The Huron Expositor, 1996-02-21, Page 5Carroll big on technology
No more classrooms, no
inore books?
Director of Education Paul
Carroll continues to be big on
technology. /le c(►luntcnlcd (x►
the cost crunch of downsizing
in the Hur(►n Comity Roan) of
Education's February newslet•
-
ter.
"It is not business as ukttal,"
the newsletter notes: .
"E-mail communication, to
the greatest degree .possible,
must replace -long . distance
telephone and fax charges and
palx•r messages. :1•he shift 1(► , will do (title more than
the greatest degree must also
happen in the t.lassitH,r►I, whew
static. costly textbook pur-
chases can be replaced by
current topical information on
the Internet at no cost to the
ticII(x,l - to the greatest •degree
Ixlssible."
1 he newsletter later notes
money is open wasted on
"phone hills, faxes, (,aper and
photocopy 'clicks' and expcn-
sive textual materials when
eteco'oni(• collimator:aion, e-
ntail systems, document
uploads, learning resource
downloads from the Internet.
Cat on the box (and
me on the wagon)
etc• tun he used al rower of CONTINUED Irian page 4
even no cosh.'" whack. .
The edo anion director also He stared at me indignantly.
said the current round of •fun- from a sitting position beside
ding cuts "v5111 more than - the box until i finally put the
treble those in ' iht Social hdttle back. Then as soon as I.
Contract in two-thirds the put the top down, lie jumped
time. • up. curled up and went right to
"11. Ontario education ad- sleep. •
miaistratars and our employee Now even if .i yell at him. for
groups arc not careful the doing.somethingwrong, he
current rtiund of funding cuts runs and sits atop the box like
it gives him some kind of
111C'reil\e C'lilss Site, and lake
away support services for the
classroom teacher," he states:
"In the absence of a broad
ei utniUnent, or even legis-
lation. to reduce wage rates and
salary ICYCIs, the inevitable
reductions in leaching staff,
estimated to reach 12,(XX) to
11.000 across Ontario in the
,next year, will cause ir-
reIiar ib1c harm • to classroom
programs and kids".
Social assistance declines in January
Ontario's social assistance government. press. release
•casek)acd declined in January -Friday; "Over 1I9,(X)0 people
for the first lima in inore than have: left Ontario's welfare
20 years system since the cud of June."
"'('here were 5,933 fcwcr Last month 1,225 995 people
individuals or 2,061 - fewer in this province got social
households relying on 'social assistance, a total of 616,970
assistance," according to •8 households.
diplomatic immunity. • -
Once -a while hell flip the
top uri and look. into ttie dark
recesses of the cardboard box
just to make. sure the•answer to
life is still in there.
You've heard of the cot in the.
hot' Wcggie is now officially
the hov •in the hose. •
Meanwhile outside. 'several.
almost -extinct species of furry
little.critters are huSy replen-
ishing their stock. Soon hun-
dreds•of mice, .moles and rats
will he crawling through the
neigilhdurho d carrying light-
ed candles and, chanting:
"Senor Bacardi, has hecn herry,
berry good to us!" ' •, • • ' -
And I don't dare touch the
box for fear of sending his
'warped tittle world spinning
out of control.
•
Triple A hockey has its place
I/car Editor,
'fl il,lc 'A' hockey is not for
evu(yone..flowcver; ,lust like
huust:league, select travel
teases, Junior= 'f)', lut►ior `13'
and the Iv(.11.1_.; -it has •its •
place and it may he for some.
As a participant in a 'AAA'
hock,.y program, iced( as•a
parent of a pla)er, 1111(1 as a
.) cua;h, I'd like to eller -I4Iy
opitaim ..based " on my .
experience. -
\111)0s( everyone v.:1() has a •
ncf'alivc opinion al::►ut this
clas,ilicaliorl of hockey has,
mol .been actively in\tilvcd in .
• it. 1teinernbcr the 1)r. Scuss
• story 'Greer) 1:g!zs alai Ham'?:
ilo you .know it's hail
until you try 11''
1 h-uf niy own reservations
about the 'cxhorbilanl costs
and unlinlitc;! have('. My son I
_is playing 1liili,lr Pee Wee for
the 1.Igin-N.liddlesc•s. 'AAA'
Chiels and we -were told the
e1)•.( •was tilO0O 11.r ie8M)II:
Int .).'e %er, st ith sweater
. sponsors (fur al ti('.4)each)
Mitt Iw(1 other fund-raisers
(league )carhoul, and
L Iu k.-ol to -cos r1) e (1 almonds).
this amu►u111 was covered
without cot to us. 'With the -
don:rtion of two sold and two -
red. \laplr Leal lie'kei-. vahich
.1)111 team elianees in a
((raw Cu. win, • our
aeiulumu(laliun at 11k Dearth(
-•1'uurnaulenl was also paid. '
lu 1.un(kni,,where we ,play -
oul of the -ice House, ice
cost,, approximately `I-15 per
' hour. -the learn I coach -
(Nlaji,r Pie- Wee) was on the
ice 'JO Boles (at 1 1/2 hours
ler flute) ii►r e:uues and
practises. The cost - is,
the telilre, -relative. •
II
registration in 1'1inor
rf toe: ke y is S•325 and the hams"
are on the ice half die -time in
arenas where ice costs half of
%. hat it doesr •in London, is it
really alum axpensi% '! I've ,
never been nnohed in any.
I
In response
OMAFRA
support for
4-H very
positive in
Huron County
I )e:tr 1:dito,,
' I feel 1 1i:r\ e (41 reel) to
Barry E lliou'. let he:kktI
.VII Support 1-..r.. ;.1/�► At a
bole when the 11118181
community is tall) Ing round
to support our ( )\l -\FR.\
stall and county 0111.... this
public attack on ihr stall is r
unju'1itied :11111in►ialled tor.
O\1AI•RA support lir 4-11
111 Huron ('oma) i. %Cry
Ix►sitive gi'en thin current
We ail have. da%•
44C are sick and ale (moble lu
:((enol nle•etnir.s, htii we do
send ahulu).!ics. .
As a ' dairy, m
lender (tae,
yo
where were n %%11.11 all the
4tH club leaders met in Ill)th
10 discuss the haute of our
(lair) youth in the iounl� .' It
was disappointing you did not
cone as promised. \laybe
you were sick or something. I
wonder, as we did n n hear
from you:
Andrew \lcllride
RR 2 Kippe•n
Letters
lo, al Iund-raises .. here the
oIitx►rttunly was olI 1(1 to govt
(11) `1.125 'back. 1ltiroh-Perth
'AAA' • has set. registration -
iosts at WO X). Thel_(lillercnccs
in that figure from the S I (1(X1
in.' London is e xac11) that of
ice t•usts. -
\\'c (11) Uavul- 14). play •
..
Fairer) hew garlic
Oily rel away • ' 1 tont --the; lee
110111:r..wa, .within l' 1/2 hours -
ol Lundin. Minor ( lackey •
trams telt•e1 ilea far to Port
(-.brio. Our fl rlhcs.t
tournament - was. - iii Detroit. -
he ylaior . Ili • r1) • in'
Sealorth,went- there tiles year.
also. 1..unhton `AA'A' Major
1;ee \Vcls•• went, to , a • -
tournautcnt in British •
Columbia for two weeks, and
the - Wtrlsor 'AAA' Pee
\4''ccs just got hack from the
Ouebcc lours:uiient. Mitchell
Bantams , -travelled to
.1)enlnark to play hockey. If •
you want to play with and
again'} smile 01 the best,
leans and player in all -of
the country, and out of it,
then you might havc to travel, '
whatever classification • of
hockey you play. From our
kid. ' point of view, would
they rather play -ten miles .
troth home - • or. +Islay+ in
Denmark..?
'AAA' in my ofinion, is
just a natural progr
is \vht re. the player
the puck regularly end-to-end
and gels the lionls
the ice time should
a player going Its ,,
'El' Iii Junior 'A' weaken the
•
)
cssion. (1
who takes
Share- of
go. Doc;
to Junior
Junior 'B' system? No,
because somebody is there to '
take his place. When -a player
is carted up- to the 'N.H.L;
from the O.H.L., is that
system less -effective? Such is
progress.'"
'. A player who dominates, a
. select travel team, will have,
tu..learn to hecrittid a team
playerin `A,VA`. His ice time
will het more equal to those
,with equat-or better talent. -HC
will ' .ha%+c' to • Icarn and
improve and he challenged,
whilKh is harder. ,to do ion a
team where. you don't pass
the puck.' • •
AAt\' affords .players to
playnt the best level they are
capable hf playing. Is that not
the 'mandate ` i►1 , , Minor
Hockey? How many( people
who have a child able to play
On a select travel team
believe he/she would learn
_more ata house league tcvcl? .
W.e went into 'AAA' in
Sumner !Jockey last year and
found it to •he a rewarding
exlxrient;e. We , found lie
• level of play was atFvanced
• anti our son progressed at a
rapi(I rate. Wd -have • heard
comments from Iix:a1 people
-,having just SCCIn hint on the
ice recently. that he looks
more confident. It has been a
positive experience for us
-since we enjoy 'watching hint
play and he'Iovc- inlaying-- r
rhi%'A\:\A\ lev;l,rl
is still not iitI(gets lu;1lee %ro('
u:lchunn..poor r. I. r,eul,!:1)1(1
line% -i. II Wail,, .Illi uictir.
1 i(xkrn• is 11)cki .:.1),t it- is
(till'
die same Latite whether
played at liuuse-L:u'inc or
\.1 f.1...level.-I tort in Perth has
heal forinr pia) ors to \,\,\'
without -Ionian)! as it tin
• league. Players VI. 111 r+1) where
they 46111 . ret the - most
e5posurc, play: • illi highest
les el. of (.11115.11111 '11 and Icarn
the most. \\ hv. Lan l that h'.
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I'm so frustrated..1 soon may
have to attend a meeting:' "Hi,
my name's Bill and I• haven't
hada drink for.61 days." -
• - In the end. Weggie, with his
-weird ways. could he the only
cat in history to drive a guy
past drink and straight into
ahslinetice. -
• 1 mean. I'm well aware that in
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THS HURON EXPOSITOR, February 21, 1996-S
-HEALTH ON THE HILL_
A Review of activities at -
SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
East Huron LONG TERM CARE wilt -be meaitng •in the Board
Room of the Hospital Thursday; FEBRUARY 22nd from10:00 a.m:-
12:00 noon.' Plan to attend and hear an informative presentation,
"SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW &
WHAT IS ANTICIPATED IN FUTURE" by Tammy A-ntaya,
Supportive Housing.Co-ordinator, Town & Country Homemakers_.
All ore. welcome and encouraged to attend. • •
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fcrlajalinfgruialigaSsaliat is upcoming Thur>;day;'February 22;
at 7:.10 p.m. in. Conference.•Rm. 2. TOPIC: "TOUR OF
BIRTHING ROOM." Dr. Janet Zettel & Kay Maillaux,-RN will ha •
in attendance to answer questions/concerns. Free Admission. For fur-. -
ther information please call: Seaforth Community Hospital 519-527-
1650: Seaforth Medical Clinic' 527 -1770 -or Dr. Carotin Shepherd
527-.1707.
•
junior Volunteer FUNDRAISER DRAW Tickets on a Ceramic
Cherub Wreath, made and donated by Linda O'Rourkc,•RPN are
• availahle by contacting, any Jr. Volunteer of Seaforth Community
Hospital Switchboard (527-1650 Ext.:219). Tickets are S1.06 each or
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February 29th. -Wreath -is on display in gfass showcase in Hospital
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T.H.E. Bus "Toys for Homes Everywhere" is coming to Northside
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NEW PRODUCTS •
by Craig Nicholson
( c '1995 by Craig Nicholson. All, rights reserved) . • -
Each winter 1 try a few products and pass the results on -to you Here the
ones. that made my snowmobiting more comfortable. safer or. more enjoy-
able. -
Foot Warmer ,Kaufman of Kitchener. Ontario: makers of the famous Sorel
boots, have brought out anew snowmobile boot this winter which I haven..
tried yet. But they Il have to go far to beat their 'Big Foots' I wore last winter
Rated down to -85 degrees Celsius. the light weight Bigfoot has extra thick
soles and double insoles and liners. Available through any Sorel dealer,
Defogger.. The -"Deluxe Breath Controller" is an anti -fogging device made of
neoprene and held in place by an under -the -helmet head harness. it Covers
nose. and mouth. expelling warm. wet breath out the side -and bottom open-
ings, - away from. the face shield and eyeglass surfaces It loves to fog. it s
comfortable for hours of riding. fits under most helmets. helps protect
exposed skin and - best of all - isn't too. hot 10 .wear! Available for 529 95
plus shipping from. Pelit Enterpnses. Appleton- W1.0-860.-762-121-1
Top Tpw-er If you break down on the trails: Snow -Tow makes towing control
and steering easy. It's an adjustable triangle of rigid steel bars that folds
down unto a 3" by 20' portable case. Operating much like the rigid device for
towing cars. Snow -Tow makes Ole disabled sled follow precisely and keeps 1
from colliding with the tow sled. If you've damaged One ski. the tow bar can
hold it in alignment to make the steering -impaired sled drivable Available by
Mail order for $89.95 (US) plus sh.pping,from.Technical instrument
Company. Colchester. CN. (203)-537.3282.
Tootsie Toaster Warm feet start at the skin and "socks designed with the
outdoorsman in mind" do the trick. Wear a parr of their liners inside their 30
degree Celsius rated socks and you can almost ride bootless' Now stick
them in. Bigfoots (above)! Available by, mail order for 55 and $7 a' pair
respectively plus taxes and shipping from Village Trader, 14845 Yonge St
6. Ste 121S. Aurora,. ON. 1.4G 6H8.
Throat Protector' Bothered by cold wind blowing into that unprotected area
between your collar and helmet? You need the HJC --Neck Curtain" a
polyester,'cotton sheath'that attaches to the bottom rim.01 most full -face hel-
mets and drapes down inside your suit. As a bonus. Its collar Is highly reflec-
tive for nighttime visibility. Avalable for S19.95 plus tax 'from most snowmo-
bile dealers: - -
Theft-Proofei: The E -Z Trax lock folks improve their product each year Their
track lock is evervtougher than before and check out their new throttle lock.
adaptable to any handlebar. Dont hit the trail without an anti -theft device!
Available from local sled dealers. -
Power Steerer: If you've ever had the feeling that your skis were'caugm In
some one else s frozen tracks or that you"ve put too much weight on your
short track sled, then try one of these gizmos.. Both Easy Steer and
Corrector attach to ski bottoms and enhance steering capab,lity. Easy Steer
(S19.95) is plastic and tends to degrade more rapidly in bare or low snow
conditions than the metal Corrector ($59.95). Avadeble from local sled deal-
ers.
Accessorizer If you've never had a gander at the sled manufacturer s
accessory catalogues. you're in for a treat! Besides full lines of sled wear.
each company offers a wide range of snow gear to increase your creature
comforts. if you're not hung up on logo -mania. you might even want to Check
out all the product lines to discover If there are any good ideas youre miss -
mg. Available from all sled dealers. _
Until next time, happy trails and remember to Ride Flesponslbly. Leave
Tracks Not Trash. Bring A Buddy to Snowarama. For club or driver training
Information. contact the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) at
(705) 739-7669. to plan your Ontario tour. call 1 -800.263 -SLED For
Snowarama call 1.800.481.3391 -
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