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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-12-09, Page 11tw; Phy.rlot tispd ma, ivoeden'toys , M gush* made `and :,they'll last for years. Noah's Ark Set a Darin Sits Train°Sets 410°' 357-21X22 446 Josephine Street 1 Indl.. `0s pro ►.ii I em, of 'i herr 'rid to instruct superintendanent to sand; step Dnp d si atm. [orae attention O. a400/110,14 oat the rater,,gOld..Resl* "Reeve Fortune, 00'4 tprian McBurney cAl.k4forlimaroiceeentreloy Nta `e "that's = where the trouble:'is now." Tote possibility. of .stock,. piling :ravel for **tor usgin: wasdiscussed:,at last "ties day's.. meeting. Salt ::would have to be xd with the. sand to keep it trans freezing in the cold -weather... After some.•.discussiba, council instructed Ross Nicholson, the road super intendent, to acquire several toads.ofgravel, for the roads: "We've got a tractor, we've got a sander, let's use it," said Councillor Johhl Cox. In other business, Turn- berry council set the 1982 wage rates. Council mem- bers will get $45 for the first two ,meetings of the month and 535 for any special meetings. The reeve will receive $55 for regular meetings and $45 for any special meetings. Wages to council members are the same as 1981. The township's casual labor rate was set at $5.25, which is up from $4.75 in 1981. George Adams will remain Wingham Treat Yourself to 'Trout Alps Creek TrOutFarrn RR 2, Teeswater •' JACQUELINE IN L E PENTLAND, born 17 months aga4t;.with a mo spinal deformity, is learning to adjust and walk utrltit for braces on, her .legs from the waist down. She gets .en- rl telt couragement from : Rosemarie Evans (left) and her (Joan pne. Mrs. Evans works for a home. visiting ;l iuron County for Infants whose develop - be endangered for a variety of reasons. rchanan Photo) - Open Sundays 1 - 4:30 p.m. Weekdays by chance. 4114 For Orders Phone Jim McKinnon -392-6157 a recommend Readman Cleaners to tast3 ,h o112 allot ° THEIR . Dry Cleaning Service Given You More Time To Shop! Save precious time and energy this holiday season by sending your dry cleaning here for ,low cost, quality service. ° ' ByJoanne Buchanan Seventeen. - months 'ago JacgUeline, -daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .Jim Pentland of Lucknow, was;born with a deformity of the ,spine. • Today she is a bright, active and happy little girl who is learning to walk with braces on her legs from the waist down. - She seems to be adjusting and developing well despite her physical problems and much of the. credit for is Must go to a -special h me visiting program . fund by. the Ministry of Comm ty and Social. , Services and administered by, tlle,,,C�R;it regio9ai s,.doaua4Rpai0A, .lt vices. centre in London: Rosemarie Everitt of Goderich, formerly a public health nurse for 13 years, is the home visitor for the CPRI program in Huron County, and Jacqueline -is just one of ,several infants she. visits. In 1978, a research. project was done in the county to determine the need for early intervention in families with infants whose development may be "at risk". As a result of the project, the tome INVENTORY REDUCTION SALE BY AUCTION Doupe's Equipment Ltd. R. R. 4, Kincardine Located 3 Mile East of remain. on Number 9 Highway Saturday, December 12, 1981 10 a.m. NEW AND USED EQUIPMENT SEE LAST WEEK'S PAPER FOR LISTING SALE DAY SPECIAL CASE PARTS 16 : o OFF GEHL P ,401%o OFF H r,! ARRY TERMS: Cash or cheque with identification Preule viewing and credit approval for Cue financing can be arranged prior to Rale day. Phone [$19] 395-2605 CASE SALES PROGRAMS iN EFFECT WILL APPLY Crowd cover in case of bad weather LUNCH AVAVIABLE No restive on sussed hems under 5100000.00 BRINDLEY AUCTIONEER SERVICE Owner or anctlasseer not responsible for accidents or property lose day of sale • visiting program was started for children from birth to two years of. age. A child's development can be "at risk" for a number of reasons: mental retardation, prematurity, low birth weight, . complications, at birth, physical deformity, brain damage . and inadequate care or lack of emotional bonding related to socioeconomic'' dis- advantages, low maternal education Or poor maternal mental health. CHILD IS REFERRED An infant . be referred to the program on the basis 44.4ny of *Seal* factors, he.pre.}s *going to•show clear developmental delays. The referrals come most often from pediatricians, health nurses and variouS°'social agencies such as `Family and. Children's Services. • Anyone can make a referral. Unfortunately, said Mrs. Evans, not Many people know the program exists. - The aims of the program are preventive: It. has s been proven in research studies that early intervention reduces the severity or in: cidence of developmental problems' of the infant in later years. "Early recognition and identification of the problem before .the • child gets to school is the key," she ex- plained. ' • As soon as possible -after a referral, a preliminary. assessment is done in the infant's home by two program staff members. If they agree the infant will benefit, an individual program is set up. Jacqueline was referred to Mrs. Evans by the Thames Valley Crippled Children's Centre in London -soon after she was born. She then was given a complete psycho- logical test by Mrs. Evans and the director of the infant stimulation program at CPRI and a learning program was organized. This involves mainly games which require the child to • perform certain tasks. They can be in- corporated into her daily activities to help her with hand -eye coordination, langii'age, independence, gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Some special toys are supplied by CPRI and toys in the home are used also. "Jacqueline has a very strong personality and has made some . great gains. Every three months we set different goals for her. The main one now is getting her to walk and accept the braces on her legs,°' said Mrs. Evans. She visits Jacqueline every two weeks for one and a half hones. Some of the infants in the program are visited more often and some less often, depending on the severity of their problems. TRAINING & SUPPORT Parent training and support are very important aspects of the program, Mrs. Evans exp dined, and Mrs. Pentland agreed. ]I. w ldri't want to have been wi lonl the program in the .legs i g, I wouldn't have la -M islt l'rhat to do," she said. - Mrs ala►"tons, who took special,infan"t, developmental training at TRI before the program„ , torted in 1979, teaches sit ial games to the parents rad ►ftteen asks them to.keep:rec ids of their in- fant's pr. ` s. Dealing th an infant's tem . am�� and per getting the infant *cooperate often are the most- difficult tasks. Games are made fan - to motivate the infant and rewards often' ;are given. Mrs. Evans explained that much of what she does in- volves just common sense. She also has developmental books which she can loan to parents and, ,:through the visiting program, all the CPRI and Thames Valley services can be used. Such services include:. a speech therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, .psy- chologist and-. special toys and equipment such as I walkers or braces. "Most parents iSppreciate- what I am doing and look. forward to my visits. That makes my job enjoyable," Mrs. Evans said. r t • Where possible, she tries to include the whole family in her visits. If there are brothers or sistersthey learn games and exercises they can do with their infant sibling. Sometimes she must work' - with babysitters if parents are .working, or with foster parents if the infant has been taken out of its home: Her visits end when infants reach the age of two. Many of them go on to specialized nursery schools -for physically, mentally ;or emotionally handicapped children in places like Wingham; Exeter or Vanastra.' Some' "go regular nursery schools." Every infant starts to learn in the first days of life. and many crucial phases of learning take place 1 long before, he or she goes to school. Therefore preventive intervention through such programs as home visiting is justifiable, Mrs. Evans said. Unfortunately, even in the International Yea?.. of the Disabled, most' people in. Huron Countymre' not aware that such a program exists. If you have . questions about the program or if,you would like to make a referral, contact Rosemarie Evans at the Public Health Unit in Clinton. MRS. GEORGE BROWN Gorrie Personal Notes Mrs. Donald Williams of Thornhill is visiting relatives in the area. ' ••• Mr. and Mrs. George Brown visited Sunday at the home of Mrs. John Stewart, Toronto. Mrs. William Austin returned home Friday after visiting a few days with Mr. and Mrs. William Austin of CGIT holds vesper service GORRIE — CGIT mem- bers from Gorrie, Wroxeter and Fordwich area held their annual vesper service Sunday evening at Gorrie United Church. Kendra Robertson played a number of Christmas carols prior to the service. The theme this year, "Happy Easter! It's Christmas'-, pointed out that if there had been no resurrection, the church would not be celebrating the birth of Christ. If there was ,no Easter, there Would be no Christmas. Five candles were lit to signify The Word, verse, life, death and resurrection. Attending the vesper service from Gorrie were Julie Ann Stewart, Sherrie Lynn Turner, Wendy Winkel, Marlene and Marian Coulter, Jennifer Pyke, Amy and Angie Stone, Tammy Dickert and. Sharon Rowley. A coffee time followed the servicfg. Mrs. Jim Schefter, the le:i'der, was very pleased with the community support at the annual event. • Tillsonburg following eye • surgery in Victoria Hospital, London. ' Mr. and Mrs. George Gregg and Geordie of Toronto spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. William Thornton. Howick Optimist Club will be collecting good used toys or games until' December 11. They will be distributed to the needy children of Huron County via the Salvation Army. Boxes will be placed at the Toronto -Dominion Bank, Gorrie, and Jerry De Jonge's store for the toys and games. Unit One' of the United Church Women held a turkey dinner at the church on Tuesday which was followed by a Christmas program. The 24 members and guests also enjoyed Santa's visit. The Gorrie Women's In- stitute catered Friday evening for the annual Wroxeter Park Board banquet a0 the Howick Community Centre with approximately 200 at- tending. On Wednesday, WI members from Fordwich, Gorrie, Wroxeter, Bluevale, Molesworth, Wingham and Walton enjoyed a bus trip to the Erland Lee Home at Hamilton, toured Dundurn Castle and visited a shopping plaza. CDA holds shoot party 111Cernberg remarlil .cents at, y - Ti" I hip mil gi was increas to tnllefrom26e 4:1."'4, greed the' :lee: ncrease ecessarIgo" use of tin creased gasoline prices. ^ It's not • eap t0:dr e a car," said Mr. Fortune Tax receipts on the era instalment *ere approxi- mately177;164 67, 'lip until last Friday. There is.,a total pof 2 9 in taxes dile on Count the second installment, the des which means. 22 per "cent ;of should b the township's Nov a taxes re are outstanding. ' . • Councilor`Cox noted; diet Wi 78 per cent of the:to hips Street for ratepayers haave moo taxes and adedred `"that''s not ince uilg .:' tbad". ill "That'two pcent doesn't teI%'nce of seem to be scaring too Four. any, said Clerk- were. ap Treasurer :Dorothy'' Kelly; R :tie : referring to tt4e two per ceiitt' n per month to be charged on addition; January tax arrears Starting •9n 00,304.. ' '. . Kilby - Renovations • and . repair` are work on the Bluevale Ha11:;. 43.uiIIdall'," �a tn ging like wildfire aceording,,to • Jean Mothers,_ chairman of the half'board. beet Mrs. heathers presented- a for 13 progress reporter the• hili at. muni gi tui The Wingham branch of • then Canadian Diabetic Association held a shoot • party last Thursday night at the IOOF Hall with five tablesin play. ' The high lady was Marie Merkley and Nora N ra l+ innigan was the, high man. Ethel. Ducharme . had the most shoots and George Grigg won the draw: Therew sp be another shot pDt.1oa't'8p:11#. ,i. CORRECTION Anyone requiring a ride to the shoot party being spon- sored by the local branch of the diabetes association is asked to contact George Mitchell, not Mrs. George Mitchell as reported last week. Turkey dinner ' precedes meeting WROXETER — Members of the Friendship Unit of the United Church and their guests -met at the church hall for a delicious turkey dinner served by the Harmony Unit. Rev. L. Martin gave the blessing. The meeting opened with several Christmas carols with Eleanor Gibson at the piano. The meeting was in charge of President Isabel Miller- A psalm was read in unison and the scripture was from the second chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel. Mr. ---Martin reminisced about Christmas customs when he was growing up in Montreal, remembering that mail and milk were delivered on Christmas Day. Roll call was an all - members' meetin- , . each giving some special thoughts on Christmas. Marie Higgins gave the financial report and the meeting closed with all repeating the Mizpah benediction. FORDWICH — Colored lights adorning a wreath.:,of evergreen And centred by a high brass candlestick holding a single lighted white candle formed the • worship centre for the general meeting . of the :.,Unitmd *. Church • Womle>f" „, -LSO December 4. Theme ofae worship service was "Christmas Lights", Mrs. Ken Graham and }yrs. Harold Madgett conducting theservice in dialogue form. Mrs. Graham read what the lights represented with Mrs. Madgett reading the Bible•passages of reference. Christmas carols were sung throughout the service which - closed with prayer by Mrs. Graham. • Mrs. Scott Clarkson, the president, conducted the business. She; thanked the worship committee and, welcomed everyone. Mrs. Jack Mann read the minutes and correspondence, in- cluding thank -you notes from Mrs. A. Pittendreigh and Mr And Mrrs Ben Gibten"re1a� report' of .,the"' momin committee . with the slate'of Officersf r Br+`' idaAWann wil M ' a Toc'Alpha;conf E Mc41 X1 ,liila camlrf� �anEd year'ssurp funds Were voted • to various mission' projects. The meeting ,closed with a Christmas carol. ay i SS.' MRS. LEWIS STONE -HOUSE — Belgrawe Mr. and Mrs 'A rt•- Hagerman of Becton spent the weekend with Mr- and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor . and - ail attended the 50th wedding anniversary. celebration . of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Showers, Wingham: Mani Belgrave residents enjoyed a bus -trip in Sunday afternoon to Simcoe to view the Christmas Panorama • J J J Win a Gift Certificate Equal to your Purchase (Winner every shopping day; Nov. 30 - Betty Nethery, Blyth - $20.00 Dec, 1 - Mary Crawford, Goderich, $15.00 Dec. 2- Rosemarie Evans, Goderich - S24;00 Dec- 3 - Janette Rock, Blyth - $21.18 Dec. 4 - Nancy Martin, Seaforth - $14.00 Dec. 5 - Janis Davidson, Blyth - $11.12 Val's ' Fashion Fare Blyth OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK CHARGEX WELCOME 523-4351 ex.0.6 maxi Huron Landscaping Limited to idea," 0 Air okUiNOR111O 0v NO,1 4101/M119t, PON CAIN CORRECTION A news item this week mistakenly reports the funding for a beef program as $27 -million. it should read $37 -million 1/2 mile South of Lucknow 529®7247 tl