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PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2002.
Gingerbread galore
Wyatt Stevenson, MacKenzie Machan and Heidi Bachert of the Class B kindergarten at Grey
Central Public School participated in The Gingerbread Poem at the annual schobl Christmas
concert last week. (Janice Becker photo)
Reality hits Huron East council
WMS
enjoys
potluck
supper
The December meeting of the
Missionary Society was held at the
home of Eleanor Stevenson. Three
women of the Exeter WMS were
invited along with neighbour ladies
swelling the number to 14 around
the table. A potluck supper was
enjoyed by all.
President Yvonne Knight read
Yuletide Long Ago. Brenda Perrie
gave the call to • worship and
announced the singing of Angels We
Have Heard on high.
Scripture was read from Matthew
2: 1-12. Mrs. Perrie gave a summary
of activities.
Offering was received along with
a tally of visits and cards to the sick
and the shut-ins.
Minutes were read. Roll call was
taken. All members answered with a
Christmas story or verse. Mrs.
Perrie prepared a contest in which
members had to figure out what
carol she was referring to,
The meeting ended with the
singing of Joy to the World. Yvonne
Knight closed with prayer.
By David Blaney
Special to The Citizen
One of the realities of modern
municipal government was illustrated
at the Dec. 10 meeting of Huron East
council when Councillor Dick
Burgess reported on a recent liability
workshop.
During his remarks Burgess
suggested that the notes and
documents from the day-long
exercise should be kept on file to
"show due diligence when Huron
East appears before the courts." He
went on to say that he was not being,
"pessimistic but realistic when I say
when, not if, Huron East appears
before the courts."
The original idea for the workshop
had derived from similar forums at
the recent Association Of
Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
conference attended by several area
councillors. Burgess claimed that "the
advantage of this conference was that
it was targeted to communities like
ours.- not big cities as is so often the
case."
The workshop leaders at the
conference had reported that the
number and size of lawsuits against
municipalities- was increasing. They
had also reported that councillors
might suffer from personal liability
because of their position as municipal
officials.
Burgess reported that a number of
other suggestions had come out of the
sessions. These included such items
as funding for future locally-planned
workshops being included in the 2003
budget.
He also suggested that staff be
directed to prepare recommendations
for audio-visual equipment for use at
these workshops and that these be
included in the capital equipment
budget for 2003. Councillor Joe Seili
wondered if this was something,
which the town might be able to fund
through the transition funds provided
by Ontario for amalgamation
expenses.
Burgess said that one of the reasons
for suggesting future sessions was
that, "a number of people indicated
they did not have time to touch on
issues they wished to raise."
Burgess praised the presenters at
the workshop and also commented,
"It was, I consider, quite a cost-
effective day."
The liability workshops were
organized by Burgess, Councillor
Ferg Kelly and Mayor Lin Steffler.
The community extends
sympathy to Ken MacDonald and
his family at the passing of his wife
Marg last Thursday. The funeral was
held Monday, Dec. 16.
The community wishes speedy
recovery for Mrs. Dow who is
recuperating in Listowel Hospital
after her accident.
Last Tuesday evening, Dec. 17
there was a cookie exchange party
at Pat Engels'. A good time was had
by all who attended.
The Evans family Christmas party
was held at the Cranbrook Hall. A
meal was served in the downstairs
of the hall and after that the Santa
Claus party and cards were
organized upstairs. Forty-eight
people attended, including 17 great-
grandchildren.
- Sharon Evans was asked if she
would organize the Christmas party
again for the next year because
people had enjoyed it so much.
The basement of the hall is now
fully winterized and carpeted again
after all the renovations. The hall
board is thinking of making the
upstairs of the hall wheelchair
accessible as well. However, that
would need major planning and •
renovations to the hall entrance.
We shall keep you posted on the
progress as the hall in our
community truly is a community
affair.
Sharon Evans and Peter
Hagedoorn could not maintain the
hall as a useful place without all the
help they receive constantly from
many people in the community.
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