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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-01-30, Page 1single copy 35c Published in Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday,January 30, 1985 16 pages Two Lucknow Pathfinders have earned their Canada Cords, the highest award in guiding. Donalda Thompson, .left and Mae Raynard received their cords from Pathfinder Guider Wendy Gensler at, a ceremony, January 24. The Canada Cord is presented on completion of 150 challenges makhag it the highest achlevement in guiding. Three Lucknow Guldes received their All Round Cords, the highest award a girl can receive while a. guide, at the January 24 ceremony. From the left are Alison Wardrop, Lilianna Hunter and Sharon Askes. The cords were presented by Ilene Greer, Commis- sioner for Maltee District and Bev Thompson; Commissioner for Beaver Division. [Photo by Sharon Dietz] Lucknow Co-operative realizes net income Lucknow District Co-operative reported a net income: of $82,855 in 1984, the first time the co-operative has shown a profit in five years, when the,/ board of directors presented the financial statement at the annual banquet and dance January 25. President Jim Gibson said the two words, thank you, were most important in 1984 and fie went on to thank the members for their support, the Co-operators Insur- ance and United Co=operatives of Ontario for their moral and financial support, the staff and management who kept I positive, attitude and were committed to making 1984. a profitable year and the board of directors for their strong support and Gibson said the Lucknow Co=operative is now entering the second year of its refin- ancing agreement and the .board is pres- ently holding negotiations with financial institutions to permit the Co-operative to return to normal banking relations in October, 1985. Gibson reminded members these negotiations are dependent on the continued support of member patrons, careful management of " assets and the ability to continue to show a level of profitability., Gibson said it is not the , intent of the' Lucknow Co-operative to be the biggest farm supply outlet in the area, but the leadership. Co-operative does intend to be the best. l7 "We are committed to having top quality staff, equipment, products and services for the Lucknow area farmers," added Gibson. Lucknow Co-operative sales in 1984 increased from $3,790,830 in 1983 to $4,163,068." The statement of incomes shows the Lucknow Co-op paid interest expenses of $40,339, down from $102,838 the previous year. Gross income was $464,385, up from $445,104 in 1983: Directors appointed to the board for a three year term were Fred Phillips and Sandy. Simpson. Retiring directors are Charles Wilkins and William MacPherson, who were not eligible for re-election. Weather permits road department surplus The Bruce County Highways Depart- ment ended 1984 in a surplus position according to Eldon Yundt, county engin- eer. In his annual report to Bruce County Council. Yundt said job costs were reason- ably close to estimates, but the good weather in November"put the icing on the cake". The good weather allowed the county to complete several construction projects. - / Road construction and maintenance costs traditionally top the list of county budgets and this year was no exception. Total expenditures on county roads were Construction c By Henry Hess Changes to the design of its new wing required to allow the project to continue through the winter months sparked debate during last . week's meeting of -the Wingham and District Hospital Board. The changes, involving the elimination of a concrete slab from the roof, add only marginally to the cost of the project, but also mean the hospital will be getting somewhat less for its money. The debate however focused on the way the decision ,to change the design was made rather than the str'tctural changes with the chairman of the property commit- tee, Hans Kuyvenhoven, asking for assurances that the committee would not be "put against the wall' again by being slightly over $3.8 million but approximate- ly $39,000 under budget. Yundt said 1984 had been "a unique year for road construction" because all the work completed was in urban areas. Work included rebuilding the main streets in Formosa, Chepstow, Invermay and Lion's Head: The work totalled 2.5 miles of construction. A county bridge rehabilitation program resulted in several bridges being resurfac- ed and reinforced. One bridge on the Bruce -Grey boundary in Arran Township required new steel trusses and a new deck. At the Huron Terrace bridge in Kincar- dine, Yundt said a concrete support pier had deteriorated to a near hazardous condition. The pier was encased in rein- forced concrete. Yundt described the bridge maintenance program as good economics. He said maintaining bridges is much cheaper than replacing, them. Some of the larger items in the budget were winter control, including snowplow- ing, sanding and salting, at a cost of $767.000; paving, $332,000 and adminis- tration and equipment, $552,000. and debate hanged spark bo presented with a proposal when it was too late to consider alternatives. By the time the committee got involved with the need for changing the roof design. he said, it was too late to do anything but go along with what the contractor wanted or risk having the structure • deteriorate over the winter. If the committee had been consulted earlier it could at least have negotiated a better deal, said Kuyvenhov- en. Asked by the board vice chairman, Dr. Brian Hanlon, whose fault it was that they had been put against the wall, Kuyvenhov- en did not answer directly, but indirectly appearedto, point a finger at the project architect and also at Norman Hayes, the hospital administrator, for what he termed "not very good planning". Originally Hayes had said the hospital .i. could earn interest on its money if the project were shut down over the winter and there was no urgency in considering changes, he said. Then suddenly there had to be a special "meeting, which was held January 2. Had such a meeting been held in November, before the walls and roofing steel were up, the board would have been / inthe driver's seat in any negotiations with the contractor over the pricing of changes, he noted, while by delaying the meeting lost that advantage. Hayes, with the backing of board chair- man, Mary Vair, argued that he was not to blame for the way things had worked out. He had given the architect directions based on discussion at the (October) board meeting and at job meeting the following Turn to page 36 To .develop immersion criteria An ad hoc committee studying French immersion has recommended to the Huron County Board of Education that no exten- sion of the French program occur at this time however, the committee report goes on " to recommend the board develop the criteria for establishing a program of late immersion in the grade 7 and 8 classes in the five county towns. Arnold Mathers, superintendant of program! for the Huron County Board of Education who is a member of the commit- tee, expects the criteria for the late immersion program will be established in time for the program to be implemented as early as September, 1986, if the commit- tee's recommendations are accepted by the board. The committee made its recommenda- tions to the board at its January meeting following months of study. A decision on the committee's recommendations will be made at the February 4 meeting of -the /board. - N The two recommendations were among six options considered by the committee. The other options considered by the board included early French immersion as a three year pilot project in co-operation with the Huron - Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board in the Goderich area; a total immersion kindergarten class as a pilot project in the Goderich area; a kindergart- en total immersion and grade 1 and. 2 partial immersion in the county towns; a Turn to page 30 • • Hospital drive raises $300,000 The fund-raising drive for the building project at, the Wingham and District Hospital is closing in on the 5300,000 mark, three-quarters of the way to its goal . of 5400,000. A campaign report released last week shows that up to December. 31, the drive had raised .a total of 5285,656.42 in dona- tions, pledges and lottery proceeds at a cost of less than 59,000 in expenses paid to date. • The direct mail campaign brought in nearly $70,000 in cash and an additional 552,567 in pledges, while canvassers collected an additional 5125,456 in the various communities served by the hospit- al. Another 512,000was received from foundations, 53,308 from memorial dona- tions, $6,000 from the Town of Wingham and nearly 516,000 in net proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets. • Wingham leads the way intotal giving, with nearly 589,000 in receipts, followed by Lucknow, 535,221; Turnberry Township, Turn to page S• joins Doctor medical staff . Dr. Eric James Shalon has' joined the staff at the Lucknow Medical Centre. A native of Ottawa, Dr, Shalon graduated from the University of Western Ontario in June having completed his residency at hospitals, in London. . / Dr. Shalon worked "in Goderich, just previous to coming to Lucknow and St. Thomas since his graduation. Dr. Shalon worked with Doctors Mel Corrin and Jack McKim at the Lucknow Medical Centre as a student several years ago.