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Citizens News, November 16, 1978
YOU'VE WAITED
LONG DIOI.
If you do a lot of
trail riding, you've waited
long enough for the
all -lay comfort of Arctic's
new Trail Cat. 1980 ride
technology is here today.
If your old sled
is going to the
dogs, trade it
in on a new
cat.
Professional service ... when
you need it.
(HWY. 44, NORTH OF HENSALL, LOOK FOR THE SIGNS!)
262-3318 or 262-5809
BEST IN HURON -PERTH — A number of trophies for top performances were presented at Saturday's annual banquet of the
Huron -Perth intermediate baseball league. Above, vice-president Percy Bedard presents the best pitcher award to Jim
Guenther of the Dashwood Tigers while Doc Miller of Clinton accepts the home run trophy from president Bob Hoffman.
Staff photo
Need to plan for senior citizens
Figures on population
trends point up the urgent
need for priority on planning
IS ONLY
SIX WEEKS OLD AND
ALREADY WE'VE
GONE CR OVER
FRI AY'S
MI NIGHT
ADNESS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19
6:00 P.M. -- 12 MIDNITE
SPECIALS
RUGGER SHIRTS Reg.$10.50 $7.50
WALLY HOCKEY STICKS
Reg. $5.95, $6.95, $7.95
— Save 51.00 on each
HARVEY WOODS T-SHIRTS
Reg. $3.75 — 53.00 (plain only)
BASKET FULL OF SPORT SOCKS —
Save 50' pair
S950 SLAZENGER BADMINTON
RACQUETS Reg. $13.50 — $10.95
4.3 Carleton BADMINTON RACQUETS
Reg. $18.75 — $15.50
SLAZENGER CLIPPER RACQUET
(with press) Reg. $16.95 —$13.50
ALL TENNIS BALLS 10% Off
ALL HOCKEY & SPORT BAGS 10% Off
ALL FITNESS EQUIPMENT 25% Off
AFTER THE JR. HAWK GAME ONLY - 11 P.M. - 12 MIDNITE
EXETER HAWK CAPS Reg. $5.25 $4.25S.H.D.H.S. PANTHEX CAPS
E.M.H.A. BUMPER STICKERS
BIKE BRAND HOCKEY TAPE roll
ROAD HOCKEY BLADES
(BESIDE NEW BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA)
282 Main St. S. Phone 235-1314 Exeter
OPEN 9-6 DAILY
to meet the housing,
medical, transportation and
other social needs of senior
citizens in small towns and
villages. The indications,
are, however, that the
problems now being met in
smaller centres will be
more general within 25
years.
Present efforts to meet
those needs in smaller cen-
tres should help in dealing
with problems that will
arise in larger centres as
their percentage of senior
citizens increases.
Towns like Exeter, Clin-
ton, Listowel, Wingham,
Mitchell, Harriston, and
Lucknow have between 15
per cent and 24 per cent of
their population over the age
of 65.
By comparison, local
townships range between
seven and 12 per cent senior
citizens, and cities like
Mississauga are as low as
four per cent. In Canada as a
whole, just nine per cent of
the population is over the
age of 65.
Experts tell us that by the
year 2001 the national
percentage of senior citizens
will be about 12 per cent,
and by 2031 it is expected to
reach 20 per cent.
The Rural Development
Outreach Project
(R.D.O.P.) of the Universi-
ty of Guelph, which is work-
ing in the local area, has
met with local agency per-
sonnel who suggest that a
comprehensive study of the
needs, concerns, and expec-
tations of senior citizens
should help provide im-
mediate answers for the
local community. At the
same time, they expect such
efforts to point the way for
future planning to meet the
needs of Canada's elderly.
The Rural Development
Outreach Project has
already begun to ac-
cumulate information on the
elderly in parts of Huron
County, and plans to con-
tinue in the hope o.f
providing a clearer un-
derstanding of the problems
of an aging population in a
rural area. The facts and
opinions already gathered
have confirmed the view
that an emphasis on the
needs and concerns of senior
citizens would be an ap-
propriate and useful way for
the University of Guelph to
support rural development
in Huron County, and indeed
throughout the province.
The preliminary efforts
show clearly that the
problems relating to quality
of life for the elderly in a
rural community are many.
Finding solutions will de-
mand co-ordinated and con-
certed effort.
Here are some of the fin-
dings to date:
Retired citizens attending
a workshop on the elderly,
sponsored by the R.D.O.P.
of the University of Guelph,
identified the following dif-
ficulties facing seniors in a
rural area:
Changes in the rural
pattern of living were seen
as factors which affected all
parts of society but created
special problems for senior
citizens who often found it
difficult to change and adapt
to them.
Lack of communication
with other seniors was
observed as an alienating
factor and contributed to
feelings of isolation.
While improved health
facilities are available to the
community, seniors felt that
in some areas the lack of a
"local doctor" created an
uneasy situation for them.
Transportation is depen-
dent in large part on the
wishes of others and at their
convenience - sometimes
vehicles, whether private or
public are not suitable to
seniors.
In a survey of the
Wingham and Turnberry
Township area, 20 per cent
of the seniors said they were
not satisfied with services
available. In the same sur-
vey, answers indicated a
lack of transportation for
seniors, and a lack of infor-
mation about services that
were available in the com-
munity.
Local agency personnel
within the community have
outlined a number of areas
of concern to seniors. These
include:
Isolation and loneliness
were observed as predispos-
ing factors to many types of
chronic illnesses.
No central information
service for seniors exists.
Some assistance to persons
with disabilities is available
from various service clubs;
however, this information is
not always readily available
to the group in need.
Insufficient financial
resources resulting in un-
satisfactory housing con-
ditions and inadequate
nutritional level were felt to
be problems facing seniors.
Inadequacy of services
(gaps) and inefficiencies
due to distance were evi-
dent.
The University of Guelph,
through. its R.D.O.P. seeks
the help and involvement of
the widest possible • cross
section of the community. It
will welcome all ideas and
support from interested
local citizens. Anyone who
wishes to assist or make
suggestions may contact the
agency by phoning Wingham
357-9911, or Guelph 824-4120,
extension 3637.
The earlier someone with
arthritis symptoms sees a
doctor and starts proper
treatment, the better the
chance of preventing pain
and disability, says a report
from The Arthritis Society.
Whippoorwills
Ramblers
Newcomers
Hawkeyes
Bowling
SENIOR MIXED LEAGUE
November 9
B. Horner
J. Schwartzentruber
I. Rader
B. Stevens
538
554
529
403
High Single — H. Finkbeiner — 306
High Triple — H. Finkbeiner — 722
4
3
7
0
40
4
29
7
Buckeyes schedule
November
17 — Parkhill at Zurich
19 — Hensall at Zurich
20 — Zurich at Goderich
27 — Centralia at Zurich
December
3 — Zurich at Thedford
4 — CCAT at Zurich
10 — Thedford at Zurich
17 — Kettle Point at Zurich
January
7— Zurich at Parkhill
14 — Centralia at Zurich
15 — CCAT at Zurich
20 — Zurich at Kettle Point
21— Grand Bend at Zurich
27 — Zurich at Thedford
28 — Zurich at Parkhill
February
1— Zurich at Hensall
9 — Zurich at Grand Bend
11— Goderich at Zurich