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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-03-23, Page 19GM HURON MOTOR PRODUCTS SALES — SERVICE — LEASING 'Is Now Locotad At: Sia Main Street Exeter, Ont. PI.os• not• our now t.l.phon. numbs 519-2354363 Parts and Accessories General Repairs Pontiac Buick Cadillac GMC Trucks "See Us Today... We Make Good Deals" r NEED A MARCH BREAK? You'll think you are in Florida when you visit SWAINS Present this coupon and receive a FREE PLANT (offer expires March 27, 1983) All Kinds of "March Break" specials SWAIN OPEN DAILY 9 TO 5:30 SUNDAY 10 TO 6 PM GREENHOUSES H 168.1116 91e LTD. ti f. times -Advocate, March 23, 1983 Page 19 Mary's musings By Mary Alderson If travelling on a luxury cruise ship such as the SS Norway can be compared to staying at the Hilton Harbour Castle hotel, then sailing on a Windjammer is like camping at the Pinery Park. The Windjammer people call their vacations "barefoot cruises" --you travel in old sail boats and the setting is total- ly informal. My husband and I sailed on the Fantome--the largest four masted barquen- tine in the world. We boarded the Fantome in Nassau and arrived in Freeport six days later, stopping each day at an uninhabited island. The Fantome is a 282 foot long schooner with masts 190 feet high. There are about 100 passengers on board with a crew of 40. The Fantome was built in 1926 and was orginal- ly supposed to be part of the Italian navy. Then it was sold to the Duke of Westminster, who in turn sold it to Onassis. Onassis decided to have it remodelled and intended to Egive it to Princess Grace and Prince Rainier as a wedding present. However, before the wedding, Onassis was gambl- ing at one of Monaco's casinos and, - so the story goes was thrown out for bad behavior. He complained to Rainier about the treatment he was given, and demanded that the casino manager be fired. But Rainier didn't comply, and in disgust, Onassis refused to give them a wedding present. After that the Fantome changed hands a few more times, and for a while, sat in harbour in Vancouver. Even- tually Captain Mike Burke bought her and had her refur- bished as a passenger vessel. Since then, he has added to his fleet of big sailing vessels and started Windjammer cruises. It was a great way to spend a vacation --the atmosphere was totally relaxed, and yet there was plenty to do. We would sail all morning, arriv- ing each day around noon at a different island --Whale Cay, Frozen Cay, Gorda Cay and Great Stirrup Cay. The beaches are fantastic-- beautifully clean with crystal - clear water.: he only hazards were the severe sunburns which would sneak up on you, through the cool breezes. Beach combing and sun bathing were the main ac - RATES ARE DOWN. VG VIC iORIA AND GREY. MUST Since1844 Exeter: 425 Main St. 235-0530 Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation 300 deductions, exemptions and credits to save money on your T1 GENERAL income tax return. H&R Block will help you take advantage of every possible saving which applies to you. Prices start at SI 8.00 AND at participating offices It pays to be prepared -- by H&R Block H&R. BLOCK OMEN THE INCOME TAX SPECIALISTS 399 Main St. OPEN 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Weekdays 9:30 - 4:30 Sat. Phone 235-1901 Closed Wednesdays, No appointment necessary tivities, hut each evening an event was planned on board. dances, toga parties, talent a shows and so on. The meals were fantastic and there was always plenty M eat' Each morning at 7:30 (that's right, we were up earlier on our holidays than we would have been at hom.e!) a crew member would go up and down the halls ringing a bell and yell- ing "Rise and shine, it's breakfast time!" and we would have a full course breakfast -- eggs, pancakes and whatever else you could stuff in. Then at noon there would be a full smorgasbord. of salads and hot meats. At 3 p.m. we were served rum s" izzles and snacks such as pizza or hors d'oeuvres. Then at 7:30 we had a full course dinner complete with soup and salad, a main course and dessert, and if that wasn't enough, snacks were served he QOU1p i PEDLAR again at 11:00 p.m. But while we ate like royal- ty, we didn't live like royalty- -at least not in our cabins. The cabins were, well, I guess "adequate" would be the on- ly way to describe them. Most people have closets bigger than these cabins. You walk in the door face to face with two short, narrow bunk beds. There is a tiny little cubby hole for a closet and some small shelves for your clothes. You have to. unpack so that you can put your suit- case under the bottom bunk because that's the only place it will fit. In one corner of the cabin is a tiny little bathroom or head as it's called on a ship. The facilities are in miniature, and out of the ceiling comes the shower. The shower only works as long as you are pressing the button on the wall. Holding the button down with one hand and shampoo- ing your hair with the other hand can be a bit tricky. But I could handle all that --it's when I found out that there was only cold water that I complained! Mind you, we didn't com- plain too loudly. One night I was settled in the top bunk, while Victor was climbing in- to the bottom bunk. He said something which I didn't quite hear. "Huh?" I asked. He repeated it, but I still didn't catch what he was say- ing. "Pardon?" I said. That's when he told me that he hadn't said a thing, and I was carrying on a conversation with the guy in the next cabin. We soon realized that with paper thin walls, conversa- tions are kept to a whisper. McGillivray sets salaries Members of McGillivray Township council agreed to hold the line on their own salaries this year, while limiting , increases to employees to fall within pro- vincial wage restraint guidelines. Meeting last Monday, members held the reeve's salary to $60 per meeting plus an honorarium of $250 per year. Members of council will continue to receive 850 per meeting. Stipends for employees with last year's in brackets' re as follows: Clerk $16,800 $16,000), treasurer 811,800 ($11,000), works superinten- dent 824,360 ($23,200), dump custodian $45 ($40) per day, hall custodian 8610 ($560). Grants were made to several groups at the March session. North Middlesex minor hockey will receive 827 per each township registrant as will Iluron Park minor hockey. The Good Neighbors Volunteer Auxiliary of Chateau Gardens Nursing Home in Parkhill will receive a grant of $100. Council approved their share of $3,630.67 towards the deficit of the Lucan Com- munity Memorial Centre and also approved the fire agree- ment with Ailsa Craig calling for payment of $5,597 plus 8125 standby charge. interim payments were ap- proved to various boards as follows: Middlesex County Beard of Education 8117,812, Huron Perth Separate School Board $3,555.75, London - Middlesex Separate School Board $8,121, County of Mid- dlesex 824,949. Next meeting of council will be on April 4 at 7:00 p.m. Attention Farmers We are interested in buying your: • Elgin Seed Oats • Feed Barley • Seed Barley • Feed Mixed Grain • Feed Corn • Trumpetor For Best Prices on Seed Grain and Forage Seeds Come In and Talk To Us - Seed Oats - Seed Barley - Seed Mixed Grain- Double Cut Red Clover - Single Cut Red Clover SEEDS Oh GOLDEN HARVEST FARM SEEDS 151 Thames Road East, Exeter Give Us a CaII at 235 0770 Oppose drop of committee A decision by the South Huron rec centre board of management to eliminate its program committee, was questioned this week by Ex- eter council. Reeve Bill Mickle said there could be a problem in receiving provincial grants unless such a committee is in place. Noting that the hoard was in the process of studying policy matters with a ministry official, Mickle sug- gested the committee should not be abolished until that review is complete. He urged that no loophole be left that could jeopardize getting the provincial grants. Councillor Bill Rose, who presented the board's report at council's session, Monday, said the committee could he reinstated until the situation is clarified. Council then moved to adopt the report, deleting ap- proval of abolishing the pro gram committee. FLORISTS 414 Main St.. ERatal', Ontario CENTRE MALL Phone: 215.82221 Send Flowers to Your Easter Chick WEARING OF THE GREEN — Students at St. Partrick's Separate School at Lucan presented a St. Patrick's Day assembly Thursday. Shown in costume are Anita Crunican, Sandra Morgan, Dennis l=oran, George Giesen and Kelly Van Kerkoerle. T -A photo. Board will examine j Easter is Sunday, April 3 Large selection of lilies, and Hydrangea technical .education We're glad ouasked! Technical education in Huron County secondary schools will be examined closely in the areas of cur- riculum, equipment and facilities over the next three years. Sixteen recommendations from the ad hoc advisory committee on technical education were presented to the Huron Board of Education at its March 14 meeting: The major recommendation is to have six advisory committees set up over the next three years to look into individual technical programs. Automotive technology and electricity -electronics ad- visory committees may be set up in May of this year and submit a report to the board in February of 1984. Machine shop and sheet metal - welding -metal fabrication committees may start a year later in May of 1984 with a reporting date of February 1985. Building construction - woodworking and drafting committees may be set up in May in 1985 with a reporting date of February 1986. These committees may be made up of one trustee, one technical director, two teachers of that technical pro- gram, three representatives of industry, one community college representative and one administration representative. Core objectives for each program were outlined by the ad hoc committee on technical education with the additional comment that local needs be met in individual schools. "Other topics might be add- ed that suit the needs of par- ticular areas," said Central Huron Secondary School teacher Bill Craig who was a part of the ad hoc committee. A special task force or an appointee of the board and technical directors from the schools may study work ex- perience programs for students as suggested by the ad hoc committee. "We felt this is so much bet- ter," commented trustee John Jewitt who was a member of the ad hoc com- mittee, "hut we still have to work out arrangements." CADET COMPETITION = Master Warrant Officer Ed- ward Morrison (left) and Warrant Officer Anthony Jones, 2923 Huron Middlesex Cadet Corps, travel to B.C. this Sunday to participate in a rifle competition to choose the Bisley Team to go to England this summer. Exeter Stedmans Store Competition Winner Again 774 This is the fifth consecutive time Exeter Sted- mans dealer Jim Ross has won a major award from the company in recognition of the stor'e's standing in the annual Stedmans store management competition. Ray Hiderman presented tickets recently for a cruise of the Mexican Riviera on the Pacific Princess "love Boat". Jim and his wife Jessie who is also his partner, have just returned from the trip and report one of the highlights of the vacation was an invitation to dine at the captain's table. Mr. Ross credits customer support and the dedica- tion of his staff for the continuous high ratings the store has received since opening in 1976. s Ir 0[13]1 lMl (A) MAIN STREET, EX1TER Other recommendations in- clude updating technical equipment through a phase-in process. The equipment needs are to be determined by the various program advisory committees. The establishment of a cen- tral contingency fund to replace or repair equipment that breaks down or is van- dalized was also recommend- ed by the ad hoc committee. "It need not be a large fund," commented Trustee Donald McDonald. Periodic tours of all shops by the Industrial Accident Prevention Association, par- ticipation by a technical staff member on Conestoga Col- lege's advisory committees, presentation of a list of skills to graduating students who will be attending technical programs at community col- leges and establishment of a committee to look into the im- pact on technical education of a Ministry of Education report - Ontario Schools In- termediate Senior - were all part of the recommendations. The ad hoc advisory com- mittee has been working since June of last year and besides trustees and teachers, representatives of the various industries have sat on the committee. Besides for- mulating the recommenda- tions, the committee also con- ducted tours of the various shops in the schools for representatives of local industries. The ad hoc committee report was referred to the ex- ecutive committee for en- dorsement or further recommendations. 1 0 y With Bob Fletcher and Iry Armstrong of WHEN SHOULD 1 PRE -PLAN MY FUNERAL? A sage of old once said, "A man cannot say to the Angel of Death: 'I wish to arrange my af- fairs before I go with you."' Since we cannot know the exact time of our own death, we are well-advised to prepare for it --.spiritually, ethically, practically. So it is that arranging one's affairs --including the preparations for one's funeral in advance of need - provides the satisfaction and peace of mind in having done it. In so doing, we've spared our family some measure of grief and distress. YOUR OWN CHOICES We have arranged services for many people and have several plans for your consideration. 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