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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-09-21, Page 66 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday, September 21, 2005 Opinion Forum News Seniors' perspective Continued from page 5 Well Women's Evening On Thurs., Oct. 27 the Centre will host one of its popular Well Women's evening at 7 p.m. with guest speaker Dr. Paul Ferner. Dr. Ferner will present to the audience the cur- rent findings on breast cancer, the importance of the Ontario Breast Screening Program and much more. A Cancer survivor will also share her inspi- rational story with us. Nurse practitioners will offer pap tests and breast exams to all women who do not have access to a family doctor from 9-5 that day in the clinic. Please call Cindy for more details and to register for the evening at 238-1556 ext. 6. Call 238-2362 if you wish to book an appointment for a pap on that day. Refreshments provided. Stop smoking Quitting smoking is hard but not impossible. Call Cindy Maxfield Health Promoter at 238-1556 ext. 6 to see if a class or individual sessions will get you on to the right track to success. COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS Arthritis Support: The Arthritis Society is offering a six-week pro- gram Tues., Sept. 13 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on how to manage your arthritis here at the Centre. The course covers exercises, stress reduction, coping strategies, medications and more. Contact Cindy Maxfield at 238-1556 ext. 6 for more details. Small cost of $35 to the Arthritis Society for books and materials. Alzheimer Caregiver Support Program This excellent program is offered the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the board room at the Centre. Trained facilitators from the Huron Alzheimer Society encourage, support and educate caregivers on how to manage their family members illness and look after their own health as well. Sharing with others in a group setting offers comfort and support. Call Shirley Phillips at 235- 1545 for more details. Everyone is welcome. Living with Cancer Support Program This program is designed to provide emotional coping strategies, guidance and opportunities for discussions regarding the disease and its treat- ment. It is offered by the Canadian Cancer society upstairs at the Centre the second Tuesday of every month by a trained facilitator. Please contact Pat Plowright at 786-5290 for more information. Everyone is welcome. Diabetes Support Group This program is offered the third Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. in the Adult Day Centre Wing at the Grand Bend CHC. Participants are given an opportunity to discuss concerns and offer each other support as they cope with the disease. For more information, contact facilitator Maurice Thomas at 238-8762 or Diabetes Nurse Educator Aileen Knip. EarlyYears Program The Early Years Program is designed for chil- dren ages 0-6 and their parents every Friday from 10-11:30 a.m. upstairs in the Community Room at the Centre. Games and playtime with other chil- dren make it fun for the kids. Parents enjoy inter- acting with their children and learn parenting skills on nutrition, discipline, well baby clinics and much more. Contact 786-6082 for details or call Cindy 238-1556 ext. 6. Meals on Wheels Tasty meals are prepared by Lambton Elderly Outreach volunteers every Monday Wednesday and Friday here at the Health Centre and deliv- ered right to your door! If this is something you might be interested in for yourself, a family mem- ber or a friend please contact L.E.O. at 1-800-265- 0203. Adult Day Program Midwestern Adult Day Centre is located right here at the Grand Bend Area CHC and have now expanded to three days! Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10-3 p.m. Clients suffering from stroke, dementia, Alzheimer's or other related ill- ness can spend a day of fun, good food and friend- ship while their caregiver gets some needed time off. Contact Anne Rollings at 238-6289 for more details. Holiday Bereavement Support Christmas is one of the toughest times to cope after the loss of a loved one. Please join our Social Worker Mickey Gurbin as she facilitates this excel- lent workshop on survival coping strategies for the holidays. Call Mickey at 238-1556 line 8 ext. 2 or Cindy at 238-1556 ext. 6 for more information on dates and time. Brick barbecue A man goes into his local building supply store and orders 10,000 bricks. "May I ask what you're building?" "It's going to be a barbecue." "Wow, that's a lot of bricks for the barbeque." "Not real- ly. You see I live on the 12th floor." Gone fishing The game warden noticed how a particular fel- low named Sam consistently caught more fish than anyone else. Whereas the other guys would only catch three or four fish a day, Sam would come in from the lake with a boat full of fish. The warden asked Sam his secret. The successful fisherman invited the game warden to accompany him and observe. So the next morning the two met at the dock and took off in Sam's boat. When they got to the middle of the lake, Sam stopped the boat, took out a stick of dynamite, lit it and threw it into the air. The explosion rocked the lake with such a force that dead fish immedi- ately began to surface. Sam took out a net and started scooping them up. The game warden began yelling at Sam, "You can't do this! You will be paying every fine there is in the book!" Sam set his net down and took out another stick of dynamite. He lit it and tossed it in the lap of the game warden with these words: "Are you going to sit there all day complaining or are you going to fish?" Thanks Exeter and community Dear Editor: We wish to inform your readers of the overhwleming support given to the Terry Fox Run in Exeter Sept. 18. The community support through the participants and following businesses all helped by raising approximately $11,000. Our goal for the 25th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run was to go over $100,000 for the total of all the runs in Exeter. It appears we will be able to reach this goal. The following businesses contributed: Reel Time, New Orleans Pizza, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Eddington's Casual Fine Dining, Country Flowers, McDonald's, Take Two Hair Design, Hansen's Independent Grocer, Stedmans V&S, Holtzmann's IGA, Shoppers Drug Mart, Exeter Times -Advocate, Stratford memorials Ltd., Ausable Bayfield Conservation, Gail Baker Esthetics, Godfathers Pizza, Purple Turtle, Gossiping Goose, Exeter Decor Centre, Movie Gallery, Exeter Flowers, Two Dye For, Reflections, Sugar and Spice Chocolates, Mirror Image, Tamarack Ridge Golf, R.E. Pooley Branch #167 Royal Canadian Legion, Bio -Connections and individuals who Lett placed run signs on their yard. Letters We are extremely proud to live in a community to the which provides such a strong network for a great cause. Thanks to all who helped and participated in Editor the search for a cure through cancer research. Thanks Exeter and community! Sincerely, Jane Hundey and Ann DeVries for the Exeter Terry Fox Run JEFF REABURN PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE Principal's message EXETER — Last week we held two successful events: an Open House for parents and the Terry Fox Run/Walk. The Open House is something we have dis- cussed doing on several occasions since I have been at South Huron, and we weren't sure whether parents wanted and would take advantage of an early opportunity to meet the teachers. The number of parents who attended and withstood the warm, muggy conditions in the cafeteria have convinced us that an open house in September should be an annual event. If you have suggestions how we can improve the format of the evening or on information that you would like to receive at the Open House, please let us know. Despite some light drizzle, we held the Terry Fox Run/Walk Friday, and were pleased with the student response. A large percentage of our students took part, joining millions of students across Canada in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Terry Fox's run. We raised in excess of $5,000, but our main goal was participation and awareness. We were somewhat disappointed with a number of senior students who chose not to take part, but we were happy with the enthusiastic involvement of the majority of our student body, particularly the stu- dents in Grades 9 and 10. I would like to thank David MacLeod, who organized the event for the school. I congratulate every- one who took part. This week is Grade 9 Welcome Week and a number of events are taking place to encourage our new students to get to know one another and to get to know the Students' Council as well. The emphasis during the week's events will be on hav- ing fun and working together: this is not an initiation week. Students who attempt to initiate any of the Grade 9 students will be disciplined. The details of the week were outlined in a newsletter sent home last week, but there was one error. The Grade 9 Welcome Dance is scheduled for Sept. 29, not the 28th as indicated in the newsletter. By the way, Sept. 30 is a PA Day. One of the clerical tasks at this time of the year is the collection of the student's fee. The money from the student's fees goes directly to the Students' Council to help fund the many events they hold each year, as well as to subsidize the teams and clubs we have at South Huron. The $40 fee also includes the cost of a year- book and the provision of a student iden- tification card, along with the student planners that all students should have received in the first week of school. Naturally, the collection of this fee from 800 students is a monumental chore, and we appreciate your co-operation in this task. If your son or daughter has not yet paid the fee, would you please encourage him/her to do so soon. One of the topics I highlighted with parents at last week's open house was communication between the school and parents. There are several ways in which we communicate with parents: the most obvious one is by phone when a student has been absent or is having difficulty at school. Every day we make "safe arrival" calls to the homes of students who have not shown up for class in the morning. We start with Grade 9 and work our way through the grades, making as many phone calls as we can. We normally call home but if we get no answer there, we may call parents at work. We know many parents don't like getting called at work, and this can be avoided if parents call us in the morning to advise their son or daughter won't be at school. General information is conveyed in a variety of means: we do use newsletters from time to time but we often find that these don't all make it home. I try to keep parents informed through this column and make every effort to have a column every week (though sometimes the inspi- ration just isn't there). My columns are archived on our school web page so par- ents can check them if they happen to miss reading the paper. Our school web- site is another source of information: www.amdsb.ca/SHDHS/current/ Finally, e-mail is becoming an effective source of communication, particularly between parents and individual teachers. All our teachers have e-mail addresses that can be accessed by clicking on the "Staff" button on our web page. If you click on the envelope icon beside a teacher's name, an e-mail form should come up with the teacher's e-mail address already inserted. Also, you may notice a "Home Page" icon beside some teachers' names This means they have a teacher home page on which they post information about their classes, including information about course expectations, as well as upcoming tests and assignments. We encourage parents to stay in touch with us and to stay informed about their children's edu- cation.