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The Citizen, 1988-06-08, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1988. First place Overall Winners at the combined Walton-Seaforth Public Schools’ Playday last Friday at Walton were Team #1, shown above with their victory ribbons on the school’s playground equipment. Each of the 12 teams competing was made up of students from each of the elementary grades from both schools. The winners were [front, from left] Valerie Collins, Jason Brown, and Michael Castenette; and [back] Lisa Reynolds, Gregory Nixon, Becky Laverty, Melissa Hopper, Jason Badley and Alicia Dalton. Barry Comeau was missing when the photo was taken. Craribrook Compiled by Mrs. Mac Engel. Phone 887-6645 Visitors attend supper Proposal for county day-care bites the dust After months of inching toward approval, a plan to provide 25 day care spaces in private homes for low-income earners was killed Thursday by a recorded vote of Huron County Council. The vote that killed the program was taken after John MacKinnon, Administrator of the Social Service department presented a suggested set of criteria for determining who would be eligible to get one of the spotspaidforby the program in private homes across the county. The first proposal for private home day care was made in 1987. A budget allocation of $16,482 of county money to allow for funding for a six-month trial period (at a total cost of $82,408) narrowly escaped being killed at the special March budget meeting of council but a motion to stop the program was defeated when it was noted that approval at that point didn’t mean it would be implemented. On one side Mr. MacKinnon had argued that money would be saved by providing day care to people already on welfare who could then Science Fair committee says thanks Continued from page 5 other participants from all across Canada. The Clinton Legion and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary made our Science Fair day competition excellent. The ladies supplied us with a terrific meal and fantastic hospitality. The Clinton Legion members treated us to a spotless building, courteous smiles, unend­ ing help and to top it all off they donated the use of both rooms that we used. This was definitely support at its fullest. Last but not least we should mention the excellent skilled and untiring efforts of the judges. These judges were well qualified for the job. They were: Dr. Gaylan Josephson, Centralia College; Bill Trick, engineering consultant, Clinton; Ross Carter, Seaforth Public School, teacher; George Garland, Centralia College; Kathie Monk, Ausable Bayfield Conservation; Paul Weitendorf, Maitland Valley Conservation; Lillian Hallam, Huron County Board of Education; Judy Cairn­ cross, Central Huron Secondary School, teacher. Thanks again to all who helped. Dave Medd Huron County Science Fair Committee. find jobs or by keeping people off welfare who were apt to go on welfare because they had low paying jobs and were paying too much to childcare or couldn’t get child care. On the other side councillors like Gerald D’Arcey of Howick had argued the program wasn’ t needed and worried that although only 25 day-care places were proposed at present, the program would snow­ ball in future. When the criteria was proposed at last week’s meeting, Lionel Wilder of Hay township said it had been his understanding that no go aheadfor theprogram had been given yet. Mr. MacKinnon said he had understood that the program was approved but that council wanted to see criteria before it went into effect. Warden Bob Bell agreed saying it was his under­ standing that the county was proceeding with the program with some clarifications. Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston said that looking at the few paragraphs used to set down the criteria he was glad that the council hadn’t gone along with the recom­ mendation earlier to hire someone to set up the program and criteria since it looked like somebody had Education is not only for the young; it is a lifelong experience. The University of Western Ontario offers credit courses in your area for part-time students. The ‘mature student’ admission category provides an opportunity for people over 21, without Grade 13, to take credit courses towards a university degree. Western’s 1988-89 Fall/Winter Calendar for credit studies will be available June 15. Courses offered in your area include: CLINTON - CENTRAL HURON SECONDARY SCHOOL Philosophy 143E [Philosophy of Religion]..........Thursdays GODERICH - GODERICH DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Geology 020 [Introductory Geology]......................Tuesdays KINCARDINE - KINCARDINE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Psychology 141 [The Exceptional Child]..........Wednesdays French 271 [Language]........................................Thursdays Classes begin the week of September 12, 1988. Admission deadline: July 22, 1988. Course selection and general academic counselling is available at: Kincardine District High School, Room 14 Thursday, June23, 6:30-8:00p.m. For further information call Jill Chalmers [UWO Owen Sound Representative] at [519] 376-6600, or THE UNIVERSITYOF WESTERN ONTARIO Faculty of Part-Time & Continuing Education 23Stevenson-Lawson Building London, Ontario N6A 5B8 [519] 661-3635 spent about 10 minutes preparing the report. He also said that he had never had any indication that final approval had been given to the program. Mr. MacKinnon replied that the proposal to hire someone to set up the program would have involved much more work than just setting up the criteria. Lossy Fuller, deputy reeve of Exeter, said she had done some checking into how much people were paying for babysitting in her area and she felt what the county was preparing to pay was extreme­ ly generous. Perhaps the program was needed, she said, but it seemed to be a very costly program to get into when only 25 children in the county would benefit. Allan Gibson, reeve of Ashfield and chairman of the Social Services Committee said that he felt it was time to either “vote to go ahead, or can it’’. Russel Kernighan, reeve of Colborne said he agreed that it was time to make a final decision. He personally felt, he said, that this was the least involvement the county could make if it went ahead. Robert Fisher, reeve of Zurich, said he felt the cost per day was too high and wondered, if people were willing to babysit for less, why the Catherine Thiel and Jan Miller from Waterloo, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Conley on May 29 and all attended the Ethel Church supper. Richard Minielly from Grade 6 at Grey Central School, while on a student exchange spent May 18, 19, and 20 with Joey Wilk at Standish, Mich. Joey has been spending several days this past week with Richard and his parents Jim and Linda. Mr. and Mrs. John Saxon spent a recent weekend visiting in Toron­ to. Achievement night for the 4-H was held at Family Paradise on May 31. Jean Locking and Bev Hart received Provincial Honours. Several Grade 7 pupils are on a school trip to Quebec and Ottawa. Mrs. Mac Engel accompanied Mrs. Isabel Thompson, Listowel, to Seaforth on June 3 where they attended the funeral of the late Ivy social services department could­ n’t use the lower-priced baby­ sitters. Mr. MacKinnon said that the cost was only $13.25 per child per day and thought that sounded reasonable given how much he had paid for his own children many years of inflation ago. Jim Robinson, Reeve of Hensall, noted that the province of Ontario would soon be unveiling its day care plan and perhaps Huron should hold back to make sure its efforts would co-ordinate with provincial plans. In the end the proposal was turned down by a 19-12 count. Supporting the idea of the daycare program were: Warden Bob Bell and councillors Bee Cooke, L.E. Cox, Tom Cunningham, R.W. Fisher, Doug Fraser, Allan Gib­ son, Dave Johnston, Russel Ker­ nighan, Bruce Machan, Brian McBurney and Ernie Snell. Oppos­ ing the proposal were councillors: Leona Armstrong, Bill Bennett, Henderson. Attending the graduation of Joanne Knight at the University of Western Ontario on June 3 were her parents, Jack and Donna, brothers Steve and Brad and wife Juanita, and her grandmother, Pearl Gloor of Mitchell. At the June meeting of the Women’s Institute plans were made for a variety of summer activities which will include our annual trip to the Blyth Festival, and a swim party in July for the whole family. The convenor for Agriculture, Lois Hart, then took members for a tour of the Brussels Sales Barn. Klaus'Henschel gave them a very complete and interest­ ing run down on this big operation and answered many questions. Keep in mind the annual garage and bake sale and lunch booth on June 8 at the Community Centre from 5 - 8 p.m. Cecil Cranston, G.D. D’Arcey, Claire Deichert, J.P. Doherty, Lossy Fuller, Marie Hicknell, K.J. McCann, G.E. Prout, Clarence Rau, Jim Robinson, Grant Stirling, Tom Tomes, Albert Wasson, Lionel Wilder, Gordon Workman and Harry Worsell (two votes). Meet your perfect mate in the Classified Section.