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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-10-11, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000. PAGE 9. Check out our WEBSITE at www.northhuron.on.ca Great day for a run Students from the six North Huron elementary schools participated in a cross country meet at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club under beautiful sunny skies, Oct. 3. Taking part in the event were Brussels, Grey Central, East Wawanosh, Howick, Turnberry Central and Wingham Public Schools. Erom the sidelines For MAYOR of the New Municipality of Morris-Tumberry VOTE LYNN HOY Questions & Concerns? Call 357-3435 “Your support will be appreciated” Election day is November 13, 2000 Only time will tell with the Jays By Hugh Nichol If losing eight of their final 10 games wasn’t em-barrassing enough, the Toronto Blue Jays administra­ tive problems may have only begun. Their first order of business sur­ rounds the playing status of two of their marquee players in Alex Gonzalez and Carlos Delgado. Gonzalez is a free agent and re-sign­ ing him will cost in the area of $6 million a year while Delgado’s con­ tract contains a clause giving him the right to request a trade within 15 days following the completion of the World Series. Gonzalez almost cer­ tainly will not negotiate until after this year’s premium free agent, Seattle short stop Alex Rodriguez, sets the standard and Delgado will almost certainly not waive his option unless his exciting three year $34 million contact is rewrote. Financially the Jays may not be able to afford both players but mar­ keting wise, can they afford not to? The second major decision involves how to improve the Jays on-field performance. Defensively only Baltimore, Kansas City and Texas had a worse team ERA as this season’s play ranged from laughable to pathetic. The result was an atten­ dance decrease of almost 350,000 from the previous year and with an expected increase of $20 million in payroll the Jays must find new ways to attract the paying customer. The third and final decision involves the management team of Gord Ash and manager Jim Fregosi. Fregosi’s biggest problem is that he is a National League manager in charge of an American League team. The Jays do not have the ability to manufacture runs without depending on the long ball. They seldom hit and run and attempted to steal only 123 times. By comparison Florida Marlin’s Luis Castillo made 84 attempts on his own while 42 year old Rickey Henderson swiped 31 bases, nine more than the Jays leader Raul Mondesi. Fregosi was not without loyalty to his players. He installed Jose Cruz in centrefield, Tony Batista at third base and Shannon Stewart in the lead-off position on an every day basis and all three responded with career seasons as did several others. However, a new broom sweeps clean and the Rogers Communications own­ erships will almost certainly look in a different direction. The Jays decline has been directly linked to the 1995 sale of Labatt to the Belgium-based Interbrew SA, a faceless conglomerate whose only interest in the club was financial. Ted Rogers lives in Toronto and is an identifiable owner who will, on a daily basis, be in contact with the baseball public. His vision is to cre­ ate a sports empire with the ability to compete against Time Warner (Atlanta Braves), Fax TV (Los Angeles Dodgers), and Disney (Anaheim Angels), a vision that hinges on the success of the Toronto Blue Jays. Only time will tell if the pursuit of this dream will be good for the ball club or whether Rogers becomes Canada’s answer to George Steinbrenner, another administrative problem the Jays do not need. TOWNSHIP OF EAST WAWANOSH Final Tax Installment for Farm/Residential Properties is due Monday, October 16, 2000. Penalty @ 1 1/4% on day of default plus 1 1/4% the first day of each month thereafter. Persons who have acquired properties and have not received a tax bill should contact the Clerk's Office. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibility for payment of taxes nor from penalty for late payment. Winona Thompson, Clerk-Treasurer. PEOPLE AROUND ETHEL By Margaret Ww&s '#>■McMahon Call A 887-9250 OCTOBER is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Protect Yourself! Congratulations to first-time grandparents Beth and Gary Earl on the arrival of their granddaughter Kendra, daughter of Jeff and Sue Earl. Best wishes to Tony and Tricia Ward who were married Sept. 30 in the Ethel United Church with the reception following at the Elma Community Centre. Thanksgiving visitors with the McMahon family were Ingrid and Caroline El-Tantawy of Montreal, Quebec, Michele and Geoffrey of Hanover and Jacky Wick of Pennsylvania, Shawn and Lorna, Erin and Russell. Learn good breast health practices now. BSE? CBE? OBSP? Find out what women need to know! Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Breast self-examination classes: Clinton Public Hospital October 12 South Huron Hospital October 16 Alexandra Marine & General Hospital November 6 Wingham & District Hospital November 9 All classes held at 7:30 pm, No fee. To register, contact Kim at (519) 482-3416. Grant funding from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2000 NOTICE OF NOMINATION OF OFFICE Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Municipality of Morris-Tumberry (currently the Township of Morris and the Township of Turnberry) Nominations in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry for the offices of: Municipal Positions: 1. Mayor One (1) (Elected at Large) 2. Six (6) Councillors (Three (3) elected from each Ward) Three (3) to be elected from Ward M the current Township of Morris Three (3) to be elected from Wart T the current Township of Turnberry Nominations may be made by completing and filing in the office of the Clerk of the Township of Morris at R.R. 4, Brussels, Ontario, nominations in the prescribed form including: ♦ A signed consent to the nominations ♦ A declaration of qualification by the candidate ♦ A $100.00 filing fee (cash, money order or certified cheque) ♦ Identification of the candidate School Board Positions shared with Other Municipalities: 3. One (1) member of the Avon Maitland District School Board (District Public School Board No. 10) representing the Town of Wingham, Village of Brussels, and the Townships of Grey, Howick, Morris and Turnberry. Nomination papers are to be filed with the Clerk of Township of Howick. 4. One (1) member of the Huron Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board representing the Town of Goderich, Town of Clinton, Town of Wingham, Village of Blyth and Townships of Colborne, Hullett, Turnberry, Morris, East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh, Howick, Ashfield an 1 Goderich Township. Nomination papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the Town of Goderich. 5. One (1) Trustee representing the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Country of Wellington, County of Middlesex, County of Perth and County of Huron on the French-Language Public School Board Bo. 58. Nomination papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the City of London. 6. One (1) Trustee representing the Counties of Lambton, Huron and Bruce on the French Language Separate District School Board No. 63. Nominations papers are to be filed with the Clerk of the City of Sarnia. A nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent on the day in the year that is after January 3rd, 2000, and is before October 13, 2000 at a time when the Clerk’s office is open or on October 13th, 2000 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. A nomination must be certified by the Clerk before such person becomes a certified candidate for the office to which she or he is nominated. Nomination may be withdrawn up until 5:00 p.m. Monday, October 16, 2000. At that time if only sufficient nomination for office have been certified, those candidates will be declared elected. In the event there are an insufficient number of candidates to fill all positions available nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only, on Wednesday, October 18th, 2000, 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 dates stated below for the purpose of voting. Adv ance Vote Saturday, November 4th, 2000 Voting Date Monday, November 13th, 2000 Dated this 8th day of September, 2000. Nancy Michie CMO Returning Officer Municipality of Morris - Turnberry I