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This Volkswagon, owned by John McKibbon of 86 and landed on top of the vehicle, collapsing its roof and
Picon Street East, was severely damaged when a shattering the windshield. (photo by Cath Wooden)
large branch broke off a tree early Tuesday evening
Juvenile offenders to visit federal penitentiary
A pilot project designed
to expose juvenile of-
fenders to federal prison
life was announced
recently by Keith C.
Norton,. Minister of
Community and Social
Services..- • -
"The program - and I
wish to emphasize its
experimental and
voluntary nature - will
begin September' .1 and.
involve groups of boys
from Champlain Training
-School at Alfred and
Brookside Training
School in Cobourg," Mr.
Norton said.
The Minister added
that the program, called
Save The Youth Now
Group' (STYNG), will
involve visits to the
federal penitentiary at
Millhaven, near
Kingston.
"I wish . to thank the
federal Department of
the Solicitor General and
inmates and authorities
at Millhaveh -for
cooperating in this
program," Mr. Norton
stated.
"We propose to proceed
with the program on a
six-month pilot basis. At
that time, it will be
assessed and on the basis
of that evaluation, we will
then decide whether to
continue it or not."
Mr. Norton explained
that the STYNG program
was initiated last sum-
mer by the Ten Plus
Fellowship, an inmate
group at Millhaven
Penitentiary, and
developed with the
assistance of ministry
staff and officials of the
Solicitor General's
Department. Groups of
young adult offenders
have been going through
this program since
March, 1979.
The superintendents of
Champlain and
Brookside will select
training school wards
who might benefit from
the program.
On a regular basis, a
group of about eight boys
from either of the
training schools will be
taken to Millhaven for a
tour of the federal facility
and discussion with the
inmates.
"This is a voluntary
effort," Mr. Norton
stressed. "Once a boy has
agreed to a •visit, his
parent or guardian will
be asked to consent as
well to the experience.
"Each visit will last
approximately three
hours. Following a tour of
the penitentiary, the
group will meet with
' inmates, who will outline
in 'a candid way the
realiiies and con-
sequences of prison life."
Mr'. Norton noted that
the pilot project was
modelled after a similar
program carried out in
Rahway? Prison in New
Jersey.
"'We are proceeding
with the program in a
cautious way," the
Minister said. "We ob-
viously hope that the
program will act as a
Holmesville news
y .
deterrent to the young
offenders who par
ticipate."
"We will not know how
successful it has been
until we have had a very
thorough evaluation."
It's been a little cool
by Blanche Deeves
Worship service was
held Sunday- in
Holmesville United
Church. Stewart
Farquhar and Irvine
Tebbutt received the
offering' and the theme of
Rev. Oestr•eicher's
sermon was "what's.in.a
name?",
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Snell of
Atwood visited with Alvin
and Barb Betties on
Sunday.
Thereis a young fellow
in Holmesville who had a
birthday' Wednesday.
Happy birthday C.P.
May' we wish those
folks from the township
who willbe leaving
Thursday for Scotland
with the Clinton Legion
Pipe Band a very good
holiday and trip.
CO.OP
Must have been a little
cool in Holmesville. It's'
reported that smoke was
seen coming from J. Mc's
chimney Monday
evening.
Rev.'and Mrs. Addison
will be visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Norman.
Robin and Lee Norman
of Varna packed a little
suitcase and visited with
Gramma and Grampa •
Norman.
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BY JEFF SEDDON
Students enrolled in
both the public and
separate schools north of
Goderich will he riding
bases- together this year
and saving about $24,000.
The Huron County.
Board of Education and
the Huron -.Perth
Separate School Board
handed together recently
combing bus - routes for
.St. Jospeh's Separate
School in Kingsbridge
,and Brookside Public
School near Lucknow.
The move will save the
•
using will save money
two boards ap-
proximately $12,000 each.
The agreement was
drawn up near the end of
June after the two boards
expressed, an interest in
amalgamating their
transportation systems at
the two schools.
Discussions remained•
informal until July when
the trustees were asked
to vote on the busing
agreement by phone in
order" to permit
arrangements to be made
for September's school
opening.
The agreement in -
La Leche League
La Leche League of.
Huron County met at the
home of Mrs. W. Graham
in Exeter on the evening
"of August 8. Mrs. J.
Bisback introduced a
newly certified leader for
this area, Mrs. B. Kerr of
R.R. 5, Brussels. Mrs.
Kerr has been a member
of the League for two
-years, preparing for
leadership by meeting
certain requirements set
out by La Leche League
International. During this
meeting, Mrs. Bisback
and Mrs. Kerr co -led the
discussion. •
The topic of .discussion
,was "Baby Arrives: the
a
Family and the
Breastfeeding Baby",
with the main emphasis
on methods of childbirth
and their effects on
mothering. Interesting
comparisons were made,
as members related their
mother's birthing ex-
perience and how it may
have affected their own
feelings towards child-
birth and raising
children. It was agreed
that a confident approach
to labour and nursing
from birth 'were positive
influences and desirable
,in creating a successful
mothering through
breastfeeding:
volves students in East
and West Wawanosh And
Ashfield townships and
the village of Lucknow.
The students affected ,in
'Lucknow attend the
separate school while the
public school students
hail from the three
townships.
Board vice chairman
Don McDonald . of
Brussels explained the
terms of the agreement
at "the board's Augdist
session Monday night.
McDonald 'said the move
may cause some con-
fusion in the area af-
fected but hoped that the
wrinkles would be
worked out in the first
few weeks of school.
"It may not work the
first morning but after a
week or so we should
have the bugs out," he
told trustees.
He added that he
couldn't outline any
changes in -bus routes for
the schools because that
matter had been left up to
the school principals and
the transportation
manager for, each board.
He added that the prin-
cipals were to inform
parents of any students
affected by the change.
McDonald said there
may be some students
that will have to get up
earlier in the morning or
walk a little farther to the
bus stop because of the
amalgamation. But he
pointed out that there
may be a lot of students
walking farther for buses
if gasoline supplies
become a problem here
like in the United States
or if transportation costs
continue to sky -rocket.
. The. agreement gives
the Huron County board
full management of the
buses. The separate
school board will pay the
Huron board for its
students and the' Huron
board, ° because more
students attend public
school than separate, will
be responsible for
operating the buses. The
Huron -Perth board was
able to drop three buses
from its fleet and the
public school board had
to add one.
A similar
busing
agreement bas been in
effect in the Seaforth
area for the past year.
Students attending
Seaforth Public School
and separate schools in
Dublin and Si. Columban
have been rode the same
buses last year and
savings realized by the
boards 'prompted the
agreement adopted in
July:
McDonald said the
board will be looking into
busing agreements that
could cut costs in other
areas,tof the county but
said nothing will be done
to those routes this year.,
He added that board
administration. and
trustees are also looking
at altering school
boundaries for some
rural schools in the hope
of shaving more costs
from the transportation.
budget.
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