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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-10-24, Page 1FIRST SECTION WinOhi o% Qnteerio, leaday, Oct. 24, X989 THAT'S A GOOD DOG—Adrian Korten of Wingham steadies his dog Buddy for his rabies shot last Saturday from Tracy MacBride at the Leedham Veterinary Clinic at Wingham. Wingham, area travellers give earthqnake a Several Wingham and area peo- ple who were in San Francisco last week got more than they bargained for —a major earthquake. At 5:04 p.m. Pacific time last Tuesday, 8:04 here, an earthquake hit Northern California. The epicen- tre of the earthquake was located near Santa Cruz and it measured 6.9 on the Richter scale. It is being called the second worst earthquake the United States ever has seen, second only to Cie devastating San Francisco earth- quake of 1906. As people all over the United States and Canada gathered around their television sets to watch the third game of the World Series, it became apparent that something had gone terribly wrong. Quickly, the news reports started to flow in — Northern California had been hit by an earthquake, a major earthquake — and everyone listened for further details. For several loc Lilies, the wait for more it 'as par- ticularly excruci ....6 ..se they had loved ones in San Francisco. Amber Underwood of Turnberry Township was attending a confer- ence in San Francisco last week. At five o'clock last Tuesday, Mrs. Underwood, standing outside the Moscome Convention Centre, was waiting for a shuttle bus back to the her hotel. When the earthquake struck, Mrs. Underwood's first feeling was that she was passing out — the ground seemed to be coming up at her and there were shock waves, similar to summer -time heat waves. However, she soon realized what was happening and grabbed a stair railing.From where she was stand- ing she could see high-rise win- dows moving and flag poles sway- ing on top of high buildings. In what seemed fewer than the 15 seconds the earthquake is said to have lasted, it was over, said Mrs. Underwood and people started to collect themselves. Her giotip boarded a bus for the hotel, but with power outages, the Traffic situation in downtown an Francisco was utter pandeymonitint, she says. As the bus driver suggest- ed that it would be fasterto walk to the hotel, they agreed and once out on the street, Mrs. Underwood said, they saw the broken storefront glass and lined up at tele- phone boothi. That night, she and some other members of -her group Went to Union Square to listen to radio reports about the earthquake. It was then that'the le It ri abottt the Collapse Of the diatifileildeela freewaar, which t lailhOtt:'s't3 ttth'itvi lives. They also listened to reports on car radios outside the hotel: The following day, Wednesday, Mrs. Underwood walked by a building where AT & T, the gigantic American communications net- work, had set up rows of emergen- cy telephones for people to use. As the conference was called off — the convention centre was being used as a shelter — Mrs. Under- wood returned home last Thursday When the earth- quake struck, her first feeling was that she was passing out -- the ground seemed to be 'coming up at her and there were shock waves, similar to summer -time heat waves. morning. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kerr and Mr. and Mrs. Angus Mowbray, all of Wingham, also were in San Fran- cisco when the earthquake struck. They were on a two-weektour of the southwestern United .States, the. last leg of which was in San Pran- cisco. Earlier last Tuesday, their entourage had driven. "through Santa Cruz en route to San *antis.: co. The tour guide even pointed out the location of the famous San Andres Fault, which would erupt only hours later. At 4 p.m., they checked into their motel mom and the Kerrs were get- ting ready to spend a night in front of the television, watching the World Series. Just after 5 o'clock, everything started to shake, the mirror on the wall "danced", the dresser drawers flew out and the power went out. When the earthquake 'struck, Mrs. Kerr sat on the bed, while her husband took a firm hold of his easy chair and did not relinquish it. Later, he compared the sensation to being on a bucking bronco with no saddle. They went for a walk early in the evening and talkedto some of the others in their tour group,: With all the power out, they had no idea of the extent of the damage. In fact,. they knew very little until the next morning when they bought a news - r, p a The Kerrs spent much of the evening in their hotel room. There they looked out on the fourth largest city in the United States — home to more than six million peo- ple — in darkness. Although they were to have spent two days in San Francisco, the tour itinerary was quickly changed and re-routed to Reno, Nevada: prom there, they flew - •honcte lastpriday The Kern; and Ms. Underwood, who all have felt Minor earth tremors before, say they Were not frightened when. the earthquake struck. ---'there wasn't enough tune. All t1Y same, lens nothn expeifence they wtild,careto relive. Satellite hoot,; could cainplement e c A satellite nursing hoine;and the local high school could complement each other, three spokesmen for the F. E. Madill Secondary School have told Turnberry council. Two of the sites being considered as possible location for the pro- posed Huronview North satellite nursing home are located near the Wingham Leigh school. In a letter to the Second monthly meeting of Turnberry council, Madill Principal Herb 1Mltirphy writes:. 'It has come to my atten- tion that some concern has been expressed that the nooised confu- sion associated with the parking lot eel?. E. •Madill would be detrimental to the placement of a nursing home adjacent to the school, i 'While I do not wish to become involved in a political dispute," Mr. Murphy, continues, "I would sug- gest that a close proximity of a nursing home to the secondary school would have many benefits.°° In his years as principal at Goderich, Mr. Murphy says, he found that having the Maitland Manor Nursing Home located savings this directly across the road was no inconvenience, rather "I would contend that benefits accrued to both parties." Among those advantages, in Mr. Murphy's estimation, are: —the nursing home provided opportunities for senior social sci- ence students to do community ser- vice during the day, as well as pro- viding a contact between the seniors and the young people; —the introduction of cooperative education programs in the sec- ondary schools of Huron County has meant that many students have an opportunity to gain experience in a nursing home setting, includ- ing nursing care and dietary and nutrition considerations and; --GDCI acted as a centre of first � t ++ten � �i ;. � -, �,�,� oft e:nt} in& intoe e place. In fact, the nursing home' had keys and access to the school for this purpose. In conclusion, Mr. Murphy writes, "I' do not believe that the:, closeness of the, secondary school to the proposed sly of a nursi home should be looked upon ass"a nega- tive, but rather as a positive aspect in the considerations.' Letters from George Gibson, chairmanjof Madill's special educa- tion and Jim Inwood, cooperative education coordinator, also expressed support for the nursing home locating near the high school. "This facility, (the satellite home) would provide an excellent educa- tional ippon ituutt ty within wing distance of this school," writes Mf. Gibson. "We are constantly seeking placements for young people in food services, janitorial services and indirect patient care. This nurs- ing home located near our school would allow educational opportu- nities that, at this time, travel dis- tance has denied." Mr Inwood also says both parties would benefit if the nursing home were to locate near the high school. "The co-op program and the family studies program need places close to the school for 'students t� get such experiettce. I can see stu- den%s working in a nursing home as ntrses'; aloe's, custodians, secre- taries and in recreation. I am sure that there might be other openings as welt." Representatives of Huron County Council viewed the two Wingham- area sites earlier this Month, as well as sites In Brussel* and Morris Tov nshi' A d :isioti on the loca- tiott of the satellite nursing home will be made at the Nuv. 2 oteetin of county council. Morris supp� rts M ropoSa1 Not too' surpirisuigly,, Morris Township Cc .rs.1 a .pporte the proposal of the Brussels, Morris and Grey committee�for the Huron - view North satellite nursing home. 4 decision on the location of the nursing home will be made at the ' ov. 2 meeting of county, council. Two weeks ago, a group of carroty council members toured proposed sites at Wingham, Brussels and one just outside Brussels in Morris Township. Both the Turnberry-Wingham Committee for Huronview North and the Brussels, Morris and Grey committee made presentations to county council at its October meet- ing ®Spook®taculai refitg� lee�nn at evacuation li�h Pru. 5AALN i� iui5raeayr 1.L1I_wy Come join, the Wingham mer- chants for two "spook-tacular" nights of shopping this Thursday and Friday during the town's annu- al Moonlight Shellout promotion. The shopping extravaganza gets. underway this Thursday, Oct. 26, at 7• p.m. and runs until 11 o'clock. Stores -also will be open until 11 p.m. Friday. Watch out for Wee. Willie Winkle running through the town, handing out goodies.'A Moonlight Shellout . - shopping flyer is included in this , Week's edition of;The :Advance= Tirties. Don`t miss itl Editorials ...,Page4 Opinions Pag Community News Page 6 Sports Page 12 Classifieds ...,. Page 14 Moonlight Shell -out Flyer Inside 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY --Morris and Louise Swan- son of Wingham celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last Thursday at an open house at the Wingham Masonic Lodge. The Swansons were married Oct. 19, 1929 and have spent their entire married life here. Mr. Swanson was born and raised in Wingham and Mrs. Swanson, the former Louise Laundy was born in Blyth, but moved to Wingham as a young girl. Mr. Swanson worked at Fry & Blackhall, later Kirkam and Doe and finally Electrohome, for 53 years. The couple has three daughters, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Morris hosting meeting to discuss PRIDE plan A f.ublic meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov 28, in 1#elgrave to discuiss the PRIDE improvement program for the hamlet. raft of the milt plan has roved by the London the Ontp Ministry of .Affalts, according to ' Winship Clerk -Treasurer Michie and' the next step in thepig' rWas is a public information ell able for a total e of $76,1100 as 'part of tyf that Mount, the hient paya hal e'townehlpittaat k'u pay the remaining one-half. Proposed improvements to the old section of Belgrave include paving, sidewalks and renovations to the Women's institute Hall, including siding, insulation and new windows. Morris council also has a propos- al ro osr al for paving the remainder of the hatitlet. All interested parties are we)- coirield,attend the meeting on Nov. :25 t4,laarn more about the PRIDE prif' a`ht and proposed improver men to lleignave.