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Wingham Advance-Times, 1980-12-17, Page 1;14 ;.e ,4 11 A 11441.41'1.,", „... , .., • A.' ,• 4.4 4,4 1 4-4 "•414',4 14 '11•41":t.'4';.441• • ...),r,,,i1,".,44.,414..•14::',4.4kg,',444 I R, • 41 4 ad 0* She boutiquehei on his #411.0.;00 th Gras Y4. Ord- Mvo IA osp ' . as lm".;ktrkle •R responsibleiho was' YnAe' managing thestore, said " :fajr condition while her. will take a regt from , ass IA r ie ; . '• satisfactory., condition tutd.* ' southbound lane ni.eilentAr4e• the . -the ;d into idarc• driven Thomas Milier, 31, we . 'rid' •inalor th –Or . . . , • , tiMti '91040 , 44. • , • : It4,1,44 s cliOdusliOn 4641! t ' from Wingham and District. Hospital as well as changes to the property standards , bylaw.. Reprinted below that section of the sto,riiait It should have appeareCt Waif the fhit items of business to come Ware the, new council was a „request from Wingham and District Hospital for a grant of $15,000 toward the hospital's building and renovation program. However council deferred a decision until it knows more about the project, as well as its own financial status. 'Allen thinisoo, the Proi.vi- cousell's representative ,on the hospital board, 'ap- peared to explain. the, re- . quest: He said** in addl. den to fundbig expected, 'from the. provinCeand cow!, ty the hospital needle to raise 'about $100,000 Isdatt. It is asking esien municipality represented on the board to contribute on the basis of what percentage of the hospital's patients came • from 'it; Wingham supplies' about 15 per cent of the patients, therefore its share is $15,000., The new philosophy in health care is , to move toward more day services, he sidd, and as a result the hospital needs to increase its laboratory and physio- therapy department's. It also plans to add office space. Mrs. Bailey inquired how much of the $500,000 project is to provide direct patient services, such as lab and physiotherapY, and how Muth is for offices. She agrees with improving conditions for the patients, she said, but can't 'see why the business offices have to el" 144.,114 ^.44 4" 6 1,4 kite making up her mind. Mr. LeVen suggested ioUnettehistild".iknow some- thing ',:iihofitc.how much money the lioSp)hdbas in, its own capital fund and Whit is being "-Alone' with it before Makifigadeeision that would. add to theta* burden. Mr. Harrison wasn't sure howatu, is in fund,: but said it:j budgeted for re- placing ' tiquititnent at . the hospital. (Folloviing the November meeting of the hospital board; Executive .Director Norman Hayes said the hospital has about $300,000, but plans to spend virtually all of it replacing x- ray equipment and adding an ultra -sound machine. Mr. Harrison also noted the hospital is looking ahead to a $1.5 million building pro- ject about five years down the road. council eventually follow- • ed a suggestion by Mr. Cur- : rie that it take up the matter ,with the hoepital board dir- ectly and consider it at the mkt meeting. PROPERTY STANDARDS In other business at the meeting, council accepted a recommendation from the head of its property stan- dards committee for some minor modifications to the property standards bylaw. Ernest Eaton pointed out it is necessary to add a section .naming an 'enforcement officer if the bylaw is to be workable, and also pointed out some mistakes in, numbering and spelling. Following some discus- sion, council agreed to name the clerk -treasurer as the enforcement officer and to make the other changes. It will have its solicitor review the amended bylaw, which then will be circulated to council members 'for in, formation. firred lug Miller, ;WOO discharged from ; the'hoOltal the next cby and his 'wife, who suffered cuts, bruises and a broken jaw, istajreleasedien Monday. A third,passenger in the Miller car, Patricia Taylor, rilk of '.Wingliem was also-: *.:416k6tito. *towel • hospital major injuries and was :discharged later. " „ v–loere, %vas an estimated • $5; dant** done to the Ile,inbucli vehicle, iind about st • *ode, ;front' Of 14) driven by le• The UFO.vakc resulting S'fik Mr. Adams *image. fitly Wingham and District flonPitoland '• Those interested Mr. Adams been • , Wingham Towfl- charged in connection With 2, outlined priorities acc.ident policesaid WW • ; • little theatre dial •1 ALL DOLLED UP—Heather Beecroft was In fine style for her meeting with Santa Chin* at the Armouries following the parade. She reported Santa promised to remember her on thristmas eve. meeting las night in the to " r Poor wed in the'. tpreseil tWo i.oraductio per' , - Players 4earOd' should hOvc bet - for the a public ednesday 11. Lher nditims apparently ,:discouraged some Wingham and area residents from attending, and resulted itkithei absence of the guest Speaker; Melanie MeStfitghlm from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation. However, the small group preSentengaged in interesting diSCOssions regarding prnbms'With the group and avenues toward its improvement. 4 ' The main. , objectives voiced by the group were: —getting more people from Wingham and surrounding involved in thel —reorganizi tornrnunitjes ttle theatre, the group to include a. hoard of directots and totrnittees, —upgrading thetlegree of expertise, such, as play direction, acting ability, set construction, Makeup and lighting, V: —improving the facilities for the players, such as the stage lights and storage areas. Sandra Lee;' who has headed the players for the haat five years,explained that in the past the local theatre, which began in the 1920s, stayed adtive only for three to foutlenr spurts. "We don't want that to happen." She said'''. the group ...Wee° !25.and • .30 . people world on each one. ..' Miss ee• maintained that little theatre is important for the cOmMunity and reported • that sinqe the centennial play the crowds for, their, prOducti ' have grown and they havcattracted outof- towners. shemeri4Oned that the ,Grey ' WellingtOn Theatre Guild in Harriston, which successfully •produces three plays per year, recently be- came incorporated, holds • regular workshops, has a 'Membership of 45 and holds .. monthly meetings. She stressed the im- portance of reorganizing the group to include a board of directors, consisting of be- tween four and five people willing to take a lead role in the little theatre; and a few committees, siieh as a reading committee to select future plays for production, that would work with the main executive. This would result in a better organized group and draw more people into the theatre. In order to improve the qiiality of productions a two- day actors' workshop is scheduled for Jan. 17 and 18, which is being funded by a grant from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation. 'Miss Lee reported that Theresa Sears and David Switzer, two professionals from Toronto who have worked mnatedrar, and professional :groups, have been hired, 40 .conduct the workshops. She said that anyone in- terested is invited to par- ticipate in the program, including people from other little theatres such as Port Elgin, Harriston, Goderich, • Walkerton and Owen Sound. It is hoped that a series of workshops for directors and back -stage work will • be organized and hosted by the other centres in the future. James Currie suggested that an extensive workshop, consisting of professional direction M all aspects of a production, be conducted which would result in •a polished public per- formance. It was also proposed by Mr. Currie and several other members of the group that future plays be criticized by professionals in order to raise the degree of ex- cellence. Miss Lee said it might be too costly to hire a professional for the eight 'A weeks necessary to complete a production and she maintained that the specialty workshops are "a step in the right direction". Regarding the theatre facilities, she said the group is lucky to have the use of the town hall's upper floor, but there are problems with it, , especially with the lighting system. She said tile players have some money -in the bank eitddl*:tiiia wow attooti new lighting system, and saggesteil that other ' gronps using the,facilitY•be approached !1.0 get their help and ideas on how to get a newsystem". Mr. :Currie, a long-time supporter of the theatre and a new Wingliam:couneillior, maintained that the state of the system has been the same for a long time. He said the theatre promlsed, to install safety improvements years ago, "but never been done". • "If it's unsafe now, why is it unsafe? We didn't put it there, you put it there!" He asked Miss Lee if a new lighting system is the number one priority for the group. She answered that the first priority is to reorganize the group so that one person isn't giving all of the orders. She also suggested that a central storage area is needed for the little theatre and Bert Morin wondered if the basement of the old post office could be used. • However Mr. Currie ex- pressed dissatisfaction with the housekeeping practices of the little theatre and warned that as a member of the property committee for town council, he would not give much support to that request. As the meeting continued, discussion focused on the nextmeet at and: that 'all meri present would contact individuals about ensuregathering :t� , turrakti- „ Witt ' • ,r, • para The following floats picked as the mantle Santa Claus organized by the Junior Citizens (iota In the general ;ea sthtruce tgiedantby sntheoWinHvivalin.014` Kinsmen Club took fnst. prize, followed, by Wingham Lions Club and Sam Bondi's rockets The Toronto Do Bank float was judg in the commercial cal with the Bank of Conlin, float second and the ,Ze float third. Pt. .4: In the children's eateg' the day care centre first, with the Pro -Lite second and the Pathf float third. ..................................... Willingham r ,, , ristmas Hours - Wednesday, Dec. 17, Thursday,Dec 1.8, Friday, Dec. 19 OPEN until 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 OPEN Will 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 22, Tue's , c. 23 OPEN until 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24 closed af 6 p • •magamemsarametvgwavawavam=mavaemtviegavavomstkom atv • 44, , . 47'4444.