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Students, public will learn
about droplets and goobers
Slice of Huron teaches about agriculture
What s a drurietA goober' What
animal dnnks a bathtub of water every.
• 'day ' How many litres of. milk does the
aserage cow give in a year'
Need:some help %vith the answers? -
Come out to the family night on.
Thursday.- April 13 during the Slice of
Huron e+ent. being held at the Seaforth
• Fairgrounds. Family night funs from
31l to 9 p.m. and highlights what
1. WO Grades -3 and 4 students fron
Huron and Penh Counties are involved
with dunng that week. Schoolchildren
will he visiting Slice of Huron during
that wee
for a half-day of hands-on activities that
help them dissect the "agricultural
pizza.'" They will trace it back 16 the
farm as well as look at other types of
.agricultural production in this area.
They will .find out -about pork
production. create a variety -of soils. and
find. out how many students in their
class- it takes to reach the weight of a
year old •steer. to name a feu of. the
activities.
Slice of Huron is a civ-coperatise a loin
of the Ontario ylimcif-) of Agnculturc.
Food and Rural Affairs. Huron -.Perth
Catholic District School Board. Axon-
- Maitland District School Board. Clinton
Chnstian School. local. agnbusiness and
rural •organizations: Admission to
Family Night is a non-penshabk food
item which will be donated to the Huron
County Food Bank. For information
contact Deb Campbell at 519-235-1609.`
New board of directors elected to helm of BIA
group looks at BIA buck program and store hours
Gerry, Ryan has been
appointed president of the
hoard.(f directors of the
Business Improvement Area
for 2(01I and. Liz Canino will
corse as Nice president. •
Danica McNichol will
>erN c as secretary -and Deb
Brindley.treasurer.
t Directors .will. }nclude
-Susan Halfpenny. former-
. president. Nancy Anstett.
Catherine Huys.. Heather
• Robinet. Maureen.Wildfong..
Liz Moir. Marlene -Holman.
Terri -Lynn Hart. •Chrisia
Lec,nhardt and Jason
:A% head'%.
Extending store hours
suggested
•
Extending store hours on
Thursday nights was a
suggestion, at the BiA's.
:March "2 annual meeting.
The idea was to have the
hours .. extended , to
accommodate people w.ho
work:late or out of town and
cannot -shop locally during
the current hours businesses
are open.
Thursday • was the
,suggested bight for -staying
open because it is "pay day-
at many. workplaces: •
The BIA discussed' the
need to committo doing this.
year, round and to give it time.
to develop -into a busy night
since people will hove'to •get
used to be able •to -shop late
on Thursdays. -
It was also. suggested that
Thursday night specials could
be offered to entice people to
come out. , •
BIA looks at bucks •
The Business ImproNement
Area is taking a look at. how.
many • BIA 'Bucks to"
distribute this year. • . '
The bucks are.sold as a
Christmas promotion and
give customers' 1,0 per cent
off their local purchases.
Last year.- S30.000 worth of
BIA Bucks Were circulated.
costing the BIA 53.000.
Discussion at the B1A
annual'meeting this month
involved p....ihly ►ncreaetn;•
the amount of- BIA Bu, •
available to 550,410 but tri
idea did not recep.e mus
support.
The idea of the BIA Bukks
ys
to entice people to .hot,
locally. -.
Members at the•rnect,n_•
talked about' the >i
changing haws the .
are offered d_t%td:
cost between the -..rid•
and the indiy id;..:
receiving the: B...... •
payment.
• The full merr►bershtp
be polled about the; future
the program.
B1 Scott H,Ieelaii,r*'
'Justice Heeney questions whether or not
a real decision-making process took place
From Poge 1 •
sch,ck61s and no others: Such
•an approach gi\es..undue
• seighit and momentum to•the
, initial recommendations•to
f close, the seven /schools.in
question, and makes the final
decision.. to some extent at
:ea*i. a foregone eimclusion.
.aN S Heeney,
. Heel; points out that the
rnmary- alt.ernative .cif
:.'n%erting SDHS to Grade 7
,OAC. and 'converting
Centro!HuronSecondary
• Sc hftil ,p- Clinton to JK to
OAC that the Seaforth group,
tu.explore •a;IS one of
the education director's -own
ideas and -recommendations
;n ht• Scpternb'er.' 1.998
eps.rt
I . w ac nut some. Wild,
• idea that would
waste the board's time..Giyen
the source. this -alternative •
must be considered
reasonable and worthy of
further s}udy;; say's Heeney.
He says the: hoard takes ."a.
take •it or lease it (approach"
and states. '-Without.
alternatives to eonsider.•no'
real decision-making process'
is being undertaken. .
Heeney says he cannot
accept the,argument that a
financial analysis. requested•
by the Seaforth. committee. .
leading the•board.to -a final
list of seven schools from the
.initial• 21. identified a') ear
earlier. does riot exist. • .
`'it defies belief ao -suggest
some- winnowing process was
not engaged in. 1 'cannot:
accept that the financial.
implications of various •
perm_utatton.s and -
combinations of closings and Seaforth committee
conversions -• were • not The niht I6 h
examined before the final to p:a� e - •
1.recommendations - were : the- decision -mak -_ --
made:-': says; . Heenes's is-illusor -utile
remarks: - the right 1<i. exp;
Heeney points to. the developr,
52_00.000 error the board ..alternati.es.,the
- admits.making,which reduces reasonable di•c1[+su-e
the annual cost'_sayings of -'nforman-on ,n
closing SDHS from -S500.000 • iiocumentation
to 5300,000 as one of the fully deselpp and pre'+
reasfins a full eiploration of position that -the at
alternatives -would be useful. 'parts w►he•-to he hear:
-"The -discos ery of -the :the 'right --to he
S200.000 error cast doubt on sufficient time
the.other.figure-s relied on -by - the forego►... Tr -e•'7....: e
the board and justified further. .breached tr>
time to -re -work .and analyze • three respects. •
the • hoard's financial' '
projections." he says: \
Heeney also says the' board
'again breached its duty of
fairness" be not. granting the
extension.�requested by the
Meals
program
looking
for feedback
from Pogo 1
•Hastng 5feals on. Wheels
conte to the door Monday'.to
Friday means personal
contact and hasing someone
checking on the reciPient
-almost even das-
Vincent:said they'are-
looking for feedback from
the ciimmunity tc> know
•
whether or not they should
keep the -program; partially
funded t;} -the"Lions Club
and Legion. in operation.
Anyone . interested in
'purchasing meals from the
program • can • contact
Vincent at 527-0373 or
Helen MacKenzie at 527-
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