3 - The Caniadien Champion. Tuesdav. Ainit 25. 1998 e am~1 Photo oy GRAMAINE New McMenu Eleven-year-old Jacob Bassie dlsplays one cf McDonald's new menus for the hearing impaired as he makes his selection ta employee Ryan Bouskili. The local franchise la Oone of the first to offer the helpful ordering tool. Check alarms, warns Cross *from ALARMS page 1 Ontario Building Code. Department, which sup- Captain Cross also ports the Iaw, warned citi- warned homeowners to zens that smoke detectors watch for malfunctionîng have a life expectancy of hard-wired, AC-powered about 10 years. detectors. He said several < .. "This means that most faulty ones have tumned of the smoke alarms that up over the past few were installed during the months. early 1980s housing Captain Cross offered boom in town are past the following advice Mark Cross their life expectancy and about smoke detectors: once a montb and may not function proper- - Homeowners should be tested weekly. ly in the event of a tire," instail a detector/alarmn on - Battery-poi he sad. every level of tbe home. smoke detectorsà The detectors were - Smoke alarms sbould bave tbe battery re installed in sleeping areas be cleaned from dust and once a year witb in accordance witb the contaminants at least quality battery. It Allendale program An Allendale day program bas expanded to accommodate more participants. Milton Place, a recreational pro- gram that provides respite care, can now accept 20 clients per day. Previously, it had room for 12 par- ticipants. "We are now able to provide additional support to clients witb higber care needs," said Lorena Smith, tbe long-term- care facili- Dancers steal show The Milton Centre for Music and Theatre Arts (MCMTA) stole the show at the 1998 Canadian National Dance Cbampionsbips. The junior and senior dancers won either first, second or third in 10 of 13 numbers perfonned July 4 and 5. The team took home four first- place finishes, four seconds and two thirds at the Markham compe- tition. Thirty studios representillg Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Brtish Columbia and the state of New York attended. A total of 392 dance numbers ini a variety of cate- gories were presented for adjudica- tion. MCevTA's entries were choreograpbed by teachers Kim Jesb and Mamnie Palmer. Milton's dance team includes Shannon Adams, Allie Barcomb, Kristen Beaver, Tara Beaver, Leanne Bekeris, Megban Brinke, Danielle Condren, Nicole De Athe, Katie DeCaire, Chelsea Early, Katherine Ervasti, Eran Goodyear, Sarah Hamilton, Lee Komow, Tiffany Komow, Ashleigh Lewis, Cherie Langstone, Melanie Langatone, Kayla London, Elizabeth Marshall, Stephanie McCann, Sarah McLeod, Melissa Michelon, Jennifer Pender, Jade Ryan, Mallory Ryan, Allison Sidnell, Megan Sinclair, Andrea Stockton and Krista Ward. m 1sbould owered should replaced a good .is rec- ommended that this be done in the fail when the dlocks change or on your birtbday. -Parents should prac- tice their escape plans with their children and everyone in the home should know where to go once outside. This is called the special meeting place. It enables emer- gency response crews to quickly sumn up the rescue situation. -Remember it's your responsibility to keep your family safe. expands ty's day program supervisor. "We are also able to provide more individualized programming for our clients, whîch includes social prograins as well as speech tberapy and pbysîotherapy." The programn received the gov- emment funding required to allevi- ate waiting lists of people interest- ed in signing up their aging family members and friends, Ms Smith said. The funding also helped launch the new day programn Friends' Landing, for people suffering dinîsbed awareness. Located adjacent to Milton Place, Friends' Landing can accommodate eight clients per day. "This program offers a secured setting for clients wbo may tend to wander (away)," Ms Smitb said. Botb programa, which operate Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., include a hot lunch. Transportation is available. For more information, contact Ms Smitb at 878-4141, ext. 8026. 1998 YEARmEND CLEAROUT 714 1