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Two junior bowlers from the Zurich Bowling Lanes went off to Newmarket on
Saturday to participate in the Master Junior Tournament.Going to the tournament
were, in front from left, Dylan Fidler and Lesa Livingston.To Livingston’s right is
Brent Ducharme, who bowled the high four-game flat (765) in the zone tourna-
ment. In back from left are coaches Mike and Bev Cregan and Cheryl Regier, who
earned the high four-game pins over average (153) at the zone tournament, held
Oct. 27 in Zurich. At Saturday’s tournament, Dylan and Lesa finished in the top
half of the scores, and enjoyed the camaraderie and learning experience of the
event.(photo/Scott Nixon)
Solo results
Nov. 6
First high:June Hodgson, 272
2nd high:Mary Horn
1st solos:Shorty Caldwell, 13
Low score:Betty Coates
Hidden score:Madeline
Sweitzer
Carpet bowling
Exeter - Nov. 8
Marshall Dearing 3W35
Doris Denham 2W31
Marion Dearing 2W30
Bill Sullivan 2W29
Nov. 11
Cathy Bell 3W37
Don Maguire 3W32
Marshall Dearing 2W58
Marion Dearing 2W1T47
Don Travers 2W44
Marg Deichert 2W38
Leona Elliott 2W29
Katie Travers 2W1T28
Mary DeBoer 2W25
Bob Thompson 2W23
Education Matters
Randy Wagler,Trustee, Huron Area 4 - South
AVON MAITLAND DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
It’s time we did a little boasting about the state
of education in Huron and Perth counties. We
hear a lot about “quality of education” and
“accountability in education”, and I believe the
Avon Maitland District School Board is demon-
strating both of these characteristics.
For example, the mandatory grade 10 literacy
test results from last year indicated that Avon
Maitland was among the top 5 Boards in the
province with an 82% pass rate for students writ-
ing the test. In addition, last year our Board had
the highest results in the province for the grade 9
standardized mathematics test.
These results demonstrate that our education
system is doing something right. In spite of chal-
lenging funding from the government, and in
spite of being a relatively small
rural Board with few frills, we
have shown time and time again
that we are able to measure up,
and in many cases surpass the
standards set for us. In my opin-
ion that’s accountability and
that’s quality in education.
To what do we our success? Is
it because of extraordinary
resources and state-of-the-art
facilities? No, our facilities and
resources are adequate, but can
hardly be termed extraordinary. Is it the funding
we receive? No, we are under the same funding
pressures as all Boards in the province.
I believe that the source of our success is due
to the people involved in education. It starts with
our communities who support our schools. It
extends to our parents and guardians who volun-
teer, fund-raise for the extras, and become
actively involved in their children’s education.
And finally, credit must be given to the educators
- teachers, support staff, and administrators -
who together as a team put forth the effort every
day to ensure our students receive a quality edu-
cation.
How do we ensure that quality and account-
ability in education remain alive and well? First,
we can’t rest on our laurels. Our Board continu-
ally works to improve upon the results achieved
by our students, because we want every student
to succeed. Second, we all must play our part in
promoting and encouraging our students and our
schools to be the very best they can be.
If you have ideas for improving your local
school, contact the School Council. If you have
ideas at the Board level for improving education,
contact me. Let’s all work together to continue
to improve the great education that our children
are receiving today - they’re depending on us!
If you have other questions or comments, please
feel free to contact me at 235-4445, or email me at
randy_wagler@fcmail.avonmaitland.on.ca.
RANDY
WAGLER
EDUCATION
MATTERS
JJuunniioorr MMaasstteerrss
Students learn about life in Tasmania
By Sandra Forster
TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF
MCGILLIVRAY – When
Grade 7/8 teacher Drew
Robertson saw a news
item on BBC TV about a
Deputy Lord Mayor in
Hobart, Tasmania speak-
ing out against building
snowmen, he used it as
another educational tool.
All 32 students wrote let-
ters giving their opinion of
snow, a history lesson
about snow activities and
their hopes for lots of
snow for snowmobiling,
toboganning, snow fights
and snow days off from
school.
One student called the
Mayor ‘Your War-ship’.
Last week, the class got
a three-page letter, photos
and a calendar from
Tasmania explaining the
mayor’s side of the story
and her concerns about
safety and vandalism.
Apparently, when
Tasmania’s Mount
Wellington gets snowfall,
once or twice a year in
July and September, the
area is “inundated with
cars without snowchains
driven by people unused
to icy or snow conditions.”
“Visitors believe they
have to urgently get up the
mountain and throw a bit
of snow around before it
all melts,” the letter reads.
Sliding snowmen
One tradition is to build
a 6’ (1.8 m) snowman “on
the bonnets of their cars”
then drive down the
mountain until the snow-
men slide off, hitting
oncoming traffic, bicyclists
or pedestrians. Rocks are
also hidden inside snow-
balls and hurled at pass-
ing cars’ windscreens.
Other concerns are van-
dalism, flattening of pri-
vate gardens, blocked dri-
veways and abusive lan-
guage.
The mayor assures the
students she’s “never per-
sonally called for a ban on
snowmen or snowballs”,
but she wants to discour-
age the practise.
Tasmania Police ask visi-
tors to show “good behav-
iour to ensure everyone’s
fun is harmless, childlike
and happy when the snow
falls.”
The mayor says she
loves snow as much as
anyone but is worried
about injuries. She jokes,
“I think people should
leave the snowmen on the
mountain where they are
happy. It can’t be much
fun for the snowmen being
melted and squashed on
the road, can it?”
McGillivray students received calendar and a letter about snowmen and snowball
vandalism problems in Tasmania.L-R:Stephanie Dixon and Angelina Pickering,both
Grade 8,Kevin Mulder and Caitlin Mulholland,both Grade 7.(photo/Sandra Forster)
The installing team for the Huron Perth District No.12 Oddfellows lodge,pic-
tured above in front from left are:Ray Cann,Wilmer Adkins,Charlie Atthill,Ben
Fisher district deputy grandmaster Cecil Pepper,district deputy grand warden Bev
Skinner,Eric Mansfield,Bob Coates and Harold Parsons;in back from left are Bob
Glenn,Bill Rowe,Lloyd Ferguson,Bruce Delbridge,Al Hoggarth,Alex Meikle,Fred
Delbridge and Norm Whiting.Below are the Exeter 100F Lodge officers.In front
from left are Wilmer Adkins,Bill Rowe,Ben Fisher,noble grand Cecil Pepper,vice
grand Clare Wright,Sam Skinner,Bob Coates and Charles Atthill;in back are
Lloyd Ferguson,Ray Cann,Bob Glenn,Bruce Delbridge,Al Hoggarth,Harold
Parsons,Fred Delbridge,Bev Skinner and Norm Whiting.Absent are John Batten
and Don Dearing.(photos/submitted)
Oddfellows installation
Damage at party
HENSALL – Huron OPP broke up a
noisy party on York Cres. in Hensall late
on Nov. 9.
About 150 youths age 16-19 were par-
tying and consuming alcohol.
Someone threw a bottle at a 1995 Ford
Crown Victoria run by Exeter Cab
Companies, smashing out the rear win-
dow.
Officers are following up on two leads of
possible suspects but anyone who can
help in solving this case of vandalism is
asked to call the Exeter office or Crime
Stoppers.
Parents are warned of their criminal
and civil responsibilities in allowing par-
ties in the community.