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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1987-09-16, Page 11THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1987. PAGE 11. Walton School budget may be tight Compiled by Mrs. Bett\ McCall. Phone 887-6677 Walton UCW plans for turkey supper The September meeting of the Walton I unit of the U.C.W. was held in the church basement on Wednesday evening with a good attendance tostart the new season. Edith Wey was in charge of the devotions following through with the theme, “Beauty of God’s World”. Marie McGavin was pianist for the hymns and read the scripture lesson. The offering was received and dedicated. Edith closed with prayer. Marie McGavin presided for the business. Maxine Marks read minutes in the absence of Audrey Hackwell. Edith Wey gave treasur er's report for Doreen Hackwell’s absence. Several items of business were Former minister visits Rev. Chas Swan, formerly of Duff’s Church visited in this area last week. He has been minister at Fort Nelson, B.C. and was enroute to Smith’s Falls nearOttawafor the next nine months. Several of the young folk are off to college including Christine Nelemans and Sandra Sholdice to Humber College in Toronto; Carol Axtmann, Jeff McGavin and John Huether are attending Guelph University. Nelson Reid returned home from Stratford hospital last Friday following over a two-week stay. Annie stayed with Katie Stimore. Reminder, that the euchres are starting this Thursday night with desserts served at 7 p.m. The noon luncheon is this Wednesday. discussed. It was announced that a Colorado spruce would be planted atthechurch to replace the one that was at the front corner. The turkey supper on Nov. 4 is to start at 4:30 p.m. Resignations to be in for Walton I by October. The bale will be packed after Oct. 18. If you have a large amount, it is requested you leave it at Mark’s Garage. An invitation was read from the Brussels United Church to attend their U.C.W. Thankoffering, Sun day, evening, Sept. 27. The next general meeting of the U.C. W. will be held in Dec. with former members and presidents invited. The October unit meeting will be held at the home of Gloria Wilbee. Marie closed the meeting with prayer, ahalf houroffellowship followed during lunch, served by Marjory Fraser, Elva Wilbee and Mary Humphries. Halfway through its fiscal year, the Huron County Board of Education may have to be involved in a little belt-tightening in order to make ends meet. “We think we are in a tight situation for the rest of the year - this is probably the most difficult budgetary year I have faced,” Huron County Director of Educa tion Bob Allen told school trustees in Clinton on September 8, during the first board meeting of the new school year. The shortfall has come about due to a discrepency of close to $249,000 between the amount budgeted for various capital pro- jectsthroughoutthecountyand the actual amount of the tenders accepted for the projects, among them new roofing for Central Huron and F.E. Madill Secondary Schools and for Huron Centennial Public School in Brucefield, as well as for a new boiler at Zurich Public School. All projects are on sche dule or completed. In reporting the mid-term bud get to trustees, Mr. Allen said that about $62,000 of the shortfall will have to be raised locally from various sources. “While this feature indicates discretion with further spending, it is not seen to have serious impact on year-end estimates,” Mr. Allen’s report concludes. Of additional concern to Huron County taxpayers is the impact of the mid-August fires which wiped out Exeter Public School and partially destroyed Usborne Cen tral Public School, although Mr. Allen said no estimate of the potential financial burden to the county can be made at this time. School Board insurance is de- ductibleat$10,000 for each school, but the architectural and engineer- Nominations needed for award ing fees required prior to re-build ing are not acceptable as part of the insurance claim, and must be absorbed by the board. Mr. Allen said that it would bt reasonable to predict that 10 per cent of re-building costs would be requir ed for these fees. Total damage in the fires, which are presumed to have been deliberately set, is estimated at well over $1 million. The potential burden to Huron County ratepay ers has been raised with the Ministry of Education, Mr. Allen said, but no word has been received as to what assistance may be available from the province. Nominations are now being received by the Clinton OMAF office for the Norman Alexander Conservation Award, which is presented each year at the annual meeting of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Associa tion. The award recognizes local landowners for their work in conserving soil and water resour ces through conservation farming techniques such as conservation tillage, crop rotation, and the implementation of structural ero sion control measures. Nominations must be submitted to Brent Kennedy at the Clinton OMAF office no later than Sep tember 25, in order that the nominees may be surveyed by the Joint Program team as to what they are actually doing to aid conserva tion. Walton 4-H dub hosts safety night The Walton 4-H Club hosted a Farm Safety night in Seaforth on September 2, the result of a project the Club has been involved with over the past two months. Since the beginning of the project, the Club’s 11 members have become more aware of farm safety, covering everything from the risk involved in contact with rabid animals to the risks in handling farm machinery. The evening was highlighted by presentations from three local speakers. The first, Barry Gordon of Seaforth, spoke of the import ance of the proper handling and storage of chemicals on the farm. He said that accidents involving chemicals are rare in this area, but noted that this is because local farmers are handling them correct ly- John Underwood of RR 1, Wingham, a farmer and a member of the Huron Farm and Home Safety Association, spoke about the Highway Traffic Act, espe cially as it pertains to farm vehicles. Don McGregor of Carmen, Ontario, was also present to speak of his own farm accident, in which he lost a leg in an accident with a silounloader. He attributed his accident to “being young and not following the rules closely enough,’’ and warned Club mem bers to be especially careful around farm machinery. 4-H members completing the project are Jeff and Scott Hunt, Kevin VanBakel, Dan, Bonnie, Barb and Lorrie Glanville, Connie McLure, Peggy Ryan and Brian Poppe. 1/2$ admission to the s'.O ^cialO^ Half Price AG*^O/jjmission W to the Western vOr----------------------!r This voucher la valid September 11 lo 20.1987. for 50% off lhe I regular price ol one Adull admission ticket, when presented at the Western Fair admlation gate. Limit one adult admission . offer per voucher. Not valid for Pay-one-Prlce tickets. 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