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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-01-09, Page 6• tog .�u Times. January 9, 1980 home provides care, anionship for seniors a senior citizen go.. is suddenly too preparing proper a pointless chore • �. Onlo one to turn to when .illy strikes? A seniors' apart- ment. Tire hospital? A nursing home? 'ere is another alternative: a group . home bringing seniors together for companionship, with a `house mother' to help look after their needs, but until recently hone existed in Wingham. The first opened its doors just last week, and already it is filled almost to capacity. Jim and Jean Young established it in the home of the late E. S. Copeland on Patrick Street, which they purchased last month. The first resident moved in last Wednesday and by Monday there were five people living there, with three more expected this week. That will virtually fill the house, although alterations converting the at- tached garage into living quarters will eventually provide MRS. WILLIAM SOTHERN space for three or four more. Mrs. Young, who is actively engaged in running the Town and Country Homemakers agency here, said her experience with that group, as well as with the Rural Development Outreach Project and the Huron Com- munity Services Council, alerted her to the need for group homes, and to the possibilities for establishing one here. Mr. Copeland' had been a client of the Homemakers and his house was particularly well suited for a group home, since he had in- stalled a chair lift on the stairway for his wife. When he passed away late last year -Mrs. Young and her husband decided to take the plunge, buy the house and start a group home. They bought the house Dec. 20 and she doesn't know how the word got around, but prospective residents started beating a path to their door. Lottie Scott, a nursing assistant with experience at the hospital, at Brookhaven Nursing Notes from Fordwich Mr. and Mrs. Bill Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Miller and family visited Sunday in Elora with Mr, and Mrs. George Piercey. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Welsh off Moorefield were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Kelly. Mrs. Wray Cooper. spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs...G. Huether at Cambridge. Mrs. Clayton .Edwards, of Listowel was a recent visitor with Miss Louise Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller and Mr. and Mrs. George Piercey of Elora spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller. ,Mr. and Mrs. J. Worrell 'Were New Year's dinner guests with Mr. and Mrs. Honeyford Gowanstown. They also visited irl Guelph with Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Hoffstetter. name 'oo.:officcrs FORDWICH-Miss uth JohnR ston, a. past president, in- stalled the -1980 officers when the senior citizens held their January meeting in the community hall at 12 noon onWednesday, January - The officers are: president; Mrs., Roy Kennedy; first vice president, Mrs. Eva Harris; second vice president, Mrs. William Wilson;, secretary, Mrs. Rwitteell Nickel ; treasurer', Lorne Kelley; group leaders, Mrs: Harris, . Mrs. Florence- Wilson, . Christmas cantata, "Down From i .Edwin Dietz, press, Mrs. M.- His Glory". ' Featured soloists Sot►eraa., auditors, , Mrs. from the 22 -voice choir were Miss Clarence Carswell Mid' Mrs. Lisa Lambkin, Miss Donna Sotheran. Martin, Miss Cathy Gibson, Dave The meeting followed a pot Lockie. Organist was Miss Peggy luck dinner with Mrs. Harris' Schneider, pianist and choir group in charge. She also director was Mrs. ,Ron Liver - presided over a brief business more. - session. .,"0 Canada" was sung 'Mr. and Mrs. Ted Klaassen, with Mrs. Russell Nickel at the, Weert and Ted Jr. spent Boxing piano and "Happy Birthday" was Day, with Mrs and Mrs. Joe sung to six having January birth- Nicholson and family, RR 2, days. '.Roll call was answered Bluevale. with payment of fees. - Friends of John Winter are Minutes of the November and sorry that he is a patient in December meetings were read Listowel Memorial Hospital. by ML s M. McElwain. A thank- Mrs. Pearl Patterson recently < yoo note was read from Mr. and returned home after spending Mrs_ Ira Schaefer for the some time with Mr. and Mrs. Bill au istmas. dinners taken to them. Austin at Tillsonburg. The members passed a inotion The sympathy of the com- that lunch for the card parties be • munity goes to Mrs. George donated. Ashton of Listowel, formerly of Following the meeting the Fordwich, on the death of her afternoon was spentplaying Lost husband last week at Mapleton Heir, euchre and shuffleboard. Nursing Honie, Listowel ; also to There will be a public card party Sam Newton on the death last on Friday, January 11, at 8:30 in week of his brother, William the hall. Everyone is welcome. Newton of Newbridge. 1 Weekend guests with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Doig were Edward and Joyce Doig of Atlanta, Georgia, Marianne and- Harvey Bride, Peter and Miriam of Don Mills, Mrs> George Ashton and Mrs. Hawkebee of Listowel, Mrs. Jim Stevenson of Harriston and Mrs. Horne, Palmerston... On Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. J. 'Worrell visited the latter's sister, Mr. and Mrs. C. Gross of Hanover, and also attended the funeral of Mrs. Elsie Brubacker. Sunday guests at the Worrell home were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnston and family, Toronto. Mrs. Bill_. Sullivan returned home, on Sunday from Wingham and District Hospital where she had -been confined the past week. Mr. and Mrs. truce Armstrong visited with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Schneider and family in Kit- chener one day last 'week. Earl Moore of 'Palmerston visited New Year's Day wp Mr. and, J ' y Ghon.4: I .:. " mew. Year's Day visitors ,with. Mr. and Mrs: Lyle Simmons were Mr,• and Mrs. Ken Kaye and family . of Palmerston . and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Simmons. Larry Montoux'of Toronto spent a. couple of days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Montoux_ New Year's guests with Mrs. Wray Cooper were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Brown of Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Connell of Listowel., On Sunday morning, December 30, Fordwich United Church choir presented' J. W. Peterson's Home and with the Homemakers, has been hired as the 'house mother'. She will run the home, with a couple of helpers to ensure there will be someone there 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The group home is aimed at providing accommodations for seniors who are finding it -dif- ficult to manage on their own, but don't require all the services—or the expense --off a hospital or nursing, home. Some could manage in a seniors' apartment, but like more company, she said. The group home can . also provide stop -gap help over a difficult time. At least one couple has moved in over the winter, but plans to return home next summer. Group homes are privately operated with no assistance from the government, Mrs. Young said, although eventually there might be a rental subsidy for residents such as is provided at the publicly -operated seniors' apartments. For now the residents pay rent on their own,. by the day, week or month, although rents are kept low enough that even those with no money apart from the Canada Pension and supplement can afford it. To qualify for residence in the home a person must be able to get around on his own and look after himself, although help is provided - for such things as bathing. A group home is not for someone who needs nursing home care, Mrs. Young em • - phasized. Residents are provided with meals, with assistance in remembering to t take medications, and the laundry and cleaning are looked after. They are also allowed to bring along some favorite possessions: a bed, a dresser or a favorite chair to furnish their rooms, which can be private, double or ward. Group homes are a good idea and there aren't enough in the county to fill the need, Mrs. Young said. The residents of this home range in age between 60 and 86, are about evenly"divided between men and women and are drawn from the town and surrounding. viiiages. Even eonstruction'of additional seniors' apartments ' won't change things much, since the group homes fill a different need, providing the house Mother and a common dining and living area, she noted, and she's nottisure the one home will satisfy the need which exists in Wingham right Bonnie's H&r'S'tyli PERM SALE Prices in effect Jon. 8 to Feb. 12. „ ams fteg. $17 NOW *15 , Reg. $20 NOW' 1 7 .Open Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Saturday and Thursday night. Book now with Bonnie Ro55 br Marilyn Moclntyre Phone 357-2860 now. It's hard to draw many con- clusions from this effort since it's still too new, she commented. However the overwhelming response, with no advertising except by the grapevine, seems to show a need is being met. Meanwhile Mr. Copeland's house is full of voices again, pro- viding warmth and friendly com- panionship. And perhaps in the summer the gardeners among them can make his flower beds bloom as before. 1• Photo by Marie Strong hOilvows,. St.'Buren.'s \Cann C Go _ie, was the ss8dor rll rria$e of Lal 'nnne $arid moo;• a d _ .1;1911. Mapplebec do Saturday, Deoendr.r.22 at four o'clock. , Lauraone is the datiOtor Of Leonard and IChIetine Satn, demon, Gerrie, and Lloyd is.the son oftJoseph and Ramona Mapplebeck, Aylesford, Nova Scotia. 'They were united in marriage by Rev. O. Laramie. Cheryl Wilson, Fordwich, played the wedding music. Terry Laidlaw, Brantford, sang "Common Love" and "The Wedding Prayer" during the signing of the register. Sherri Passmore, Guelph, was maid of honor, Sidney Ma plebeck, Bedford, Nova Scott 'was best man and guests w ushered by Tracey Nishi Guelph, and Donald Sande Gorrie. Following the ceremony was held at the bride's ho followed by a reception at the Belmore Community Centre. Guests were present from Aylesford and, Bedford, Nova Scotia ; Montreal, Quebec ; Kincardine, Guelph, Forest, Brantford, Clinton, Norval, Windsor and Listowel, Ontario. Both the bride and groom are graduates of the University of Guelph and are presently residing in Guelph while they continue with their post -graduate studies. Tvf t A1FrgNRESWENTIAL • Country Home ForSenio Clphi fl Prilradte end S, ni-Prhailie R A Home At noslphere with lo. idg cOro Our Rates ore -Very Rearmm*ig Meets Moyie 5-Louieazl St„ Ayton, Ont. NOG 1 CO iii+aa��aaiiieasi+jj,aiaiar+►uoiipa�+u�d+iial+u++o�+++ii+++i►+Ni++Nid�a Phony 519465;7825' Who Enumeration cards will confirm names on election voters' list More than 15 „million cards called notices of enumeration , will go into the mail to Canadian voters this month: The massive Mailing is a key procedure- in preparing for the 32nd federal general election to be held Feb. 18, The cards will be mailed no- later than Jan. 1i and will go out to all those whose names were on the final, official voters' list used in the last general election May 22, 1979. The card will confirm that the voter's name appears on the list of electors for the polling division in which he or she was residing at the time of that election. It will identify the voter's electoral district, polling division number, the location of the polling station and the date and' hours of voting. This is a change from the usual procedure ,of compiling the preliminary voters' list. The list in past elections was prepared as a result of a door-to-door canvass by ". enumerators, then was revised into an official list. There will be no enumeration in this' election. In other respects the process for this election will not differ in any major way. An eligible voter who does not receive an , enumeration card in the mail can still get his or her name on. the official voters' list -by taking the necessary _action. A person eligible to vote who does not receive a card should contact the returning officer of his or her electoral district after Jan. 15 but before Feb. 4. Voters who have changed their places of residence since May 22. should note that the notice of enumeration card will be sent to their former address, confirming their names are on the list to vote at the Local polling station where • they were livingat.that. time: Therefore if a person • has moved he or She must contact the returning officer of the electoral district where they are now residing during the revision period to have their name placed on the list and be able to vote. The telephone number . of each returning officer will appear, in Elections, , Canada ad- vertisetnents in local newspapers or can be obtained by calling the local telephone directory assistance number. Special emphasis will be placed on . revising the. preliininary lists for this election, according to the chief electoral officer, Jean -Marc Hamel.' "Although the preliminary lists we are using are only six months old, we expect tninan;e revisions to 12 to 13 per cent of the names on the lists," he said. "This will result from changes of residence, marriages, deaths and so on." To allow for the extra effort and to \give eligible' 'voters adequate opportunity to get their names on the final list, the period .of revision has been extended to nine days for urban voters in- stead of .the usual three days. Revision will take place from 'Jan. 25 to Feb. '4 inclusive. NEW YEAR'S BABY—This year's New Year's baby was Erin Miranda Hutchinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hutchinson of Wroxeter. The Infant, seven pounds and seven ounces, was born only 20 seconds after midnight. She is here with her mother, Cindy Hutchinson, Mary Vair, Rtesfdeni of the hospital auxlllary, and Dr. Brian Hanlon, who delivered the baby. Mrs. Hutchinson was presented with a baby outfit by the euxlltary. The revising process in rural areas will extend from -Jan. 7 to Jan. 30 inclusive. However in a rural polling division a person whose name is not on the official list On polling day can still vote by being vouched for by a voter • whose name is on the list for that division. To be eligible to vote in the general election a perm' must be 18 years of age or over by polling day, Feb. 18, a Canadian citizen and• an ordinary resident of the polling' division on Dec. 31, 1979. In the last federal general ' election there were 15,156,252 names on the official list of vote*: ' Mr.`"I1amel said the decision not to enumerate was not a matter of cost, since any savings would be offset by the greater effort and resources being placed on revision and on the in= formation , programs. The decision was made because of the logistical problems`of conducting an enumeration, he said. a St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM John Street of Centre Street The Rector: The Rev. John T.M. Swan, 1. Th. 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