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Page 10 — Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, June 12,1993 INSTANT RESERVATIONS CANADA 2000 Return Airfares from: Retired computer engineer, Lou Darcie of Georgetown will be in Ottawa this Wednesday to receive a Canada Volunteer Award Medal and Certificate of Honor for his work with the Hospice Program of the Halton Branch of the Victorian Order of Nurses. Vancouver $399.- Darcie who has volunteered in Calgary $389.- | many areas for the past 35 years, Edmonton $389.- | joined the Halton VON-Hospice mee . | Program when it amalgamated Winnipeg $269. with the North Halton Hospice Halifax $259.- | four years ago. St. Johns $329.- Over that period of time, he ‘Add Airport Tax & GST to above prices, has provided psycho-social sup- Flights operate from Toronto #1 port to 12 terminally-ill clients and their families. Each week he spends countless hours visiting clients at their homes or in hospital, providing companionship, compassion and GD 100s maven 873-2000 courage to individuals facing a terminal illness, peo N HEATHER (WHITING) SCOTLAND Associate Broker** Bus. 853-2086 Blue Springs Rely (Halton) Corp. Tor. 874-3053 a Ue BUYERS SPECIAL ~ $114,900 Super pine bar and m ane appliances. Call Heather (Whiting) Scotland" at . RMAC99-54 HOME OFFICE? WORKSHOP? BYALETee) REDUCED stove and a quiet mature neighbour- hood. See it today with HEATHER 853-2086. his sj 3 bedroom home features a main floor family sam ty rec room at eat-in kitchen location Hak tin the vation area and playground. Call HEATHER SHERTING) eo eta more details This ecu ag upgraded tures a professionally finished tec room with wet bar and spa ues out to the park; plush natural: broadk five vince Won't last long! Call Heather Scotland** +RMAC93-45 ~—- RMACS3-3 COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL? Your choice $259,900. Newer steel building with highway exposure (approx. 2,000 sq. ft.) presently M-1 industrial but commercial zoning is pending. Interested? Call Heather (Whiting) \ Scotland, Associate Broker at 853-2086: Anne King, Coordinator of the Program, says that Hospice vol- unteers are unique. “They need to be tactful and emotionally mature, able to put their own problems aside and listen to oth- ers without giving in to grief.” In her submission to The Minister of Health and Welfare, King praised Darcie’s dedication to his work with the terminally- ill. “He has surmounted the odds of dealing with clients who are lonely, unresponsive, depressed, aggressive and even hostile with their inevitable demise. Lou vis- ited each with unconditional understanding in a non-judgmen- tal manner”, she wrote. Darcie said that a bond builds quickly. between client and Hospice volunteer and that the volunteer does not escape a sense of loss when the client dies. However, he adds his own grieving is very brief and intense, which allows him to continue. He is a well-known figure at Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital where in his working years he would spend his lunchtime visiting patients who were living in the shadow of death. Today he still visits the hospi- tal lending support to patients on chemotherapy or singing and playing the piano for patients awaiting treatment. Besides his volunteer work with the Halton VON-Hospice, Darcie works with the North Halton Developmentally Handicapped. He is a regular caller_at Halton Centennial Lou Darcie to receive Volunteer Award Medal Matior and Heritage House, pro- viding musical entertainment and he is a seniors’ visitor and choir member at St. John’s United Church, Georgetown. He also drives cancer patients to treatments and is a practising Big Brother. A former Georgetown Citizen- of-the-year, Darcie recalls his Hospice experience with an eight-year-old boy who was ter- minally-ill. For over a year, Darcie listened to the boy’s con- cerns, took him on outings and stayed near him as he died. His eyes fill with tears as he relates to the courage of this young boy who put his parent’s comfort first, ele his own inevitable demise Retired teacher now a film-maker By Ellen Piehl After teaching for 27 years, Ena Gibson has decided to call it quits. Felons and family gathered at ie-S off the price of a regular haircut ya to B Nectiostey conjunction with other discounts) ® nair Styling Feegeed baiting), Shave & Cut - Complete Ba 10 ow St, George lown elph St. nts lies Mon-Wed. ‘ofan Thurs.-Fri. 9-7 pm, Sat. 8:30- 5 pm. Middle School in Ane last week to celebrate her retirement. “I feel quite excited”, said Gibson, “I don’t think it’s really hit me yet that I am finally going to watch kids go to school and not be there to greet them.” Having lived in Acton since she was three-months-old, Gibson said her desire to teach started when she was in the third grade. She said she liked the teacher so much she decided to become one. After graduating from Toronto Teacher’s College, Gibson started her career teaching second grade at Acton Public School for two-and-a- half years. She then stopped teaching for a while to spend time with her hus- ay SERVICES LTD. MORTGAGES « oe This is a et ie P re- arfiogncel Are you interested in paying a lower monthly mortgage payment? Are you interested in consolidating your Financial Obligations? Landa Good eat win C Opi FINANCIAL THE MORTGAGE SPECIALISTS ~ COMPARE OUR RATES ~ (No Fees charged for people who qualify) We also have monies for Power of Sales, (Rates subject to change without notice) Second Mortgages, efc. CALL DAVE KRAUSE DAVE KRAUSE 873-4991 rax 873-3931 band Jim and raise her three chil- dren. As soon as her children grew up, she went back into teaching a Robert Little Public School in ton. in the fall of 1977, Gibson started teaching at McKenzie-Smith and has been there ever since. The ironic thing is that Gibson was taught by Pat McKenzie and Elmer Smith, the two teachers the school was named after. So, what does Ena Gibson plan to do while she is retired? “Our (her and Jim) hobby of video taping is starting to grow,” said Gibson, “We are quite busy taping weddings and transferring old eight millimetre films.” She also said that she and Jim want to be able to visit their friends during her retirement. “It’s going to be quite different,” she says, “but I’m sure if I get tired of the quiet house T'll come back to supply teach Seniors picnic in Acton Local seniors will soon be join- ing together for the annual “Picnic in the Park”. This event will take place on Thursday, 12 noon atProspect Park, Acton. Hot dogs and drinks will be supplied by Acton IGA for only $1. Afternoon tea will be provid- ed by the Trinity Activity Group. Why not take part in a baseball game, play golf or join in on the balloon toss? You can also enter the Penny Guess Contest or par- ticipate in the Autograph Collection. Come one, come all, be part of the fun. See some long time friends and make some new ones. Everyone is welcome. Come alone or bring a friend as this event promises to be both fun- filled and entertaining for all! For more information, call Sue at Acton Social Services and Information Centre at 853-3310 or drop into the office at 19 Willow St., N., Acton. CRAIG'S PHOTO FINISHING SPECIAL * PASSPORT PHOTOS IN 3 MINUTES. NORMANDY PLAZA Next to Kentucky Fried Chicken 87 7-59.45