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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-01-24, Page 6age ueknow SentineI2iFfeilnestlay,:jaiVaary R E I CHARTER°D ACCOUNTANT P.O.130X-000 WiNeliAMA ONT NOGG 2W0 1 4 s- 4 e Services BARRY REl 4 OA. SQA Josephine St, W45224.357'450 4.357450 (Fax), 444141011v Q Accounting RUSS .1AYLOR, O.A. WITH RAYMOND C.O.A. • -1114 • rJ All Sates Fano@ LADIES' STORE HOUR FASHIONS & TERN ® 881 3090 s� .�Y. 220 Durham St„ Walkerton9.311 a,m.s00 pm. MON.-tact. 9:30 arn. 30 p.m. 99 iiron by Amy lifieilaud$ The Huron Plowmen's Association is ready to pro- aotaiuron Cotg>aty 35, the perfect sitefor the 1999 International Plowing Match (IFM). "We're bringing the county down to Waterloo," stated Gerry Thiel speaking about the PlownwnIl's Convention on Feb. 12 where. the Huron Association will be making its presentation. "Feb. 12 - thal will fell the t• !e," The Huron County Plowmen made the presen- tation they will be making at the conventionat a meet- ing held in Clinton on Jan. 17. The presentati.•>n con- sists of a video from Huron County tourism and shows prer.a, scenes from all over the county including *any attractions and accommoda- tions. Also involved in presePtation ie a slide shown with slides by Dan Hole of H 1 satl, of many y .ac**^. scenes'ro n around the county. shown along with the video. . Huron County, known as total -Ws west coast" and the. "agricultural heartland of Ontario has a agricultur- al heritage that dates back over 200 ye <.; rs, the video presentation said. "Huron County is a vacatioini desti- nation with charm, culture and beauty," the video added, as it went on to. tell • f many + f the county's communities and their offerings. s "Ti&nat's as busy as I'Vete gonna be," said Thiel point- ►g toe fano slide of the presentation of a bee have,. 'And 'it's starting, now." forfeel the county speaks itrsea, l ," he s . d. "It's on of the best eaunties and it's one to be proud of." The association hopes to name the match "99, the year of the great one" aoi hopes to have Wayne Gretzky open the match, but it is not "etcched in stone", said Neill McGavin, repre- sentative for the Huron County Plowmen's Association. 1999 also marks the 75th anniversary of the .Huron Plowmen's :Association. 'McGavin said the main theme of the bid will be a "back -to -the -basics" plow- ing match to go back to NEW LOWER MONTHLY PAYMENT 24 5.0 mite V-8 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND LONG WHEELBASE MONTH LEASE ONLY 51,605 DOWNPAYfVIENT **" seRiEs INLUiES OVER IN,. NO CHARGE EXTRAS:. tVf AIR CONDONING 1:11110110E STESL1iWIHEELS 1WO-TONE PAINTy(re TILT STEERING`, WHEEL M coma CEJ .tA NE"1ER tel AMMO STEREO WITH CLOCK & CASSEITE UGIIT GROW CEJ ARGENT REAR 00 itumPER HEADUNER & INSOLATION.PACKAGE 00111 &'VINYL TRIM L3 AND MIS! LIMITED TIME. OFFER! 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The county plowmen will be taking two buses down to Waterloo for the convention t r ; ;e present. i - tion. Thiel stated that "more numbers male a differ- ence." The 1999 host will be announced 'at the con- vention during the banquet. "We're going to promote the best county there is," said McGavin. Library system will see many changes by Pat Halpin. - The news of library branch closures was.inet without opposition from county councillors Tuesday. Library board chair Tom Boyle said the branches in Allenford and Elmwood close Jan. 31 because of a 41 per cent funding cut over two years. • That cut comes on the heels of three years of effort by'°the library` board to reduce expenses and absorb a deficit imposed by .pay equity calculations. Boyle said even with its financial struggt,ess the 'county library continues to rank as one of the most intensely used county,. library systems in Ontario, 1994 figures show Bruce has the third highest circula- tion per capita, and the highest use per dollar in Ontario. Meanwhile, total circulation increased 5.5 per cent in 1995 compared to the previous year. I.n spite of widespread support by patrons, Boyle said the library system will face layoffs, a .possible four-week shutdown, user and registration .fees and fundraising for books and videos. . , "This represents a funda- mental change for libraries' in Ontario," Boyle said of the prospect of user fees. Library'. director Mario Apolloni suggested the annual user fee would be $5 to $10 a resident or $25 .a family. eek eco, both county agencies. Knight's work with Bruce will begin with a six month contract as the CAS investi- gates long-term partner- ships. Mackie said the feasi- bility of amalgamation with either Grey or Huron CAS is under consideration. Walkerton Reeve Bob Mackie introduced the new executive director of the ' Bruce Children's Aid Society to county council- lors on Tuesday. Mackie said Tom Knigh,t of the Huron CAS, is serv- ing-as erv-°ing-as executive director for At the crossroads... •from page $ • . only revert to the only restructuring Option open to them - let the office of the Minister of Municipal. Affairs do the job. So much ,.'for. letting government : clos- est to the people deal with . issues best. There aretwo theories of goverairnent power. 'There is the bottom up theory, where the people at, the bottom hold the power and elected representatives draw part of thatp oWe: to r enact the conunon affairs of :the peo- ple things that individuals and . privato enterprise can- not dor The other form of government is the top down iron fist of Caesar, where the people are totally at the mercy of government regu- lations. We are at the crossroads, to decide in which direction that we would'lke to travel, remembering that we are the keepers of our tomor- row's and the tomorrow's of our posterity. Todays deci- sions will become tomor- row's way of life. We post do more than' just grumble. We Must t become the advo- cates catesin their absence to block this probable harm - Rob McQueen Dungannon,