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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-01, Page 6Times, April 1, 1 t :1 akers concerned er dr�ppingof course agency now employs some 78 homemakers who provided personal care and domestic help to 1,486 clients in the past year. According to the board chairman, Betty Carden of Seaforth, the need for home- makers is steadily on the in- crease, but the service will be facing a major setback with the cancellation of the training program. Sponsored by Canada Manpower, the course had been running at Conestoga for the past five years and according to Brian Cook, chairman of the Clinton campus, "the graduates are sought after". He explained , however, that recent financial cuts by the federal government has forced Canada Manpower to drop some of Its courses. In the past, Manpower has paid the tuition fees and wages for students taking the home- makers course but now have decided to end their financial support for the program. In December, when 12 graduates received their diplomas, instructor Connie Sullivan of Mitchell stated that the need outstripped the supply two to one, and the enrolment could have been 1W S i.Np O McPhee De p&te a projected need for ,More trained home- nthiOn.k in Huron County, thglr three-month education program has been dropped at. Conestoga College's Clin- ton campus. The homemakers are specially trained women and men who are working for one of the county's largest em- ployers, the Town and Coun- try Homemakers. Started three years ago to pri vide in- , home services for the ill, elderly and handicapped, the Specials Lunch and Supper Tues. to Sunday Clam Chowder or Salad 8 oz. Breaded Fillet of Sole Sauce Tarte or Veal Cordon Bleu Spdnish Sauce Vegetables:. and Potato Pecan Pie or Ice Cream Coffee or Tea 5.95 No Tax Clam Chowder or Salad 8 oz. Deep Fried Fan Tail Shrimp or 6 oz. Deep Fried Breaded Scallops or 8 oz. New York Cut Strip Loin Steak Vegetables and Potato Pecan Pie or Ice Cream Tea or Coffee ■ 9,95. Plus Tax i 132. Josephine St. Wingham 357-1633 Us Most Foam Bade, THIS ISA 4.6110 (1-#/, COMMUNITY Let us welcome you! Joan Chandler Aar:8B7r6021: St. Paul's Church �•Qg (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM John Street of Centre Street The Rector: The Rev. John T.M. Swan, 1. Th. THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF WINGHAM AND BELGRAVE ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, WINGHAM SUNDAY; APRIL 5, 1981 * Passion Sunday * 8:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist in the Church. 10:00 a.m. - Sunday School. 11:00 a -m. - Holy Eucharist and Sermon in the Church. i For a Fresher Look, We'II Wake up your Wardrobe When your clothes have been hanging around in the closet for a long time they need to be freshened up. Our cleaning' and pressing Methods will put life back in your wardrobe. doubled if more government subsidies were available. Now the Town and Country Homemakers have learned that the need for more trained workers may triple when the Ministry of Health implements its chrogiic home care program . in March, 1982. An extension of the present active care pro- gram, the new service would allow chronic care patients to remain in their homes rather than be sent to an in- stitution if they receive 40 hours of homemaking care and three visits a month frgfn medical professionals. The province -wide pro- gram has now been intro- duced to 22 homemaking agencies and according to Jean Young, director of the Town and Country Home- makers, "They (the home- making agencies) have warned us to be prepared to rapid growth and growing "With the announcement of cutback in dollars for training through Man- power," she reported at the agency's annual meeting in Clinton on March 25. "The problem of having qualified, trained home- makers intensifies especial- ly in the year when the Min- istry of Health will 'be mak- ing greater demands on us for our service." Conestoga could reinstate the homemaking course as a regular tuition paid course, or Manpower could reverse the decision to finance the program in the future, but the present situation is that there is no more available training for homemakers in the area, or possibly at nearby colleges. "Themajority of people think that anyone can be a homemaker, but that's, not true," Mrs. Cardno stated. "Nobody's challenging that they can't bake a cake or scrub a floor, but it takes special training to deal with the elderly and the ill." To be a qualified .honde- idkalige"irYt+tiives ` in -crass study for 12 weeks and a total of 360 hours. The course teaches the responsibilities and limitations Of the visiting homemaker and teaches how to provide per- sonal care for the individual or family in health, illness or convalescence. An in-depth study of good nutrition, home management, understanding and communication, avail- able community resources and first aid is also taught. Proper training is stressed by the majority of home- making agencies in the pro- vince and Mrs. Cardno ex- plained "We don't want to be sending people WOomes if they're not capable of doing the work." At the agency's annual meeting Pat Lees, head of the Metropolitan Home Care Program in Toronto, stressed the need for trained homemakers. She said that in most areas there's a waiting list of people trying to get into the course, how- ever with program cutbacks there is a growing concern that trained homemakers may become scarce. The Ontario Association of Visiting Homemakers also has voiced its opposition to the cuts and plans to take its concerns to the government. Locally the Town and Coun- try Homemakers will be appealing its case to pro- vincial and federal rep- resentatives in hopes that the course can be brought back before the chronic care program begins. Open house Whitechurch — On Friday evening Open House and a dance was held in the Community Memorial Hall to celebrate Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tiffin's 40th wedding anniversary. - During Open louse many arrived to reminisce over bygone days and an en- joyable time was had by all. Many pictures were taken of old friends sharing memories: Dancing was, enjoyed to the music of Tiffin's Orchestra and Mr. and Mrs. Tiffin assumed places of honor while Mrs. Dave Gibb read an address and Mrs. Lorne Durnin presented them with a box of an- niversary cards. Mr:: •and Mrs.- :Tiffin thanked their friends for sponsoring the party and all those who, attended and brought ` gifts. The bride's attendant, Mrs. Bill Schneider; was present for the occasion, although her husband is a patient in Victoria Hospital, London. Whitechurch friends wish Mr. Schneider a speedy recovery. MRS. ROBERT POYiWELL-,presidentof the Wingham branch, Women's Institute welcomes the ladies to a dessert euchre hosted by the branch at the town hall last week. This branch, which was chartered in 1903, is one of the oldest in the area. Whitechurch Personals Lyle Willis of Listowel spent the holidays with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Burrows, and other friends. -• Dale Jamieson of Kurt- zville is visiting with his sister, Mrs. Jim deBoer, Mr. deBoer and family: He also called on many friends in Whitechurch. On Thursday ten members of the Whitechurch Women's Institute gathered at the home of Mrs. George Fisher of Wingham to honor Mrs. William Evans who is leaving Whitechurch on March 31 and going to live in an apartment in London. They presented Mrs. Evans with a tartan brooch and coffee spoon. Mrs. Russel McGuire made . the presentation. Mrs. Evans thanked the ladies for the gifts andlunch was served by ' .Mrs. 'McGuire; Mrs. Conn, MISSJWilson and Mrs. Currie, lisifk CoiMithanked, Mfi's:'7?isiti; the meet' Sidn -`Payne of Stroud visit' On the weekend with Mr. -,and Mrs'. Wesley Tiffin, Mr. and Mrs; Fred Tiffin and Mr. and Mrs. Vic Emerson and attended the. 40th wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tiffin. Mrs. Barbara Ritchie of Lucknow and her daughter, Mrs. Wilson of Hamilton, were Saturday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson. Rev. and Mrs. John Bell attended -the meeting of tithe Three Ms Wednesday evening in St. Andrew's Presbyterian 'Church, Wingham. Mr. Hell was the guest speaker. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Emerson, Darlene, Sharon and Brenda of St. Catharines spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson and attended the an- niversary party forMr. and Mrs. Fred Tiffin. Robin and Carrie Bell of Walkerton spent .the weekend with their grand- - parents, Rev. -and Mrs. John. Bell. Their parents, Mr:. and Mrs. Wesley Bell, came On Sunday and the girls returned honle with them. 'Russell'Proctor of Livonia, Michigan, spent Th = day and Fri r. , th Mr Mr. tended their., anniversary party on Friday evening Mrs. Clifford Laidlaw is a patient in' Wingham and District Hospital. This community wishes her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Beecroft, Hugh Sinnamon and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hertel of Kitchener attended READMA CLEANERS AND MEN'S WEAR Josephine Street, Wingham Phone 357-1242 DESSERT EUCHRE—The Wingham branch of the Wornen's Institute hosted a dessert euchre In the town Hall courtroom last Wednesday, attracting a large the Forsyth -Briscoe wedding atWalkerton on Saturday. Miss Charlotte McKee of Wingham spentthe. weekend with Miss Karen Beecroft. Dawson Craig visited Sunday evening with his sister, Mrs. Janet Hall of Wingham. Mrs. Garnet 'Farrier returned home Sunday after spendinga month in Floriday with her sister-in- law, Mrs. Olive Gillespie of Sarnia, and two weeks atthe home of ,,her. son, Mr. and Mfrs. Wayne Farrier and family iof Guelph, while *gyne ' and hiswife ac- companied his high school class to Victoria and Van- c4uver where they presented cohcerts -during the winter break. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Frank,. Robbie and Jamie " of 1teswater spent • the. weekend withher parents, . and lids. Bill ifibsoa- ' as tar rraa r�. M ids. of ravine vssdeH viritit ,,,1Vr. - and Mrs..Carl McClenaghan and - - other cro,vJ of ladies. Mrs. Willis Lapp serves dessert ,to Evelyn Graham, Mildred Stewart and Mrs. Omar Hasetgrove. woe Satuvday v sltgrs with his parents,, . • Mr. and. Mrs.. ' Carl McCl`enaghia:n vfelted Tuesday With Wand Mrs. Marc Stewart of Kitchener. Th ay: .D ar: a e g lay er;medi;atR S.o all ague Due4d-'_en f The •W:hiteehnncb WI i annual meeting will be held April 8 with a pot luck lfan• Cheon alt 12 coon 1 call 1 will be `Haw mameeting did. you attendduring the FRUI - 3 9 4Tosophipe St..:. Schneider's No. 1 Wieners lb. 357424 Schneider's Sliced 500 g, ends We Bacon 1 5eBeef Bur89 hneider's 1 kg. r5 3 • Bic Disposable Lighter 225 g. Kraft Dimer 79 2/.73 Kelloggs -350 g_ Hoi�iey, Ntf.� : corn Flakes 1 • margarine. 2 Imperial 3lb. ctn. "� 1 5 , *lapel Leaf 11/2 lb. Canned 69 ' Hain 4 • Stokely Fancy 14 oz. Peas 21. , Phone 957-2240 CLOSED SUNDAYS We Deliver STORE HOURS: Monday to Saturday - 7:30 to 7:00 p.m. Friday till 9:00 p.m. - The Colonel's Boys and Girls at the TWINS in WINGHAM ARE MIGHTY GOOD NEIGHBORS And they are happy to be working in their bright new store and especially to be able to meet with all their friends and neigh- bors here. Each of them is cheerful, pleasant and eager to serve you their very popular "Finger lickin' Good" chicken. they've learned to cook in just the same way Col- onel Sanders made it so famous. -24,11 sty So come on in and meet this wonderful crew of home -town people. Then you ebn prove it to yourself . . . Kentucky (mei Chicken really is .. . Good Chkk`n I .. . S e There's Noshing Like iii Josephine Street in the Zehr's Plaza corner of Highways 86 and 4 WDIGNAM P