HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-11-21, Page 25LUCAN OPTIMISTS INSTALLED -- The new executive of the Lucan Optimist
was installed Wednesday night. Back, left, Bob Moore, Jerry Spruytte, Doug
son, Gerry McLeod and Dan Scarborough. Front, Frank Vanneste, president Art
vice-president Bob Davis and secretary -treasurer John Hope. T -A
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Usborne council
Wants
Residents of Usborne
township are being asked by
council to forward any ideas
they may have regarding
future use of the township
community hall in Elimville.
Very little use has been
made of the building since
township meetings have been
switched to the new ad-
minstration building at Mor-
rison Dam which is shared
with the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority.
Anyone with comments are
asked to mail them to the
township adminstration of-
fices at P.O. Box 1420, Exeter.
Beginning December 1 and
continuing until March 30,
1985 the township dump
grounds will be open on the
first and third Saturdays of
each month from 10 a.m. un-
til 3:30 p.m.
Invitations have been
received to attend a number
of meetings. Reeve Gerald
Prout and deputy -reeve
Margaret Hern will attend the
full fall meeting of the Upper
Thames River Conservation
Authority, Mrs.•Hern will go
to the November 30 annual
Get info
in Huron
Ontario Hydro will be hit-
ting Huron County with infor-
mation centres in the next
week to hear from the general
public on its transmissions
line route study from Bruce
Nuclear Power Development
to London.
Ontario Hydro's communi-
ty relations officer Dave Ab-
bott, said hydro planners will
be on hand at the information
centres from November 26 to
29.
Mr. Abbott said the utility
doesn't have a system plan
approved after the modified
M3 version was thrown out of
court. Ontario hydro has now
gone back to the route study
stage.
The centres in Huron follow
a meeting on November 24
between interest groups and
hydro. Mr. Abbott said hydro
will meet four times with the
interest groups. On top of
that, hydro planners will meet
six times with county, conser-
vation areas and other pro-
vincial ministry planners.
The information centres
will be held in the following
locations on the following
dates: Monday. November 26
in Wingham at the Canadian
Legion hall; Tuesday.
November 28 at the Com-
munity ('entre in Clinton and
Thursday. November 29 at
the South Huron Recreation
Centre in Exeter.
The centres will be open
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and
again from 7 p.m to 9 p.m
ideas for hall
awards night of Huron 4-H
and counsillor Bryan
Hardeman is delegated to the
inaugaral meeting of the
Huron County Board of
Education on December 3.
Building inspector Herman
Van Wieren made his mon-
thly report indicating $40,000
worth of building permits
were issued during the month
of October bringing the 1984
total to $286,000.
Four tile drain loan applica-
tions totalling $17,025 were
approved.
Council reserved their deci-
sion on an application from
Steve Jaques for a severance
of part of Lot 21, SE.B.
Concession.
Council has no objection to
a proposed zoning bylaw
amendment in the village of
Hensall.
The third and final bylaw on
the Stone municipal drain
was read and adopted.
Five phases
for PD events
Teachers' professional
development days may not be
popular with some parents;
however, others come to ap-
preciate their value when
they know what teachers do
on those days and why they do
it.
Ontario's Education
Ministry permits the board of
education to provide profes-
sional development days so
that teachers can update and
upgrade their skills and
knowledge.
PD days are work days
when teachers can interview
parents, evaluate school pro-
grams, attend workshops, or
observe resources at other
educational institutions.
Teachers in the 1980s must
constantly strive to keep up to
date and current in their sub-
ject specialties.
This year, the Middlesex
County Board of Education
professional development
program for its 700 teachers
has five phases. The first and
second took place on two days
in October when presenta-
tions were made relating to
the Board's aims and em
phases for the 1984-85 school
year. Topics included use of
computers in the classroom.
Crediton East
By MRS. STAN PRESZCATOR
Mr. and Mrs. Stan
Preszcator attended a benefit
dance Friday evening at
Brussels for Mr. and Mrs.
Paul McCallum and family of
RR 1 Walton. They lost their
home by fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jesney
celebrated their 55th wedding
anniversary on Sunday at
Crediton Community Centre.
Open house was held and 200
friends, neighbors and
relatives gathered to wish
them many more years.
The i)ucharme family
entertained with music
throughout the day. Then
their family took them out to
lleywoods restaurant for sup-
per with 21 attending.
guidance programs in grades
7 and 8, the under -achieving
student. staying human (car-
ing for mental health as well
as physical health), teaching
thoughtful self-direction, and
using new courses of study.
The third phase will take
place next spring when
teachers have a day to under-
take an individual activity
that meets a particular need.
Activities will include visiting
another school•in the county
or at a nearby Board. or
meeting with an individual or
group to discuss teaching a
certain subject or group of
subjects. The principal of
each school will be approving
the plans that his or her
teachers have for this day.
The fourth phase of the PD
program consists of 32
presentations the Board's
resource staff offers to prin-
cipals and teachers. These
range from identifying skills
for planning programs for in-
dividual students to develop-
ing materials for science unit
activity centres.
The fifth phase has a series
of presentations for ad-
ministrators, principals. vice -
principals. and resource
teachers. Topics include The
Principal and the Law,
Positive Approaches to
Motivating People. and
Leadership Management and
Str(v s
In addition to this five -
phase program. the Board
and the teachers' federations
will again sponsor a series of
Leadership Course evening
sessions for approximately 30
teachers. A second intensive
program concentrating on
system policies and cur-
riculum documents is also
planned.
Like their counterparts in
business and industry who
must work year-round to keep
up with changes in the
marketplace. today's
teachers must keep informed
and remain alert to the
changes taking place around
them. Their professional
development program is one
way they do this.
ICE KINGS ACTION - Shown deciding next shots in Friday's Ice Kings curling club
action are Marshall Dearing, Art Cann and Aub Farquhar. T -A photo
MI board to review accommodation
The Huron -Perth Roman
Catholic Separate School
Board is going to take a closer
look at its accommodation
review policy.
The school board, in the
past two years, has conducted
accommodation reviews in
Stratford and Ecole Ste.
Marie in St. Joseph.
At its November meeting,
the board called for a joint
meeting between its policy
bylaw; finance committee
and in board accommodation
review committee to look at
the policy. '
Areas to be looked at by
these two committees include
deciding to whom the com-
munity should speak to,
timelines, committee
representation and structure
as well as making policy for
reviewing schools that have
reviously been reviewed.
Seaforth trustee Gerald
Groothius questioned the
board's action in turning
down a recommendation to
close two Stratford schools.
"Why was everything put
into one motion?" asked Mr.
Groothius after board chair-
man Ron Murray commend-
ed the board for standing up
to the pressure at the Strat-
ford meeting.
"I don't know if anyone was
Development
on their own
There is a group of teachers
in Huron and Perth Counties
that for almost 10 years have
been working on their own
professional development.
They are the special educa-
tion teachers or those
teachers previously known as
the "opportunity class".
teachers. They meet several
times a year as the Huron and
Perth' chapter of the Council
for Exceptional Children.
The main purpose of the
council, explains chapter
spokesman Pat Jones of Up-
per Thames Elementary
School in Mitchell, is to help
keep special education
teachers. up to date in their
professional field.
However, Ms. Jones does
state that the CEC offerings
are for more than the special
education teachers.
They would like to see
others in the education field -
such as superintendents, prin-
cipals and regular classroom
teachers attending the. infor-
mation sessions. They would
also like to zero in on family
doctors.
Parents are also invited to
attend. Ms. Jones notes that
there is a parent group called
the Association for ChildreQ
of Learning Disabilities in
Stratford.
The Huron -Perth group has
been together since 1975 and
includes teachers from the
two public school systems as
well as teachers from the
Huron -Perth Catholic system.
Prior to '75, the individual
boards had their own
councils.
The teachers pay a
membership fee which most-
ly covers the cost of the
speaker to belong to the
organization.
"We need to keep inform-
ed," says Ms. Jones, noting
that the councl was original-
ly formed before PD days
existed.
She says it is now recogniz-
ed that regular classroom
teachers are dealing with a
wide range of children in their
classes and they need to know
how to deal with the ranges.
In a hypothetical situation.
a Grade 5 class could have
children ranging from Grade
3 to Grade 8 in intelligence.
On top of that, with the in-
troduction of special educa-
tion or Nil 82, a child with
special learning needs can be
in a regular classroom
"Teachers don't teach one
lesson," says Ms. Jones.
Currently a vice-principal,
she says teaching is now a
"different ball game" from
the time she started as a
classroom teacher.
"It's better, but harder than
when I started. It's much
more rewarding," she adds.
"But there are miles to go
yet"
The next council meeting is
scheduled for November 28 at
the Jester Arms in Stratford
The consulting psychologist
for both the Perth Board of
Education and the Huron -
Perth Separate School Board.
Dr. Charles Pierce of New
Hamburg, is the guest
speaker
A panel discussion on
special education will be the
thrust of the April 24 meeting
slated for the Little Inn at
Baytietd.
The final and annual
meeting of the school year
will see Huron superintendent
Paul Carroll as the guest
speaker at The Creamery
Restaurant in St. Marys.
For information on atten-
ding these meetings. call
Huron -Perth council presi
dent Mabel Nesbitt at 271-9740
or Carol Simon at 482-3496
in fever of closing one
school," said the chairman
noting however, that the com-
munity accommodation
review committee favored
closing one school.
',In terms of closing one
school, there was very little or
nothing to gain," said Mr.
Murray.
Mr. Groothius also ques-
tioned a break down in com-
munication and asked about
the board losing $500,000
because it did not close the
two Stratford schools.
The board chairman said
that amount would have come
from the provincial govern-
ment. As for the communica-
tion break down, Mr. Murray
placed that blame right back
Parkhill pee wees
tops in league
The Parkhill pee wees won
both their games this week to
remain at the top of their
league.
In Strathroy on Monday
evening, the Parkhill Kings
downed the Rangers 4-1. After
a scoreless first period, Eric
Bernard of Strathroy scored
the first goal near the end giv-
ing them the lead.
Kings defenceman, Darryl
Timmermans notched their
firstgoal with assistance
from Brad Page and Jeff Far-
rington. With the score tied,
Timmermans shot another
goal from the blue line, giving
Parkhill the go ahead.
Shannon Desjardine then
hit the net on a pass from
Timmermans, and Page
scored their fourth from
Jason Desjardine to end the
game, 4-1.
On Saturday the team
again travelled to Strathroy
to meet the Devils. It was a
back and forth game with five
penalties. Strathroy opened
the scoring in the first period,
then with 35 seconds left in the
period Shaun Glavin tied it
up. Trevor Vincent and Shan-
non D4sjardine assisted.
The second period was
scoreless, then Vincent notch-
ed one from Glavin and Billie
Jennison for the 2-1 lead. Brad
Page broke through the
Strathroy defence to make
the final score 3-1 for the
Kings. Devin Eagleson and
Timmermans each got an
assist on the final goal.
Parkhill meets Strathroy
again this Sunday at 5:00 ..m.
on Mr. Groothius.
"To say you didn't have
enough information is not niy
fault, it's yours," said Mr.
Murray.
The chairman said a lot of
work had been done on the
issue of consolidation of Strat-
ford schools. He said about a
year had been devoted to that
issue.
Director of Education Bill
Eckert said the board could
have spent two or three
meetings on the consolidation
question.
In other business, the board
agreed to request time to pre-
sent a brief to the provincial
planning and implementation
commission regarding full
funding for Catholic secon-
dary schools.
Beard chairman Murray
said the Huron -Perth
separate school board would
like to present its position to
the commission. He said if the
board is to accept non-
Catholics students in a high
school it may establish, the
school board should have ac-
cess to their parents' proper-
ty taxes.
Now, if a non-Catholic stu-
dent attends a Catholic
.school, the parents pay an an-
nual fee of $150 while their
education taxes are directed
to the public school board.
The commission will be
holding hearings in London on
January 17 and 18.
DISCUSSING CO-OP MATTERS — Former directors Jack Stewart and Don Bray talk
with a present director John Oke following the annual meetingof the Exeter and
district Co-operative, Friday. T -A photo
Set soybean annual date
Chathamkm*8en selected
as the location of the 1984 Soy-
bean Growers' Annual
Meeting. The program for
this year's annual should be of
interest to, soybean growers,
dealer representatives,
crusher representatives,
government officials and
their spouses.
Both the Ladies Program
and the General Speaker Pro-
gram will begin on Thursday,
December 6 at 1:00 p.m. at
the Wheels Inn, Chatham, and
will continue all day on Fri-
day, Dec. 7.
The Honourable Dennis
Timbrell will be guest
speaker for the noon luncheon
on December 7. Roy Maxwell,
C.B.C. agricultural commen-
tator from Toronto has
agreed to be our banquet
speaker on Friday evening,
December 7th.
On Thursday afternoon and
all day Friday we will hear
from a wide range of inform-
ed speakers on subjects of
current 'interest, namely: -
1. Marketing Soybeans and
Soybean Options - Mr. David
L. Scott, Professional Market
Researcher - well known
public speaker from Brad-
ford, ill.
2. International Banking
and Agriculture - Mr. Vince
Rossiter Sr., President of the
Bank of Hartington, Har-
tington, Nebraska - a very
capable and interesting
public speaker.
3. Changes in the Grain In-
dustry - Financial Protection
Program, Mr. John McMur-
chy, Exec. Director of the
Farm Products Marketing
Board, O.M.A.F.
- Grain Elevator Storage Act.
Mr. Jim Wheeler, Director of
Fruit and Vegetable inspec-
tion Branch, O.M.A.F.
- Soybean Producer's View-
point, Mr. Jim McKee
- Soybean Dealer's Viewpoint.
Mr. Alex Elliott
4. Ontario Research and
Variety Trials: Mr. Gary
Ablett, R.C. A.T., Mr. Robert
Forrest, C.C.A.T., Dr.
Richard Bussell, Harrow
Research Station, Dr. Wally
Beversdorf, O.A.G.
'BLOCK\\,
PA ReNT
BLOCK PARENTS
ARE ON
THE WATCH
5. Roasted Whole Soybeans
in Feed Rations, Mr. Larry
Griffith, Researcher for
Atlantic Co-op.
6. Opportunities in the Ex-
port Market - Mr. Michael
Loh. Market Development
O.M.A.F.
Tickets for the Friday noon
luncheon are $6.00 per person,
while tickets for the Friday
evening reception, banquet,
dance a're $12.50 per person.
Tickets are available from
directors and committeemen
of the Soya -Bean board as
well as from the board office
in Chatham. Plan to attend!
I'
CERAMIC DISPLAY -- Marg Drake is shown at her
ceramics booth at the weekend Lucan croft show and
sale. T -A photo
Worker request
deferred to later
A request to hire a full-time
maintenance worker for the
South Huron rec centre won't
be dealt with until Exeter
council appoints new commit-
tees at the commencement of
their next term in December.
The decision on the request
from the South f luron rec cen-
tre board of management will
be handled by the town's
employee relations commit-
tee and it is currently short-
handed due to the resignation
of Councillor Bill Rose.
Gaylen Josephson, another
member of that committee.
said he didn't think the deci-
sion should be made until the
new committee is named at
the next meeting.
When asked why a staff
member was required,
.Josephson told council that
the request corresponds to the
fact that Dave Atthill's term
under a government -funded
employment program ter-
minates at the end of this year
and the board is recommen-
ding that the position be con-
tinued due to increased use at
the facility.
Reeve Bill Mickle urged
that the scheduling of current
staff be fully cornidered with
a view to having only a part-
time position.
While admitting he was un-
sure of the situation at the rec
centre, he said he felt that a
full-time staff member was
possibly not required.
in another matter pertain-
ing to the rec board, council
directed that the user study
commenced last year be
continued.
The study had been re-
quested by Exeter council last
year as a means of determin-
ing the residency of those who
use the centre and as am-
munition in their appeal to
area townships to increase
their financial support for the
rec centre.
M their recent meeting, rec
centre board chairman John
Pym asked if the use study
and cost analysis was re-
quired again this year,
noting it is very time-
consuming for the staff and
therefore costly to the board.
"is it worth it?" Josephson
asked council this week in
seeking a decision on the
matter.
Most members suggested
the survey was valuable and
asked that it he continued
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