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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2003-06-04, Page 9John and Margaret Hildebrand from Goderich and granddaughter Kristina Hildebrand from New Brunswick took a trip out west. The three-week trip started with a train trip to Winnipeg, Manitoba for three days before proceeding by train to Vancouver, British Columbia. They went over to Vancouver Island to sightsee. Rachlis to AMD SB top spot By Stew Slater Special to The Citizen The second top-level administrator out of senior staff of six, has taken employment elsewhere in Ontario, leaving the Avon Maitland District School Board with the challenge of finding suitable replacements. First, Education Superintendent Bill Gerth announced he had been named director of education, the top administrative job, in the Waterloo District School Board. Interviews for Gerth’s replacement were held this past weekend, and board chair Meg Westley expects a trustee vote about a new superintendent may come as early as Tuesday, June 10. Director of Education Lome Rachlis, meanwhile, surprised trustees with his resignation, announced during a regular meeting Tuesday, May 27. Rachlis came to the district in 1998 just as the former Huron and Perth school boards were adjusting to an amalgamation forced upon them by the provincial government. Starting Aug. 1, he takes over as director of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, a board about four times the size of his present employer, with about 80,000 students and an annual budget of about $500 million. “I’m going home,” Rachlis explained, in an interview last week. He described his excitement about the prospect of finishing his work day and being able to call his wife, an editor at an Ottawa newspaper, and tell her he’ll be home “in a few minutes.” While working for the Avon Maitland board, he explained, he has lived in an apartment while his wife remained in the nation’s capital, where Rachlis was employed with the former Ottawa public school board for 13 1/2 years. Westley called Rachlis’s return to Ottawa “the perfect move,” adding she’s “really happy for him.” And she suggested the trustees can now take the opportunity to bring new ideas into the board. “I would like to think we can take a positive spin on this,” the Stratford-based chair said. She was quick to stress, however, that “it’s going to be a big loss that he’s going ... He has provided a lot of intelligent leadership and has been good at advising the board on seeing the big picture.” An additional challenge comes from the “tight timelines” of his relocation announcement, she added. Rachlis will face his own challenges when he takes over as director in Ottawa-Carleton. Last year, after the board’s trustees refused to pass a balanced budget, the government appointed a “supervisor” to shoulder the June Robinson had a holiday to Algonquin Park and to Petawawa. She had a really good time in spite of the black flies. Several members of the Auburn Women’s Institute went to Dungannon on Monday for the annual meeting. A speaker, penny auction and potluck lunch were enjoyed. The Auburn Horticultural Society has planted gardens and flower boxes for everyone to enjoy. The Society needs volunteers to help water these flowers and keep Auburn beautiful for the sum­ mer. Auburn’s 150th celebration committee is holding a general meeting June 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Knox United Church. Everyone is welcome. leave responsibilities normally reserved for elected representatives. The supervisor remains in place, for “as long as the government feels it’s necessary for him to be there,” Rachlis explained, and that means Rachlis will not only find himself at the helm of a significantly larger organization, but he’ll also be part of a much different chain of authority. With the supervisor in place, all decisions must be approved by him and any decisions made by trustees are not binding. Looking back on his five years in Huron and Perth, Rachlis admitted there was disappointment in being the leader of a staff which advised trustees to close several schools, including Seaforth District High School. And there was disappointment in carrying out those recommendations, once they were approved. But overall, he says he’s proud of the board’s achievements during his tenure. The biggest achievement Continued on page 13 NOTICE OF NOMINATION FOR OFFICE Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (s.32) NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY Nominations in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry for the offices of: Mayor (1-elected at large) 6 Councillors - 3 representing the Turnberry Ward and 3 representing the Morris Ward (Offices are for a three year term - commencing December 1, 2003) Nominations/Registrations may be made by completing and filing in the office of the Clerk, 41342 Morris Road, nominations on the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee of $200.00 for the Head of Council and $100.00 for all other offices. The filing fee is payable by cash, certified cheque or money order. A nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent during regular business hours between January 2, 2003 and September 25, 2003, and between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on "Nomination Day" September 26, 2003. In the event there are an insufficient number of certified candidates to fill all positions available nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only on Wednesday, October 1, 2003, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and such additional nominations, if required, may be filed in the office of the Clerk. Electors are hereby given notice that if a greater number of candidates are certified than are required to fill the said offices, voting places will be opened on the date stated, for the purpose of voting. Voting Day will be Monday, November 10, 2003. Please be advised that no person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes or incur expenses until that person's nomination has been filed. Dated this 28th Day of May, 2003 Nancy Michie Clerk Municipality of Morris-Turnberry 519-887-6137 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: THE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY MUNICIPAL OFFICE Phone: 519-887-6137 Fax: 519-887-6424 E-mail: morris@scsinternet.com The registration committee for the 150th met at the home of Karen Redmond. The committee searching for addresses of residents to notify them celebration to be held July and Aug. 1. Contact Karen 526-7633, Shelley 526-7597 or Nancy 529-7767 with any information. At Knox United Church Rev Ted Nelson’s message was Our Lord’s Uniqueness. The reading was from is former of the 30, 31 (chair) Moving up Blyth Cubs, from left, Kurtis Kolkman, Dalton Delisle and Jason Hallahan received six-star recognition as they moved from Cubs to Scouts, May 26. (Janice Becker photo) Medic Alert Speaks For You. www.medicalert.ca 1-800-668-1507 7 The Old Testament Isaiah 55: l-5, New Testament John 7: 40-53. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mallory from Valcon, Alberta visited recently. Their mother Mary, taught at 16 East and West Wawanosh school and father Albert Shackleton taught at Auburn school. Also.Mrs. Allan Shackleton of Kitchener was a guest of week. Happy MacPhee, Bernice Anderson last Grant William birthday to Matt Townsend, LARGE ITEM PICKUP 2003 FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry is hosting a Large Item Pickup” or “Treasure Swap” Day for aH of tne residents with regular curbside pickup on FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2003 If you have any large items you would like to give away or dispose of, set them out at the curb by 9:00 a m. on Friday, June 13, 2003 Please identify items that are available to be “swapped" by tying a piece of material on them. Any person looking for items must remember that only the items identified with a piece of material are available for taking. The Municipality is not responsible for items accidentally removed by error, so all residents should ensure that all items are correctly labelled or removed from the area. Any items not “swapped” by Saturday, will be collected by Canadian Waste Services on SATURDAY MORNING - JUNE 14, 2003 commencing at 9 a.m. and transferred to the landfill site. If you wish to save any item not taken on Friday, please remove them from the curb before 9 a.m. on Saturday morning. Items that are available for collection are: • Household furniture • Appliances • Barbecues • Rototillers or other gardening tools • Lawn mowers • Lawn chairs and tables • Clothing • Refrigerators, freezers or air conditioners - only with a “Freon-Free” sticker. The following items WILL NOT be picked up: • Regular household garbage • Recycling materials • Construction or demolition debris • Tires • Agricultural waste THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2003. PAGE 9. Lorie Ferrell, Spenser Anderson, Ryan Smyth, Ruth Gordon, Loretta Thompson, Jane Rodger, Coates, Kathcryn Chamncy, Ryan McPhee, Jacob Renon, Stephen Gallagher Hildebrand, Cliff Schultz, Alex Chisholm, Christopher Cartwright, Alison Bell, Sandy Andrews and Angela Schneider. Happy anniversary to Mark and Tracy Turner, Jim and Grace Cartwright, and Brian and Allison Wightman.