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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1984-09-12, Page 3Federation of9 riculture Continued from front page for regional directors and delegates and alternates to the November convention were held. Paul Klopp was re-elected to represent Huron South. Delegates are Andy Durand, Gary Baker and Hugh Run- dle. Alternate is Greg Love. Bert Sanders was re- elected in Huron East Cen- tral. Delegates are Doug Gar- niss, John Nesbit and Joe Phelan, with Carul Finch as alternate. Barry Mason will continue to represent Huron Nor- thwest, and Walter Elliot, Lee Cairncross and Jerry Jaret- ske will be delegates. The three alternates are Tony McQuail, Shawn Drennan and Donald Dowe. Bob Harrison was elected to replace Hans Rasmussen in Huron Northeast. Delegates are Hans Rasmussen, Mur- ray Crawford and Mel Greig, and Eric Prescott is the alternative. Jim McIntosh remains as representative in Huron North Central. Delegates are James Armstrong, Wayne Elliot and Nico Peters. Alter- nates will be Brenda McIn- tosh and Ivan McClymont. When Huron Federation president Tony McQuail ask- ed for resolutions to take to the convention, some of the problems associated with signing a personal property Jim McIntosh assured security agreement as part of Norm Alexander that the pro - a loan transaction were blem of wetlands being drain- ed, and further complication of no compensation for the farmer, was being in - a two-year suspension dating vestigated by an OFA from December 20, 1983. committee. He was given four months in which to pay the fine. In the only other case on Tuesday's court docket, Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake imposed a fine of $33 against William D. Hicks, RR 4 Arthur, who was convicted of driving at a speed of 100 km. in an 80 km. zone on June 10 in Hay Township. brought up. The executive members are aware of the pitfalls inherent in signing such an agreement, and ex- plore ways to protect the farmers' interests. The final wording will be checked with Gordon Hill, who had asked during the discussion why so- meone would sign such a form without thoroughly reading it just because he was in a hurry. "Why would anyone be so damn stupid?", he queried. "We should start pointing the finger at the farmer; we're not doing him any favour by shielding him." Gets fine, suspension A Centralia man was fined $250 and had his license suspended for a further six months after being convicted of driving while under suspen- sion in Exeter, Tuesday. Robert Joseph Pavkeje, RR 2 Centralia, pleaded not guil- ty to the charge which was laid on June 14 after the motorcycle he was riding was stopped by police. His license had been under High voter turnout An average of over three out Murray Cardiff won re - of every tour eligible voters election with 23,969 votes, one cast their ballot in the Huron- of the most lopsided wins ever Bruce riding last week. in the riding. Liberal Bruce McDonald had 8,802 votes and NDP can- didate Valerie Bolton ended up with 4,075. Libertarian Joe Yundt was named on 158 ballots. The total vote count was 37,004 out of just over 47,000 eligible names on the voter's list. Official returns show that Correction The Co-operators address should read as follows 08 the co 43efators Call INSURANCE SERVICES Verna Gingerich 374 Main St., Exeter Clinton Community Credit Union Office Residence 235-1109 Business , LIFE • HOME • AUTO • BUSINESS • TRAVEL VastYNus uper September Buy? Always Fresh Tasty Nu white sliced Bread 794 loaf New! Onion Rolls 8/994 Extra Old Aged 3 years Cheddar $3.79,b. Over 40 varieties of delicious donuts. Cheese plates and trays. TastyNu Bakery & Cheese Hous* EXETER 2350332 Canadian and Imported cheese fresh off the Block ! '. Paul Klopp's motion to con- tinue to press the provincial government to change the criteria to allow beginning farmers with some farming experience and some farm equity to qualify for the begin- ning farmer loans was accepted. McQuail said individuals may forward more resolu- tions to the meeting before September 15. 5 KATIMAVIK RETURNS — A new group of Katimavik volunteers has arrived in Ex- eter and taken up residence at 317 William Street. Back, left, Dave Larson, Saskat- chewan; Mark Leprade, Ontario; Mario Lepage, Quebec; Louis Mercier, Quebec; Jock Watt, New Brunswick; leader Kate Giffen and Nathalie Lavigne, Quebec. Front, Michelle Defoy, Quebec; Jonni Ebel, Ontario; Fran Nyman, British Columbia; Lynn McCartney, Ontario and Pam Gunn, British Columbia. Kirkton attendance dips Continued from front page daughter of Sandy and Tim Joanne and David Foster. Stratford; Stephanie, Hoff and Laurie, daughter of The best for boys in this class were Matthew, son of Agnes and Bill Denham and Aaron, son of Joyce and Kevin Doupe. In a year to 18 months the best were Ryan, son of Vicki and Bob Green, Sebringville and Mitchell, son of Val and Dave Roulston, Meaford. In the 4-H calf judging com- petition, Brian Vanneste was the winner with heifers and the best in the steer category were Mike Conlin, Jason Bickell, Wade Bickell, Sean Porter, Scott Stephens and Paul Vanneste. Placing in this order in overall showmanship were Mike Conlin, Wade Bickell, Paul Vanneste, Brian Van- neste, Sean Porter, Jason Bickell and Scott Stephens. Winners in the pet show were Darryl Brine, Erin McCormick, Megan McCor- mick, Cheryl Spearin, Richard Spearin and Sean Finch. BEST KIRKTON SCHOOL FAIR BAKERS — Kirkton Fall Fair president Mike O'Shea presents ribbons to the winners in the school division baking contests. They are Tracy Shute, Elizabeth French, Jamie O'Shea and Karen Foster. T -A photo Vanastra school The Huron County Board of Education has made a com- mitment to keeping Vanastra Public School open. However, if student numbers and costs mean it has to close, it should be the Ministry of Education that closes it, one trustee said. The board, at its September session, discussed a report which outlined the impact on the county if Vanastra P.S. is closed, if the school building is purchased from Conestoga College, or the board con- tinues to rent from the college. It was trustee John Jewitt who said the provincial ministry should be responsi- ble for closing the school if necessary. Trustee Joan Vanden Broeck said the board shouldn't waiver on a decision it has already made. "We should make sure that the ministry is aware that it is our wish to preserve the school," said Mrs. Vanden Broeck. The report presented by director of education Robert Allan outlined the financial If it's from Anstett's it says, `you're special' NEW AND BEAUTIFUL! HANDCRAFTED BIRTHSTONE RING EXCLUSIVE TO ANSTETT'S Pictured to left. Handcrafted by our own goldsmiths at Anstett Manufacturing Limited. One-half carat Sapphire (birthstone for September) surrounded by 8 sparkling diamonds set in 14 kt. gold ALSO AVAILABLE - BIRTHSTONE PENDANT/ EARRING SETS FOR ALL MONTHS Earrings and Pendant from 9995 ANSTETT 8 Albert St. CLINTON 284 Main St. EXETER 28 Main St. South SEAFORTH 135 Queen St. East ST. MARYS 203 Durham St. E. WALKERTON considerations in the above three situations. "The financial considera- tions are directly related to enrolment trends," states the report's summary. Enrolment at the school has steadily declined since it was first opened in 1977. The school started with 138 students that year and in 1983 had only 92 students. Current costs, or the cost of renting the facilities from Conestoga College for the 1984-85 school year is $35,897 - up from the 1983-84 cost of $35,019. About half of this cost is paid by the ministry. If the board owned the school the total cost, it has been estimated, would be $554,194. This includes one- time -only costs of $50,000 for the purchase and about $475,000 for renovations. Allan said the purchase price is "speculation" on his part. If the renovating and pur- chase costs were eliminated, it would leave an annual operating cost of about $30,000. In this situation, if the Ministry approved renovating the school, it would pay about $420,000 towards those costs. Approximately $105,000 plus the operating costs would be paid locally. In the third consideration, it the school is closed, there would be an annual savings of about $129,861. This cost represents the rental fee, principal's salary, small school staff allocation allowance of $52,820 and secretarial costs. The report does acknowledge that if the school were closed the board would face additional transportation costs. "If 30 percent of the students went to Clinton Public School and 70 percent of the students went to Huron Centennial Public School. the total transportation cost would he approximately $32,595," states the report. The crunch comes, said Allan, when the board makes its annual request for capital grant money from the ministry in November. While the board may place the renovating of Vanastra as a top priority item for the 1985 budget year, the ministry which is expected to pay about 80 percent of the renovating cost. may turn the project down. The director said the board's capital grant request is forwarded to the regional office in London. The regional office then ranks the Vanastra project with capital grant requests from the 23 other school boards in the Western Ontario Region. This decision is not made until March or April of the following year. A point against the Iluron board's request is that it has to prove a need for improved facilities and Allan pointed out that enrolment this term debated in the county's elementary schools is projected at 6,065. According to the ministry's figures, the Huron board has room for 9,696 students. Allan did note that the board has a rental agreement with Conestoga College until next summer. • M • K • M • Your dollar stretches further at Ferguson Apiaries New Wilton 1985 Year Book in stock • w •tt Ip ♦,,,t a aor Excellent crop of Raisins Prices have been slashed Table Salt 39 * (1 kg) Frozen Foods McCains Super Fries $3.19 (5 Ib. bog) R R ♦ f ♦ * Heinz Ketchup $5.39 100 oz. Black Strop Molasses 9 5. 500 gr. Golden Yellow Sugar 1 .89 (2 kg.) kig,d f.R♦ 1 �•WOO V Apiaries Mon.- Sat. 9 - 3:30 Cloud Sunday Hwy. 1114 between Himself i Zurich 236-4979 • A • M • M • • • • M • M • • $ • M • $ • • • $ • M • • M M beeK household items Katimavik back again Katimavik has come to Ex- eter once again. We arrived August 29 to volunteer our services to the cornmunity for nine months. Our work sponsors are Ex- eter Public School, Usborne School, South Huron Recrea- tion Centre and ARC In- dustries in Dashwood. Our first all community ex- perience will be helping out at the Exeter fall fair. If not for Katimavik many of these jobs would not get done. Through Katimavik we get a chance to travel throughout Canada, learning about many different lifestyles. We get a variety of work experience as well as learning programs such as a second language, billeting, environmental and international awareness, nutrition, budgeting and many more. Also living in a group will be a challenge. Our group will be here for three months with Kate Gif- fen as the leader. She will re- main here for another eight months, after we leave, leading two other groups. From Exeter we will go to Chateauguay, Quebec for three months, then go to Belfast, P.E.I. for the last rotation. We live at 317 William Street (235-1614) and our house is open for the public to visit. Our official Open House is Monday September 24 at 7:30 p.m. Come one, come all. Our phone number is 235-1614. We begin work on September 10 and for the last few days have been working on the house rented to us by Harold and Ron DeVries. Niall Straw (Usborne work sponsor) and Jenny Rowe have been very generous in lending and giving us things for our house. However, any donations would be greatly appreciated. We need a small freezer, washing machine, clothes, four or five dressers, books, two desks, bookcases, shelves, lamps, night tables, two couches, ceramic plates, large bowls, typewriter, iron, bikes, sheets, blankets, lawn mower, garden tools, sports equipment (adult) , ice skates, vacuum cleaner, sewing machine, cushions, curtains, plants or flowers for indoors, coat hangers and small carpets, etc. Call Niall Straw 235-1137 or Lynne Farquhar at the rec centre to arrange pickup. We are very happy to be here and eager to help out as much as possible. Please give us a call or drop by to say hi. Si vous voulrz venir nous recontrer dans notre maison, vous etes les bien-venue. A la prochaine, see you later. The Katimavik Group Slow Moving Vehicles Emblem Steel back. 5276-104-12 399. H.H. Reg. 6.99 Centralia Farmers Supply LTD. HO iE 6' LL Phone BUILDING CENTRE 22e-6638 Open Mon. - Fri. 8 - 6 Sat. 8 - Noon Upcoming Events October 31st Hallowe'en Bash Costumes a must, prizes for best! ¥¥ November 13th Medieval Feast Advance ticket sales only For reservations and information please call 238-5181 Winter Hours Commencing Wednesday, Sept. 19 Fine dining lounge Wed. - Sun. 5:30-9:30 p.m. New Gourmet Menu Pub: Mon. - Sat. 12 noon - 12 midnight Sunday 12 noon - 10 p.m. Menu changes daily Special Features Sunday Brunch Cosy fireplace English draught Catering now available 92 Ontario St. S., Grand Bend 238-3181 Many thanks for your overwhelming support. 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