The Huron Expositor, 1989-07-05, Page 1r4
Sports — A8, A10
Births — A15
Obits — A15
Correspondence — A5
Entertainment — A16
Seaforth .cel brates Canada Day. See page A3.
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Seatorth, Ontario
HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1989
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Board reviews year at
60th anniversary meeting
At its diamond anniversary the Board of
Governors of the Seaforth Community
Hospital looked back on an active year at
it's 60th annual meeting held Tuesday, June
27.
Each of the committees in turn gave their
reports of the past year. Sandra Smithers,
chairperson of the Finance Committee
teported the operating surplus for year end-
ed March 31, 1989 was $5,845. This is down
considerably from the 1988 surplus of
$77,418. "This is down due to extraordinary
expenses and the CUPE settlement retroac-
tive to 1987," she said.
However Ms. Smithers reported hospital
occupancy was 62.7 per cent, which was
higher than last year at 60.3 per cent. Am-
bulatory care visits were 6,368 as compared
to 6,980 last year, or a nine per cent
increase.
The financial statements show the
hospital generated revenue of $3,554,491
Iver the year, and paid expenditures of
$3,548,646 (resulting in the $5,845 surplus).
Heading the list of expenditures was
$2,306,633 for salaries and wages, followed
by $261,197 for employee benefits. The
primary source of revenue was out in-
patient services at $2,643,367, and out-
patient services followed at $594,893.
Plant operation and maintenance cost
was up from $173,918 to $179,539. The new
Health Centre generated rental revenue of
$24,665 but cost $15,547 in expenses and lost
$43,193 to depreciation.
Marches Lig Band
off to Calgary
The Seaforth and District High School
All Girls Marching Band and supporters,
101 strong, are leaving for the Calgary
Stampede on Thursday.
The band is going to take part in the
Stampede Parade, that is being televised
on Global from coast to coast on July 7th at
11. They will also appear at Olympic
Square, The Calgary Zoo, Heritage Park
and several shopping malls across the
City.
The highlight of the trip will be the bands
appearance in the marching competition
at the Saddle Dome ori Tuesday July 11th.
The band has prepared a marching routine
based on Beach Boy Music. This music in-
flludes Surfin U.S.A., California Dreamin,
California Girls and several other
numbers to round off the program. The
hand is also using electric synthesizers
that have a large portable sound system
that will be used in the parade and mar-
ehingperformances.
The band will be taking a side trip to
Banff and Lake Louise. The band will also
he attending the main grandstand perfor-
shances and the rodeo.
The band members and boosters club ex-
ccutive raised some of the money for the
trip in Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth and
area by selling draw tickets.
18 vehicles
'declared unfit
BUILDING COMMITTEE
The building committee, chaired by Jim
Etue, reported one of its busiest years on
record with three major projects under c'
struction during the year.
The Seaforth Community Health Centre
was completed and officially opened Oc-
tober 29, 1988. The Huron County Mental
Health, staff have not yet taken up occupan-
cy and correspondence on this regard
continues.
The mechanical/electrical addition is
nearly complete, to provide power to the
new emergency/out-patients area. A new
standby emergency generator has been in-
stalled which is designed to provide power
in case of a power outage. It goes up to full
power in three to eight seconds after the
power goes out.
The emergency/out-patients expansion
began in mid-November and continues on
schedule.
FUND RAISING COMMITTEE
The fund raising committee chaired by
Marten Vincent reported that the major
campaign which kicked off on March 28,
1989 has to date raised $715,482.
MANAGEMENT CONIMITrEE
The management committee was busy
this year with the selection of the Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer Don A. Smith.
The medical staff recruitment committee
has developed a strategy to encourage new
doctors to move to the area. A national
advertising campaign has.begun and to,date
five requests for information have been ..
received from outside doctors.
Weekend coverage of the emergency
department was approved by the recruit-
ment committee and subsequently by the
board in February.
PROPERTY COMMITTEE
The property committee reviewed re-
quests for equipment and made recommen-
dations for purchase of: computer equip-
ment for the business office, health ecords,
administration and purchasing - $27,000,
battery operated drill for the operating
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18 local vehicles were declared unfit for
the road as a result of the safety lane held at
the Seaforth town works shed on Tuesday,
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35i vehicle owners were issued report
hotides to attend the safety lane. Of these 10
itwrOrs voluntarily surrendered their
cation tags to the Ministry of Transpor-
;tatipnand ' ommunieatlons inspectors, and
ived .unfit motor vehicle permits. Eight
fife inspected vehicles failed to pass the
.teand had their validation tags removed
en were issued unfit permits.
c . ese 18 owners can not drive their
gi 'cies until they make repairs and get
ety certificates.
our persons failed to submit their
'des for, tests and were charged under
e Highway Traffic. Act. The result is a fine
$88.75 and the owners will have to have
eir vehicles tested at another safety lane.
13 vehicles passed the tests subject to
epair of some mechanical faults.
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Re-entry program approved
The re-entry class at Seaforth District
High School has been given approval to start
in September, but has not been granted full
funding.
The purpose of the program is to give
women the chance to gain office, computer
and other skills to help them enter or re-
enter the labour force. Two years ago SDHS
principal Jim Empringham applied to the
Ministry of Employment and Immigration
for funding for the re-entry program, but the
project was shelved for a year. This year
Mr. Empringham applied again, was told
the program in Seaforth was a priority item,
but was again disappointed.
"We didn't get the kind of funding we an-
ticipated from Canada Employment," says
Mr. Empringham. He adds the program will
still be available, but to a narrower range of
clients.
As originally proposed, the program
would have provided women with a wage
supplied by Canada Employment. This is no
longer the case. Women who are currently
on unemployment insurance or receiving
other benefits would continue to receive
them under the program, but '`those not
receiving benefits of one kind or another
won't with the program."
Originally Mr. Empringham was looking
to the government to provide $120,000. Now
he says the maximum he can anticipate is
$30;000.
However, the Huron County Board of
Education recently passed a motion to sup-
port the Seaforth re-entry program -but not
moreso than it would support regular day
school students. Schools are granted fun-
ding from the Ministry of Education based
on a per student formula, so the 20 addi-
tional adult students who will be clients of
the re-entry program will generate an addi-
tional $3,791 per pupil.
"That sounds like a lot of money, but it
lasts about a week," says Mr. Empringham.
"Education is an expensive business."
Mr. Empringham also stressed that the
extra money committed by the board will
not come out of the funding for the regular
adolescent program, but is extra money
generated by having 20 more students in the
school.
Originally it was intended that each of the
20 re-entry students be provided with a per-
sonal computer and industry standard, IBM
compatable software. However, because of
the funding cutbacks the program "may
have to go with fewer computers, etc."
Still the program offers an opportunity to
women who wish to learn new office skills,
upgrade old ones, or pick up courses to gel a
diploma.
The students will still be in the course for
a first semester of classroom learning, and
a second semester of practical experience in
the office of a local employer.
"The great potential here is they can still
get Grade 12, there is the potential they
could be kept on with an employer, and they
will leave this place with skils they didn't
have before that will make them
employable," says Mr. Empringham.
The prinicpal says he sees enough funding
to get the program started this September,
and will apply for more money for the
following year.
"We're going to keep banging on the door
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$6,000 raised for building fund
During the Canada Day festivities in
Seaforth on Saturday over $6,000 was put
together for the Seaforth Community
Hospital building fund.
The Seaforth Legion was the major con-
tributor, donating $5,000 to the building fund
to commemorate the Legion's 60th anniver-
sary. Legion members from across the
district were in Seaforth for the parade and
drumhead service on Canada Day.
"The last drumhead service we had was
in 1068," said Legion President Mel Melan-
;sop, "It .was done this year as part of our
60th anniversary ceremonies.
The parade went from the Legion Hall to
Victoria Park, and /included a pipe band
frontBrussels,: aseeond band from Guelph,
and ,a large .color party contingent. Legion
President Mel Melanson reports members
fromlow bras Trenton, •Meaford;and Guelph
*ere ,,on band to4help celebrate. ,iter the
.drumhead service, kwhieh Ma or Air
Youmato£f of Bayfield conducted, the
Legion Pipe Band gave ;a•.concert
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and;shell.
SEAFORTH FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Seaforth firemen held their annual
breakfast on July 1, and served 536 people.
This raised over $1,200 which will be
presented to the hospital building fund.
Firemen were also busy setting off the
fireworks, and operating a concession in the
evening. Proceeds from the evening conces-
sion will go toward the firefighters associa-
tion to be used to put the finishing touches on
the antique firetruck. The antique truck is
mostly finished, but needs some rechroming
and brass work.
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
According to Marty Bedard at the recrea-
tion office Canada Day was "another great
success," and the recreation department
gotpublic co-operation in trying to cover the
fireworks costs. At a fee of;$5 per car load
the Lione•as collected:$1,55ff1160 -from people
stopping to watch the show.
`4We sbpgeuntabout$3,300 on fireworks and it
slaste 'l .sa utnr gr `so t was a.pretty good