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The Citizen, 1997-08-20, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20,1997 Restructuring may affect police village status Though there has been talk from the provincial government of the dissolution of police villages, such as Auburn, there has been no indi­ cation this will happen before the fall municipal elections. Some small police villages in southern counties are expected to dissolve the boards of trustees as of Jan. 1, due to restructuring. Howev­ er, there has been no indication of the same for communities in Huron County, said a Hullett Twp. staff member. Approximately 50 police vil­ lages, including Auburn, still exist in the province, despite the banning of practice in 1965. A police village is run by an elected three-member board of trustees with the power to levy taxes, draw a budget and look after specific services such as sidewalks, water, streetlights, heat, power and gas works. Each community has its own arrangement with the neigh­ bouring townships to determine who provides what services. Neighbouring municipalities reduce the mill rate in the police village to compensate for the board's levy. Auburn's trustees are Ken Empey, chair, Sylvia Andrews and Tony Martens, with Tina Chambers as the secretary. They are currently responsible for services such as streetlights and garbage collection, said West Wawanosh Clerk-Trea­ surer Liliane Nolan. In the case of Auburn expenses, Nolan said the bills are sent to West Wawanosh and she looks after payment. With funding cuts and amalga­ mations, there is talk that the police villages may vanish with restructur­ ing. Though the London Free Press expects restructuring to "wipe 150 Ontario communities off the map, Jan. 1," this may hold true for the police village status only, not the community. "Our history doesn't disappear that quickly," said the Hullett Twp. staff member. Network launches Huron Information Directory The new Huron Information Directory made its debut recently at a launch at the Huron County Health and Library Complex. It is the newest edition since the very successful 1993 version, also published by the Huron Com­ munity Service Network. Blanche Savage, chair of the FWTAO elects Huron’s Keillor V,P. Florence Keillor of Bayfield, a French as a Second Language teacher with the Huron County Board of Education, was elected vice president of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario at the Federation's Annual Meeting in Toronto last week. The Federation represents 41,000 women teachers, principals and vice-principals in Ontario elementary public schools. In addition to her French teaching responsibilities, Keillor Blyth Festival Theatre announces contest winner Ross Hamilton of Wingham is the grand prize winner of the Blyth Festival's "There's a Typo in the Paper" contest. Ross receives a pair of tickets to see There's Nothing in the Paper, the Festival comedy about a small town newspaper which inspired the contest. Hank and Sam, two of the play's funniest characters who count mistakes in their local newspaper, would be proud of the number and variety of goofs and gaffes received. Hamilton brought in a clipping containing a typo from a newspaper that was so infamous that three different people submitted the same one (Hamilton got it to the theatre first). Even though it once inadvertently appeared in print, it cannot be repeated here as most editors would not knowingly re­ print it. Let's just say that it was an article about firemen trying to get dressed in a hurry to get to a fire and a certain item of clothing, namely socks, being tough to find. "Socks" was spelled wrong, with the first letter being replaced by another letter and you can guess which one. Besides Hamilton, there were four other contest prize winners, including June Fothergill of Londesboro, Dorothy Bassett of network, proudly presented the directory as a "co-operative effort of major information providers in Huron County." Business informa­ tion was collected by the Huron County Planning and Development Department, information on ser­ vices for Seniors and the Disabled was provided by the Community has also taught in the intermediate and junior grades, and was French co-ordinator for the Huron County Board of Education for several years. She has been a regional co­ ordinator for the Ontario Student Exchange Foundation and has travelled extensively with students. Keillor has been an active participant in Federation activities locally and provincially for more than 15 years, serving as governor at the Ontario Teachers' Federation and as a delegate at the Canadian Seaforth, Pat Livingston, editor of The Lucknow Sentinel and Janet Baillie of Wingham. Fothergill's typo was from a news account that reported her mother was sick and under the doctor's "car" instead of the doctor's "care" (what a difference dropping one letter in a word can make). Bassett's mistake was taken from a newspaper ad which promised the customer's money back "if 100 per cent satisfied". Livingston's was from a classified ad which mistakenly offered "chunks" (pigs) under the "For Hire" column instead of "For Sale". Baillie's submission was an oddly phrased headline from a recent Toronto Star that read: "Man hit by wheel in intensive care" (just what was that wheel doing flying around intensive care anyway). There were many more great entries but the contest could only include five winners. The Festival thanks everyone who took the time and effort to send in their favourite newspaper goofs. There's Nothing in the Paper runs in repertory at the Blyth Festival until Aug. 23. For tickets or information, call (519) 523- 9300. Care Access Centre, and other information was collected by the Huron County Library. "Production of this directory meets the goal of the Huron Community Service Network to develop public awareness of community services." The directory lists over 6,000 businesses, government agencies, Teachers' Federation. She is a former president of the Huron Women Teachers' Association. Local ball players compete at OASA Local Bantam softball players, Drew Comeil, Ryan Fear and Tyler Stewart competed with the Wingham team in the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Bantam "C" championships. The team finished as runner-ups in the eight-team double knockout tournament in Walkerton this past weekend. After Saturday's action, the Wingham team met Elmira in a semi-final game on Sunday. Wingham scored three times in the first inning and went on to win 6-1. Wingham moved on to the final against Sydenham Central, which is located near Kingston. Wingham had to defeat them twice to avenge an earlier loss against them. Wingham were trailing 5-3 in the sixth inning when Sydenham put the game out of reach with four runs to win 9-3. Wingham received the finalists' banner and individual awards to finish off a successful year. and community service organizations serving the residents of Huron County. It is available for sale for $30 from most public libraries in the county, the Planning and Development Department in Goderich, and the Huron Business Centre in Seaforth. It can also be ordered by mail from the Huron County Library with a $3 shipping fee. "Computer technology has made production of such information resource much easier," explained Beth Ross, county librarian and chair of the information committee of the Huron Community Service Network. Huron's first directory was published in 1986. The 1993 edition was developed using a Clinic seeks blood donors If you are 17-60 years of age and in good health, you could be eligible to donate blood. Suzanne Banon, recruiter for the Red Cross says: "New donors are always welcome at the clinics. If you are a regular blood donor and last donated at the Brussels clinic on July 3, please remember that you are eligible to donate at the Wingham clinic on Thursday, Aug. 28 because it will have been 56 days from your last donation." The summer is quickly coming to an end and some people are still on vacation, but the need for blood never takes a holiday. An average person has about five litres of blood and when they donate blood they are only giving 1/2 litre of blood. "Such a little goes a long way since each unit of blood has the potential of saving four lives," said Banon. "Just think of what you can do computer database program. This database was then exported to another software program, and the information from three different agencies was merged. A subject index was created directly by the software, and the book was produced in camera-ready format by Reference Press in Teeswater. Magic Quickcopy of Goderich printed the book. The database continues to be updated as needed with changes and additions. The directory is also available in electronic format including searching software for $15 or $50 for an annual subscription with quarterly updates. The electronic version is also accessible on public access computers at local library branches. when you join the 'Lifeline' - you give someone another birthday, another laugh ... another chance." "Please join us to donate blood and bring a friend to the Wingham Blood Donor Clinic, Thursday, Aug. 28 at F. E. Madill S.S. from 5 - 9 p.m. I.D. is required. You are required to wait three days (72 hours) after a dental visit before you give blood. 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