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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2000-01-19, Page 3Legal case ready to be made if board closes high school By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Staff Six thre• e-inch binders of information and two big boxes of schoolboard agendas are now in the hands of lawyers but Charles Smith says he's still not certain when papers will be served againstthc `Avon Maitland District School Board: -It's a conundrum." he says.."in our heart of hearts, we hope the trustees will 'Yee the light and make the action unnecessary. We decided to give the board a chance to act in a reasonable fashion and delay the action.- As ction.'As president -of the Seaforth District High .School Student Success Foundation. Smith• has-been collecting money from the. community for possible legal action against the Avon Maitland board. which is in the process of studying_ v hether- or not- it will close seven district schools. three of which are. in the Seaforth area. Smith says the moment a decisionis made lo close Seaforth District High School. legal action will be -gin against the board. "i have this feeling we're going to have. to "go to court. It's very discouraging." says Smith. "We have to be ready in anticipation of a decision against:us. The foundation had raised S14.000 through a letter - writing .campaign launched . two years ago when the high , schopl was first threatened. A total of 522.000 has been raised after - a renewed effort began in November with donations still being accepted by both • Seaforth , banks including the CIBC and the Toronto Dominion. The Seaforth Knechtel • Food Market recently raised S2.000 -for the foundation during, an effort to have local~` people sign -a register. with . S2 ,pledged for each • signature. 'There • were 643 signatures so we rounded it off to 52.000. That's a pretty good number." says Knechtel' owner Steve.Delchiaro. Dcichiarp says only half of the final number signed the book the night of Knechtel's recent open house so he. left the hook out for the rest of the week to accumulate more signatures. News • Milton Dietz discovered nine headstones knocked over in the cemetery in Egmondville last week. Susan Hundertmark photo r - A fence is not affordable or desirable From Page 1 Dietz. says it's neither affordable-.rr desirable to build a fence around the cemetery and lock the public out. "A fence would only make it .more of a challenge for people to get in. Besides. a cemetery is a peaceful place and we want people to feel welcome to -visit," he says. • OPP and the Egmondville Cemetery board are asking neighbours of the cemetery to. observe and record information about- any vehicles or activity they may see around the cemetery and report them to the police. Spencer was on list of names Paul liked From Page 1 brothers and his sister. • Spencer was horn` at 6:01 a.m. weighing Six pounds and seven ounces. Stie has had much support. from both her family and Paul's and is amazed at how well Alissa is doing: "She helps do c crn thing." said Linda. That inelude< getting clean diapers. helping give Spencer a bath and being ready with a hug or kiss for her sister all the time. She also changed Spencer's name to Barney, which Linda hopes isn't in honour of the. purple dinosaur from a Chi 0!� �j� youwetrwuedboliend .moi..,,. these ej1e areato •es t:.7 SEA38FORTH COM 53'CH Goderich St EMUNITY 527.CH22UR Sund`Rev Hauser ay 10:45 -Worship 7:00 p.m. Worship Tues. -10:00 am. - Wed. 7 p.m Bible Study - Your Future & Mine Prayer for Heating Needs Sat. 10.11:30 a.m. Young Expbrers Ages 6-12 Full gospel w4h a pentecostal message WARM WELCOME St. Thomas(CAVAN Anglican Church Jarvis St. Seaforth Rev. Robert Hiscox 4a2-7861 Sunday, Jan. 23rd Service of Momiag Prayer 11:15 a.m. followed by Vestry Meeting NORTHSIDEB ttodereh St . Seaforth) 11 00 a m UNITED CHURCHES �- eat 262 v a on ca Minister Rev. Sheila Macgregor Sunday School during _ services, nursery provided. Bethel Bible Church An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth (lormerty Canadian Tire) Adventure Ctub • Wed 7:00 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worshipat 11:00 a.m. PastorRev. DougCorriveau 527-0982 Catholic Church Seaforth Saturday - 5:15 pm St. James Pansh. Seaforth Saturday • 7:15 pin " .'' St. Josephs Pansh. Clinton Sunday • 9:00 am St. Michael's Pansh. Blyth uses - 1100 am St. James Parish, Seaforth Father Diu Salvador i • FIRST - PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 59 Goderich St., W.. Seaforth Worship at 11:15 Sunday School dunng worship Nursery Available Pastor: Rev. N. Vandermey Egmondville -United Church Rev. Judith Spr;ngett Worship 11 a.m SAY School Grades 2 to 8. 10 a m. Nursery to Grade 1. 11 a.m. • children'*.telesision show because the name has stuck. -When Spencer gets married. that'll be one of the, comical stories the tell... she said. Spencer got her name ,from the list- of boys' names Paul apd Linda had conic up with.. "We had neer discussed any girls' names.- .aid Linda. adding Spencer was the name on- the boys' Iiitt,that Paul had liked the most. "I know he liked that name. It', on his little girl ntiw;" she said:. 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Seafortb THE HURON -PERTH CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Junior and Senior Kindergarten Registration JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 4, 2000 in order to register for Kindergarten, children must be four (4) years of age on or before December 31. 2000. Parents are required- to bring the Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate and Immunization Record -Card of the child you intend.to register.. Parents should contact their local school. The following schools offer Kindergarten classes: St. Joseph's School (Kingsbridge) 529-7646 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Mt. Carmel) • 23773337 St::Joseph's (Clinton) - -. 482-7035 Precious Blood (Exeter) ' 235-1691 St. Mary's (Goderich) . 524-9901 St. James (Seaforth) - 527-0321 St; Boniface (Zurich) 236-4335 Sacred Heart (Wingham) 357-1090 St. Patrick's (Dublin) 345-2033 -St. Patrick's (Kinkora) • - 393-558( • Holy Name of Mary (St. Marys) 2842170 St. Mary's (Hesson) 595-8929 St. Ambrose (Stratford) - 271-7544 St. Joseph's (Stratford) 271-3574 St. Aloysius (Stratford) . 271-3636 Jeanne Sauve (Stratford) .- - 273-3396. Parents who .expect that their child will enrol in the optional French Immersion Program in Grade L in future years. havethe option of enrolment for Junior/Senior Kindergarten at either- their local Catholic School or the French Immersion Centre (St. Mary's School, Goderich or Jeanne Sauve School, Stratford) at which they expect to enrol their child for a French immersion Program. - Bernarghturray. Gaetan L. Blanchette. Chairperson of the Board Director of Education ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF HURON COUNTY - January is ... Alzheimer's Awareness Month Services Available - * Special Steps t Walking/Fnendly Visitor Program) * Support Groups * Wandering Person's Registry;; * Resource Library * Speakers Bureau * Education/Workshops * Telephone Reassurance - Theme 'Ways To Help" assisting families living with. Alzheimer's Disease "Help For Today! Hope For Tomorrow tI) NOVA RTIS SEAFORTH AND AREA RESIDENTS The Town of Seaforth Council would like to advise you that your Avon Maitland District School Board Trustee is Abby Armstrong. If you have any concerns regarding our schools, you should contact her and let her know so she can fairly represent the people in our community. Abby Armstrong R.R.#1 Bayfield, Ontario NOM 1G0 Telephone: (519) 565-5361 Fax: (519) 565-5776 E-mail: Abby_Armstrong@fcmail.avonmaitland.on.ca You should know that the Avon Maitland District School Board will be making their final decision to close Seaforth District High School, Seaforth Public School and Walton Public School on February 22nd, 2000. Each and every one of us: current, past and future students; parents and grandparents; business operators; homeowners; -organizers of recreation and community programs; service providers; ALL OF US! will be impacted by a decision of the Board. Please express your views by contacting your Trustee Abby Armstrong. L�