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l l Northumberland Todaycom I Tuesday, March 3, 2009 I CLASS ACT: South Cramahe School names students of the month Illt HOSPITAL . manna-1M . tittiil il IE) if , . .. ' , _~i?:;~ if. iii. , ' lk -. my . d“ '.. . is v iM . _ ', t." vt.)" r,",, r?r':'r,c f . , . _ ' - i 'iC,"Clliirl,!,Ttt%, . ME " . .. "s) " I 'aL" I. Wm“: , I - P. r . y . l , ”7-1.1 "his; i is“ “m; ', . . _ Milt . ennui w _ R - , , a“... - l8'y'i,1s'ia, r _ .. ere" v" " IM, 'r, _ ' rcs';',,, -'v'- staccato NASMITH , ..t .r it: Lc. 9. _ x - "l""'" _ _ Kserr"ji1, 'Wi, Cr" . caasmithonormvmberhmiiiodayxorn , _ ' 'am. i "" . s. _ , . '., C . so; its _ fl? ry l tl ti5,jiirFi"igr:j?c1 ..W' 22 .. Northumberland Hills Hospital had a? Kik k , _ _ it . 18%; ' "'ddh ci . '-'-rl,liS'"'iil',fi,1i3lls, . li _rciii'll,% joined forces with Community Care. 1* imiIl , pad" Fe:f8 "e, _ " . MiEEElN . ' h l 2%iaiiii b , £33K? . my}. Northumberland in a bid to ease its _ y - I tr'2lgisr3 _ . .; _ ' _ _ _ *3; Br'k3e%i,ri't:iii,i. 'ri,c'.?,i'iii:idt'J: ALC crisis, hospital president and I W " cm.“ M- w "than?” lsU"tr/i,?., cc" P9 ' , ' w!, ' . we): chief executive officer Robert Biron , r - his.“ MN ' . K! - [ is". 'ili%i5i?.i,isli?i'al is??? 'itiiil announced at the February board . _. It , , _ 1airBil8tm . h} _ v',; 'lrt J, I“; tT,ai2eij1?ii?i'g% %NNl, meeting. ' ' C , t " " . "'u. Tr52i ML“ '5iiiigiifj'isi] 5 _ "T. ' 5f'erPm Alternative Level of Care patients 7 __-. ccr _rr . 1 TE l villr,,'cirs",__',ci'i_i:'ii, _ _ ..' .1; - '1; are ones who could be discharged but , ' V y _ it EtN"t'cssii4 _ _ t. have nowhere to go. These patients - ' i; C 5| 7 _ Ro "_-_"'*‘»§ mum” . d 2iil are often seniors who could be cared - ma . i gl I . Vrwrrri5eN_ in? _ 3..., C C " m C ire for in a nursing home if space were" J _ r~"'" l, _. EEiiiirclfft)ltrtliiiB', M45 'iirii,'ts'i'e him li' on; available, or perhaps even in their = .. . any: ‘ was: ,1 ' t i. l . .. c, "-_Le - own homes if appropriate help were I a": :Wé’} , "5Rt 7 . " C' _ cc if ' ti available. In the absence of either, ‘1 fr iyers . .iiiiitliii'ii'ii'iiiiit"a, 2t _ ii,, 2 », .. . _ 2..e1S" they continue to tie up hospital beds 5 _ ' ' _ I 'KN gl, EtiEtl1rt'iftiitl51 $iregit;i, ls so?! that could be put to other uses and a . . l , . , , " . . E _rAWhtEiiE,?a.e..t WW: M5gEig he: s. i aa . ' _ . _ ' ‘ ' * ‘ - ' ' . Btii%i,tt,tlFjii .- 1W“: otfrmunsx . 'ptei1,1)i,g.rdinate strain on the has 5 m' , or students ofthe month at South Cramahe School recently received their awards. (Front, from left) Olivia Wetherbee. Laura Community Care Northumberland " . inson. Anna Wickens; back: Damien Gill, Austin Thompson, Raine Minnie. and Karen Simpson. is a non-profit agency that co-or) » - e . notes volunteers to provide services a EDUCATION: Students take a stand against bullying _ . for the elderly or adults with .spem}! needs who need help staying 111 their . . homes. It has six local tsffires through-: h I n out the county. _ This agency was successful last year C in receiving funding from the Central BY KALl MOREWOOD . student and to make a statement about bullying. East LHIN Aging At Home strategy. It . s th PS It has become an annual tradition to have a Day of Pink offers free services to seniors and Student reporter, ou Cramahe at that high school. ' those with special needs as they settle' l It was a day of pink! Word quickly spread about the incident and the action in at home after a hospital stay. The I J On Feb. 19, South Cramahe Public School had a Day of the students were taking about anti-bullying. Now many list includes driving and accompany-) 3 Pink, Everyone was encouraged to wear pink to support schools over Ontario and other provinces have one Day of ing a patient home, pickingdup medi- ‘ anti-bullying. . Pink everyyearto support anti-bullying. cations and groceries, preparing a "-. The pink movement originated in Central Kings Rural This year was the first that South Cramahe decided to small meal, providing personal care or i High School in Cambridge, Nova Scotia. A Grade 9 stu- have a Day of Pink, and the outcome was spectacular. horrurmakingservick, followup calls I dent was-threatened after wearingapink polo shirt on his Many more than half of the students come to school and visits. and makingireferrals to first day at school in September 2007. wearing the colour of flowers. We hope to continue the other community support services, E Using the power of the lntemet. many of the students at tradition and have the some outcome in the future. We _ "Title is awelcome addition thatwill i Central Kings organized themselves, Hundreds showed would like to encourage the community to also take a help us address the ALC issue," Biron i up the next day wearing pink to show their support fur the stand against bullying and harassment. Bullying is wrong. said i _ ii 5"Ns: is l "rfe'l5'g"aim, i Ets',i'j,ii:r,i:,r-: earthen“ i i PEEBLES, Frederick Lac . Puma-Hy at i he Maplswood Nursing Home. Brighton on Wednesday February Mth, 2009. Son' at w the late James Fashion and Minnie _ Peterson. Beloved husband of the late l Violet Ball. Loving tether of Wayne Peebles ', . ' (Patricia) ol Montreal, Patricia Naish (Jack) ' . of Frankford, Richard Peeblesr (Helen) of Port Perry, Gail Moflat (Charles) at Calhoma ' and Jim Peebles (Brenda) oi Oshawa, Dear grandfather of Dawn Made, Clifford, ' Cheryl, Susan. Jacqueline. Heather, Brian, i Scott, Dana,. Steven, Tracy, Philip and l Michael, 20 great grandchildren and 1 great - , great grandchild, Brother of George. Jack, ‘ Wilber and the late Lula, Lola, Clifford and l David. Friends are invited to attend a ' Memorial Service at Old St, Andrew's _ Presbyterian Church: Colhorne on Saturday I March Tth, 2008 at 1 pm. If desired donations may be made to Trenton Memorial Hospital. Condolences received at ) wwwMocCoubreyoom . VM‘ . " j 7, ' d