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inns concerned about drug presence in area schools
A Drug ' Awareness program directed
toward the education and prevention of
students using drugs was . held •at the
Seaforth Public School recently. It was con-
ducted by Paul Marenchuk, a narcotics of-
ficer with the RCMP in Stratford and -Robert
Plamondon,; District Drug Awareness chair-
man for the International Association of
Lions Clubs, who sponsored the program.
The program is called "Lions Quest."
Constable Marenchuk created scenarios
• for Grade 6-8 students and explained the•
legal aspects of an arrest,, starting with the
Suspicion that someone is using drugs and
' finishing with the person in jail or on probe -
DRUG AWARENESS-Seaforth Public School students from Grades 6, 7 •and 8 learned •
about the use•and abuse of drugs, June 1 in a• program called Lions Quest sponsored
by the. International Association of Lions Clubs. Guests were Robert Plamondon,
District Drug Awareness chairman for. the International' Association of Lions Clubs, fact convicted'drug usersare usually labell-
Doug Elliott, president of the Seaforth Lions Club and Brian Nuhn,dru;g awareness ed for the rest of their lives. .
c.hiarman of the local club. Constable Paul Marenchuk, a narcotics officer with the "That is something children don't realize
RCMP in Stratford explained to students about the procedure of'a drug-related. arrest. until they make the mistake," he said.
Blake photo . ' An RCMP officer for three years. Con-
McKil:Iop .Twp'council awards reconstruction tender
Only 90 per cent of the McKillop Township Board at $40,027 and Huron County at the completion of the Hulley Municipal
taxes, due May 27, were collected for the $86,963, . . . Drain. He was the engineer for the project.
first tax installment of 1987. That leaves A tender for the.reconstruction of Conces- Council also accepted a financial state -
$45,220 in taxes that are not yet paid. sion 10-11, Lot 26-30' and sideroad 30=31, Con ment• from the Blyth District Pire Area
cession 7-10 was awarded to George Radford Board for 1986. Their accumulated net
In other business discussed at the June Construction Ltd., Blyth, for the amount of revenue was $1,153.
meeting of McKillop council a road voucher $84,200. Two drainage loans were approved for
of $130;555,97 was approved for payment., total of $27;900. •
The voucher includeds a general account for • Council also approved a • grant to the An insurance proposal for 1987-88 submit-
roadsfor gravel resurfacing at a cost. of Seaforth Community Hospital for $285 and is ted by OME Insurance Brokers Ltd., at an
$76,292 and the use of calcium at $39,289; . based on the number of patients admitted; annual cost of $10,124 was accepted by
and a general account for the Huron County The total allows for $3 per patient. . council.
Board of Education at $88,642, the Huron- • A completion certificate from W. E. Notice to members: the next council
Perth Roman Catholic Separate . School Kelley and Associates Ltd:, was received for meeting will be held June 30.
stable Marenchuk said programs on televi-
sion about drug offences are "a slap on the
wrist". He said the only effective method of
prevention is education and/or si;aring the
student into realizing theseriousness of the
offence. He added if he raises questions in
the students' minds, the students will learn
more quicky and remember much longer.
Constable Marenchuk • also pointed out
that while alcohol is not a drug like. mari-
juana, it is still very addictive and
dangerous if misused.
"It's a big deal if somebody,dies," he said.
Despite the seriousness of his message,
Constable Marenchuk added the police don't
who gets' into a motor-ventcle collision while
under the influence of alcohol, and kills a
young girl. The boy's sentence is to preach
to high School students about his experience
and his fatal mistake..
The emotional film is very realistic and is
easily identified with. Mr. Plamondon said
the film was shot without props and with the
boy sitting directly before the camera so
students, would be deeply affected by the
onto -one situation.
Jasen Muir, a Grade 7 student at SPS, said
he learned a lot from the program. The eori-
stable's way- of• using rough • terms to
describe. the arrest procedure made him
—want -to -give -students the-impression-the3�realize4ust-hose serious -getting arrested is,
tion-He-also=pointed-out-police-need-a
search warrant, and reasonable cause
before they can search for drugs in the
home.
• Although Constable Marenchuk only deals
With 17 -year-old children, he made it clear
anyone can be arrested for connection with
drugs. A teenager' can be arrested under
Section 41 of the Narcotics•Control Act and
can be sentenced to jail or probation depen-
ding on whether theyused, sold or possessed
drugs, Trafficking or selling drugs is the
most serious offence for.which a person will
go to jail. • -
Constable Marenchuk explainedif a per-
son is arrested in connection with drugs, the
police have the right to search wherever
they want. He told students there arethree
kinds of searches: cursory -meaning a
search,of the home; strip and internal:
LABELLED FOR LIFE
Constable Marenchuk also dealt with the
Destination of charitable donation was mistaken
Unfortunately last week The Huron Ex- as Guelph, south to Windsor and West to and critical care services have com-
positor got its facts mixed.
Lake Huron coming to the hospital for plemented the already established service
In an article appearing on page three of specialized medical care. and teaching, general and speciality
the paper we stated the Optimist Club had Children's Hospital of Western Ontario is programs.
given a $500 donation to the Ride -for -Sight a tertiary -care (highest level) child care fChildren's serve
special childrencleandtoutpatient
charity. While it is true the Optimist, Club facility serving, at the minimum, the nine ranging
ang ngs roe dolwain disorders
did donate $500 to a charitable foundation, counties of the region and a population of threatening
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it was not Ride -for -Sight. 1.5 million people. Children's offers the heart a isna ie ness lds such as nowua featuresr dna
In reality the Seaforth Optimist Club most modern diagnostic and treatment fulheart disease. Children's Cares unit dma
gave a $500 donation to the Children's methods in all branches of paediatric childrenl Paediatric Critical age. The
ting
up to 17 years of age. The
Hospital of -Western Ontario in conjunction medicine and surgery. Paediatric Critical Care Unit also manages
with the 2nd Annual Children's Miracle Children's Hospital of Western Ontario the ,Regional Nei -natal and Infant
Network Telethon held May 30 and 31. • has become established and recognized as Transport System, • where sick children
Children's Hospital serves al) a major academic unit within the London from across Southwestern Ontari come by
Southwestern Ontario with children from health -science complex. Increased public ambulance or helicopter for specialized
as far North as Sault Ste. Marie, as far east recognition, a new facility, new emergency care.
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are out to arrest everyone. • .
"People don't want to just throw you in
jail, they want to help you," he said.
SERIOUS PROBLEM •
That is the reason why members of the
Seaforth Lions Club invited this program to •
town. They .expressed growing concern
about young; children being exposed to drugs
and said they. believe drugs are a serious "
problem, one they want to get to before it
gets to the children. •
`4We(the Lions Club) are trying to help
you (the students) because your parents love
you and we love you," Doug Elliott, presi-
dent of the Seaforth Lions Club, told SPS
students, adding' students are no good to the.
community if they "screw" up their minds
with drugs.
' Besides trying to stop the children from
using drugs, Mr. Plamondon said the goal of
the Lions Club is to help children cope with
pressures from their peers and their parents
so they will say no topressures from high
school students, to use'drugs.
Lions Quest runs for three years and in-
cludes a film about an 18 -year-old: student
Mr. Muir also said the film changed his at-
titude toward drug and alcohol abuse. He •
added the film was scary and made him
think about the consequences of using drugs
or alcohol.
The message of the film was clear to Mr.
Muir, who said he got its message of "don't
drink' and .drive and don't pressure your.
friends to use drugs." He • added, "If the
friends tell you, all the good stuff about it(us
ing drugs), there is still the bad side to it
too."
Mr. Muir felt sorry for the boy in the film
because he was crying and was sorry for his.
mistake, but he thought the bey should have
received a stiffer penalty. He said: the boy
should have gone to jail for five months and
then go on probation and, toured the schools.
TOO LONG:
Gary Jewitt, principal of SPS, was, im-
pressed with the program but thought it
might work better in smaller groups. He
also worried about the length of the pro-
gram, saying: the school year' is too short
and it • interferes with other scheduled
programs.
- I UNDERSTAND -Twenty-three children who will be entering Kindergarten at St, James
Separate School in September learned the seven rules of bus safety, June 3 from OPP
Constable„John Marshall and transportation officer, Lin Steffler. A bus ride around
town completed the program with Constable Marshall explaining the rules they had just
learned. Allison, left and Kimberly Devereaux listen closely to the officer telling them
how to safely cross the street in front of the bus. Blake photo
Control should be retur
On May 1st, the residents of Alvinston and
outlying Townships of Brooke and
-Bohemia found its ambulance service had
been relocated to an area distant frorn the
Village. This transfer was obviously arrang-
ed without the local councils'or represen estimated that the number ,.of Canadidx
Bus safety is taught to upcoming students
A session on bus safety was conducted the Huron -Perth 'County Roman Catholic
June 3 by OPP Constable John Marshall and School Board is that no Kindergarten
transportation officer, Lin Steffler for students sit in the front two seats.
children entering Kindergarten in When they arrived back at the school, the
September at St. James separate school. officer,, who has been explaining the rules of
bus safety for four years, showed the
children how to properly cross the road. He
said theymust look both ways to check for
oncoming vehicles and to make sure the bus
driver sees them before they cross in front
of the bus.
Orientation completed the afternoon with •
games and songs to help the children get to
know each other.
Twenty-three children and 16 additional
• children watched a slide show listing the
seven rules of riding the bus. The rules
included -getting on the bus in single file, sit-
ting down immediately, not throwing things,
keeping the aisle clear, keeping quiet, not
putting arms or heads out the window, and
looking both ways before crossing the
street.
The children were attentive and had ob-
viously studied the subject before. They An inquest six years ago into a bus -related
named the first five rules without fault but death prompted a recommendation by the
had some trouble on the last two. Roman Catholic School Board to implement
Constable. Marshall explained the rules a bus safety program in each school. The
further on a bus ride around town. He told program has been in place for five years.
the children and their parents the policy for Sixteen out of 18 schools have the program.
Seaforth allocated $ 130,000
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Motorists travellingthat portion of
Highway 8 which runs through the town of
Seaforth will be pleased to hear it will be
receiving a facelift.
The Ministry of Transportation and Com-
munications has designated $130,000 for the
resurfacing of the Highway 8 connecting
link as a result of the budget promise of
May 20 to improve the municipal and pro-
vineial road system in Ontario. A further
$400,500 has been allocated for other pro-
jects in the Huron -Middlesex riding.
Seaforth Mayor Alf' Ross was excited
about the news.
I think it's fantastic.We've been wan-
ting this for a long time," he said.
• "We've been applying for money to
resurface that road every year I've been on
council, and it's never seemed to ,be a
priority with the MTC. That portion of
highway is really rough and f don't think
there are many other towns where the main
highway link is that rough," he said.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or mail the information to Communi-
ty Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario, NOK IWO well in advance of me
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Wed., June 10
6:00 - 8 pm Mom's and Tots Rollerskating
1:30 pm Senior Shuffleboard
6:30 pm Minor Soccer at Optimist Park
7 pm Queens VS Firemen
8 pm Fitness is Fun
8 pm Ses-torth HOrtieultutai Meeting.
Seaforth Public School. Topic flower
arranging, everyone welcome.
7 prn Belgrave at Watton Mites
9 'pm Walton Slopitch VS Dublin In Walton
Thurs., June. 11
8:30 am Fitness is Fun
7:30 pnl Cents VS Brewers
8:30 pm Topnotch VS Boiler -smith
• 9:30 pm Beachwood VS Komakozy
(Men's Balt Hockey at Arena)
6:30 pm' Pee Wee Girls VS Belmore
9530 phi Warners at Titans
7 pm Wingham at Walton 'Pee Wees
w..
• Fri., June 12'
4 pm Optimist Junior Goff Tournament
at the' Seaforth Golf COUrse. All boys and
girls to age 18 are welcome. NO charge for
tournament. Free lunch.
7.0m Brussels at Walton Squirt's'
9 pm Winthrop at Walton Pee Wee's
Sat.,,June 13
10 am - 1 pm Swimming Leasent
Registration at Lions Park Pavilion
Firemen's 2 -Ball Goff Tourney
Sun., June 14
7 pm Mainstreet VS Queens
8:30 pm Creamery VS Firemen
(Lions Park)
Mon., June 15
7 pili T8-pnetafl VS Turf Club
8:30 pm Mainatreet VS Bears
(Optimist Park)
6:30 Se. Girls VS Seaforth•
1 pin Walton Mites at Behriore in Walton
7 On Atwood VS Walton Squirt Girls in Walton
9 pm Brodhagen Slopitch VS Walton in Walton
Tues., June 16
8:30
pmVn Arena
Exeter Srs.
6:15 am Fitness it Fun
Seaforth Merchant's
7 pm Ladies' Recreation Softball
6:30 pm Sq. Boys VS Gunton
8 pm Roadrunners & M'asherettes
7 pm Brussels at Walton Mites in Walton
9:30 pm Witten Brewer's VS Stratford
Optical in Watton
8 pm Walton Pee Wees VS WroXeter
Wed., June 17
1.:10.pin Senior Shuffleboard
6 = 8 prn Moms & Tots Rollerskating
7:30 pm Firerriert VS Turf Club - Lions
7 9 pm Summer Program Registration
6:30 pm Mite Boys VS Belmord
8:00`pin Midget Giris VS GoWafstown
9 pin Wingham at Walton (lantern Girl's
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