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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-03-06, Page 3TOM SAWYER REFRESHMENTS — Darrick Overholt, Darcy Vanneste, Mike Zimmer, Max Hall and Patrick Duchorme watch as Scott Merner has refreshments at dress rehearsal for the Tom Sawyer play at St. Boniface Separate School in Zurich. T -A photo Non -Catholics accepted into SS French classes Non -Catholics will now be accepted in French Immersion classes offered by the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic separate school board in Goderich and Straford. The separate school board, February 25, decided to allow the non- Catholics who had registered for French immersion into the program. This brings the enrolment in Goderich up to 53 students and 61 in Stratford. However, school board officials say they have room for 95 children in both St. Mary's school in Goderich and St. Michael's in Stratford. "The more the merrier," quipped ttrustee Louis Maloney of Dublin. Thirty-five children could be enroll- ed in kindergarten classes and 30 children each could be enrolled in Grades 1 and 2. Originally the board was going to cut off registrations on March 4, but agreed to extend it to March 29 so parents could be informed of the deci- sion. Advertisements have been run- ning in newspapers in both Huron and Perth. Superintendent of business, Jack Lane, pointed out that regular kindergarten registration does not have a cut off date. He said if a fami- ly moved into the area between now and September, the board would have Ecole Ste. Marie will become immer- sion teachers. A total of six teachers, three in each immersion school, will be hired for the program. The superintendent in charge of the program, Gaeten Blanchette, said he has received 16 applications for the French immersion teaching positions. It was noted the board also needs to hire regular French teachers to replace Mrs. Lauwert and Mrs. LaPorte. There will be no Grade six, seven or eight students in one classroom at Kingsbridge Central school. The Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School board said it will not have triple grading in the senior Ministerial offers help The South .Huron Ministerial has announced the Marriage Preparation Seminar schedule for this season. Because of popular demand, these sessions have become an annual event for couples anticipating mar- riage and also those recently married. This year all sessions, which.start , t t e t In t o South Huron Hospital Boardroom. Titled "Working the Marriage Miracle", the sessions include subjects which bear directly on marriage, such as roles, finances, sexuality, parenting. Session leader will be Rev. Bernard DeJonge of Exeter Christian Reform- ed Church. Rev. DeJonge, B. Soc. M. Div. has had previous experience in leading marriage preparation workshops, both here in Exeter and in Ottawa. An interesting and helpful feature will be the presence of discussion group leaders, married couples who will speak from their own ex- periences, offering advice and tips. These leaders include, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Sheeler; Mr. and Mrs. Herb Verbeek; Mr. and Mrs. George God - bolt and Dr. and Mrs. Peter Englert. The cost of these five sessions is $25.00 per couple. Registration forms are available from your local pastor, or by calling 235-1723. sion classes providing they don't in- crease the enrolment figure to over 95. Two teachers have already been hired for the French immersion pro- gram. Rita Lauwert of Stratford, cur- rently a French teacher in the city and Lillane LaPorte, principal of PUC meeting Continued from front page percent annually until the actual bill- ing costs were reached, and then in- crease the charge annually by actual costs. PUC chairman Murray Greene agreed. However, he suggested no formal motion be made until (he pro- posal is discussed with Mayor Bruce Shaw, who was unable to attend the meeting. The Exeter utility shared with other local PUCs the cost of having a private company come to this area and photograph electrical power lines with an infrared carmera which picks up bad connections or overheating contacts. For $450, less than the cost of one burn -down, all lines in Exeter's jurisdiction accessible by road or highway were photographed, and areas to be repaired pinpointed. There were not many; the report on the Exeter lines was quite favourable_ Exeter court Continued from front page cle with a fractured back and had to be extricated by the Exeter fire department Northover hitch -hiked to his place of employment in Ilensall and called his wife to tell her to report that his vehicle had leen stolen. Ile told the court he had no in- surance and panicked after the accident. His licence has been suspended for three years and he was given two months in which to pay the fine. James Elmer Oesch. RR 3 Zurich. pleaded guilty to a charge of refusing to give a breath sample and was fin- ed $300. He had been charged on December 24 after being found asleep in his vehicle with another occupant The car was parked on a lawn at Bayview subdivision The court was told the accused made a feeble at- tempt to blow into a breathalizer. His licence was also suspended for the offence. Richard Blatchford. Huron Park, was ordered to post a $.500 bond and ordered to keep the peace for 12 months after pleading guilty to a charge of threatening a woman with whom he had been living. The court was told the accused and the woman had reconciled after the incident. David I,ovie, RR 3 Zurich. was remanded out of custody pending a pre -sentence report on a charge of assault causing bodily harm to Sally Lovie. The woman suffered bruises and a broken nose in the July 23 inci- dent and has since moved to the U.S.A. Lovie will appear for sentenc- ing on March 26 classes. The decision was made at the board's February 25 meeting. Now, Grade four, five and six students at Kingsbridge, located north of Goderich, are in one classroom and there was some con- cern that the triple grading would carry on to the senior classes. Other classes at the school have two grades in each. Times -Advocate, March 6, 1985 Page 3 Commence deliberations on road opening costs Exeter council commenced deliberations this week on the method they'll choose to finance the opening of John St. E. to facilitate the new nur- sing home. Cost of all services to the property has been estimated at $145,076. That total includes the hydro and water services being installed by the PUC. A proposal presented to council this week by clerk Liz Bell calls for the servicing to be carried out over a two- year period, although the majority of work would be done in 1985. Her suggested method of financing was for $25,000 of the 1985 total to come from the sanitary sewer reserve, $31,182 from the PUC, $32,000 from the sale of two Tots the town will have by closing Wellington St. and another $21,894 from the current year's tax levy. A further $13,000 would be taken from the tax levy in 1986 and $22,000 would come from an existing reserve for developers' contributions. Property owners along the street would be assessed most of the charges through frontage rates on the lots created, but costs would be recouped only if those lots were used for residences. Council plans to meet with the pro- perty owners this week to start negotiations with them on the method of paying for the services being pro- vided to their lots. Mrs. Bell said council could apply to the OMB for long-term financing for the project, and while that may be done in the original application, many members of council hope that long- term financing will not be undertaken. "I don't want to even consider that (debentures)," commented Coun- cillor Dorothy Chapman. She explain- ed that 12.8 percent of money now col- lected by the town in tax revenue goes to pay past debts. Council also passed a bylaw this week authorizing the town to pur- chase about 4 5 acres of property from Audrey and Bob Pooley for the nursing home site. After processing the necessary zon- ing amendment for the properly, it will be sold by the town to the nurs- ing home developer at the original price paid by the town. That method was chosen to speed up the zoning amendment process as it can be done more quickly when the town owns the property than when it is owned by an individual. 1 DRAWING EMOTIONS — Michelle Ross, one of the Exeter students who saw "Paddle to the Sea", draws her version of the emotions generated by the film. Bill VanWieren, led the grade 5 and 6 children in the language arts workshop. BEST EPS SPEAKERS — Clay Murray of the Exeter Legion branch 167 presents public speaking contest prizes to Spring Cushman, Marcie Ellison, Fred Steciuk, Linda Snell and Brad Thompson. Missing was B.J. Batten. T -A photo. Stiff fines are levied for shoplifting, theft charges People convicted of passing wor- thless cheques and shoplifting were handed stiff fines when they appeared before Judge J. Seneshen in Exeter court, Tuesday. Catherine Oestreicher, RR 2 Kip - pen, was fined $200 on each of two counts of false pretences for a total of $400. She had been charged after cheques she presented to a store in Clinton and one in Hensall were returned to the stores marked "N.S.F.". The court learned the woman had made restitution for the items receiv- ed which amounted to $327.26. She was given 60 days in which to pay the fine. Rebecca Ann Nash, RR 1 Woodham, was fined $200 after pleading guilty to a theft charge aris- ing from an incident at Zehrs,in Ex- eter on February 7. The 24 -year-old woman was found WAITING FOR STAGE CALL - - Waiting to get on stage for their part in the Tom Sawyer ploy of St. Boniface Separate School in Zurich are Theresa Van Bommel, Kelly Maguire, Tammy Rau and Annette Regier. T -A photo Exeter's flooded basements Continued from front page line was running and did not appear to be blocked at any point. Walper opined that the only way to alleviate the problem would be to make the sanitary sewer a closed system, but again Shaw noted coun- cil did not have that authority Some of the delegates mentioned that insurance coverage was available for hacked up sewers and Chris Little said his premium for the protection was $15. Ile said it requires a specific rider and explained that his brother is an insurance agent and has the local lawyer covered extensively. "Send him down to see us," com- mented several in the audience. Shaw brought the discussion to a close when he said council would have the consulting engineers analyse the problem and attempt to find some solutions. He agreed with a suggestion from Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller that the engineers and council also attend a session with the home owners on Pryde and Carling to provide them with details of the problem and remedies. Walper requested council to pro- vide some compensation for his damages. but Shaw replied that was not passible other than through the normal way of getting the insurance company to pay, but noted that was only possible if the town could he declared negligent. "We pay for sewers to go out, not to come in," Mrs. Walper com- mented, while her husband noted that council had an obligation to correct the problem. After the delegation left, council considered the problem of flooded basements on Carling St. and agreed to meet with their engineers at the earliest possible time to,discuss the matter. It is hoped the engineers will be able to attend a meeting of the public works committee this week for preliminary discussion. to have items valued at $14.56 in het purse when she left the store. She too was given 60 days in which to pay. Kathleen E. Verhey, RR 1 Lucan, pleaded guilty to a theft charge aris- ing from an incident at Zehrs on November 24. She had unpaid items worth $4.83 in her purse and was fin- ed $100. She was given one month to pay. A London resident, Terry M. Matheson, was fined $200 on a theft charge, also arising from an incident at Zehrs. He was charged on October 26 after being found to have two packages of batteries worth $7.98 in his pocket. Quality Auto Parts Used ports for all makes and models of used cars and trucks. All parts guaranteed. Free pick up and delivery 24 hr. towing service. Open Monday to Friday 8 - 6, Sat. 9 - 2 Location; RR 2' Crediton 1 / miles west of Crediton, turn left, first place on left. Phone 234-6265 ABC ANNUITIES LTD 33 WEST ST. GODERICH 524-2773 (calico) See next week's •T -A for details about our •4 essT aro. 4. 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For your convenience (if a strike occurs) the Commis- sion office will remain open until '18:00 hrs. (6:00 p.m.) on March 12th to 15th, and March 18th to 21st. If the postal problems are settled please disregard this notice. Exeter Public Utilities Commission H.L. Davis Manager