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Clinton News-Record, 1986-03-12, Page 23Page 22--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1986 One of Nhan Tran's biggest discoveries since coming to Canada finishes the sketching of a painting 'which features surrealism for from Viet Siam in 1981 is his natural artistic talents. Here, he his Grade 13 art class. (Alan Rivett photo) Nhan Tran, a Grade 13 student at CHSS,, proudly displays the logo he designed for the school's Spirit Club which was used on the club's sweaters. (Alan Rivett 'photo) Viet Nam immigrant discovers his natural artistic talents HOLMESVILLE - Artistic, creative, ex- pressive are a few words which could ac- curately describe 19 -year-old Nhan Tran. But - most of all - he's accomplished a great deal while coping with a totally new culture. The Grade 13 Central Huron Secondary School ( CHSS) student from Holmesville is involved in a multitude of artistic pursuits including all forms of painting from full- scale murals to detailed architectural sket- ches. He's also an experienced devotee of the still -popular phenomenon called breakdancing: Amazingly, he's learned all these things - ince immigrating to Canada from his native Viet Nam in 1981. A1. the age of 16, Nhan was placed on a boat by his parents to flee the, restrictions of Communism in Viet Nam along with his Clinton bowling from page 19 21'2, 222 and 304, Libby Van Damme with 207 and 250, Diane Taylor with 220 and 226 and Hilda with 202. Tuckersmith Mixed Janis's Junipers Janet's Gingers Ann's Allspices Donna's Dillies Rea's Nutmegs Tina's Tarragons 121.5 120 109 108 102.5 99 Jo -Ann de Weerd bowled the ladies' high single with 242 on March 10. She also had the high triple at 548. Hilda Veenstra had the high average with 183. Ralph Haverkainp bowled the men's high single with 250. George Reinink had the high triple with 587. And Angus Hummel had the 47. Card of thanks McGEE I would like to thank my neighbours and friends for the cards, flowers and gifts while I was in hospital. Special thanks to the nurses and staff at both Clinton Hospital and 5t. Joseph's. Also a special thanks to Doctors Harrett, -Hay. Flowers and Sales for their excellent core. Ernie McGee. 11 ' WILSON Words cannot adequately express my apprecia- tion to Drs. Watts Flowers and Baker for their ef• ficient services and to the kind nursing staff on first floor Clinton Hospital. Thanks also to my family relatives and friends for the many flowers gifts cords and visits and also to Rev. Simmons for his visits and prayers during my stay in hospital My sincere thanks. Reva Wilson. 11 x STEWART Many thanks to Arnold ,Dole for picking up my mail and groceries, Don Forest for keeping my driveway blown out, May and Walter Pepper fdr taking care of the house while 1 was in hospital. Your kindness and help will always be remembered. Lloyd. 11 COCHRANE We wish to thank all our neighbours and friends for their cards of sympathy and kind gestures in remembrance of a dear wife and mother. - Harry and Alan Cochrane, Sherry and Harry Reed. 11x COCHRANE We wish to thank the nurses on the first and se- cond floor of the Clinton Hospital for their kind and considerate care of Mrs. Ruth Cochrane in her time of need. We would especially like to thank Dr. Newland for his care, compassion and understanding. Harry and Alan Cochrane, Sherry and Harry Reed. -11x SCOTCHMER I would like to thank my friends and relatives for the visits, cards. etc, while 1 was in the Clinton Public Hospital. Special thanks to doctors, nurses, homemakers and V,O.N. both at home and in the hospital.- Ken Scotchmer.-•11 SPARLING Mrs. Mildred Sporting, husband Grant and family take this opportunity to exl5ress their sincere thanks to relatives. friends and neighbours- for the kindness and sympathy shown to them dur- ing the recent passing of Mildred's mother. Mrs. Agnes Christie of Teeswater. To those who sent flowers, memorial donations and other expres- sions of sympathy, thank1ou,,--.-11 x brother. Weeks later they arrived in Van- couver after travelling through Malasia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Tokyo, Japan. Upon reaching Canada, they were transported to Quebec where the govern- ment provided.them with winter clothes and temporary shelter. After being sponsored by the Clinton Christian Reformed Church, Nhan stayed briefly with the Kees Dykstra family of Londesboro, where his sister Lee Nghia who arrived in Canada a year before Nhan, now lives. Since 1981, he's been a part of the Herman Stryker family in Holmesville. " I'm really happy living here, " said Nhan. His brother Hoang now lives and works in Exeter. Nhan says, however, the road from Viet Nam to Canada was not an easy one, filled results... high average.at203...p.• .,,.,..,> ., Other games bowled over 200 were Ann de Weerd with 239, John Reinink with 234, Angus Hummel with 232, George Reinink with 232, Marion Snieder with 216, Nick Heykoop with 215, Jennie Kaastra with 208, Janet Kuiper with 202 and Mike Thompson with 200. Londesboro Men Rabbitts Model T's Bucks Packards 626's Chev's 2980 2908 2779 2765 2753 2615 Burt Greidanus bowled the high single with 274 on March 6. Joe Hunking had the • high triple with 690. o- 47. Card of thanks YOUNG The family of the late Archie Jackson Young wishes to extend a sincere thanks to all aur relatives, friends and neighbours for their many acts of kindness in the loss of a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. A special "Thank You" goes to Dr. J. Ping and the staff on 1st floor of Wingham and District Hospital. We appreciate the cards,- memorial donations, floral tributes and the food which was brought to our homes by friends and neighbours and for their friendly assistance. We express our appreciation to Rev. Ken Bauman. Tasker Funeral Home and the ladies of Blyth United Church for their assistance and support. -Mary Young, Bill and Marion Young and family, Betty and Ray Lair and fainily. 11 CALDWELL We would like to thank our many friends for the lovely sympathy cards and Bob and Joan for the lovely plant,' in our sadness of a dear grand• daughter. Special thanks to Alice and Fred and Margaret and Ken for being there for us. Your thoughtfulness will never be forgotten. Mar- , jorie and Bill Caldwell. - 11 WHYTE Many thanks and much appreciation to family and friends who made the time spent in hospital a little more bearable with visits, cards and gifts. Special thanks to the Seaforth ambulance guys. Clayton and Joanne McClure and emergency staff at Clinton. David Whyte. - 11 TELFORD The family of the late Roy Telford wish to express' our sincere thanks and appreciation to our relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind- ness and coring support shown to us in the recent loss of a loving husband, father, son and brother. Thank you for the beautiful floral tributes, con- tributions' to the Cancer Society, visits, to the funeral home and your words of encouragement and prayers, Thanks to the doctors who cared for Roy during the lost two years • Dr. Neal, Dr. Skill- ing, Dr. Gilchrist, Dr, Del Maestro, Dr. Hammond and nursing' staffs of 6th floor St. Joseph's Hospital, 2nd floor east, Victoria Hospital and 1st and 2nd floors Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. Words cannot express our heartfelt thanks to Home Care, V.O.N. nursing staff and especially Thea Trick and Anne Teal whose very special kind of care, efficiency and devotion to Roy and all members of our family will never be ,forgotten. Thanks also go out to the McCollum Funeral Home, Rev. Paul Murray. U.C.W. of St. Andrew's United Church and the friends and neighbours who sent food to our home, Your kindness ,and thoughtfulness will always be remembered. -JoAnne, Jeffery and Lorinda Telford and family. -11x with a number of pitfalls along the way. He says his parents sent him and his brother away from Viet Nam because at 16, young men were expected to join the army. Also, the privilege to attend school was reserved only for the rich. His parents tried to put them aboard the boat four -or five times, "but it never worked out," he said. One time, recalls Nhan, he was caught trying.to board the boat and was put in jail for two months at the age of 14. There, he was forced to help in the prison's kitchen preparing food for 500 people. Unfortunately, he still has two brothers and two sisters along with his parents in Viet Nam. Nhan says an attempt has been made to sponsor them and bring them to Canada, but a period of waiting still exists. Since coming to Canada, he .vowed to learn as much about Canada and it's culture in order to create a new life for, himself. "I'm trying to learn more of the western style so I can fit in rather than isolate myself from it_. Some-peoplg:,are afraid to learn ab3fit"`t;he' Western' .Cglture," says Nhan. In order t� become more accustomed to the Canadian culture, his'''first major task was learning the language. He studied English at the Clinton and District Christian School for two months and also attended English as a second language classes at CHSS during the summer months before entering Grade 9 in the fall of 1981. "It's very frustrating when you can't speak the language. You learn every day about it, says Nhan, adding that Mrs. Stryker is always available to help him understand the "big" words. Even though he says he's relatively good at speaking English now, he still gets cor- rected from time to time by his friends. "It helps you learn," he says. Breakdancing One of his first explorations into the western culture was learning how to per- form the frenetic, yet complex, contortions known as' breakdancing. Nhan says his initial contact with breakdancing occurred when he saw it per- formed on the streets of New York during a trip to the city two years ago. "I just saw these guys doing some moves and it looked like so much fun. Some people around here started doing it and I thought it would be neat to start," he said. By watching videos and movies, he learn- ed to do the moves of breakdancing along with practising with others in the area. Since then, he has demonstrated his breakdancing skills at Goderich Township's ;1-5-p c,elel ratiq s. ani qu er, a,reci;ea- ': tion workshop last Halli6Weerf in Holmesville and at the CHSS Variety Night held at the - Clinton Town Hall in November. Even though he admits breakdancing is a "fad", he believes it will always be a fun and challenging form of dancing. He says he would still like to show others how to per- form breakdancing so they too can gain an appreciation for it. "I'd like to show other people how hard it is to do and how hard it is to copy it from other people," he says. Currently, he has given up practising breakdancing in order to concentrate on his first love of drawing. However, he says he likes to "just do it for fun at parties." As for his artistic efforts, Nhan says he had no idea ,he had any talent in art until he entered high school. There, the teachers, especially Mr. Walker, made him aware that he possessed a great deal of talent. Last summer, he was prompted by his teachers to enter a poster contest sponsored by the Canada Employment Centre in Huron County and was awarded with first place in the contest. "The poster was used' all over the county," said Nhan. In addition, he has also had his artwork used in bulletins for the Christian Reformed Church and the Holmesville United Church. For a small fee,. he also completed an ar- chitectural sketch of his neighbors' house. He has completed a number of art works for the high school including the logo design for the school's Spirit Club sweaters, and work published in the the school newspaper and yearbook. His most prized work, however, is- the three murals he painted on the walls of.ttifyschool: •'I,.,ii• "One was in the main hall, one was in the sports hall and one.was in the music room," said Nhan, referring to the murals. "I spent lots of time on them and I hope they will be something -that is left there after I leave the school. I did my best so they won't paint over them after a couple of years." What's next for Nhan? He has applied to the Ontario Art College in Toronto after graduation from Grade 13 and hopes to someday be involved in the field of graphic arts. "I'm really going to have a good time," said Nhan. 800 T W 700 1 e k 600, 1 500 Jr Y 0 400 i 300 1 Q 200 0 .•i jrl4•� •e.f t;r Selected Occupational Wage Rates - Canada 5 6 Occu5cti%ns 8 .9919.9124 .y!. I N'A.V• 9'.4441169.• •,r I. A •r WA OA: 10 1. Office boy/girl 2. Typist, Sr 3. Clerk, general office, Sr. 4. Draughtsman/woman, Sr. 5. Systems analyst, Sr. 6. Security guard 7. Labourer, non -production 8. Carpenter, maintenance 9. Stationary engineer, 3rd class 10. Pipe fitter, maintenance Labor Canada releases salary data OTTAWA - Labour. Canada recently released preliminary data on average wage and salary rates in Canada as of October 1, 1985, which showed that average wages and salaries increased by 3.6 per cent during the year October 1984 to October 1985. The data also show that wages vary con- siderably among communities. For exam- ple, the average •rate for several office oe-t cupations was 15 per centhigher in Van- couver than in Halifax, while the Vancouver average rate for non -office occupations Was 24 per cent higher. The information was collected from almost 131000 establishments, or 40 per cent of the employers surveyed, and is incor- porated in this preliminary report. An an- nual questionnaire is mailed by Labour Canada to establishments with 20 or more employees in industries other than construc- tion and several primary industries. Other highlights from this report show that; - the average hours of work for 30 of- fice occupations was 30.7 hours per week, while the average for 26 maintenance and service trades was 39.5 hours. Also, among some 50 cross -industry oc- cupations covered in this survey; - the lowest -paid hourly -rated occupation was ' that of, security guard, which averaged 0.87 per hour; - the lowest -paid weekly -hated' oc- cupation was office boy/girl, which averag- ed $298 per week; - the highest-paid hourly - rated occupation was pipefitter which averaged $15.40 per hour; - the highest-paid weekly -rated occupation was systems analyst, which averaged $633 to $732 per week, depending on level. The final data from the survey hili be published in June under the title Wages and Working Conditions in 'Canada, October 1985.. This publication will contain national averages for specific industry jobs and more detailed statistics for cross -industry occupations including separate inforfriation by such classifications as principal industry group, male and female, and union and non- union categories.