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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-02-22, Page 1 BRUSSELS ONTARIO 107th Year. - Issue No. 8 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22,}1978 School future in doubt OURFRIEND,TRE LION N6i1 Nobonaldallat the Liort:Wa6 turrounded by small MOMS at the Brussels lions • Polar Daite at the arena ors Saturday. A large number of tkatert-, young and oldi entered races and thunder mug competition: (Lang1613..Photo) High school teachers walk out Tuesday . . A BRAND NEW BANK — Reeve Cal Krauter was on hand at Thursday morning's opening of the new Royal Bank in Brussels. Here he welcomes, from left, Lloyd Fraser. Manager, market development for the Royal's Kitchener region, Brussels • Royal manager. Jerry Dellow, Reeve Krauter wand Bill Watt, regional manager for the bank, to Brussels A large crowd came to look over the new bank. More photos inside the Post. (Photo by Langlois) a) Henderson has confirmed that his committee will ask the board to cons er closing Walton Public School at the board's March 6 meeting. - The plan Mr. Henderson's fiscal and property committee has worked out, the subject of many rumours in the last Week.would see-Walton PSstlidents bused to Seaforth Public School and the Walton school closed. in order to make room for the 120 Walton PS Kindergarten to Grade 4 students, two SPS Grade 8 classes would be shifted to Sea forth District High School where .there will be room because of deli ning enrolment. Walton Public School has- full enrolment now and expects 33 new kindergarten students in September. Children in the first five school grades from . the townships of Morris, Grey and McKillop attend the -school. The ar ea is. represented by All secondary schools in Huron County were closed Tuesday as Huron County teachers continued their walk out for a better contract. Wingham and Godefich first closed their doOrs on Thursday, followed on Friday by Clinton and Seaforth. At 8:35 on Tuesday morning a Teacher's federation rep phoned the , Huron County Board of Education office in Clinton to say the teachers would be out at all Thirty-eight teams have registered for the Brussels Optimists Atom Tournament That means more teams and more players than last year. ,Ten people have offered to open their home to some of 'the, hockey players involved. A place to stay, on Saturday, -March 4, must be found for still more players, If you can, and are willing, to accommodate some of these hockey players let the Optiinists know how many you will take. See, ad elsewhere in this paper on who to give your name to. There should be' good spectator enter- tainment for hockey fans at this tournament so be sure to attend and support the teams you favour. * * * * * * Reserve Friday, March 3, to Brussels Lions Polar Daize made good use of the new Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre when large crowds attended skating events there on the weekend. ' Winners included; .. Youngest Skater at 17 months was Timmy Machan and Oldest was Bill Van Nes, age unknown. Race winners were Girls 5 and under, Lori. Ann. Willie, Patty Knight, Patricia Alberts. Boys skating 5 and under Steve Fritz, Andrew McCutcheon, Steve MCCuteheon. Girls 6-7, Judy Ten Pas, Linda Wilson, Judy Knight. - Boys 6-7, Jan Johnston, Donald Hastings, Tim Girls 8-91 Karla King, Carol. Ten Pas, Jackie MeCutcheon. Boys 8.9, Marty. Rutledge, Dean Wheeler, Shawn Bremner Girls 10-11, ...Sandra Huether, Brenda Richthoncl, Marriane county high schools on Tuesday, according to John Cochrane, director of education. The strike is k day to day situation according to Mr. Cochrane. A lockout of teachers (Continued on Page 16) alton Hurcin County Board of Education trustee John attend the World Day of grayer to be held in Brussels United Church'on Friday, March 1. ;Join with others around the world in this service of prayer in these times of trouble. Perhaps if more of us asked in prayer, that,those in power be granted the w'idsom and understanding they need, the threatening problems of our country, and the world, could be avoided or solved in peace. ** * * * * The Drama Club of the F. E. Madill Secondary , ',School, Wingham, are in rehearsal for the presentation of the musical "Fiddler On The Roof" sometime in April. We heat that the leading members of the cast possess excellent voices for , the characters they portray. Some of (Continued on Page 16) Scott. toys 10-11, Tim FritZ, Kevin Johnston, Wayne McCutcheon. Girls 12-13, Teresa Glanville, Jo Ann Knight, Mary Lynn Van Nes. Boys 12-13, Les .Black, Steve Knight, Rodney Becker. Girls 14 and over-Cathy Sholdice, Betty Graber, Terry Van Nes, Mrs. Bill Van Nes. Boys 14 and over Ken Higgins, Mike Trebner, Mtn Scott. Whiners of the Lions Race featuring members in uniforrn were; Neil Mcbonald, Bruce. Hahn, Tini Prior, John Richmond, In the Thundermug race 1st heat winners were K. Higgihs, M. VAder, C. Sholdice, C. King; B. Richmond, W. Lowe. IC Higgins, C. King, W. Lowe, K. Higgins raced in the 2nd heat. Overall Winning tearti was Ken Higgins, Terry Glanville, Kevin Johnston and Steve Knight, M.. Bremner tops in Canadian ski tour Murray Bremner of Brussels captured the highest possible award for a person entering the cross-country ski tour from Lachute, Quebec, to Ottawa. He completed the 160 kin, the full course this week. The other members of the Brussels ski club also made a fine showing in the event in which 3,700 entrants from all over the world competed. Greg Cowan, who had competed in the first 120 mile race in Icentennial year, &Mud he did not have the stamina to quite complete the course this time. He did however, manage 100 km as did his brother Ted. His wife Trudy Cowan endured the grueling course for 50 km. The distance of the course is roughly that . from Toronto to Ottawa. Greg, who called the Post from (Continued On Page 10) closing any other schools in the county, Mr. Henderson said and the proposal to clsoe Walton is based on "plain common sense." Seaforth Public has some space available and it has facilities like a library, Mr. Henderson said. "Why close it and keep open a font-room school that's in need of repait?" Although Grey trustee McDonald says his "phone has been ringing" with a lot of parents very concerned about the fate of the school, Mr. enderson says other parents are asking when their children will get into SPS' instead of going through the bus turn around at Winthrop. Huron's director of education John Cochrane' said Tuesday morning that closing' Walton Public School has not yet been discussed by the board. As a straight money saving plan it might make sense, but there are other things to consider, he said. three trustees, Mr. Henderson who covers M cKillop, Don McDonald who covers Grey and John Elliott, board chairman, who . represents Morris. - Parents of WPS students, alarmed, about the closing proposal, have organized a meeting tonight at Family Paradise which the three trustees and Don. •Kenwell, the B. of E. Siiperintendent who produced facts and figures on the dollar saving to the board if the Walton 'School is closed, will attend. Trustee Henderson said' parents were jumping the gun by holding their own meeting and said his committee had planned to have an information meeting before the board considered the ". closure, but needed board approval before it could be called. "We weren't going to do it (close the school) without parents being informed." His committee is not looking at Short -Shots by Evelyn Kennedy Kids win at Rotaio Datze ESTABLISHED 1872 russels Post