\ The Review provides this community calendar free of charge, space permitting. Preference will be given to local, non- Profit clubs and organizations. Upcoming event notices are printed in the edition Prior to the event; continuing announce- ments run no longer than four weeks. Please submit written information by 5 p.m. Thursday. Jan. 17 BLOOD NEEDED Red Cross Blood Donor clinic at Sidney Elementary School from 2 until 8 pm, co-sponsored by the Sidney Rotary Club SHOP SMART Smart shopper nutrition tours will be held at the Sidney Thrifty store Jan. 17 at 9 am/and Jan. 18 at 7 pm. The free 90 minute tours help people make nutritious choices when shopping. Pre-registration required, call 479-7161. Jan. 18 OCEAN TALK Free seminar series at the Institute of Ocean Sciences, 2 p.m., in the auditonum, West Saanich Road. Greg Brunskill, Winni- peg Freshwater Institute on history and flux of Intap organics and metals in temperate, sub-arctic and arctic Canada. Jan. 20 SUPERANNUATES The Federal Superannuates National Association, Sidney and District Branch, will hold a quarterly meeting starting at 10 a.m. in the Silver Threads Centre, 10030 Resthaven Drive, Sidney. New members welcome. Info, Evelyn Gosse; 656-1416. Jan. 21 RELIGION DAY World Religion Day open house, 1 to 4 pm, Central Saanich Cultural Centre, Room B, 1225 Clarke Road, Brentwood Bay. All welcome. Info, 652-6907. - an. FISHING FRIENDS Sidney Anglers Association: meets start- ing at 7:30 pm in the Legion Hall on Mills Road. Jan. 24 SILVER THREADS Membership question and answer ses- sion with Ron Umbach, Sidney Silver Threads Centre, Resthaven Drive, 12:30 pm. NEW IDENTITY An eight-week course addressing the _ grieving process of separation and divorce begins Jan. 23, 7 to 9:30 pm, at St. Stephen’s Hall, off Mt. Newton XRoad, Saanichton. Fee is $10. For info, call Janice at 652-4311 (days) or Margo at 652-5645 (evenings).(1) SPINNING TIME Spinning evenings for have resumed in North Saanich. Drop by any Wednesday evening with wool, angora, mohair, alpaca, dog hair...For info, 656-4201.(3) LOCAL FOLK Program on why so many different cultures developed along the Pacific Coast, presented by archaeologist Grant Keddie of the Royal B.C Museum, in the Newcombe Theatre, 675 Belleville Street. The 90 minute program starts at 7:30 pm Jan. 17. DAY OF ART Arust’s Day proclaimed by North Saa- nich, Victoria, Esquimalt and Metchosin Jan. 17. Special events include a potluck dinner at Mystic Lane Studios on Pem- broke St. at 6 pm, an art walk to Open Space and reception starting at 8 pm. All events free. Those attending invited to dress as their favorite artist or piece of art. Info, 383-8833. SECRETARIES Professional Secretaries International, Victoria chapter, meets Jan. 17. Info, Marie Tetlow, 592-7379. FIRST AID Canadian Red Cross program on emer- gency first aid, 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm at Red Cross House, 909 Fairfield Road, Victoria. Pre-register by calling 388-6376. DAVID DOUGLAS Women’s Canadian Club of Victoria presents a program on pioneer botanist David Douglas Jan. 18 at 2 pm in the Newcombe Auditorium. AMPS ACTION The Vancouver Island Amputees’ Net- work presents a program on phantom pain by Dr. Tony Kennard Jan. 18 in the Coachman Inn Huntsman Room, 229 Gorge Road East, starting at 7:30 pm. PLAY TAKES WING A play about an escaped golden eagle, Callanish, is presented by the Kaleidoscope PlayHouse, 520 Herald St., in the new playhouse from Jan. 18 to Feb. 10. The opening three nights will be celebrated with champagne and an after-performance dance to mark the first production in the new facility. Performances will be held Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Saturday matinees at 2 pm. Weekday mati- nees are set aside for schools but tickets for those and all other performances can be arranged by calling 383-8124. ZEMBEZI RIVER Slides and music tell the story of a trek down the Zambezi River in Africa, pre- sented in a 90 minute program Jan. 19 at 7:30 pm in the Newcombe Theatre, 675 Belleville St. Admission $4, friends $3, 12 and under, $2. Info, 387-5822. BURNS DINNER The Sons of Scotland Benevolent Asso- ciation will be holding their annual Bums Dinner and Dance Jan. 20 at Holyrood House. Cocktails at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm. Tickets $25 per person. Info and reservations, Ina Masterton at 388-7548 or Pat McRae at 727-6776. WINTER AT WITTY Nature walk starting at 1 pm Jan. 21 to explore the winter adaptations of wildlife and plants in Witty’s Lagoon Park. Meet at the Witty’s Nature House in Metchosin. Free. Info, 474-PARK. DANCE FEVER Victoria People meeting People club holds a dance Jan. 21, 7:30 to 11 pm, at the Leonardo da Vinci Centre, 195 Bay Street, Victoria. Dancing to Allen Steel. Tickets $6 per person at the door. Info, 381-1941, 479-4303 or 384-6196. NURSING ALUMNAE St. Joseph’s School of Nursing Alumnae January dinner will be held at the Faculty Club, UVic, Jan. 23. Cocktails at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm. Info, Patsy Ossecton, 477-3719 or Ann Thompson, 598-3856. DRIVING DEFENCE Defensive Driving course offered by the Vancouver Island Safety Council starting Jan. 23 and Jan. 25. Info and registration, 478-9584. SUSTAINED SEMINARS Seminars on sustaining a food supply, offered by the University of Victoria, from 8 to 10 pm in room 159, Begbie Building. Jan. 23, Driftnet Fishing, with Alan Reich- man of Greenpeace and Rob Taylor of Seacops. Admission $2, students-seniors $1. Info, 721-7355 or 721-7354. HEALTH 2000 A healthy Saanich 2000 workshop for those in the Hastings, Prospect Lake, West Saanich and Interurban areas, Jan. 24, 7:30 to 9:30 pm, Prospect Lake Community _ Hall, 5358 Spartan Road. For pre- registration, info, ride or babysitting sub- sidy, call Gretchen Harley at 383-6166. DANCE Peninsula Community Association mid winter buffet dinner and dance, Jan. 27, Glen Meadows Golf Club. Tickets; 656- 0134. CLUB UBU OPEN Club UBU open 6 to 8:30 pm Mon. and Weds. Teen drop-in centre on Oakville, call Bill Scott, 656-0134 for more info. PEP Peninsula Employment Project invites job seekers to register for employment. Conveniently located at Bevan and 3rd St, clients and emplovers given prompt atten- tion and assistance, peruse job board any- time Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 to 4 p.m. DRIVERS Volunteer drivers needed. Please contact the PCA, Marjone, at 656-0134. BEYOND BASICS Living skills program for single women begins Jan. 22. Only two spaces remain. Contact Bill Scott, 656-0134, for info. STEP. Systematic training for effective parent- ing courses start Jan. 22. S.T-E.P. regular for parents of children up to 12 years of age starts Jan. 22, 7-9 pm, for 8 weeks. ST.EP. Teen for parents of teens, starts Jan. 30, 7 to 9 pm for 8 weeks. Program covers self- esteem, communication and other effective parenting skills. Fee is $30 per person, $40 per couple, includes textbook. Info and registration, PCA, 656-0134. TheReview Wednesday, January 17,1990 — A90 TIME WELL SPENT recovering at home is enjoyed by Muriel Starr (right) of Saani- chion, thanks to the Quick Response by Valorie Lennox The Review Making minutes count: that’s the goal of the newly expanded Quick Response Team. For Central Saanich resident Muriel Star, the team meant the difference between a hospital bed and recuperating at home, amidst the ticking of an antique clock collection. The 73-year-old Starr had only been in hospital before to bear her three daughters — until Dec. 19 when a car accident brought her to hospital with two broken collarbones. “T was in excellent shape until this accident knocked me down,” Starr said. “I did a lot of walking around here.” Placed in a brace, the broken bones take six to 12 weeks to heal — time Starr didn’t want to spend in hospital. She wanted to be in her own home with her family pictures, the furniture refinished by her late husband and the ever- ticking collection of old-fashioned clocks, restored or built by her husband. The closest daughter came from Parksville to care for Starr, missing Christmas with her own family to help her mother. But by Dec. 27 the daughter had to return home, and the other daughters were too far away to help. So Starr’s doctor called in the Quick Response Team. And the response was quick. Within four hours, social worker Joanne Cash was at Starr’s home, interviewing the woman and her daughter. The immediate requirement was a 24-hour live-in homemaker, to help with Starr’s personal care and ensure she received her medication every four hours. Home care worker Marlinda Peacock filled the need. Next Cash, working through the multi- faceted response team, arranged for nursing through Sidney Home Nursing and for eventual physiotherapy. She also dealt with the Insurance Corporation Quick Response Team: they make minutes count Team. Here Starr shows one of the clocks crafted by her late husband to Team social worker Joanne Cash (left) of B.C. on behalf of Starr, who was a passenger in the accident vehicle. The quick response team is designed to set up home care support services on short notice, Cash explained. The multi-disciplined group can pro- vide emergency respite care or quickly arrange home care for people discharged from hospital or in sudden need. : ‘ On the team are liaison nurses, social workers, home care nurses, physiotherapists and occupa- tional therapists. The team is designed to respond to requests within 24 hours. Starting in November, funding for the team was increased to expand the service from Victoria to all Capital Regional District communities. = As much as possible, they work through existing care services. The home care worker and the nursing care for Starr were arranged through the Peninsula agencies, Cash explained. Starr appreciated the team’s efforts. “I feel it’s an excellent set-up to keep out of hospital.” For Start, an additional benefit was the assurance given to her family that she was receiving the necessary Care. Cash keeps in contact with Starr, with Starr’s family and with Starr’s doctor. “Tm getting just as well here, or better, than I would in hospital,” Starr said. Cash agrees. “Mrs. Starr really has come a long way.” Starr has gone for short walks and will be seeing a physiotherapist soon. The home care was reduced Friday to four hours daily. Cash will keep in touch with Star, arranging ‘services as needed, until the woman has recov- ered. Starr has her own recovery plans. ~ I want to get back to aerobics as fast as I can,” she said.