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NOM 1S6, — am on am no ma 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 z Inside This Friday at 5 p.m., all the questions about who is serious about running for local municipal office will be answered. Tuesday, the nomination period began at clerk's offices all across Ontario in preparation for the No- vember 14orriunicipal election. Al- though candidates were able to reg- ister their intentions to run tor office before that date, they will have to file their nomination papers this week. Registration entitled the can- didates to advertise their cam- paigns, or solicit funds. However, in many small -municipalities, many candidate bypass the registration step and wait to file their nomina- tions at the last minute. Can- r! an- ighway 4 collision Exeter and Area firefighters rushed to the scene of this ac- cident on Highway 4 just north of Exeter Thursday evening, to extract an injured woman from this car sideswiped in the northbound lane. Police say that driver Joan Fahie of RR2 Kippen and her husband Bernard suffered injuries from the collision. In the southbound car, equipped with dual air- bags, Martha Jasper, 16, of Goderich and her mother Joanne escaped with minor injuries. All were treated at South Huron Hospital. didates are also allowed to with- draw their names from the ballot until Monday, October 17, at 5 p.m. With so few papers filed so far, there is only one clear race in the region, with only a few other pos- sibilities. Two candidates, Lossy Fuller and Ben Hoogenboom have declared their plans to challenge for mayor of Exeter. Municipality, by municipality, across the area, here's how the elec- tion race shapes up so far. Exeter - At a September council meeting, all incumbent members were asked to declare their in- tentions for the election. Deputy - reeve Lossy Fuller and councillor Ben Hoogenboom will both run for mayor as Bruce Shaw steps down after 14 continuous years with the chain of office. Reeve Bill Mickle said he will seek re-election, and councillor Dave Urlin said he would run for deputy -reeve. So far there are no challengers for those positions filed. Four people have filed registra- tions for councillor's positions: in- cumbents Bob Spears and Robert Drummond, along with newcomers Roy Triebner and Joe Rider. There are a few sets of nomination papers not yet filed held by Wendy Boyle, incumbent Ervin Sillery, and Don Winter. No, as yet, has registered for the position of Huron Board of Educa- tion trustee. The PUC commission may shape up quite differently this November. Mayor Bruce Shaw is stepping down, as is commissioner Murray Greene. Roy Triebner has papers, but is also interested in council. or Please see town, page two. Group wants seniors' day centre Care for alzheimer's and other dementia problems sought for Exeter area By Adrian Harte T -A Editor EXETER - Is an adult day centre in the cards for Exeter? A group of people who met Thursday morning in town hope that a care program for seniors with alzheimer's and other problems will eventually be set up in the south end of the county, possibly at South Huron Hospital. "We are quite keen on getting involved in day care and alzheimer programs," hospital administrator Don Currell told the group of about a dozen who gath- ered at the Lions Youth Centre Thursday. He said that reconstruction being done in the hospital's basement may suit such a cen- tre, particularly since smaller unused offices may be amalgamated into one large room. Huron County already has adult day centre programs in Clinton and Wingham, but the distance to Clinton from the south end of the county may be discouraging some from at- tending, even with volunteer drivers. "There are people not being serviced, because of the dis- tance," said Rosemary Armstrong, director of the Clinton day centre. She said a typical complaint is that the drive to Clinton from Exeter takes an hour, because of the stops along the way. "We really have to get something going for the alzheimer clients. There are people in desperate need," said Arm- strong. Whether or not the program is suited to a hospital en- vironment is still to be decided. Armstrong said some peo- ple "still see hospitals as being for sick people". "Although they are getting away from that image and this might be part of that," added Margaret Gruber, the activity director at the Clinton Day Centre. One woman suggested Exeter might want to start a small day program at one of the local churches, but Armstrong disagreed, saying "I don't see it starting that small." She said demand for care in the area would already require a fairly large pro- gram. Funding for such a new day program irt.. the county, however, is not yet available, although both Armstrong and Gruber ex- pressed hope the new Huron -Perth District Health Council plight "free up" some funds for an awareness campaign. "We've still got to find out 'will the com- munity support this?'," said Armstrong. When another member of the audience asked what a typ- ical day for an alzheimer patient is like at the Clinton Day Centre, Gruber said the main thing is that all patients are treated in a very friendly manner. She said the group col- lects in a sitting room for a social period while all arrive, before engaging in activities aimed at stimulating old mem- ories. Games are played to encourage vocal participation, followed by passive exercise and physical activity such as volleyball. "I'm always interested in supporting as many programs at the hospital as possible." "We never ask them to do anything they can't do or don't want to do," said Gruber, adding that the day ends with a meal, a walk, and card games or crafts. She said all pa- tients are supervised either one on one, or one on two by volunteers, often the drivers. Gruber said that it is important to realize not all in the program have alzheimer's disease, which actually can't be diagnosed without an autopsy. But she said the clients of the day centre all suffer from forms of "dementia". "So think of dementia, as opposed to alzheimer's," said Gruber, noting the clients at Clinton range in age from 60 to their 80s. After the meeting, hospital administrator Don Currell said bringing a day centre program to South Huron Hos- pital is still a distant possibility, but an idea he supports. "I'm always interested in supporting as many programs at the hospital as possible," he said, citing the need to offer as much to the community with the space available. He noted the hospital has several meeting rooms and of- fices that, while used, are underutilized and could be sched- uled into a day program for one or two days a week for six hours at a time. "Maybe I could have Tuesdays and Fridays available," suggested Currell, but noted that the hospital's rooms will have to be closely looked at by the day centre experts to see if they are appropriate to that kind of use. "I would still like to have them here," said Currell, adding that community interest in such a program, and future sup- port is what will he needed to make it happen. Thursday morning was a perfect time for a nature walk In Zurich. Pictured above a few stu- dents from St. Boniface School show their collections of fall leaf keepsakes. Front left are: Mi- chael VanAaken, Jamie Lovie and Ashley Bruxer. Back left: Korey McKinnon and Phil VanRaay. Tomes looks towards provincial politics GODERICH - After nearly 25 years in municipal politics, Ste- phen Township's Tom Tomes has announced that he will not he seeking a fourth term as the township's reeve. Instead, he has decided to take that quarter century experience, which included being Huron County's warden, to seek nom- ination for the Huron Pro- gressive Conservatives. Tomes is not abandoning Ste- phen Township as he is very confident others can keep things running smoothly while he at- tempts to earn a scat in the pro- vincial government. "I'm not going to be seeking the position of reeve," said Tomes following Thursday's Hu- ron County Council session. "1 Tomes - looking at Queen's have my name in for PC nomina- Park. tions for Huron." He said there are at least two other people seeking the nom- ination and November 30 is the nomintation meeting.