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The Citizen, 1999-01-13, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1999. Exchange takes teacher Down Under Tour of duty Down Under Audrey Bos, daughter of John and Gerrie of Auburn, is leaving Jan. 22 on a one-year teaching exchange to New South Wales, Australia. Her replacement Clint Gallagher will assume his duties at F.E. Madill Secondary School Feb. 4. (Ashley Gropp photo) By Bonnie Gropp Citizen staff Imagine if you could trade places with someone for a year. That's exactly what former Auburn resident, Audrey Bos is planning. On Jan. 22, the F. E. Madill Secondary School math teacher is leaving for Tam worth, New South Wales, Australia, where she will step into the job and home of Clint Gallagher for one year. Bos, a daughter of John and Gerrie, applied for the exchange in October 1997. She chose Australia because of several factors, particularly the fact that there is no language barrier. "And as my brother said, 'if you’re going away you might as well go far away,"' Bos says. Once the exchange group has the information they try to come up with a match. "They look at where you want to go and the lifestyle, because obviously it wouldn't work to have a family of four trading houses with a single person," says Bos. She was informed al the end of May that a match had been found, and as it stands now, Bos thinks it looks like a "pretty good one." The school where she will be teaching is Memorial Agricultural High School. The student population of ' 500 is entirely male, with 300 living on premises. It has a 500-acre farm on which the students work as part of their education. "Coming from an agricultural background it seems like it will be a natural fit," she says. Gallagher will be arriving in Canada the week before Bos leaves and will take over her classes Feb. 4 at the beginning of the second semester. Bos, on the other hand will quite likely be suffering from jet lag her firsi few days. "I leave Jan. 22, arrive Jan. 24 and teach Jan. 27. But I'm mentally prepared that I will be a basket case," she jokes. To help each of them climatise themselves to new surroundings are community and school sponsors. Their role is to befriend the newcomers, introduce them around and offer support and information. Speaking of Gallagher, Bos teases, "He's excited about seeing snow, but I'm not sure he’s prepared for winter here.When I spoke with him in August, which is their winter, and asked what it was like he said, 'Really cold. We're only gelling to a high of about 18°C.'" Though Australia's wonderful climate may make the transition for Bos all loo easy, she has also been receiving some input on what to expect. A teacher from the Australian school where she will be is currently on exchange in Kincardine. "He's told me so many things about the area, what I need to pack, what I need to know. Il's been a great help.” Once there she moves into Gallagher's life, including the apartment which is at the school. "They offer free cleaning and as they cook for the boys living there, I figure I might as well cat my three meals a day there as well," says Bos. "Clint is actually a little concerned now that he knows he's going to have to cook when he's here." Bos's arrival is timed for the beginning of the school year there. However, with the school year's structure she will get her first set of holidays around Easter. "Students attend school for 10 weeks, then have two weeks off," says Bos. Summer holidays are in December. "So I'm planning on seeing most of the country, which should be quite an accomplishment because it's a huge country." With travel arrangements cheaper to make here, Bos is already planning for later this year. For three weeks in the summer she will be spending touring New Zealand, where she will be to welcome in the new millenium. Her parents have also set plans for their visit to see her during her summer holidays. In the meantime she continues her communication with Gallagher and eagerly counts the days. "Having spoken with the teachers who are here now, everyone I have talked to say it's a fabulous year that will just fly by. I am so excited." Hullett makes committee appointments Representation on several boards and committees was confirmed by Hullett Twp. councillors at the Jan. 5 meeting. Appointments to boards for 1999 are as follows: Blyth and District Community Centre, Reeve Bob Szusz and Councillor Marg Ander­ son; Blyth Fire Area Board, Deputy-Reeve Doug Hugill and Councillor John Van Beers; Clin­ ton Fire Area Board, Councillor Bruce Bcrgsma; Seaforth and Dis­ trict Community Centre Board, Anderson and Dennis O'Connor; Seaforth Fire Area Board, Ander­ son; Huron County Farm Safety Association, Van Beers; Seaforth Hospital Board, Eric Anderson and landfill committee, Bergsma, Hugill and Szusz. The county weed inspector was Letter to the editor Writer acknowledges value Continued from page 4 such as Breathe Easy and the Air Force Family Asthma Program. As someone living successfully with a rather rare lung disease, I can attest to the support I received from The Lung Association when first diagnosed with my condition and to the value of their programs which have helped me learn more about living, with lung disease. As well, my case has been used in research for a study conducted by doctors at the University of Western Ontario. appointed weed inspector for the township. Allison Lobb was appointed joint representative to the Maitland Val­ ley Conservation Authority for Hullett and Goderich Twps. and Clinton. RJ Burnside and Associates werchired as engineers for improvements to the Bowes drainage works. Road Superintendent Jim John­ ston was instructed to send a letter to Harvey Stewart regarding con­ cerns about his driveway. Authorization was given for the execution of a contract agreement with Chamney Sanitation for the collection of garbage in Londes- boro. Bob Trick was hired to blow snow at the municipal lot for $19.75 plus GST per blow. 1 appreciation the importance of research projects supported by the Lung Association. Canadians have a long tradition of supporting The Lung Association. Together we successfully battled tuberculosis, once the number one killer of Canadians. Today we must work together to fight all lung disease. Every 20 minutes, each day, another Canadian dies from some form of respiratory disease, the third leading cause of death in this country. Although we are still short of our There were no objections from council regarding a severance application for Cone. 2, Lot 18 and 19 provided the following condi­ tions are met: the severed parcel be zoned AG4, the severed parcel must be increased to three acres or 1.21 ha., the parcel is surveyed and Section 65 of the Drainage, Act is implemented. Dog tags will be available as of Jan. 1. Membership fees for the Munici­ pal Law Enforcement Officers Association, Ontario Building Offi­ cials Association provincial and Ontario Building Officials Associa­ tion Grey Bruce were approved for payment. The costs were to be allo­ cated equally between Hullett, Col- borne, Tuckersmith and West Wawanosh Twps. and Bayfield. A donation of $690 was made to Blyth Union Cemetery. financial goal for the Christmas Seal Campaign, we are optimistic that we will reach our target because the people in Perth and Huron Counties have generously supported this campaign for many years. Together we can help the one in five Canadians with some type of respiratory problem breathe a little more easily. Sincerely, Trish MacGregor, Volunteer Chairperson, The Lung Association, Huron-Perth Counties. Council endorsed a resolution from the City of Napean asking for -a review of the school funding for­ mula based on measurable space • Wedding Announcement MACHAN - DIXON Paul Machan son of Doug and Florence, Brussels and Janice Dixon daughter of Ivan and Bonnie, Parkhill exchanged their vows Saturday, October 3rd, 1998 at Parkhill United Church. Maid of honour was Julie Strik. Bridesmaids were Stacey Cornelius, Michelle Dixon, Jennine Dixon, Dianne Strybosch, Sara McDonald. Flowergirl was Victoria Kellington. Best man was Kevin Kellington. Ushers were Kevin Wheeler, Troy Hamilton, Wayne McCutcheon, Allan Dixon, Andrew McDonald. Ringbearers were Brian and Brett Brophy. Ron Dixon was Master of Ceremonies. Paul and Janice would like to thank everyone who made their day so special. per student. Accounts payable, totalling $35,536.84, were approved for pay­ ment.