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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2000-02-23, Page 3News ..ndy Boder photo Community helpers As port of their kindergorien classes, students 0151 Patrick's Schoofin Dublin hove been studying community helpers the past few weeks First it was a trip to the post office, followed by -a visit from a police officer last week Above. Cadet Melissa Kovocs of the Sebringville detochinent of the DPP visited, explained the role of poke officers and even showed the wide-eyed youngsters the cruiser Today (Wednesday) the • • students are expecting o "visit from a firefighter Trustees leaning toward closure in Expositor poll on Monday By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Staff '')1 6 s t ' trustees polled M The Huron Expositor prior to the Tuesday night vote. concerning the future 'of six Avon Maitland District schools leaned i. 1: o N .a r d= s supporting the di ec-to"r - Ve CO m - mendations t(. -close Becau (jt T h -- e:I Expositor`s.; T& esd2i)•I_ afternoon }_ presst:tme.. " results of.the Brillinger ,called • the Seaforth Quoted 'I feel sorry for the Seaforth people. They've done a lot of work and I think that [sending Grades 7 and 8 to high school] is the way things are going everywhere with OAC being phased out.' -- Trustee Vickie Culbert actual vote are not available. in this week's edition. -The,director:s report is really complete. and has done a lot to address the community's concerns: There would have to be a,fairly. , Significant argument as to why -it shouldn't ' •be supported:'.said board chair Wend) Anders n Monday. .'. Trustee. Atlle, Tu.yten. - a I graduate • of Walton Publi. St:hool• and S e a'f o •r t h District High- $shoal_` said • l she's leaning towards' sount -fur • the. direc'tor's report "with 'great sadness .Despite the fact that she. .has fernily bar h working • and — ett'ending Walton Public School,. Tuyten said she . sees, no alternative to closing schools as ` recommended in the director's report... • The facts haven't changed r as far 'as the money's concerned and we have no . new students but that doesn't meanke . haven't listened because we base:" she said. Tuyten said none of the alternatises presented reach the $2 million in savings the board needs and she• said she . can see .no sense in the civil disobedience option being exercised by the Windsor school board. • 1 question the validity of having the province take over. How sympathetic would the province be People might say we don't care but we do." she said. Trustee Donald Brillinger said that while he wasn't completely sure how he would vote. he said he believed the director's report "would go." community's _ argume.nts that the town will 'be destroyed -by: the•closure estroyed-by- the•closure of its high school "all so:: m .0 c• h malarky'' and "emotional arguments that made - •mountains out . of molehills." He argued that moving 'Seaforth's public school to the •high sc•h001 building will create - - a: "showpiece elementary' school `people will come from miles to:seel . • . He added that if he followed, the lead of his . Liston el -area constituents. he would vote to_close all the. recommended schools• because Of the osercrowding\- in-his area's schools. . "People up here are saying close allthose schools down there so we 1 can build new tines.. We have five .schools up here well over 100 per cent capacity and we can rt ad4 an adtf4ion or: a portable until the numbers are decreased down there," he said. However. trustee Vickie Culbert said she planned t, vote in favor of the Searonh community's' recommendation of closing Walton -Public` School and sending Graces 7 and 8 students from Seaforth Public School to Seaforth District High School. "I feel sorry for the Seafarth people. They're done a lot of work and 1 think that (sending Grades 7 and 8 to high school) is the way things are • going everywhere with OAC being phased out." she said. Trustee Ray Ford said while nobody is in favour of closing schools. the board': does not have the option of keeping them all. open. "We have_ 10 make" :economies or cut hack on programs for all children. Vie have to make a decision of. what's good for .the .majority.=' he said. - -Trustec Abby Armstrsing said she will not he making a final decision until the last opportunity but added- that some schools will have to - close: "Whatever ' we do. the communities will adjust but I'm most concerned "about Seaforth District High School's programming." -she said, adding that whilc_tht high school has turned.out "superior': graduates So far. • declining enrolment will- -continue to make_ that task more difficult. - •Armstrong said alhthe.. listed schools have strengths' but also. have reasons to he closed. "What's saddest .is that We're even going down this path. The province knows` it has designed a, t ending formula that does nothing for tural Ontario with long term effects but that seems to he a cost they're prepared to she said. She said it's lunacy" to make the argument that the board has more money now that- it ever has since comparing the two funding formulas is "apples and pears " • •, Armstrong added. that since • the majority of constituents in Huron and Perth.Counties voted Consrvative in the last provincial election, she concluded that the district "voted as a group•to do the opposite of keeping schools Quoted 'There would have to be a fairly significant argument as to why [the director's report) shouldn't be supported,' -- School Board Choir Wendy Anderson i1�11•r�, lions' running mit! :3' r� r/ Quit Smoking 2000 Contest Entry deadline Feb. 29 • Quit from March 1 to April 3 and qualify to win a Caribbean Cruise - or Diamond Necklace & Other Great Prizes Call the Health Unit today at 482-3416 or 1-800-265-5184 or visit yiww.opc.on.ca/cifo for more info. (nen. Messages were. left .')Monday on answering machines of the retraining trustees. including Boh Allan. 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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Fobruary 23, 2000-3 The Seaforth & District Skating Club would like to *tank the following for their donations towards our Skate-a-thon. It was a great success! Anna's Dress Shoppe Archie's Service Centre Avon -Deb -Ward Better -b -Baskets Bluewater Interiors Box Furniture Cardno's Men's Wear CiBC Country Cupboard Creamery . Devereaux Chiropractor. Elza's Hair Design. Hair Designs by JC Hannah Jansen Heads & Tails Heather Zaple Photography Hildebrand Paint & Paper Hildebrand Flowers Hobby Shop Huron Tax Consulting Services • Ice Dreams Innovative Securities" Janet's Jerns • Janet's Donut Shop Karen Taylor Keatings Pharmacy Kelly Auto Service Knight Electric'. Larry Horne Lions Club Maureen Wildfong Nifty Komers • Pam Miller - Pete's Paper Clip Progressive Turf Equipment Inc Province of Ontario Savings Quality Jersey Products -Seaforth Food Market Seaforth. Do-lt Center Seaforth Jewellers Seaforth Agricultural Society Seaforth Golf Club • Seaforth Shell Sew What?. Sewing Center Sills Hardware Sizzlers Mane Street Hair Smith Construction Ltd. Sparky's Place Stedman -'Sumthing Special TD The.LookingGlass Total image Il Tucker's Meat Shop Van Maanen &-Nano Dentistry VeterinaryCbnic • Vincent Farm Equipment Wee Willy Bakery Whitney-Ribey Funeral. Home Wongs Grill Wuerths PROTEST HRDC WASTE In order to stop this form of government waste by the HRDC department and probably other areas I Ron Whitehor ne would kke to ask all Canadians to contact their federal MP's and ask for the amount of moneys received from HRDC in the form of grants in their ridings, and ask for a list of all companies or Institutions receiving them. This funding waste or pork barrelling as called has been practiced by both federal parties forever and is only being used to buy votes and doesn't serve any valuable service, especially with the debt of this country, the great need in health care, the education, and over taxation of all people. As an individual, and small business owner at 50 years of age I feel that my and most average peoples best interests are not being addressed through this old way of governing where only a chosen few get any rewards and the silent majority only receive pittance rf anything. I am so frustrated as this point rt my Irfe when on a daily basis see only phis -spending, aver -spending, and tying or hiding of information from taxpaying citizens, and feel that this present liberal government S acting in such an arrogant way as to give the feeling of dictatorship in its mildest form rather than democracy. Remember what happened to former Liberal minister, John Nunziata whenn h�i�ollowed his constituents wishes and not the party leaders. He was immediately removed from the pdrty. This is not a democracy as we are led to believe, only the way Qover nment has always operated, when people voted a party into running tie country affairs and never questioned their operation once in power. This waste of our tax funds has to stop when important society functions are being desecrated. This Liberal government does not want to release any HRDC files because their waste and vote buying will be discovered for all to see, but this could and will be the only way to stop this once and for all, so no poitical party could ever use this form of theft again. Come on Canadians lets make this political system accountable and honest and work for the maprity, contact your federal MP DOW. Mainstream Eavestroughing Inc. Emai:gutter©rnagrnaca Avon DISTRICT SCHOOL Maitland Learning far a Lifetime Welcome to Kindergarten The word "Kindergarten" literally means "child's garden'. It is a place where your child will grow and learn. Here are some of the things you can expect to find in your child's kindergarten class: it, A capable, caring teacher who is trained to teach this age group An exciting and active learning environment which fosters exploration and discovery A, Individualized programs to prepare each child for further learning recognizing that each child is different and develops at a slightly different rate Kindergarten Registration for school year 2000 - 2001 Public elementary schools in Perth and Huron Counties will hold kindergarten registration from February 28th - March 8th For Senior Kindergarten Students must be 5 years of age on or before December 31, 2000 (Students presently attending Jurwor Kindergarten in an Avon Maitland Distract Schad Board school do not need to re register) For Junior Kindergarten Students must be 4 years of age on or before December 31, 2000 Registration packages for both programs may be picked up at your elementary school office, or are available by calling your school. Please bring the following required information to the school at the lime of registration. 1. Proof of Age (birth certificate, birth registration card) 2. Immunization Record 3. Health Card 4. Completed registration form and immunization form contained in the registration package. For further information contact your local school principal, or call Judy Tobin (ext. 114) or Darlene Million (ext. 204) at the Board's Administrative Office Avon Maitland District School Board 82 Chalk Street, North Seaforth, ON NOK IWO Telephone (519) 527-0111 or 1-900-592.5437 Fax (519) 527-0222 LORNE RACHUS WENDY ANDERSON Director of Education Char 1