HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-05-31, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31,2000.
Duffs service given by UCW
Wednesday evening. May 17 the
Walton Women's Institute met in the
Walton Hall with 10 ladies present.
Gary Jewitt, as guest speaker told of
Sleeping Children around the World,
an organization founded in 1970 by
Margaret and Murray Dryden. Mr.
Jewitt. a retired teacher who lives in
Clinton, is a SCAW volunteer
raising funds to provide bed kits to
children in 31 countries such as
Ecuador, Honduras, Columbia.
Panama, Thailand, India,
Bangladesh and the Philippines.
Each kit does vary from country to
country depending on local needs,
but usually consists of a ground
sheet, mattress, sheets, blanket or
mosquito netting, pajamas, sweater
or other clothing and personal care
needs. All bed kits are made in
countries where they are distributed,
which cuts down on the
transportation costs and is
employment for families in that
country.
Mr. Jewitt showed slides of
Thailand and India, countries where
FROM WALTON
he has been helping with Lions
Clubs. They were very interesting
and showed the delight in children
who received these kits.
Betty McCall thanked him for all
this information. On behalf of the
institute he was presented with
money to purchase a bed kit.
Leona McDonald, the new
president, opened the meeting with
the usual exercises. Secretary
treasurer Margaret Mclnroy gave the
financial report and correspondence
was dealt with during the business.
There was a very good response to
the roll call with many food items
for the food bank. There was also a
plant exchange with everyone going
home with a different variety.
For the June meeting it was
decided to take in the show at the
Blyth Festival on the regular
meeting night.
A social half hour was enjoyed
with lunch by Margaret Mclnroy and
Viola Kirkby.
The last Thursday night euchre
party at Walton Hall had 11 tables at
play.
The high winners of the night
were George and Gloria Love
with 81 points. Following close at
second place were Eileen Sellers
and Marie Stewart. Third place
honours went to Frank and Kay
Baer.
The crowd enjoyed sandwiches
and cake to finish off their evening.
Walton Public School news
Students, staff plan
commemorative picnic
An event that you will not want to
miss will be the Walton Public
School Community Picnic to
commemorate the school on June
25.
There will be games and a social
time, a potluck supper and a special
two-hour program with live
entertainment.
The afternoon begins at 3 p.m. and
ends with fireworks at 9:45.
There will also be a memory book
of the school for sale. Anyone
wanting one should phone the
school as soon as possible to order
one.
MeKillop Twp. council reviews drainage issue
After reviewing an engineer’s
report for the Buchanan Municipal
Drain at the May 3 meeting,
MeKillop council accepted the
report and set a date for the court of
revision.
Several landowners were in
attendance to hear the discussion.
Campbell Wey suggested the bridge
abutments be buried in the ditch
bank. Laverne Godkin said his area
of the ditch would require minimum
work though there had been a lot of
damage done nine years ago.
The court of revision was set for
June 7 at 7:30 p.m. Deputy-Reeve
Jim Ryan and Councillor Fergus
Kelly were appointed to the court of
revision.
Kelly resigned from the Seaforth
arena board due to the amount of
work required for the transition
board, councillor Joe Dwyer will
take over the position.
A staff meeting held May 1 at
Walton Hall was well attended by
employees of the five municipalities,
council was told.
Four of the five municipalities in
Huron East, excluding Brussels,
have agreed to participate in the
agri-venture program. The grant is
30 per cent rather than the 50 per
cent originally planned.
MeKillop Twp. Cone. 12 (Hullett-
McKillop Rd.) and Cone. 10
(Sawmill Rd.), west of the county
road to the Hudett Twp. boundary
will be paved.
Council endorsed a resolution
AMDSB^ unions
ratify deal
The Avon Maitland District
School Board and District 8 OSSTF
- OCTEA are. pleased to announce
ratification of the first collective
agreement for the period July I,
1998 to June 30, 2000.
OCTEA represents approximately
408 permanent, unionized office,
clerical and technical workers and
educational assistants, as well as
close to 200 temporary and
replacement workers. The new
contract harmonizes terms and
conditions of employment which
were formerly governed by separate
collective agreements and terms and
conditions of employment from the
predecessor school boards. The
Board and Union are pleased that the
negotiation efforts have resulted in a
contract which ensures the
continuation of the high quality of
educational support services in the
schools of the Avon Maitland
District School Board.
from Chatham-Kent petitioning the
provincial government to retain the
present municipal outlet drainage
grant program as well as the tile loan
program without reductions as well
as a resolution from Centre Hastings
petitioning the government and the
Ministry of the Environment to
change the regulations so that local
municipalities and conservation
authorities must be contacted before
the letting of water-taking permits.
The vouchers for road and general
accounts in the amounts of
$11,260.51 and $94,455.01, were
approved for payment.
Getting it together
Jean Bewley was busy preparing a tray ot devilled eggs for
the hungry folk who turned out to Melville Presbyterian
Church’s Maytime Supper, Sunday night. (vteky Bremner photo)
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P.O. Box 886, Seaforth, Ontario
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