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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-07-20, Page 29 (2)County want assessment opinion At the urging' of a per- turbed Lobo Township reeve, Middlesex County council has agreed to get expert opinions on how its various municipalities are assessed for taxation purposes. Reeve Don Mayo • said three-quarters of Lobo's tax • dollar goes to education "It sounds to me to be exhor- bitant." But reeve Mayo said he has been unable to' find anyone who can explain how equalization factors - which determine how each village, town and township is levied for education and county taxes - are calculated. , Middlesex council voted to invite Western Ontario's top assessment officer and the business administrator of the county board of education to appear at a council meeting to explain the system. The Lobo reeve's -coin: plaints are backed up by provincial treasury ministry statistics from a 'January, 1978 survey which show his towns.hip's average residential taxes on single family units were $543, prior to a recent mill rate increase for this year. The county. average - for townships was just over $300. For comparison's sake, the same statistics showed some other area examples: McGillivray, 8267: East' Williams $302: Ailsa Craig. $280: and Parkhill, $266. In other business, Mid- dlesex County council: Voted to request London City Council to demolish and remove the former city . registry office directly west of the county building at King and Ridoutt Streets. Demolition of the old county registry •office, also in: the courthouse block. is now complete and the city 'has indicated it would remove its former •registry building when the county wanted it removed. Decided to..inform London • Sing duet at -service Board of- Control the 1978 suburban roads commission. program will be carried out- despite utdespite the city's refusal to pay its $322,000 share of the $1.3 million road im- ' provement budget. The city • wants to pay $280,000 but the county council was told that action will be taken to get the city's full share. Approved a new . policy wean and district news Linda Froats and Jane F orster's tieautiful duet. "Day by bay" ,_was a highlight of 'the morning service at Lucan United Church on Sunday. - Rev. Keith Brown. ,con; tinuing his series bm"How to Live the Christian Life" spoke on the theme. "flow to Worship Meaningfully.' The Prayer q& Share Fellowship meets this morning. Thursday, at 10:45 at the Church. All women of the community are invited. Irish name Bannerman The Lucan Irish of the Western Junior "D" hockey league announced this week . that Bill Bannerman has been rehired as coach. Bannerman will be returning for his second season. Last year he coached the Irish to third place in the • group behind Exeter and Mitchell. • 'Bob Taylor will once again handle the managerial duties for the club . LUCAN CUBS (FACING CAMERA) CONTEST ATUG-OF-WAR EVENT, it's active year for Cubs, leaders needed for fall " The Lucan - Cub Pack started off their year in September with a Camp -out at the-Sarnia-DtstricTCatup. Constallle G.J. Barker, O.Y.P. Community Services Officer talked to the Pack and showed a film on "Safety in the Winter Time" and the boys learned the Semaphore Alphabet with flags, as well as some of them learned the - sign -language of the deaf, with their hands. The annual Churchparade to commemorate the founding of Scouting by Lord and Lady Baden Powell was - held in Holy Trinity Anglican Church in February and was well attended.by the Pack. The boys shared in selling scouting as they took part in the "Apple Day" to raise money. "Goint up" ceremonies were held early in 1978 forgo Cubs graduating to outs. A parent and n banquet was held in April with John Forster as the guest speaker, on the topic of "Motorcycle and Bike Safety." ' The.Cubs took part in the fishing derby near Fullarton on the opening of the trout season, May 6, but were not at all lucky although they had a lot of fun. The boys travelled to Toronto for a Blue Jays baseball game, also in May, but were disappointed'when it was rained out. They will take this trip later in the summer. The Pack ended its ac- tivities with another cam - pout. at the "Camporee" at Point Farms Provincial Park, near Goderich, where Akela Bob Moore reports the Lucan boys came in third for the second year in a row, in the points system, Congratulations, this shows fine training when one considers this Camporee involves the whole of - the - Huron District: Tours during the year included Kaschper Racing Shells, Ltd.. Lucan, O.P.P. Station, -'Lucan, London Police 'Department and the London Humane Society. The Cub Pack is in desperate need of leaders who will be trained. They must by 18 years or over, or may be an activity leader if they- are 14 to 17 years. Please contact Akela Bob Moore, 227-1079 if you can help. commencing Sep- tember 11th this year. Cubs meet weekly at 6.30 at the Lucan Public School. 1977-78.Beaver colony Lucan's first. Beaver Colony had a very successful_ year. The aim of the Beaver. Three crash- in district There were no injuries in. three accidents investigated by Lucan Ontario Provincial Police this weekend. A vehicle.owned by Ronald Lockhart, RR 4 Parkhill, was struck by an unknown ' driver in the Shillelagh parking lot .early Thursday morning. Damage' was estimated at $250 by in- vestigating officer Constable Wilson. Only $20 damage was done to two vehicles when they collided on County Road 22 -Friday afternoon. The damage consisted of a - broken mirror. A vehicle driven by Jack Craig and a vehicle driven by Lawrence Whitty collided • on Highway 4 Sunday evening. Damage was estimated at 81500. - program is "sharing".. We have the opening ceremony ratted Ehe - Tait Slap" ano every. week the boys "feed the Beaver" which means paying their weekly dues. Besides holding their weekly meetings in their "pond" at the Lucan Public • School they enjoyed a Hallowe'en- dress -up party with the help of our First Silver Beaver Badge Recipient "Keen" Tony O'Brien. In November they went a nature walk through the Lucan Conservation Area after which- hot_ chocolate and cookies were served. They held their Christmas party at the United Church following a "hayride" through the village. while singing Carols. Tran- sportation was provided by Group .Committee Metnbgr, Dale Froats. Santa Clause arrived to dish oAt goodies to all. One of the leaders, Linda Ropchan invited the group to her farm for hot dog and marshmallow roast in -May and the members also had a pot luck supper at the Legion Hall that month. They sang songs and had a short skit, in costume, plus -a couple of films.' Several .outdoor 'field days were held with relay races. other games and crafts. Thanks to Helen Rodgers, Linda Ropchan, Beth Miller and "Keeo "Tony O'Brien, for making our first Beaver colony so successful. Help is needed in this group for September, as well as all the other youth groups of the village. Please contact Louise Annis at 227-1163 for further information, if yeu could ,give a few hours of your time to help with this age group. under which Biddulph Township will no 'longer be responsible for maintaining the shoulders of county roads in Granton: The council will assume the maintenance of the entire rights of way of county roads by grading and ap- plying calcium until all of the affected roads are recon- structed with curbs and gutters-. Busy year for school Times -Advocate, July 20, 197k Page 29 Lucan Public School has had a busy year. as we look back over the past ten months. In the fall months. class trips were made to Crunican's apple orchard by grade one -classes and to the police station and fir,. hall by the grade two's. - - Halloween parties were • enjoyed by al`the classes. A fun time was held in thetym when the teachers appeared in costume and had to be ' identified by their'classes. . in December, a Christmas concert was presented to a, 'full gymnasium at both an - afternoon and an' evening performance: Floor hockey was enjoyed " by all grades in the gym dur- ing noon - hours in. winter. Since the warmer .weather„ teams of grades 2 and 3 boys' and girls have played three - pitch softball in competition during the noon breaks. After an exciting series of play-off games the Reds emerged as champions. Field trips were made by many classes. Grade two's went to Corbett's sugar bush in -the -spring. In early June. both kindergarten classes enjoyed a day at Storybook - Gardens and a visit to Eric Hodgins' farm. Grade one's went to the - Agrican Lion Safari at fTockton and Grade three's visited Tindall's dairy farm. - Wa.ugh's chicken farm. Haskett's. beef -farm and Eric Hodgin's general farm. There they were delighted to have a ride on a hay wagon pulled by a tractor. Kindergarten classes also -made walking trips to Lucan Library and Post Office. A very successful playday was enjoyed by -everyone on Monday. June 26th. Friday, June 30. an awards assembly was held in' the gym. Winning floor - hockey and three -pitch teams were presented with stickers for their school cer- tif ic-ates. :1l1 who par- ticipated in playday receiv- ed a ribbon. Special track and field plaques were awarded to Todd Hayter and Wendy Butler. We are sorry to be losing three teachers- from the Lucan building: Mrs. Donna Mikita. who' is going to - Plover 'Mills School. Mrs. . Diane Dance. who is going to McEachren School' in Lambeth and Mrs. Mary Chateauvert who •is retiring from teaching for the pre- sent time. Good-byes were also said by principal Fred Berdan who is moving to Centennial School at Arva. Wg are also sorry to hear that Constable G.J. Barker will no longer be our school safety officer. 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Delivery Extra VISIT TORONTO -- Both senior grades of St. Patrick's School in Lucan visited the Ontario legislative Building, Queen's Park in Toronto May 24. All 60 children, four chaperones and teachers,. Mr. Ziler and Mr. Redmond en- joyed the trip. Members of Provincial Parliament, Jack Riddell and .Ron VanHorne, met the two classes in the main hall. Students included in the photograph are: First row, left, Terry Maslen, Donny • Rhymer, DBwd VanBommel, Francis Giesen; Ronald Toonders, Bobby Grace, James Nyssen, Susanne Giesen, Jane Straatmen-end Perform; second row, Kevin Morkin, Jeffrey lemmon, Bruce Hdygarth, Robert Simons, Hugh Dietrich,. *Philip Clarke and Lisa VanBussel; third row, Joe VanBoxmeer, Monica Rosch, Theresa Jongeneelen; fourth row, Tony Amaral, Paul Groenewegen, Tony Straatman, Paul VanGeel, Barbaro Biemtarts, Maria Vdnderminnen; fifth row, Richard DeBrouwer, Richord Giesen, Adrian V.anRassel and Debbie lascelles; sixth row, Terry VanBussel, Philip Crunicon; John Breeders, Peter Scheib, Lisa -Vanderloo, Jacqueline V'enDerBoomen, David Hartman, Lorraine Mesman and Mary Sentjens; seventh 'row, Stephen Versteegh, Joe lenders, Kevin Duenk, Hubert Timmermons; Louise—Morkin, Lisd rO'Brien, Janet. Vanderloo, Sondra Hartman, Rosemary Mertens, Jackie Nyssen, Susan VanderPloeg and Colleen Foron; eighth row, Marius Vandenberg, Pat Murphy and Rita Dewan. Also included in the photograph are: Chaperones Gory Maslen, Mrs. Annie Giesen, Mrs. Ann Straatmon, Mrs. Rhea Vanderloo, Mr. Redmond, Mr. Ziler and. MPP's Jock Riddell and Ron VanHorne. . • EXETER 235.1422 GODERICH 524.8321 GRAND BEND 236-2374 KINCARDINE 396-3403 KITCHENER 744.8371 OWEN SOUND 376.3181 RIDGETOWN 674-5465 SOUTHAMPTON 797.3245 THEDFORD • ' 29e-4891 KItCHENER Out-of-town CaN Free of Charge 1.800.285.8990 or 8991 Regular bouts are: MONDAY THOU POWAY 8:00 e.e.. • 5:00 p.m. SATURDAY ON 1 p.m. Kitchener end Kincardine ere ripen fROIAY tit 0:00 p.nt. *A' b i1 AY 11115:90 p.t (' HAJHG F.X 46_44Vipol_SA lots of Free Parking 0