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the tribune thursday august h 1s78 s the fourth quarter by leslie holbrook smaller restaurant meals and smaller food store packages for seniors were recom mended in earlier columns x readers with lessening appetites and fewer mouths to feed wrote many letters in reply mail on this matter did not match pennings on pension problems shelter for seniors or unfair education taxes but your letter writing did move the subject up to the top ten mr and mrs ra victoria bc travelling across canada and reading my column in several papers say menus featuring smaller meals for older folks are long overdue difficulties in getting servings of suitable size with a satisfactory choice is the worst feature of travelling wish we could read the fourth quarter in our local papers im surprised that they cannot since victoria is called canadas retirement capital restaurants are reacting much too slowly to the needs and wishes of their older patrons some of whom it seems have given upbecause it is just too much of a hassle to get what they want and can tolerate its high time innkeepers got the message and tried to win back and expand this mature trade mrs mro letb- bridge gives full marks to sa villes restaurant there she writes owner fred weatherup offers the smaller portions you advocate customers receive the same more mail parole probation changing dear editor there are some recent developments in the area of probation and parole services which would doubtlessly make for interesting and in formative reading in your newspaper firstly there is the volunteer programme which merits attention both on a human in terest angle and on the governmental- ad- ministration angle the programme constitutes soliciting interested and capable individuals in the community orienting them to some of the legal aspects of probation and anally putting them to work as volunteer of ficers supervising and dealing with the problems it of people on probation on the human in terest level the volunteer programme has proven to be in its rela t i vely short existence an effective way of helping those on probation to feel more at ease while serving their sentences thus making them feel more a part of the society from which they perhaps felt alienated at the time of their commission of crime the programme appears to be very rewarding for the two immediate parties the probationer and the volunteer officer the probationer getting the attention that heshe needs in a less rigid formal environment than the probation office and the volunteer feeling the satisfaction that comes with helping a troubled member of ones own society on the ad ministrative level the volunteers are helping to provide the personal supervision that some probationers require with each professional officers caseload ap proaching one hundred and twenty probationers it proves impossible to see some clients as often as they should be seen of course the professional is still indirectly super vising the probationers through supervision of the volunteers the involvement of the volunteer has in conclusion proven to be of considerable benefit in that improved customer service to steal a phrase can be provided through the concerned and interested super vision of the probationers by the readily available volunteers secondly a com munity service order programme is in full swing in many areas of the province originally developed in great britain in the early years of this decade the community service order cso is a condition of probation being increasingly utilized by many judges after the accused is convicted of a non violent crime a judge can order the offender to work in the community as a volunteer instead of sentencing him to a jail term work terms range from forty to two hundred and forty hours and jobs include everything from a gardening job in a municipal park to working with han dicapped or retarded children the cso co ordinator in the local probation office is responsible for matching the probationer to a job in the community again the cso programme helps the probationer to feel more a part of the society which he offended and the order seems to be one of the brightest probation conditions to be developed in a long while in some cases the of fender has continued to work as a volunteer after his probation term has expired these two programmes are rapidly being adopted in many areas of the province and the durham region is a prime example thank you yours welcoming questions e p chant assistant probation officer public relations delicious meals as on the regular menu but enjoy smaller servings and somewhat lower prices he should be com mended i hope restaurants across canada follow his example thanking me for taking up the cudgels on our behalf now theres a good oldfashioned expression another lethbridge reader mrs hc says l too have asked for the childs portion and been refused i almost dread eating out the size of servings spoils my appetite before i start mrs hc also writes about food buying cheese is packaged in large blocks and becomes hard or mouldy before i can use it all milk by the pint is a thing of the past meat is seldom cut into small steaks or packages- mucking around a visit to the muck research station near bradford will prove that muck soils are not un desirable but highly valuable for vegetable production the station operated by the ontario ministry of agriculture and food will open its doors to the public on august 31 most of the stations research deals with the unique problems of growing vegetables in the organic soils of the holland marsh says matt valk senior muck crop specialist the purpose of the open house is to allow growers seed company representatives and other interested people to see research projects in progress u i during the open house visitors can tour the facilities and walk through plots where more than 100 varieties of carrots onions potatoes and lettuce are being tested researchers will be available to explain other types of research such as pest monitoring and disease control other highlights of the open house include slide presentations and displays of equipment used in disease insect and weed control x the 9v4acre station is one of four research facilities operated by the ontario ministry of agriculture and food two facilities are located at vineland and one at simcoe for more in formation about the open house contact mr valk muck research j station ontario ministry of agriculture and food kettleby ontario or call 416 7753783 i have a very small appetite and find most restaurant meals over powering writes ml kitchener it isnt the cost of a full meal i object to but the embarrassment when i leave so much the waiter may suggest wrapping the remains but id much rather be able to order less and enjoy it more mrs ww long sault many of us are unable to consume lumberjack meals or pay the price for such waste- doggy bags are non- existentin cornwall mrs k n drumheller my husband had stomach surgery and must eat frequent small meals his requests for small portions are ignored so most of the meal is wasted a sin indeed mrs a s newington has to pay for but pass up the soup and still must leave most of the big platter of food she ends excuse my poor writing i have very little eyesight left so can not see the lines very well would that the penmanship and grammar of todays youngsters wereasjjood sena comments ana questions long stamped addressed envelope for reply to the tribune how qbout them apples if you have four apples and i buy all four of them what do you have left s the answer of course is extra cash and the result is always the same when you place a lowcost tribune classified thousands of people have turned saleable merchandise of every description into ready cash its so easy our friendly ad takers are waiting to place your ad cai toaay and then sit back and pick your buyer classified ads call 6402100 wxt sjrtfmtte folg fresh daily local corn 2 1 oo dqzhr 1 fine granulated white sugar 100 pure 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