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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-02-16, Page 2Page 2—The Wingham Advance -Times, Feb. 16, 1983 Pa . Ms pl enric me t A group of parents from the Wingham area praised the Huron County Board of Education for setting up a pilot project for gifted child- ren. Holly Keil of Wingham, representing a group known as the North Huron Associa- tlon for Bright Children, said "Wits are here to acknowl- edge the progressive attitude. taken by the board." Mrs. Keil's child is one of 10 children currently en- rolled in a pilot project as part of the special education program approved by the board last April. The 10 children spend one half day a week at Golden Circle School, Wingham, under the- direction of the board's area resource tea- cher Debbie Heslinga. Mrs. Heslinga is the area resource teacher for the enrichment program and gifted children. The pilot project started on Jan. 1 of this year and super- intendent of special educa- tion D. R. Miller said it is being evaluated for possible expansion across the county. Mrs. Kell said up until now there has been no such pro- gram for gifted children in Huron County. Since the pro- gram started parents have grouped together and have become affiliated with the provincial Association for Bright Children. Now that parents have come together, Mrs. Keil said there are plans for activities outside school ti P hours. These activities which are not being funded by the board may include such things as a trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario and family get-togethers. Children in. the program were described as being "typically gifted" rather than being "Einsteins." They have a high intellectual ability, said Mrs. Keil, and said if they don't receive an enriched program their abil- ity may not progress. She said that most parents have been in contact with the schools since their children entered kindergarten. "They. have aaways re- ceived good co-operation from the schools," she said. wit ,. rams Mrs. Keil told the board par- ents have wanted something like the program and now that it has started, parents have been willing to invest their time, personal re- sources and finances. Board chairman Dorothy Wallace said a lot of credit for the program goes to Mr. Miller. "It's' nice to have a bouquet thrown our way once in a while," she added.: ' The 10 children come from, grades three to six at East Wawanosh, Turnberry and Wingham Public Schools. They are bused to Golden Circle and are currently in- volved in learning the pro- cess of television at CKNX in Wingham. Canadian Red Cross sends aid to Ghana The Canadian Red Cross Society has announced a cash contribution of $20,000 in response to a League of Red Cross Societies Inter- national appeal to provide assistance to hundreds of thousands of people who have been expelled from Nigeria. Two Canadian Red Cross representatives, Dr. Andre Gosselin of Montreal and Deborah Hicks of Toronto, have been reassigned from other Red Cross actions overseas and are currently in Ghana and Togo res - Cr • • MRS. SAM BONDI of Wingham stood guard over the Valentine cake at last Saturday's bake sale at the Wingham Town Hall. The sale was sponsored by the Opti -Mrs. club and the Jack Reavie Opportunity Work- shop with proceeds being split between the two groups. Theresa Foxton of Wingham was the lucky win- ner of the cake. St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM John Street at -Centre Street - The'Rector: The Rev. John T. M. Swan, L.Th. THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF WINGHAM AND BELGRAVE ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, WINGHAM SUNDAY, FEB. 2Q, 1983 The First Sunday in Lent * 8:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m - Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Sung Eucharist and Sermon Tuesday, Feb. 22nd - 7:30 p.m. - The Meeting of the Great Chapter of the Deanery of South Saugeen. Wingham Penteco8tal Church 359 Centrt Street. Wingham. Ontario Rev. Victor Grieco, Pastor Sunday, February 20th 10:00 a.m. - Sunday Bible School 11:00 a.m. - Morning Worship 7:00 p.m. - Family Service Listen to: "MOODS AND THOUGHTS FOR A SUNDAY" CKIVX-FM - 8 a.m. - 12 noon, Sunday, pectively, completing assessment missions on behalf of the League. Ghanaians, who make up the largest number of returnees, must pass through Togo and Benin en route to Ghana. It is estimated 300,000 persons have crossed into Ghana, and numbers are increasing rapidly. A League delegate in Accra reported that returnees were arriving in tightly -packed trucks with- out food,water or sanitation. Pregnant and lactating women and small children are among those most seriously affected. In addition, thousands of people are massed along the borders of Benin and Togo, attempting to return to their homelands. Among the most im- mediate needs are food, medicine and vaccines to prevent possible epidemics. The Canadian Red Cross Society encourages anyone wishing to assist thisrelief action to send a cheque or money order to any Red Cross branch or to Ontario Division, 460 Jarvis Street, Toronto, M4Y 1H6. Cheques should be marked "West African Relief". All donations are tax deductible and receipts will be issued. Shoot party The Rebekahs had their shoot party Monday night. The winners were: high lady, Helen Martin; high man, Grant Wilton; most shoots, Vera Schneider; and, lucky ., draw, Mrs. Mary Montgomery. The next shoot party is scheduled for Feb. 28. A BAKE SALE was held last Saturday at the Wingham Town Hall sponsored by the Wingham Opti -Mrs. club and the Jack Reavie Opportunity Workshop. Pearl Hodgins of Wingham stopped at the door to buy a ticket from Wanda Leibold, also of Wingham. The winner of the rocking chair draw was Mrs. Jean Showers of Wingham, while Ken McArthur and Theresa Foxton, both of Wingham as well, won the wall hanging and the Valentine cake respectively. Institute members welcome guests from Huron district BLUEVALE — Mrs. Bert Garniss opened the meeting of the Women's Institute with a poem and welcomed the ladies from the Huron East district, who were guests. The district president, Mrs. Elmer Harding, spoke briefly and reminded district directors of a meeting Feb. 14 and the bus to the Erland Lee Home April 137She also complimented the Bluevale WI on the newly -renovated hall, and many members toured it after the meeting. Roll call was "Say some- thing nice or name a talent of the person on your left", which got everyone involved. Mrs. Wendell Stamper introduced the guests, Mrs. James Gray and Mrs. Charles Mathers, who traveled to New Brunswick last June. They took the group on a step-by-step tour from the time they left home until they arrived at the FWIC convention. Mrs. Gray had sl -ides and; in spite of having had' to take most of the pictures through the window of the bus because it rained almost the whole time they were there, they were excellent. Both said they really enjoyed themselves in spite of the weather, and it was great to see all the ladies from across Canada there together. Both had displays up to show the many places they visited, with souvenirs, maps and other things. The ladies were given fruit baskets in appreciation for their presentation. Mrs. Carl Johnston played the piano and conducted a sing -song, followed by lunch, which brought the meeting to a close. Members of the Bluevale WI held a short business meeting at the; close. They are planning to send a member to the officers' conference at Waterloo in May. Mrs. Mathers is making stickpins for the craft table of the Associated Country Women of the World. Mrs. Mel Craig, secretary -treasurer, read a letter from the provincial president stating that Institute membership is growing. Mrs. )Marry Elliott will be hostess and convener for the March meeting at the Bluevale hall, March 9 at 2 p.m. The topic will be con- servation and Alice Beecroft from the MVCA will be guest speaker. All ladies of the community are welcome. WMS meets at Youngblut home BELGRAVE - The WMS met at the home of Mrs. Vic- tor Youngblut on February 7. She presided and opened the meeting with the call to wor- ship. Mrs. Mac Scott read the scripture and Mrs. Garner Nicholson read the medita- tion "Faith in Action". Mrs. Hebo Siertsema led in prayer. The secretary's re- port was given by Mrs. Ivy Cloakey in the absence of Mrs. John McBurney. The treasurer's report was given by Mrs. Youngblut. Mrs. Joe Dunbar read an invitation from the president of the Presbyterial to the meeting on March 3 at Mit- chell Presbyterian Church at 6:30 p.m. The roll call was answered with a verse on "Compas- sion". Mrs. Youngblut read the poem, "Only Today is Ours". Mrs. Dunbar had the topic "Shirin Came Walk- ing" written bya missionary in India. The meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. Young- blut and lunch was served by the hostess. You nd your health e le of the h By Carel Reid The role of the Huron County Health Unit is to safeguard the health of the community. The health unit, through the provision of services and information and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, helps to prevent disease and maintain health of people of all ages in Huron. The health unit is a multi- disciplinary health team „of. about 45 people. The staff includes a medical officer of health, who is a physician with training in public health, a nutritionist, public health nurses and in- spectors, a health educator, audio and vision technicians, an immunization nurse, a dental team, a family planning coordinator, secretarial staff, and a Home Care team, which includes an administrator, a physiotherapist, an oc- cupational therapist, an enterostomal therapist and program coordinator. Home Care services, family planning and public health inspection services are housed at the branch office in Clinton. Nursing staff are located in all of- fices, including the branch offices at Wingham, Brussels, Seaforth, Clinton and Exeter. The head office of the health unit is in Goderich, where the medical officer of health is located. Policy for the unit is provided by a board of, health, which is made up of representatives from municipal and provincial. governments. The, health unit's services are available to individuals, families, schools and community groups in the "county. Some off the services provided are: — immunization and other measures for control of communicable disease; — screening for early detection of health problems, prenatal classes, home health counselling, school. health programs and family planning information; —dental health education and fluoride program; — health inspection ser- vices aimed at providing safe food and water supplies and a clean environment; —Home Care services to provide patients with an It unit opportunity to get well in the comfort of their own homes; —general health in- formation on fitness and exercise, nutrition, stress, alcohol, drugs, smoking and other health-related topics; —prenatal and parenting classes; —a health care referral system. The health unit works in close cooperation with other health and social agencies in the community to protect the health of the residents. For more information about any of these services offered by the Huron County Health Unit, call your local office at Wingham, 357-2264, or Brussels, 887-9331. Srs. addressed by Sheila Lancaster GORRIE -- Mrs. Alvin Mundell introduced Mrs. Sheila Lancaster of Wingham, the guest speaker at last Tuesday's meeting of the Gorrie Senior Citizens. The meeting was held in the Gorrie Town Hall. Mrs. Lancaster explained the relationship between home care and homemaker services. She was thanked by Mrs. S. Mann and presented with a gift. A potluck dinner was held at 12:30 p.m. with the speaker, and program following. Mrs. Melville Dennis, president, opened Discussion on advertising is feature of WI meeting BELMORE — The theme of the February meeting of the Belmore Women's Institute was a discussion on advertising. It began with an explanation of the work of a group known as "Women Today", with headquarters in Exeter. Its objectives are to provide forums where women can increase their awareness of issues af- fecting their lives. A report of the meeting held in Wingham on January 6 entitled "Women and Advertising — Killing Us Softly", was read by Mrs. John Rutherford. The roll call, answered by the 13 ladies present, disclosed a variety of commercials, either liked or disliked. Several objected to women and men being portrayed as stupid or degrading. Others disliked the use of scantily -dad young women used to sell products. Some felt that women's personal products should not be advertised on television and some disliked the attitudes of beer com- mercials that indicate that sports and drinking go together. Two complaints will be sent to the Advertising Advisory Board, on behalf of the Institute. After the business portion of the meeting, lunch was served by . Mrs. Rutherford and Mrs. Hank Bos. PUBLIC SPEAKING WINNERS from the Howick Central School in the junior division were selected last Friday by a panel of judges and are: Tasha Van Ankum, Melanie Koch, Jodi Potts, Sharon Dunn, all Grade 6: front, Ciska Langendeon, Jason Douglas and Jayson Potts. P 4 the meeting and "0 Canda" was sung with Mrs. Wilbur Hogg at the piano. Mrs. Lloyd Jacques, the secretary, read an invitation to entertain the residents of the Fordwich Nursing Home Sept. 20. Mrs. Mann and Mrs. Mundell gave a piano duet of "Holy City" and "King of the Forest". Mrs. George Brown gave a reading entitled "You Feel Canadian in a Snow Storm." %IJ. AROUND 1'111. 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