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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-11-16, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, November 16, 1983 Grant Stirling feted at warden's banquet Huron County Warden Grant Stirling was the guest of honor when he was toasted and roasted at the annual warden's banquet held in Goderich Friday evening. M.cBurney of Turnberry Township and Leona Arm- strong of Grey Township presented the warden with a velour -covered reclining chair. On behalf of the same All those who are or have group, the 1982 first lady served with the warden were Marg Robinson presented invited to attend. Many were Mrs. Stirling with a bouquet in attendance along with of red roses. county officials and members The seventh warden from of Mr. Stirling's family. Goderich Township thanked his fellow county councillors for their support as well as the support he received from his own township. "I have had a very good year. I tried to represent the county to the best of my abili- ty," commented Warden Stirling. He also recounted one of the highlights of his year when he attended a conference in Ed- monton and "rubbed shoulders with Margaret On behalf of county coun- Thatcher," Britain's prime cillors, Reeves Brian minister. He was praised for his leadership by his colleagues including Middlesex Warden Garnet Romphf and Huron - Bruce MPP Murray Elston. Warden Romphf said he was "pleased to be associated with you this year." Com- plimenting the warden's wife, Mr. Romphf commented "to the people of Huron County, Anna has done a super job as the first lady of the county." EXETER BAZAAR — Barb McLelland and Fran Mickle are shown manning a booth at the Exeter UCW bazaar, Saturday. T -A photo Parents issue plea to alter bus route The possibility of poor weather conditions during winter months has June and Arnold Meader concerned about the safety of their daughter attending Grade 1 at Brookside Public School in Ashfield Township. Mrs: Meader of Rlt 3 Goderich spoke on.November 7, to the Huron County Board of Education regarding her concern for their daughter Sandra. "The road we live on often has high snow banks on each side of the road and we also have strong winds along the lake. This combination can produce a situation where the visibility can be zero at times. Since we have no sidewalks in Port Albert, Sandra will be forced to walk on the road with the possibility that a driver might not see her. This situation can be even worsen- ed if the road has not been APPOINTED The partners of Touche Ross & Co. have announced the appointment of Exeter native John I) Harness as senior consultant in computer information systems services in the London office. Harness has 15 years' ex- perience in dat-' processing and has held senior positions with several major firms in Ontario. Ile is the son of Mrs. Irene )farness. plowed, since both Sandra and traffic would probably be using the same track," stated Mrs. Meader. The Meaders suggest that the school bus, whi .h Sandra normally takes to school, travel an extra 1.096 feet round trip and pick her up at her house. "We feel this would be a small inconvenience to ensure Sandra's safety," said Mrs. Meader. The Port Albert mother also pointed out that Sandra was picked up at her home last year because of the board policy which permits the travelling of the extra distance to pick up kindergarten students. Mrs. Meader added that the bus will have to travel the extra distance next year as another daughter will then be atten- ding kindergarten. The board approved turn- ing the matter over to the management committee which deals with transportation. "I would like to point out that the board has a policy regarding this situation," commented trustee John Jewitt. noting that this policy has been considered fair in the past. The policy referred to in- cludes the provision for kindergarten students. "1 hope the management committee, while looking at this, will keep the policy it mind." added trustee Jewitt FIRST WORLD WAR VETS — Four veterans of the First World War attended Fri- day's Remembrance Day banquet at the Exeter Legion hall. Seated is J.K. Cornish and grouped around from the left are Norm Norry, Reg Knight and Joe White. Osborne dog catcher off on maternity leave Usborne township council has accepted tenders for con- struction of the E portion of the Pridham municipal drain. Tenders accepted were from Roger 11 Woods Ltd. for highway boring at a cost of $3,800 and Hodgins and Hayter for installation of tile at $10,696.80. Building inspector Herman Van Wieren reported making 16 inspections during the Area schools Continued from front page Wingham, fell below the minimum enrolment, the board's executive committee noted "it would be untimely" to appoint a review commit- tee now. The school's actual enrolment on September 30 was 949 pupils whereas the minimum expected is 978. The board's accommoda- tion report shows it is more expensive to run these three (elementary) schools than the system average of $187.30 per pupil. At Hensall Public School. the per pupil cost is $229.30. If "exceptional" costs such as transportation - are added, the per pupil costs is $267.19. Hensall, with its current enrolment of 125 students, is expected to continue the downward trend with a pro- jected enrolment of 118 students by 1988. J.A.D. McCurdy- Public School has a per pupil cost of $191.41. Adding the excep- tional costs brings the per pupil cost to $312.01. This school's enrolment is ex- pected to remain fairly cons- tant over the next five years with 1988 enrolment projected at 200 students compared to its present enrolment of 202 students. Vanastra has the highest per pupil cost of the three schools. The figure stands at $478.92 per student with no ex- ceptional costs noted in the board's report. This school's enrolment will also remain fairly constant from its pre - cent enrolment of 93 pupils. The projected 1988 figure in- creases the enrolment of 9:1 pupils Allan said the committee will consider three key elements in preparing its report: "The needs of the children, the needs of the community and costs." STUDENTS LAY WREATHS - . Students of Exeter Public School participated in a Remembrance Day service Friday morning. Shown preparing to lay wreaths are Jeff Barnes and Shelley Block. T -A photo month of October. Township dog control of- ficer Judy Finch has been given maternity leave for the months of April, May and June. New tile drain loan applica- tions totalling $9,500 were ap- preyed and amended applica- tions in the amount of $4,100 were accepted. Council learned that Total Demolition of Brussels would be beginning work on the Webber farm house within 10 days. A bylaw was passed authorizing the issuance of an $80,000 10 year debenture to West Wawanosh Mutual In- surance Company to fund Usborne's share of the cost of the new administration building being shared with the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority. A letter was received from retiring clerk -treasurer thanking council for gifts and the evening of appreciation on October 21. Application is being made in the usual form to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications for the Recreation Continued from front page make arrangements for such a meeting as soon as possible as the outcome will be re- quired for budget purposes by council and the board. Council representative Gaylan Josephson said the township representatives should have as much informa- tion and feedback as possible from their councils. He agreed with Usborne representative Brian Hardeman that the final deci- sion would have to be made at the council level. Exeter council members have suggested that unless the three supporting municipalities of Hay, Usborne and Stephen in- crease their annual grants, they will move to a user fee system for local recreation programs and facilities. Birmingham said he hoped that the matter could be settl- ed through negotiation and not have to be resolved ar- bitrarily by. Exeter council and the rec board. Facilities committee chair- man John Pym reported that studies were continuing on the matter of the steps in the arena and the proposed dou- ble entrance. The committee received permission to spend up to $275 to get engineering done on the latter. In other business, Birm- ingham announced he plann- ed to retire from the hoard at the end of the year. saying he had other interests that need- ed attention. The list includ- ed his teenage daughters and "some slow horses and dumb dogs". Remembrance Continued from front page at the banquet. They were J.K. Cornish, 92, Joe White. 91, Reg Knight, 87 and Norm Norry, 83. Legion services officer Reg McDonald mentioned four other veterans of the 1914-18 war who did not attend. They are Sylvanus Cann who celebrated his 97th birthday Saturday, R.E. Pooley 92, Scotty Easton 88, Earl Guen. ther 87 and Vic Hogarth 85. In addition to Friday's ban- quet, members of the Exeter Legion attended special ser- vices during the day at Ex- eter Public School, Usborne Central and Stephen Central. payment of the balance of subsidies due on an expen- diture for road purposes of $345,500. The annual donations of $5 for each of 22 township 4-H members was approved. The reeve and clerk - treasurer signed the auditor's inflation restraint report which called for rectification of areas of non-compliance before the end of the year. Announce intentions Frayne seeks board post A member of the Huron County Board of Education since 1977, Eugene Frayne of RR 3 Goderich has announc- Students remember Even without the day off school South Huron staff and students remembered the war dead at the traditional Remembrance Day Assembly. Principal Bruce Shaw ex- plained Bette Stephensen's cancellation of the traditional school holiday and urged the students to think not just of the war dead but also of the tragedy of fighting. A "Japanese Boy's Story" the narrative of a young boy whose father was killed "for nothing" was read by Alice Dietrich. Student Jay Alblas thought the spirit of Remembrance Day should transcend into the present and the future. Jay sang the song, "Them and Us." George Tomes' recited the poem "In Flanders Fields." Cadets Tony Jones and Scott Jamieson read the Roll of World War 1. The Roll of World War 2 and the Korean War was read by vice- principal Gordon Philips. Assembly organizer Clay Murray told the students that seeing for himself the row upon row of white crosses in England has encouraged him to "acknowledge their sacrifice and keep faith with those who died." Teacher Carl Mills played a lament on the bagpipes and Bob Clark played "The Last Post and Reveille." ed his intention to run for the position of board chairman. Currently vice-chairman, a position he has held for the past two years,Frayne made his announcement at the board's November 7 meeting. Frayne is the separate school supporters' represen- tative for the north part of the county. The current vice-chairman has been active in municipal politics for a long time. He served on Ashfield Township Council for five years as a councillor and two years as a deputy reeve. Prior to the amalgamation of the Kingsbridgeschool board. The candidate for chairman has served as chairman of the eduction committee and as a member of both the personnel and management committee. Frayne, 53, and his wife Elizabeth (Betty) have eight children, two of whom are still at home attending Goderich District Collegiate Institute. Other members of the school board announced their intentions to seek various positions when the board meets next on December 5. Education committee chairman Joan Vanden Broeck of Saltford said she would seek the position of vice-chairman. New board member Art Clarke of Wingham said he would also seek the vice -chairman's job. Frank Falconer of RR 5 Clin- ton, a former management committee chairman said he would seek the education committee chairman's spot. Long time chairman of the personnel committee, John Elliott of Blyth, didn't an- nounce his intention to seek that job again. This year, CADET APPRECIATION — Exeter Legion poppy chairman Eldon Heywood con- gratulates Huron -Middlesex Cadet Corps Commander Greg Pfaff and Scott Jamieson for their assistance in selling poppies. T -A photo John Jewitt of Londesboro said he would seek the person- nel committee chairman's seat. The remaining committee chairman's position to be sought is that of the manage- ment conimittee. Chairman Dorothy Wallace indicated trustee Dennis Rau of RR 2 Zurich who was absent, wish- ed to have his name stand for the position of chairman of the management committee. Vehicle runs over area woman's foot Only two minor injuries were reported in the six colli- sions investigated this week by the Exeter OPP. One of those injuries was sustained by a Clinton area woman who had a car run over her foot after alighting from the vehicle. Thu Le, HR 5 Clinton, was getting out of a car at the Fleck Industries parking lot at Huron Park on Friday when the mishap occurred. The vehicle was driven by A -Hung Lam, also of RR 5 Clinton. The injured woman was treated at South Huron Hospital. It was one of three mishaps investigated on Friday, the second occurring in Hensall, where vehicles driven by An- drew Imanse and Gregory Hargreaves, both of Hensall, collided at the intersection of Queen and Nelson. Damage was listed at $1,200. The other was reported at the intersection of Highway 4 and the Crediton Road and in- volved vehicles driven by Anne Niblock, London, and Raymond Flynn, RR 1 Clin- ton. Damage was $1,200 in that one. On Saturday, a vehicle driven by Kevin Wildfong, Zurich, went out of control and into a ditch and struck a fence on County Road 2 south of Highway 84. Damage was also set at $1,200. Another Saturday collision occurred on Highway 21 and involved vehicles driven by Geoffrey Priest, RR 1 Dashwood, and Rodney Golden, Sarnia. Damage was $1,400. The final crash of the week was on Sunday when a vehi- cle driven by Edward Farwell. London, was forced off Highway 84 west of Huron Road 31 by a vehicle travell- ing on the wrong side of the road. 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