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The Huron Expositor, 1997-04-02, Page 12*.l tons $1.4 -million _contract awarded for second phase at St. Anne's SY maxMkEW The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, at its meeting March 24, awarded a contract worth over $1.4 million for Phase 2 of St. Anne's sec- ondary school in Clinton. The contract was awarded to the low bidder Logan Contracting from the Stratford area. Ten general contractors had been pre -qualified to bid on this project and Logan's bid COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE. REPAIR • 'Class A Mechanic" Safety Checks, Tune Ups; Exhaust, Brakes, Oil Changes, etc. Tire Sales, Service and Repair Serving Seaforth & Area for over 17 Years OPEN364 DAYS A YEAR 527-0881 24 Goderich St, E. SEAFORTH and the next three lowest bids were within $3,90( of each other. Superintendent of business and treasurer .Gerry 'Thus& said, ''In terms of overall cost, there is not much differ - epee between this and the @art cost of bringing in portables (portable classrooms) and washrooms to service them." He noted costs at St. Michael secondary school in Stratford ran close to $100 per square fbot and the St. Anne's project is closer to $84 a square foot. The exact value of the con- tract, 51,401,165, includes GST and additional work to be done in the food services area and hydro -seeding. Oliver Gaffaoy of Logan Connecting will be mann at the committee of the whole board meeting to disOs the project scheduled for ple- non in the -fall of 1997. C officially adds its hospital study C0NfllNUID front awl time frames allotted, saying it was doubtful that the system CEO be in place by this September and the fust board be operational next April. "The likelihood of all this happening by the time frames is remote." said Fadelle. adding he'd like to see a mod- est adjustment to the dates listed. silence lank Olden Your Newspaper A41 Your right' Tar space iN empty There isn't any od. 11 you gams. o bwrras and don't odwuse, the Nitric* a °milli g but Odom Adwuip is rooky aldlifeln9 en eveduhen b your potpods and littg them to b'7' your products or is your •- vans $ you won't odwttang you omit 11111.6 41111. 1111" SPRING AEROBICS/ EXERCISE CLASSES beginning the -week of April 7 w MONDAY & WEDNESDAY . 12 NOON 4:15 PM 6;10 PM TUESDAY & THURSDAY 6:34 AM 5:30 PM YOGA: 10 AM SUNDAY t COUNTY CLUB 'l` SQUASH AND !FITNESS CENTER 482-7064 or 482-979.1 to register 154 BEECH STREET, CLINTON Behind the Ministry of Transportation'and Communications (MTC) Office. 'MOVING FORWARD' But Bell said with the Hospital Restructuring Commission rumored to be arriving this fall, "we have to *ow the commission we are moving forward by the time they get bore." Stratford General will be the district's secondary, or referral, •hospital offering basic and community services but also specialist programs. Also, three community hospi- tals will be based in Goderich, Listowel and Wingham, where basic. surgi- cal and obstetric services will CORRECTION In the Progress edition accompanying last week's paper the owners' names of a local food store were spelled incorrectly in the ad. The proper spelling is Delchiaro. Delchiaro also previously gained retail experience from the Stratford Food City store, not another chain as was mentioned in the accompany- ing story. HUNTER SAFETY COURSE Meets requirements for Small Game Licence Larry Oolmage 527-0881 or 527-2805 Sponsored by Arc• er s sospece ,ejf moose be offered, and may include mental health (Goderich) and rehabilitation (Winghaat). Finally, the remaining four hospitals in Clinton, Exeter, Seaforth and.St. Marys will have 24-hour emergency Dare, some inpatient medical beds, chronic care beds, outpatient clinics/therapies and may include low-risk obstetrics. "No .process is ideal, but this report reflects a great deal of what the community told us," said DHC member Jeff Wilbee. `Tee task force com- pleted a task that we asked it W&j,-- County will not increases taxes a0ilREALTOR is a trademark which identifies real estate practitioners who are members of The Canadian Real Estate Association and HURON REAL ESTATE BOARD and, as such, subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Business Practice. t/ By BLAKE PATTERSON Signal -Star Staff Huron County taxes will not increase this year. At the March 27 meeting of Huron County 'Council, it was agreed the 1997 budget be approved at a zero per cent incttaase in the overall tax rate. The approved budget also placed $533,000 in reserve for contingencies and slotted $45,000 for the county library system to compensate for the loss of provincial grant dollars while a complete review of the library7s operations is undertaken. The council also approved a motion that during the coming year. the committees and department heads "pursue vig- orously" further savings to be made. Coun. Tom Cunningham of Huliett Twp. presented the budget recommendation to council and said the 'pursue_ vigorously' motion was intended to reinforce the county's commitment to "improve efficiencies" in "tough times." • Steckle stands MP Paul Steckle will once again stand as the Liberal party's candidate for the rid- ing of Huron -Bruce in the next federal election, which is expected to be called soon. Steckle stood uncontested at the March 19 nomination meeting at Lucknow, attend- ed by about 140 of the party faithful. PC seeks nomination Shirley Hazlitt of Benmiller has announced she is seeking the nomination as candidate for the Federal Progressive Conservative Party for the Huron -Bruce riding. According to a press release, her "unique combi- nation of teaching skills, agri- cultural leadership. commu- nity volunteerism and small business acumen help her identify with both local and national issues." 441 club meets The Huron Farm Machinery Club met on Monday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. at McGavin's Farm Equipment in Walton. Brian McGavin talked to us about farm safety. We dis- cussod what safety features a tractor should have and then later watched a farm safety video. Our nett meeting is Monday, April 7 at Allan Haugh's. Pork flow souliht Hurop County Pork Producers is having a logo contest which isbeing pro- moted in all county schools, but is open ,to any resident of Huron. first prize is $50, second :$30 ,and third 520; ,with the contest cloak* .at the arid of April. Pork is big business here, ,a press release from the organi- zation notes, Producers is "sure there are some aspiring artists out there to help pro- ject Huron County Pork Producers into the 21st centu- ryTherc arc about 900 pork producers here in Huron. SPEED -LINING OLD SPRUCE IN SEAFORTH. - Workmen were busy last Wednesday stripping a 105 -foot spruce tree before cutting it down behind the Seaforth Manor using a method called "speed -lining." which was invented by a Canadian. Big branches can fly over sheds and anything else below without causing any damage as the fall after being cut by a guy with a chainsaw up the tree. The Bear Facts `Reach for T • The Grade 11 media stud- ies class.s welcomed guest speaker, Shawn Henderson this past week. He is a sound recording engineer and ori- ented the students to this career and some basic, knowl- edge of sound physics and dynamics in the recording business. • The senior "Reach for the Top" -team has been busy lately with only one more round to go before the final meet this week. Good luck Julie Agar. Kyle Rea. Anthony Wilkinson, Mike Mullin and Jane Powell. •• Spring Semester: New Co -Op Placements By Jane Powell The new semester has brought new learning experi- ences for SDHS co-op stu- dents; these arc a variety of placements in our communi- ty: Brad Dillon. a Grade 1 2 student works 2 1/2 hours a day making Internet home pages for the town from his home computer. Brad says • To team busy that working for the Town Hall under the ditcction tit Jim Crocker is tun because he has "lrcedorti of expres- sion". Other,work placements . include . P.l •.C'.. Seaforth Manor. Anna's Ore's Shote. Brenwoud Signs•. S.P.S:. C'.1.B.C.. Buussev•s Boutique. The Looking Glass. IOW Farms. Town ' administrative' office, Seaforth. Vet Clinic. Scatorth Community . Hospital. •Scaforth Cri amcry. Flower. Magic. Wilson Auto Service., Brussels Stockyards. tilt •Huron Expositor. New Wave. Province of Ontario Savings 011ier. Huron Ice and more. The students greatly appreci- ate these opportunities. The 6th annual "Huron - High Art Attack" will contin- ue to promote our students' creative expressions. Al) are welcome to the opening April. 11 at 7 p.m. al the Goderich Museum. The show Contin-. urs unnl May 19. Bevy of bouncy The Early Years and Grade I classrooms at Seaforth Public School were a bevy of activity lass .week as students prepared for Easter. - Mrs. Carroll's Early Years students decorated eggs, made marshmallow bunnies. painted pOster-sized eggs. and created bunnies from tuna cans. A visit from the Easter Bunny and a student council sponsored cgg hunt bunnies at SPS in Inc Iron' yard for all pri- mary students completed the uctivities. ,.Mrs. Patterson's Grade 1/2 class made Easter Bunny bookmarks 'on( of tongue depressors, paint and ribbon. They were assisted by Mrs. Shannon and Mrs. Dawe. Students also made Easter baskets instill with candy. and participated in -the outdoor • hunt for chocolate eggs. Murphy :emirs Mitchell honour Mitchell's "Citizen of the Stratford 40 years ago and. Year" for 1996 is Bill among other community con - Murphy, who .will be hon- tributions, is in his 25th- cured by Jaycees, •family and' straight season as the leader friends at a banquet a week Saturday. of Mitchell minor hockey's He moved to Mitchell from novice instructional system. Crime *wars of Hurou aunty • -Crime Stoppers of H11ron crimes call,CRIME STOP - 'County Inc. reports a break Ri OF HURON COUN- and enter to a residence on , (;Y at 1 -B00 -222 -TIPS Conc. 2 of Tuckersmith (lII),and you could receive lbwniship, sometime between a reward of up to $1,000. March 3 to 7. Culprits forced R c m e rn b c r ,C11M F - . open a window. caus10g dam-'T.P Y but ;till: Age, to gain entry. Then they ERS, titgle 200 CDs,:Bose speak- ' • ers, Sony discman (model 1)- Appeal c 232), Aiwa radio, 18 -inch herringbone gold chain, a iot of costume jewelry, and a global positioning system, used in determining exact location while flying an air- plane. If you have information about these or any other Clerk-'Crcasurcr John Stewart informed Blyth Council last month the town solicitcr has'.iriformcd him former clerk -treasurer Helen Grubb's application for appeal has,beep denied by Divisional Cloud. it tf .MARKETPLACE - "Advertise Across Ontario or Across the Country" a :{?BPS, . 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"No .process is ideal, but this report reflects a great deal of what the community told us," said DHC member Jeff Wilbee. `Tee task force com- pleted a task that we asked it W&j,-- County will not increases taxes a0ilREALTOR is a trademark which identifies real estate practitioners who are members of The Canadian Real Estate Association and HURON REAL ESTATE BOARD and, as such, subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics and Standards of Business Practice. t/ By BLAKE PATTERSON Signal -Star Staff Huron County taxes will not increase this year. At the March 27 meeting of Huron County 'Council, it was agreed the 1997 budget be approved at a zero per cent incttaase in the overall tax rate. The approved budget also placed $533,000 in reserve for contingencies and slotted $45,000 for the county library system to compensate for the loss of provincial grant dollars while a complete review of the library7s operations is undertaken. The council also approved a motion that during the coming year. the committees and department heads "pursue vig- orously" further savings to be made. Coun. Tom Cunningham of Huliett Twp. presented the budget recommendation to council and said the 'pursue_ vigorously' motion was intended to reinforce the county's commitment to "improve efficiencies" in "tough times." • Steckle stands MP Paul Steckle will once again stand as the Liberal party's candidate for the rid- ing of Huron -Bruce in the next federal election, which is expected to be called soon. Steckle stood uncontested at the March 19 nomination meeting at Lucknow, attend- ed by about 140 of the party faithful. PC seeks nomination Shirley Hazlitt of Benmiller has announced she is seeking the nomination as candidate for the Federal Progressive Conservative Party for the Huron -Bruce riding. According to a press release, her "unique combi- nation of teaching skills, agri- cultural leadership. commu- nity volunteerism and small business acumen help her identify with both local and national issues." 441 club meets The Huron Farm Machinery Club met on Monday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. at McGavin's Farm Equipment in Walton. Brian McGavin talked to us about farm safety. We dis- cussod what safety features a tractor should have and then later watched a farm safety video. Our nett meeting is Monday, April 7 at Allan Haugh's. Pork flow souliht Hurop County Pork Producers is having a logo contest which isbeing pro- moted in all county schools, but is open ,to any resident of Huron. first prize is $50, second :$30 ,and third 520; ,with the contest cloak* .at the arid of April. Pork is big business here, ,a press release from the organi- zation notes, Producers is "sure there are some aspiring artists out there to help pro- ject Huron County Pork Producers into the 21st centu- ryTherc arc about 900 pork producers here in Huron. SPEED -LINING OLD SPRUCE IN SEAFORTH. - Workmen were busy last Wednesday stripping a 105 -foot spruce tree before cutting it down behind the Seaforth Manor using a method called "speed -lining." which was invented by a Canadian. Big branches can fly over sheds and anything else below without causing any damage as the fall after being cut by a guy with a chainsaw up the tree. The Bear Facts `Reach for T • The Grade 11 media stud- ies class.s welcomed guest speaker, Shawn Henderson this past week. He is a sound recording engineer and ori- ented the students to this career and some basic, knowl- edge of sound physics and dynamics in the recording business. • The senior "Reach for the Top" -team has been busy lately with only one more round to go before the final meet this week. Good luck Julie Agar. Kyle Rea. Anthony Wilkinson, Mike Mullin and Jane Powell. •• Spring Semester: New Co -Op Placements By Jane Powell The new semester has brought new learning experi- ences for SDHS co-op stu- dents; these arc a variety of placements in our communi- ty: Brad Dillon. a Grade 1 2 student works 2 1/2 hours a day making Internet home pages for the town from his home computer. Brad says • To team busy that working for the Town Hall under the ditcction tit Jim Crocker is tun because he has "lrcedorti of expres- sion". Other,work placements . include . P.l •.C'.. Seaforth Manor. Anna's Ore's Shote. Brenwoud Signs•. S.P.S:. C'.1.B.C.. Buussev•s Boutique. The Looking Glass. IOW Farms. Town ' administrative' office, Seaforth. Vet Clinic. Scatorth Community . Hospital. •Scaforth Cri amcry. Flower. Magic. Wilson Auto Service., Brussels Stockyards. tilt •Huron Expositor. New Wave. Province of Ontario Savings 011ier. Huron Ice and more. The students greatly appreci- ate these opportunities. The 6th annual "Huron - High Art Attack" will contin- ue to promote our students' creative expressions. Al) are welcome to the opening April. 11 at 7 p.m. al the Goderich Museum. The show Contin-. urs unnl May 19. Bevy of bouncy The Early Years and Grade I classrooms at Seaforth Public School were a bevy of activity lass .week as students prepared for Easter. - Mrs. Carroll's Early Years students decorated eggs, made marshmallow bunnies. painted pOster-sized eggs. and created bunnies from tuna cans. A visit from the Easter Bunny and a student council sponsored cgg hunt bunnies at SPS in Inc Iron' yard for all pri- mary students completed the uctivities. ,.Mrs. Patterson's Grade 1/2 class made Easter Bunny bookmarks 'on( of tongue depressors, paint and ribbon. They were assisted by Mrs. Shannon and Mrs. Dawe. Students also made Easter baskets instill with candy. and participated in -the outdoor • hunt for chocolate eggs. Murphy :emirs Mitchell honour Mitchell's "Citizen of the Stratford 40 years ago and. Year" for 1996 is Bill among other community con - Murphy, who .will be hon- tributions, is in his 25th- cured by Jaycees, •family and' straight season as the leader friends at a banquet a week Saturday. of Mitchell minor hockey's He moved to Mitchell from novice instructional system. Crime *wars of Hurou aunty • -Crime Stoppers of H11ron crimes call,CRIME STOP - 'County Inc. reports a break Ri OF HURON COUN- and enter to a residence on , (;Y at 1 -B00 -222 -TIPS Conc. 2 of Tuckersmith (lII),and you could receive lbwniship, sometime between a reward of up to $1,000. March 3 to 7. Culprits forced R c m e rn b c r ,C11M F - . open a window. caus10g dam-'T.P Y but ;till: Age, to gain entry. Then they ERS, titgle 200 CDs,:Bose speak- ' • ers, Sony discman (model 1)- Appeal c 232), Aiwa radio, 18 -inch herringbone gold chain, a iot of costume jewelry, and a global positioning system, used in determining exact location while flying an air- plane. If you have information about these or any other Clerk-'Crcasurcr John Stewart informed Blyth Council last month the town solicitcr has'.iriformcd him former clerk -treasurer Helen Grubb's application for appeal has,beep denied by Divisional Cloud. it tf