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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-10-26, Page 1News_____■Sports_____■_____Special_____M Education Area people do their part overseas See page 7 Bulls, Crusaders enjoy a winning weekend See page 10 Elementary students design Junior Citizen ads See inside Tech 21 program an educational step to the future See page 21 2 candidates step forward to fill Grey council seat By Bonnie Gropp With the inclusion of two new candidates by last Wednesday's extended deadline, there will be an election in Grey Twp. to fill the one seat on council. A former deputy-reeve, Graeme MacDonald and former reeve, Charlie Thomas will be competing for the position on council. Incumbents Alvin McClellan and Helen Cullen were acclaimed to council after the deadline for nomi­ nations last week, while Councillor Robin Dunbar was acclaimed as deputy-reeve. There will also be an election for reeve with incumbent Leona Arm­ strong being challenged by one­ time councillor Dale Newman. Though pleased that two more candidates came forward, Clerk- Grade 9s rate high in reading, writing The results are in and the Grade 9 students of Huron County Public Schools have placed above the provincial average in both reading and writing. Over 800 Huron County students took part in the province-wide tests which score the students based on expected performance levels. Grade 9 students are expected to score at Level 3 or above. The provincial average number of students finishing above this level is 89 per cent in reading and 93 per cent in writing. The number of Huron County students attaining this benchmark was 94 per cent and 95 per cent, respectively. In a further breakdown of the test results, greater percentages of Huron County students performed at the Level 4 and 5 standards than the provincial averages. The Huron County Board of Education announced in a press Treasurer Brad Knight said that as there is also a liquor vote in this election, he had hoped there would be more candidates. "For it (the liquor vote) to go it needs 60 per cent in favour. If we don't get a big turnout to the polls, which may happen with so few candidates, the outcome will probably not be reflective of the whole township." In Brussels, where there was also one council seat left to fill follow­ ing the deadline last week, only one new candidate filed. Joe Seili will now be acclaimed to council along with incumbents Greg Wilson and Mary Stretton and newcomer John Lowe. Brussels voters will be voting only for a reeve with incumbent Gord Workman getting opposition from Glen Gouldsborough. release that it is committed to using the test results to identify ways to improve the education system and make improvements where necessary. Teachers will use the individual results to assist students in areas requiring strengthening. In its efforts to continually improve learning programs, the board will use the test results as one method of assessing the students' progress. Other methods include teacher-designed classroom tests, teacher observation and judgement about the students' performance and meetings with students. The board says the test results show that Huron County students are receiving a sound education. The impressive Grade 9 results follow excellent results in a writing examination, earned by Grade 12 students at F.E. Madill S.S. in 1991-92. Volunteer firefighters from Blyth and Grey Twp., fellow employees and paramedics from Seaforth carefully lift Randy Wood, 40, of Seaforth from a silo at Cook's Elevators in Walton, where he had been trapped after his leg became entangled in an auger. Mr. Wood was taken by air ambulance to University Hospital in London for treatment. Robbery at Grandview In the early morning hours of Oct. 23, thieves gained access to Grandview Restaurant, located at the comer of County Road 25 and Highway 4 just south of Blyth. "The thieves entered the storage portion of the building by sliding open a window. Force was not used and there was no damage to the building," says Goderich OPP Con­ stable John Marshall. "Lottery tickets with a value of $465, 45 packages of cigarettes and $30 in cash were taken from the restaurant," he says. Time to fall back The golden days of autumn will get a little shorter this weekend. On Saturday evening don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour to fall back to Eastern Standard Time. restaurant," he says. The investigation continues. Wingham OPP were alerted to an attempted break-in at Bell's Vari­ ety, Blyth at 2:25 a.m., Tuesday. According to an OPP spokesper­ son, a window was broken in a south side door. Upon opening the door, the alarm was activitated, frightening off the suspect(s), the spokesperson said. No further details were available at press time. Buchanan at FOA The Honourable Elmer Buchanan, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will be guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture this year. The meeting will be at the BMG Community Centre in Brussels on Friday, Nov. 4, with dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are available from any director or by calling the area office at 482-9642. Man caught in auger A crowd of concerned and curi­ ous onlookers gathered at Cook's Elevators in Walton last Friday afternoon, while rescuers worked to free a man caught in an auger. Wingham OPP said Randy Wood, 40 of Seaforth, an employee of Cook's, had entered the silo to Drugs get man jail term A former Brussels area man was sentenced to 90 days in jail on a charge of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking. Mark Schwartz appeared before Judge R.G.E. Hunter in Wingham's provincial court on Oct. 20. He pled guilty. Judge Hunter was told by the crown attorney that a search at Mr. Schwartz's RR3 Brussels home on Feb. 21 had uncovered 389 mari- tum on a sweeper auger to refill an overhead storage bin. Mr. Wood slipped on the loose com and his right leg was pulled into the operat­ ing auger, eventually blowing the fuses. Firefighters from Blyth and Grey juana plants in Lhe attic, as well as three bags of cuttings, bags of dried marijuana and hydroponic equip­ ment. A police report at the time of the arrest estimated the street value at $80,000. A previous record showed that in 1985 Mr. Schwartz had been charged with one count of posses­ sion. His attorney, Mr. Brock, said that Mr. Schwartz, who, along with his Twp., officers from the OPP and paramedics worked for over an hour to extricate Mr. Wood. An air ambulance, dispatched from Toron­ to arrived on the scene to transport Mr. Wood to University Hospital, London, where as of Monday his condition was listed as fair. wife, Lisa, and their family, is presently residing in lhe Parry Sound area, had been off work due to depression and anxiety. The motivation behind his crime was financial gain, he said. Mr. Brock suggested that a 90 day sentence would satisfy the principle and be a deterrent. The charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking against Mrs. Schwartz was dropped.