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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-03-16, Page 6A6 -- THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 1e. 193 HomefliaIets worry they can't dive raises Psychiatric one for a total of 39. Ages of clients served are: 01.18-0; 20-45 2, 45-65 8, 65-75 22, 75-90 71, 90 and over 9 and couples under 65 - 1, Donations received by Town and Country Home- makers in Feb. total SI,600. The next meeting will be in Bayfield March 23. The Canadian Council of "1t seems to me that most of Homemaker Services has in- the five percent increase is sited Jean Young,. executive . simply going back into gov- director of Town and Country ernment coffers". The group Homemakers to conduct a feels it is grossly unfair to workshop on "Rural 'Agen- give homemakers a zero cies The Challenge . of percent increase. Providing Services" at their • The Nominating Commit - annual conference in Mon- tee is accepting names for treal June 1. 10. 11. potential board members to The Homemakers Board be elected at the annual met in the Seaforth Town meeting. Chairman of the Hsll Feb,,' 23. Board, Bev Brown, again Jean 'Young reported oh a emphasized that the Agency meeting with the Huron must have committed work- Cogpty Social Services Com- irk members to accomplish mittee at which John McKin- its objectives. non Social Services Admini- The annual dinner meeting trator stated the. Ministry is to be held at Blyth Com - has said there will benatriore.. munity Centre on April 6 than a five percent increase featuring Elaine Baillie, Acti- for the 1983 hourly rates vation Consultant with the charged to government agen- Ontario Ministry of Health as cies. This percentage will the guest speaker. The tickets only cover the increase in are available from directors. Workmen's Compensation, Jean Young reported fig - Unemployment Insurance, ures for January 1983: new and mileage. It will not allow referrals: self 12. family nine, any increase in wages for public health nurse one, employees. neighbour one, doctor nine. Bev Brown, chairman, said Home Care six, Goderich ST. PA7RICH"s DAY SPEC Mulligan Stew $200 plate Green Refreshment 1/2 Price Commercia Hotel Sea AITKEN: Jim and Lynne (Workman) and big sister Dana are pleased to announce the arrival of their newest m addition to theirfamily, Andrew James. 7 lbs. 7 ozs. born Feb. 13, 1983 at Durham Memorial Hospital. First grandson for Jean Workman of Brussels. TRIEBNER: Brian and Audry are pleased to announce the safe arrival of Matthew Brian, weighing 8 lbs. 11 ozs. at St. Joseph's Hospital, London on March 2, 1983. A new baby brother for Jona• than. Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. David Trieb- ner, Brucefield and Mr. and Mrs. John McClennan, Pal- merston. PANOS: Jim and Shirley thank God for the safe arrival of their third child. Jonathan Michael was born Feb. 26, 1983 weighing 10 lbs. 8 ozs. Thanks to Dr. Rodney and all the nursing staff at Seaforth Community Hospital. Seniors have St. Pat's lunch A social afternoon was held at the Maple Leaf Villa Apartments on Monday after- noon. A St. Patrick's lunch was served and a social hour with Irish music and begorra. It was enjoyed by all. The Scaforth Markettes m THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY SPECIAL SALES RACKS OF An /offic,er's concerns The following article.tvas written by Cpl. desperately to suck air past his bloodtilled Dale Martel when he was NCO i/c Field airway. He was unable to speak and his Department. It was originally published in eyes, bulged and fixed on me pleadingly, The Golden Star. in Golden, B.C. Since then were the only communication that he was it has appeared in a number of newspapers terrified and wanted my help. 1 felt a pang of across Canada. It was also published in the guilt and recognized him as a boy 1 let off fall edition of The Quarterly. an RCMP with a warning the other night for an open magazine. Cpl. Martel's message is so container of alcohol in his car. Maybe if I important that we felt it was worthy of had cited him then, he would still be alive sharing with Expositor readers. now. Who knows? 1 don't. • He died soundlessly in my arms, his pale blue eyes staring vacantly as if trying to see into the future he would never have. 1 remembered watching him playing basket- ball and wondered what would happen to the scholarship he would never use. Dully my mind focused on loud screaming and? identified it as the girl who was thrown from the vehicle. I raced to her with a blanket but was afraid to move her. Her head was tilted at an exaggerated angle. She seemed unaware of my presence and whimpered like a little child for her mother. In the distance. 1 heard the mournful wail of the ambulance winding its way through the rainy night. 1 was filled with incredible grief at the waste of so valuable a resource. a youth. The ambulance began the job of scraping up and removing the dead and injured. i stood by watching. as hot tears mingled with rain and dripped off my cheeks. You ask me why did this happen'? It happened because a young person. stoned out of his mind, thought he could handle two tons of hurtling death at 80 m.p.h. It happened because an adult, trying to be a "good guy." bought for or sold to some minor. a case of beer. It happened because you as parents weren't cbncerned enough about your child to know where he was and what he 4as doing. and you were unconcerned about minors and alcohol abuse and would rather blame me for harassing them when I was only trying to prevent this kind of tragedy. It happened because. as people say, you believe this sort, of thing only happens to someone else. 1 become silk with anger,and frustration when I think of parents and leaders who believe a little bit of alcohol won't hurt anything. 1 ant filled with contempt for people who propose lowering the drinking age because they will get booze anyway. so why not make it legal. 1 ant frustrated with laws. court rulings and other legal maneu- verings that restrict my ability to do my job in preventing this kind of tragedy. 1 would give anything to know who furnished these young people with that booze. 1 spent several hours on reports and now will take several months trying to erase from my memory the details of that night. I will not he alone. The driver will recover and spend the rest of his life trying to forget. Yes. I am angry. and I pray to God that I might never have to face another parent in the middle- of the night and say your daughter, Susan , or your son. Bill, has just been killed in a car accident, For your sake, I hope it doesn't happen to you, but if you continue to regard alcohol abuse as part of growing up, then please keep your porch light on because some cold. rainy night, you will find me at your doorstep. staring at my feet with a message of death for you. This is an open letter to all parents of all young people everywhere. 1 am writing in response to some of the questions you ask me daily. 1 am notust one police officer; 1 represent every officer in every city and town in Canada. You may know me only as the cop who gave you a ticket last summer, but 1 am also the guy who lives down the street from you. 1 am the parent of three children and 1 share with you the same hope, ambition and dreams that you have for your children. 1 am faced with. the same problems you have, 1 share with you those moments of agony and ecstasy. 1 share with you the feeling of shame, guilt and disappointment when my boy or girl gets into trouble. 1 am also angry and sick at heart with trying to do my job and being tagged the bad guy, when all 1 ever wanted was to avert the kind of tragedy I have just witnessed. The scene was a long stretch of highway with a sharp curve at one end. It had been raining and the roads were slick. A car travelling in excess 00 10 m.p.h. missed the curve and plowed into an embankment where it became airborne and struck a tree. At this point. two of the three young passengers were hurled from the vehicle. one into the tree, the other into the roadway. where the car landed on him. snuffing out his life like a discarded cigarette on the asphalt. He was killed instantly. He was the lucky one. The girl thrown into the tree has her neck broken and although she was voted queen of the senior prom and most likely to succeed, she will now spend the next 60 years in a wheelchair. Unable to do anything else, she will live and relive that terrible moment over again many times. By the time I arrived the car had come to rest on its top. the broken wheels had stopped spinning. Smoke and steam were pouring out of the engine, ripped from. its niounting by a terrible force. An eerie calm had settled over the scene and it appeared deserted except for one lone traveller who had called it in. He had been sick to his stomach -and was leaning against his car for support. -The driver was conscious, but in shook, and was unable to free himself from under the bent and twisted steering column. His face will be forever scarred by deep cuts from broken glass and jagged metal. Those cuts will heal, but the ones inside cannot be touched by the skilled surgeon's scalpel. The third passenger had almost stopped bleeding. The seat and his clothing were covered in blood from an artery cut in his arm by the broken bone end that protruded e front his forearm just below the elbow. His breath came, in gasps as he tried Blouses Cotton Colored Jeans Denim Jeans & Cords 1 000 1200 1200 . . Geneologistsy mark 3 ears completed and published with another 27 in process. Membership- has grown from 18 at the formation meeting to over 200, spread across Canada and the U.S. and as far away as Hawaii. An annual genealogical workshop is held each September with the fourth annual currently in the planning stages for Sep- tember 1983. This year, a "Beginner's Night" is being held in conjunction with the April meeting and it is hoped that this too will become an annual event. Elections were held during the meeting and the Huron County Genealogical Society Executive and Committee Co-ordinators for 1983-84 are: Alison Lobb, Clinton, Chairman; Karen Harman, Bayfield, first Vice - Chairman; William Clutton, Goderich, Treasurer; Elaine BLazers & 15 00 Winter Jackets Dresses Skirts Housecoats Jumpsuits 1900 AflflAS' DRESS'SHOPPE MASTE CHARGE 527.0489 Main St, Seaforth VISA March 2 was a very special evening ' for the Huron County Genealogical Society, being a celebration of their thitrd annixersary. During those three short years, the Branch has ac- complished a great many things to assist those researching their families in Huron County: regular monthly meetings feature guest speakers on genealogical topics and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and in- formation; research is done as extensively as possible for out of county (and often out of country) members; the Branch genealogical llbrary has grown extensively through donations and purchases and is' of great assistance to researchers; a very informative bulletin is published three timea yearly and 22 cemeteriesbave been Monday. Thursday 9-6 Friday 9-9 Saturday 9-5 St. Patrick's Day, SALE at SILLS "HOME" HARDWARE Langlois informs WI about Katimavik work Seaforth W.I. met at the home of Mrs. Lorne Dale with 19 members answering the roll call "What is your opin- ion of parking meters?" The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food are offering a short course on "Simple Home Repairs" in 1'he annual meeting and banquet of the Town a Country Homemakers is April 6 in Blyth. Lam bton Heritage u- seunt are holding a craft s le July 24 and a quilt sale and competition July 1-10. Mrs. Doris Hugill in charge of the program opened with a reading "What Counts" The motto "Why Resolutions" had been prepared by Mrs. Gordon MacKenzie. Robert Langlois, KatiIna- vik group leader gave a very interesting and informative talk on their work and passed out brochures on the Katima- vik program. c;?71c0c;?47 St. Patrick's Day ONLY! c3 03 A beautiful selection of BRASS LAMPS 20%OFF c3 • The perfect fixture for any room • Specially treated so you can enjoy its beauty without the work ' • The Beauty of Brass will enhance any decor • We have many styles to choose from FRANK<k> KLING LTD. EN443E;!? 1or over 40 Yeors cv3 527-1320 (I:4? Lucky Shamrock Draw Pick Out 1 Free Pair Shoes in 20 Your Shoes Then McKinnon, Fordwich, Secretary; Karen Harman, Alternate Secretary; Carole Robinson, Goderich, Past Chairman; Margaret Cook, Goderich, Membership; Nancy Kale, Seaforth, Research; Yvonne Porter, Goderich, Library; Carole Robinson, Fund -Raising and Press; Alison Lobb, Cemeteries; Elaine McKinnon, Nominations and 25th Anniversary Project. It was noted that positions for Bulletin Editor and Program Co-ordination were not filled and it is hoped that someone will volunteer to fill them before too lona. The Mystery Prize (kit- chen set) was won by member Margaret Cook of Goderich. March bulletins were distributed at the meeting's conclusion. Pick Your Lucky Shamrock t / You will J get from 10% to 100% off WCK OTHE IRISH SALE ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPECIAL EVENTS 8 A.M. TO 9 A.M. 25% OFF DOULTON FIGURINES 9 A.M. TO 10 A.M. 25% OFF ALL LEAD CRYSTAL • aY' 5Qec' Hockey 527-1620 10 A.M. 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