HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-12, Page 3Foster parents honored at I.uet
By Ross Haugh
The honouring of foster
parents highlighted the
annual banquet of the
Family- and Children's
Services of Huron County
at the Pineridge Chalet
near Hensall Thursday
night.
The top honours for 15
years of service as foster
parents went to Marie
and Wallace Gingerich,
RR 2, Zurich and Muriel
and Sohn Wray, RR 1,
W Ingham.
Completing 10 years
were ' Ruth and Garth
McClinchey, RR 1
Auburn; Velma and
Robert Peel, RR 1
Bluevale; Mary Lou and
Norm Tait, Exeter; Mary
and Tony Van Dorp, RR 2
Seaforth and Reta and
Gerald Van Engen, RR 1,
Wroxeter.
' Five year awards went
to Gerta and Horst
Bornath, RR 3, Clinton;
Sharon and Robert
Boylan, RR 1, Ethel;
Linda and Harvey Craig,
Wingham; Helen and Bob
Denomme, Exet.er
Connie and Charles
Kernick, RR 3, Exeter
and Mrs. Betty Gauthier,
Egmondville.
In a half yearly report,
Huron director John V.
Penn said "prevention
works". He added, "We
have proportionately less
children in our care than
during 1977. Counselling
families before problems
become too critical is far
less costly in both human
and economic terms."
Penn said the name
change in 1977 from
Children's Aid to Family
and Children's Services
signalled the agency's
commitment to
strengthening family life
in Huron County and
prevent family break-
down.
About foster parents,he
said, "Foster parents
working with FACS social
workers continue to
provide excellent care to
children. We continue to
look for those very
special families who can
share their home with a
child for a while."
"We particularly need
families willing to care
for older children, ages 11
to 15 years. Perhaps you
could consider this
project for your family or
suggest it to a friend. If
interested call our Home -
finding department,"
continued the Huron
director.
The awards to the
foster parents were
presented by the
president of the FCSA
board of directors Charlie
Thomas of Brussels
assisted"by social worker
Marion Hindmarsh.
The guest speaker,
clinical psychologist
David Link, stressed the
importance of the home
in determining the
overall behaviour of
children.
. He continued,"Outside
influences are important
and can be a real help,
but we must remember
that they are not a sub-
stitute for adequate
parents."
He suggested children
should be taught to make
simple _decisions for
themselves at the age _of_
three years. They should
be rewarded for doing
something right instead
of trying to catch them
doing something wrong.
They should become
responsible at an early
age and learn to accept
consequences -of their
(,Wn actions.
Link said, "All child
behaviour is learned
from day to day in a
natural way without
anyone, being aware of it.
Remember, habits that
start early Ale hard.
Nothing fails like
failure."
A Clinton area couple were among the foster parents honoured Thursday by
the Family and Children's Services of Huron County. Making the presentation
of a five year certificate to Gerta and Horst Bornath, RR 3, Clinton is Huron
social worker Marion Hindmarsh. (Times Advocate photo)
PLUARG to hold
public meetings
Starting on October 3,
1978, the Pollution from
Land Use Activities
Reference Group
(PLUARG), on behalf of
the International Joint
Commission is spon-
soring 23 public, meetings
in the Province of Ontario
and the eight Great Lakes
States to explain the
implications of an in-
tensive five year study on
pollution in the Great
Lakes from land use
activities.
The final report, pin-
pointing agricultural and
urban runoff as main
nonpoint pollutant
sources, relersed in July
1978, was compiled from
scientific data, technical
reports and input from 17
citizen participation
panels throughout the
Great Lakes Basin.
After ,the public
meetings to be held this
fall, the International
Joint Commission will
hold 10 formal public
hearings to accept briefs
and presentations on the
report, prior to making
its recommendations to
the Governments of the
United States , and
Canada.
Dr. Murray Johnson,
Canadian Chairman of
PLUARG stated today
that "we are urging the
public to attend these
information meetings.
Reference Group
members and others
involved in the study will
be available to present
the 122 -page report and
answer questions so that
the impact on the
average citizen will
become clear."
The study recommends
strategy for clean-up of
nonpoint sources in the
Great Lakes. It could cost
possibly in excess of $100
million per year♦ "and
unless there is strong
public support, priorities
for cleaning up the Great
Lakes may slip in both
Canada and the United
States" Dr. Johnson
stated.
The meeting for this
area will be held in
London November 2 at
the Crouch Neigh-
bourhood Resource
Centre on Hamilton Road
at 7 :30 p.m.
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A clinical phsycologist David Link was the guest speaker at Thursday's annual
banquet of the Huron Family and Children's Services. Above, Huron's FACS
director John Penn welcomes Mr. Link. Looking on are Charles Thomas,
president and Verona Snider, vice-president of the Huron FACS directors.
(Times Advocate photo.)
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