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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-05-08, Page 1t T.1 -r Prudent student Boyd Devereaux living proof "jocks" can be scholars .too! See page 3 • "Mother's Day" Correspondent Dorothy Dillon Dublin's answer j to Shakespeare W See page lO Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 — Seaforth, Ontario Briefly . Dr. Brown's salary The Director of the Huron - Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board has disclosed his salary .for 1995. Dr. James Brown.earned $111.714.37 last year which is "all-inclusive" including taxable and non-taxable ben- cfits. "1 pay 100 percent for all_ of my benefits." said Brown.' The separate school director is the -only- staff member of the Huron_ -Perth hoard who carps over $100,000. The Huron- Expositor reported on .April 3 that Huron public hoard director Paul termll earned $107.74() in 1995 and Huron County croWn attorney Robert Morris made $118..;274.97- plus 347.06 in benefits last year. Ontario's new public' st<ctor salary disclosure act was passed in January and requires -anyone with a puhli- cally funded salary of $100,000 or iintore to disclose the amount. Monday.night's sirens A 33 -year-old I3clgravc woman was taken 10 Seaforth hospital with what police call "major injuries" after two accidents within 10 minutes in the Brussels arca at• about 8 p.m. Monday night_: Provincial 'police wit Wingham say Susan •Chattcn i failed to yield. on Iiliraheth Street in Brussels. drove across theintcrscction and hit aistop sign at 7:58 p.m. She .continued to.drivc and at about' 8':10 p.m. near Huron County I oad, 25. about .4 kin cast of Grey sidcroad 5 and 6. she skidded and left -the road. -the car she was driving hit a 'concrete. abutment. rolled over once and came to rest in aditch. ' Police say the car. a 1989 Mustang. was demolished_ and charges may he (ending. The incident is what caused the sirens to sound in Seaforth around 8 p.m. that night. Hullett considers fee Friends of Huliet meets Thursday night to consider implementing daily and sea- sonal passes. that might soon cost hunters $10 and $100 respectively. in the nearby wildlife arca. Hunting has been free hut the only natural resources ministry there retires this year. Breakfast program Thc Canadian Living Foundation has donated $1.500 to the Scaforth Co- operative Children's Centre to establish a "before school" breakfast program for ele- mentary school children. Children's co-op adminis- trator Shirley Brooker said studies have been done that show many children don't cat properly before going to school. The children's centre has started baking_ muffins to hC available at Scaforth Public School for sale at morning recess. Thc school will also have milk for sale for stu- dents. q May 8, 1996 -- 75 Cents Plus GST DRAGGING THE FAMILY CAR - Kevin MacDonald (left) and Dave Diegel won big in car races at Grand Bend despite the wet weather on Saturday , igh school now needs new trophy case Kevin MacDonald of Seaforth needed a Nigger car Saturday evening = but not a hcttcr one. • The I8 -year-old raced thc 1989 family Topaz to wins -in all half-doxcndrags; despite a four-hour rain delay, to finish first in a field of 28 at thc High School Nationals at the Grand Bend Motorplex on Saturday. - .• He won a five-foot trophy for his, efforts. That was' tough enough to stuff inthe hack scat on the way home to Jarvis Street.. But he had another five-foot trophy to go with it; because he and team- mate Dave Diegel of RR 4 Seaforth; also took home the Census Day next 'Tuesday silverware for hcing "win- ning school" to Seaforth District High School. Both - arc Grade 12 students. Diegel won four drags in his 1988 Firebird, and his wins com.hincd with MacDonald's gave SDI -IS 10 points and the title. Trouble is that trophy now temporarily sits in a lounge at More homeowners in Huron relationships. Most single - parent families ( 77 per cent) in Huron were headed, by women. it. is illegal not to answer census • questions. Next week's census includes ques- tions dealing with race, con- troversial in some circles, for the first time. Stats Can says "data col- lected from the census pro- vide a detailed -statistical pic- ture of the demographic. Odds are hcttcr that you ,own your own home in Huron than if you lived else- where in the province. At least -the were five years 'ago. When the last census taken in 1991 - 77 per cent of pri- vate dwellings were owned and not rented in this county. compared to 64 per cent across Ontario. Next Tuesday (May 14) is Census Day in Canada. Interesting information, such as the tidbit above, is gleaned by Statistics Canada from -the national census every five years.. Thc federal agency has sent press releases. individually tailored to specific areas such as Huron. to encourage "enthusiastic cooperation" amongst the populace. By using census data col- lected hack in 1991 govern- ment now knows, for instance, that there were alrhost twice as many (30 per cent) young people (19 -and - under) than senior citizens (17 per cent) in Huron five years ago. Most people (34 per cent) in thc county were between 20 and 45 -years -old. The traditional family structure was also thriving hcrc half a decade ago, with 87 per cent of families con- sisting.of legally married couples. The other 13 per cent were a mixture of com- mon-law and sings parent 1 social and economic condi- tions of the population of the country at a single point in time." "A changing population has Changing needs," the press release continues. "An accu- rate count of Huron County's population helps plan basic services like buses and fire stations and reveals addition- al- community needs such as senior citizen homes and schools." Wearier info for farmers Ontario farmers have a new 1er-pay weather line they n dial to get forecasts, rain mtnaries and planting and wing conditions specified districts within five ' ions of this province. ree weather information kor everyone recently went way of the dodo when nvironment Canada's bud - tswas cut. c new farm line provides wcrs to most weather shoes from farmers at 95 Gents a minute. It was set up by the national weather ser- vice and Ontario's Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc - 'on. • 36 -hour forecast; • five-day extended fora cast; • hourly sky, temperatu barometric readings; • summary of the pervio 24 hours' sun and rainfall; • cumulative seasonal inf mation on rainfall, temper tures, drying index. The line allows corn and suggestions for im ments from farmers, The cost of providing th new service stili won't covered by what users pay. "The whole operation w be heavily subsidized for t first year," says a progra manager with the soil an crisp association. A decision will he m later. + -ut whether to the school. They don't have a trophy .case big enough to hold it. Older brother Mark is an established dragging vetc'rari at the Bend, but this is only Kevin's- second season at it. He went in about six races) at thc Grand Bend track last year, and won one of'them. Thc,ycar before he got a taste for drag racing in London. He says he likes cars the "speed" and "competition". Saturday's races were the first time Dicgcl has ever done some dragging. , There arc time trials before _the event, establishing an official handicap for the days 'runs so cars with different engines wdn't have undue advantage. Then cars go head-to-head, two -by -two, in the runoffs that follow. They . arc quarter -mile drags. - MacDonald's time in the championship drag Saturday afternoon was 18.90 seconds, what averages to about 72.11 miles per hour. His fastest run was I1 .76 earlier in the day. Teachers shape public opinion Teachers and their various unions will be getting in thc public's face this weekend. They are trying to sway pub- lic opinion to their way of thinking against the Ontario government in Seaforth and. elsewhere in the area and across the province. According to a press release from organizers, this "educa- tion blitz" by elementary and secondary, public and sepa- rate school teachers is aimed at educating parents and ratepayers "to persuade the Harris government to stop education budget cuts and prevent the future elimination of programs and services to their students." "Teachers in Huron arc concerned about the impact that future cuts will have on your children in an already underfunded system," the press release continues. "Huron teachers will be ask- ing residents to express their concerns to our government and local MPP, and to ask for a fair shake with respect to your children's education!" The teachers are scheduled to be plead their case as part of the province -wide "blitz" at grocery stores hcrc in Seaforth Friday from 4:15 to 7:15 p.m. and Saturday from 10to2p.m. Organizers of this "Huron Education Coalition" know how to manipulate thc media. The three-page press release includes pre-pack- aged and pithy quotes from thc presidents of the Huron Women Teachers' Association, the Ontario Public School Teachers' Federation - Huron and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation - District 45. The coalition's instructions to news editors reads on this press release states: "Please print the following article in next week's paper before thc Education Blitz takes place. We arc also pro- viding you with quotes from the President of each teacher affiliate to include in this or your follow-up articles. (We• could get photos of each President if you want them for follow-up next week ...Since this is a good photo opportunity, please come out and cover our event!"