The Huron Expositor, 1977-03-03, Page 7day, 9 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., and a
f ive-day work week.- A"'supple-
mentary project, Youth Across
Canada for the _Mentally
Retarded, arranges after-hours
activities. The president of the
local , Y.A.C.M.R. branch_ is
Maureen Hartman. '
• ARC Industries has come a
long way since 1973:Unlike an
er4,04.
ORGAN
SPECIAL'
Only $2.00 a day
•gives you the .use,of
a , home „ organ
,coniplete with 2 .
manuals, pedals,-
. Various. _ rhythms
— and auto-cord IN
YOUR HOME.
•
Pius
free • Leskilis•
during a 5 Week-.-
'. trial . period. Here's
a , chance to' try
• OO'fore you buy and •
With no obligation.
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PULSIFER
MUSIC
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THE SEPARATE SHOPPE
MAIN CORNER -CLINTON
(NEXT TO CAMPBELL'S MENSWEAR )
PAN•TSUITS,:
2 PIECE 'DRESSES
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THE HURON. EXPOSITOR, MARCH 3, 1977
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FOOD PREPARATION-'- Shown preparing food in.the ARC Induitries,kitchen are,
I, Karen WhitririiiYe, Seaforth; Anne Fydenchuk, Creditcn; Myla Dawson, Thedford
Residence; Meals are prepared here, for, staff and employees under the direction' of
Paula V ink. - (Photo by ToWnshend)
" WOODWORKING SHOP , Holding a''Sam,ple of .
ARC Industries custom made 'signs is. Jim Taman of
70Oderich. The ,woodWorkIng shop also makes .two . •
Other types of• sighs,• as well as surViy. stakes, boxes . •
..JO —garbage anti. sand, wicker baskets 'and flower
pOts, childrens furniture and lawn furniture, under
. contract to local industries arid busirteSses. •
(Photo by townshend)
When. ybu're filling out .
your incotne tax form follow
your Tax Guide carefully,'
For most of us, all we will
flaiie to do is follow'the blue
section, andthe only help
needed is the Guide itself. ,
If you haver-a refund-
coming, you'll get-it sooner if
your tax fornbas been done
accurately. When you're
filling out your tax form
double check your arithmetib
and put the right Information
on the right line.
We don't want you to pay
irpennyinore than you
should, s6 don't forget to list
all your deductions. Your Tax
' • Guide explains them fully.
When you'have finished, .
sign your tax forrailiefi'itia-ke •
Are you include all your
receipts andother forms with
your return.
run into trouble
Revenue Canada District .
Taxation office addresses and
phone numbers are listed
the back of the Guide. •,
rAxatbr. Revenue Canada Revoitu Carole
• Hon. Monique B59n L7gn Moroc,ue Elkin
Minister Y'Vre
80% of the workshop's funds wicker baskets:- and flower pots,•-:-market. One is employed by
come -fronti government grants, ehildren's furniture, lawn Exeter Furniture:, another,works
while the remaining 20% comes furniture and three types of at the iTillage Inn Retreat `at`
from, donations and production. r custom-made signs painted, . Grand Bend,' and two are
The aim of the highly-q'ualified' bUrnt wood - etnployees of Roder Turkey
Staff is to help the participants to three-dimensional routed. Farms in the 'A ricotta and
cope with everyday life outside • With the joint co-operation 'of Watford area.
'the workshop as well as to the. Huron' and Lambton County ARC managing director, Don
prepare their for' jobs in the open Boards of Education, a teacher, "Campbell:, whO was'recently
labour market. Margaret Merner; is" employed named the executive direetor •of
Caroline Merner is the Associa-. four days a week to assist the the South Huron 'ASSOCiation for
• don's, bookkeeper. Meanwhile, participant5 - in , such areas as: the Mentally 'Retarded, feels, one
Debbie Patterson supervises reading, writing,'''.--spelling, of his most important duties is to
ARC's office program, which Mathematics, measuring, tistng a make the public and local
includes typing, collating, dictionary and' counting money. business and industry aware of
stuffing , stamping and mailing. The small town of DagfiWOO'cl—the services and products
As part . of this, course, the lends itself readily to practical available through the workihop.
' einpoloyees draw up the payrolls. experience in dealing with stores, For information or consultation
• Paula Vink heads the kitchen banks, post offices and restaur- ARC gan assist business. •
and dourest is program., _Which ants. and industry as well as .indivi-
, includes food preparation and In December, a 30-week L.I.P. duals, interested ,persons are
provides Meals for the staff and grant was ' obtained. Larry welcome -to contact ARC
some Of the employees. A•. Skinner •and Deng Gould are Industries in DaShwood at 237-
catering service is being .esponsible for job placement and 3667. , •
considered . Businees or farm contract procurements. At the Don explains the advantages df
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organization luncheons could be
held in ARC's large dining area.
In co-operation with other
organizations, meals could also
be provided for the -local senior,
citizens in a' program similar to
Meals On Wheels. •
Margaret Wright supervises
the painting, assembling arid.
' packaging, in the contractural
department. Meanwhile, Seffa
Ketelaits-heads the maintenance
staff, which offers cleaning, lawn
cutting, 7 gardening--and other
maintenance tasks to local
residents and businessmen. Plans
- are also underway to' assist
cottage lowners with the opening
and Maintenance of their summer
seventeen-year-old may be homes. tables , in the. Pinery Provincial
accepted under. exceptional Woodworking Park , and one of them,.. Stan
circumstances. Dave Hemingway and Ryan Pickering, will soon take over the
Two buses are required for Brown, • the woodworking supervision of the park project to
transportation, and some sUpervisors, are assisted on a free the other two men for
employees spend three to four part-time basis by Floyd additional job placements: .
-hours en route each day. Martelle. This department fills Graduates
_...:Rehattilitation is Provided : for severalr' contracts for local Four participants have already•
Physical as well.as mental hail& business and industry. Some of graduated from the ARC program
By Elaine Townshend
When the South Huron
Association for the Mentally
Retarded opened the Adult
• Rehabilitation Centre in
Dashwood in 1973,. its members
did not expect the treniendous
progress That would be achieved.
Originally, seven local adults
were superyised .by a volunteer
staff. Now, the employees
number fifty,. coming from as far
nortiv-as Goderich__ and. far
south as Arkona. Some of the
participants reside in the Exeter
Resideribe, while fourteen come
from the Thedford • Residence.
caps; therefore, one of the buses its prodUcts include survey and have made successful
is equipped with a wheelchair lift. stakes, garbage and sand boxes, transitions • into the open labour
Although the age limit is eighteen
years and older, a sixteen or
n ustries
progresses
;;•.,_ tion allows the employees .to
become accustomed to a full work 4•••••oramome
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present time, four ARC
employees are painting picnic
hiring art,.;.„ ARC • participant:'
"Some employees: become bored
with . a repetitive task and take
short cuts,-An ARC employee will
not ..cut corners because the job
means too 'much to him. From the
beginning, the quality of_his work
matches that of any other worker,
and,in the long run, his quantity
may surpass that of the others."
"1f an employer is willing to
train an apprentice properly," he
adds, "he may have a lifetiMe
employee."
Day -Nursery rsery
As the -executive director of the
Association, Don Campbell is also
responsible forit s other programs
including the Huron' Hope Day
Nursery in' Grand Bend and the
Hilton Hope- Schobl within the
McCurdy Public , School system
- the first integrated school in.
Ontario. In the latter facility,
adults in their thirties and forties
can obtain an education that was
previously. denied to them. '
AlSo under his jurisdiction is
the 28 James Street Residence in
Exeter. In the future the Associa-
tion hopes to obtain a building
that- the employees tan:renovate-
' to serve as another residence for
ARC participants.
Full Nrf, ark Day
As a result' of spending cut-
backs, all the recreational activi-
',ties within the workshop were
cancelled. The lack of interrup-_
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, Anyone, wne becomes involved with a
newspaper, must accept a common dte.
NO Matter ;how large Or hew small our
contributGn- inai"-be,„ it inevitably lands
where all •fine newspapers land -, hi the
dump.
- The chances of a certain coldmn t story or
• report avoiding such down are Slim. For
WriterS, this end is difficult to accept,
especially when we consider the strain we
__ place on our brgins. .
We Spend hours searching the remote,
corners of our minds for a unique r floor„from a pair of. wet• boots.
descriptive phrase. We tatter our diction- - Its pages can be used to pack keepsakeS
'a ries lookingfor a word that expresses our for storage or dishes for transport. They
meaning, exactly or for a synonym that can also; ensure the survival of cut flowers,
rescues,our stay, from repetitivenev. 'At 3 - while in transit; by enclosing damp tissue
a.i.n. we spring from our beds and risk life ' around ,their stems. ,
arid limb in a mad lunge for the typewriter Of course~a newspaper is often used to.
to jot down a punch line that came to_ns _ wrap less desirable articles than flowers
'after hours of tossing and turning and keepsakes - a Tact that writers and
' Can you blame• us for cringing when we
envision flames licking our labours of love?
• Neertheless we must think positively; '
We must considetiall the good-ctiiings • a family room into• a cozy place by helping a
newspaper aeCoarnplishea before it reaches log to bUrn in the firephicer7Dttrifig the -
' ' its final resting place. *.-.7 .4 , ' unpredicatable %I/Inters, it can warm a
Putt, it is read - we hope. It brings 'news home by starting a fire in On• bid wood or
and VieWS to• the populace; some ,of its __ coal stoye, when the died& beat fall.
contents may even be remembered. Yes, a hearspapet serves many
Pethapa sable readers thnsiilmahltetri or ' purPOSear• grorsrtitie, connected with it,
..p,Sothetitnes newspaper is studied by- quotes, Intt-ferit voill„SiteOetcl.
One hiiiittelidld; thenpaSsed on to Anothot.Realisitoallyo we must accept the
Therefore, it' i well scrutinized and:tritVell '
,
ePhoolitit; existence our "Master-"Master-
tar betore it reaches Its find detfinatioh, • pio04,0,*ott try to take comfort in the
tWe enotigh. to be saved for their fancies that his, or contribution should
, - • • take itsplate history with the other
newspaper often iSolVeS' the: .problem of effects a' hOWSp4014' can halve.;
Furthermore, , to .a , obvious as--.w'ell' as the arattseAalss!lotts
editors prefer not to think about.
A newspaper can spark a fire for a
children's wiener roast. Orr if can turn •a
buying a birthday or Christmas gift for
guy who has everything:" • .
After • being read, the pages of a
newspaper render a 'variety of services.
They may help to paper-train a pup. Don't'
frownl', That dog may someday aclgeve
outstanding feats of obedience, such as
0thing a newspaper for his Master. ,
X.-newspaper can save a freshly waxed.
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PREcisioN,woRK ,:Constructing an' artitle, in . the 'Wood ,working shop are, I.,
• Danhy-Carter--Seaforth.; MOrgan Dalton, Huronviewi Cameron Define, Exeter; Jim ,.
Johnson,..FurchPark. - - • '...... " • —Ohoto-by-Townsliendt---
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average business, the workshop
must maintain a balance-between
rehabilita tion and productivity.
Don - Campbell cites the
instructors for , their energy,
creativity and dedication.' " "The rewards for involvement
in ARC can't all be' Measured in
dollars 'and cents,"• he adds_
Meanwhile, the employees are
able to develop their gkills and
their self-eotifidence; they learn
to function independently in the.
community. .-• Integration in
society rather than exclusion is
,stressed_Lin the_AR.C_progiam_•
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vice (for one outlet) from that day on.
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