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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-11-28, Page 1- • - ;".7, : ' , +Ai ,„ , ' ' • • • 4. •4 0.4f.'"Pb" • KEITH ROULSTON • .,,, '.• 40 4. • The Board of Directors, Blyth Centre for the Arts is pleased to announce the appoint, inept of Keith •Roulston as Administrator effective November 1, 1979, • Mr. Roulston has been actively. involved with the Myth 'Summer Festival since its inception Ave years ago, and took a leading role in the restoration nf ..Blyth Memorial Hall. As founding president of the Blyth Centre for the Arts,. he •and former Artistic Directorlames Roy were responsible for the first season, in 1975 when the Festival go't nnderway. The 1979 ten -week season saw 22,000 theatregoers and an operating budget of $175,000 cempared to the first season which had a.four week run, 2900 patrons and • Ashfield; farmer, Merle Gunby, is serving his second term as president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture. ,Looking ahead into the new year, Gunby says the federation will continue their: policies to protect 'farmland through concern for what is good for the industry. The federation is continuing its support for legislation to control foreign ownership of farmland in Ontario. Legislation was recent- ly introduced in Quebec to control foreign a $10,000 budget, It is proof that the policy of producing .original Canadian plays that relate to t1 0 eorninunity,, and eperating theatre.that has a enhnnunity-base was well founded, With his involvement and commitment to the. Blyth Stunmer Festival, and his back - ?monad' in innrnalisni and knowledge .of the media, he 1)&10 a great deal of experience to the position of Administrator. - • -• Mr. Roulston grew, up in the Lueknow area, and is a graduate 41 'journalism from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. He has an extensive background in the newspaper. TUrn to page 20 federation • • purchase of farm land in that province. • While the Ontario Ministry a, Agriculture maintains there is less than one per cent of the province's farm land in the hands of foreign investors, the federation does not want the situation to become worse before • something is done to stop foreign purchases of large tracts of farmland as an investment. O The federation vill continue its opposition • to severance of residential lots on. farms, to Turn to page 2• 28 PAGES •vvgDNEsaa, NOVEMBER 28I979. Single Copy 30c O Wingham and District 0 Hospital has received $45,00.0 from the Ministry of Health to be. aPPlied 'towards. its Operating budget • for this year. • When the budget was submitted to ministry, the hospital Was • $56,000 over the ministry's net liability and would have operated at a ..deficit, if more futicIS'were not obtained from the ministry. The Ministry. of Health has had to review hospital budgets in the province because many were submitting budgets with operat- ing deficits. Ministry cost cutting programs • „ were reducing- funds for operating budgets to the point where hospitals were submitting deficit budgets. The Ministry Will grant an additional 1,5 ,per cent of the original • allottment to hopitals. with- deli& budgets, if the hospitals adhere to three criteria. Wingham met the following , criteria to qualify for the additional 1.5 per cent. The hospital closed 14 beds to meet . the O rninistry's bed level guidelines and under.,. • took a cost containment study with, the • Ontario Hospital Association (OHA). Des- pite the study, the hospital was unable to *bring in a budget under their. original net liability and therefore, qualified for the . . , • I . . . . . , 1 . . . 1 . additional funds. 0 0 • The hospital is stilt negotiating for the balance of their Rperating deficit which • amounts to $10,500. The ceit. containment study by.01-1A to determine cost saving has identified $2,000 • the hospital can save. Another study, mem-. • mended by the hospital medical staff in October, to study utilization of services, will get underway this week. This study conducted by OHA and the Ontario College of Physicians.Will• lodk at what services 'the hospital is providing and how the hospital serves the needs of the conimunity.-- ,• insmen ur At their regular meeting, November 21, the Lucknow District Kinsmen Club hosted the Lucknow and District Fire Department. Fifteen of the 20 man volunteer force were in attendance. : . 0 0 • They Were treated to, a meal followed by an interesting film presentation and talk by • guest speaker, Ken Wilkinson, from Kin- cardine. Mr. Wilkinson is the Training Superintendent \for Fire Safety at the Bruce Nuclear Power Development at Douglas His film dealt with similar disasters as the recent One in Mississauga. A question and answer period: followed for -the 40 people present. Pim Chief George Whitby thanked the Kinsmen for the appreciation night. • Rind raising ideas and upcoming events were discussed by the Kiiiginezi. Nottiitia- O dens were 'held to replace Diteetor, Clem Cote whosework wilt be taking hint to Scotland in , January. • Wallow District Kblintlen,held an It/pre-001On nlght for the Lucliatow *District 'Firemen at their November meeting. Guest speaker,. Ken Wilkinson, left, of Kincardine Training Superintendent for Eire Safety at the Bruce 1511U -clout Power Development at Don;;Iait Pabst, showed a HIM dealingwith disasters similar to the recent train derailment In Missiasauga. Shown with Mr Wilkinson are Lucknow 'Eke Chlef, George Whitby emitte; and Khouttan Hank denDoer, whose family recently lost all their 'belongings', When their main 'Street giiiitnient was giltted 'by &co A benefit dance for the der Boer family Is being held December 7. • [Selland Staff Photo] SEE . By The Sentinel Christmas song sheets Christmas carol sheets are always in demand as we enter - the yuletide season. Songs of.the season are sung in churches, homes, Schools, hospitals and on the streets in the•snow. While everyone knows the old favourites, some words are forgotten and it's handy to have the words and music before you. And sometimes a song is missed, as we search our memories to remember them all. This year,. The Lucknow Sentinel has song sheets for our readers. Called "Sine Out! A Collection of timeless songs and carols for peOple who like to sing", they are presented by the Bluewater Regional Newspaper Network, of which The Sentinel is a As -well as Christmas Carols,old time favourites like "Swanee River" and "She'll be Coming Round the Mountain", are included. • The song sheets arefree and will be given out on request by'our readers. Just ask at the7frOtit-counter for- the copies Jen _need, • This year you won't have to hum along; with your Sentinel song sheet you'll know all the words and music: Meichants draw Lucknow Merchants will be giving away $400 in prizes in, four draws between now and (bristmas, Shop- pers will becornt eligible, when they shop at stores of participating mer chants. Three tickets will be drawn each Saturday in December before • Christmas. Get in on the fun and you could win. Public meeting Residents of Ashfield township will have the opportunity to. discuss, approve ' or criticize the proposed official plan for the township,. Thurs- day night at 8 p.m. at Brookside School. The second draft of the Sec- - ondary plan for Ashfield has been • prepared by the Huron County Planning Department and will be discussed at the public meeting. See story page 2. Values program Bruce County Board. of Education last week approved the values and morals education program which has een under study over the past year. The program will be •implemented experimentally in January, 1980 in elementary schools in the county and will go county wide in September. Lucknow trustee Lloyd Ackert chaired the meeting which prepared the report. According to Mr. Ackei.4 the program Will become part of the already established entiticulum. See Story on page 2. .14 k.