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Page 2 TERRACE BAY/SCHREIBER NEWS Wednesday, November 22, 1989 Birth AnnojnGement Randy & Maurcen Baird are delighted to announce the safe and speedy arrival of their first child; a son. Zachary William Born October 27, 1989 Weighing 6 lbs. 14 ozs. 19 1/2": long at McKellar General Hospital, Thunder Bay. Proud grandparents are Doug & May Caldwell of Terrace Bay and Walter& Joan Baird of Thunder Bay. Thank you We wish to thank our friends for the wonderful going away party, the lovely gifts, the good times and a special thank you to Mike and Leslie Gerlach and a very special thank you to Judy and Jim Hackett for the dinner, the gifts and for all the help. Dareth would like to send a special thank you to Amy and Matthew Schroeder for the beautiful ring. Thank you to all, we will remember it always. Friends always Garth, Val, Dareth and Ainsley Youd Thank you POPE - We would like to thank you all for the kindness shown us in the recent loss of our father and grandfather. Thank you for the cards, flowers, donations to the heart and stroke fund and the baking brought to our home. Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered. Len, Johanne, Jim & Jeff Thank you My thanks to Dr. Wilkes, Dr. Geran and the nursing staff. Thanks to friends and relatives who visited and sent cards and flowers while I was in the hospital. Sincere thanks Josephine Kenney Lifeline system in full operation this week By Dave Chmara After many months of plan- ning, fundraising, and promoting the idea, the Lifelinc system was finally installed Wed. Nov. 22. Units were installed in Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport late last week and early this week by members of the McCausland hos- pital ambulance department. A total of 25 units have been purchased so far and if there is enough demand, more will be ordered in the future. Lifeline is a system that can be used by: people who live alone, new mothers who may need to get help for their infant without leaving cribside, people who may be concerned about their personal safety or security, people with ongoing medical conditions, post- operative patients who want to maintain a link to medical assis- tance and disabled individuals. It is a personal response: sys- tem which links the user to 24- hour assistance. Dave Schinbein, manager of ambulance services for McCausland hospital, demon- strated the Lifeline system to members of the Disability Action Group at their last meeting held Thurs. Nov. 16. He noted the cost for the unit is $25 per month. Any excess 'Heart & Stroke Foundation In Memoriam Cards. available from Anna McKie 825-3840 Hazel Lang. bai 825-3605 Beth McAdam The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 109 in Schreiber Would like to extend a sincere thank you to the following students of Holy Angels School in Schreiber who recently submitted entries to our national poster and literary contest. Clinton Riley, Lenny Figliomeni, Cindy Alfarano, Chantal Commisso, Deanna Cosgrove & Julie Moorey Thank You To All My friends who sent cards and gifts on my 90th Birthday. Especially Betha for being with me on my Special Day. Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered. God Bless You Jean Poulin (Casey) STOP SMOKING WITH LASER THERAPY * Professional Treatment * Painless, drug free, no side effects « Usually effect in one treatment * Diet and with wal points included * Group rates . xiable * Highly -successul Clinic to be held in Schreiber Nov. 27 » $100 -- Includes free reinforcemont - treatment it necessary. ACCU-LINE LASER __ THERAPY _ BREAK IT NOW! aa 4 Death Notice STEVENS - Mr. Russell Stevens, age 68 years of Terrace Bay passed away in hospital on November 10, 1989. He was a member of the legion, served overseas in the airforce and was employed by Kimberly Clark. Retired in 1986. Survived by his wife Hermine. Son Larry of Tahsis, B.C. Daughters, Joanne (Mrs. B. Howitt) of Edmonton. Claudette (Mrs. D. Jacobs) of Whitecourt, Alberta. And Twyla (Mrs. R. Mielke) of Victoria B.C. Also survived by his brother, Allen of Fort Francis. Six grand- Ichildren, nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, broth- er Mernie, and sister Jean. Funeral services were on Wednesday at 11:00. a.m. Interment in Terrace Bay funds go towards administration costs, buying new. units, installa- tion of the units, maintenance and for the phone line. A base unit is plugged into an electrical outlet and the sub- scriber's phone line. When the person needs help, the unit.is acti- vated by pushing a small, portable button which can be wor as a pendant or on the wrist. When activated, the base unit sounds an alarm both in the per- son's home and at the nursing sta- tion at McCausland hospital and a nurse will then call the person. The base unit is also a speaker phone so when the nurse calls and if the person is within speaking distance the unit will pick up the voice and transmit it over the phone line to the nursing station. If the problem is serious the nurse will contact the ambulance and if the problem doesn't require immediate medical attention a responder will be called. A responder is someone the subscriber to Lifeline has arranged with to be called if assistance is needed. Three responders should be named and each should have a key to the per- son's home. Schinbein suggested the ambulance department should also have a key in case the person needs immediate medical atten- tion and the doors are locked. He said the ambulance attendants have no authority to "kick in doors" and that the police must be called in if the doors are locked. . If a Lifeline subscriber does give a key to the ambulance department, Schinbein said all these keys will be kept locked up and no identification, such as the person's name or address, will be with the key. This way, in the unlikely event the key is stolen, the thief will have no idea what house is belongs to. One of the most important things which Lifeline subscribers must train themselves to do is to carry the remote button with them whenever they are at home. "It has to become second nature to you," he said. The Lifeline system offers a number of other features includ- ing: * battery back-up for up to 12- hours ; * inactivity timer built into the communicator automatically calls . the response centre at a predeter- mined time if you are unable to press your button * waterproof help button * smoke alarm signals the communicator to call for help when smoke is detected Dave Schinbein, manager of ambulance services at McCausland Hospital, demonstrated the Lifeline system to members of the Disability Action Group last week. The system went into operation Wed. Nov. 22 and has subscribers is Rossport, Schreiber and Terrace Bay. Photo by Dave Chmara Transfer facility meeting Continued from page 1 is getting into people's homes. But he says the MOE may resist any request for this type of 'testing as it can be very compli- cated and expensive. Kaye did say the way to find out more about the situation is to keep asking questions. Briggs concluded by saying if Kaye's test results indicate there may be a problem, his union will talk with the premier of the province, David Peterson, and insist further tests be conducted that will yield more conclusive results as to the possible health risks associated with the dust.