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I HAVE SOME GLADIOLUS FOR YOU - Amber Halfpenny
Seaforth Brownie, lends a helping hand selling gladiolus to raise
money for epilepsy August 15. Oxford photo.
Town and
BY DAVID EMSLIE
CLINTON - In an effort to
provide better service to the coun-
ty, the Town and Country
Homemakers (TCH) recently
opened a service office in town.
The agency, whose motto is
"Keep a Good Home Going",
have actively provided services in
the county for over a decade.
With their first office in Win-
gham, the TCH gradually ex-
panded, to keep pace with the
growing needs of the communities
they serve.
In February, they opened a
South Huron office in Exeter, and
in early July, Clinton's Central
Huron office was opened.
"We opened this one so we can
.provide better service to the
central area," said Joan Stamper,
the Home Support Program Assis-
tant.
Mrs. Stamper, along with Estelle
Wise, the Homemaker Service
Supervisor for the Goderich and
Bayfield area, and Evelyn Pepper,
the Homemaker Service Super-
visor for the Clinton and Seaforth
area, run the central office.
The TCH, through their own
description, "...provides
homemaking and home support
services which enable individuals
and families to live independently
in their own homes. Our goals
include maintaining a person's
quality of life and sustaining a
, THE HURON EXPOSITOR AUGUST 22, )990
Legion golfers finally hit the greens
The Branch held the Seniors golf
tounuuurnt last Saturday about 40
golfers taking part The weather
stared out very pour but stopped
raining before noon. The winner
with the best score was Don
Murton with 75 and low net was
John Cairnes Sr. The most honest
golfer was George Earle. Pries
were given out at the Branch and
the day ended with a steals
barbecue. One again we have to
thank sports officer, Linda and her
committee for their hard wont.
Thanks to Barbara Scott, must of
the golfers were video taped on
Camera at the tee -off and on the
green. Anyone wishing a copy of
thin on a video tape, please phone
527-1787 or contact Gordon Scou.
A mixed two -ball tocrsome is cull
on schedule for this conu.-tg
Saturday. If interested, please sign
your Il uuc on the bulletin board.
Also on Saturday in con junction
with the golf is the Zone beef
barbecue. Tickets are available at
the branch.
Our membership Chairman Al
Nicholson says that that will be an
Air your 'beefs'
This year's Beef Information
Meeting will be Monday, August
27th at the Kirkton-Woodham Com-
munity Centre. Dinner will be at
6:30 p.m. and the meeting commen-
ces at 7:30 p.m.
Dennis Laycraft, the new General
Manager of the Canadian Cat-
tlemen's Association will look at
"Issues and Opportunities Facing
the Ontario Beef Industry".
Bert Vandendool, Lambton Coun-
ty feedlot operator and member of
O.C.A. Feeder Finace Committee
will bnng you up-to-date on the
"Feeder Finance Association Trial
Project".
John Pickering, Beef Cattle
Specialist with O.M.A.F. will take
a few moments and review the
"Proposed Changes to the Beef
Grading System".
The meal cost is $ 10 per person,
Please reserve your meal by
Thursday, August 23rd by calling
O.M.A.F. office at 271-0280 or 1-
800-265-8502.
Country offices expand services
sense of dignity. Our staff,
homemakers, home support
workers and volunteers all work
together with the same purpose in
mind - maintaining indepen-
dence."
In their area of the TCH, Home
Support sponsors and co-sponsors
a number of seniors' programs.
They co-sponsor dining for seniors
in Bayfield and Goderich, which
provides seniors with a hot meal
and a social time once a week,
along with Meals on Wheels, in
which meals are delivered to
seniors, by volunteers, on a daily
basis. Costs for these programs
are decided on a case by case
basis.
Volunteers are also actively
involved in programs such as
transportation for seniors, friendly
visiting for seniors, in which a
volunteer makes a weekly visit to
a home for an hour, and telephone
reassurance, which gives people
living alone in a community the
opportunity to enjoy a daily con-
versation with a new or old friend.
This lauer program also offers a
sense of security to the person
being called, because they know if
their is no answer at the appointed
time, a friend, neighbor or official
will to check up on them.
Home Support also offers a
home maintenance service, which
includes home help, such as
cleaning, laundry and shopping
errands; heavy cleaning, such as
floor stripping and rewaxing, and
furniture moving; and handyman
services, such as changing storm
windows, minor home repairs, and
changing storm windows.
"Everything is designed to
enable people to stay in their own
homes for as long as possible,"
Stamper stated. "Home Support
relies very heavily on our volun-
teers -- we couldn't run the or-
ganization without them. We have
over 400 volunteers across the
county."
She added that with the office
located in Clinton, it will now be
easier to keep in touch with local
volunteers.
The Homemakers, for their part,
also offel a number of services,
inciucung personal care, planning,
shopping for and preparing
nutritious meals and special diets,
household management, com-
panionship, and child care.
Those who use the service
include elderly people who may
need assistance with their personal
care, meal preparation and
household activities; people who
are ill and prefer to recover at
home; people with disabilities who
can manage at home with a little
extra help; and those who are
terminally ill and wish to be at
home with their loved ones.
Town and Country Homemakers
is a not-for-profit agency, and a
registered charitable organization.
Their Clinton office is located at
52 Huron Street, and their phone
plumber is 482-9264.
Teachers invite debate
The Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation from District 45,
Huron, are inviting candidates for the upcoming election to gather for
an all -candidates meeting next week, August 30, at Central Huron
Secondary School in Clinton.
The Federation has been more active than usual in this Provincial
campaign, with concern heightened on the present state of funding for
the Public Education system. Since 1975, they point out, the Province's
share of Ontario's education bill has dropped from 61.3% to 41.1% in
1990.
The O.S.S.T.F. will be questioning the candidates on this issue, among
others, facing public education in 1990. The meeting is set to get under
way at 7:30 p.m.
British jaunt full of surprises for couple
Staffs Correspondent
MRS. JOHN TEMPLEMAN
235-2346
Bob and Ruth Laing have
returned home after spending al-
most fou weeks in England, Wales
and Scotland.
While in London "mostly by foot"
they saw the changing of the guard,
the various palaces, gardens and
cathedrals, and attended part of a
session in the House of Lords, in
the Parliament Buildings.
They also took a bus tour to
Oxford University, Warwick Castle,
and Stratford -on -Avon. Picking up
a car at Heathrow Airport, they
went on a bed and breakfast tour of
southern England, including
Windsor Castle, Dover, Exeter,
Plymouth and Bath, then travelled
through scenic Wales and across to
Yorkshire, where they met up with
the Mervin Dows and John Scott's
at Betty Dows sisters home in
Huby.
Having crossed the Forth Bridgc at
Edinborough, they followed the
coast again up to St. Andrews, then
visited relatives in New Scone and
Dundee. Nearby Glamis Castle
contained a great display of pictures
and articles related to the Queen
Mother, in honour of her 90th
birthday on August 4.
From there, still following the
east coast, the Laings travelled
through Aberdeen, where the
granite stone houses sparkle in the
sunshine. They went as far as
Cromarty, then crossed on a two -
car ferry to Nigg and went down
the North side of Loch Ness to Fort
William where they found Duncan
MacLachlan. Following his direc-
tions, they located Castle Lachlan,
which was near Inverary, but on the
opposite side of Loch Fyne.
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The chief of the MacLachlan clan,
Madam Marjorie MacLachlan of
MacLachlan lives in the new castle,
and they were busy getting ready
for the wedding of their daughter,
which was to take place two days
later. Because Madam Marjorie was
to be chief of the clan, her husband
took her name when they were
married. The estate is run by their
eldest son, Evan.
A meeting of the MacLachlans is
held every year early in June, and
all of the various spellings of the
name - including McLaughlan - are
considered to be part of the clan.
Evidently, parish priests and fathers
just registered babies names as they
thought they might be spelled.
Bobs' grandmother's maiden name
was Mary McLachlan.
The original Castle Lachlan was
used from 1430 - 1746 and is
situated about half a mile south of
the castle in which Chief Madam
Marjorie lives. The lands have been
continually owned by MacLachlans
for almost 900 years.
Leaving the Castle at about noon,
they Laings travelled down the
narrow trail on the east side of
Kintyre to the Mull of Kintyre, and
up the highway along the west
coast. On the way across to Perth
they went through a whiskey distil-
lery at Crieff. The last day was
spent at sterling. Denny, the
Weavers Cottage at Kilharchan, and
the final bed and breakfast at Loch
Whinnoch, just west of the Glasgow
Airport.
Bed and Breakfasts' several on
farms, ranged in price from S20 to
$25 per person and were usually
quite luxurious. Breakfast generally
consisted of juice, cereal, bacon or
ham and eggs, sausage, tomatoes,
mushrooms, toast, marmalade and
honey. Once they had fish, once
haggis and once black pudding for
breakfast.
Generally speaking, the price of
food and clothing was much higher
than in Canada and petrol was
about 43 cents a litre, or roughly 87
cents.
The weather was quite hot in
England and Wales, but a little
cooler up in Scotland. The first rain
the Laings saw was on the morning
drive to Fort William, although
there were reports of rain on the
west coast from time to time. The
crops all looked good and they have
a better yield than we do. However
they do have to spray for mould
and all of the grain fields have
tracks through them from the
spraying. Much of the English grain
had been harvested, but some of
Scotland's wasn't quite ready when
they left for home on August 5.
BRIDAL SHOWER HELD
A bridal shower, honouring Katie
Kerslake, on her upcoming mar-
riage, was held on Friday evening,
in the decorated Family Life Centre
of Hibbert United Church. Carla
Bennewies was in charge of the
guestbook. Sharon Fell chaired the
program, consisting of a contest
conducted by Irene Finlayson,
delightful violin music by Joyce
Fell, a humorous reading of "Barbie
and Ken" by Helen Fell, a love
song sang by Rita Christie, accom-
panying herself on the piano, and a
reading by Sharon Fell.
Katie was invited to the front by
Sharon, and Doris Jeffery read her
an address of good wishes. The
gifts were carried by Heather
Kerslake and Ashley Wcttlauffer.
Katie was assisted in opening her
lovely gifts by her sisters, Joan and
Anne. Katie expressed her thanks to
all, and a dainty lunch was enjoyed.
Many from the Statta and
Cromarty communities attended the
wedding of Norman Jackson and
Sherri Elliott, held at Cromarty
Presbyterian Church on Saturday,
and the dinner and reception which
followed at the Sebringville Com-
munity Centre.
Botfly Budcampaign aes this
sti
year. ,ng of
guSeptember.
Al will gladly take dues anytime
now, though.
Last Sunday, August 19, was the
48th anniversary of the Dieppe raid
where so many Canadian soldiers
were sacrificed fox very little gain.
The Branch was sorry to hear of
the death of past Zone Commander
Bob Chapman of Goderich. A
Legion memorial service was held
on Sunday evening. To his family
we extend sympathies in their loss
of a father and husband.
Bar Roster: Wednesday 22 - Mark
McKellar, Thursday 23 - Tom
Nigh, Saturday 25 - Jack Graham,
Monday 27 - Bob O'Brien, Tuesday
28 - Doug Vock, Wednesday 29 -
E. Delveochio
They grow not old as we that are
left grow old. Age shall not weary
than or the years condemn. At the
going down of the sun and in the
morning we shall remember them.
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