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Palliative care program promotes friendships
The program is about life, and those volunteering help bring joy into many lives
By Catherine O'Brien
T -A staff
EXETER - It's been almost two
years since volunteers in Huron
County started helping both young
and old who are living with a life-
threatening or terminal illness. In
that time morc than 25 voluntccrs
have become involved in thc VON
Palliative Care Program.
Of those voluntccrs, some 15
have been trained to visit with cli-
ents and spend a bit of time playing
cards, watching television, going
for walks, shopping or jsut talking
with their new found friends.
"I consider the people I have met
as treasured parts of my life," siad
Donna Hoffman who has been vol-
unteerin with the program since it
started in Huron County in De-
cember 1992.
Since May she she has been
speinding a few hours every
Wednesday visiting with Exeter
resdient Mary Lambert.
"We do a lot of enjoablc things,"
Lambert said. "Sometimes we go
on mini tours of the county," she
said.
"Basically, we do what Mary
feels up to," Hoffman said.
While Lambert said she enjoys
the time she spends with Hoffman,
she also said the program benefits
her family as well.
"It's a nicc break for my family,"
she said of Hoffman's visits.
Hoffman said she decided to vol-
unteer with the paliatve care pro -
Back in Time.:.
By Ross Haugh from the archives of
the Exeter Times Advocate
10 YEARS AGO
August 29, 1984 - At a special meeting Friday morning Exeter
council agreed to formally oppose the proposed agricultural/
industrial development at the north boundary next to Hay township.
Fears of a strike at Fleck Manufacturing at Huron Park were laid
to rest this week when workers accepted a new contract offer. The
new pact affects about 500 union workers compared to the 68 who
were employed when the firm was hit by the infamous five month
strike of 1978.
Five office workers at the General Homes System plant near the
arena in Hensall went on strike Monday morning.
25 YEARS AGO
August 28, 1969 - Exeter and area residents can look forward to
this coming weekend final holiday of the season and the only prob-
lem is what activities to attend. Thc agenda includes Eastern Cana-
da's biggest rodeo, a Board of Trade fun day and the annual fly -in
at Sexsmith airport.
SHDHS principal J.L. Wooden reports that grade 11, 12 and 13
students will have a much wider choice of subject combinations
than in former years because of a more intricate time table.
The $1,000 grand prize in last week's Exeter Legion bingo in aid
of the Exeter Flood Disaster fund was split by Mrs. Maurice Tiede -
man of Grand Bend and Mrs. George Rether of Exeter.
The 20 -week old strike at the Central Hotel in Lucan has been set-
tled. Eight employees went immediately back to work.
Bob Cook of Cook Bros. Milling in Hensall said this week that the
white bean crop has never looked better.
A record crowd of 7,500 attended the weekend Bean Festival in
Zurich. Miss Donna Schilbe representing the Zurich Citizens News
was named Festival Queen.
50 YEARS AGO
August 31, 1944 r A twin engined Anson bomber from RC4F Sta-
tion Centralia crashed on Dick Kinsman's farm east of Hensall Sun-
day. The plane caught fire while still i the air, but both occupants
managed to escape unharmed.
75 YEARS GO
August 30, 1919 - Charles Steinhagen of Hay, who some..time ago
suffered from senile gangrene and had part of one foot removed is
able to he up and around and engaged in his work.
Mr. Reg Parsons returned last week from Toronto where he at-
tended Summer School. He has accepted a school at Erieau with du-
ties to commence on September 3.
100 YEARS AGO
August 30, 1894 - The garden party held at the home of Mr. Wil-
liam Hazelwood in Kirkton Thursday evening was well attended.
Proceeds amounted to $18.
Charles Abbott is starting a new evaporating factory in Centralia
this week and will be prepared to evaporate any and all kinds of
fruit.
At Exctcr council it was agiced to deepen the well at the town hall
and also to re -purchase the old water wagon from Mr. Will'ams for
$15.
The flax mills in Crediton have shut down owing to the dr) less of
the weather and workers were unable to rot the fibre and Mr. ; weit-
zcr was forced to shut down his Shipka flax mill for want of w'tcr.
New life will be added to Charles Wolf's livery stable in Crco ton
as he has purchased a nice team of shining black horses from St.
Thomas.
On the Exctcr markets wheat is selling for 52 cents a bushel; ap-
ples arc 85 cents a hag; potatoes arc 40 cents a hag; eggs arc eight
cents a dozen and geese and ducks are going for seven cents a
pound.
The motto of the Exctcr Times and the Huron and Middlesex Ga-
zette is Hew thc Zine and let the chips fall where they may."
Tha#gh fjou
Centralia Huron Park
Lions Club
wish to thank their sponsors for supporting the Centralia
Huron Park Lions car show
Jordy's Gas Bar & Variety, Straightline Collision, Tom Cook, Do-
nuts Now, MacLeans, Leon's Buy and Sell, Veri. Trucking,
Exeter Flowers, Mike Davis & Sons, IGA, Exeter Toyota,
Becker's, Exeter Variety, Ausable Produce, Dirk Coolman, Cut
Right Tree, Sugar Twist, Centralia Farmer Supply, Gary's
Marine Service, Dave Moore, Haugh Tire, Huron Satellite
Systems, Dashwood Lock and Key, Jerry Mathers Limited, OPP,
RJ's Mobile, Exi-Plast, Glanville Towing and Repairs,. Pete's
Advance Auto, Pepsi Canada, Critters Corner, KFC,
Brewmaster, Seip's Valu mart, Oscbls, Huron Tire and Auto
Clinton, MTS Farm Supply Inc., Coolman Auto, WG Thompson,
Hensall, HMP, Bingo Country, Bill and Velma Harvey, Three MA
Restaurant, Algoma Tire, Kozy Korner, Bergles Derby Dip,
Exeter, Rob Dale Motors, CIBC, Stedmans, Heywoods
Restaurant, Donut Delite, Murphy's Pub and Eatery, Aliens
Restaurant, Huron Collision, Hurex Equipment, A&M Truck
pdif8; McKerlle Millen, Exeter, Huron Country Playhouse, CTC
Exeter, Bumstead Fuels, Bill McTavish Petro Can, Nos Komoka,
Bryan Marriage Auto Parts, Coop Hensel', Exeter Honda,
Brander Steel, Big V, Exeter Chrysler, Andex, Dashwood
ndow and Door Centro, Campbell Lincoln Meilcury.
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gram becuasc she knew she would
mcct a lot of special people. "No
two clients are the same. 1 always
go away with new found knowl-
edge," she said.
Her relationship with Lambert is
special text her because her own
grandmother passed away years
ago and Lambert fills that role.
"Our time togcthcr is something I
cherish," Hoffman said.
Lambert and Hoffman arc just
two examples of people who arc
part of the program. The length of
service required by a vountecr var-
ies from one weck to more than a
ycar and some visit for as little as a
few hours a day to a few visit. a
week.
As well, the health of each client
also varies. "Many of our clients
are very active," said Janice Hayter
Oke, the co- ordinator of the Huron
brant h.
Oke also said the service is free
to indviduals thanks to memorial
donations, supoprt from indivuals
and the help of many service dubs.
"Thc Grand Bend Rotary Club has
been a principle funder for the past
two years," she said.
And with a new training program
for volunteers set to begin at the
end of September in both Huron
and Middlesex counties, Oke said
she hopes many people and po-
tentiaal clients explore the pos-
siblity of taking part in palliative
care.
"A lot of people are hestiant to
ask for help, but once tchy do most
say lbw wonder why they wailed
so long, C ke said.
She said the voluntccrs arc a im-
portant part of a client's mental,
physical and emotional well being
during their: illness. And Lambert
agrees.
I enjoy Donna's visits because
she always has a smile on her
face," Lambert said. "it really
makes my day and we always have
lots of laughs togcthcr."
Volunteer
Donna Hoffman
(left) has been
with the VON
Palliative Care
program since
December
1992, and has
been visiting
Mary Lambert
(right) since
May 1994.
Here they enjoy
a game of cards
during one of
their weekly
visits.
Province gets tough on vehicle
safety in the trucking industry
TORONTO - The province will
show zero tolerance for vehicle
safety violations in the trucking in-
dustry following a 72 -hour inspec-
tion blitz that resulted in the failure
of 42 percent of the vehicles
checked.
"These results are totally unac-
ceptable," said Transportation Min-
ister Gilles Pouliot. "If some mem-
bers of the trucking industry will
not pro -actively ensure the fitness
of its vehicles, our only choice is to
focus on more charges and harsher
fines for violations - a surefire way
to show how serious we arc about
improving road safety."
The international safety inspec-
tion, Roadcheck '94, was held June
7-9. Of the 2.650 trucks randomly
inspected in Ontario, 1,103 had me-
chanical safety defects serious
enough for them to be pulled off
the road.
industry representatives includ-
ing the Ontario Trucking Associa-
tion and the Private Motor Truck
Council participated as observers
during the annual blitz to raise
awareness of commercial vehicle
and driver safety issues in Canada.
the United States and Puerto Rico.
Truck inspections focus on driver
licensing and hours of work, vehi-
cle maintenance, mechanical safety
and load security standards - all
regulated by Ontario according to
Canada's National Safety Code.
The ministry's practice has been to
order trucks that do not pass inspec-
tion off the road until they are re-
paired.
"Obviously, this approach has not
succeeded in reducing the number
of trucks on our roads that fail in-
spection," said Pouliot. "In the fu-
ture, as well as taking trucks out of
service, enforcement officers will
lay charges for operating an unsafe
vchicic and failing to maintain and
inspect a vehicle."
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ACT
NOTICE
PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS
TOWN OF EXETER TOWNSHIP OF HAY
VILLAGE OF HENSALL TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN
VILLAGE OF ZURICH TOWNSHIP OF USBORNE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Preliminary List of Electors,
prepared as required by the Municipal Elections Act,, will be
publically posted in the office of the Municipal Clerk, and other
conspicuous places within the municipality on Tuesday,
September 6, 1994. Please contact your municipal office for
details of other locations.
Electors should examine the list to ensure that their names and
relevant information are correctly shown.
Applications for inclusions, additions, or corrections to, or
deletion from, the list may be made by an elector completing and
filing the appropriate form at the office of the Clerk, during
regular office hours.
THE LAST DAY FOR FILING APPLICATIONS
CONCERNING INCLUSIONS, ADDITIONS,
CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS IS
FRIDAY; OCTOBER 14. 1994
Elizabeth Bell, Clerk Town of Exeter, 406 Main St. Exeter
(235-0310)
Luanne Phair, Clerk, Village of Hensall, 108 King St. Hensall
(262-2812)
Sharon Baker, Acting Clerk, Village of Zurich, 22 Main St. West,
Zurich (238.4974)
lanisse Zimmerman, Clerk, Township of Hay, 14 MITI St., Zurich
(236.431)
Larry Brown, Clerk, Township of Stephen , 38 Victoria St. East,
Crediton (2346331)
Sandra Strang, Clerk, Township of Usbomt, R.R. 13, Exeter
(235.2900)
Ontario Trucking Association
President David Bradley said that
his association's members are also
disturbed by the condition of some
vehicles, as shown by the blitz re-
sults.
"Responsible carriers support the
stronger enforcement measures to
compel all carriers to properly
maintain their vehicles," he said.
"All drivers must make road safe-
ty their personal responsibility if
we are to reach our goal of making
Ontario's roads the safest in North
America," said Pouliot. "The truck-
ing industry in particular must take
extra precautions, since collisions
involving trucks can have much
more serious consequences."
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