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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-05, Page 29Brookside news BY JANICE POLLOCK AND MANDY MILLER Wednesday, September 27, was a Professional Development Day in Huron County and tegchers and students were encouraged to at- tend the International Plowing Match at Wingham. Unfortunately, it rained that afternoon but the Plowing Match provided such a varied and extensive program of events that it will be a source of discussion for weeks to come_ Soccer games are in progress whenever weather permits at noon hour. The boy's teams are as follows:Stam- peders, captain - Donald Irwin; Vikings, captain - - Leonard • Kohnert; War Lords, captain - David _ __Sproul; --Giants, .captain_- Ray Martin; Flyers, captain - George Alton; and Blue Bombers, captain - Robin Markham_ The results of boy's games this week were: Stampeders 1 vs War LbrdsO; Vikings,0 vs Blue Bombers 1; and Flyers 1 vs Giants 3_ The girl's soccer teams are Slick Chicks, captain Write a letter to the Captain TODAY! - Susan Brindley; The Bluebirds, captain - Janice Pollock; The Rangers, captain - Laurie West; The Kicking Kuties, captain - Ruth Martin; and W_B_S_P_ ( World's Best Soccer Players?), captain - Peggy Gibson. Their games this week were: Slick Chicks 2 vs Kicking Kuties 2; W_B_S.P_ 2 vs Bluebirds, 1; Rangers 2 vs Slick Chicks 0; and Bluebirds 1 vs Kicking Kuties L Students have been signing up for the annual Cross Country Run to be held later at Point Farms Park. history in bottle JANE MORRISON One week ago Professor Peter Plan - flake of World University was walking along the beach when he ex- claimed, "Eureka! I have found a bottle with something in it_" He opened the bottle and found some documents. To his sur iriSe-tiiey were written by Christopher Columbus_ He ran home and showed them to his wife. When she saw them she said, "If we sell these documents t.•e could snake millions_" "No one is selling them," he said, "they are going to be ,donated to the Univer- sity;" he exclaimed. "They're going in the morning," he told her. But, that night while Professor Planflake, was sleeping, his wife took the documents. She got into the car and started to leave when Professor Planfrake jumped into the car with her and turned off the ignition. "What are you doing?" she shrieked. "I told you, the documents were being donated to the World University," he remarked, taking the documents from her and starting toward the house. The next morning the Prof_ feeling very tired from the sleepless night before took the documents ,to the University where they were safe from his wife, and anyone else who— wanted them. Birthday Dear Captain Comet: I would like to join your birthday club. My name is Steven 7Adanis and I live at RRI Dungannon. On October 5, I will be three years old. CD m 43) 41) The upness you"IIi never see comung. Gee un shape — and done guve the enemy a, bug target Fitness is fun. Try some. Pt7RFIE7aai7TL?n� iuncoadle BEAT THE TAX ;'►t INCREASE SALE September 28 to October 7 EVERYTHING IN THE STORE OFF ALL 3 STORES! (NO CHARGE ACCOUNTS -NO LAYAWAYS) Ormandy Jewellery 3 LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU Suricoast Mall Shoppers Square Sutton Park Ma GODERICH GODERICH KINCARDINE • ;• THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, OCTOBE:RI5,1.018—PAGEColin 0/ to take ?; pver 're services BY JEFF SEDDON Huron County Council learned Friday that it may soon be responsible for the co-ordination, planning, delivery and funding of children's services now being of- fered in the county by Familyand -Children's Services (FACS). • John Penn, director of the Huron FACS, told council that the province is in the process of tur- ning over the ad- ministration of children's services to local governments_ He said the transition is being made in five municipalities in the province now and the problems and successes expeiglenced in those areas will be monitored to make the switch in the remainder of the m-unicipalities m-uch-- simpler_ Penn said the move is beingamade to streamline the delivery of children's services offered by the ministry of community and social services through FACS. • He said the ministry created a new branch, the Children s Services Branch, that will correlate services now being offered by as many as five different ministries. reason the province wanted to co-ordinate services was to ensure that the greatest benefits from resources, staff and funds are spent on children needing the services rather than have it lost in a shuffle of papers in ministry of- fices. He said last year the new children's services division assumed responsibility for all services to children. He said prior to that those services_we_re shared ..by. the ministries of the Attorney General, community and social services, health and correction representing a total budget of $300 .million spent on about 115,000 kids. Penn said the county will be given the task of establishing a local children's services committee that will identify needs, plan future Programs, assist in the hard to place or hard to serve child, en- sure the accessability of service to the com- munity, monitor and evaluate service, review budgets and funding and allocate funds to services establishing spending priorities. He said the funding may be the most im- portant aspect of the new committee's job. He told council the committee could be composed of elected officials, FACS staff, citizens and- con- sumers- to give it_broad. representation, it could be made up of FACS workers to give it professional expertise or it could be a standing committee of council to give it maximum ac- countability to council. He added that whichever system council chooses the committee would be required to 'report to council. • The director said he felt the local committee needed professional expertise and for that reason he favored a committee that consisted of at least one FACS worker or a social worker from another - organization. He said he felt the funding could be a stumbling block for FACS workers if the committee in charge of allocating funds was not made aware of problems facing FACS workers or gaps in services. Penn said the new system merely reduces paper change services provided to children. He said the same amount of money will be budgeted in Huron and the same services provided 'but pointed out that through the local body PACS. could have a louder voice with the ministry to have policy changes made to better conditions for children here. Council seemed un- concerned with the added responsibility being handed it. No councillor questioned Pena about implications or problems the switch could have for Huron. Warden Gerry Ginn said he was sur- prised urprised by the lack of, response from council considerin this chane "looks a tot like district health councils that were so controversial here two years ago". J11111111111111I111111UIIIIgIIl1110gQ111111111111111111111111111111111111111011111111111111111111111111Milig !'FAMILY FORUM" 6 week Informal session concerning the modern family. Programme Includes video-tapes, films, books and g. discussion_ Chaired by Mrs. Moira Couper of tlayflsid, o family educator. First session: Thursday. October 12. 1,7.. 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