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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-03-03, Page 3OKLAHOMA UNDERWAY Floyd Herman and Bruce Cox are auditioning for parts in Oklahoma, which will be produced by local talent in the spring at • Grey Central School in Ethel. A large group tried out for parts in the play last week. ( Photo by Langlois) Igh snow clearing costs may delay Ethel paving Maxine, upon entering F.E, gee events of the summer Madill Secondary School has elllOmpics. been given the nickname m,axine win Wave July 1 04 'Max, .1.. swp-. ,kaa,: a retiWrAingusf Puri* her , personality :41001*. Siiiiinie'tV/010e at Aft 4,,f004 spirit and entlinsni; er-sit,1410000c!* I*: were Maxine belongs to . Min* 4t,4,,,_ekto*k-5114901. to***Plit- activities in and out of school: tartnithrpfts a total of 1200 Various teams are the ba sketbail representatives from all different and volleyball teams and the parts of the world. athletic council,. plus many more. ' She had the honor of represent- ing our school at the Ontario Athletic Leadershp Camp, last summer- in July. She has contributed her abilities to the council through keeping the books for the senior grades and refereeing on her lunch hour. Next year, Maxine hopes to enroll in Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia to become a physical education teacher. This summer, in Montreal she will compete with y oung Olympian delegates from all around the world in Volleyball, Basketball and other sports. Maxine will be attending several conferences, banquets and also Editorial Midwinter blues is epidemic at Madill MAXINE WATTS INCOME TAX PREPARED Farmers — Businessmen -- Individuals — At Reasonable Rates — Ronnenberg Insurance Agency Open in. Brussels — Tuesday and Friday Only — Ph. 887.6663 Monkton Office Open Monday to Saturday Noon Phone 347-2241 — Any Time. Phone Early for Appointment and Avoid' the Rush OFFICE OF THE MAYOR PROCLAMATION WHEREAS The citizens of Guatemala are without shelter, food, water and medical services and this is due to the worst earthquake disaster in recorded history, and WHEREAS support forselief, medical services and reconstruction is desperately needed, NOW THEREFORE, I, J. L. McCutcheon,Reeve of the Village of Brussels, do hereby proclaim the week of March 14, 1976 to be "G UATEMALA EARTHQUAKE RELIEF WEEK" and urge. everyone to participate by contributing. generously. J. .L- McCutcheo Reeve WU* 2 6 ieditS Ott COricse study at F.E.Madill, Although they are found in our library. Most who have read these two novels consider them excellent.The true meaning of womanhood is deeply etched in the books as they display the true essence of the woman. Perhaps, once in a lifetime, a person reads a book that is so vivid and colourful that it lives on in her mind for a long time. This book is close to the reader that in it she sees the essence of her own being and that all other women. Two such books have I read in my lifetime: One of them is "The Diviners" by Margaret Lawrence. Mrs. Lawrence's touching and often painful portrayal of 'Morag Gunn is basically what 'The Diviners' all about. It takes Morag from early childhood in a Manitoba town thrOtigh to middle age on a reinote 'Ontario farm. Morag is in a constant state of development throughout the book but never gives up, not even at the end her fight for individualism and her search for a mature man who will love her. The book fills the reader with her classmates. and pride when she has first tasted literary success. The Diviners has a different and refreshing style. , Mrs. Lawrence first describes a snapshot and then simply tells the story behind it . She has an intermingling of past and present since she continually ' switches back and forth from her past life to the present. She writes seine portions in a soft, poetic and highly literary style; while some iS written in a short, brUsque form, literally sprinkled , with four-letter words. These sections are particularly effective in making conversation flow smoothly and crea.ting a realistic pietUre of the people to Whom Morag is so attached. Mrs. Lawrence's personal baCkground also may have had some influence: Tht character Morag is also a Writer and !Virg. LaWrence May have been describing. personal experieneeS of her own early workS. Earlier- iti this review I o eigrave new No ReIgrave tiews appears thiS week AS POgt staff was Unable to pick it up becatist of bad weather. THE BRUSSELS' OCiSt MARCH The unexpected high costs of winter snow removal may mean a delay in the paving of Road 19 from Ethel to Highway 86 until 1977. Huron County engineer, Jim Britnell told council that winter control costs for January were 59 per cent higher than last year and amounted to nearly half of the snow removal budget. The January total in 1975 was $67,000 as compared to $107,206 for this year. The 1976 budget is $230,000. Brinell' explained that it was premature to predict the final winter control costs but the trends indica ted an overexpenditure of 50 to 70 per cent or as much as $160,000. The Ministry of Transportation and Communica- tion has advised the road committee that no more subsidies will be available and any over expenditures would have to be handled entirely by the county.In some cases it would mean the cancellation of road construction projects. -Due to the costs of snow removal the tender for the paving of Road 19 will be delayed until the final winter control costs can be determined. if it is feasible the tender may be called in late summer of this year or may be delayed until 1977. Council approved the road committee budget of $2,493,600 which is up $83,000 from last years actual budget. The total ministry share is $1,415,600 and the county share is $1,078,000. Council approved a budget from the Library board of $301,000 an increase of nearly $40,000 over the actual budget of last year.tentative approval was given to the budgets of Social Services Committee totalling $378,000 up $31,000 from last years actual and the planning board budget of $137,800. The planning board budget is an increase of $40,000 over last year due mainly to the increase in staff this year. All the budgets submitted to council have been given tentative approval and the master county budget will be prepared within the month by the executive committee. All committees have attempted to stay within the guidelines with their requests but if the total budget needs trimming then individual committee budgets may be discussed at council for additional cutbacks. Student spotlight on Madill News Maxine Watts What is Diviners about? mentioned having read two books which have had a profound iiupact upon myself. The Other hook is "The Lives of.GASIS and • Alice Nuntio.The $re-booms are =4**e sintilar in that they are about the development of two women. Mrs. Munro also has vivid accounts of a small town which are often painful also. If one is to truly enjoy a book there must be something which strikes home to the reader. Both books are as personal and realistic to me as if I had written them myself. Divining is the act of finding underground water resources with a forked branch. it is a search for water. All the characters in "The Diviners" are diviners; all searching but not We have an epidemic_ quickly spreading through Madill! It is rapidly afflicting all students and even some of the faculty show signs of this extremely contagious illness. Very few escape its' cold grasp which induces drowsiness, short temperment, and an inability to fulfill school demands. There is no record of such an ailment in any medical encyclopedia. Doctors have been unable to find a remedy! We must discover the source and arrest it from spreading further before D.E.Madill . is forced to surrender. The sickness, why of course, the `mid-winter blues'. There are 1200 students precariously awaiting exams and anxiously awaiting spring Vacation. It 'seems that winter and cold weather have been here forever-and We are tired of the ?1°0 tnYi white fresco we are living in; tired of the heavy Coats; bulky sweaters and thernial underwear. Spring, the time When that lovely little something is in the air (Ho, Ho) filled with fresh new promises: A time fix' new beginnings. I don't know if it is the delicate spring rains which Wash away WinterS" dullness and cleanses the students' minds or exactly what metamorphosis occurs, but one certainly does. The winter term which has slipped by so quickly has now subsided, to an unapprecited crawl. We all' wish it was over to let the pandemoniuin and excitement of our third term arrive. Thoughts of warm weather, the prom, and graduation are already transform- ing themselves into reality. 'But right now the disease is employing record high numbers --, come rescue us soon. Exams will be heie in a few days! Yes; and along with then' come hours of studying, last minute cramming, perhaps, and panic. Very few people sympathize with us. Some even tell us they 'hope we get exactly what we deserve.They will come and we will survive, only then will `the blues' dissolve themselves. Wish I wish I had a cure, but needless to say I don't. All I can do is Wish you well. So from Myself and the, rest of the school' Page staff 'The best of luck and' keep smiling'. By loan teishinall Editor. The Diviners which was written by Margaret Lawrence and The Livt4 ofOrls and !low* blekio` always &.ding what they need so' much.. Meeag has searched for forty-seven years to find her life's meaning. Now her daughter,, Pitpienurst take up the searect. To what ends?. . DEBBIE McCALL Hairstylists Now at George of Brussels John St. Brussels 887-6751