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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times-Advocate, 2002-11-06, Page 13HENSALL - Class reunions and alumni are not the first things peo- ple think of when nurs- ery schools are men- tioned, but it is appropri- ate when talking about the Tinker Tots Nursery School. The co-op nurs- ery is celebrating 25 years of providing early childhood education in Hensall. The school has been in business for that long because it has been able to keep costs down with parents providing their time and money to run it. To mark its 25th anniversary, Tinker Tots is planning an open house tour on Nov. 29 and 30. Titled Christmas at Our House, everyone is invited to tour the school, enjoy refresh- ments, and have a chance at winning prizes donated by local busi- nesses. Available to win are $150 of meat, a gift basket, Quilts and other assorted prizes. 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Simply visit us at www.toyota.ca or call 1-888-TOYOTA-8. 242 Main North Exeter 235-2353 WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS Solo results Oct. 23 First high: Shorty Caldwell 2nd high:Jim Bell 1st solo:Bill Coleman 2nd solo: Beatrice Richardson, Elroy Desjardine Low score:Doris Denham Hidden score:Wilma Davis Oct. 30 First high: Shorty Caldwell 2nd high:Doris Denham 1st solo:Hedy Devine, Vesta Miller Low score:Elroy Desjardine Hidden score:Wilma Davis, Gladys Bierling Tinker Tots reunion in Hensall Front left: Sarah Vollands, MacIntrye Schilbe, Mitchell Heyink, Katelyn Reid, Evan Krebs, Hailey Richardson, Kyle McClinchey, Carter McGregor, Vanessa Trocchi, Reagan Vandewalle. Back Jodie Schilbe, Mary Lynn Macdonald, Linda Martens(Teacher),Leah Martens.(photo/Pat Bolen) St.Elizabeth holds annual meeting CLINTON - Huron County St. Elizabeth Health Care staff association annual meeting was held Oct. 7 at the Betty Cardno Centre in Clinton. Chairperson Gail Trewhitt, R.N., introduced staff association members and the new manager of the Huron Delivery Centre in Clinton who gave a brief summary of her qualifications and accomplish- ments. Some of the past year’s activities reported by Maggie Phillips were a blood pressure clinic in Goderich during Nurses Week, celebrating the Feast of St. Elizabeth, participating in Santa Claus parades in Goderich, Clinton and Exeter, attending a display at the Mature Adult Life Style Exhibition in Bayfield and hosting a Coffee Break for the Alzheimer’s Association. Plans are underway for entering a float in Santa Claus parades in southern Huron County communi- ties this year. Guest speaker Barb Milldon, Vice president of Nursing Leadership for S.E.H.C. was introduced by Pat Hoak, R.N. Barb began her career in 1980 as a visiting nurse, progressing to manager, clinical con- sultant and then in 2000 to her current position. Her topic ‘3C’s for SECH Care Providers’ touched on some relevant trends and issues for home care nursing and supportive care services today. Recent graduates of the Personal Support Workers’ Certification program were presented with a SEHC gold rose pin by Marni Van Aaken. Employees who have worked for SEHC were pre- sented with a rose for each year of service. The evening closed with draws for door prizes. Trustees rankled by initiatives By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE T-A SEAFORTH — Don Brillinger, representa- tive for the Avon Maitland District School Board on the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA), wants everyone in the province to become aware of three words: "unfunded government initiatives." From an educational perspective, the latest in the Conservative gov- ernment’s string of such "UGIs" is contained in recent revisions to the Ontarians With Disabilities Act. At a regular Avon Maitland meeting Oct. 22, Brillinger informed trustees that, in recent weeks, the OPSBA has been active in express- ing concern about the issue. As a result of the revi- sions, school boards are now required to ensure all facilities and pro- grams meet a minimum level of accessibility for students and employees with disabilities. Paperwork to prove the claims of the board is also a new requirement of the legislation. Brillinger described the revisions as an unfunded government initiative because there has been no accompany- ing commitment of money to help cash- strapped boards meet the requirements, despite the fact virtually all boards struggled mightily to pass govern- ment-mandated bal- anced budgets last spring. As it stands, the OPSBA representative explained, funds for meeting the require- ments must be drawn from other expenditure areas in those already tight budgets. "Everybody thinks (the Ontarians With Disabilities Act) is a great thing, and it is something that will help a lot of our students," he stressed, "except that it’s going to cost the boards money and there’s no money attached to the request." Brillinger added boards could be assessed a $50,000 fine for failure to comply. And he labelled it another in a string of unfunded government initiatives, following on the heels of such legisla- tive requirements as criminal record checks for all staff. School boards have also had to absorb the cost of that requirement, without additional education ministry contributions.