HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-08-28, Page 30BUSHELS OF BEANS — Harry Laycock, Morris Webb and Allan Becker give a final stir .to the beans
shortly before they went on sale at the Zurich Bean Festival, Saturday morning. T -A photo
SS board appoints
finance dept assistant
A Stratford man, Randall C.
Brown, 32 has been hired as assistant
superintendent of business and
finance Ior the Huron -Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board, effective September 1. •
The board increased the daily rate
paid to the drivers of school buses
owned by the hoard by 3.5 percent
from $26.02 to $26.80, plus an extra
allowance of $15 per month for out of
pocket expenses for the school year
1985-86.
The school bus rate was increased
by 4.3 percent for bus companies
engaged by the board plus an extra
allowance of $15 per month.
For extra curricular driving the
hourly rate was increased from $6.60
per hour to $6.83, an increase of 3.5
percent.
The resignation of Agnes Walsh, a
teacher at St. Aloysius School in Strat-
ford was accepted, effective
November 7, 1985.
The board set the interim salary of
a secondary school principal at $2.000
above that of an experienced elemen-
tary principal.
Mrs. Maribeth Fobel, a half time
teacher at SL Michael's School. Strat-
ford, will be a full time teacher effec-
tive September 1, 1985, while Mrs.
Karen Vradeveld will be hired as a
half time teacher at the same school.
The board paid an assessment fee
of $1225.00 to the Ontario Separate
School Trustees Association (5Ot per
pupil ) toward court costs of the legali-
ty of funding Catholic secondary
schools according to 13111 30.
The hoard accepted the tender of
the Mitchell -Logan Parish for the pur-
• chase of the portable classroom at St.
Patrick's School. Dublin. tor $.500, the
highest of two tenders. It is expected
the portable will be moved about mid-
September.
The board endorsed a resolution
from the York Region Board of
Education to the Minister of Educa-
tion recommending that a high priori-
' ty he given to developing a means of
ensuring that .software used on the
ICON (the education computer and
the media tor storing information be
compatible with computer hardware
commonly purchased by parents for
their children's use.
With Waterloo County Separate
School Board hosting the 1987 conven-
tion of the Canadian Catholic School
Trustees Association, the board is of-
fering to supply the mass booklets at
an approximate cost of $500 for the
convention.
The board approved a request from
principal Sam Alberico of St. Aloysius
School in Stratford for classes at the
school to be dismissed at 3:30 p.m.
rather than 3:45 p.m. and that the
noon hour be shortened by 17 minutes.
This makes the school timetable the
same as other city schools.
The Ministry of Transportation and
Communications will take no action
on restricting parking in the St. Col-
umban School area as the problem in
the school area has cleared up.
The Huron -Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board is
providing this year a religious studies
course for grade 9 students and some
grade 10.
The course will be given in three-
hour sessions after the regular school
day for a total of 110 hours. The week-
ly session will be held in three dif-
ferent areas to accommodate about
100 pupils who have indicated at this
time they are interested. The prin-
cipal of the course will be Joseph
MacDonald of St. Mary's School,
Hesson.
The three schools where the course
will be provided are St. Patrick's
School, Dublin, with Mrs. Agnes Calf-
ney as teacher: St. Boniface School,
Zurich, with Terry Wilhelm, teacher;
and St. Mary's School, Goderich, with
Mrs. Karla Hogan as teacher.
An orientation session will be held
at the three schools at 7:30 p.m. at St.
Patrick's School on September 4; and
at St. Bonifce School and at St. Mary's
School both on September 5. These
orientation sessions will be chaired
either by Mr. MacDonald or Miss
Theresa Bowins. Religious Education
Consultant for the Board.
All students who have registered
are to attend the orientation sessions
along with their parents where possi-
ble, in order to set the time and dates
for the course.
An examination will follow the com-
pletion of the course, and if suc-
cessful, will earn a credit for the
student.
WI curators
hold session
The London Area Women's In-
stitute Curator's Workshop for the
counties of Elgin, Oxford, Huron,
Middlesex, and Perth was held
recently at the Goderich Township
Community Centre, Holmesville.
There were some 70 ladies present.
The chairman was Mrs. Roy Ross
of London and the acting secretary -
treasurer was Mrs. Jas. Robertson of
Lucan as Mrs. A. Harris of London
could not attend. Mrs. Ross conducted
the business of the day. An invitation
for next year's Workshop came from
the Wallacetown ladies.
The first speaker of the day was
Mrs. Alison Lobb on photography for
posterity. She outlined the history of
photography over the years, il-
lustrated the types of photography
and their uses in historical records.
She was presented with a London
Court House plate from the London
Area and a Goderich Township Book
which she had edited, by Mrs. Lobb,
representing the Huron West District.
At the noon hour souvenirs of
Goderich Township 150 Celebrations
were available for the ladies. Each
were given a copy of the Goderich
Township flyers.
The afternoon program began with
a sing -song. The three speakers were
from the Perth Archives. Mr. Jas.
Anderson spoke on the care of
Tweedsmuir Books and good
materials for saving records, Mr.
Lutzen Riedstra on the care and
storage of old photos and Susan
Luckhardt on types of paper. The
Chinese were the earliest makers of
paper and it was acid free. Cotton was
used for a base, then wood chips.
Tuckersmith seeks
new day care help
The resignation of Karen McEwing-
McConnell as supervisor of the day
care centres at Vanastra was ac-
cepted with regret by Tuckersmith
council, effective September 30. Mrs.
McEwing-McConnell has accepted a
position in Oshawa. Council will
advertise for a new supervisor, with
applications due prior to September 3.
Council approved the appointment
of Brenda Brunzlow as the teacher at
the day care centre at Vanastra.
The resolution of the Township of
Hibbert was supported petitioning the
Ministry of Natural Resources for a
reduction in the flood plain line in the
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation
Authority area. Presently it is the
Hurricane Hazel line and Hibbert
feels this is unnecessarily high and
should be the one hundred year line
for the area. Tuckersmith agreed.
Alex Scott of the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority attended the
-meeting to discuss the ministry's
policy while from Hibbert Council
present were Reeve Ivan Norris,
Deputy -reeve Donald John and Clerk
Charles Friend.
The only Tuckersmith ratepayer
present was John Flannery of
Egmondville who did not express any
concern for the proposed change.
Etts Delvecchio of Egmondville
was at the council meeting to explain
to council that he had asked the Town
of Sea forth for a sewer connection for
his home to its sanitary sewage
system but that the town had advis-
ed him that the'request should come
CCAT WAGON TOUR
area farmers attending
Lloyd Lamport
Wednesday's Crop
and Don Weigand at the bottom left were omong the many
Update at Centralia College.
T -A photo.
BIRTHDAY WISHES -- live 11 Up host Alan Edmunds congratulates Matilda Tetreou on her upcoming
100th'birthday. Both were attending the Zurich Bean Festival. Mrs. Tetreau's son Harry McAdams looks on.
from Tuckersmith Council. This is to
be investigated and a reply given to
Mr. Delvecchio at the next council
meeting.
Council approved the sale of Lot 21,
Plan 131 at Vanastra to John Hummel
with the condition imposed on him
that he construct a residence on it in
conformity to his site plan and if this
is not constructed within one year of
the transfer of the property, then the
title reverts to the municipality for
the purchase price.
On a request for a donation from
the Town and Country Homemakers
the council decided to donate $500.
Council will apply on behalf of the
Huron County Planning Department
for an I.M.A. student for 1986.
A request from Frank Anderson of
Vanastra to commence the operation
of a Limousine service was approved
by council.
An application from William Hearn
for a designated property (BRIO)
grant of $2,000 from the government
was approved for his house of
historical value.
Chris Kiar Limited of Goderich is
to be engaged to complete the
necessary surveying for the
reconstruction of the bridge on Lot
30-31, concession 2, Huron Road
survey. A rate was established for
materials from the township pit for
the reconstruction work on the
bridge --$3.25 per cubic yard .for
granular A; 60 cents per cubic yard
for sand plus the stripping of the top
of the pit for fill material at 10 cents
per cubic yard, bank measurement.
Area student
gets training
Shawn McComb of Lucan is among
more that 200 undergraduate students
at the ,University of Wisconsin -
Madison currently completing work -
learn experiences as part of the Col-
lege of Agricultural and Life Sciences
(CALS) Coordinative Internship, 399
Program.
McComb, a fourth year student ma-
joring in agriculture economics is an
intern at Stauffer Seeds, Madison
Wisconsin.
The program allows students to
earn degree credits toward their ma-
jor by gaining practical career -
related work experience in a wide
variety of agricultural, food and
research -related businesses, in-
dustries. and farm and resource -
related organizations, according to
Dick Martin, CALS Internship Pro-
gram Coordinator.
"Each student's fieldwork ex-
perience is observed and evaluated by
both an on-the-job supervisor and a
faculty instructor," Martin explains.
"Students find learning both en-
joyable and relevant under these
supervised, work -learn situations.
Many even get permanaent job offers
after participating in this unique
GALS career exploration program."
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& Hockey
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September 2 - 8
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Week of 9 - 14
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Figure Skating, Power
Skating Registration
Fri., Sept., 6 7 - 9 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 7
10 a.m. -(2 p.m.
For further informa tion
call 228-6425
Public Skating begins
Sept. IS, 2-4 J
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A WATER GAME — Nina Pritchard of Crediton at the left outduels
Pam Jeffrey of Zurich in a children's balloon chasing water game in
Crediton, Sunday afternoon. T -A photo
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