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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-02-01, Page 10 M, ti. C' ce 3 L+ iL J tY, SFAFORIH Z ' cc 3 C Z 'J;M!'M'f9M".tR3,fit',w+YgwiiYa7q IncorporaU lig Brussels Post Boo per copy` acay rk �(s 18`?Mies ' T4s �o�fti •t� d • F!reran t J b W ti'1 r 6Oi, oo➢Ilhe,; ustroY dray lar barn dldn d' t e poll,,, b: 1 �, • d'rl'+.7!p r tS'l l el, t4 .lite. p� .., 9P,,. W s p 't ASealbr�fh'firelighters were called go4he barn second'timeonSunday`•(Hu�il ertmar a"+ HO P oto?. �.�u; til .. ;!E .. '•e1" . j 3` .. ,.� a': a; 4000ti9 .we:re ee bre, ; e.t1) reel !fit les el4: 1oaIt ii'° , wi+sa dA d,tg,}� ' an ,ii4,1***,?,f th �'N w =4 ed were Sha fid'Wur 'act ion ook �a td l aecl Knish the. effects of tth�e al t 1 8 n',14411411ents, th community/an i ances,.•Q1' tors to,be co0sl or¢,d he ' rea' gtiltitiolt i'atatisti&s' s il 7a$�#i liatlVO $tfl4Qb�S a Gittses' o the drool btiildin Almost imp tediate after the first fire, blight oranige light In the window+ :"If as ' coryiiaitta s not,necessar it ' set'.up Mr. Campbell had arranged to have the dead hot�enough that the ylndows of our 'ho duq +t e the school. it would look a it's a pigs 'removed the following day. "I was were -,hots she said, •• 4 ishge tp make `creative, uses for the satisfied the fire was out when the firemen W wave yup until, 2 a" and Meta is liiand show thA heard' that the ;4aliool left," ho -said, •w�sirl,'�yany'fiFufro thettimet�fii`emen'1cftl ltoulc[�etno#n open" saldMr- banquet, r Giitrk' echo pf'q th oncerl reecomn i• Hensn�il Haarold' night expressed 'the ria uron Board.of " hpoii t ough the t t,., ey •elected sot the :cantn �t i?(ty�to study the devltninggx ent'.blment , . 1 d 1po„tt, ifor some answers +1 1 tliis sc col is:` necess�,. 4'y In I I r . tnake:4.a,, motio Thai the ell Y he t#oayd of` ducatibn t treview. delft ' even likd '-Ides at the ',sehopi cou d tC R7t s. a Ions yo t re,,; siii -i riir '..ser s.f ami ed fh. o_ b ^t s• n' �t h l t4 ttP.;•diee .sq sale t ,,, �- .�,� tis ilei �' rine nk opinion say as,. •"Tho whole" reason for 'calling this Meeting is post, even though the needs of thechildr' n and thercommunity are l•sai to come first.'' 11"y '. ,. The future of the.com�m� n y'was a great :concern' ;of Hansell village's In it letter circulated at the meeting,r� the ;Hensall' Kin en Club said that, roperty' values, the po a• tion acid thea. tax Vase o£, the village willdeteriorate . Without 'a school "If y u o ''withdrew tie chi d' from' the.'community y,i! . MOr,01.0)-•iawitfo t e itis; l>4A wh ch . 'he ve4'ti.$e.Mlse .. is you inherit two �ofsd i coin iX>" sai8, § .r i v •r,' ,arlie tette ",, �•..�, zM , li �M>i iov4a- • year apo.' with het; husband, said.the school was one of the reasons eople may move to the village.A never►mother, she said she's., conherned w e> % art children' school'' when they' are old , enough. 'yti riiy pxeanatal ela;ts, there 'Were, about A.. dozen, new p •repts frgm,,Hehsali,. Man . parents who are; just starting amilies area l concerned what wiil'happen, five years from now when our,ghllp en erg oltl enough to::go t • o school and Hensalii is trying to grow ' she said • . , Tho largenumbe,. tot eo'Oie ottenditt "tette k - a meeting W u be-ai the i m t ofd h„ coipmun cy fes,. I fY sa ; C a .. o � ,.d ..1., o d .f w d .1t tw eh e i 14 i' l`ivv :.. l}co it , hat ,;lv Pid�irw 0io .q piirMgtt[epr 1 1� t, � a�ge4i.7� •�' ■ ■ ■r ''���J "P x."77 t , At their annual banquet Seaforth 'firemen were saying how pleased they were in saving a pig barn from total destruction, But Sunday morning firemen could only watch as a second fire' at a barn owned by Ken Campbell was engulfed in flames. Larry Wheatley, a neighbour of the Campbell bell roe p property rty on concession seyen, McKillop township, turned in the first alarm'' at 2:45. p. m., Saturday. A fire located in the centre of the finishing barn was doused in about three hours by firemen, There wasn't much fire on the main floor said fire chief Harry Hak, "but it was full of smoke." ' It was the smoke that suffocated about 325 pigs. "The pigs were dead when we got there," said Mr. flak. One foot of straw bn the second, floor acted as Insulation. The 8, ` Mare foot structure Was cpmplete y rtiln,7 . e ed 1968. "The fire did ,get the ghtt •; or in lid to some spats, but I was sad it ; p Wits out," he said. "We -were .save the barn." • ...r.. • b 9 Optimist mall. Two retired firemen, Whitey pp i (ijliateBroorne and then Sebtt were .cb den t s nce ' eir . were ca led to a sewn alarm. "We had no Mr ak• . °k, tut y'�9 o t C, to h,, C eC e idea where or what the fl id Mr. Alta d h flke o aid tt h 89j, iirolmestit circles , efbNF the "set lite 'didmana pace' 08 000bu' e s ' McKercher, a neighbour of Mr. Cam bell' . 8t iii si nearby st el grain #ti '' Q 8 P e; � � tli�tiiinhetii44innldeci$lo#lif4ito$phoolwlll Mr. McKereher. noticed the barn was ablaze. , The As are valued... at $75,000' an Jthe , remate oppen aidli'stay open with,changes or at 6:30. p lookeover, and at first .i, pi / w� cto thought it was a light,"said Mr. Campbell resldepf en the Campbell propel Diane Elstbn, said khe didn't go to bed u 3 a.ht. but awakened atfr3Q only to notic e re was, said pg men o, n 'save t e* r **pp, •: , Hak. pigs;wiiich weighed from 45"'td 220-P044:1414. ' :�^ en the coli ittee's study is coin Thp alarm was called in by Don 8 ► l seed et d } , !` it will 'rep fir the board Who will barn at• S125 000 •said Mr t. Cgrtt ell I be st;d - erything� was, insured; but I;ddtn't know "It seems ie me from what you're'say!ing. t;tebuilding We'll•'be looking, intoiit; ! ,is 'that when it comes'to:yea and•your'b'oar , e saicd-cleanup opergtions Were started.:' if,,yau.say We Met Mille we rl u Firetpen have: yet to,.letermine a, can'thave-it;no matter what',ve say,?' said 7 . F.lrene Davis,. Hensallr;councilior • new equipment Ever since a hospital was established in Seaforth in 1930, the Seaforth Community Hospital has continued tp upgrade its facilities and equipment td keep pace with new and innovative medical technology. And this year, the hospital has invested over $100,000 in new equipment. Major expenditures include the estab- lishment of a special care unit, new laboratory equipment and the furnishing of a quiet room. Approximately half of the money required was received through bequests. • The most uniqueiece of equipment is an electrocardiogram (ECG). Using the Boll telephone system, the ECG is hooked into the University Hospital, London, main computer. "We are the only hospital in Canada that has a hookup of this nature," said Gerd McKenzie, hospital administra- tor. The ECG computer connectloit-is a bonus because it means heart patients can have a London specialist read their ECG without having to travel to University Hospital. The unit is portable and can be used in all patient rooms and operating rooms since all are equipped with telephone jacks. Whether travelling by ambulance or car,, to a distant hospital, there is a certain amount of fear just to have a heart specialist run his own ECG. In most cases, transport- ing is alleviated because of the computer hookup. "it's important to be surrounded by familiar faces and be stabilized in Seaforth without having to go to London," says Gard Rimmer, past chairman of the hospital board. Having experienced recent heart prob- lems. Mr.. Rimmer said it's important to know that the Seaforth hospital has the new equipment. "i felt more comfortable and the second time, when -1 did have to go to London, I was not as fearful of the trip. I was reassured at some degree." "it's wonderful to have a special care unit so patients don't have to go to a larger centre for immediate treatment," said Emma Friend, chairman of the hospital board. BEQUEST FUND Although the hospital has a fund set aside to purchase new equipment, it relies on public donations and bequests to meet annual goals. Ths year, three substantial sums of money were left to the hospital, including $2,000 for the quiet room: $34,000 from the estate of Stanley M. Jackson and S35,000 from the estate of Dorothy Wolfe of McKillop township. A hospital does not receive government funding for new equipment. We depend largely on the generosity of the commun- ity, ' said Mrs, Friend. The Wolfe bequest provided about 70 per cent of the funding required to purchase laboratory equipment. Now, instead of sending patient samples by courier, to the Stratford hospital, Seaforth hospital staff can do the testing and provide up to -the - minute results for the medical staff, The lab staff which includes one fall -time and one part-time lab technologist and three part-time lab assistants, can test anything from blood sugar levels to kidney and liver functions. They can also detect leukemia in blood cells, "but it's something we don't like to find." said Doug Halfpenny, chief technologist. QUIET ROOM The quiet room, located near the front entrance of the hospital is a welcome addition for families, but especially for local clergy. "Before, in some cases ministers were counselling people in hallways or the stage room," said Mr. Rimmer. Besides the $2,000 donations and several smaller donations, the room was only made possible "because of the terrific co-opera- tion of a local merchant," said Mrs. Fend. NEED SPACE The Seaforth Community Hospital is ideally located in the centre of Huron County. Despite the addition of new equipment, the 41 bed hospital with four active doctors and one resident surgeon on staff, is lacking in space. "We're working on future expansion of the hospital," said Mr. McKenzie. "We're not going to add more beds, but we need more space in the outpatient, waiting room, laboratory and treatment rooms." Other areas being considered`forenlarge, merit are the physio -therapy room and X-ray department which requires more floor space for ultra -sound equipment, 01-C15ie17:E NIAI:PROJECT s t The hospital board hopgecs- to receive a copy of a master plan for the planned 8,000 square foot addition this month, if' ap- proved, construction costs are estimated at SEE HOSPITAL/ ©N PAGE 3 0u@dc 4.802, w@** AS FART OF the Sea)otEla 5eparite Sthobi enrichment program, QUeat5, halve beYen presenting various culttllrat activities to students. Mary Hearn of Clinton Showed students how to play a harp last week. Her harp is -valued at $5,000. Framed, in the harp's strings are Lisa Caiver and Stacey Hoffman: Wassink photo) TileHENSALL publIc school has an enrolment oh1,30"students, :lb under' the ' • minimum minftitry. puidellnes, (Hundertinarkphoto)' -at is conNent`Hensall �'� }Tltatl'glt a t?urolrnent of;' Hensel tic i iits lien, enrol h a 145 students, the good of thestut community.' .tato good It for tlte'schhool to remain ape say* deal 130* Resburn. ; i m qto ctliti irttistic.that the committee M1 and the hoard of vitiation will come up with a solution to benefit the community, he says. With 130 students, Hensafl Public School is 15 students below the 60 per .cent minimum effective enrolment set down by The Ministry of Education. Mr. Reaburn says thenumberof students has been below the. minimum Slime the policy was adopted in 1981 and will remain below the minimum after he conducted ah informal survey of the community. '1 keep arriving at 15 to -18 students a year which will never put the school above the minimum. But there is very little .roof that children profit more by going to `; e school rather than a small one, ' he sa 'Me teaching, the students' willingness t work and study iswhat is most important." If the school is dosed, the 130 students would most likely be split up and sent to other area schools. This would be "disas- trous" says Mr. Reahurn. "Children make relationships and it would mean breaking them up since 1 don't think there's another school in the area that could take all the students." NOT SAME FRIENDS The effects of splitting up tl'- un ity's c.hildrencan already best School classes. says one of the com,.,..,ee members, Sharon Wurm. Since Sunday School draws students from a five mile radius, children who go to school in Mitchell, Brumfield and Bengali are in the same classes. Though they live in the same area, they don't know each other very well. "if the school closes and the students are /111.1.192030.11. open t1t t tlt� f etaialya Wth ako. !eh •bage}iier, m `hec munity'suse the schoolduring weeknights aifavors the school remain:. Reaburn. From Monday to tip. eolt#si. rubs and recreation veybla.ytsias d taat vollybaltnd witty teams the school's gymnasium. Other community groups such asthe Horticultural Society use the school occasionally. Costs saved,on operation of the school if closed are miglm al compared to the dusts of teachers' salaries, according,o 1982 budget figures of the Huron County Board of Education. While operation and general supplies made up 8.1 per porcentof the budget. instruction took dp 70 per cent of the 1982 budget, says Mr. Rcaburn. "Operation Is a small part of the budget. The board will still have the teachers who will still have to be paid since they're under contract," he says. Though many people think that a review means the school will be closed, it could als6 mean benefits to both the community and the school, says Seaforth trustee, John Jewitt. Mr. Jewitt is also serving on the accommodation review committee. "If the review ends up favorably, the public is going to appreciate the school more. They may get uses out of the school that they aren't getting now," he says. If Hensall Public School does remain open but enrolment figures stay below the 60 per cent minimum, Mr. Jewitt says he's not sure whether the school would again come under review. "I was going to askthat same question but I'd be awfully 'surprised if it did. A review is very traumatic for the people and a lot of work so I wouldn't think it would be reviewed again," he says. Sports groups discuss ideas to get co-operation A remeation newsletter, a miner sports Ouncil and a brochure were discussed by several Seaforth winter sports groups as ways to get more co-operation and participation in local events. Thursday's meeting was a follow-up of November's recreation confer- ence. "We all seem to want to play it alone but we really Could have better functions if everyone combined their efforts. We could either attend each others' meetings or use a newsletter," said Bill Brown,, representative of brOomball. Using the recent Optimist Winter Carnival as an example, recreation director, Bryan Peter said that combining events makes a weekend that much more of a drawing card. "Maybe we're not taking advantage of the tournaments we seem to have almost every weekend in the winter. We could build on them and have other things like art shows or flower shows going on at the same time. We have people coming into town from outside the area who may want to get away from the arena for a few hours," he said. industrial hockey league tournaments could benefit from that kind of co-operation, said representative John Lansink. Hockey tournaments that involve teams from as far away as Hamilton or Leamington couid be SEE SPORTS/ ON PAGE. 3 Twcrretired firemen honoured at banquet / AS Centenoires tie two, . Lose one/ A10 The largest number of Guides ever, are installed / A7 Agricultural Society elects 1984 executive/ A17 idiom Births/ A6,13 Brussels/A16,13 Classified/A14,15 ta.,mmunity Calendar/ A3 Dublin/A4,5 Entertainment/ /1 12 Family/A'6 Farm/ A17. Renal! /A15 Kids/A7 legion/Al2 tondesbero/Al2 Obituaries/A6 Seurat/A16 11 WaJlonlA 93 •