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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-11-11, Page 2Page 2 - Lackt10W Setititlet, Wedllesdq, November 1998 Weekend mproves Lancers •record to 50 With Dean Lindsay and Adam SJdUei sharing, net minding duties, the • Lam= took a. $ to 2 win over Henson • ort friday night. With the score at two all in the sec- ond period. Hensall to* a. five minute major penalty 414 a minor penalty with Lucknow's Justin Murray scoring twice Oft the power play. • •Coals: Murray (2). Kyle Wheeler, Donnie Cuilleirier, B.rad: Priestap. AssiSts: Rliss Sutton (2),- Priestap, Cujjjeri r, Cory McKee, Tom NlacDonald, Eric Andrew (2). On Sunday the Lancers downed Clinton 5 to 1 to bring their record to 00., The Lancers had haw power plays in the gam 0„ Adam Skillen played flet. • • • QQa1S.: Tom MacDonald, • Brad Robinson, .Russ Sutton Brent Kavanaugh, ChadHiller. Assists; Brad Priestap (2), Russ Sutton, Tam MacDonald, Chris Michie, Eric Andrew. Justin Murray, KaYallatIgh. . • • . Fu di g forum a eases headaches for B uewater by Pat •Halpin • The province's funding fririnula, for pupil spaces wascausing headaches for the Binewater Distriet School Board. Ministry :calculation's based .on the recently- '00cl:tined. classroom load, ing formula . say the. Bluewater board.itas 1,500 more spaces than it needs far its, 15,280. students. M .secondary level, eatenlatioia show 21(7 more spaces. than, needed forthe beartrs 8, 11 students. • OWt our children e greatest e ucatto can give them. And encouragrng lhem to read a newspaper is an important part of that education. Open a door; of entertainment, wonder and knowledge for your children by encouraging ern to begin a practice they will enjoy for the rest of their lives; The news Came as a sur- prise to business superin- tendent Ken Mann, who said another ministry for. multi based on square footage per pupil didn't show a MIAOW. "We've made • it very close to. the square foot formula " Mann said. "That, generated apprtui- matelY the same number of pupil places as we have pupils." Mann said' "quite a dif- ferent calculation" resulted when the board eXaMillett Its facilities room -by -room as required tinder the new loading formula. • "This is an item that is a.. hot ticket across Ontario," said board vice -chair ROO. Ivlotz, referring to throats of school closures in other parts of the province.Be said the requirement that all spaces be filled before more can be built is, a Complicated. one • for • boards that cover wide geographic areas with, uneven population pat.. terns'. The Blue w ate r board is faced with bal- wing, overfult schools in the Fleshertort area against under enrolled schools in Lion's Head and Walkerton areas • Motz said the Bluewater hoard is not in the busi- ness of-elosing sehools. but it will.look for the best way to Make usc of its facilities within the fund- ing it has. A boundaries committee is already look- ing at whether changes t. school 'attendance areas will help shift students from overcrowded to under- uti 1 ized schools. The confinittee is also investigating ways to get rid of the 71 portables now in use across Bruce and Grey counties. • Mann said the board isn't ready to push any alarm bells yet.' • "1 think we need to thor- mighty investigate what we can and make practical recommendations to the • board." he said, indicating •. that job may not be corn- cdeted by the Miniatry's "DeceMber 31 deadline, Proved we didn't need a ward system . to be treated differently," • from page When Drove County Nentation from. all areas. 1 coil/1qm meets ii' We took -a. ipt heat about tx.:,6)444c,oznitatTirit,ithseveillighwt new an , proovepdef,lweeledcitrliQnn't. t118e'eed' yea resented by the new may - ward systenW said :ors or reves. The first. Doelman. • ' :council Meeting of the • 'We have lots to loam. Township of HurOn.i abouteach other and areas • Kinloss takes place in of concern Will have January. , ,We • . In`last week's report on the alkandichttes meeting., • held in Lucknow on'Oet.-28, the name of Gerald Dpelmart,,Who Was. running for deputy -mayor for the ' new Municipality of the .Township of.titiron kinloss, was inadvertently omitted Mr. Doeltnan,was m fact at .• the riveting. ;• • , • ,; The Sentinel apologizes to Mr Deelmar; far the. ' omission.' ; . ; • ;; Under the Bank, of Montreal's volunteer pro- grarn, the Parents Auxiliary to Winter Sports, received a $1500- donation recently.Bank employee Tracey, Aitchison presented Joanne McDonagh, auxiliary president with, a cheque for $1500that, will be used towards the $7900 cost of a new .deep fryer torn* food booth at the arena. The old, one was formed of repair but the company it was purchased ftam had since gone out of business. MCP0hailh' rePorte 'that the fries oohing from the deep fryer have been very well, received. Use of the unit appears fair- ly simple, With': no direct contact With the hot oil. (Livingston photo) . , •