The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-01-24, Page 1The Lucknow Mothers and Tots Group
get together each Thursday morning at.
the Lucknow United Church. While the
moms relate their mothering experiences
to each other, listen to guest speakers
and aet as support for one and other, the
little ones have time to; play and iateraet.
Checking out the newest in footwear and.
toys for the new decade are from the
left: Angela Sande; daughter, offMarg:and.
Andy, Matthew ; Van Osch, (finger in
mount) son of Wendy and Perry; Peter•'
Van Oseb (toy in mouth), •cion of Morris'
andAlike; .•,Sarah Ritchie, (wondering
what the photographer is doing crawling '
around the floor), daughter of Ruth and
Don, and in front Christopher Wright, son
of son of Janet and Steven. (Pat I:iv=,
ingston photo)
New group furmed dor moms
A relatively new group and perhaps not
too well known about is the Lucknow
Area Mothers' and Tots' Group. Formed
last October by Janet Wright of Kinloss,
with the assistance of Sharon Creighton
of the Bruce County Health Unit, area
mothers and tots (two years and under)
meet each Thursday morning in the
Lucknow United Church basement, from
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
As goo goo, ga ga and da da sounds
permeate the air, these mothers, keeping
a watchful eye on their offspring, relate
their mothering experiences to' each
other. The little ones share their toys and
interact with each other, all within a
home -like atmosphere. Janet says the
group was formed as a support system
for area mothers, providing information
on child rearing and at the same time
allowing their children to socialize with
others their own age.
Twice . a month guest speakers attend,
Past topics covered include:. nutrition, toy
safety and sexuality. During the next two
months speakers will discuss child safe-
ty in the home, behaviourand discipline,
nutrition fora lifetime, and view
children's clothing for spring, presented
by Up the Down Slide. Women's issues
are discussed and the group is looking at
the idea of presentationson .planned
parenthood and image impact .for -
themselves.
At last week's get together, they view-
ed a video " on smoke detectors and the
fatal consequences of not having one, or.
.having one not in working order, and col
icky babies.,
The women all agreed that the weekly
• meetings were great, giving them a
chance to get out of the house and talk
to an adult, but still have -their children
with them. They find it a way of solving
problems because often one of the other
ladies will have .encountered it and be
able to give insight in how to deal with
it. And if ,they. can't come up with an
.answer they invite a professional in.
This is a nondenominational group' and
• mothers with children two years of age
and under•are welcome to jom the group
each Thursday 'morning, 10 . - 11:30 a.m.
If you would like further information
please call Janet Wright at 392-6151.
Bruce Coudty.C�uiicii
Health unit to get new medical officer
WALKERTON--The, recently
amalgamated Grey -Bruce Public Health
Unit will get a new boss this summer.
Paul Eagleson, public health chairman,
told Bruce County council January 1,6
that Dr. Murray McQuigge will begin
duties as medical officer of health in
August. Dr. McQuigge, of Lunenburg,
Nova Scotia, has 14 years experience in
private practice and is now completing
his masters of public health at Harvard
University in Boston, Mass.
Eagleson said the Grey -Bruce unit has
been negotiating with Dr. McQuigge since
the summer. A province -wide shortage of
public health professionals means Dr.
McQuigge had five job offers to consider,
including the one from Grey -Bruce..
Ile said Dr. McQuigge's salary of
;100,000 is below the provincial average.
The last wrinkles from the recent
amalgamation of the two county health
units will be worked out before the new
medical officer of health arrives; accor- •
ding to Eagleson. He added his board is
also working to improve what Eagleson
described as the low morale and "poor
P.R..betweee n management and staff", on
the health unit. '
He predicted when Dr. McQuigge
begins work the . only issue facing him
will be how to implement the growing
number of mandatory public health
programs.
AMABEL WANTS COUNTY PLANNING
After five years of running its own
planning department, Mabel Township
now wants Bruce County to take Over its
planning matters. -
The township has paid into the
county -wide planning department for
years, in addition to bearing the cost of
having its own department and staff to
handle zone changes and official . plan
amendments. Annabel setup. its own
department rather than OM the county
control over what it saw as local
concerns.
Now Reeve Ross Trask says the
township is ready to hand the job over to
the county.
"At present we have lost our planner,"
Trask told county councillors in Walker
ton Jantaulf the county
"We have been paying
into ty system and council feels
it's time to benefit from: this."
The agriculture, tourism and planning
committee said .another planner and
secretary will be needed to handle. the
extra workload from AmabeL That staff
will operate . at least part-time out of
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Marihuana
seized
71ne Kincardine datacinnent of the On-
tario Phi Police reports that on
January 21, a vehicle was st 1.
Luclasow for a Highway Tr • Act
violation and as a moult, a quantity at
madmen* was seized. One adult male
and two male young offender* have
been charged with possession of a
narcotic.._
The investigation of the theft of a
pre bared baasett ' hound reported on
November 29, 1900, has lead to the ar-
rest of two young area males Both are
charged with Theft under $1000 and are
scheduledto ma, ppear in Provincial Court
on The detachment is investigating the
reported theft on January 19 of an
engine from a snowmobile parked
beside the home of a Tiverton man.
Vehicle checks during the past week
have lead to two 12 .hour suspensions,
two liquor charges and one narcotics
seizure.
Palliative dare
Wingham and Area Palliative Care is
a new service for terminally ill patients
and their families. It seeks to, enhance
the quality of life in a supportive, emo-
tional, "spiritual, caring setting for peo-
'pple who are dying and to support their
familiesyand loved ones. It is intended
to complement, existing services already
available in the conrununity, not replace
them. •
There is no fee for palliative care, it
is a non-profit organization with a
volunteer board of directors.
' Though many of Palliative Care Ser-
vices' clients will be referred through
other services such as medical person-
nel, Home Care, Homemakers, Com
inunity Nurses or clergy, anyone may
request the service or contact the office
for advice or counselling. The office
located at Upper " 158 Patrick Street
East, Wingham, The telephone number.
is 357-2720; A 24-hour answering service
will accept calls and. will ;be check
regularly. Callers are urged to leave .a
message.' The . office will be staffed
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
with standard office hours or by ap-
pointment. The mailing address is Box
1286, Wingham, Ontario, NOG TWO.,
Area residents
inducted as
members of
Order of -
St. Luke
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• On January 6, St. Peters Anglican
Church, Lucknow • *as the host to an
unusual scene in this part of Canada.
The vent, was"
induction of area
members. into �`: 1y -formed chapter
of the internatir , r of St. Luke
(OSL). Eight members were inducted at
the service of ecumenical worship,
prayerand praise
The new members include Father
Ifavid Atwell, Carolyn Buchanan, Nuala
Keeping, Maxine King, Joan Martin;
Ann Pritchard, Marilyn Reid and Ruth
Thompson..
Guest speaker for the evening was
Father Noel Patterson from St. Marys.
Father Noel is the chaplain for the Lon-
don chapter of Order of St. Luke.
It is the belief of OSL members that
,divine healing comes through prayer. •
Monthly meetings of this organization
are open to: all Christians -regardless of
church affiliation. Meetings will be held
on the first Saturday of each month, at
3 p.m.,,at St. Peters Anglican Church, •
loucknow.
Background on OSL
The Order of St. Luke, the outgrowth .
of the Fellowship of St. Luke begun in
1932; was founded in 1947 by the Rev..
John Gayner Banks. S.T.D., and incor-
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