Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 4, 1992, Winnipeg, Manitoba Vol 120no304 publications mail registration 0286 Winnipeg free press 500 weekly Home delivery in outside City october province investigates books at respite centres for mentally disabled audit ordered at group Homes by Mike Ward free press columnist a government funded respite Home for the mentally disabled is be ing investigated by the province Fol lowing complaints that some residents Haven been receiving their monthly Basic needs social Security the unaccounted for Money is said to involve several thousand dollars for each Resi Dent and goes Back four Cindy spokeswoman for the family services department which is con ducting the confirmed yesterday that auditors Are examining the books of special people in Kildonan a nonprofit organization which runs two Homes on Henderson Highway called 1 and Stevens said one concern is that the Resi dents dont have their own Bank she said that a government working group is putting the final touches on a report that will Deal with departmental policy and procedures governing Basic needs Money to mentally disabled group Home there probably will be Stevens sometimes parents Are sent the sometimes the Public sometimes the a former employer who quit As Home director for 1 said she opened individual Bank accounts for residents in but was told by the Homes Faye to close Lillyanne Richardson said Jensen told her the policy would be to Cash each Cheque As it came i made sure i spent the Money on outings and clothing for the residents under my she Jensen be but Bert the respite Homes Volunteer trea surer and Board said parents of eight residents of 2 haunt received any nor been Given a full accounting of How the Money had been the group Homes William said theres been a Complete audit of the theres no missing in giving you the straight were dealing Here with a Lack of Tough Law fails to b1 Board alters pass Rule parents to get additional input by Dan Lett staff reporter the vital school division is revising its so called no fail policy to give parents greater say in the midst of an pain where parental involve ment in education has become a Paramount the policy was to formalize a longstanding general prac Tice of promoting students with poor academic perform even though the objections have forced the division to add More parental in Board officials claim the ultimate Power to decide whether a student is promoted will still rest with the Jim a Veteran trustee who is running for re said most divisions believe struggling students should be promoted and Given additional support to catch up rather than failing a practice that he believes can shatter a Childs sugar coating Sandy head of the Home and school Parent fed said while she applauds the efforts to include More parental she fears the move is just sugar coating to make the policy easier to Swallow at election its always great right up to the but once there elected the accountability drops right she parents Are constantly shut out of major decisions affect ing their especially one that May have profound consequences on their Aca Demic she Maureen a vital Parent and longtime teach said opposition to the pol icy has less to do with account ability and More to do with parents disagreement with a Hartline Kennedy said there should be no hard and fast policy but rather a commitment to a team concept that involves teachers and the Divi Sion to make whatever Deci Sion is right for the Barbara another incumbent trustee running for agreed that a Gen eral frustration of haying been Cut out of the decision making process is behind much of the opposition to the no fail i Rule adds spice to b2 surly Surprise Ken free press hundreds of cub scouts and beavers were at Transcona stadium yesterday to see the police departments k9 unit in when a Bandit left grabbed a purse from the old lady a police dog jumped out of the Ladys baby stroller and mugged the today reunion must last lifetime daughter know reunion will be last meeting by Paul Samyn staff reporter after almost 50 years Stefan Hnatyshyn finally found his in the House his father built in Hnatyshyn reopened a chapter of pain and Promise he feared had been closed for Good when the War took him from his six Earold i thought i was never going to see her says the 83yearold vital Man who just returned from a trip Back to his but their time together was both Brief and bittersweet As the father and his daughter tried to catch up on the past they were unable to spend in typical storybook their reunion began As an emotion filled she made a beeline for my dad and they embraced and the tears recalled Darlene Stefans daughter from his second Stefan would learn that life had been anything but generous to now with her Mother dead from tuberculosis in 1943 and her father fighting the Maria was raised by her after the War Stefan want allowed to return to and although he made efforts to keep in touch with Maria from 1956 the letters stopped in when Ken free press Stefan with daughter wife Darlene and his wife Julia left for Ukraine they realized finding Maria would be a Long but Maria never gave up something in her heart told her not to Light a Candle in the Church for says Marias husband died in the but his mental illness meant she essentially raised their three sons and daughter As a single you can see it on her says of her Hal sister who still works on a cancer Ward in the towns she said to you look so Young and i look so but their Days together Are Likely All the time Stefan and Maria will Ever Stefan realizes Hes too old to and Marias health and a fear of flying mean she will never come to season takes fury from cellar to spotlight newfound Fame a kick for soccer Side by Ashley Prest staff writer Vancouver Winnipeg professional soccer team finds out tonight if the Glass Slipper but its already been a fairytale season for a team that just six weeks ago was the Doormat of the Canadian soccer the fury play the perennial Champion Vancouver 86ers tonight ten in the second game of the two game total Point Mita cup and they go in with a two goal last at the fury won the first game with a 20 defeat of the and after five years of playing for a handful of diehard the Cinderella team is getting a taste of its been said fury midfielder Tony Captain from 1987 to i cant believe How Many people have come up to me in the past week and said what a great game we played and How they Hope we people have told about parties being planned All Over to watch the Ive heard about a lot of basement things going on in some of the its just so exciting to have everyone behind us and so pumped up about the loudest cheering for Nocita will be at the Paradise restaurant on Leila Nicitas Brothers and a whole Host of family and friends Are going to gather in the lounge to watch the after All the headaches and Tough times Over the past it just feels great to know that people see we Are legitimate and there on our Nocita said the players feel like they owe it to the Small faithful following they had in the past five years to win the Mita you have a soft spot for especially the people who were always there and watched and supported us no matter now we just have to keep winning and make them midfielder Marcello also a our Success has been the Best thing to happen to the soccer Community in a Long its meant a lot to the soccer Community and i think weve gained some new new fans and the old faithful Are expected to congregate at bows on where manager Paul Dryden expects More than 60 people to cheer the fury in front of the widescreen we make a Point of turning the to on to what people want to watch and majority and when the game comes the majority will Rule on the said fury general manager Laurie Milvor said the team has been getting faxes and phone Calls All week from around the province and across the fury governor Ralph Cantafio has been holding court in his Corydon Avenue tailor shop and 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