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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-04-15, Page 1%.i % 4 ), .- g i ` � . r S ► £ k . ! l i, SAY' t 4,'" .a ,* .tom i`. 11 --*.w•. t • +4 ;' �- ^'.4K. f ; $ upon if l'3 • Week 16-Vo1.005 www.seaforthhuronexpositor•com Cash box stolen during reek -in at O'Rourke Transport A cash box was stolen and the office ransacked. during a break-in . at O'Rourke Trans- port sometime .during the night on April 1 and 2, reports the Perth County OPP Police were called to inves- tigate the :business' on Perth Road 180 and foundentry into the building was gained through a rear door. The business office was, ran- sacked and a metal cash box containing US currency and Canadian currency as well as a Master Card Credit card from' j. Financial was stoat len• it*1134x x r "M ,. r,. The stolen cash box : was re- covered afterwards in .a park- ing lot off of Hwy 23 just north of Mitchell Anyone with related infor- mation is asked to call the Perth OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers 'at 1 -800- 222 -TIPS. M94 ORCHARD UNE PRE MLS 090230 $99,000 www.coldwellbankerfc.com 1 Main St. S. Seaforth Phone: (519) 527-2103 Wednesday April 15, 2009 1.25 gst included a draw gammiso Although . the rain might've_ dampened the scenery dam: part of the food drive for the Seaforth Food Bank April 2-4, it wasn't enoughto keep -gene ous citizens from donating to the cause. The campaign for. the Seaforth Food Bank began with Foodland owner Steve Delchiaro agree- ing to allow a van to park in the parking lot of the grocery store and collect donations of canned goods • and non-perishable : food items.t r 13%'1' 1 [J�. � S =='were posted inside Food- land and' throughout downtown Seaforth reading 'Community Challenge: Easter _ :Food Bank Drive. Fill the Van.' The campaign gained further public : interest after Seaforth Bakery owner Christine Behnke challenged Delchiaro to a $25 bet, • claiming that a pickup truck parked in front of the bak- ery could collect more donations than the van at Foodland. Donations -started pouring in to both locations on April 2 and the vehicles began filling up with boxes of canned food. Seaforth Food Bank chair Maureen Spittal says the value of the food collected from the van parked at Foodland almost reached $5,000. "It went really well," Spittal says. "This town really did come together." The truck was nearly full with donations and Spittal says while it will definitely help many hun- gry families, she doesn't expect it to last long...K�.::: "People would be amazed at how quickly we'll go through this," she says. Seaforth Food Bank volunteer Herb McGowan says -the cam - See SEAFORTH, Page 2 Susan Nundertmark photo, Layne McGregor, 2, gets a kiss from Mother Goose's goose during Easter celebrations on .4 Main Street on Saturday. More than 200 participate in canoe raliy...the annual Drownin' Dog' event on the Bayfield River was aing success for chanties...pg. 18 Local Sunshine List is growing Sixty employees of the Avon Mait- land District School Board earned over $100,000 in 2008, according to the annual provincial "Sunshine List." Education Director Geoff Williams earned $146,932.12 while superinten- dents making over $100,000 included Michael Ash at $114,610.20, Janet Baird - Jackson at $138,056.68, Ted Dough- tery at $138,056.68, Marie Parsons at $138,056.68, Jim Sheppard at $138,056.68 and Patricia Stanley at $138,056.68. System principals making over $100,000 a year included Jodie Aaker at $110,640.48, Kimber- ley Black at $104,406.69, David Hig- gins at $108,761.57, Laura Hodgins ate $120,887.24 and Jeffery Reaburn at $109,658.52. Secondary School principals earning over $100,000 a year were Marco Balestrin at $102,551.52, Jacqueline Campbell at $109,658.5ThomasCraigat$107,735.80, Herbert Klassen at $126,616.02, Laurie Langstaff at $109,658.52, George McEwan at' $104,853.16, Deborah Mc- Nair $109,658.52, Kevin Mils at $109,658.52 James Ryan at $109;658.52 and Eleanor Salmon at $108,717.88. Sec- ondary vice principal Kendrah Brohman earned $107,051.32. Se PRINCIPALS, Page 8 �^ : cif!'_. .L�':� t'+:� T'� t�4t ,. � � •� s a:.''?l.`: .:; . 4i4ii+ihiPtikltikikiklotiRPNO,000Vtik r • ! . 4' a • ,• i d