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THE FUTURE STUDENTS–The ` future kindergarten students of
Seaforth Public School listen enthralled as entertainer Michael Park tells
theca the story of tie giant whQ ate cows,. The students'weCe entertained
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while their parents were
kindergarten classes:
or parents can
13Y SUSAN WHITE.
Although professionals are more aware
and working together to prevent and report
f child: abuse, . there's still a rear,
cases o g.
need support� :.for, and help for all Huron
County P
unt :arents:
That's
a is a e h
n of the conclusions of a meeting
on Child abuse, sponsored by Huron's
Family. and Children's. Services : (Children's
Aid) at Seaforth Public. School last Wed-,.
"nesday night.
A discussion group for local parents, to
start May 16 at SPS and the possibility of a
There is some training parenthood -arenthood in
the county's schools, SPS principal, Paul.
Carroll replied lied but "n Huron County we've,
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:not t resolved the question. of the role of
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enrolling the children: ;for'. next fall's
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expensive way to treat child abuse," the
children's aid director remarked.,
Suppose any ordinary member of the'
public knows : someone down the street is
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i kabusinghis r•her children,butis .i
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personally we have a long 'way to go.".to get involved feeling at least they have: a
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The earlier
parentingskills are taught the home, parents . ;they could
be worse
better; said-~ACSdirector JohnPeen. "It's of", Mr. Boyle asked the panel.
like learnin .to play golf the wrong way .and, PACS believes the .:child belongs at homek
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then having to unlearn." with its, parents and childrenare removed
IiMPORTANT? ' onlyif they need care and protection,, John
There could" be a parent , trainer ' in the Penn told him. In a case of not extreme
school system, funded: by the minstry.• of abuse the agency' tries to work.: with public
block parents program here were two social and community services, he•said. "If health, family doctors, and other eommunity
fa • i If
• concrete,resultsof the. meeting which heard ::: enough 'people 'say it.(It atning to parent} is. people to' support and watch themay
a enol of local people and viewed a movie an ttn�o nt gate of tale�chlld's-leat�uttg, lt',s the ;fartul aha, ttatt:gkt.•.cRmtttuntty .11.nk. ups,
on child abuse w amazing: what's .P possible. . .That's' how the child can be left at home and a treatment
A ,growing, understanding that "every- things change. People say "this,is what we ' plan set up: The names of people reporting
,body has some investment in a' community's ' 'want.. child abuse area t made public, Mr. Penn
children" is one reason that 'more, child Preventing child abuse is - the goal of the Said.
Manse its being reported orted le Huron.• said FACS, nubile :health nurse said Marguerite Huron's FACS has two '.parent aides
director John Penn. Three years ago: there Falconer of the Huron County Health Unit..' working now with families who have a child.
may have been eight...:. eases', a"month..while fhublic health nurses can pick out high riskabuse problem, helping teach parenting. `and
now .workers have 40 per month.. s, situations, perhaps on new baby visits, where. housekeeping skills, being a friend and
Of 70 child abuse cases reported in. thethey watch fora lack ofparent child b�ndrng giving parents an :occasional break. But
county last year, broken bones'and serious or of information, for an older child who they're on a short term grant that could be
bums were "fortunately very rare the ,might be really hard to handle or for a family cut off in July.
director said: More frequently kids. have crisis. With 40 eases per worker; "i sometimes
children had The. health: unit' sponsors parenting classes. feel you guys have too many things to do
throughout ,the county,. works closely with with the number of people to do it," Paul
other agencies and its'' nurses work with Carroll told the agency people. "There's a.
families 'where child abuse is being treated, concern that you cant do what you should' be
more than they used to, but people arc more she said: ' doing."
bruises or bangs, and about .15 c
injuries serious enough to have been taken
into. care.
Huron people ate not abusing children
p get .. , pcommunity PP comes
aware' and reportingmore, the director told .. All -parents 'Can informal help from That's where su ort;,
the audience. members. 'their
work at the Seaforth nursery school in, Mr. Penn said and he cited changes to
CYNICAL panelist Joanne Holland, the school's the Child Welfare ..Act which wilt make
Scaforth policeman Charlie Akey, anotherteacher said, "Because it's a. -op it's.aprofessionals who don't report child abuse
i agreed .and said.de departments supportive group. Parents. ate in contact subject to a, 51,000 tine,
panelist,policeliiaudie e" said CINA
have come ` a � longway in handling child with others Arid with kids the same age as A nurse in the nc
abuse and other faniilY disputes utes in 15 years, theirs. They can share concerns, .see other (Children In Need of Attention) forms are
used''b , Public Hospital to on.
Policemen tended to get 'c steal or avoid.pre-schoolers in action. and get ideas on how- , y Clinton • p pass
Poi .: • but
� .� .. FACS. She
he now are beifi teachers and `other parents- handle„, situ suspected ,child abuse eases to C h
family calls, hc, Said butt y,
taught .how to :diffuse a family crisis and
ations.” was told the agency hopes to get all Huron
some P olice departments have special testas A; BREAK hospitals using the forms.
to handle family complaints«. Pg
' The pre-school Ives • Parents and kids a Perhaps .a parent volunteer program
Constable Akey " said relationships break from each other, Mrs. Holland .said, already at work at Seaforth . Public School
between the lice and family a encies have and she added it Would' work closely with could be broadened to: give extra ,love and
bet« po y g .
i Dyed and cited a recent child abuse "case ; other agencies if a case of child abuse.were attention to children who are at risk.
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in which two police forces and the.children s. detected. Otherpanelist5••wcre. Rev. Robert suggested audience member utt
aid co-operated to bring it to fatnily court Roberts representing Seaforth and area Big miller: Perhaps, as" long as: family privaep
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within four days. Brothers and Constable Jim MacLeod of the
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"How de we break the Cycle and teach local OPP detachment. Huron's chief public'
people to be good parents," asked Gary health nurse Catherinec Walsh
asmoiler.
,
Boyle, "Evert to drive a car you needa' ator. '
licence, 'Mr. Boyle said, While anyone can Constable Akey and Mr. 'Penn both) said
become a patent and carry on with the.many crintmals were abused as children,
risen' is an
didn'tcei .c, Pa n tb kee adults, m T� injured in
training they ke V Yi R P P
was respected, the SPS principal said.
Rev. James Van Slyke,• also in the
audience said, the clergy can help in child
abuse casesbuit naturally has to look after its
Measles hits. a�c�d�n
Two drivers were seriously injured in an
nany P:erthteenagers
Sundayafternoonaccident. at 'the
Kippers intersection on
"There has been a considerable outbreak
Of measles in Perth County," according to
Dr, Susan Tamblyn, medical officer of health
with the Perth District Health Unit,:
13r. Tatnblyn repotted' to County Council,
April 10, thatthere have been 73 reported
eases of measles in the county which is four
to six tithes higher than last year.,
"10 not confined to Perth County, It is
happening all over," she assured the
councillors,
Dr. Tamblyn• went on to say that although
IA per cent of all preschoolers in the Bounty
had already been intmtinized it IS the
teenagers that ate Coming down with the
ailment,
Almost all the eases in the. outbreak•have.
been red measles she said, and only a few
eases :of Getman measles. have been
Pieter Westerhout 28, of R,R.1, Granton
and Burt Mahe Gfi bf R'.R.1 Staffs, were'
The councillors were told that although. n y+
there had been a few cases of vaccine failure`' • both taken to ' Clinton Pubiic • Hospitai
it didn't often happen. ` following the collision. Two passengers in
Dr. Tamblyn went on to say that the the Wcsterhout vehicle, Mrs, Joan Wester -
v c e that is used is effective in, 95 per cent hour and her daughter .Cindy receivedminor
a Cin t
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of the people innoculatcd'with the other five injuries itt the accident and were also taken
per cent left open because of their body to Clinton hospital and later released,
Chemistry. Mr. Westerhout Was northbound on I•Iyw,
The measles she said, are quite con. #4, at Kippcn at 2 p.m. and the Mahaffy
to sous in the early stages and difficult .to vehicle was crossing the intersection when
detect, Some Of the symlptbma are feeling the accident occurred. The front end of the
told, having sore eyes and coughing. The Westerhout vehicle; a 1978 C'hev,, rceerved
red rash• that usually. accompanies the $4,000 damage andthe right side of the
disease cart also si final scarlet fever, dermad( Mahaffy vehicle, a 1979 Pontiac', received
s g' p 55,000 damage in i to
measles or the Mumps. g the collisib
Dr, Tamblyn urged all thp' counci1kors and Mr; Mahaffy remains in 'Clutton Public
the public to 'snake ceitain all children, Hospital where he is in fair condition, Mr.
regardless of age, get the vaccine and that, Westerhout was transferred to tfniversity
any elites that do pop up should be reported: Hospital, Landon where he is in satisfactory
reported to the county health unit. cotlditibn,.
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BY WILMA ORE - b;
Hydroconsumers in Seaforth face an
average .increase of 9.6 per cent in hydro
rates on all bills .issued after May 1. This.
imeTudes' both residential and commercial'
customers.
Tom Phillips, Seaforth-manager of. Public
Utilities Conitnission, said the increase was.
based on a' 9.8 percent increase to the Utility
by Ontario Hydro on January 1..
M the meeting Thursday.night PUC set its
•1979 waterworks .budget of 5138,981.35 up,
50,51.6.06 over last year. This budget is.
subject to approval of town council at its next -
meeting
Work to be done this year for µ'hich PUC
is budgetting is the completion of the Welsh
Street well: The total cost of the well,
including the well, the building to house it,.
installation of two pumps, diesel standby,.
wiring, :plumbing, heating and lighting
systems is. about $55,328:.
Manager Phillips said he is.hoping•to have
_lnaintenanee work carried` out on the water
tower. both interior and 'exterior work
including both sandblasting it. and painting.
it. inspections of and estimates of cost are
being made at the present time by several
•companies,
Other work to be done this year is
owe parishioners first. "We don't' have.
unlimited time to counsel the whole ,c om-
mutiny."
The meeting's mostoptimistic 'note .came
from pre-school teacher Joanne Holland who,.
said nursery` school starts training• in.
Parenting - More and more bays, .are
,
conitortable: in the .doll centre, for exampie;
"Tii: `a will make a difference 16 or 20' years
:"That•
from now and Will _give_"tfheln a' positive
feeling toward parenthood,''
With thedecliningenrolment
inhigh
we'll see nurser schools
schools, perhapsa.
using the empty el issteinne, . Family Life
the senior
programs. can. be taught to: t
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students while the"see what it's like, to
work with :actual three .and fiye: year .olds:','
approximately 57,000 to: be spent on 'new
water mains, and to pay for the purchase: pf
the new waterworks truck with. dump box' at
an approximate cost of ;58,500, The new
truck Will replace the old international.
Seaforth ;mayor John Sinnanton, a mem
• ber of the Com ton, said, "We set up the
budget and n .. we ust work to keep within.
PUC chairman, Gordon Pullman;. said that
Some work may have to be put off to keep.
within the budget such as new fire hydrants,.
but said he, considered the completion of the
- new well to be of first importance.
Commissioners expressed interest in
aveepting ern' invitation to go on a special
field trip- to the Bruce 'Nuclear Power
Development plant on Wednesday, June 13,
The manager was also invited to attend;
Mrs. Amy Horne was given authority to
attend the spring Office Administration,
meeting in Lucan on May' 7.
Commissioner Douglas Fryett presented
the financial statements for 1978.: It showed
the waterworks department ended up the
year with a surplus of 52,270.
Revenue in 1979 amounted to 5107,104'
down from,S113,302 •' in 1977 because of
decrease in water fates in 1978, Sale of water
amounted to 582,135, compared to $98,069
in 1977, fire .protection costs brought in
55,400, the: Same as the year before and
other revenue amounted to $11,927, up from
$9;833 in ;1977,
Expenditures, total operating and capital,
amounted to 596,834 in 1978, up from
594,303 in 1977- . There was 58,000 trans
(erred to the reserve fund and 54,270
transferred, to the P niunicip alltyfor a: total
•-,
operating expenditure enditure of $107,104:
The ,financial statement for the Electricity
Department showed that revenue in 1978.
amounted to S445,519 compared to $411,473
in 1977, with total operating costs 5415 ,619
up from S388,807 in 1977. Working capital at
the • end of 1978 was, 5601.. compared' to a
•4 i 977
5 n. 1
deficit of 1 ,989. >,
A FRIENDLY- ASSIST-Llo d Eisler helpsJeffery Flanagan Flans an of Dublin eat
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a loreof the Oake servedto gfestsat the LloydEisler and Lorri
Baier-
AppreciatiorNight, held at the town hall lastWednesday, Lloyd and
Lorri were presentedwith certificates by the town of Seaforth honoring
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in the world : junior- pfiure' skating
for.e' their recent•) pairs�
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Bob, Maniago wants to know what the
residents of Seaforth think about having an
industrial park in'their midst- and if they're
in favour- of the idea, where they'dlike the
park to be Located.
Mr. Maniago is the urban design and
planning student front. Fanshawe College
who worked in clerk Jim Crocker's office last
summer for four months, Por the past four
months, Mt, Maniago has been working for
Huron County planner Roman Oxus, still
concentrating on Seaforth much of the time,
Right now the student is spending the last
`week of his second . work term :surveying
Sesjforth residents en their opinidns about
then Bed foran a`rk in the town..
advantagesa...lt
e
and disadvantages of such • a
park and whether residents Would' prefer
light or heavy industry in the area,
Mr. Maniago said he is teeeking: feedback.
from a variety of'. sources 'in his survey,,
including :nte'mbets Of council, some local
businessmen and retired residents of the
town. The information will be compiled and
foyrWatded:.ta the Hg;
Huron County planning
*Meek
Last
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Last summer Bob Maniago spent four
Months in Seaforth prepgiing a series of
detailed Maps On land twvtrership in the
towns .pa'tttng problctttsand other my
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want n
�a1 :ark.
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theplanning de .•The
forart entK
formation p m
information from, Mr. Maniago's research
was presented at a meeting of Scaforth
eou'ncit.
The Fanshawe student wilt be returning to
complcte'the last four months of his program
in urban design and planning. The course iS
a co-operative program which mixes class*
room time with practical Work experience.
B of: E b:udgE:i
u_ps taxes
8.4 percent
The Huron County board .of education-
approved its 1979-80 budget last: week
increasing millrates, for public school
supporters by an average 8.4 per cent.
In a special session Thursday .night the
board had the budget explained in detail by
superintendent of business affairs : Roy.
Dunlop, The special meeting was arranged,
to permit politicians in any of the county's 26
municipalities to discuss . the 523 million
..-document with the board.
Dunlop told the board that the average
increase' of the mill rate as a ;result of the
education budget varying effects on munici-
pal budgets, 'depending on local mill rates.
He said the board of education has nothing
to do with setting local mill rates, all it does
is determine each municipality's` share of the
costs to operate the education system.
The lion's share of the 523 million in total
for cat e here i upb ' the
costs edu tin e e ispicked y,
rovince. 'g of : Ontario. After' subtractin
Pg
' variousboard revenues and giants from the
ministry, along with the province's share of
pot_ i .n costs thea o` nt
salaries}and•transportatio c sts m p
to be raised through; taxation ;(orally Was
reduced to 56.9 million.
The main culprit 'in the budget was.
salaries. Dunlop explained that, it was "unfair
to focus onany one salary hike in the system
because each had unique circumstances.
He, explained that the•increase. that
appeared at the secondary school teacher
panel was an inflated figure because of the
31 day teacher strike a year ago and the two:
year pact that was signed after; 'thatstrike.,
He said the reduced costs as a result of the
strike made it appear as though handsome
increases had been given the teachers -and
. that wasn't so, He meticulously explained
the affect the teacher strike had on the
budget pointing out that had withdraw( of
'.SetviCes not happeened the board Would stiff
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