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Correll to leave S.H. Hospital
By Scott Nixon
11MEs-,wvot Air•. s!AFr-
EXETER
Administrator Dun Curretl
is leaving the South
Huron Hospital effective
Jan. 31, 1999. .
Correll confirmed the
news to the 't' -A _ on
Monday'.
• Curretl who was given a
90 -day interim contract
extension in November.
has been administrator of
the hospital for 13 years.
South Huron Hospital is.
now part of the 11urun
Perth Hospitals
Partnership. which con-
sists of eight hospitals in
the two counties.
The partnership's CEO.
Bonnie ` • Adamson,
described Correll as "an
excellent person who•pro-
vided strong leadership"
to the hospital.
Since the partnership is
constructing a new man-
agement tearer, some, of.
the administrator poli,
tions have become redun-
dant.
Adaursun said the eight
hospital administrators
were offered the chance
to apply for three avail -
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Correll
able
ad.miri-
istratur .
puri-
tions
with
the new
team.,
Correll
said
after thinking the decision
or'er 4tnd discussing it
with his wife, lie; decided
not to continue With, the
partnership.
He said •his derision was -
nut meant as a criticism
against the partnership.
which h('. said will be
good for the cunijnl:nuty.
For Correll, the decision
to • resign •was "gut
wrenching" and he added
there wasn't eine specif-
ic thing that lead to the
decision, he. just "looked
at the whole scope Of
things". •
South Huron Hospital
board cbair:nan Doug
Hoover- said (Turrell s
decision was, somewhat of
a shock to hien, although
he added that Correll had
served the hospital well
for, many years and said
See CURRELL page 2
Possible boundary
changes for schools
by Michele Greene •
CLINTON - Exeter pub-
lic schools could be wet -
coming students from
Mitchell schools by next
fall.
Last Tuesday night in
Clinton. AVu.n Maitland
District School Board
trustees voted to establish
community committees to
review possibilities of
school boundary changes.
Students now enrolled
in Upper "Thames
Elementary School and
Mitchell District Iligh
:School could be travelling
the bus to Ustorne Yubtic
School and South Huron
District District High
School.
"We would consider
some boundary adjust-
ments in the lower end of
Hibbert Township (now a
part of %\'est Perth) which
would shift students from
Mitchell to Exeter,' said
superintendent .Janet
Baird -Jackson.
:Also, students from
Zurich Public School and
Huron' Centennial could
find themselves going to
ltensall ti,r school.
"Zurich is crowded and
we' know that Hensall is
underc apacity.," said
Baird -Jackson.
The boundary changes
are an effort to balance
enrolments between
schools,- she explained.
Besides boundary
changes, the -community
committees •will consider
elimination of portables.
demolition of unrenovat-
ed spare, leasing of space.
sharing or.exc'hanging
facilities with the 1luron-
Perttr Homan Catholic
Separate School Board
and adding an advanced
See SCHOOL page 2
Cool customers lift
and leave pickup
EXETER — 'talk about cool under. pressure.
Two suspects are sought by -the London/Exeter OPP
after a green '90 (,M(: 4X4 pickup .was stolen from
Becker i'arrn• Equipment and left behind the 'tasty Nu
Bakery and (:heeSe I louse on Der. h.
'the .victim and a friend chased down the suspects
after the vehicle was Seen driving into Exeter at about ,
.2 p.rn. The victim and tris friend confronted the sus-
pects who acted in a composed manlier' and denied
having :iuythirrg to•do with taking the truck.
• The suspects were last seen leaving the si•ene in dt
red lord Explorer with plates ACHI. 484. London O1'P
Const. Doug Graham said theplates were Stolen from
Woodst.oe k and ,the Explorer is also believed to be
Stolen. 'The suspects; were seen leaving telwri east-
bound on John St.
The first suspect is described as -a, white male;, b'
tale with a sliut build and black short hair. He was
wearing a -canary" yellow bomber -style jacket and •
.blue jeans.' ' • ,
'l'he second suspect also-wore.a yellow jacket and Is
described as a white male, 5'8'.-5'1(1" tall-wrlh a
heavier build .and rounder face with dark hair. iintde
slick with styling mousse. •
The OPP are asking anyone with information un this
crime to call the Lxeter OPP at 235-13(111. the London
OPP'or (:rune Stoppers at 1-1300-222-'l'll'S 18477).
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