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Clinton News-Record, 1979-05-30, Page 17R Folding the flag was one of the excises performed Andrea Smith, Gladys East, Karen Cook, Carol Ann by members of the 2nd Clinton irl Guide Pack Connell, Anne Lavis, Laureen Craig and Sharon during their weekend camp -out. om left to right, East all helped. (Harold Wise photo) Homemaking services are available by Wilma Oke 'Homemaking services established in pHuron in 1977 are available to any resident of Huron County if the need is there, was revealed at the first annual meeting of the Town and Country Homemakers in Clinton last Wednesday. Board chairman, Elizabeth Cardno , of Seaforth, spoke of the increasing number of requests for the services. She said this was due to more people living longer, the desire of people to be as in- dependent 'as possible and the emphasis of Government to provide more assistance to allow residents to remain in their, homes. • Mrs. Cardno outlined in her report"that all costs for Rome Care, initiated in the county in 1971, are funded by the Ministry of Health if the patients are insured by OHIP. She said as the Home Care Program expanded the need soon became ap- parent that many persons in the county required homemaking but did not qualify for Home Care and no professional service was required. As a result, the Homemaking agency was established in 1978 with the aid of two Canada Works grants with the funding to end in July '79. "Fund raising stands out as the priority needing to be considered by the membership, Mrs. Cardno stated. "As a non- profit incorporated agency, there is no direct government funding. All funds to support the agency are dependent on the fees received for the services provided, whether purchased by the Home Care program, Social Services, Family and Children's Services, Cancer Society or by private individuals. In order to keep the fees at a reasonable cost, ad- ditional funds are required," she said. Mrs. Cardno said any resident can buy the services of a homemaker or a home helper on a private basis. Jean Young, ad- ministrator, in her report spoke of the number of people who have looked to the Huron Town and Country Homemakers for ideas in starting similar agencies in their areas such as Nova Scotia and many places in Ontario. Mrs. . Young stressed the need for fund raising, "In many ways, we are not only at the ,front line in providing direct ser- vices but we are in the forefront of responding to the new mood of our society. As our business is increasing very rapidly, I think the challenge for the new .'board will be not only to continue providing the services` now provided but to find ways of augmenting the funding ,.of, the service so that more persons in Huron County can receive our services." Linda Young of the Wingham association, showed slides to illustrate the many facets of care available in the county. She said there is a field worker who assesses- the needs of the client, ..and she described the homemaker as someone who has been trained in a three-month course on giving personal care, getting meals and special diets, bed baths and othgr light housekeeping work needed to maintain the client in the home. She said a homemaker always works with a professional person such as a nurse or physiotherapist. Other services provided are by a group of workers called Home Help, including house cleaners and handy men; hairdressers, barbers people who will provide transportation services, do friendly visiting, -provide sitter services for the elderly and han- dicapped and sitter service in a crisis. By caring for people in their homes where possible rather than being in hospital, Mrs. YQung estimated the savings in Huron to date as $1,148,752. There are about 90 homemakers and home helpers in Huron County now. One idea provided for Despite the wet drizzle on , Saturday morning, Students from the Clinton and District Christian chool took part in a bike-a-thon throughout town. The ride was held to fraise money for the school. (News-Recordp hoto tund raising was to en- courage people to make memorial donations to Homemaking and Home Help Services in Huron County in memory of someone who dies and these memorial cards are in funeral homes. It was suggested that. the gift certificates be used too -- perhaps as a mother's or father's day gift, or a special gift at any time that would help provide funds 'for the Town and Country Homemakers. Re-elected for a second term of office to the board of directors we>: Mrs. Elizabeth Cardno, Seaforth, .chairman ; Beverley Brown, RR 1, Bluevale, vice-chairman; Catherine Walsh, Goderich, secretary; Jean Young, Wingham, treasurer -administrator. Others elected to the board of directors: John McKinnon, Goderich; Helen Tench, Clinton; Jean Adams, Goderich; Gwen Whilsmith, Zurich; Lois Hodgert, Seaforth and Lossy puller, Exeter. Donald Eadie of RR 2, Wingham, the reeve of Turnberry Township, is the county council ap- pointee to the board. (Huron County Council has promised a grant of $3,000 for 1979.) CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1979—PAGE 17 Huronview busy with church activities On Thursday, May 17, Mrs. Proudy held a Bible Study in the Huronview Chapel. Day Care at Huronview held a Tea Dance on May 17 in the auditorium and the Huronview residents who attended all stated they had a good time. Father Hardy held Roman Catholic Mass at Huronview on Friday morning. On Friday afternoon, Norman Gowing took eight men on a van ride to Parkhill. Also on Friday afternoon Bingo was played in the auditorium. Choir practice was held in the Huronview Chapel Saturday morning under the direction of Frdnk Bissett and Mrs. Elsie Henderson. Chuirch services were held at Huronview at 9:30 a.m. and at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Dick Roorda from the Christian Reform Church held a service. As Monday, May 21, was a holiday, Huronview did not have .Old Tyme Huronview Auxiliary plan annual tea By Hilda M. Payne The Huronview Auxiliary met in the Craft Room on Monday, May 21 when the president, Mrs. Leona Lockhart, read a poem, and the minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. Jean Griffiths, while the treasurer's report was given by Mrs. ,Marion Powell. Thirteen members answered the roll call by saying where they would like the July meeting held, so it was unanimously decided to have it at the Clinton Conservation Park. The big item to be discussed was the Blossom Tea at Huron - vie«, nn Ti.rnr R whim there will be a bake table and any ladies who would like to donate articles are welcome to do so. There will also be a bazaar and draws, among the latter being a voucher for Zehrs, which can be redeemed in groceries in any Zehrs store. Mrs. Mary Gibbings, housekeeper, joined rthe meeting to inform that the residents are also planning on having a bake table, crafts and draws. Mrs. Evelyn Archer then served cookies and tea, and Mrs. May Gibson moved that the meeting be adjourned. We are hoping for a fine day and a good attendance on the 6th, so come and visit your friends that day. Clinton man dies... • from page 16 Cayuga also survive. Funeral services were held at the Ball Funeral Home in Clinton on May 19 with Rev. John Oestreicher in charge. Interment followed in the Clinton cemetery. m The pallbearers were Dennis Dagenais, Saskatoon; George Elliott,' Clinton; Donald McLachlan, Ch#tham;__ David Pugh, Clinton; David Richardson, Brucefield, David Ross, Weston. More -French for separate schools BY WiLMA OKE The Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board approved the extension of the French program in 18 of , its 19 schools at a meeting in Dublin Monday night. The 19th school, Ecole Ste. Marie at Zurich, is a bilingual school. Beginning in Sep- tember, 1980, the oral French program will be extended to include Grades 4 and 5, in ad- dition to the Grades 6, 7 and 8 now taught French. The course will be taught in 20 -minute periods daily, instead of the 40 - minute periods every other day as Qow taught. The ministry Of education considers the shorter periods every day easier for the student to learn French than the longer, period every other day. William Eckert, Director of Education, said that it ' will mean doubling the number of teachers to eight from the four and a half now teaching the French program. He said the teachers • will be travelling more miles, increasing the mileage each day to 244 miles, up from the 219 miles per day now. In answer to a question from Trustee Vincent Young of Goderich about funding the increased costs, Mr. Eckert replied that out of the four teachers hired, funding would cover the cost of two of them from government grants. Trustee Young replied, that would equal another mill. Vice-chairman Ronald Marcy noted that from a ministry of education article he had found that in Grades 4, 44.0 percent of the students in public schools were taught French compared to 78.4 percent in separate schools; and in Grades 5, 55.4 percent of the public students received French instruction compared to 81.1 percent in the separate schools. The board amended its policy regarding kin- • dergarten children registering for classes. Presently, before a kindergarten pupil can be registered and admitted to kindergarten for the school year, he or she must attain the age of five years of age on or before December 31. Where there are suf- ficient student spaces available in the child's school of attendance, a child who attains the age of five years after December 31, but prior to January 31, may on the request of the parent be registered for the school year. The board voted to accept the tender of McNab Bus Sales Limited of St. Thomas to supply one 1978 Inter- national 66 -passenger school bus and one 1978 International 54 - passenger (automatic transmission) school bus for the ampunt of $33,169.60 after trade-in allowance. $3.3,169.60. The board accepted the resignations of two of its bus drivers -- Bernard Denomme, school bus driver at Ecole Ste. Marie and Charles Erb at St. Boniface School, Zurich. Approval was given by the board to the Early Assessment - Identification Process of students for all kin- dergarten pupils ac- cording to the requirement of the ministry of education. Principal Michael Dewan of Immaculate Conception School and Laurie Kraftcheck, Grade 8 teacher at St. Michael's School, both in Stratford presented an outline on the in- termediate science curriculum as taught to the students and an- swered questions by the trustees. The board meeting was conducted under the bright lights of the Cable Television cameras. John McCarroll of Stratford, in charge of the five -man crew, commended the board members for their conduct with no showboating and no one trying to take over. He said the program would go on the air on Wed- nesday of this week between 6 and 7 p.m. and again next week. He offered copies of the program to be usect for showing in schools in those areas where the Mitchell Cable TV company does not reach. 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