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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-05-18, Page 14r. tilnc.re st. cards Ott v lifii lit m lftlmi . and: frt s fo low nR the lrth tot Joshua, tial tlttllals to 1?rs. Wolkor and 711000on and to,oll the nurses oto tt.,c d floor east, for thelirawitandfatr. tention All w.as, greatly oppreciated.—;C.othyand .Joshuo.-20 LOBS ' 1 wish to. thank friends, neighbours and relatives for the Hewers, gifts, cards and visits. Special thanks to • neighbours who brought food to the house. it was greatly appreciated. Ver- na Lobb. -20 MATHIESON We would like to thank Drs. Couchi. Chan and Thomson and nurses on first floor at A.M.&G. Hospital for their care of our son Scott. Also thanks to the ambulance drivers, Dr. Staff - man and nurses on first floor, War Memorial ' Children's Hospital, London. A special thank you to Grandpa Mathieson for all his help and Gail and Randy for taking care of Sandra and Angela. Also thanks to Mrs. Brown and the Grade 2 class for their lovely letters to Scott. --Lillian and Bob. -20 MOORE I wish to express my thanks to friends, neighbors and relatives for cards, gifts and flowers while I was in hospital. Special thanks to Drs. K. Lambert, J. Rourke, D. Neal and D. Con- way, nurses and staff on second east for excellent core, all was greatly appreciated. —Elsie. -20x SCOTT Thanks to the doctors" and nurses on the second floor of the Goderich Hospital.—Sincerely, Donna. -20 WHITE I would .like to express my sincere thanks to all who remembered me with kind thoughts, . cards, flowers and gifts while I was a patient in Victoria and Goderich Hospitals. The doctors, nurses and stoff at both hospitals yvere super, and our new ICU unit is something we all should support..—Irene.White..-,,20 _,... . (TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY CRAFTSMAN 10" radial sow, complete with steel stand ask- ing $400.00; sofa bed. $1 .00; csrtridge filter for child's- wire-• ming pool, up to 12' x 36' c paci- ty, $50.00. Phone 524- 2536.-20,21 FOR SALE - Gas barbecues Parts and accessories for models. in- cluding Canadiano, West ;Bend, Arkla, Shepherd, etc. Quality burners, rotisserie, racks of reasonable prices. Call Greg Love 262-5349 after 7:30 p.m. -20,21 At MAT V% 083 Cathy Riley and Vicki Steepe, both of Clinton learned more about the extensive variety of health services available in Huron County at the special Health Fair held in Clinton on May 12. More than 25 various organizations and Health Unit programs displayed material and information. (Shelley McPhee photo) at Health Fair • By Shelle While public attendance Was lower than expected, participation, at Huron ° Collars First Health Fair wasexceptional, according. to Sheryl Gilbert.. Ms. Gilbert, Health Educator with the Huron County Health Unit said that she hoped more people would have taken advantage of the free >I formation at the Health Fair, held in Clinton on; May 12. While morning attendance at the all -day Health. Fair was good, af- ternoon attendance was disappointing. The Health Fair displayed More than 25 various health and educational services available to Huron County residents. Brochures, films and presentations by representatives of the various organizations in the county gave those attending an excellent -concept of the sophisticated and modern health services available in Huron. The Ontario Street United Church hall was filled with displays from a variety of organizations including, Alcoholics Anonymous, the Goderich OPP Drug prevention program, the Children's Psychiatric Research Institute, the Clinton Mental Health Resource Centre, Town and Country Homemakers, the Home Care Program, the Ontario Heart Foundation, the; Canadian Cancer Society, Victorian Order of Nurses and the Huron Health Unit inspection program. Displays promoted oc- cupational and enterostomal therapy, nutrition services, family planning and prenatal education, dental health, vision and hearing, adult and child health, the Huron Council for Action on Alcohol and other Drugs, Epilepsy,Ontario, Huron's Public Health nurses, the ' MSfor en Scitizeens,• Society, the infant' stimulation program, the Tri Ministry workshop for the handicapped, carbon monoxide testing and speech communication. The energetic skipping team from Usborne Central School were en hand to demonstrate their skipping expertise through the Jump Ropefor Heart program. Dr. Harry Cieslar, Huron's Medical Officer, said that he hoped the. Health Fair would change peoples' lifestyles. He stressed that the county promotes preventative medicine. "By chaniging our lifestyles and by taking responsibilities for our health, people can live longer, better, be happier and more vibrant," Dr. Cieslar noted. Another guest speaker, Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell paid tribute to the people of the Huron County Health Unit and others who are providing excellent services for county residents: He believes that the provincial and federal governments should be promoting prevantative health measures not only curative measures to a greater extent. He emphasized, "The new Health Act should have gone farther in this direction. Each person has the right to proper health assistance and information in their own community." Support and excellent participation in Huron County's first Health Fair has encouraged Ms. Gilbert to organize a similar event in 1984. She hopes that more individuals, groups and schools will attend. Taxes increase LISTOWEL- The Perth County Board of Education announced that the • tax- payers' share of the education tax will increase 9.5 per cent, to $14,258,184 from $13,005,228, actually collected in 1982. " Perth . 'homeowners will pay . approximately $23.25 more on an average assessment of $3,000 for education tax in 1983. The board approved a budget of $37,851,545 at its May meeting. The total 1983 budget represents a 7.9 per cent increase over the actual 1982 expenditures of $35,079,654. Board will offer recommendation on group homes The Goderich a#ea planning board will regulate group homes throagh the town's zoning bylaw and make amendments to the official plan as required to accommodate the homes. At its regular ;meeting Wednesday, the board agreed it would not concern itself with the policies of the official plan but, rather, it will regulate group homes through the zoning bylaw. The board also agreed that the number of group homes would be restricted to the demonstrated need of the municipality and on a county -wide basis. Planning policy will also require specific distances between group homes. In its deliberations, the board also passed a motion stating that all provincially licenced group homes be allowed with the exception .of those which house . residents with violent or criminal histories. The Goderich and District Association for the Mentally, Retarded has made application to the board, asking than group 'homes be permitted in all residential designations. While the board has not issued a firm ruling, it was expected to deal with the matter Wednesday and formulate a recommendation for council. Notice Of Public Meeting CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF HENSALL to discuss the proposed redesignation on Part of Lot 22, Concession 1 formerly in the Township of Hay, now in the Village of Henson, FROM "Restricted Agriculture" TO "Industrial" & "Highway Commercial" Monday, June 6, 1983 of 7:30 p.m. Hensen Public School These three children were having a good time participating in the final event of the Four Great Shows for Children series. The . children were helping Lois, Herb and the Puppcorns entertain at Victoria Public School on Sunday, May 15. ( photo by T.Marr) ' Peterson visits damaged area BY JACK RIDDELL, _MPP Opposition ( Leaden David Peterson and three of his col- leagues flew over the tornado -damaged area of Lambton County onWednes- day, May 4 to visit with af- fected property owners and emergency relief fund municipal officials and should be established to pro - discuss needs arising from vide loan and grant the disaster. David Peter- assistance to individuals and son, Municipal Affairs and communities subject to ex - Housing Critic Herb Epp and" traordinary•expenditure due members James McGuigan, ' to natural disaster, and that Ron Van Horne and Hugh the assistance be payable O'Neil met with the local through municipalities or by Reeve at Reece's Corners, the Ministry of Northern Af- and toured the tornado sites. fairs in the unorganized • The extensive damage suf- parts of Ontario. The pro- fered by many Southern On- vince's usual policy of mat, tario communities once thing funds raised by again draws attention to the municipalities in times of need for the establishment of disaster and after special a consistent provincial resolutions have been passed policy on making support and special arguments made available in these situations. is not good enough. Local Minaki Lodge Fora number of years, the government should not have Liberal MPP for Victoria - Ontario Liberal Party has to pay for the damage. It is Haliburton John Eakins has been concerned about the time Ontario had a clear charged that the Ontario government's ad hoc ap- financial program for the government's spending of proach with respect to vie- designation of disaster situa- $45 -million onthe recently tiros of natural disasters. In tions and a program opened Minaki Lodge is "a 1977, Liberal House Leader whereby citizens directly af- public subsidy for the well - Robert Nixon tabled a _ fected could have immediate Legislative Resolution to assistance. Establish an Emergency Handicapped Employment Relief and Disaster Fund in program Ontario, stating, "There Liberal Labour Critic Bill seems to be difficulty in ob- Wrye (Windsor Sandwich) government and taming go t n d criticized government for its• even community assistance failure to deal with the ap- when these disasters affect palling rate of unemploy- only a few families: I believe ment . among the handicap- EXETER - While Exeter that a well -understood and ped population of Ontario. taxpayers may have been co-ordinated approach to Citing the fact that pleasantly surprised at the these circumstances - unemployment among this two per cent increase in the whether they involve many group is nearly 60 per cent municipal portion of their hundreds of people or just a province -wide (up to ;f�.I per 1983 tax bill, they may have a handful - would be in the best cent in some' communities), different reaction when' they interest of meeting the needs he demanded to know why see how the education of the people of this pro- the program's budget has portion is hitting them. vince."been cut by almost 13 per It wasn't made official We believe that an cent. until the May 9 session of QUEEN'S PARK The Minister Russell Ram- say, amsay, conceded that the rates" are "totally unacceptable", adding: "We have to realize that the resources are just not there". Two days later a "Toronto Star" editorial, "Short- changing the Handicapped", reminded the government that "any savings (from restraint) should certainly not be gained at the expense of the most disadvantaged citizens". Wrye gained one concession. He pointed out that there is no access to the Legislature from the pro- menade and garden area in front of the main entrance. Three days later it was announced that modifications would be made to provide access for the wheel -chaired han- dicapped. off." , Commenting that the Lodge is charging $85 a night without meals and $135 a night with meals, he told the Legislature, "What this means is that its availability is restricted to fairly wealthy individuals - with most of them expected to be from the Midwest United States. There may be some justification fora taxpayers' subsidy on a type of family establishment such as On- tario Place,• which provides recreation and entertain- ment for families who may not otherwise, be able to af- ford it. But to put $45 million of taxpayers' dollars into a Lodge that can be enjoyed only by the rich is equivalent to providing' a public subsidy for the well-off'. Earlier this year, the pro- vincial auditor noted that Minaki has cost $28.3 million in direct provincial financ- ing for refurbishing and another $16.7 million in an- cilliary costs such as building access roads, a local airport and other im- provements in the surroun- ding community. Tax rate increases for school supporters council, but it appears that the local tax rate will in- crease by 15.64 mills, or 6.13 per cent for public school supporters. Separate school sup- porters will get off a little easier as the residential rate will increase 14.43 mills or 5.66 per cent. ti Sergeant Gerry Hilgendorf watches as a young lad concentrates on pedaling his bicycle in a straight line. The boy was participating in the 9th Goderich Scout Troop's bicycle rodeo which took place on Saturday, May 14.(photo by T.MarrI Students place in festival On May 5 we had yet another victory for Roberston. At the Mid- western Ontario Rotary Music Festival, Pam Frit- ' ' zley of room 7B and Heather Larsen of room 7P placed first and second in the 12 year-old category, singing "Thorny. Roses." ..... . By Heather Larsen Bake sale The instrumental students from Robertson School put on a bake sale this past Friday. It was very, suc- cessful. Musical The Grade 8 musical, "On Broadway" was very suc- cessful. We managed to raise $325 for our graduation. By Craig Smith and John King Track Track and field will be held on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning of this week. Since this is physical fitness week all students' paticipation is greatly ap- preciated. Talent show The junior students (Grade 4,5 and 6) are putting on a talent show this Friday. Miss Madill held the auditions last Friday. She was very impressed with all the acts and she found it very difficult to limit the acts to a one hour show. Goad luck to all par- ticipants. Joke Larry: What do you get when you cross a turkey with an ostrich? Harry: I don't know. Larry: I don't know either, but if you cook it on Thanksgiving, it runs around the table and sticks its head in the mashed potatoes. Orientation Night held By Julie Thompson and Chris Simpson On Monday, May 9 F. E. Madill held their Orientation Night for students who will be attending Madill next year. Parents and students, met in gym 228 to start and then the students went to another gym where they met Student Council Leaders, talked with representatives from the school's clubs and sports groups and also took a tour of the school. The par- ents discussed general infor- mation about the school including courses offered, special education, .extracurri- cular activities and diploma requirements as of 1984. They also toured some of the classrooms. The annual field day will be held on May 18. This year the Royal Bank is sponsoring the. day's events and the name is changed to the Junior Olympics. The Royal Bank will be supplying first, second and third place rib- bons for winners and the students who participate in at least two events will received a crest. Claire MacKay, an author who spoke at the school recently has sent autograph- ed books of the minibike sereis to the library. Librarian Helen Blake and her grade 6, 7 and 8 librarian assistants held another but- ton sale on Thursday which proved to be a big success. Delores Cross from Luck - now Cut and Curl talked about the do's and don'ts of hair styles to the grade 7 and 8 girls on Tuesday. The teachers had a meet- ing after school on Thursday 'to hears report from three teachers who went to the Language Arts meeting last week. The pre -kindergarten children came to school for half a day. Four children have come every day for the past two weeks and there are still more to ome. The two pitch series start- ed Monday and the Fumblers finally won their first game on Friday after four losses. Many classes are doing special units. Mrs. Carrot's class is working on space. Mrs. Blanchette's class ob- tained kits from the London's Children Museum to make booklets with the informa- tion. Grade 6 and 7 and the winners from grade 4 at the Science Fair went to the Science; Circus in Goderich last week. On Friday Grade 4 and 5 went to Goderich also. They liked it because you could experiment things and try them. Most liked the ball which created static electric- ity causing your hair to stand. on end. All the students who ' went had a great time. Nurses graduate from AM&G 50 YEARS AGO The following nurses graduated from Alexandra Marine and General Hospital school of nursing this week: Jessie McCann of Dungannon and Florence Sowerby and Edith Priddle, both of Goderich. Professor Loadstone, "a piaster mystic healer", was staying at the British Exchange Hotel in town this week. He said he could relieve ear or eye trouble or other complaints by his magnetic power. He also offered "advice on all transactions." P.F. Carey of Goderich and C.F. Chapman, formerly of Goderich but now living in Toronto, won second prize in The Evening Telegram's national bridge competition held in Toronto. They split a prize of $250. 25 YEARS AGO Decidedly aided by the 939 majority given him by the town of Goderich, Charles S. MacNaughton, the Progressive Conservative candidate in Huron's by- election on Monday, was elected over Dr. J.A. Addison, Liberal, by a total LOOKING BACK majority of 1,169 votes. Ontario Health Minister Mackinnon Phillips, speaking at the official opening of the new $500,000 41 -bed wing at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital yesterday, declined to offer any definite opinion on a local proposal that the an- tiquated centre section of the hospital be demolished and replaced with a new structure. "This summer—before fall- -the dirt will be flying and work will be started," Dr. Mackinnon Phillips told .Signal -Star as he looked over the land for the government hospital south of Goderich at the noon hour on Wednesday. 5 YEARS AGO Goderich Town Council is prepared now to call tenders for the work proposed by the Business Improvement Area (BIA) td beautify the downtown core area of the ntwuctpau y. ,t wuk two recorded votes and Mayor Deb Shewfelt to break the tie in another show of hands vote to do it, but council is now in --a position to call tenders for the first stage of work. The Goderich Sports Committee will proceed with the construction of a new grandstand and other sports field improvements at Agriculture Park at a cost of $310,000 as soon as com- mitment is received for Wintarlo grants. Alexandra Marine and General Hospital ad- ministrator Jim .hanks announced Friday that eight full-time employees of the hospital will be laid off ef- fective June ffectiveJune 1. Editor's note: Our files from 75 years ago are incomplete for the mouth of May and June. The 75 Years Ago portion of this column will therefore not appear again until July.