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Page HERALD Wednesday January 11 1989 CAS plans anniversary talks safety By KAY WILSON Nerval Correspondent Womens In stitute met at the borne of Kay Wilson Jan at 8 pm President Van opened the meeting by reading a recipe for a Happy New Year A workshop on landscaping is being held in Fergus sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ann Wilson and Aileen Nixon will attend for Norval on Feb The president reported she had personally delivered a cheque for from to Lioness Merrill for the Good Neighbor Service said she and her husband had spent a very meaningful day visiting shutins and that they had also attended Christmas at the Lee on Dec Ruby and Hardy Barnhlll of Brampton hosted a delightful Christmas party for Norval WI members and their husbands on Dec 10 Many thanks go to the Bamhills for their hospitality An acknowledgement was received from Grace Hedley for a donation of to the Erland Lee Memorial Fund in memory of the late May Cleave This was the agriculture meeting convened by Ann Wilson and Eleanor Hyatt The roll call wine agriiultural change the last decade was answered 11 members and three guests In keeping with the theme of the meeting a small contribution is being sent to the SHARE Agriculture Foundation Cecil Patterson of the Halton Farm Safety Association was guest speaker Mr Patterson has a farm program on CHWORadio from Oakville Saturdays at am In a very informative talk Mr Patterson stressed being aware of simple dangers Everyone should be cautious in this machineage era especially when there are children In the borne he said Mr Patterson tested the groups reflexes and the reaction time was clocked at an im pressive seconds Eleanor Hyatt thanked Mr Patterson with a small token of the WIs ap preciation A lucky draw for a first aid kit donated by Farm Safety was won by Gisele Malcbin and was presented by May Brander Lunch was served by the lunch committee assisted by the hostess and a social hour was en joyed by all Euchre results NORVALA total of four tables were in play for the Norval Com munity Euchre Thursday Winners were Isabel Landry Harrison Garfield McGilvray and Vivian Shaw Eva had the most lone hands and Elizabeth Wallace was the winner of the lucky draw Lunch conveners were Harrison Ivy King and Isabel Landry St Johns church celebrates Advent Christmas decorations in the sanctuaries and Advent banners of Hope Peace Joy and Love Lights on the outdoor tree in Georgetown Special music potluck lun cheons and carolling All of these factors added to the special pleasure of celebrating Christs birthday at St Johns United Church of Georgetown and Glen Williams Welcomed through the Sacra ment of Baptism are Colin Mark Irwin son of Debbie and Phil Caroline Nicole Marianne Catherine and Laura Louise Page daughters of Jennifer and Joshua Roy Patrick son of Robin and Michael The Seniors began their new year by holding their monthly meeting in the Glen Fellowship Room on Jan Anyone looking for a good read should drop In to see Hilda at the church library downstairs In the Georgetown church The open hours are Sun days following the am service and Thursdays 815 pm to pm Everyone is asked to keep in mind that nonperishable food for the Food Bank boxes Is still need ed Much of the story of Haltons child welfare system is found in the headlines of old newspapers in public archives and in records of Childrens Aid Society meetings Those are all valuable sources of information which have been carefully scrutinized over the years But theres another more human side to the CAS story The individuals who made it hap pen rarely made the headlines or had their photos published in recognition of their outstanding work on behalf of Haltons children In need of protection These people did their bit quietly welcoming abused neglected and abandoned youngsters into their homes so they might benefit from foster care giving permanent homes to Crown Wards through adoption volunteering through the Agency Still others served on the Halton CAS Board of Directors or persevered under horrific working conditions as an early staff member in the Agencys old Milton headquarters known in the 60s as the Mack hole These are the people Heather Smith would like to hear from prior to the Agencys 75th anniversary celebration fin Feb 15 Mrs smith Halton CAS Co ordinator of Special Events says she Is anxious to speak with anyone who was connected with the Agen- Poster contest Secretary of State Lucien Bouchard has announced the laun ching of the Canada Day Poster Contest open to all in dividuals 18 years old and under The national winner in the con test along with their immediate family will be the guests of the government of Canada for the of ficial Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa on Parliament Hill on July The winning national poster chosen from the 12 provincial and territorial winners will become the official poster of the Canada Day celebrations across the country Only one entry Is allowed per person and posters should by 38 cmby50cm15inby20in Entries must be postmarked before midnight Jan 16 and sent to the Ontario office at Suite 200 25 St Clair Ave East Toronto On tario M4T Just Call Us Your Electronics Hospital Specialist In Repairs To All Models Ts Stents VCR Hermans Day Warranty an Parts and Labour 10 Santas A FREE ESTIMATES To AH CarryIn Repairs JJ ELECTRONICS 8731820 CHURCH Jin NONDENOMINATIONAL PENTECOSTAL TO ADVERTISE IN THIS ALL PEOPLES CHURCH DELIVERANCE CENTRE FlnchgateSoulovard BranMlea Flnchga toHwy Bible Study Worship Deliverance Sunday 1 am pm Wednesday 800 am WaPnxM Childrens Church Nursery Service George A SPACE CALL DISPLAY ADVERTISING cys early days in Milton so she can include their memories anecdotes and other interesting historical tid bits In displays at the Agencys 75th annual meeting on the an niversary date The meeting will take place at Knox Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Milton the same church where the Agen cys charter meeting took place on Feb 1914 Mrs Smith notes the CAS an niversary celebration already has the support of the Milton Historical Society the Town of Milton and the minister and congregation of Knox Presbyterian Church We are Just delighted to have such tremendous commitment from the town the church and the historical society and we hope many more Miltonians will join in the recogni tion event in their community on Feb 15 Mrs Smith said We hope anyone who has an interest in or a past affiliation with the agency will make themselves known to us as soon as possible This of course includes children who were helped by the agency in the past as well as former foster and adoptive parents former staff and board members and other past associates Were trying to put together a guest list and want to try to reach people who are a part of our history Those wishing to become involv ed in the agencys 75th anniversary celebrations should contact Mrs Smith at or 8782375 Following is an alphabetical listing of Board Presidents and Ex ecutive Directors with the terms they served Presidents Mr H Biggar 106162 Mr Sydney Chi Ids 195960 Mr Bryan Clarke Dr HV Cranfield 195556 Mr William Deans JM 191438 Mr Craig Fraser Mrs Diane Funk Mr John Graham Mr Warren Harding 1970 Mr George Heym 197476 JJ 194142 Mr David LaCombe 1983 D Latimer Mr Al Ledwith 196769 Mr Murray 195758 Mr Amos Mason Mr Amos Mason 1945 Rev CM Mitchell Mrs ME Nixon Mr David Patterson Mr WGM Robinson 1954 Mr JD Mrs Weaver Mr Mike Wbyte Mrs Wood Superintendents or Executive Directors Charles Norton Stewart Frank Thompson J Paul 196066 Gordon Askwitb 196576 Ronald Coupland Do you know someone who deserves a medal If you know someone who has made Ontario a better place to live through their selflessness humanity and kindness tell us An Advisory Council of Ontario citizens whose honorary chairman is the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario The Honourable Lincoln M Alexander selects the recipients from nominations made by you each year We need your nominations by March 15 1989 Nomination forms are available now by writing The Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs Floor Mowat Block Bay Street Toronto M7A 1C1 or from your constituency office The Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship