HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-11-28, Page 2Page 2—The Wingham Advance -Times, Nov. 28i.1984
THE
ADVANCE -TIMES
BAVARIAN DELI
PACKERS WINNER
Mr. Milton Ross was the lucky winner
of a delicious cold meat and cheese
tray in a draw at Bavarian Deli Packers.
The tray was presented by Mr. Hans
MayeiYof Bavarian Deli Packers.
Church Directo
THE
SALVATION
ARMY
Edward St.,
Wingham
Sunday, Dec. 2
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Family Worship
Service
7:00 p.m. - Salvation Meeting
Everyone Welcome
Monday, Dec. 3
8:00 p.m. - Home League
for Ladies
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WINGHAM
UNITED
CHURCH
217 Minnie St.
Sunday, Dec. 2
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship
C.G.I.T. Vesper Service 7:30
Sunday School Concert
Sun., Dec. 9, 7 p.m.
Minister: Rev. J. Rea Grant
B.A., M.Div.
Organist: Mr. Hap Swatridge
Telephone:
Church - 357-2961
Manse - 357-1072
Wingham Pentecostal Church
359 Centre Street,
Church 357-1340 - Res. 357-2865
Pastor: Rev. Douglas V. Whitelaw B.A.
SUN., DEC. 2, 1984
1.0:00 .a.m. - Sunday School
11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship Service
7:00 p.m. - Family Service
St. Paul's Church
(ANGLICAN)
WINGHAM
John Street at Centre Street
THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF
WINGHAM AND BELGRAVE
SUNDAY DEC. 2
Holy Communion
Nursery and Sunday School
`11:00 a.m. - St. Paul's.
1:15 p.m. - Trinity, Belgrave
Dec. 10 - Evening Guild
Parish Hall, 8:00 p.rn.
Alert parents to • a • ers
at `street roofing' seminar
The growing problem of
sexual abuse and abduction
of children was- brought
home to local residents at a ,
workshop on "street -
proofing" children held last
Thursday evening at the
Wingham Town Hall.
Holly Keil of Wingham, the
woman who organized the
discussion, said she was
encouraged by the large
turnout of over 50 concerned
mothers and fathers.
Mrs. Keil said sexual
abuse of children is not a
problem common only to
cities, something her family
found out the hard way when
one of their children was
attacked.
Instead of sitting back,
Mrs. Keil and her husband
Bill decided to bring things
out in the open and educate
parents on the finer points of
making their children safe
for the streets.
After a video-tape on
streetproofing was shown,
Mrs. Keil presented a verbal
portrait of the typical child
abuser. The child abuser is
someone who usually has
trouble relating to other
adults, can be any age and
usually is a man.
These people have very
clever come-ons when
dealing with their child
victims, Mrs. Keil said. They
use flattery or try to
rationalize their behavior to
the child by saying things
like, "I love you; it won't
hurt," or threatening to
withold their love or ap-
proval.
Too often society blames
the child victim for inviting
the attack by being too cute
or precocious. But a child of
16 or under' is never a true
participant in a sexual act,
stressed Mrs. Keil.
NECESSARY STEPS
The first and most im-
portant step to street -
proofing a child in the event
of an attack is to educate, not
frighten, the youngster. ,
Evidence has shown that
child molesters usually focus
on children who are
vulnerable or compliant. To
remedy this, Mrs. Keil sug-
gestsboosting a child's sense
of confidence by providing a
loving and trust -filled home.
Gorrie resident
attends graduation
of granddaughter
GORRIE — Mrs. Irving
Toner attended the black
band and pinning ceremony
for the graduates of the
Stratford Health Sciences
Division of Conestoga
College, nursing class of
1984, held Friday evening at
the Presbyterian Church,
Stratford. On Saturday
members of the graduating
class received their nursing
diplomas at the University of
Waterloo.
Lori McPherson of
Teeswater was a member of
the graduating class. Lori is
the daughter of Tom and
Ruth McPherson of
Teeswater and a grand-
daughter of Mrs. Toner.
There were 48 girls in the
class. '
EMPLOYER'S GUIDE TO
GOVERNMENT FUNDED TRAINING
ARE YOU planning any training activities?
Sending employees on up -dating courses?
Interested in computer literacy for your employees?
Looking for a more productive work force?
Confused by the myriad of Government Programs?
If you answered "YES to any of the above questions, this
workshop sponsored by the Huron County Industrial Training
Committee and Conestoga College, may be able toassist
you in your plans.
Plan to attend on Wednesday,
December 5, 1984, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Clinton Campus, Conestoga College
Fee $5 per person
Luncheon included
(Registration is limited to 25 people)
For registration information•, please call, Conestoga College,
Clinton Campus, at 482-3458 between 9;00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. Monday to Friday, before Friday, November 30, 1984.
Cone •college
of . ;•.Arts
a d tieta
Something parents always
seem to drill into their
children's heads is that they
must obey adults. However
now it is time for parents to
re-evaluate this creed, since
there are -times when
children can and should say
"no" to adults -
Another wayfo streetproof
your children is to walk with
them on their route to school
or out to play at least once
per season to alert them, and
you, to possible dangers.
Parents also should
provide guidelines to
children about where they
can and cannot play, for
example, near water, in
_alleys or vacant buildings.
And children never should
travel alone.
Children should carry one
piece of identification and
some money at all times and
if they are being followed
they should go to a "Block
Parents" home, the post
office, library or a store.
Every school, church or
sports outing should be in-
vestigated by a child's
parents, as should the _day
-care or nursery school staff
and facilities.
If the worst thing happens
and a child is attacked, Mrs.
Keil advises parents to:
remain calm and not alarm
the child; don't blame the
child, he is a victim; don't
Available free to
deny or minimize the in-
cident; and tell them it was
right to come and tell you.
John Schedler of Wingham
Video Services offered the
free use of the video-tape
"Strong Kids, Safe Kids" to
any group or family and
encouraged parents to take
up the offer because it deals
with an important subject:
streetproofing children to
make them less prone to
attack.
Bill Stephenson, principal
at the East Wawanosh
Public School, concluded the
evening by thanking Mrs.
Keil for- addressing this
timely and important issue.
roues, families
Video program offers advice
on preventing sexual abuse
Families and groups in the
Wingham area are being
offered the free use of a
video program aimed at
helping them to prevent the
sexual abuse and abduction
of their children.
John Schedler of Wingham
Video Services said he will
make available the video
"Strong Kids, Safe Kids" at
no charge and also will loan
a video player if required.
The program, hosted by
Henry ("Fonzie"). Winkler,
speaks directly and frankly
to both parents and children
about the dangers of sexual
abuse and abduction. It is
livened by songs and guest
appearances by cartoon and
television characters to help
hold children's attention.
Along the way, it offers
tips to parents:
—be an "askable" parent;
-don't be afraid to talk to
your children about sex.
Every child should know the
"facts of life" before
beginning school;
—there should not be any
off-limits subjects;
—listen carefully to your
children when they talk to
you;
—use the proper terms for
the "private parts" of the
body;
and to children:
—nobody should touch
your private parts except
you;
— if someone touches you
in a way that makes you feel
uncomfortable, go and tell
someone you trust;
—if the person you tell
doesn't respond, tell
someone else;
— don't believe threats. If
an adult tells you to keep
secret something you know
is wrong, don't;
— a stranger is anyone you
don't know, even if he claims •,
to know you.
Seniors'
Day Centre News
By Rita Rice
Our annual craft and bake
sale is scheduled for this
Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Plan to attend
,this sale at the Armouries as
we have many different
Christmas gift ideas,
decorations and, of course,
home baking.
We also are selling tickets
on a gingerbread church and
a straw Christmas wreath.
The Wingham K -Food store
also has donated a $20 gift
certificate to be raffled off.
Tea, coffee, juice and
muffins will be available as
well. This sale is an annual
fund-raising event here at
the centre and is a chance to
dispaly the multitude of craft
talents that our participants
have.
Well, November is almost
behind us now and winter is
just around the corner, a
corner many people would
rather not cross, but it's
coming up anyway so make
the best of what really is a
naturally beautiful season.
If outside is not your idea
for the winter months and
you find the time long, think
of participating in some of
our day centre programs.
Our December program
calendars now have been
printed and, as usual, are
centred around the
Christmas or festive time of
year.
We will be having a
regular program next
Tuesday and Wednesday.
But we will be having a late
afternoon supper next
Thursday and attending the
evening "Carol Fest" at the
Wingham Public School
sponsored by the Wingham
Optimist Band with proceeds
going to the building fund at
the Wingham hospital.
Area school children will
be performing Christmas
singing the week of Dec. 11 to
13. More details will appear
in next week's column. .
The day centre Christmas
party is set for Dec. 19. If
anyone in the community
wishes to entertain that day
for our program, please call
the centre at 357-1440 or 357-
1445. There will be no
program Dec. 18 before the
party or Dec. 20. The staff
will be available until Dec. 21
and will re -open on Jan. 2,
1985.
The last .'November foot
clinic is set for this Thursday
from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
A reminder to our
volunteers and board
members — please let the
staff know by this Friday if
you will be attending the
Christmas get-together and
dinner on Dec. 10 prior to the
Town of Wingham's citation
awards presentations, one of
which will be presented to
our chairman, Janet Reid.
An interesting point to
ponder this week is: "Man is
not old until regrets take the
place of dreams. By John
Barry More.
Young PCs form
prov. association
Over the past few weeks
several young Progressive
Conservatives in the
provincial riding of Huron -
Bruce have been busy
organizing an association.
Their efforts came to fruition
Nov. 14 at ' the Kincardine
Town Hall when they held
the founding meeting of the
Ontario Progressive Con-
servative Youth Association
of Huron -Bruce.
For some of the organizers
the response and interest
raised by their efforts was
surprising.
An executive was elected
consisting of Doug Earle of
Port Elgin, president; Kevin
Brown, Port Elgin, vice
president; Kevin Campbell,
,RR 1, Dublin, treasurer;
Todd Bryant, RR 4, Tiver-
ton, membership director;
Bev Conquest, Port Elgin,
secretary; and Steve Spar -
ling, Blyth, communications
director.
In his acceptance speech
the new president stressed
the need for the association
to "foster interest" in young
people in the riding in the
political system because it
gives them an opportunity to
express their views, learn
about how governments and
elections work and to find out
what the government is
trying to do to solve the
concerns of young people
today.
The video also teaches
children "the honk", a
distinctive noise that signals
distress or danger to anyone
nearby, and reminds
children that "If something
happens and you didn't want
it, it's not your fault. Don't
let that stop you from
telling."
It tells parents it is very
unlikely that a . child will
make up a story about sex
with an adult and advises
them to under -react when a
child begins to tell them
something and to always
believe. "There's nothing
more important for children
than being believed when
they have something scary
to tell."
A printed brochure ac-
companying the tape lists
safety tips for parents to
teach their children, such as
what to do if they get lost or
are accosted by an adult, as
well as rules for parents and
suggestions on how to handle
the situation if something
does happen.
For more information or to
book the tape, interested
families or groups are in-
vited to call Wingham Video
Services°at357-2233.
Bathed Meats
887-9328
one mile fast of Walton
Call us for your slaughtering needs.
Slaughter date is Tuesday.
Now is. the time to fill your freezer for winter.
Sides of beef, pork, lamb or veal.
We specialize in home -cured meats and old-
fashioned country -style pork sausage. No
fillers added. All meat is government inspected.
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Dr. William J. McLi han
Orthodontist
announces his association with
Dr. Ray Bateman
and
Dr. David Magee
Dental Surgeons
for the practice of Orthodontics at
175 John St. E., Wingham, Ontario
Hours by Appointment
Phone: 357-2728 or 357-2021
WINGHAM
FRUIT MARKET
Mott's 1 Litre Case 12 - $18.95
Clamato Juice 1.69
Tang 4's
Orange Crystals 1.49
Schneider's No. 1
Wieners lb. 1.69
Schneider's Golden Basket Breaded
Reg. or with cheese, 350 g.
Chicken Balls 3.19
Beemaid 500 g.
Creamed Honey 1.49
Size 125
Tangelos doz. 1.49
Fancy Grade Ida Red
Apples 31b. bag 1.19
Pink Size 48
Grapefruit . 4/.89
Store Hours:.
Monday -Saturday
7:30 a; m: .to 7:00 p.m.
Friday till 9:00 p.m. •
Phone 357-2240. We Deliver.
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On the left? Bill and Kim, the
twins, baby Sarah. They've re-
vitalized their furnace with an
electric plenum heater; it's one
of the most economical ways to
cut winter fuel bills. And they've
turned the drafty old attic room
into a warm nursery with in-
sulation and inexpensive, easy-
to- install baseboard heaters.
There's a separate thermostat,
so baby's room can be kept at
exactly the right temperature
without overheating the rest
of the house.
On the right? Mike and
Stella -empty -nesters.
They've installed an add-on
electric heat pump to help
save money and heat their
home in winter and they're
looking forward to the com-
fort of air conditioning next
summer. It was easy to add,
cuts their heating costs and
adds to the value of their
home.
Electric heat provides
home -owners with many
options for either total or
partial conversion. Whatever
your needs, there's an electric
system that's just right to help
you cut costs, without cutting
corners on comfort, Once you
understand the flexibility of
electric heat, other heats just
don't look so hot.
Write to Ontario Hydro
and ask for your free booklet
about satisfied families who
installed electric heat. Ontario
Hydro, 620 University
Avenue, Dept. U4E3 Toronto,
Ontario, M5G 1X6.
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