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. WAS •cS OC s�tude D and Chere a the as cloud in the sky when envirorknental activitiea and capped the
on-therschool ia�vn-laat Week.'$ f S. went, Green for and hy with !alined an letters for an lienal piciure. I It ott photo.
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Bt.raIL t ORBETT •
Huron County Board of Education As of the Streetscape pro -
voted to allow the Town of Seaforth poral the team want's a plirktette
to put. $ an the Setiforth Dubh ana � sus trve'entry sopa feature's•
School �ds• despite safe Hire grounds, adjacent to
earns raised by several•t des ' 8 The sign woukf l e about 28 • ,
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"H YPIs'>'e gazurg at that sign, by
. the Mune your gaze conies back you
X11=be in that erosewallt," added
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Allan' ;,' Carters trustee • `,for
Tuckersmith and Hensall, said
drivers entering town along the
highway will no see the sig until
they' are almost upon the
crosswalk, because. of: plantings
obstructing viewer
Craig suggested<!that the board
only approve the sign"with the pro-
vision that a crosswalk designation
with lights 'be installed over Hwy.
8.'
Trustee Jim Chapman of .Exeter
said he would rather see a strong
suggestion for 'a crosswalk design -
tion than a 'provision in a board
motion.
Trustee Norman Pickell of
Goderich said a recommendation
would not be 'strong enough, and
added that if someone was hurt on
' the crosswalk the board could be
held Liable.
"It's nice to co-operate with the
town of Seaforth, but it we, as the
Board of Education, have any con-
cern over the safety of children
then we have to do what we have
to do," said trustee John Jewitt of
day by spelling_out-their--theme Hallett and 'Blyth.
Vice Chairman Bea Dawson and
trustee Tony McQuail of Ashfield
and East and West Wawanosh both
said a crossing guard is more ef-
fective than a sign, and there is
currently a guard on duty at the
crosswalk.
By a narrow margin trustees
voted to allow the parkette and
ign, but also recommended that
the Town of Seaforth "explore
stronger signing or flashing lights."
property
feet .defacing' west. The town ty concerns," said Graeme Craig,
'ts+Auldbr all costs. .
trustee for Seaforth and 'McKillop.
°' He suggested the proposed' sign is
i`I'rn still not 1'00 per:,eent.su,re . too close to crosswalk the public
ttds (too el
,w A 1 ) has adEiressed ,safe- school students use to c H
,;���, ,,. - •.• ,w,�;Rm,r nat:^,..•, u•frA+;':�'+1.'L=• ��,� .., ,.'i.ia•,a4,«. ... t,. .�?i✓ 'l; . r0$$.:a'iW;
�0 y�ing for dollar
t once for Heart
Sixty-five eager participants lac-
ed up their sneakers and kicked up
their heels on. Wednesday night for
Seaforth's fourth -annual Dance for
Heart. Three hours of aerobics,
stretching and groaning later, $,341
had been raised for the Heart and
Stroke Foundation.
Drusilla Leitch, organizer for the
fundraiser, was Pleased with the
turnout in spite of the fact that the
numbers - and dollars - were dowiL
slightly from : st year. Over 100 '
fitness buffs were out for the 1989
Dance for Heart. Unfortunately, she
notes, there was Just so much go-
ing on in the area that evening that
prior commitments kept `some from
being able to make it out to the
dance -fest.
"I don't know what we have to
do to get the men out," Mrs. Leitch
adds. One lone guy, Steve Lippin-
cott, cane to work out with the
crowd.
4.
"We were so happy that he
stayed for the whole evening," she
says. "We were se afraid, that he'd
leave when he saw all the
women!" •
Mrs. Leitch was especially pleas-
ed to set that most of her Fitness
is Pan class members were there
on Wednesday night. Special ;nen,.
'ion; goes out to Anne Van Dooren
and four-year-old Jessica' Costello,
the oldest and youngest' participants
for the evening, who gave their all,
Cory Waver raised the most
money for. the Heart and Stroke
Foundation, while Joan Perie' hand
the most sponsors.
A number of instructors' were•on
hand on Wednesday evening,
leading classes and demonstrations
and generally whipping the crowd
into shape. Kendra Pantile and
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THE PICK OF THE CROP of this year's athletes at Seaforth Distriot High School, Karsten Carroll and Am
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van den Akker were chosen as 1989-90's Male and Female Athlete of the Year at Wednesday night's sport
Achievement banquet. Both are Grade 12 students al S.D.H.S.. Karsten has been involved in golf, tennis,
volleyball, basketball, hockey and soccer while Amy has made her mark In basketball and volleyball. Fo
more details on the presentations and other winners, see the Sports pages. Elliott photos.
Seaforth Manor oQemn
BY SUSAN OXFORD
The Seaforth Manor Nursing
Home and Retirement Apartments
p rtments
is finally finished after three years
of renovations and is ready to show
itself off at 'a grand opening gala
June 4!
The massive undertaking has
added a new two storey wing and
completely renovated the original
thre storey building while
residents, and staff, lived on the
site. The work began in October
1987 and had several delays, main-
ly due to weather or red tape,
before completion in June 1990.
Most of -the work was done by local
contractors and tradespeople.
The original building was built as
a private residence around tare turn
of the century. It was bough by
Dr. Scott in the 1920s, renovated
and turned into Scott Memorial
Hospital." In the late 1940s it
became the Seaforth Community
Hospital. In 1965 it was purchased
by a private group that converted
the facility into a nursing home.
Ed and Carolyn Ozimek, of Wind=
sor, bonght the Seaforth Manor in
January 1987 and began the expan-
sion in October the same year. The
Ozimek's are owners of other nur
sing/retirement homes and have
renovated all of them.
As workmen added ori to the eit-
isting structure all the plubibing
and Wiring was replaced Mid up-
dated • ad they we'nt: , Oleo the
residetifl -lived in the building
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dune new tioering, paint, window
and an en suite washroom. Each
room has, new curtains and
niture to ' bring the look'' of the
whole building together.
Before the renovations there were
dormitory rooms with: up to eight
b -:ds in each. Maximum capacity
then was 53 residents. Now with
the dormitories gone and -the rooms
being made to accommodate one or
two residents, there is room for 63
residents.
To make work for the staff easier
the medical facilities have been
enlarged. The main floor nursing
station. is better located and more
room has been made. A doctor's
exarnining room and a nurse's of-
fice are located nearby. •
;Upstairs on the second floor of
the new wing and on the second
and third floors of the original
building apar`tnaent•like rooms have
been built as retirement living
suites for up to 60 people. Previous
to the renovations'there were no
accommodations for retirement
ing Offered at Seaforth Manor, Now
there are retirement apartftients
aveilable for singles' or doubles as
of Jan'ttar 1, 1990. '
Each of the retirement . apart-
inenta has a Window with a view,
'en suite tr shroom and, sleeping
an&virtg; q rs for one or two
people. !l ort id e. aparttnentst
Mite n.0414 err Complete plate with
a two turner stove and
refrigge�,r.,ya,l(ter', cupboards and a
Gtte set'
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s decorated with • fashionably
upholstered furniture.
fur People living in the apartments
may come and go as- they <pltase,
although they may take advantage
of all the other facilities at Seaforth -
Manor: Weekly linen chanBes and
cleaning is done by one of theStaff
of 75 people employed by Seaforth
Manor.
Services available to residents of
the nursing home are available to
residents of the retirement again-
ments if they so choose. All of the
rooms have a llght hooked up to a
nursing station to alert „nurses if
there is a need for help.
Between the, old and new parts of
the building is an enclosed cour-
tyard that is landsea fled and has
lawn furniture. An activity i'ootn
and sun room .with lihy ivlridows
have been built on the Alain floor.
The main dunning,1ooin IS where a
dormitory once Was. The elevator
has been replaced.•With a MOW*,
one in the old 'shaft, In the base-
meat a new kitchen hass ;bean built.
There is modern equipment ' and
dishwashers - something the
Seaforth Manor has needed for a
long tittle.
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mill raiiiti S .a m n ne, er or/
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tilting ceremony, Helping with grant; vaif•
the cere►nopy are froth left to right: Murray Cardiff,
id lir MPP far Huron; Edith Jessome, a.•reside'nt• of Seaforth Manor•
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