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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-06-29, Page 1Huron xposito• 70 cents plus 5 cents G.S.T. (75 cents) 0.00010100•000.0... - SAFETY School children learn they must follow safe practices around electricity. see page six. Briefly Seaforth teacher resigns from job after sex charge A former Seaforth District High School teacher, charged with one count of gross inde- cency and three counts of paying for sex with a person under 18, has resigned from his teaching post. Buryl Wilson's resignation was offered to the Huron County Board of Education, and the resignation was accepted, it was announced. Wilson, a London resident, taught at the Seaforth school for more than 10 years. He was the 30th person charged by London Police as part of their child pornography probe. Huron Centennial students excel in math contest Two students from Huron Centennial School were among the top five grade seven students from Huron County in the Uni- versity of Waterloo's 1994 Gauss Mathematics Contest. Top grade seven student in Huron was Joseph Stauttener, of Huron Centennial. Kim DeWys was fifth in the grade seven division. Fourth place in that division went to Kristine Hammel, of Grey Central. Joseph Stauttener will receive a special award from the Huron County Board of Education. Approximately 300 Huron County grade seven and eight students wrote this year's test. Seaforth library well -used: stats A recent strategic plan by the Huron County Libraries reveals lending facts on all 19 various - sized libraries in the county. The 1993 circulation for the Seaforth library was 48,848. The town's branch has 19,000 books on hand. The cost per circulation for the Seaforth branch (based on staff costs, rent and book costs) works out to $9.18 which is fairly low compared to the county -high in the satellite Bluevale library: $72.71 cost per circulation. The county -low is the Bayfield library with a cost per circulation of $5.57. The strategic plan calls for responses from all local councils and public meetings for late June. "Over 30,000 Huron County residents regularly use their public libraries," wrote Beth Ross, County Librarian, to the Town of Seaforth. "We invite you to work with the Huron County Library Board to ensure an excellent and affordable library service for all Huron County residents." INDEX Sports...page 11. Entertainment...12,13 Weddings...page 13. Obituaries...page 14. "Your community newspaper since 1860.. serving Seaforth, Dublin, Hensall, Walton, Brussels and surrounding communities." MILTON J. DIETZ LIMITED SEAFORTH 522-0608 • Pesticides & Custom Spraying • Spraying Equipment & Parts • Nutrite Premium Fertilizer 4 Ventilation & Livestock Equipment •l �iPURINA FEEDS >• & PET FOODS HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1994. CRAFTSMANSHIP: Custom woodwork is not a thing of the past. A local craftsman has many projects on the go. see page two. THEATRE He's smart, he's good with a sword. Just don't say anything about his... well, you know. see page 12. Hibbert plans to mingle, mix in 1996 celebrations Hopefully, everybody will mingle and mix in 1996. That was the winning slogan submitted by Joyce Fell, of RR 2 Staffa, for the Hibbert Township Sesquicentennial (150th birthday) celebration planned for August, 1996. Fell, a music student at the Uni- versity of Western Ontario in Lon- don, said she wanted something to rhyme with 'six', making the slogan catchy enough for people to remem- ber. The submission was one of 23 the township received, and last Friday, Reeve Walter McKenzie presented Fell with the $100 prize, as welt -as showing her a finished sign the municipality had made up with the slogan on it. Reeve McKenzie said later this year a handful of signs will be erected throughout the township and the surrounding district to let people know of the Sesquicentennial. A fundraising and advertising commit- tee is currently being formed, he noted. So, now that you know, will you mingle and mix in '96? TIM CUMMING PHOTO THAT'S A BIG PIG - Anne Doherty, 12 and David Doherty, 10, of Lakeside, stand beside a giant pig which was on display at the Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford on Friday. Hundreds of people visited the Pork Congress which was held June 23-25 at the Stratford Coliseum. David and Anne are the children of James and Christine Doherty who house pigs near Mitchell. Trustee wants school specifics BY MICHELE GREENE Seaforth Trustee Gerry Ryan was looking for more specifics about when and how the renovations and construction at St. Patrick School, Dublin and St. Columban School would take place. "Realistically, the earliest we could begin the process of planning will likely be late summer. We will want to involve the staff and par- ents. To do that during the summer when staff is away is almost impossible," said Dr. James Brown, director of education for the Huron - Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Zurich area Trustee Mike Miller, vice -chairperson, said construction won't begin until the planning process of obtaining building per- mits, hiring an architect, and pre- paring drawings is completed. Con-' struction is not expected to begin this year. The board plans to educate the Grade 4-8 students in St. Columban School, which now houses the Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. The younger students would then be taught at St. Patrick's School, Dublin, where Grade 4 to 8 students now study. Renovations would take place at both schools and a full-size gym would be added to St. "We will want to involve the staff and parents." Columban School. Trustees approved a motion Monday night instructing the administration to proceed with the formal planning process for the St. Patrick's School, Dublin/St. Columban addition and renovation project. Trustee Vince McInnes, represent- ing the Wingham area, said that the planning process is important because it involves parents and the community, which "has complained for years that we make decisions arbitrarily." Dr. Brown said the board will have some answers about size, number of classrooms and cost by the fall. Ryan didn't believe the board had any more plans for the new Huron Catholic secondary school in Clinton when it decided to move ahead. Chairperson Louise Martin said the board had an architect and drawings being prepared for the Catholic school, adding that the board is much further along in planning for the new school. "The board made a decision to proceed with the secondary school and employed an architect. In the case of St. Patrick's School, Dublin and St. Columban School, the board hasn't passed a motion to do this," said Dr. Brown. When the board has information on size and cost, it will decide if it will in fact go ahead and build, he added. In the spring, the board passed a motion to dedicate the infrastructure money for which it is eligible to the Catholic high school until the news about the provincial allocation arrived. If sufficient funds were provided, then the infrastructure money would be transferred to the St. Patrick's/St. Coluniban project. However, the board received a $3 million allocation rather than a $7 million allocation for which it applied. Trustee Ben Brown, representing the Sebringville area," asked if the infrastructure money would still be available for the project. Gerald Thuss, superintendent of business and finance, said the board still has the opportunity to access the infrastructure money. It must apply for the funding by this fall and have the money spent on a capital project within two years. So, it is still possible to use the money. H/BBERT TOWNShr 150/h ANN/VERSARV ******************************* s ANDY BADER PHOTO SLOGAN WINNER: Joyce Fell, of RR 2 Staffa, created the winning slogan 'Mingle & Mix in '96' for Hibbert Township's upcoming 150th anniversary celebration. Above, Reeve Walter McKentie holds up a sign with the slogan, and later presented Fell with a $100 cheque for coming up with the idea. Water tower engineers examine potential site Seaforth PUC Manager Tom Phillips and Steve Burns of B.M. Ross and Associates, engineers for the new Seaforth water tower, recently toured the property of Scaforth Community Hospital to check potential sites for the tower that would not interfere with a planned heliport. Two potential sites were elimin- ated because they would interfere with a helicopter flight pattern. A site approximately 35 metres north of the medical centre was suggested by Burns and Phillips for the poten- tial water tower. Other site locations suggested by the hospital board further north were too low in clev- Gloves recovered at Brussels home A 48 -year-old Hamilton man was charged with possession of stolen property after he was arrested in Goderich on June 11. As a result of a joint forces operation between Goderich Police and Waterloo Regional Police, the suspect was charged with posses- sion of 150 pairs of work gloves, valued at about $4,000. Another 150 dozen pairs of gloves were recovered from a Brussels residence. The gloves are part of the theft of more than 5,000 dozen pairs of n in November 0 1 0,0A 011 ' ! , 1993 in the Region of Waterloo. The man was held in custody pending his bail hearing on June 17, after which he was returned to custody for trial on July 25. School, church bid farewell to Students at St. James school bid farewell on Monday to their Priest, who is leaving the St. James Parish after four years. Father (Joseph) Henry Cassano moves to London where he will serve the parish of St. Martin of Tours. There will be two priests working together there. Members of St. James Church wished Father Cassano a good- bye at a ceremony on Sunday. It was his last mass at St. James as he leaves for London on July 1. The outgoing priest said he was proud of his ectineflical work. While he was in Seaforth a ministerial association was formed for Scaforth and sur- rounding area and the Week for Christian Unity was nhverved. He also expressed pride in a family program which was held during Lent. He said a Sunday School at St. James church has been strong and the choir has improved greatly. The choir presented him with a beautiful drawing of St. James, complete with its new addition, sketched by Andres Otlbeii nal. On Monday the cogent$ of St. James School sang a song, 'Farewell to Father Henry' at an assembly. "St. Martin's will be a lucky place just to have your friendly, smiling face," said the bong. Father J. Henry Cassano was born in Malta, one of four boys in his family. riest TIM CUMMING PHOTO BEST WISHES - Father Henry Cassano, who Is leaving St. James Parish for London, is presented a gift from Melissa Van Bakst, on behalf of the students' council. i. pilq i;44,1;0444;4#;.:::;'t•.,. 0144,,,..:'d; rhv:4 46+r i ation and would require additional costs for extension of existing water mains to the new tower. Water Pump Motor Burns Out The water pump motor at the Seaforth PUC's Welsh St. well burnt out recently. "It was repaired and back in service in less than a week," said Tom Phillips, PUC Manager. The damaged motor didn't affect water service in town. New Truck Radio The Seaforth PUC has decided to purchase a new 16 -channel radio, outside speaker and antenna for one of their trucks. The quote of $914 from Perth FM Communication in Stratford includes GST and PST. Awards honour Seaforth public school graduates Awards of recognition were presented at the June 24 grade eight graduation at Scaforth Public School. Strrphanie MacDonald won the June Boussey Public Speaking Award, Sheila Morton Bursary Award and Harmony Hi -Liles Music Award. Christine Rock was presented with the Gabrielle Belanger Memorial French Award and Edna Bell Award to Most Improved Student in Language Arts. The John Jew Citizenship Award was presented to Brent Ribey and Kerry Blake. The Barbara Elston Memorial Award was presented to Samantha Lansink and Brent Ribey. The J. W. Talbot Award was presented to Craig Somcrvillc and Stephanie MacDonald. The Lions Club Valedictory Award was presented to 1994 valedictorian Craig Somcrvillc. Your Full Line Dealer FORD MERCURY Sales - Service -Selection HART FORD MERCURY USED CARS 'The Friendly Dealer Whth The Big Heart' THEATRE He's smart, he's good with a sword. Just don't say anything about his... well, you know. see page 12. Hibbert plans to mingle, mix in 1996 celebrations Hopefully, everybody will mingle and mix in 1996. That was the winning slogan submitted by Joyce Fell, of RR 2 Staffa, for the Hibbert Township Sesquicentennial (150th birthday) celebration planned for August, 1996. Fell, a music student at the Uni- versity of Western Ontario in Lon- don, said she wanted something to rhyme with 'six', making the slogan catchy enough for people to remem- ber. The submission was one of 23 the township received, and last Friday, Reeve Walter McKenzie presented Fell with the $100 prize, as welt -as showing her a finished sign the municipality had made up with the slogan on it. Reeve McKenzie said later this year a handful of signs will be erected throughout the township and the surrounding district to let people know of the Sesquicentennial. A fundraising and advertising commit- tee is currently being formed, he noted. So, now that you know, will you mingle and mix in '96? TIM CUMMING PHOTO THAT'S A BIG PIG - Anne Doherty, 12 and David Doherty, 10, of Lakeside, stand beside a giant pig which was on display at the Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford on Friday. Hundreds of people visited the Pork Congress which was held June 23-25 at the Stratford Coliseum. David and Anne are the children of James and Christine Doherty who house pigs near Mitchell. Trustee wants school specifics BY MICHELE GREENE Seaforth Trustee Gerry Ryan was looking for more specifics about when and how the renovations and construction at St. Patrick School, Dublin and St. Columban School would take place. "Realistically, the earliest we could begin the process of planning will likely be late summer. We will want to involve the staff and par- ents. To do that during the summer when staff is away is almost impossible," said Dr. James Brown, director of education for the Huron - Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Zurich area Trustee Mike Miller, vice -chairperson, said construction won't begin until the planning process of obtaining building per- mits, hiring an architect, and pre- paring drawings is completed. Con-' struction is not expected to begin this year. The board plans to educate the Grade 4-8 students in St. Columban School, which now houses the Kindergarten to Grade 3 students. The younger students would then be taught at St. Patrick's School, Dublin, where Grade 4 to 8 students now study. Renovations would take place at both schools and a full-size gym would be added to St. "We will want to involve the staff and parents." Columban School. Trustees approved a motion Monday night instructing the administration to proceed with the formal planning process for the St. Patrick's School, Dublin/St. Columban addition and renovation project. Trustee Vince McInnes, represent- ing the Wingham area, said that the planning process is important because it involves parents and the community, which "has complained for years that we make decisions arbitrarily." Dr. Brown said the board will have some answers about size, number of classrooms and cost by the fall. Ryan didn't believe the board had any more plans for the new Huron Catholic secondary school in Clinton when it decided to move ahead. Chairperson Louise Martin said the board had an architect and drawings being prepared for the Catholic school, adding that the board is much further along in planning for the new school. "The board made a decision to proceed with the secondary school and employed an architect. In the case of St. Patrick's School, Dublin and St. Columban School, the board hasn't passed a motion to do this," said Dr. Brown. When the board has information on size and cost, it will decide if it will in fact go ahead and build, he added. In the spring, the board passed a motion to dedicate the infrastructure money for which it is eligible to the Catholic high school until the news about the provincial allocation arrived. If sufficient funds were provided, then the infrastructure money would be transferred to the St. Patrick's/St. Coluniban project. However, the board received a $3 million allocation rather than a $7 million allocation for which it applied. Trustee Ben Brown, representing the Sebringville area," asked if the infrastructure money would still be available for the project. Gerald Thuss, superintendent of business and finance, said the board still has the opportunity to access the infrastructure money. It must apply for the funding by this fall and have the money spent on a capital project within two years. So, it is still possible to use the money. H/BBERT TOWNShr 150/h ANN/VERSARV ******************************* s ANDY BADER PHOTO SLOGAN WINNER: Joyce Fell, of RR 2 Staffa, created the winning slogan 'Mingle & Mix in '96' for Hibbert Township's upcoming 150th anniversary celebration. Above, Reeve Walter McKentie holds up a sign with the slogan, and later presented Fell with a $100 cheque for coming up with the idea. Water tower engineers examine potential site Seaforth PUC Manager Tom Phillips and Steve Burns of B.M. Ross and Associates, engineers for the new Seaforth water tower, recently toured the property of Scaforth Community Hospital to check potential sites for the tower that would not interfere with a planned heliport. Two potential sites were elimin- ated because they would interfere with a helicopter flight pattern. A site approximately 35 metres north of the medical centre was suggested by Burns and Phillips for the poten- tial water tower. Other site locations suggested by the hospital board further north were too low in clev- Gloves recovered at Brussels home A 48 -year-old Hamilton man was charged with possession of stolen property after he was arrested in Goderich on June 11. As a result of a joint forces operation between Goderich Police and Waterloo Regional Police, the suspect was charged with posses- sion of 150 pairs of work gloves, valued at about $4,000. Another 150 dozen pairs of gloves were recovered from a Brussels residence. The gloves are part of the theft of more than 5,000 dozen pairs of n in November 0 1 0,0A 011 ' ! , 1993 in the Region of Waterloo. The man was held in custody pending his bail hearing on June 17, after which he was returned to custody for trial on July 25. School, church bid farewell to Students at St. James school bid farewell on Monday to their Priest, who is leaving the St. James Parish after four years. Father (Joseph) Henry Cassano moves to London where he will serve the parish of St. Martin of Tours. There will be two priests working together there. Members of St. James Church wished Father Cassano a good- bye at a ceremony on Sunday. It was his last mass at St. James as he leaves for London on July 1. The outgoing priest said he was proud of his ectineflical work. While he was in Seaforth a ministerial association was formed for Scaforth and sur- rounding area and the Week for Christian Unity was nhverved. He also expressed pride in a family program which was held during Lent. He said a Sunday School at St. James church has been strong and the choir has improved greatly. The choir presented him with a beautiful drawing of St. James, complete with its new addition, sketched by Andres Otlbeii nal. On Monday the cogent$ of St. James School sang a song, 'Farewell to Father Henry' at an assembly. "St. Martin's will be a lucky place just to have your friendly, smiling face," said the bong. Father J. Henry Cassano was born in Malta, one of four boys in his family. riest TIM CUMMING PHOTO BEST WISHES - Father Henry Cassano, who Is leaving St. James Parish for London, is presented a gift from Melissa Van Bakst, on behalf of the students' council. i. pilq i;44,1;0444;4#;.:::;'t•.,. 0144,,,..:'d; rhv:4 46+r i ation and would require additional costs for extension of existing water mains to the new tower. Water Pump Motor Burns Out The water pump motor at the Seaforth PUC's Welsh St. well burnt out recently. "It was repaired and back in service in less than a week," said Tom Phillips, PUC Manager. The damaged motor didn't affect water service in town. New Truck Radio The Seaforth PUC has decided to purchase a new 16 -channel radio, outside speaker and antenna for one of their trucks. The quote of $914 from Perth FM Communication in Stratford includes GST and PST. Awards honour Seaforth public school graduates Awards of recognition were presented at the June 24 grade eight graduation at Scaforth Public School. Strrphanie MacDonald won the June Boussey Public Speaking Award, Sheila Morton Bursary Award and Harmony Hi -Liles Music Award. Christine Rock was presented with the Gabrielle Belanger Memorial French Award and Edna Bell Award to Most Improved Student in Language Arts. The John Jew Citizenship Award was presented to Brent Ribey and Kerry Blake. The Barbara Elston Memorial Award was presented to Samantha Lansink and Brent Ribey. The J. W. Talbot Award was presented to Craig Somcrvillc and Stephanie MacDonald. The Lions Club Valedictory Award was presented to 1994 valedictorian Craig Somcrvillc.