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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-09-13, Page 2111E WWN$HAAIIADVANCE-TIMES WEDNESDAY, MEMBER 13,1995 Broadcasts Heritage Maryicejoins Terr som oeom ote Team forSunday's run BY MARGARET STAPLETON Protesters may get meeting as requested Continued from front page The unfortunate aspect, the sta- tion manager said in a press confer- ence inside the station following the confrontation, is that the broad- casts will not be returning to their traditional format – which is what he believes the concerned citizens want. Nor is there time to be pur- chased on Sunday. Part of the reason behind the ter- mination of the local church broad- casts is the overall reformatting of the AM station. In a previous inter- view with the Advance -Times, Gil- lespie said they are trying hard to remain competitive in a massive market. By appealing to a younger audience, they feel they can main- tain their viability. "We make no apologies for tar- geting a younger age group. We are trying to broaden our appeal and at- tract a younger demographic. There is nothing in our promise of perfor- mance that states we have to have local church programming," he said. The issue, he continued, is also that the local broadcasts do not meet the pre -conditions for the change in format. Gillespie said the local broadCastt appeal to those only in the Wingham area. Church programming is not entirely gone. In fact, Sunday mornings will re- main a source of religious program- ming on AM '920, but with pro- grams of a more general nature. He said some of the complaints they have received come from the other side of the coin: shut-ins from Listowel, Gowanstown and Pal- merston who are unable to get out to their own church, but must listen to Wingham area services. Gillespie said the argument of shut-ins depending on the local pro- gramming is unfair. He said there are better ways for the churches to look after their shut-ins, such ideas as outreach activities. AM 920 serves a market span- ning from Lions Head to Exeter to Lake Huron to Arthur: some 250,000 listeners. In terminating the local broadcasts, only four churches are affected. "The religious programming (that remains) is more general in ' nature. Not geared to a specific area. ,That (programming) is paid for and generates money for opera- tions. We make no apologies for that," he said. "Buying air time is not the issue here, nor the solution." This is the second time in three years the radio station has been un- der fire for religious programming. In 1992, they moved the local broadcasts from Sunday mornings to evenings after more intense pro- tests over plans to drop the servic- es. The Advance -Times Each year organizers of Wing - ham's Terry Fox Run try to find one individual whose cancer is in remission and can act as a symbol of the hope embodied by the late Terry Fox, a "Terry's Team" mem- ber. Run organizers Dale and Linda Edgar are fortunate to have found Mary Alice Smits of Wingham, whose breast cancer is in remission and who is facing the future with renewed confidence. This year's Terry Fox Run, the eighth for Wingham, is being held this Sunday, Sept. 17, starting at 11 a.m. from the Lions Picnic Shelter at Riverside Park. Registration is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Leading the pack this year will be Mrs. Smits and her daughter-in- law Monica. Although Mrs. Smits said she does not feel she can walk the 10 -kilometre course, she will bicycle the distance. It is fitting too that a member of the Smits' family will be by Mary Alice's side, as they have been steadfastly ever since her breast cancer was diagnosed in June of last year. During a breast self-examination last spring, Mrs. Smits found a lump which later developed into an open sore. She went to her family doctor, Peter Long of Wingham, immediately and he referred her to a London specialist. The London doctor took one look and scheduled her for surgery. That two weeks waiting for surgery was "the long- est of my life". However, she would have more waiting ahead. In the back of Mrs. Smits' mind were thoughts of her own mother, Mrs: Bert Armstrong of Wingham, who died of lung cancer 33 years ago. Earlier, she too had lost a breast to cancer. Her aunt also had breast cancer and later throat can- cer. Once the surgery was performed, Mrs. Smits was able to return to Wingham. She got back the week- end of Homecoming '94, but didn't feel much like celebrating. She would endure a painful bout of in- fection before she could begin radi- ation treatments in November of last year. The wait to be able to take treatments was almost unbear- able, she admits today. It seemed like her life was in limbo, with everything hinging upon those treatments. With so many requiring treatment and limited facilities, cancer Vatients are priortized and often face long waits. She would undergo 27 treat- ments over a six-week period, end- ing Dec. 17 of last year. Although the treatments were not uncomfort- able at the time, eventually she would develop painful radiation burns. By Christmas of 1994, Mary Alice was at home, but not feeling great. Remarkably by January, she returned to work at Wingham's Tri- angle Discount store for three hours at a time and gradually has resumed working her normal shifts. In addi- tion to her own family, husband List of Advertisers to be found in this week's bc :cIngryutn AbbancorZinto All Wall Construction A. R. MacDonald Const. Askes Bros. Const. Ballagh, Wallace Auctions Bell Mobility Bernard Computer Training Centre Campbell Heating Service Cardiff & Mulvey Coldwell Banker Cowan Printing Craig Hardwood Dave's Aluminum Decor Shoppe Dickie Creek Therapy Centre Doane Raymond Festival School of Hairstyling Gibson's Men's Shop Homuth Optometrists Howick Homes Huron County Hutton Real Estate J.C.'s Family Fitness Centre K 7 Stables Keil Insurance Len Metcalfe Auctions McGlynn, Bernie Lumber Mclntee Real Estate Montgomery Mechanical Moran Mechanical Pletch Electric Primetime Country Reid & Associates Rintoul, Brian Auctions Sports Exchange, The Town of Wingham. Vanastra Recreation Centre Ward & Uptigrove Wingham Advance -Times Wingham Chiropractic Centre Wingham Golf & Curling Club Wingham Lions Club Wingham Mini Mart s Terry's Team Member --Mary Alice Smits of Wingham, shown here with granddaughter Carla, is this year's "Terry's Team Member" for Wingham's eighth annual Terry Fox Run to be held this Sunday, Sept. 17. Harold, her two sons and daughter Mary, Mrs. Smits is grateful for the help and support of the Triangle Discount "family", including owner Nelson Frank and her co-workers for their patience and kindness. An avid knitter, Mrs. Smits was eager to return to her favorite pas- time. After the surgery, when she asked her London doctor how soon she would be able to resume knit- ting, he asked her, "Why aren't you doing it now?" So, she did. It was slow at first and she could not use her knitting machine for a time, but Mary Alice has found knitting to be very good therapy, both physically and mentally. She continues to take a chemo- therapy pill which does have some unpleasant side effects, but nothing she can't take in stride. After her last check-up, she was told she did not have to return for another six months. She says she finally can make plans for the future with' some degree of confidence. In fact, she is looking forward to taking part in at least two craft shows this fall, one at the Wingham Legion Hall and one at Tara. When asked to sign on as Wing - ham's "Terry's Team" member, Mary Alice had no reservations. No one knows better than she how im- portant it is to raise money for the fight against cancer. It is crucial to raise funds for research and for new equipment so that others do not have the long wait for treatment. This is especially true at a time when government is reconsidering its role in funding. For eight years, Linda Edgar and her husband Dale have organized the Wingham run. They are pleased to welcome Mary Alice as a "Ter- ry's Team" member for Wingham. She joins past team members Lloyd "Casey': Casemore, Aimee Leish- man, Anna Mae Congram and Bill Bailie. Of that group of cancer pa- tients, only Bill Bailie has died. A new feature of the Wingham run this year will be a "memory board'°'rhis board will be dedicat- ed to the memory of people who have died of cancer and in whose memory someone is taking part in the Terry Fox Run. Mrs. Edgar says she is looking forward to Sunday's run, which will go rain or shine. The entire course is paved this year, which will allow rollerbladers to take part, as well as those on foot and on bi- cycles. Little Aimee Leishman is this year's "Terry's Team Member" at Brussels. This is the second year a run has been held at Brussels and it will start from The Ark Youth Cen- tre at 10 a.m. with registration until 4 p.m. COMMUNITY CALENDAR /I/ 9 • 9) • Corrie, 335-35225 • Win *ham, .157-2036 I,.i titmecl, 29I-5100 INSURANCE BROKERS (Wingham) Ltd. Bill Kell "INSURING TOMORROW TODAY" Wednesday. September 13 • Huron County Long -Term Care Planning Committee meeting, 9:30-a.m. at OMAFRA Office, Clinton. Friday. September 15 • Rhythm & News In Concert, 8 p.m. at F.E. madill S.S. $10.00 advance (The Gift Chest) $12.00 at the door. • Brussels Bulls tryouts, Seaforth Arena 7:30 p.m. • Family Dance at the Bluevale Community Hall. art rdall24nternber 16 • Wingham Ironmen vs. Erin Sabres at Listowel Arena, 7:30 p.m. • Brussels Bulls practice at the Seaforth Arena 1:00 p.m. r nda,�..�e bel' 17 • Wingham Ironmen vs Erin Sabres at Erin, 1:30 p.m. • Brussels Bulls vs. Kincardine Bulldogs, Kincardine Arena, 8:30 p.m. • Wroxeter United Church 103rd Anniversary Service, 11:00 a.m. Dress casual, families please bring picnic lunch. We Represent howick • Farm Residential • Competitive Rates • inspection Service • Auto By JIM BROWN The Advance -Times The Heritage Designation of the former Belgrave Hotel was official- ly removed at the regular meeting of Morris Township council last Tuesday. Township clerk -treasurer Nancy Michie reported that no appeals had been received by the Aug. 28 deadline, so township council could go ahead with the removal of the heritage designation. By-law 60-1995 was read three times at the council meeting and carried. After the by-law was passed, it was registered with the Land Registry Office for the County of Huron, in Goderich. The cost of repealing the heri- tage designation is the responsibili- ty of the Belgrave Kinsmen Club. The township had earlier reached an agreement with the Kinsmen Club that would have the service club pay back a $5,000 loan. Ken Hopper of the Kinsmen Club told council that he has talked to a group of Mennonites in How - ick Township, who have agreed to take the building down sometime this month. He said that they will take as much as of the materials away as possible, but Hopper asked council to put one of its dump trucks at the site, so anything the Mennonites can't use or don't need can be tak- en away to the landfill site. The Kinsmen Club woudl also provide a dump trek. Council agreed to have a dump truck at the site to take away all the materials not needed by the Men- nonites. Chief Building Official Paul Jo - sling said that the township will still require a demolition permit to 'tear down' the former hotel locat- ed on the west part of Lot 1, Plan 161 — 13 Queen Street in the ham- let of Belgrave. He added that a demolition per- mit is alsorequired from the Minis- try of Transportation off Ontario (MTO) because of the building's proximity to Highway 4. Council approved the demolition permit for the building, but waived the fee for the permit, because the building is actually owned by the township, for the Belgrave Kins- men Club. 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