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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-03-22, Page 287 • •' • AV" • by Judith Adams Julie is a roly-poly sweet- heart, just eight months old. She needs very spcial parents to adopt her, because although it doesn't show here, she has some severe physical defects from birth. Julie is paralysed from the waist down, and needs a colostomy, Her foster mother says although this little baby needs more time from her than one without her special needs, she is a joy to care for and the right committed , adoptive parents would cer- tainly be able to learn how, without any special nursing training. Physiotherapy is important to improve Julie's muscle tone. She has a dislocated hip and will probably not walk in future, unless thee are neuro- logical improvements not seen yet. So Julie, a responsive delightful baby with probably at least average intelligence, has some challenges cut out for her and so do her parents. The agency that cares for her believes she will cope well given the right permanent home to grow up in, and could well live independently in future with a little help, as many paraplegics do. Julie eats and sleeps well, crows and laughs and enjoys life, and is altogether won- derful to know, She especially loves men's voices, and responds well to other chil- dren in her adoptive home as additional stimulation. If you think you may be the family for Julie, please write to Today's Child, Ministry of Commtmity and Social Serv'-' ices, Box 888, Station K, Toronto. Describe your pre- sent family and way of life as fully as you can, and include your address an telephone number in your letter. MITT to host two-day •,, VA% 'X. ST. PAUL'S TEA — A St. Patrick's Day tea and bake sale were held last week at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Wingham. Beatrice Errington and Dorothy Cruickshank, both of Wingham, chatted at a tea table. Also at the table are Jean Elliott and Mae Johnston. Extend farm programs deration tells ixon Government cash grant programs are successfully helping farmers deal with hard economic times and they should be extended. That's the Entrepreneur '88 snow Agmesriculsagetuthe Ontario Federation of re is trying to impress Ontario's Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology (MITT) will host Entrepreneur '88, a two-day conference and trade show this May 30 and 31, Minister Monte Kwinter has announced. The show will bring Ontario "growth" companies and en- trepreneurs together with investors, venture capitalists and business people from across North Amelica and abroad, Mr. Kwinter said. Entrepreneur '88, an initiative of the Premier's Council, has been designed to showcase Ontario as the place to do business — and be in business. Specializing la . • Weddings • Portraits • Family Groups CHECK OUR PRICES The event, to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, wil feature exhibits'by more than 150 of Ontario's growing manufacturing and tradeable service companies. The expected 1,000 delegates will hear about the nature and role o entrepreneurship from keynote speakers representing various sectors of the economy, including Don Green chairman and CEO, Trydon Limited; Peter Nygard, chairman, Nygard International; Dr. Pierre Rinfret, chairman, president sand CEO, Rinfret Associates Inc.; and John Bulloch, president, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. The business forums will give delegates a broad range of in- vestment, management and marketing insights from expert panelists. In addition, the general public is welcome to view the exhibits, learn about entrepreneurship in Ontario and attend a free seminar on star- ting a small business. upon the provincial govertunent. Singling out the Ontario Farm Family Interest Rate Reduction (OFFIRR) program and the Farm Management, Safety and Repairs program, the OFA has asked Ontario Treasurer Robert Nixon to f continue assistance to cash-strapped farmers. "The programs were created to fill specific needs, and these needs still exist," emphasized OFA President Brigid Pyke. Agriculture is a capital -intensive industry with a high demand for credit. Debt financing is, expensive in real terms and Ontario farmers' traditional source — the federal Farm Credit Corporation — is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. "Provincial government agencies outside Ontario ere now supplying almost 15 per cent of long-term agricultural credit, and they're doing it at a rate two percentage pojnts below FCC and four points below the banks," Mrs. Pyke said. "Ontario farmers need access to that kind of long-term, low-cost credit and . we're asking the provincial government to get 0-0-0 To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. —David Viscott CENTURY HOUSE REST HOME. Ethel, Ontario OPEN 110torSE GRAND OP Sunday, March27,198 from 1 to, 4 pan. Refreshments served Everyone welcome 519-887-9725 (across from Evaa's t(ardirtere) Ribbon Cutting,,Cerernony 2pm. Murray .Cardiff MP and other special guests attending. moving." Scholarship available in Huron Graduating students in Huron County have the opportunity to win one of ten $16,000 entrance awards to the University of Guelph. The prestigious President's Scholarships recognize outstanding academic and leadership ability, School principals are now making notnbiations -- due April 1— for this year's awards. The first 10 recipients of the awards are studying arts, science and agriculture at the University of Guelph. Jenny Bowe, a graduate of Peterborough Collegiate in Ontario, and Sean Morrisy, a graduate of Predericton 'High School in New Brunswiek are typlcai uf this group . . . While the federatioiffifialifthrtist in its meeting with Mr. Nixon was for better farm credit and improved stabilization for cash crop farmers, the farm leaders also argued for new economic development programs for rural Ontario. Among the program areas OFA recommended were: -Rural enterprise development: encouragement of, tourism, retirement, and service industries to complement agriculture as income source. -Agro-forestry: the conversion of • selected crop land to woodland to alleviate excess production in some commoclitiesand provide additional on-farm income, --Support for small scale farmers: a peer -advisor program which would offer assistance in developing management and production skills. --Grain-derived ethanol: provincial co-operation _with the federal governm9tft imcleveloping alcohol -based ga e. 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