Times-Advocate, 1986-06-04, Page 3Conference keynote speaker has 'intimate' audience
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AM Hutchinson, *Served a larger , audience that women today have
audience than the handful ofeople many more egretualttes and
who turned up at SHDHS on Friday than did their millets, and c '
night to hear the well-known CFPL owlish their . goals through hard
Radio broadcaster deliver the work and commitment.
keynote speech of the Pulling Our Describing, a teal woman as so -
Own Strings 'conference for young meone who knows where both Ovaries
women in Huron County. and carburetor are located, Hutchin-
HiAtchinson, who could be called a son said pulling one's own strings -
femt but not a militant, told her getting what one wants - mean com-
vol
wow
i ed the ht-
contribution to,
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atoll by a ben and a pit.
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Ther former is involved, but the latter
is comitted!
•Hinchirson advised those who will
choose to work outside the home to
"think big - the job market is tough
and the less reliance on traditional
Tlmes,Adyoculat
Juni 4, 1986
YOUNG WOMEN'S CONFERENCE — Organizers of the Pulling Our Own Strings conference held last
weekend at the SHDHS pose with their keynote speaker. Shown (back left) are Angela Mitler, broad-
caster Ann Hutchinson, Liz Sangster, Shelley Tomes and (front) Julie Russell and Paulette Rothbauer.
PUC won't play Santa
for street decorations
The question of who should pay $360
in replacement costs of worn-out
Christmas decorations - the town of
Exeter, the B.I.A. or the PUC - has Hugh
been settled, PUC manager
Davis told commissioners at the
regular May meeting of the
commission.
"The Exeter utility is the only San-
ta Claus at Christmas", Davis said,
referring to a survey of local
municipalities requested by Mayor
Bruce Shaw.
The London PUC supplies only the
energy for street decorations. Parks
are under PUC control, and
everything is done with tax dollars.
Therecreation department is also
under PUC control, and costs are split
50-50 between tax dollars and user
fees.
In Wjngham, the town council looks
after everything.
tri Seaforth PUC erects and
ri es the decorations; which are
per*nased, repaired and replaced by
the BIA. Energy is paid by the town.
The PUC does put up and decorate a
30 -foot tree on Main St. each year.
In Goderich, the PUC puts up some
decorations (which are purchased by
the BIA), but limits its contributions
to a maximum of $1,000. The town is
billed for all further costs.
In Exeter, the PUC erects and
removes, stores, repairs and relamps
Christmas decorations. The approx-
imate cost last year was $3,200. in
past years, replacement costs were
financed by the B.I.A. and/or town
council.
Davis said utilities are forbidden by
Ontario Hydro to pay for decorations,
and he will not order replacements
until a commitment guaranteeing
payment is received from either the
town or the BIA. Unfor �tunately,
Mayor Shaw was not on hand to speak
for Exeter council.
Davis reported that the Simcoe St.
project to replace small single-phase
lines with three-phase primary has
been completed. This will solve the
'present overloading, and provide for
probable future devSlopRment at both
ends of the street. The bad news was
an eight percent incdea4e in the cost
of meters, to betewen $50 and $60.
Replacement of an old, cast iron
waterpipe broken by the compactor
during the project at the intersection
of Highway 4 and Thames Road add-
ed $7,000 to the cost of the job. Davis
assured commissioners the total will
Seniors' housing
will move slowly
A member of a committee •
established by Exeter ccp�uncil to ex-
plore the need for more geared -to -
income accommodation for seniors-
advised this week that any such pro-
ject will move very slowly.
Garnet Hicks said there were a
number of similar projects being
undertaken across Ontario at the pre-
sent and the money allotment from
the government is tight.
He and Ervin, Sillery appeared at
Monday's council sesson to update
members on the work of the group to
Telethon
Continued from front page
was founded by the Osmond family to
raise funds and educate the public on
the important work performed daily
by hospitals for children.
The telethon which began at 9 p.m.,
Saturday and concluded 21 hours later
at 6 p.m., Sunday was a combination
of 40 minutes per hour from the Os-
mond Studios in Utah and 20 minutes
each hour from the London children's
hospital with Jim Swart and Shelley
Peterson as hosts.
More than $30 million was collected
worldwide.
date.
Sillery noted that the initial step
was to conduct a local survey to deter-
mine the specific need.
A public meeting is also planned in
the next couple of weeks to bring the
community up to date on the propos-
ed project.
Seventeen members have been
named to the special committee and •
a further report on their activities ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue.
Hicks praised the cooperaton of the
town staff in providing the committee
with material they required and he
was promised council's support by
Reeve Bill Mickle, who chaired the
meeting in the absence of the major.
Sillery also gave council a verbal
report on the activities of the Ausable
Bayfield Conservation Authority, ex-
plaining there was not a great deal to
report on at the present.
He did broach the subject of the
"swim at your own risk" signs at
MacNaughton park and council
authorized that a letter be sent to the
Authority asking that the signs be
posted again this season, adding that
a way should be found to prevent the
signs from being removed by vandals
as they were last year.
still not be "too far off estimate, as we
saved a bit here and there".
The new ductile line is now
underground at the side of the road,
where .it is less vulnerable to
distrubance from traffic.
Another expense Davis reported
was replacement of the 10 -year-old
400 -pound valve at the Hicks well at
a cost of $3,000. Though serviced two
years ago, the valve was so seized up
because of the high iron content of the
water that workmen could not
remove internal parts. (Water from
this well is mixed with water from the
Moody well before entering the town's
water supply system.)
Davis warned commissioners that
the next stage in replacing water -
main, in the two blocks along Andrew
from. Thames Road to George St, has
been estimated at $80,000. A major ex-
penditure will be the cost of boring
underdtbe cujvert at AJex 4er..St.
Davis extoect the work will be done
by the ,Exeter PUC.
Commissioner Harry De Vries said
few people are aware that because
check values (where water lines
enter homes) are not mandatory
under the plumbing code, dangerous
chemicals can be siphoned acciden-
tally into a water system when there
"is a break in a water main. He said
this happened at a nursery; a tankful
of spraying solution was sucked into
municipal water during a main
break. De Vries'feels people should be
aware of the possibility of this hap-
pening even when using a garden hose
and container to spray chemicals on
a garden, or leaving a hose lying in
a puddle. De Vries said check valves
should be mandatory.
Bricks are s
coming up
Work started yesterday on replac-
ing the decorative sidewalk
brickwork in front of the Exeter
municipal office.
The brick had been installed as part
of the BIA downtown restoration and
revitalization project, but the brick
were found to be hazardous to
pedestrians because they shifted And
exposed edges that tripped unwary
walkers.
Shapton Construction has been
awarded the contract for replacing
the brick at a cost of $2,730. As part
of the deal, the contractor will keep
the present bricks.
The town will pay $1,530 of the
replacement cost, while the BIA will
pay out the $1,200 balance.
The town will also pay for some of
the materials required.
better." las pdote0
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tthe past, most rol�emot
ettt Malls, and some olds' mod
the chauvinistic attitude that .
*Omen should stay home and Clue fpr
them r*that than compete with thenf
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Hutchinson assured her audience
much can be learned from intelligent
skid successful men, but men are also
from women the art of listen -
of sharing feelings, of understan-
ding that asking for help can make
ane strong and resilient.
"It's amazing the number of men
dint there who do understand and ap-
preciate who we are, what we are
q pable of, and want to allow us and
tfleip us pull our own strings to get as
njwch out of life as we can", Hutchin-
son remarked, adding that most men
nto longer believe all beautiful blondes
dumb. "They are looking for
racter, ability, intelligence and a
nse of humour."
Hutchinsondtsplayed most of those
racteristics herself. Her entire ad-
interspersed wise counsel with
WELCOMING VISITORS — Flora Doerr and Audrey MacGregor welcome Gertrude Hamilton, Ray Fran-
cis and Wilfrid Shepton to Friday's Friendship Teo at Exeter United Church.
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to take into account the difference in •
time zones between Ontario and
California.
Hutchinson summed up ber keys to
success by challenging her listeners
to never stop learning, to forget pt
failures, decide on a goal and work
out .a plan to get there, and enjoy
themselves on the way.
Janet Fury and the Furettes, a
London-basedcomposed of
lead vocalist ( Fanshawe voca-
tional counsellor) Janet Whittington,
lawyer Eleanor Schnell and appren-
tice chef Lori Meserve on acoustic
guitars, Fanshawe vocational
counsellor Anita O'Keefe at the piano
and Tim Dupee controlling the sound
mix, entertained for. the remainder of
the evening with songs written by, or
about women.
The group delighted the audience
Excited. about plan
to maintain school
t11farlene Taylor, Hensall, president
of the Robarts School parents'
)association, indicated this week she
was excited over the proposal to have
the London school turned into a
Roman Catholic high school that
would maintain full elementary and
secondary school programming for
,the hearing handicapped.
The proposal has also been endors-
ed by the London and Middlesex
County separate school board.
Middlesex MPP Doug Reycraft
said in a written statement that the
report will be discussed at a public
meeting at the Roberts regional cen-
tre for the hearing handicapped at
7:30 p.m. on June 11. He also invited
written responses before October 31,
after which the education ministry
will make a final decision on the
school's fate.
Taylor said while "anything new
and untried" causes concern, she
believes the committee's plan for an
independent board of governors to
plan and run a newly created Robarts
Centre for the hearing impaired, bas-
ed at the school, should dispel many
worries parents have.
The report recommends that secon-
dary school programs for the hearing
hiiiidicapped at Roberts, with
the separate school board,assuming.
ponsibility for the school and its
eats. • . ,
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The secondary program was in
jeopardy because of a projected
decline in enrolment to about 35 by
September,1988, from the current 60.
The Hensall woman had been in-
strumental in the fight to have the
school remain open for the hearing
handicapped. Her son is a student at
the London school.
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legs
songs about women gaining in-
.¢ependence, and about women over -
teaming the struggles and trials at -
to their sex. Some songs dealt
icallywith women who were
bettered and their unique stories of
both pain and courage.
On Saturday there was a good turn-
out for the workshops. Areas covered
were: exploring all aspects of female
sexuality, sexual violence against
women (rape, incest, pornography
and sexual harassment), male-
female relationships, developing
potential for women by explaining
career possibilities, and overcoming
fears and becoming more assertive.
. The first session ran from 9:30 to
11:30. At 1:00 Katherine deJong, a
former South Huron student, who is
currently a professor of law at the
University of Western Ontario, talk-
ed to the young women about their
unique position in society, especially
in the legal field, and their power to
start changing older, traditional in-
stitutions. Ms. de Jong was an inspir-
ing guest speaker.
At two o'clock the workshops were
wrapped up and the weekend was
brought to a close around 3:30.
Special thanks to all who par-
ticipated and gained knowledge and
experience that will prompt similar
and equal projects.
The Pulling Our Own Strings com-
mittee, consisting of Martha Klopp,
Angela Miller, Paulette Rothbauer,
Julie Russell, Liz Sangster, Shelley
Tomes and Alix Zivkovic, hopes for
an organized group of concerned and
interested young women in the future.
Overall, the weekend conference
was a success and thanks go out to all
who gave their support.
AT STEPHEN RODEO -- OPP Corporal Dave Woodward checks the
bicycle of Cam Sweiger during Friday's bike rodeo at Stephen Cen- -
tral School. a `f . ; T -A photo
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