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Lioness helping Lions Another death in
sylvan Bridge
accident
Getting green. Exeter Lioness service committee chairperson Liz Stephens, left, hands over
a $2,500 cheque to Exeter Lions Club park committee members Ted Johns and John Ste- ,
phens at 408 Main St., the former municipal office- site that will become a parkette under
the Lions' $60,000 pro1ect. The Lions have contributed $30,000 to the parkette project '
with the Lioness's cheque kicking off the $30,000•community fundraising campaign.
`Winter carnival cheques
Chris Wernlck (left) of the. Kirkton-Woodham Winter Carnival
Club handed out $4,.100 to representatives of community
groups last Wednesday night: 'Bill Denham - K,W Pool„ Came-
, ron Denham - Beavers, Corey Haddock - 1st Kirkton Scouts,
Agnes Denham - Cub leader, Michele and Kaylid Friesen
Guides and Brownies and Dana Tompkins - Usborne Minor
Ball. The Kirkton Rink and Blanshdrd Minor Ball also received
donations but were not available for the photo.
BasebalVsoftball roundup
Exeter Jr. Rookie Ball
June 6
Green Com Huskers 15 vs. Purple Rock-
ets 12
Runs for Green: Paul Chnstmas. Sean
McQuiggan, Erik McQuiggai . Jordan
Hodgins, Jonathan Thompson. Adam Pa-
get (2). Brett Overholt 12). Jarrett Johns
(2). Greg Lovelace (2). Blair Cooper (2 )
Runs for Purple: Staci Miller. Luke Ken-
nedy (2). Kelsey Hem 13). Steve Morgan
(3). Tyler Bryson. Jake Hem. Molly Hunt-
er
Defensive player or game for Purple:
Brittany Meidinger
Next game for Green: June 13
Next game for Purple: June 1 3.9 a.m
vs. Yellow
June 3
Dashwood at Rookie Yellow 7
Hits for Yellow: Scott Overholt (2t. Jay.
den ihsjardine (3). Steven Maas 122).
Mitchell Panndge. Jeffrey Penn (3),Codi
Johnson. Chnstopher Pfaff 12)
Runs for Yellow: rS Overholt. Desiardine
(2), Maas. Penn. Pfaff -0)
' June 6
Blue 22 vs Yellow 16 r
Hits for Yellow: 5 Overholt (3). Penn
(2). Desjardme 14), Maas (3). Panndge
(2). Nicki Elliott, Pfaff 136 Magen Over-
holt (3). Codi Johnson. lake Partridge (1).
Matthew Garrow
Runs for Yellows S Overholt (3). Penn
(2), Desjardine (3). Maas. M Partridge
(2). Elliott, Pfaff (2). M Overholt, Car-
row
Usborne Minor Ball
Tyke
June I
Usborne 15 vs. Hensall (11) 27
Top hitters: Scott Godkm (home run),
Fav an Thomson (tnple). Emily Faker
(double)
fiuckcatchers: Emmett O'Reilly. Travis
Jaques
i
June 3
l'.bome 22 vs. Crediton 22
Mite Girb •
June 2
Usbome 5 at Mitchell 0
Pitchers: Shea Sutherland. Kirsty (M-
nwins (both pitched no -hit innings)
RBi's: Oamanns. Sutherland
Team record: 3 W. 1 L
Squirt Boys
Ilibbert 14 vs. Usborne 7
Top hitters: Ian Osgood (triple): David
Jordan (home run)
Good play by: Steve Vandenbussche
Exeter Seip's valumart Sr.
Rookies
lune 2
Exeter 27 at St Marys Iu
Runs: Mitch Overholt t4). Derek Spence
1,4), Anthony Vmk (5). Ben Hodeins 151.
Chad_Hackett (3). Brent Johns John
Glans' Ile t 41
June 3
Lucknow 13 at Exeter 20
Runs: Matthew Thompson (21 Spence
tit. Hodgins. Hackett. 13 Johns 13i. Jar-
rett Johns, Glanville (3).Overholt 131. A
Vmk 131
ream record: 5-2-0
Next game: June 9 vs Exeter Dave
Moore Fuc I -
Crediton Peewee Girls
May 28
t sbome 1.7 vs Crediton 1 i
Stars: Megan Presrcator i smart pixy.,
Silvana Roduner (bunt ng and catch
Brittany Revington t3 fors at batt
June 2`
Crediton 15 vs Hensall 9 - Exhibition
Stars: Stephanie Wein strong pitching).
Nikki Cyr (defensive plays)
June 3
Crediton 14 vs Usborne 1 1
Stars: Margaret Geurts tex:ellent
pitching) Jody Parsons Ikry car,h
Dashwood Bantams
May 25
Dashwood 4 at Machell 4
Pitchers: Jesse Schroeder (3 stnkeouts in
3 innings): Cal deLange (1 stnkeout in
1- I!2 inning): Brayden Lord (4 stnkeouts
in 2-1/2 innings)
Hits: Schroeder. Andrew Kinsman.
Jonathon Brand. Cal c'eLange, Brent
Morrison - singles
June 4
Dashwood 8 vs Oodench 117
Pitchers: Mark Laye (6 stnkeouts in 4
innings); deLange; Brand (2 stnkeouts in
h• I!2 innings): Kinsman (1 stnkeout in
one inning)
Hits: deLange (double, single); Kinsman
(double): Justin Hayter. Lord. Schroeder,
Brand. Jonathon Milkr (singles)
Exeter Mosquito Eric
Campbell Useeirs Mercury
June 4
Lucknow 17 at Exeter 3
Pitchers: Mark Dietrich. Enc Cosiiian,
Travis Elder
Hitters: Cosman. Chad Taylor. Elder
Next game: June 9 at Mitchell. 6:30 p.m.:
June 11 at St. Marys, 6:30 p.m.
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BOSANQUET - An accident on
Lambton County Rd. 6 at the
Sylvan Bridge inthe early hours of
May 30 has claimed another life.
North Lambton OPP said Frank
Trothen, 78, of London, died on
Saturday in Victoria Hospital's
critical care trauma centre as result
of injuries sustained in the
accident.
Trothen was the driver of a.'96
Ford Crown Victoria that collided
head-on with a '94 Toyota station
wagon driven by Patricia Latta of
Granton. Latta and the passengers
in her vehicle, her husband
Michael (Dave) Lana and their
grandson, Steven Turcotte, 6, of
London, were also hurt and first
taken to Strathroy-Middlesex
General Hospital and later
transported to London hospitals.
The North Lambton OPP
continues its investigation.
U-Name-lt theft
LUCAN - Two rototiilers that .
Were chained in front of U-Nar;rte-
h in Lucan were'discovered stolen
by the store owner on Thursday.
Both were 5 h.p. and'valued at
$700. Shulist said the chain had
been cut with boltcutters.
Lucan summer
hockey for girls
LUCAN - Girls looking to'get a
competitive edge on their hockey
cohorts can do so at the Lucan
summer hockey clinic.
The clinic is open to two age
groups, midget-hantam and
peewee -atom, and will run on
Sunday early evenings in July and
August. Cost is $45 per player.
For more information or to regis-
ter, call 293-3030.
Back in ...
By Ross Haltgh from the archives of
the Exeter Times Advocate
10. YEARS AGO
lune 8: 1988 .-The Ontario Plowmen's Association has named
Fred Lewis as president for 1988. He replaces Albert Carson. Lewis,
a cash, crop, beef and broiler chicken producer from Middlesex /
Countwill he mainly responsible for this year's International
Plowing Match to he held near Stratford. -
Maxine Allison who taught 17 of her 31 teaching years at J.A.D.
McCurdy Public School at Huron Park,was honored on her retire-
ment, Sunday afternoon.
The recently established Cra4swetl Day Centre .for Seniors in Ail-
sa Craig was officially opened Friday afternoon.
"South Huron Hospital ranks with the best in Ontario", declared
hoard chairman Chris Little presenting the 35th annual report of the
Exeter hospital to more than 100 people at the annual meeting:
20 YEARS AGO
• lune 8, 1978 - Tenders for the addition to South Huron Hospital
were opened by the board Tuesday night. with the low bid being
submitted by Kelly Lyn Construction Ltd..of London. The firm sub-
mitted a price of 5528.836. the lowest of nine received. The highest
was $605.122. Administrator Elmer Taylor said the low bid was
"pretty close" to the estimistes on the addition.
Dorothy Hughson, who is this' month completing 36 years as a
p}ihlic school teacher was honored on her retirement; -Sunday after-
noon. Most of her teaching career was spent at Exeter Public
School. ` r
The.Huron County Board of Education was told Monday it should
trust the judgement of the teachers when deciding if literary pieces
to be used in high school classrooms are tit for educational purpos-
es.
Three delegations attending Monday's board meeting explained to
trustees at considerable length why, three- English literature text -
hooks should not be banned from secondary school book lists. Dr.
I'om Collins said the three books. Catcher in thy; Rye, The Diviners
and Of Mice and Men were not at all blasphemous or obscene but
rather were of superior quality. He said the bookie all had excellent
educational value.
35 YEARS AGO
June 9. 1963 - New six-foot power -groove lights erected by the
PUC on Main Street south were put into operation Tuesday night
making that section the "bright spot" of the town.
Libet Gravlev, daughter of Eric Gravlev, and • a graduate of the
special commercial class at SHDHS has found employment with the
head Kongskilde office in Denmark.
Hensall WI members recently enjoyed a three-day visit to Ottawa
where they toured the parliament buildings. Royal Mint, Rideau Ca-
nal and other places of -national interest.
40 YEARS AGO
June 8, 1958 - A five or six room addition to SHDHS will be re-
quired
within the next two years it was revealed at the board meet-
ing Tuesday night. Estimates prepared by principal H.L. Sturgis re-
vealed enrolment is likely to exceed 700 by 1960.
In addition to marking the completion of a S30.000 renovation
program, the grand opening of Rether's Restaurant also celebrates
their 12th anniversary.
McGillivray voters by a majority of 83 indicated they approved
construction of a central school to replace the present dilapidated
buildings.
50 YEARS AGO
June 9, 1948 - The Exeter Citizens Band has been reorganized and
Mr. Ted Walper re-engaged as leader.
The Exeter Rutabaga Company recently purchased a hangar at the
Jarvis airport and is now having it dismantled to be moved to Exet-
er.
YEARS AGO
June 7, 1923 - Mr. F.W. Gladman7S of the law firm of Gladman and •
Stanbury has been appointed deputy police magistrate of the City of
London and Magistrate of the County of Middlesex.
Mr. Stuart Stanbury is attending the Gilwell Camp for Scoutmas-
ters near Ottawa. Stuart was awarded a two weeks scholarship at the
leadership camp.
Panther ProB]e
14 Sara* Ver.
The entire school took a day trip to the air show in Huron Park on
Wednesday, June 2nd. The students who attended had a good time de-
spite some nasty weather. The combination of the air show and the career
expo display made it an educational experience. Thanks to the thirty stu-
dents who volunteered their time to be student ,guides for ;lementary
schools who also attended the air show.
The annual formal for senior students was held in the large gym on Fri-
day, June Sth. The theme was "Secret Garden" and the formal committee
did•a great job with the planning and 'decorations. The formal committee
was headed up by Theresa Wilhelm. Congratulations to her and the rest
•of her committee. for putting together such a memorable night. All of
your planning and hours of work paid off!
The students of the year were announced at midnight at the formal. The
students of the year for 1998 are Sunny Dinney and Dave Farquhar. Con-
gratulations to them and to all of the nominees. You're all great represen-
tatives of model students at South Huron.
All students need to tiring in a stamped, self addressed envelope to the
school for the distribution of final report cards: There are prizes for the
first home room with all envelopes in:
Yearbooks are on sale this week for those who have not yet purchased
them. You can pay the thirty dollars or a down payment of fifteen dollars.
Exams begin on Tuesday, June 16th and will run until Monday, June
22. All overdue Iihrary hooks must he in and fines must he paid before
exams can be written. All textbooks must also he in before exams can he
written. - -
This is the last edition of the Panther Profile for this year until next Sep-
tember. You can expect to see the face of Kristin Brooks at the top -of this .
column next year. Kristin has the job of public relations on next year's
student council. On behalf of myself, I'd like to wish everyone gond luck
on their exams. - Have a good summer! See you in September!
Upcoming Events - -
Wednesday, June 10 - year end assembly at 9:00 in large gym;
Thursday, June 11 - MOGA madness from 11 am -1 pm;
Monday, June 15 - LAST DAY OF CLASSES! - -
Tuesday. June' l b = exams begin; -
Monday. June 22 - last day of exams
*From the Principal's desk
By Deb -Homuth
South Huron District High School
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The media has given lots of coverage in recent
weeks t(alchool hoard finances. Certainly, the old
model was difficult to understand and one of the .
goals of the new model was to simplify the process
by which a distinct school hoard is funded. The
other goal was to recognize the inequities that
existed between school hoards in terms of their abil-
ity to generate revenue and hence. the inequities'
that prevailed between the have and have not
hoards. 'As the lowest spending hoard in the prov-
ince of Ontario, the promise of educational finance
reform was viewed as a way to address the fact •
that we were allocated less money per student than
• anybody else in the province.
The old model for funding' education was built on a grant for each -
full-time pupil in the school system. This.per pupil amount was then
topped up through a whole series of special grants. For example.
special education was one grant which would top up the per pupil
amounts.
The new funding model is also built on a per pupil amount with
top -up from special grams. En AMBDB, we have more dependency
on the per pupil amount than some hoards do because there are fewer
"top up" grants than betixe, because we are eligible fix fewer of
them than before and because, of course. local taxation increases
through millrate control is no longer possible. Therefore. every single
student enrollment is even more critical than it ever was betixe. We
will have to look seriously at how we can prevent the annual drop in
enrollment from first to second semester. -
M well, the new approach is built on the concept of envelopes
and clusters. Some money you cannot move outside the envelope to
fund other areas. • For example, expenditures related to trustees,
directors, superintendents are in one envelope which is categorically
fixed. You can't move money in or out of that envelope. Grams for
heat, light, renovations. custodial support are also.tixed. You can't
move money in or out of that envelope. If you have money left over.
you can bank it until next year.
The "plant operation'envelope has 510:370 million in it. Last
year's actual cost was $10.6 million as a combined total of our prede-
cessor boards. There appears to be sufficient revenue to cover the
' projected expenditures for the year: Hopefully here. at South Huron,
i we will have the roof replaced in the 1948 and 1966 areas; the gym
• wall masonry work done. the library/gym entranceway refurbished,
the gym/auto area roof redone and the main office reuesigned. When
it comes to Plant Maintenance. it's another story. The hest case
would generate some $2.149 million based on 96tt/sq.ft. for mainte-
nance of spaces over 20 years old. The 2M amount is-less,thttn halt
of last year's actual combined expenditure. .
The transportation envelope is short as well, as reported elsewhere
in last week's paper, in the sense that the increase in the number of
schools days without a corresponding increase in the amount of
money to run buses for these days presents a dilemma. A great deal
' of time is being spent these days on the part of area special education .
teachers who are completing applications for the Special Education
Grant money. Depending on the needs of the students different
amounts of money can be applied for to pay for educational•assis-• •
tants, communication devices or teaching resources. for example.
The paperwork is very time consuming. We won't know until the
end of summer or fall what the allocation to South Huron will be for
Special Education. •
Other monies as well have been "clustered" as opposed to envel-
oped. ,For example, there is a large cluster called "in -school" instruc-
tion. Individual lines of money within this cluster can be moved
around. The reality is that all boards will make their won decisions
about these clusters and will pick up their priorities, from their for-
mer boards' work. Regrettably, we must accept the reality that the
cost cutting our former Huron board started previously must con-
tinue. The sad fact is that as the lowest spending board in the prov-
ince we still have to continue to find ways to cut.
Beginning in September, the operating budgets for our school will
run on a fiscal year that matches the school year, For years the fiscal
year has always matched the calendar year which has been awkward.
We have no idea what our operating budget will be in September: but
I would like to use a new process in managing it that will involve a
team approach working with staff, parent and student representatives.
The School Council will be asked to have a representative sit on the
team.
As the school year draws toa close, we are wishing fond farewells
to South Huron staff who will be retiring or moving on. Geography
teacher, Cliff Waters, Head Custodian, Carl Nickles and Vice -
Principal Keith Allen will be retiring. English teachers, Dawn
Ruddick and Marlyn Siren will also be moving on in September, and
Kendra Pennington has been transferred to Central Huron. Peter
Heaney will be assuming the Vice -Principal's duties. Other appoint-
ments have not yet been made. .
A number of colleagues throughout the school system are also
retiring. A special•good- bye to Exeter Public- School principal John
Ross who has been. an excellent colleague to work with and a fond
farewell to Director Paul Carroll whose leadership through difficult
times has been courageous and inspiring.
Best wishes to all of you.
Deb Homuth