The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-11-09, Page 1r :IC NO
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Published In Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, November 9, 1983,
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Sarah Poston, al* year old daughter of Randy and Lorraine Poston of MOON" 10 a cekbrity
these days, Sarah will appear on Global Television'er Thai Life, this Thursday evening.
Sarah has Down's Syndrome and la one of the first Canadian diihlren to undergo cosmetic
surgery to alter her facial features. Sarah's parents chose to have the surgery performed on
their daughter bemuse they want to give her the beat possible Cham* In We, Says her
mother, "She'a now Sarah first and a Down's Child second." (Photo by Sharon Dietz,
Huron Cattlemen are
in trouble: Coleman
Feedlot operators in Huron County are
losing $100 to $150 on every cattle beast they
sell, and "anybody who derives all their in-
come from beef is in trouble," says Bill Col-
eman, Kippen, president of the Huron Cat-
tlemen's Association.
A typical feedlot operator bought feeder
cattle last spring at cents a pound; put 300
pounds on the beasts at 80 cents a pound and
now • `selling today you'd be fortunate to get
72 cents,'. he says.
"1t makes you wonder where the beef pre-
ducers in Ontario are going to go," says Mr.
Coleman, who feeds around 200 head of cat-
tle in a mixed farming operation with his
son. We can accept the ups and downs on
the market. but we can't buy feeders back
for less than <+ or 81 cents. '
Part of the answer, Huron Cattlemen feel.
is a Canada -wide voluntary three-part
stabilization program. The program, pro-
posed by the Canadian Cattlemen, would
have the farmer, the province and the
federal government each contribute to a
fund "It 1t would be ldce crop insurance, you'd
have the option of buying in or not. ..
Well known to be independent, most beef
in the news
producers would "be happy without any
stabilization plan," Mr. Coleman says. "It's
the unequal part we object to.
Right now, as Canada -wide stabilization is
"thrown back between (federal ag minister
Eugene) Whelan and (provincial minister
Dennis; Timbrell" all the other beef produc-
ing provinces except Ontario provide finan-
cial assistance to beef producers.
With that help, Quebec farmers for exam-
ple, can afford to pay more for feeders and
establish the price. "It should be Canada -
wide stabilization or nothing.," the Huron
Cattlemen's president says.
Herron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell has
been asking for action to aid beef producers
at Queen's Park. Huron Cattlemen have
written Mr. Whelan, asking him to deal with
the beef stabilization proposal now. They've
had no reply, except from hbDP agricultural
critic Mel Swart who got a copy.
Meanwhile he and 265 members of the
Huron Cattlemen's Association wait for
some action. "Without it, all you can do is
hope (the price, goes up by the time you
come to sell,"
Cosmetic surgery opens
new opportunities for Sarah
By Margaret Arbuckle
Sarah Foston of Wingham ,s a celebrity
these days. She will appear on the November
10 edition of "That's Life" on Global TV
because she is one of the first Down's
Syndrome children in Canada to undergo
cosmetic surgery to alter her facial features.
The surgery was performed a year ago by
Mt, Ian Munro at the Hospital for Sick
Children in Toronto. Sara was only the third
child in this country to have the surgery, and
that plus the fact Sarah has Down's has put
the Pastor's in the centre of a controversial
subject, Yet they are adamant they made the
right decision and are pleased with the
results of Sarah's surgery.
Down's Syndrome or Trisomy 21 is a
result of a chromosomal abnormality.
Instead of having the usual 46 chromosomes,
the links which carry an individual's genetic
information, people with Down's Syndrome
have a 476, an act orf nature which results in
their condition.
For many years the condition was referred
to as Mongolism because those affected
have almond shaped eyes similar to those of
the Mongol race. But the term has gradually
been replaced by Down's Syndrome which is
commonly used now.
Other physical characteristics of Down's
Syndrome are small noses without a bridge,
over sized protruding tongues and pointy
ears. lnteiligence is limited in almost all
cases, but in varying degrees,
Sarah was born June 15, 1977 to attractive
young parents, Randy and Lorraine Poston
of Wingham, She is the granddaughter of
Jim and Mary Royle of Lucknow.
As a baby, Sarah's mental and motor
development progressed normally but her
parents and their family doctor noted she
had no bridge in her nose, Uncertainty
remained and a chromosome study was`done
on Sarah when she was Just over a year old
confirming their suspicions, Sarah has
Down's Syndrome.
Though the Poxtons were somewhat
prepared for the results of the study, it was
still a shock, it was like a death in the family,
says Loraine. The family went through the
same emotional process people experience
when thete is a death: anger, guilt, fear and
grief.
But gradually there was acceptance and
the Fostons resolved that Sarah would have
as normal a life as possible.
They enrolled their daughter in the Silver
Circle Nursery School in Wingham, a
preschool program for mentally and physic-
ally handicapped children, the Wingham
Nursery School and the Wingham Cana-
dettes, a local majorette corps,
The Posterns have returned to the
mainstream of life, They built a new horse
and Lorraine has an at home fashion design
and clothing manufacturing business, She is
also active in the local association for the
mentall handicapped. In the meantime
Lorraine and Randy have become the
parents of Michael and Katie, a brother and
a sister for Sarah.
Starts School
Last September when Sarah was old
enough to start to school, she entered
kindergarten at Turnberry Central School.
After seeing a television interview with an
Israeli doctor who had performed cosmetic
surgery on Down's patients for several
years, Lorraine and Randy discussed the
possibility of surgery for Sarah. They
decided they had come too far with her to
turn back and if cosmetic surgery would
make Sarah's life any easier, they were all
for it.
Tern to page Za
Flag from first world war
presented to Lucknow church
The Remembrance Day service at Luck -
now Presbyterian Church Sunday, Novem-
ber 6, was of special interest not only to
those attending but also to many in this
community.
M this service Clarence MacDonald, now
of Brantford, made a presentation of a Flag
from World War 1 which was received and
dedicated by the Rev. Allison J. Ramsay,
minister of the church,
The history of the Flag_ as told by Mr.
Macdonald follows:
It is with a great deal of pleasure that
present this flag to be hung in this church,
It has a lengthy history since it flew for the
first time at 012 Canadian Stationary Hospital
in France on Armistice Day, November 11,
1918,
It continued thele while out wounded
were gradually sent back to England and we
became a hospital for victims of influenza
which became such an epidermic at that time.
Finally in April. 1919 we were disbanded
and 1 was fortunate enough to have this flag
as a souvenir of the hosppital where 1 had
served for almost three years.
A friend of mine, H. fl. Stewart, a native
of Charlottetown, Prince Edward island,
asked for the loan of the flag to give it a place
of honour along side of the original flag of
the unit, in the Confederation Building in
Charlottetown. After considerable time it
was returned to me,
1n 19481 it flew again at the Cenotaph in
Goderich on November 11, as 1 was
president of the Goderich Legion Branch 109
at that time.
Since then it has been in the Canadian
W31 Museum in Ottawa for 15 years.
Since my beginnings were in the tacit tca
area 1 have many fond memories of 0 +is
Church where 1 was a amber of the You- g
Men's Bible Class under the leadership of
W. L. MacKenzie, When 1 enlisted they
gave me a New Testament and ring whist 1
carried with me during the war and still
have.
Therefore i felt a desire that this flag
would find its final resting place in the
Church that meant so mach to me and 1
thank you for accepting it.
Finds Co-op balloon
A ba noon released by Kevin R intoul. a
kindergarten student a Brookside Public
School on October 2() was found ;r Rondeau
ProYinceal Park ore October 24 The balloon
'as found by !Viike Van Kouebrett of St
Thomas who was stav-me .:rh his parents at
rhear corraze
Students from K inloss and Lucknow
Central Public Schools k cabled for UNICEF on
Hallowe'en. when x,.3.32.30 was raised.
Lucknow ((ori sporusors Orris collection by
distributing the hoxes and counting the
money
thus year 1, tel( 1-.l` was ern ascreri,
41urr*tion Sa,rrararro-n '6a1r,lrrrr on and
`41r••f'ona'1. Re'arerl E: sFasc°s f 'Q( Ll` s
goal to rose preventative methods such as
vaccination. clean water and Vitamin A
supplerneruts, enables women and clvildren
Erb developing coutvtries to experience good
heaneh and adequate nutrition.
L' he izenerous resrderuts 0 fhpcc area and
rrcti,� and enthusiasm of scfro-4cl i4 -r n h,av'
helpe.rf ;rrvwards °MTs arum
Ken Irwin, Ig, a+f R. 3, Lt know and Fred
1. Scoxrt, 56. of Ripley were istivofved in a
rnitvour accident al the corner of Campbell and
fdoas Streets on Lucknow Sorarday amt R. 50
a rrv. The Irwin vehrcle was eact'Ehourvd.
following the Scott tractor trailer truck and
attempted to grass on the right the smatter
!The tarok alp etre rn area the not, arum
-arrghi' rhe' front corner of the car as bt made
rhe r,yrrr Von r ne was n, rite rri(vdent