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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-04-26, Page 151 Local TIM CUMAIINO PHOTO TEAMWORK - Matthew Elliott, 13, Rachael Broome, 13 and Theresa McCbry, 14 work together to plant a tree on Earth Week. The young people are grade eight students at Seaforth Public School and they were doing the planting on Thursday morning. CHUMS can now buy bus BY DAVID EMSLIE A mobility bus could soon be rolling along Huron County roads, as initial fundraising goals have been met for this special service. M Last week, the Huron Adult Day ICentre made a $14,000 donation to the Central Huron Mobility Service (CHuMS), which will allow CHuMS to tender for the bus to serve seniors and the physically disabled. Rosemary Armstrong, director of the Day Centre, explained that they have had their own bus for six or seven years to serve their clients, and over the years, they have been putting money aside in a bus reserve fund, to purchase a new vehicle when it became necessary. "We had that money specifically put aside for transportation needs," she said. However, as work has progressed on getting the mobility service up and running, Armstrong explained that the Day Centre Board of Direc- tors realized that CHuMS was going to service much of the centre's transportation needs. There- fore, the $14,000 was taken from the centre's bus reserve, and donated to CHuMS, and this amount proved enough to put fundraising over the top and to allow for the purchase of the bus: "Our board thought it was fiscally responsible to give this money to CHuMS," Armstrong explained. "This relieves a lot of pressure on the Day Centre to buy a new bus. We don't have sufficient funds to buy our own bus, so this is a God- send to the Day Centre." CHuMS fundraising chair Bev Brown was equally pleased with the arrangement, stating, "We're abso- lutely thrilled with the donation from the Day Centre. It allows us to buy the bus." Armstrong noted that the clients of the centre will be using the CHuMS bus once that service is up and running. "The Day Centre will be a major fee -paying customer. We'll have a contract to use the bus,", she said, adding that for example, the CHUMS bus will travel outside the CHuMS area to pick up Day Centre clients if necessary.. "We will use the bus to pick up people who are wheelchair bound, and not easily transported," she continued, adding that the Day Centre will also continue to use their "wonderful volunteer drivers." Stating that it was a big step for the Day Centre to give up the idea of purchasing a new bus for their own use, Brown stated CHuMS will, be working very closely with the.: centre to ensure they "provide the same Class A service Day Centre clients are used to." Brown explained that the service had an agreement with member municipalities that they would have $55,000 in the bank before the tenders were called for the bus, and after a meeting this Thursday night, "tenders will go out Friday morn- ing. It has been a lot of work, but we're ready to go." She added that she expects ten- ders will be opened on May 24, the day before their Ma) meeting, and hopefully the bus will be ordered on May 26. "It's certainly mov- ing...we're pretty excited about it," she said. And while the donation will allow CHuMS to order their bus, Brown stressed that fundraising for the service will continue. "We will be continuing to fundraise for start-up costs and operating costs," which will include those for drivers, a telephone and insurance. Cornish chosen FCP candidate BY AMY NEILANDS Focusing on an increase of moral values and a need for a .conger family unit, Clinton law- rer Phil Cornish accepted his nomination to represent the Huron Family Coalition Party (FCP) in the upcoming provincial election. Cornish was chosen by the FCP �t the nomination meeting held at the Goderich Township Hall on April 20. No others entered the runtest against Cornish for representation of the party's I luron riding. The family is in trouble," said ('urnish, providing some facts about marriages in Ontario. We keep our vehicles longer than we \lay married, said Cornish, adding that 70 per cent of broken mar- riages are the result of financial pressures. These pressures have been added on by our "greed driven" society. Wealth has become our primary goal, he said. A change must take place in our hearts," said Cornish. "We must relinquish our selfish at- titude." Cornish presented some realities of today's society. There arc 1.3 nritlion adults collecting welfare in our province, equalling a pay -out 01 55.6 billion. He said that is double of what it was five years ago. "Our justice system is faltering badly in Ontario," with 95,000 young offenders each year, costing ' 493 million per year. "Education is in disarray at all levels," he said, adding that the newly implemented junior kinder- garten program is "inefficient" and more like a "babysitting service." He also noted that 30 per cent of students fail to graduate from high school and "know more about Nintendo than life skills." There has been a "loss of con- fidence in the government," said Cornish, with their "empty promises" and loss of "guiding principles." "We have become a no-fault society," he said, referring to no - limit insurance and stating that there is no accountability for our actions. It is a political leader's duty, responsibility and selfless service to focus on moral values, said C'omish. ADULT GOLF LESSONS e At the Seaforth Golf Course ) Every Wed. Night 6:45 Starting Wed.. May 3 - June 7� Lessons incl. rules, safety, eq. 0 putting, chipping, irons, woods. Cost is %Ooo Please register by calling the Pro Shop JUNIOR GOLF LESSONS Sat., May 7 - 1 - 4:30 Ages 7 - 15 Cost is $300 Incl. pop, hotdog Please pre -register. Call Pro Shop RR #4 Seaforth (519) 527-0985 THE HURON EXPOSITOR, April 26, 1995-15 • • 7. • LAST CHANCE The Winter Sports Edition will soon be published. This is your last chance to get your team photo in. Please call Gregor or Tim or drop your picture in to our office at 100 Main Streeet, Seaforth. With your help, we will produce a keepsake for you or your family. To Advertise in this special edition, please call Terri, Mary or Tanya at 527-0240 • • • 00Ifft Fog • 527-0240 • • DEADLINE FRIDAY APRIL 28th Huron • Expositor100 Main ST., SEA FORTH f.4 ti x ositor "Your Community Newspaper with our community in mind" r_. • Angel Watson Angel Watson is our co-op student from Seaforth District High School. Angel joins the Expositor staff in the advertising department and will be with us until the middle of June. "I am looking forward to learning more about advertising and design, and working with the staff at the Expositor." • Tanya Eckert "Hello,my name is Tanya Eckert and I am in the advertising program at Georgian College in Barrie. I am eagerly looking forward to fulfilling my field placement position at the Huron Expositor. I will be here from April 24th through to May 19, 1995. Combined with the friendly staff and their extensive knowledge, I'm sure I will enhance my inner sense of design & creativity in the short time I'm here."