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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-12-28, Page 19I did a story on the Meals -On -Wheels program in January. This program is still going strong and co- ordinator Isobel MacDonald (left) says there is always a need for more volunteer drivers to deliver hot meals five nights a week to those who, for some reason, are not getting proper nutrition. Why hot take up some volunteer work like this in the new year? Grace Patterson was honored with an Individual Continuous-.-Service....certificate by Bill Gregg when the Bluewater Centre honored its more than 200 volunteers at a Recognition Luncheon held in July. Chimney sweep Bob Stephenson was featured in the November edition of the Goderich Signal - Star. He has been a sweep part-time for about a year now and has $3,000 invested in equipment. { k More:people. *from page 2.& nominees. They were Tory McDonald, Una Costello, Wendy Botz, Margo Moore and Pauline Hall. MAY On May 4 I did a feature on Karen Rodges of R.R.2 Clinton, a 17 -year-old high school student at G.D.C.I. who was off to Haiti in the summer as a work missionary. She helped to build a dining room and kitchen area for a secondary school in Verettes, Haiti with 29 other students working through the Methodist Church..,. There was also a feature on The Town and Country Homemakers, a county service operating out. of a main office in Wingham. An interview with Mrs. Jean Young, the administrator, revealed that, with a small amount of help such as a homemaker can provide, many people can stay out of the hospital and nursing homes, thus cutting down government costs. Una Costello was crowned Queen of On May 11 pictures appeared of the cancer bike -a -thou" sponsored by the Goderich Branch of the Canadian Cancer Society. The bike-a-thon raised $1,600 for cancer research and I'm proud to say I was one of many who completed the nine - mile route. There was a feature on Summerhouse One, a summer theatre project made possible through a Young Canada Works grant. The project was to involve seven students who, over a period of eight weeks, would learn many aspects of theatre including writing, directing, applying make-up and acting. They would tour nursing homes and put on children's plays as well as performing a, major production,, the end .of the summe Ten Lost Years was that major production and it was good, showing that the students did gain by working on such a project all summer long. On May 18 I did a feature on the Welcome Wagon and the Hi - Neighbour program to see just how newcomers are greeted in Goderich. Joan Stiles is the Welcome Wagon hostess and Elva Bedard is the Hi -Neighbour hostess. Both women love their jobs because they love meeting new people: On May 25 I did a feature on London's Adult Basic Education program which began in 1969 for the purpose of teaching adults to read and write. The program has branched- into Huron 'County with the help of Mrs. Sheila Fink of Goderich and this is how I had gotten word of it. It's a very worthwhile MOVING!!! Dennis Weilwood joined the staff at the Pamily and Children's Services in May. He is on the Child Abuse team. Evelyn MacDonald joined the staff in July as a supervisor and counsellor. Ansteti Jewellers LIMITED ii ALBERT ST., CLINTON 4e2-3901 OPEN WEDNESDAYS For Your Convenlente HOURS: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.atit.-b p.m.: Friday nights 'tltl 9 p.m. 4, The Co-operators, West St., Goderich have agreed to help look after my business while moving. 1 wish to thank the Co-operators, for their assistance, so that you can receive the best in service. It has been a pleasure to serve you. 1 look forward to serving you, in the future. Thankyou one and all and Seasons Greetings.. LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY WORK BOOTS t, • ,L: 4.- diZERIcH SzGNAL-STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1978 --PAGE 3A • • program with many tales of triumph. Can you imagine how difficuit your -own life would be -if you could neither read nor write? Writing ,this feature really opened my eyes on the subject. ..4 The Group Home for the Mentally Han- dicapped at 200 Keays Street had an Open House which about 130 people attended and so we featured several pictures of that. JUNE On June 1 I did a feature,on Victoria Street United Church which was observing the 100th an- niversary of its building and the 120th anniversary of its congregation. I couldn't have done this story without the help of Mrs. Chester (Lizzie) Feagan of Goderich. She could practically be considered the official church his-torian. Her grandfather, William Swaffield, was one of the church's earliest- members and sat for 53 years on the church board. On June 8 I did a feature on James Magee, a man of many talents. How was I to know that later in the year, he would become one .0 of Goderich'a new town councillors? My story concerned is hobbies of building and repairing guitars and violins, making furniture, ar- chery bows and even wooden shoes, winning archery awards. and -playing musical in- struments. A retired architect from London, Mr. Magee designed the addition to McCallum's Funeral Home. On June 15 I did a feature on Bob Stoddart of Goderich, who • was starting his own silver- smithing business, working out of a garage on St. George's Crescent. A talented Sheridan graduate, he had already won several awards for his, jewellry. A recent ad revealed to me that Maitland River Silver- smithing is still thriving as a business. On June 22, working on the theme of Hire -A - Student Week, I did a story on two students working in Goderich. Sally Leitch, a post secondary student, was working out of the Goderich Recreation Office through an Experience '78 grant, compiling lists of all the groups, service clubs and organizations in Goderich. And Paul Robinson, a Fanshawe College student, was working at the town hall helping to ease the load of others who worked there by doing varied small jobs. A feature on a tourist seminar sponsored by the Goderich Tourist Com- mittee was the main story this week., The seminar attracted over 100 people who learned that tourism is big business and everyll`ody's business. It was discovered that July and August are peak tourist months in Goderich with about 10,000 tourists passing through the Wellcome Centre last year. Harold Bettger retired from G.D.C.I. after teaching for 20 years and his picture appeared in the paper this week as he received a plaque of appreciation from student council president, Karen Donnelly. On June 29 I did a Turn to page 4A • DRESSES WERE '30 TO '125. 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