Wednesday Sadie Hawkins hooplah An annual party held Friday at GDHS READY FOR STEPPING OUT ore Muriel group enjoyed the lunch hour activities last King and Cathy deHucck with their old Friday at the high school In preparation for drinking buddy the A The the annual Sadie Hawkins Dance MOUTH TO MOUTH Knlhy Calder led and Tom Gale both students at Georgetown District High School In the root beer applebobbing and apple passing contest held at the school on Friday as part of Sadie Hawkins Day celebrations BILLIES UNITE It was Sadie Hawkins Day last Friday at Georgetown and District High School and many or the students dressed for the occasion Back row left to The ARC workshop is certainly A special place Zeta Phi meet in Oct It Is not a home nor is it a playground norisltaschoolin the literal sense It Is a sheltered workshop giving the mentally retarded adult some the basic rights and responsibilities of human beings often neglected by today world This Is the AHC Industries workshop located In Hornby and operated by the North Association for the Mentally Retarded ARC Industries was the creation of Mrs Winifred and her late husband who both felt that the mentally retarded needed a chance to prove to society that they are capable of leading useful meaning id lives It all began ten years ago when the Ishnms brought men to IN retarded adults Into their for a few hours a day and instructed them In the basic concepts of work At that GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS Gail lime lawn choirs were being Martin left and Coves two trainees taken in from the community at ARC Industries In work busily at and repaired by the trainees It was a short time after this operation began that the realized that a larger centre was needed to enlarge the scope of the workshop ARC Industries has grown and developed to the point where the sheltered workshop Is a type of multl purpose providing useful employment and training for handicapped persons At present there are 19 trainees at the Hornby Workshop who punch the time clock each morning at 9 a and busily get to work Along with the re webbing of lawnchalrs which Is ARC a private service a large amount of their work Is completing contracts for various firms including he packaging of bolts small auto 4arts nuts screws and nails tc As well as servicing promotion offers stamping addressing envelopes and mimeographing to name but a few of the employment possibilities of the training centre LOVE FOR CERAMICS Carol a trainee at ARC Industries In Hornby enjoys putting the final touches on the ceramics which arc sold at the workshop Ceramics are Just one of the many aspects of work at the training centre painted and turned Into beautiful pieces of pottery eolfee mugs pitchers soap dishes and many other unique gift ideas Special Christmas creations this year Include a com of pottery and floral arrangements resulting in attractive centre pieces Also are the silk screened Christmas cards made by the trances Mrs Isham who has been the workshop manager since Its creation explained that In previous years many of the irainees reached a point where they were capable of outside employment and in a number of cases the trainees did find employment During the post couple of years their success In ndlng outside employment for the trainees has narrowed greatly However It was Mrs Ishan belief that It was the Job situation in the entire country not society in itself which is too blame for the employment problem She also pointed out that although there are 19 trainees at the workshop ARC Is capable of holding up to trainees We strive to develop the maximum of the trainees capabilities Many of the trainees have much more potential than we credit them The workshop gives the trainees a feeling of belonging it gives them more respons which in lurn makes them more responsible They gel on bus come here punch in socialite work and home a pay packet each week It gives them a feeling of normalisation which they Indeed deserve ex plained Mrs ARC Industries wilt be holding an open house during a portion of the regular working hours on Thursday Nov from p until p As it was once said A civilization is judged by the manner In which It cares for lis handicapped member and there is no better Way such a workshop to prove lhat a mentally retarded adult can become a responsible self respecting member of society The model meeting for prospective members of Phi of Beta Sigma Phi sorority was held at Wendy Warren home on October seventh Guests were welcomed and were given a brief resume by each executive member of her respective duties to further inform new girls of the sorority program A Ritual of Welcome was performed by the president Beverly to confirm Marlenc transfer from to our chapter losses for the evening were Cheryl Beaton and one Alls The program theme for ihe evening What Women arc He to was presented by GUI and Donna The girls showed a film Anything You Want to be which met with by the members Donna and performed a short entertain the girls then Ihe girls broke into four groups to discuss four topics Marriage parti era of equal earning power to alternate staying at home open marriage concept arc stay at home wives of importance and day core centers The lucky draw of a fresh fruit donated by Wendy Warren was won by Marlene October 1st was the second meeting of the month when the chapter sisters met at home Our new pledges Claudia Etta Mills and Pan tit were welcomed by the vice president and chapter hostess Gill Also welcomed was Judy Davison a Transferee from Sault Sic Marie and a guest Pat Softer Co hostesses for the evening were Jeanne Marie and Eileen Carol Byrne provided an interesting program which evolved around children s literature Examplesof typical children books from the town 1 were circulated and girls asked to discover If amongst them or in nursery rhymes there were Illustrations of sexism negative portrayal of women or true to life situations The girls looked for examples of single parent homes working mothers male domination and stereotyped roles Generally speaking the girls were quite satisfied with the examples examined Beverley Wheatcroft provided the lucky draw gift a basket of homemade delicacies which was won by Diane George and Gill hosted a Halloween parly on Nov 1st for sisters and their husbands The masqueraded couples danced and ployed games and had a thoroughly enjoyable evening The prize for best dressed of the evening went to will enjoy dinner for two at the Hunter Inn Second prize of a fresh fruit arrangement went to Indian brave George Gill Adding to the evening fun was an exciting decor planned by the hostess and Eileen Starting third year Contact Centre answering 3 calls a day Going into their third year of operation the North Contact Centre grown from Its original GO volunteers to the present BOplus volun 9 leers handling an increase of two to three calls day to nine to ten calls a day The establishment of the Contact Centre the result of a deep concern of certain members of the Red Cross Public Health Service theYM and the Georgetown Ministerial Association Through their experiences they had learned that there was a great need in the community for lonely discouraged and troubled people to have someone to to In their times of despair If wos decided that an anonymous telephone an service would be the best solution These concerned people dedicated their time and efforts and on November 15 1973 the North Contact Centre was opened Since then It has been open hours a day every day of a confidential befriending and referral answering service caller problem or request is solved by a simple referral to right person or agency but the lonely or troubled person needs on understanding listening car so this Is where Centre volunteers own moturlty and sensitivity are extremely Important To further the growth and understanding of the leers monthly meetings are held where add training is provided It was predicted from the beginning thai the centre would find areas or problems which could not be solved over the phone predict on which Indeed did come true A large number of teenagers contacted the centre in hopes of obtaining help in finding for one reason or another another place to live In August of 1974 the Centre founded the Youth Housing Committee which his given assistance and found homes for several young people in the The community wis in need of such a charitable service as tie statistics prove Nov 15 to Nov 15 centre received I calls From Nov 15 1974 to Nov 15 1975 the received 134 calls from people in distress The Contact Centre is In search of volunleers cause If you need a friend contact the Contact Centre at 1211 and Tela Friend News from By Mrs John Halloween is over and oil the spooks goblins and witches had nice night for their fun What pleasure the children different costumes with their eyes twinkling behind it Nave sup posed to be the month of the year w th the ignis closing early into darkness and nature getting everything ready for its long winter sleep tried to guess be In Ilillcrcst Church with pretty decorations of yillow streamers and flowers Mrs Francis Thompson led In a singsong after some contests and endings John Willaco in trod d me a nvlled to a A miscellaneous shower was her she held Wednesday evening Nov lovely gifts for which she for Joyce Wilson a bride to- her thanks be miking her future were oil sorry to hear Hat Beverley Wlckson had a tumble their I evening recently the She was OHpilnl for i few days for observation but we re glad and Improving SAT NOV Game Ticket No It Gordon A rem JUST DOWN THE MERE 8776901 SI Mil SI a FewStepi East Main St Want more funds has endorsed a resolution from Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities that the federal government provide more than its a I lolled live year million contribution to assisting municipalities in setting up urban Iran spa rto lion systems you NEW TO TOWN Would I to call on you with GIFTS and about 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