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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2004-02-19, Page 7By Margaret Fraser Call 526-1112 Classifieds advertisements published in The Citizen are now available on our website at www.northhuron.on.ca ves DOUG GOUGH, R.I.B. (ONT.) CAIB, Manager E IVES INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. - BI YTH OFFICE 184 Dinsley St. W. Box 428 Blyth, ON NOM 1}10 Tel: (519) 523-9655 Fax: (519) 523-9793 All Classes of Insurance WWW IVESINSURANCE.COM Don't lose this number! 524-9381 N/C estimates if work recommended. Free ride to area shopping available! Free Drop-off & pick-up service! ' CONSIRICA ggrfo 346 Huron Road, Goderich 524-9381 or 1-800-338-1134 THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Cunningham. Julie Shannon. Marge Sieriserna, David Caesar, Betty Kruhlak. Meagan' Chain:ley. 1104 Major, Claire McDowell. Jerry Sabo. Bill Robertson. Rehekah Clarke- Robinson, Leanne Plunkett. Eunice Cunningham. Maurice Bean, Heather Durni it, Cindy Sahu. Darrell Wood, Marion Taylor. Ethel. Ball. Graham Worsen, 'Tony Martens, Dave Ferrier, Sheila Armstrong, Jim GlOusher. Mark Sjaarda, Kelly Thompson. Martin Sturzenegger, Paige McDowell, Valerie Saho, Howard Hallam, Sabrina Patterson- Langer, D. Delyea, Bruce Siertsema, Adrian. Rau, Barbara Smyth. Jack Vincent, Andrea Stevenson and Grace Caldwell. Happy anniversary to Joy and Dale Porter, Donna and Steve Delgado, Carol and Wayne Atkinson and Susan and Chris Meier. Apologies for no news last week due to a family emergency. The Auburn ladies had two quilts in at the Knox United Church — a Lone Star of Maxine Seers's and a quilt for new quitters in Auburn — Grace Cartwright, Teresa Roetcisoender, Jane Glousher and Evelyn Christensen. They sure had a great time. Keep up the good work. A wall hanging titled Bird Watch is• being done in memory of Carole Daer. The quilters were Grace Cartwright, Tena Empey, Lois Haines. Ethel Ball, Elva Armstrong. The first meting of the 4-1-I club, Sew Easy. was held at June Robinson's on Jan. 24. They were put right • to work cutting out patterns for scissors covers or drawstring bags. While they sewed, they elected the club officers. Sophie Jefferson was elected president, and Tina Drennan was elected vice. The secretary position will be revolving. Catherine Robinson, youth leader, Mary Ellen Foran and June Maxine Seers, Bernice Anderson. Laura Mae Chamney. Marg Fraser. Erma Cartwright. Teresa Roetcisoender, Maureen Bean, Margaret Hildebrand and many other willing hands from the coffee club. Auburn Horticultural Society will be holding a meeting during the first part of March. The topic of discussion will be the flags for hydro poles for the 150th celebration. Date and location will be announced at a later time. Auburn's Women's Institute is holding a benefit card party on Feb. 19. Proceeds will be for the Sick Children's Hospital, Goderich hospital and Clinton hospital. Cake, ice-cream and beverages will be served at 1:30 p.m. with cards commencing at 2 p.m. The Auburn 150th Celebration Committee will hold its meeting on Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Knox United Church. The Auburn Lions Club meeting js on Wednesday. Feb. 18 at the Auburn Robinson made sure all had successfully completed their sewing items. Next, they learned the different parts of the sewing machine, such as needle, foot control (gas pedal), bobbin case and hand wheel. They also learned how to wind a bobbin on the sewing machine. ' Following this they pressed their projects to complete them. Next they discussed the requirements of the club. The members are to complete one Community Ilan ii 7:15 p. ii The Silver Tops will he meeting on Wednesday with dinner at Stickers. The remainder ()I' the meeting will he held at Knox United . Church basement. At Knox United Church Sunday Rev. Pat Cook's message was Blessed In All Seasons. Greeting at the door was the Young family. Spiritual readings were Jeremiah 17: 5-10 and Luke 6: 17- 26.- Knox United Church held its annual meeting this Sunday. It was noted that the church in Auburn would he celebrating its 100th year in the summer of 2004. A special happy belated birthday wish to Lois Haines on Feb. 9 from friends and neighbours (including the one who moved away). Happy birthday to Juanita Hamp, Johanne Drake, Mary Ellen Jefferson, Lawrence Plaetzer, Heather Verwey, Michael Malian, Roger Cunningham. Andrew sewing project of their choice. They divided into groups and took body measurements. The back of a pattern lists the measurements for each size of pattern. In order to teach new members the pledge, they put together a puzzle with the pledge on it. This was done in teams and Sophie Jefferson, Tina Drennan and Loretta Thompson's team won. Before the next meeting the members are to decide on what item they would like to sew. 19, 2004. PAGE 7. FROM AUBURN 4-H Club makes it Sew Easy Walkerburn Club quilts After cancelling twice due to bad weather, eight members of the Walkerburn Club met at Ila Cunningham's home on Feb. 5. They spent the afternoon quilting a quilt for the Breast Cancer auction. By Stew Slater Special to The Citizen "Within the next five years, approximately 25 principals and vice-principals will be eligible for retirement which, given our current shortage of qualified applicants, will create a very significant problem." That's the wording — written by Avon Maitland District School Board human resources superintendent Jim Sheppard — contained within a report delivered to trustees at a regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 10. The report described what Sheppard hopes to do to prevent such a principal shortage from developing. New principals and vice principals are chosen from a pool of applicants, who have agreed to work for a particular school board and who have achieved or are in the process of achieving Ontario's educational requirements for those positions. Examples of requirements include a Audrey Boonstoppel read the minutes of the last meeting and Bernice Norman gave the treasurer's report. The next meeting will be at Audrey's on Friday, Feb. 27 at 1:30 p.m. She is going to show how to certain level of teaching experience, Masters-level courses, and the completion of a Principals' Qualification Program that includes practical work as well as topics like education law, labour relations and curriculum development. Sheppard told trustees his plan for attracting more applicants to the Avon Maitland principal and vice principal hiring pools is "designed to assist teachers interested in leadership roles to obtain their qualifications." By March 31, he hopes to attract at least 20 applicants, which is the minimum needed for the Ontario Principals' Council to put its show on the road, and bring a Principals 'Qualification Program to the Huron-Perth area. "I'm hoping, by the fall, that I can come back to you and say we have a good group who are willing to take the orientation, he told trustees. The first element of the plan is to invite all teachers to one of three information sessions during make greeting cards and will supply the lunch. Lunch was served by Ila Cunningham and Vera F'enfound, and a social time was enjoyed before picking up the needles to do more quilting. February — in Stratford, Goderich and Listowel. At these meetings, there will be an opportunity "to learn about the board's proposal to have the Principals' Qualification Program provided locally and be funded by the board." Sheppard admitted he faces a challenge, noting similar problems are looming across Ontario. "We are not the only board that's dealing with this shortage." Board faces principal shortage Penny for your thoughts Pennies were the winning thoughts for the Grades 4 and 5 pupils at Hullett Central Public School on Thursday, Feb. 12. They were the winning class for the month of January for collecting the most pennies in the school's penny drive.. They raised a whopping $89.31. Beth Kipp, left and Kelly Cooke enjoy their ice-cream reward. (Photo submitted)