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No. 39 / f,u, , FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS
MB will decide
Following a meeting
between the councils of
Hensall and lay township
only one major objection
remains to the village's
proposed annexation of 200
acres of township land.
At the request of the
village which sought the
joint meeting, Hay passed a
resolution, Wednesday
which stated it was in favour
of the annexation of 100
acres of land immediately to
the south of the village and
100 acres to the north of the
community..._._
Roman Dzuz of the Huron
• county panning department
said the major issue which
remains to be resolved is the
.Y.• refusal by the Duron county
board of education to tem-
porarily bus students who
reside along Highway 4 south
of Hensall in the proposed
annexed area.
If the annexation is ap-
proved by the Ontario
Municipal Board the
developer of a proposed
subdivision has agreed to
install sidewalks in the first
phase of the development.
Residents along the high-
way south of the village have
expressed concern about the
safety of children who would
be forced to walk along the
highway - to Hensall Public
School.
Hay deputy -reeve
oyd
-- Mousseau and Hensall reeve
Harold Knight said that this
was a very ' legitimate
complaint.
-Both Dzuz and Knight
said that Hensall was not
requiring a change in board
policy but were only seeking
a move which would be.
temporary.
According to officials of
the ministry of in-
tergovernmental affairs it
appears that the local board
is being very unreasonable,
Dzuz said that boards
across the province have
Fact finder
appointed
Malcolm A. Stockton has
been appointed as fact finder
by the Education Relations
Commission in the contract
negotiations between the
secondary school teachers
and the trustees of the Huron
County Board of Education.
As a fact finder, Mr.
Stockton will meet with the
parties and make a report
stating which matters have
been agreed to and which
matters remain in dispute.
The report may also con-
tain recommendations for
settlement.
A graduate of Osgoode
Hall Law School in 1973, Mr.
Stockton taught secondary
school for two years after
graduation from Queen's
University (B. A.) in 1968.
Mr. Stockton has an exten-
sive background in teacher -
board relations. Since 1977,
he has had 16 fact finding ap-
pointments. His most recent
appointments were: Haldi-
mand (secondary), Lambton
(secondary), and Brant
R.C.S.S.
This appointment is made
under Section 15 of The
School )#bards and Teachers
Collective Negotiations Act,
1975.
made exceptions in similar,:;
instances.
After some discussion it
was decided by the councils
to ask local education -trustee
Herb Turkheim to set up a
meeting between the board
and the muncipalities.
In 1979 the board of
education turned down a
request for the temporary
busing of students in the
proposed annexed area.
The advantage to making
another approach to local
education officals according
to Dzuz is that "they might
change their minds" and it
would show to the OMB that
the municipality has "bent
over backwards" to satisfy
the objectors.
According to Hensall
clerk -treasurer Betty Oke
there are about four other
objections of a minor nature
which will be sent to the
OMB.
At a council meeting in
December of last year the
village told residents in the
area south of the community
that their taxes might in-
crease slightly, that they
would not be forced to hook
up to the water and sewer
systems and rural mail
service would be main-
tained.
�'f3zuz stated a hearing by
the OMB m;ght be called in
January of next year.
After ---Hay council had
departed. Hensall council
posed a 'bylaw which
repealed an annexation
bylaw passed in 1979. A new
annexation bylaw was then
passed.
NAME IPS COUNCIL — The 1980-81 student council of Zurich Public School is all set to go. From left to right are vice-
president Sonya Kuepfer, class rep Kathy Merner, president Dennis Schroeder, treasurer D'Arcy Martin and class rep Steven_.
Consitt., Missing were secretary Sharon Thiel and class rep Martha Klapp. Staff photo
�y.
Will 'work
in Kansas
A former resident of
Zurich has accepted a
position with the Mennonite
Voluntary service as a child-
care worker in -Hutchinson,
Kansas.
Maura Gascho, daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. Allan Gascho
Mauro Gascho
of Zurich will be in the
Kansas community for two
years.
Before assuming her
position Ms. Gascho took
part in a five day orientation
at Murdock, Kansas.
The Mennonite Voluntary
Service is a branch of the
Mennonite Church's com-
mission on home ministries.
Ms. Guscho graduated this
year with a degree in
psychology from York
University, Toronto and also
holds a diploma in recreation
from Confederation' College,
Thunder Bay. She is a
graduate of South Huron
District High School, Exeter.,
oard approves increases
A 1980-81 contract that
gives teachers an 8.7 per
cent salary increase was
ratified by the Huron -Perth
County Catholic school board
and its 155 teachers Wed-
nesday.
Terms 'of settlement give
the teachers an annual in-
crease of 8.7 percent. With
annual experience in-
crements and responsibility
allowances, increased cost to
the board will be 10.3 percent
for a total of $3,000,535. The
annual average salaries
improve from $20,631 to
$22,745 for the contract year,
1980-81.
The new salary grid
ranges from $12,325 for level.
MVP'S — The most valuable player and the most valuable pitcher in the B divisio% of the
Zurich rec fastball 'tournament held Saturday went to Fred Burton of the Seaforth Villagers
and Barry Overholt of the Zurich Pontiacs. Presenting the winners with their trophies was rec
loop rep Kevin McKinnon. Staff photo
Over 70 percent of white
beans off, crop good
Providing that we have a
comparatively dry fall this
could be one of the better
years for growers of the
white bean, according to two
agricultural officials.
Both local agriculture
representative. Don Pullen
and Charles Broadwell of the
Ontario Bean Producers
Marketing Board said the
outlook for the white bean is
excellent.
In Huron Pullen said that
between 70 and 80 percent of
the white bean crop is off the
field with yields of anywhere
between 15 and 40 bushels
per acre reported. In the
Zurich area yields of bet-
ween 20 and 25 bushels ap-
pear to be the norm.
A major concern is the
effect that Tuesday's rain
will have on the bean harvest
with Broadwell saying
rainfall of between two in-
ches and an inch had been
reported in south-western
Ontario, where a majority of
the white bean crop is grown.
As of Monday 938,000 bags
were reported in elevators
out of a total crop yield of
around 1,300,000 bags.
The quality of the beans
which have been harvested is
excellent but that the major
concern is the harvesting of
the remainder of the crop.
Bean acreage is up 18
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D teachers -with no ex-
perience to $31,465 for
teachers having attained
level A4 and 12 years ex-
perience. .
The school board and
teachers had been
negotiating since late
January and reached a
tentative agreement
Thursday. Teachers ratified
the contract
Trustee David O'Reilly,
Stratford, was chief
negotiator for -the board and
Ed Cappelli, Stratford, for
the teachers.
Board chairman- Ronald
Marcy. •..commended the
committee for the excellent
job and for the manner in
which Trustee O'Reilly
presented the schedule to the
board. This presentation was
made in committee -of -the -
whole with only a brief
discussion following it.
A recorded vote was called
by trustee Arthur Haid of
Listowel and there were
three voters who indicated -
their opposition to the set-
tlement as presented by the
chairtnan--Trustees Ronald
Murray, Dublin, John
O'Leary, Staffa and Tim
McDonnell, Gadshill.
Monday night, the board
granted increases to its ad-
ministrative staff.
Director of education
William Eckert gets a $3,500
raise over 17 months,
pushing his salary to $46,500.
Superintendent of education
John McCauley goes up $3,-
000 to $41,000 over one year.
Superintendent of business
and finance John Lane goes
up $4,000 over 17 months to
$35,200.
THE WINNERS AND THEIR SPOILS -- The Pontiacs upheld the honour of the Zurich mens'
rec fastball league with their victory over Seaforth in the B division final of the rec
fastball tourney which concluded Saturday. Presenting captains Doug O'Brien and Percy
Bedard with the championship trophy was Don Beauchamp. Staff photo
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