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KEITH ROULSTON
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• 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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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]
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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.
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