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One Hundred and Thirteenth Year
EXETER, ONT
April 23, 111/6
Prim Mir Cly iA Curb
Big '0' sending student to summer program
Oift adds exdtei�it to symposium
Keynote speaker, Dr. Derek Lane -
Smith, president of the Canadian Cen-
tre for Creative Technology, was ad-
dressing 160 top students from high
schools in Exeter, Clinton and
Seaforth at a symposium on the
future in Kanter Public Schad when
he was interrupted by a phone call.
Grant Kime, president of the Bag
f'4rrII Anaririu
flircl,�#'Ntti
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SECOND iN SCIENCE FAIR — Barbara Tieman of Usborne Central and David Schwindt of Exeter Public
School won second prizes in their respective categories in Saturday's Huron County Science Fair. They
are being congratulated by Huron Board of Education superintendent Arnold Mothers and fair co-ordinator
Larry Weido of Zurich Public School. T -A photo
New school helps push
SS budget up 13.3 percent
The Huron erth County Roman
Catholic Separate Sehool Board ap-
proved its 1986 budget of $10.4 million
at a special meeting in Dublin Tues-
day. This is an increase of $1.2 million
or 13.3 percent over the actual ex-
penses in 1985. •N. • - .
Ernest Vanderschot of St. Marys,
chairman of the finance committee,
explained the budget includes costs of
$455,500 for the board's first secon-
dary school which opens in
September for grade nine students at
St. Michael School in Stratford. In-
cluded in that amount is $100,000
renovation costs to that school for
secondary purposes. Additional
grades will be added, one year at a
time, until a complete secondary
school is implemented.
Vanderschot said other capital
items in the budget include roof
replacements of $220,000 at three
Stratford schools, for which the
ministry of education had postponed
funding in 1984 and 1985 and only now
has approved it and the work com-
pleted on the three the,
this
spring; and $260,000 for approved
educational computers, half of which
will be used for the new secondary
school at St. Michael.
Vanderschot said general legislative
grants will increase by $737,500 to $7.8
million. Provincial contributions will
general 75.7 percent of the total
revenue for the board with a further
1.8 percent generated by tuition fees
and other revenue. County
municipalities will be responsible for
22.5 percent of the board's revenue in
1986.
The board has adopted a mill rate
increase of 7.8 percent `which on
average will cost taxpayers $5.43 per,
$1,000 of assessment. For a
homeowner assessed at $3,500 the in-
crease will be $19 additional to that
levied in 1935.
The board has no reserves, except
for a capital fund for a planned bull-
ing project in 1987 with the addition
to St. Boniface School in Zurich and
has neither a surplus nor deficit to
bring forward from prior years. With
the extension into secondary school
programs in September, and no addi-
tional tax base on which to levy secon-
dary school rates, the board is plan-
ning to operate at a deficit of about
$300,00 this year for the first time in
the board's history.
He said the deficit is of great con-
cern and said by the end of the year
some grants may ease that, naming
possible grants for the renovations to
St. Michael School, where the new
secondary school has been
established.
Jack Lane, superintendent of
business and finance, said, "this was
perhaps the most difficult budget we';
have had to deal with, the starting of
the secondary school, costs of $165,000
alone in Stratford, is quite extra or-
dinary, there are capital costs includ-
ed in that...".
Included in the budget are teachers'
'0' Drain Tile Company :in Ember,
called to confirm that this «M n pony
awl pay the $3,000 cost to send one of
the ,grade 11 or 12 students selected
.!from those attending the symposium
to the Shad Valley summer program
for gifted terms this June, and
Ithen ¢wide enualoynient for that for-
*nate young person for the ,nest of
the summer.
TheShad Valley summer program
chooses 250 students each year from
aanss Canada who are interested in
science andexhibit latent treprenemild skills. Students .are
idivi4edinto groups of 50, to spend dour
weeks at either the University of
British Columbia,'wry, Manitoba,
)Waterloo or New Brunswick. They
'live in residence and work with four
professors with specialties in
t nathemlatics, engineering, computer
,,science and business, as well as six
graduate students who assist in run -
sung seminars and other activities.
• The timing of the call was perfect.
Lane -Smith had been telling his :atten-
tive audience that Canada has
depended too long on exporting .our
tural resources and importing
Referring to the Shad
Dalley program as a school that pro-
vides the opportunity Auld encourage-
ment
pportua ty'thirdencourage-
ment to develop the talents of scien-
tificentrepr+eneurs atanearly age, he
bad been saying, "We have to create
a host of truly Canadian technologies
based on entrepreneurial ventures. "
The Big '0' has joined a long histof
ate sponsors of the Shad Valley
program, which Kime termed a.step
salaries and benefits amounting to
$6.2 million (87 percent od total in-
struction cost) ; total instruction ex-
penses of $7.2 million; traoeportatian,
$1.1 million; and plant operation and, ,
maigtenapce, $1.2 mill}ataz.z
Near accord
on rec cost?
inthgazightdioaction.Mesaidthiscon-
pany was pleased to parttisiipafe, and
he expected this aWiadd the as ca***
comm Alin fora penny, in lor-
a pound.
a The sponsorehip dation Awns
a highlight gad the synolpoaium,
,organii ed by £outth Munn and
District aigb &host tleaieher Deb
Honauth totting together some rthftithe
best grade nine to grade 28 Minds in
the, county to think about the future.
(fin and Winghan did mot
participate. )
Lanefamith.setthe lonelierthe day
by emphasizing that tough :schwa
students , .
Cultural and religious groups, chtbs
and societies;, industries and ttilg
business, political parties- all are
awarte soewr suture lies dtaattracting
bright young people locally au, Louie -
Smith
htyoungpeopletocally,au,Louae-
Smith remarked, adding, "You ane
the.subjects ,of a 'constant battle
among various interest groups for
your allegiance "
To demonstrate The ;nuance of
scientific wits, Lane -Smith ;gave
the students a 'brief history lesson,
beginning with the rapid innellectual
growth in ancient Greece; a xtbook
on geometry at that time by
Etclid is still
one of the best of fits
kind, he said. Then came .lelhtiistotle
and his pupil Plato, arguing per-
suaaaiveiy forthepneeminenoeef logic
and .sensory experience over basic
facts and physical reality.
4 ono fur ith attributed the switeth
from math and riders* teArtiato n
philosophy liar plunging
aiirontd sato the Ages for iLW
yews. Me essnlited Beinais rice men
Mkt t onardodlaVinci,withttheirpttr-
auit old mil : , for Wing title
foutniation of s aAle 1
'duettist! society.
IIaneAninth said the asharaaciertiatios
of a and atiable ., a
during the Benaissauoe or mow, are
a avid :spirt mf' excitement
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The heads of three area councils
have come to some decisions regar-
ding cost sharing for the South Huron
rec centre and if they can sell their
respective councils on the idea the
area may have a formal agreement
in the near future.
Mayor Bruce Shaw told Exeter
council that he and Reeve GeraldPro-
ut of Usborne and Reeve Tom Tomes
of Stephen had met recently with
Melanie McLaughlin of the ministry
staff to discuss the rec centre
operation.
He reported that the intent is to
charge rates that reflect the cost of
operation and then each council would
subsidize directly the participants
from their municipalities in minor
sporting groups.
Describing it as "a major
breakthrough", Shaw said that if
other area councils do not agree to
assume a portion of the funding, then
participants from their municipalities,
will pay a surcharge. He said the sur-
charge would be "heavy, very heavy"
and then Mentioned that it could be
double the rate of those who par-
ticipate from contributing
municipalities.
It was noted that this may en-
courage participants to put some
pressure on their councils to join in
the agreement.
Shaw concluded by saying the two
area reeves agreed that Exeter was
paying a disproportionate cost of the
deficit at the rec centre.
Once a response is received from
Stephen and Usborne councils, the
matter will be placed before Exeter
council.
YOUTHFUL MODELS Appearing in Sunday's fashion show in Lucon
were Jennifer Hoskett and Bradley Ankers wearing fashions from
Little People. T -A photo
Can antagonize
whole province
"He's antagonized the county, so
now he can antagonize the entire
province."
That was the quip of Mayor Bruce
Shaw this week after council en-
thusiastically endorsed a suggestion
by Deputy -Reeve Lossy Fuller that
Reeve Bill Mickle run for a director's
position on the Association of Small
Urban Municipalities (OSUM).
The OSUM convention will be in
Cobourg on April 30, May i, 2 and 3,
and will be attended by Mickle, Fuller
and clerk Liz Bell.
Noting that Mickle will be serving
on one of the panel discussions during
the event, Fuller said that would give
him some good exposure.
Mickle replied that he would rather
consider such a move next, year,
noting that his position on the ex-
ecutive committee at county council
was time consuming and he had
enough on his plate now.
However, after the enthusiastic en-
dorse5tnent for nomination by council,
Mickle said, "Let's give it a whirl".
WELCOME TO STANLEY — Ontario treasurer Bob Nixon was the west Speaker at Thursday's -annual
meeting of the Huron -Middlesex Liberal Association at Varna. Nixon at the 'left .is being wekomeEd fro
Stanley township by reeve Clarence Rau. Looking on are Agriculture Minister Jack iRiddell and minting
president Joe Hogan. 1f -A rflo
Treasurer says economy
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growing
"It was one of the most active and
progressive sessions of Legislature
that I have ever experienced. Some
programs were tough, but proper."
Those were the comments of On-
tario Treasurer Robert Nixon speak-
ing to the annual meeting of the
Huron -Middlesex Liberal Association
in Varna Thursday night.
In referring to the first provincial
session guided by Liberals in 42 years
Nixon said. "Our total budget is the
same as the federal government
deficit."
The provincial treasurer continued
in an optimistic vein saying, "Our
Throne Speech and the budget in mid-
May will be aimed at improving the
economy for everyone. The overall
economy of our province is growing
at an amazing rate. the best in 25
years. With oil prices down by 50 per-
cent and we spend nine billion dollars
on that commodity it has released two
billion for other business develop-
ment. Our inflation rate has dropped
from 4.2 percent to 3.8 percent and our
unemployment rate while it is still too
high at 6.8 percent is the best in
Canada. I expect interest rates will be
below 10 percent within the next two
months."
• In talking about the switch of
governments in June of 1985, Nixon
said, "The public servants who stayed
with us have proved they are real pro-
fessionals by serving us as well as the
previous government. The advice and
alternatives they provide for us is
good and there is a feeling of comfort
across the province that we accepted
these civil servants."
Nixon told the many farmers in the
crowd of 325 to be optimistic saying.
"We know you are facing the toughest
times since the 1930's. We are work-
ing with lack Riddell to bring pro-
grams together that are supportive of
at amazing rate
farmers."
In reference to Agricultural
Minister Jack Riddell. Nixon add-
ed."It is gratifying to hear what
farmers think of his efforts. They
have confidence in him. He is honest,
knows the farm problems from the in-
side, is forthright and hardworking.
He is committed to do the best job he
can. Responsible government is our
system . "
In his remarks Riddell touched
briefly on the extra billing by doctors
controversy. He said. "There' is
nothing wrong with the word profit,
but, I get upset when I learn some
doctors are getting anywhere from
$120,000 to $250,000 from OHIP and a
lot of farmers who provide the food of
life are barely able to scrape out a liv-
highest quality food at the lowest
prices. except possibly for the United
States.'
Riding :president .ace Megan ( Ex-
eter was ahairmanforthedinnerand
provincial co-ordinator Bmuoe
McDonald was in ihargeof the•elee:
tion of officers.
Hogan was returned to the }post of
president for another term as were
vioe-prestdent Jack Johnson. ligt2
Parkhill: secretary Maggie
McDonald, Mildmay and treasurer
Zoie Raithby. Grand Bend.
Area vice-presidents named were
Jean Adams and Muriel Murphy,
Goderich' James Love. RAJ Zur.iah:
Beecher Menzies, Clinton: Robert
Swartman, Exeter; George 'Walker.
RRS, Strathroy and Wilson Hudgins,
RRl Lucan.
The youth representative is Kathy
Love, KH.1 Zurich.
THE loony CHARTER -- The recently formed Zurich Council 8848 of
the Knights of Columbus received their charter at a special ceremony
and dinner held in the Hensall community centre. Shown are (left)
Rene Brochu, District Deputy of district 31, Al De Witte, State Depu-
ty for Ontario, Doug Debus, Zurich deputy Grand Knight, Zurich
Grand Knight Mike Rau and Seamus Doherty, Past District Deputy.
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