The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-05-23, Page 7ew busines opens in St. Helens
St Saturday lite Old • St Helen's
Stere opened it's doors for n in the
small hamlet of St. Helens. The stere win ..
be .an outlet for crofts, toys and. quilts
made by lel ua.
With the exception et a nine year
period, this bending has housed a general
store Shue the 1O's. Anne and Bob
Watkins, formerly of Gam, purchased
the property In May of 1.* film Mr. end
etre. John: Siecker. When asked why or
how they had eleven St. Helens to live
Mrs, Watkins said they had been look-
ing for a weekend treat: and it was
simply chance that they answered On
advertisement regarding the property.
One leok at the ,lace and Anne knewit
was exactly what they had been seeking.
Having a general stare attavhed to the
residence was a ,bonus,. Dice that Anne
decided to use as a Weans of generating
income to. enable her .to earry on ,wiln
her future plans of having' a tea room
and bed and breakfast accommodation.
Work began after Christmas this year
•and it was full steam ahead as Anne and
Bob, along with family and friends,
begin preppaara task 11 fo�sched ed area
B USINESS BEAT
opening. One never knows what kind of
treasure May be unearthed when
aovating. When they Were roving a
piece of coviini, much to Anne's delight
they discovered hand d sten ing. a
lover of antiques and anything that
a history, Anne set about to make a pat-
tern of the stencil. She then used the pat-
tern to *Mate arotuind the entrance and.
Windews of the store.
The Old St. Helen's Store Maintains
Maitre Charm front years gone by with,
the originalfloor, pressed: metal ceiling
and wooden shelves; Dominating the floor
space is Jim mammoth wood counter,
that was stripped and varnished. The
whole atmosphereprovides a Warm'
background for the high quality work of
area craftsmen.
The Old St. Helen's Store, at The Herb
of Grace O'Sundays, is Iocated on the •
corner of the l8th sideroad and loth con-
cession of West Wawanosh Township.
Drop in for a browse and say .hello.
Nursery school operator waits
in on Junior kindergarten
by Patrick liaftis
CHESLEY—The operator of a Por, t
Elgin nursery school wants the Bruce -
County Board of Education to consider,
existing nursery school and daycare
operations as potential providers of
Junior .Kindergarten services. •
"As the .eduction system moves toward
Junior Kindergarten, it will have a con-
siderable negative effect on nursery
schools and daycare centres," said Bob .
Wells, of Paddington Station . Nursery
School in Port Elgin, at. the board's May
16 meeting.
While an , overwhelming demand for
such services exists in urban `centres, •
Wells said daycare' ,and nursery schools
and rural communities are "not filled to
capacity and some are barely surviving."
"We're asking the board to consider ex-
isting • providers to supply some of your
needs for Junior Kindergarten."
Wells, said his school and "my counter-
part in Kincardine," are prepared to .pro-
vide
pro-
vide Junior Kindergarten services in
those communities.
Paddington Station Nursery School, said
Wells, could provide up to 50 spaces dai-
ly for Junior Kindergarten students, leav-
ing about the same amount of spaces for
younger children.
The, ministry of education has legislated
school boards in Ontario to make Junior
Kindergarten available, on a voluntary
basis by 1994.
Wells said his school could provide
teachers with two-year Early Childhood
Education (ECE) diplomas, plus Ontario
Teachers College (OTC) educated super-
visors, with existing staff. Based do 50
spaces a day, and a student/teacher ratio
of 12 to one, he said he could provide ,the
service for about $100;000 per year.
"I challenge you to be able to provide
for that many students, similarly, with an
in-house option," he said.
LUCKNOW
DISTRICT
COMMUNITY
CENTRE
Saturday May 26
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OPEN DATES
Friday, May 25
Saturday, June- 2
Allan Stanley & Nancy Jarvis
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CALL 528-3532, 9 am. -6 p.m.
Costs Would be increased, if the board':
insisted' Junior Kindergarten staff be 100
per cent . OTC. graduates..
Paul Martindale; director .of education,
said it was his understanding the
minister of education has directed boards
to "implement a .Junior Kindergarten ;;
• program, not a daycare program."
He asked if Wells knew of any other
boards Who have chosen to •provide
Junior Kindergarten programs through
local nursery schools.
"I don't know of any right tow, said
Wells. . .
The request was referred to the educe
Mond issues committee for further study.. ;.
' The committee was also directed to con-
tact the ministry to find out if such a
program would . meet :1VIOE standards,81111111111111111118111
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long jump: Jeff Brindley, .Brent. Gammie
Doug Culbert. Triple jump: Steve Bauer,
Elliott Bauer, Philip Dickson. Shot put:
Jeff Taylor, Rob Ohm, Leigh Anson.Soft-
ball throw: Doug Culbert, Brent Gammie,
Jason Hodges/Jeff Brindley. 50 metre
shuttle: Lee Dorion, Josh Foster, Philip'
Dickson, Trevor Hayes; Peter McNay,
David deBoer, Dree Park, Jac Chisholm.,
400 metre relay: Rob Ohm, Matthew
Selkirk, Kirk Tyler, Eric Andrew; Jeff
Brindley, Doug Culbert, Steve Bauer,
Brent Gammie.100 metre dash: Kirk
Tyler, Doug Culbert, Steve BAuer, Rob
Ohm. 200 metre race: Steve Bauer Rob
Ohm, Doug Culbert. 400 metre race: Eric
Andrew, Jeff Brindley, Craig McNay. 800
metre race: Eric Andrew, Jeff Brindley,
Criag McNay. Champion Steve BAuer,
runner up Kirk Tyler.
LUCKNOW & DISTRICT
LIONS CLUB
Dabber
Bingo
Lucknow Community Centre
Sunday, May 27
•500.00 Winner
11000. Progressive
Potential Prize Board *3000.
Jackpot on 55 Calls.
*500. must goo
Progressive at 52' Calls
Purple Ball - •100.00
Hall opens "at .6:30 p.m.
Bingo starts at 7:15 p.m.
Anne" Watkins of St. Helens stands •among 'a few of the many high; quality crafts .made
by area artisans that you may find for sale at The Old .St. Helen's Store at The Herb
of Grace Cr Sundays. The opening day,was lest Saturday. (Pat Livingston photo)
Ash field holds -.public meeting
from page 6.
superintendent was directed to contact
the township .solicitor and planner regar-
ding the road system.
Eileen Tigert, Allan Brown and Jack
Wenzel attended themeeting to discuss
the request for closure of Wellington
Street. Information is to be forwarded to
the township solicitor for his
recommendation.
Ethel Jackmanapproached , council
regarding the clarification of a legal
description of a road allowance and her
adjacent property.
Wayne Tucker, representing the
Dungannon • Agricultural Society,
presented council with a copy of a draft
agreement between • the Agricultural
Society, •Ashfield and West Wawanosh
townships, to establish a basic framework
for the provision of repairs and ongoing
maintenance to the Dungannon Ball dia-
mond. The draft,agreement will be con-
sidered by council for discussion at a
future meeting.
It was moved by Simpson and second
by Cairncross that council support the
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resolution by Morris Township to petition
the Provincial Government to increase
recreational funding to municipalities.
•
By-law :15 was passed setting ,the .mill
rates for the 1990 taxation year. With the
' .long weekend, and the township office
closed Friday afternoons, The Sentinel
was unable to obtain full' details from the
clerk's office in time for this week's
paper. More information will be included
neat week on the rates:
A. tile drain . loan application was ap-
proved for Donald Culbert.
Council accepted the price from Alpha
Door Systems Inc. of $12,100 to supply
and install three steel insulated overhead
doors at the township shed.
In Huron Kinloss Munse to a nicipal uest Telephone
m
System regarding the situating of a small
building on a township road allowance, it
was moved by Andrew and seconded by
Cairncross.that council consent to the re-
• quest provided the building does not in-
terfere with any adjacent landowners.
Council meets next on June 5.
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