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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-02-23, Page 2news Board imposes guidelines •from page 1 system. A teacher who already has a class exceeding the limit will now be expected to provide special education for the students who require such attention in addition to the present workload. This is not a suitable arrangement for either student or teacher, Ciavaglia observed. The teachers want discussion with princip- als and the board to take a comprehensive look at staffing the classrooms in the county. instead of providing special education with- drawal teachers vvho take children from the classroom to do remedial and additional work, the board has hired a supervisor of special education. According to Ciavaglia the system needs more special education teachers not another person in administration. Ciavaglia commented that parents should be supportive of the teachers in their efforts to discuss these issues with the board because "the teachers are the only ones who can guarantee the standard of education" in the schools. ,According to board chairman, Barry Schmidt, the board also has concerns they want discussed in the upcoming negotia- tions, He said the board hopes the meetings with the teachers will present an opportunity to discuss such issues as program protection which the board wants implemented. When surplus teachers are created by declining enrollment the teacher with the least seniority is the one declared redundant and this can result in the cancellation of a course or program at a school, if that teacher is the ony one qualified to teach it. The board wants to see program protection whereby the teacher with the least seniority would not necessarily be the one declared redundant, if it means a course would be cancelled as a result. The teachers response has been to hire the teachers needed to protect the program. Schmidt said he believes the teachers' demands are excessive and the board turned down the idea of forming an advisory management committee which would seek solutions to outstanding issues because it would lead to constant negotiations. Any issue not resolved during contract negotia- tions would be turned over to the committee and negotiations would be ongoing con- stantly, said Schmidt. welcomes firsi greati -grandchild Congratulations to Catherine Scott on the ar- rival of her first great grand- son, "Christopher Bruce" born to Jeannette and Ken Barnes at (Hanover. Mr. and Mrs, Bill Burt visited with Howard and Marjorie Thompson on Thursday. 'Happy Birthday' to Ger- trude MacKay who resides at Huronvilla "Ninety years" young on Sunday. Kay Collins, Sandra McGillivray, Kelley and Chris attended the ice- capades in Kitchener on Saturday. Mr, and Mrs. Art Helm and girls Mr. and Mrs. Nor- val Stanley visited on Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Morley Scott. Helen Smith, London visited on Saturday with Norval and Isabel Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell entertained members of their family on Sunday, Mr. And Mrs. Steven Elliott, Lea and Lin from Minden Joyce's parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elliott. Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Green- wood in the death of Paul's father James Greenwood, Hanover. Ladies from the Grove at- tended a shower in Ripley United Church on Wednes- day evening for the bride Lori Emmerton. Wilda and Harvie Thomp- son called on Mae and Don Dore, at Durham on Friday. Don was just home from Durham Hospital from hav- ing an appendix operation. Mr. and Mrs. Don Robert- son had Sunday supper in Lucknow with Mr, and Mrs. Leonard MacDonald. Mr. and Mrs. Harvie Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Young spent the weekend at Barrie visiting with Frank and Lorraine Burgerstaller and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wray Thompson spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Randy MacDonald, Tammy. Kim and Lucas at South Por- cupine. Congratllations to Tam- my MacDonald, daughter of Joan and Randy MacDonald, South Porcupine, who placed second in the Regional Schools Speaking Competi- tion. Tammy chose as her subject "My kid brother Lucas". Mr. and Mrs. Jack Farrell attended a hockey game in London on Wednesday night and visited there with their families. Kevin Boyle returned home frotn his stay in St, Joseph's Hospital, London, Karen Boyle, from Western University, spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boyle. Friday evening 50 friends and neighbors on the 10th Concession gathered at the home of Irene and Francis Boyle, had supper and a par- ty for Mr, and Mrs, Jake Middlekamp, who are leav- ing the community and going to a farm near Auburn, .Good wishes go to Jake, Margo and family. Frank Dore and Cindy Mooney from Spruce Grove, Alberta were recent visitors with Katherine Collins. A card party was held in Purple Grove Community Centre Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McGillivray had a birthday party for their daughter Kelley. Happy 8th Birthday Kelley. Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lockhead in the death of Dave's father Mr. Lockhead of Stoney Creek. Mrs. Ed McGillivray and Mrs, Katherine Collins attendee the funeral on Thursday. Hospital surplus increases By Henry Hess After struggling through several years of unaccustomed deficits, it appears the Wing - ham and District Hospital will end its 1982-83 fiscal year with a comfortable surplus on hand. "The news is good news," finance chairman Robert Pike told board members last week, The hospital has received the supplement- ary funding from the Ministry of Health as requested, which adjusted its base for the year upwards by some $40,000 more than budgeted. In addition, expenses have been some- what Jess than budgeted, thanks to the mild weather and a drop in demand for hospital services. Activity in the hospital was down last month, enabling it to save some $18,000 on salaries, and an additional 57,000 was saved on lower heating and snow removal costs. The results of all this has been to boost the hospital's surplus for the year to $185,000 from a little over 5100,000 predicted earlier, Pike reported. "Barring any surprises, we should be able to maintain that. through till the end of March." Jack Kopas inquired whether this year the hospital will be permitted to retain its surplus, and was assured that the Health Ministry has promised hospitals may keep such a surplus. In past years, hospitals had to return any unspent portion of their budgets to the ministry. However, as part of a new program to encourage initiatives in cutting costs and finding new sources of revenue, the ministry has announced hospitals will be permitted to retain the money. After the meeting, Executive Director Norman Hayes explained it would be a mistake to read too much significance into this year's surplus. Just because it appears the hospital will finish this year almost $200,000 to the good is no guarantee it could repeat the performance next year. "The reason we have a surplus is that activity was down in December, January and February," he said. "Traditionally January and February have been busy months for us." "We can't count on that happening another year." He said he hopes the ministry will realize this when it looks at the hospital budgets. Ladmuw Seathset, Why, February 23, 1963—Page 2 Members of the Letdmow lions Cab are numbering the buildings ht the vflagre and they began by ids the stmt number on the village's town hall Ihriday morning. From the left are village emmcillar, Eldon Mann, Bob Struthers, president of the Was Cub and BM Adamson, chairman of the prgiect. ISentinel Staff Photo) Business Association ... •from page 1 The following Lucknow businesses have paid their 1982 dues to the Lucknow Business Association: Greer's T.V , Luck - now Variety and Dry Goods, Button's Meat Market, Kwan's Restaurant, Bank of Montreal, Quinn's Flowers, Fairview Foods, Lucknow Sentinel, Johnstone Furniture, Lucknow Cut and Curl, MacKenzie Funeral Home, Les getter Shoes, Becker's Milk, Becker Farm Equipment, The Lottery Shop, Mayfair Restaurant, Charman's, Ruffs Burger Bar, Montgomery Motors, Super Scoop, Limbach Pharmacy, Lucknow Co-op, Machan Home Hardware, Lorne Reid Shoe Repair, C & M Transport, Bain's Groceteria, Bruce Willits Tire Saks, Lucknow Sales Barn, C. E. 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