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1101%JI1)i ° - Published lin im w, %tarts, Wednesday, Pebraas7 9, 1983
Lucknow Co-op records loss
Lucknow Distract Co-operative Int, report-
ed a very disappointing year in 1182
recording a loss of $62,482. President
Charles Wilkins said there was some
improvement made in gross margins and in
expense control, but these were offset with
increases in interest costs.
Wilkins said in his statement to the
members at the Co-operative's annual
meting February 4, the Lucknow Co-op is at
a eery critical stage and there must be an
immediate reverse in the trends that have
developed. This is the fourth straight year
the Co-op has recorded a loss at the end of
its fiscal year.
The 1982 loss was down slightly from the
loss of $66,222 recorded in 1981,
Wilkins said the board of directors
decided to make an immediate change in
management after reviewing results of the
last year,
The appointment of a new manager for the
Lucknow Co-op is expected before the end of
February.
The board hasalso discussed a number of
changes which will be implemented and
should improve operations.
Wilkins said the Lucknow Cao -op has
served members well over the years and
needs patronage through purchases, mem-
bers' ideas and suggestions on how to
improve the operation and equity dollars
through additional purchases of member
loans. Member ownership is also required to
control Lucknow Co-op said Wilkins.
Gross sales dropped in 1982 to $3,808,396
from a total of $3,981,268 in 1981.
The statement of income shows the
Co-operative paid interest expense of
$146,711, up from $133,597 in 1981. Gross
margin was up to $439,651, compared to
$427,401 in 1981.
Directors appointed to the board for a
three year term included Tony Miltenburg,
Don Reid and Bruce Colwell. Bob Rutledg€`
was appointed for a one year term to replace
Mike O'Neill, who retired.
Retiring directors were Robert Irwin and
William Scott.
Rabid fox killed in Lucknow
Several rabid foes have been sighted and
three killed in the south Kinloss area during
the past three weeks. Don Carter of Lucknow
shot a rabid fox in his yard Monday morning
after the fox attacked his dog,
Peter Neufeld, Carter's neighbour, shot a
rabid fox in his dog house January 25 and
Ray Buchmeier of Kinloss Township shot a
rabid fox the same day.
Don Maclntyre and Bert Hartemink of
Kinloss Township both reported sighting the
fox, Carter shot later in the morning on
Monday. Hartemink said his dog was
making a fuss and when he opened the door
to see what was causing the dog's excite-
ment, he saw a fox staring at him, not five
feet away.
Mrs. Neufeld reported seeing a fox on
their patio Sunday and has phoned Lucknow
Central Public School to ask the teachers to
warn children to be wary of animals while
they are walking to and from school.
Parents are asked to tell their children
rabid foxes have been killed in the area and
to be on the look out as they play outside or
walk to school.
Case adjourned
David Famish of . Ashfield Township
appeared in Kincardine Provincial Court
January 31 to answer charges of break, enter
and theft laid following the theft of a safe
containing money at the Pine River Cheese
Factory in November.
The case was adjourned to April 11 for a
preliminary hearing or trial.
Wins lottery draw
Annette Curran of R. 1 Dungannon is the
winner of this week's lottery draw. Edith
Simpson drew the lucky ticket #1635.
Report on secondary education
increases course curriculum
By Stephanie Levesque
The Ontario Minister of Education's
response to the Secondary Education Review
Project (SERP) was released recently
making changes in the number of compul-
sory courses required to receive a secondary
school graduation diploma and the develop-
ment of course curriculum.
Dr. Bette Stephenson's response to SERP,
entitled "The Renewal of Secondary Edu-
cation in Ontario", covers many aspects of
secondary education with the main focus on
the credit system, curriculum and the
school's role in preparing students for the
employment market.
SERP was established early in 1980 and
reported to the Minister of Education in the
fall of 1981. in May of 1981 a discussion
paper from SERP was circulated throughout
the province. Prior to the release of the
paper 600 written submissions were received
by SERP.
Following publication of the paper. 2.400
submissions in the form of letters and briefs
and 2,000 signed form letters or petitions
w,re sent to SERP. These submissions came
from school hoards, parents and educators.
Parts of the renewal will he implemented
in September of 19M4 with other sections to
he implemented on a continuing basis.
The most prominent change will be the
increasing of the number of compulsory
credit courses from nine to 16 and the
change in diplomas handed out at gradua-
tion time.
Starting in September of 1984, grade nine
students will be studying for a 30 -credit
diploma named the Ontario Secondary
School diploma (OSSD).
This diploma will replace the two now
given - the Secondary School Graduation
diploma (SSGD) which is awarded after a
student has successfully finished 27 credits
and the Secondary School Honour Gradua-
tion diploma (SSHGD) which is presented to
those students passing six honour, or more
commonly known as grade 13, courses.
This doesn't mean grade 13 is to be
abolished, rather it will be changed to
provincially -designed Ontario Academic
Courses (OACs). These courses will provide
university entrance courses common in
every secondary school across the province.
Such OAC courses as math and science
are now being developed by the Ministry
along with representatives of universities
and colleges. Other courses such as English
will he developed in the near future. The
%Ministry has stated the Ontario Academic
Courses may be used as credits toward the
OSSI) or Studied after the OSSD has been
received.
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Spring can't be far away, the spring Iambs are arriving. Eileen Miller of West Wawanosh
Township shows off a set of quadruplets born on her farm, February 1. Rare In Suffolk sheep,
the four Iambs are all female and doing well. The mother ewe 1s feeding all four and they are
learning to eft solid food. [Sentinel Staff Photo)
Establish corn producers' association
A province -wide membership drive has
been launched by the Ontario Corn Prod-
ucers' Association (DCPA)..
The fledgling organization is pushing hard
to have a solid membership base in time for
spring planting. Regional meetings are
planned for March to elect a board of
directors and delegates to the inaugural
provincial meeting, slated for the end of
March, will also be chosen at the regional
meetings.
"I'm confident Ontario's corn producers
will want to joint the -DCPA," president Max
Ricker said.
Members of the OCPA will be able to
participate in the federal Advance Payment
program. Under this program, farmers
receive interest free loans. The loans cover
the period from when the crop is stored, to
when it is sold. Grain corn producers are
eligible for loans of $70 per tonne to a
maximum of 515,000. Depending on the
interest rate a farmer is charged, and the
terms of his loan, farmers who qualify for the
full $15,000 can save more than $ 1,000 in
interest payments over a six month period.
As well as Advance Payments, the OCPA
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Speaker focuses on wife abuse
Trudy Don, Coordinator for the Ontario
Association of interval and Transition
Houses will be the featured speaker at a
meeting sponsored by the Huron County
Family Crisis Centre.
The meeting will be held at the Assess-
ment building in Goderich on February 11.
The topic for Trudy Don's talk will he
Violence in the Home. She will focus on the
problem of wife assault.
No one knows the extent that N ifc
battering is a problem in Huron County It is
expected the problem is as severe as
elsewhere in Canada. Studies show one in 10
women are beaten by the men they live with.
Assaults tend to be part of a regular pattern,
increasing in severity. Some end in murder.
it has been discovered that there is little
these women can do to prevent such attacks
and rarely are they connected to her provo-
cation or actions. Women are advised to seek
help by getting a‘xay from the situation to a
safe rcfugc
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