to prove to establish a case,
several probable defences the batterer
might use, and then how these can 'be
counteracted.
The handbook concludes with a section on
enforcement and how to collect a civil suit
award from a batterer.
Prof. Backhouse, project supervisor, is
one of the authors of a 1980 publication call-
ed "London Battered Women's Legal Hand-
book," which focuses on criminal action
against a batterer.
Funding for "Compensation for Battered
Women" came from the Secretary of State,
Women's Programs. Free copies may be ob-
tained from Pamela Micks in Western's
Faculty of Law at (519) 679-2111, ext. 8425
London's Women's Community House at
439-0755; the Battered Women's Advocacy
Clinic at 81 Ridout St. S., 432-2204; or Infor-
mation London, 388 Dundas St., 432-2211.
6
y Shining
Hour" features
the talents of
Karen i more
"My Shining Hour", a very special
cabaret featuring the talents of Karen Skid-
more, is coming to Huron Country
Playhouse. Conceived and directed by
Michael Shamata, with musical ar-
rangements by Richard March; the show
will be a musical revue of composers from
Arlen to Sondheim, from Irving Berlin to
Rickie Lee Jones. Michael Mulrooney, resi-
dent Playhouse Musical Director, will be
featured on keyboard in accompaniment to
Skidmore.
Skidmore is an artist of many talents. Her
strengths as an actress are complemented
by a versatile soprano voice and a rich
musical experience, which includes musical
comedy, contemporary musical theatre and
ensemble singing.
This season, Huron Country Playhouse
audiences will recognize her from her role
as "Mrs. Snow" in Rodgers' and Hammers-
tein's "Carousel", post -performance
cabarets following evening "Saltwater
Moon" productiolis; and as "Grace" in
Meehan, Strouse and Charnin's "Annie",
currently running at the Playhouse Main
Stage until Sept. 6.
She was featured at the Stratford Festival
"Peep " "Tessa" as Bo"in "The Mikado in
"The Gondoliers", "Leila" in "Iolanthe"
and "Kate" in "The Pirates of Penzance".
She holds a degree in music from Queen's
University and studied music in Vienna and
Venice.
She has performed for CBC TV and Radio,
the Elmer Iseler Singers, World Records,
National Film Board, Comus, Theatre New
Brunswick and recently for The National
Theatre School as "Mrs. Hardcastle" in
"She stoops to conquer". In The Banff Cen-
tre Music Theatre Studio Ensemble, she
developed a unique theatre piece,
Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire". Skidmore
was one of six •performers representing
Canada in the SG1 6th World Peace Touth
Culture Festival in Hiroshima, Japan.
"My Shining Hour", originally produced
in Stratford, will be performed at Huron -
Country Playhouse/Playhouse II, for one
performance only at 3 p.m. Aug. 23. Tickets
are $12.50 and all proceeds will help to sup-
port the operations of Huron Country
Playhouse. There will be a complimentary
wine and cheese reception following the per-
formance. For information call (519)
238-8451.
Candlelight's Famous
Labour Day Weekend
5
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SMORGAS 1 RD
August 33st - Served from 4:30 - 7:30
Featuring The Candlelights renouned SALAD BAR.
Then continue feasting on ...
'Top Sirloin Roast Beef
• Barbecued Spare Ribs
•Fresh Lake Huron Catch Of The Day
•Candlelight's Own Dessert Table
•and Beverage
ALL FOR ONLY
975
gt Children
Under 12
Half Prue
Reservations Recommended
Join us - we are also open LABOUR DAY MONDAY, September.1
"We Guarantee Your Satisfaction"
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Please Phone...524-7711 For Reservations
REGISTRATION
For. ail +Goderich
BROWNIES/ GUIDES AND PATHFINDERS
at
NORTH ST. UNITED CHURCH, . GODERICH
on
Wednesday, September 3, 1986
7 P.M. to 8 RM.
FEE: 95.00
NOTE:
Hanover Girl Guide Store will be available at the church to take orders and also for
the purchasing of uniforms, program books, etc. For more information call:
Sylvia Brady 524-6624 or
Evelyn Shand 524-2017
It's A Family Affair...
...when somebody gets marrie has an anniversary,
celebrates a birthday, graduates, has a party, wins a lot-
tery or goes on a world-wide tour.
The Goderich Signal -Star specializes in
news about families in this community.
• A wedding picture and a brief informative cutline will be
published free of charge ... and there is no time limit on this
news.
• A photo and a brief, informative cutline will be publish-
ed free of charge for anyone graduating from college, univer-
sity or other post -secondary school education:
• B irtr. 'ay photos, and a brief informative cutline are
published free of charge for children 10 years and under
and for persons 100 years and more. Written reports about
birthday events are welcomed for persons of any age and
will be printed at no charge.
•Couples celebrating, 50, 60 or more years of marriage may
have a photo and a brief, informative cutline about the
event, at no cost. Written reports about any family anniver-
sary celebrations are welcomed and will be published at no
charge.
•Birth announcements are accepted at no charge.
• Written reports about any family social events are always
welcomed and will be published at no charge.
Send news about your family to:
It's A Family Affair
coo The Goderich Signal -Star
P.O. Box 220, Goderich, Ont.
N7A 4B6
,..or drop if off at our office on Huckins Street in the In-
dustrial Park.
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FRIDAY NIGHT
Surf 'n Turf Buffet
Or
Lobster Dinner
Sur#'n Turf Buffet Includes:
Crab Legs or Shrimp, Fresh Lake Huron Fish,
Roast Sirloin of Beef,
An Array of Salads, Cheese,
Dessert (plus Coffee).
Lobster Dinner Includes:
Appetizer, Whole Lobster, Dessert
(plus Coffee).
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Plus Tax
Menu Schedule
August 29 Whole Lobster Dinner
September 5 Crab Leg Buffet
September 12 Shrimp Buffet
September 19 ............... Whole Lobster Dinner
September 26 .........................
Crab Leg Buffet
October 3Shrimp Buffet
October 10 ................... Whrole Lobster Dinner
A limited menu will be available for non -seafood lovers.
Dinner served from 5:30 p.m.'. 9:00 p.m.
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