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The Citizen, 1987-01-07, Page 21THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1987. PAGE 21. Walton \ \Drug-alcohol referral announced Compiled by Mrs. Betty McCall. Phone 887-6677 Holiday visitors abound On Christmas Day Ken and Judy Shortreed, Jim, Robbie, Kendra and Amy and Isabelle Shortreed were supper guests with Wayne and Mary King of Gorrie. Christmas Day guests with Clint and Judy Emmrich, Jamie and Katie were Volker and Shirley Hertlein, Fred, Roger and Crystal of London; Alex and Pauline Gulutzen, Bill Charles and Darlene of Westfield; Steve Radford, Londesboro; John and Kim Tham- er and Ruthie Thamer, all of Kitchener and Mrs. Ruth Thamer, Walton. A happy family gathering and smorgasbord supper was held at the home of Ken and Judy Shortreed on Saturday, December 27. Guests included: Bill and Louise Smith; Ron and Brenda Smith and family; Jerry and Janet Smith and boys; Allan and Barbara Wilker (all of Mitchell); Joan Beuermann, Scott, Michael and Randy and friends; Bill and Michelle McCauley and children; Garry and Heidi Smith and child­ ren (all of Stratford); Jack War­ wick, Brussels and Isabelle Short­ reed, Walton. Guests with Ruth Thamer Sun­ day afternoon were Mrs. Evelyn Williamson, Seaforth; Mrs. Eve- yn Holt, Wingham and Mrs. Isabelle Shortreed, Walton. Visit­ ing at the same home Saturday were Allan and Betty McCall, Bev Stevenson and Chris. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Lillycrop and family of London, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hutchinson and family of Listowel, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bolger and family of Blyth spent Boxing Day with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bolger. Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Mitchell held their Christmas on Boxing Day. Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mitchell and Doug; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mitchell and girls; Mr. and Mrs. Doug Mitchell and family; Mrs. Cuthill, Seaforth; Sarah Stephenson; Luella Mit­ chell, Jack Mitchell, Brussels and Helen Mitchell, Listowel. Pam Hackwell, Torontospent some holidays prior to Christmas with Clair Porter of Surrey, B.C. then returned to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hackwell and Dean. Patricia Hackwell of Toronto also was home for over the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Humphries and family of London visited over the Christmas holiday season with Mrs. Mary Humphries. Stan and Wenda Stroop and family of Palmerston and George and Kim Kruse of Bayfield spent Christmas Day at the same home. George Taylor and boys had New Year’s dinner with Roy and Helen Brenie. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Machan and Mrs. Laura Machan of Sarnia visited on Monday, Dec. 29 with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Reid. Bernice Gray of Stratford visited one day recently at the same home. Miss Debbie Wey of New Brunswick visited over the Christ­ mas holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Wey. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Searle spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Eari Pennington and Cory of Goderich. Gail Searle, Brampton was home for the holidays. Boxing Day guests with Bill and Marie Coutts were Allan and Karen Carter and girls, Clinton; Connie Ingram, Mississauga; Greg and Nancy Bennett, Brus­ sels; Ross and Margaret Bennett and Peter, Walton. Bev Stevenson and boys spent Boxing Day with Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Stevenson when other family members were home for the holiday. Vance Stevenson, Whitby spent a couple of days with Ron Stevenson. Brad Moore, Seaforth visited with Chris Stevenson on New Year’s Day. The Ryan families held a get-together on New Year’s Day when over 40 members met for a dinner held in the Walton Hall. Sister Teresa Ryan left early the next morning for Peru, where she will be working in the missions for the next five years. Earl and Eva Mills returned to their home on Saturday. Earl had been in St. Joseph’s Hospital over Christmas. Eva stayed with Mur­ ray Mills and family in Brantford. Earl who returned from hospital on Tuesday, was able to spend New Year’s with Drs. Gord and Jean Westermann, Burlington. Paul Humphries, Toronto was home with his parents over Christmas when Bill and Marjory had the rest of their family home on Christmas Day. The Huron County Health Unit has received approval to establish a full-time assessment and referral service for people with alcohol and drug abuse problems, announces Health Minister Murray Elston and Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron-Middle­ sex. “Until now, addiction assess­ ment and referrals in Huron County have been handled by volunteers of the Huron Council for Action on Alcohol and Other Drugs,’’ Mr. Elston said. “Iam pleased to announce my ministry will provide annual funding of $97,000 and start-up costs of $4,160 to the Huron Addiction Assessment and Referral Pro­ gram.” The funding will pay for rent, supplies and the salaries of a co-ordinator, an assessment and case management counsellor and a part-time secretary. The program will operate out of health unit offices in Goderich, Brussels, Clinton, Exeter, Sea­ forth and Wingham. It will provide comprehensive assessments for problem drinkers and drug abus­ ers and refer them to community agencies for treatment. Clients will have acase manager to guide them through treatment. About 100 personswill be served annually and many other people - families, friends, employers -- will benefit from the results. The program also will assist the health unit, the Huron County for Action on Alcohol and Other Drugs and the Addiction Research Foun­ dation in developing preventive and educational programs for schools, agencies and community groups in the county. This funding initiative is part of the almost $3 million in new money announced recently for nine new community-based addition pro­ grams and the expansion of three existing ones. The announcement brings to 92 the number of ministry-funded addiction programs for a total nnual cost of $20 million. Wingham Hospital awards salary increases Approval has been given by the board of governors of Wingham and District Hospital to an increase in salariesfor hospital manage­ ment staff. Theincreases, affecting a 17- employee group, are for a two-year period and were recommended by the board’s finance and audit committee during a report presen­ ted at the December board meet­ ing. The management employees will receive an immediate four per cent increase, retroactive to April 1, 1986 and an additional 4.25 per cent increase beginning April 1, 1987. Robert Pike, finance and audit committee chairman, told the governors the recommended in­ creases were based on a survey the committee conducted in July. Thesurvey, he said, involved hospitals in Ontario of similar size toWingham and District. Between 40 and 50 hospitals responded to the survey with information on salaries paid to their management personnel. The local policy in the past, Mr. Pike said, was to establish a salary range for each management posi­ tion includinga starting salary, salary after six months, salary after one year and at yearly periods thereafter, up to five years. For other hosptial personnel, the policy has been to follow arbitra­ tion awards made to similar groups at larger hospitals where the employees are union members. For management staff, howev- er, there is no union and thus, the need for the survey, Mr. Pike said. With the exception of four positions, the local salary increas­ es are in line with the salary range and average salary for each position that was suggested by the survey results. These four posi­ tions received special adjustment --either up or down-- to bring them inlinewiththesurvey, Mr. Pike explained. Most of the 17 employees in the group, which include the director of finance, director of nursing, director of RN A program and all other department heads, are in the five-year service category - the top of the salary range, he added. “In comparison to the province as a whole, our people are fully compensated,” Mr. Pike said. “I don’t feel that we have any catching up to do.” Knitters LOFT It's Our 1st Anniversary ^we're Celebrating with a January Sale 20% off/ ALL WINTER YARNS I NEW SPRING YARNS Arriving next week! SELECT 41 O tSWEAT 1^,95 SHIRTS ■ ■ -A KNITTING CLASSES ADULT CLASSES START JANUARY 21st CHILDREN’S CLASSES START JANUARY 22nd Call Early To Register 37 Mam St S Seaforth FREE CLASSES TO THE FIRST 2 MALES TO REGISTER Anne James 527-1830 Ol BEST USJef rate /[Investments FINANCIAL CENTRE, GODERICH 524-2773 1-800-265-5503 ' ONEIDA 20 piece Set SALE! 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