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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-08-27, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, August 27,1997 Regional wrap up Cornfest a success MITCHELL - With towns al- ways • looking for successful event ideas, Mitchell's Cornfest ',97 may he a modelto follow. The Mitchell Advocate reports the events went very well and as planned. Mitchell's Sherri Huns- bergen pocketed 510;000 in the elimination draw. Thirty-seven babies were featured during. the Kinettes' baby contest and Jack- ie .Delong defeated her -younger sister Cherie twice to win the la- dies arm wrestling title. Nearly - 700 dinners were served Friday with proceeds to the proposed renovations at the Mitchell Lions' Pool hath - house. The Casino Night was also a success, with most of the tables filled with eager gam- blers. . . The weekend also included a beach volleyball tournament. pancake hreakfast, soapbox der- by, car show, euchre tournament and a slow pitch tournament. A. is tradition. -400-dozen • cobs of -corn were consumed. • Seaforth balks at province's bid , SEAFORTH - Seaforth Coun- cil has said "no' again to a quo- tation from the Ministry , of Transportation for the winter maintenance $._Highway 8: the province's "connecting link." it became a:municipal responsibili- ty earlier this. year but the prov- ince. submitted a quote .10 tl)e town for the price of- sanding and plowing ' the road within Seaforth. -1._ in the, Expositor, Works Superintendent John For- rest commented the $3,000 fig- ure was still "way out of line" and Seaforth. working with Hu- ron • County Gould provide the service for less.• •The Tpwn of Seaforth regular- ly plows egularlyplows Highway 8 until 4 -p.m. during the winter and any addi- tional work after normal work- ing hours could be handled by contract. with Huron County to county standards. Swimmer gets' gold CLINTON - Kristy Cameron, 16, of Clinton has returned from a very successful trip to the Can- ada Summer Games in Brandon. Manitoba. Cameron won a gold in the 200 -meter breast stroke, a silver in the four by 100 -meter team relay; a bronze in the 200 -meter individual medley and a bronze in the 100 -meter breast stroke. The Clanton Net s-' ecor,re- pons Cameron had never com- peted at that level before and just wanted to have fun. She swims at the aquatic center in Vanastra. Petition seeks moratorium on hogs Leadership team for new school board recommended by Local Education Improvement Committee. • LONDON - The . Local ed in the new District Board - a Program (currently Superintendent Education Improvement ratio of one superintendent to every of Educational Support Services in .Committee (LEIC) for District 5.000 students. London) -School Board No. 11 announced The LEIC is recommending a _ • nine associate superintendents Monday the, leadership team it is team that _merges the knowledge of education be appointed to serve recommending for the new public and expertise of. the. four existing and supervise the schools directly; school board, effective January I. Boards. It is ateam that values stu- and to take on other system -wide 1998. The proposed team brings dents. staff. parents and ratepayers, responsibilities: Jim Einpringham, together the expertise and experi and it is committed to making a currently Oxford's Superintendent ence of the four existing boards positive difference. • of -Schools for ,Operations -and Staff - that will he merged: Elgin,. London. More specifically, the LEIC is Development; Innis Jenkins, now Middlesex and Oxford. recommending: . • Superintendent of Special The LEIC-is a group of nine -• six senior superintendents to. Education in Elgin; John -Mackey, trustees- from all four Boards, serve as an overall "cabinet" or • now Superintendent of Operations charged with the responsibility of -executive council, to assist the . in Middlesex; Catharine-. Murphy, coordinating the transition from the 'Director in overseeing the transi- currently Superintendent of four. separate public Boards into a lion', .as follows: Brian Greene, Curriculum in Oxford; Richard single District School Board No. "Superintendent of Business "Murray, now Superintendent of •11. The 1 FIC is an arm' of the Services and Treasurer (he now Program in Elgin; and Paul provincial F.ducation Improvement holds the same position at the. M•ennill, Rene Trahan, Gerry .Commission (FIC), and it reports London Board): Bill Bryce; ,Treble and • Al White, now directly iii the EIC.. • - • • Superintendent of Human Resource - Su'perintendents of Schools in "The team we are recommending Services (currently; Superintendent London. - - represents a-. great amount• of of Personnel in Middlesex); Sandra In addition, the LEie is recom- knowledge and experience in both Westaway, Superintendent of mending that four Comamunity the rural and urban areas,. which we Program Services (currently Education Centres beset up in the felt was important i f we are to con- Superintendent ' - of •• central,,east, west/and south areas tjnue to serve the needs of rural and Operations/Human 'Resources in of the new Board, whose bound- urban students and their communi Elgin):. '. Peter , Askey, .•aries will take in more than 7:000 ties effectively." said LEiC Co= Superintendent of Planning and square kilometres and 189 schools chairpersons Donna Mcllmoyle and Communications Services (current stretching, from Rodney to Parkhill, Heather Wice. "We felt -it was ly- Director .of Edutation''in and from Tavistock to_Tillsonburg important til recommend that team Ox ford); • Peter Gryseels,• and Port Burwell. ' as sri•on•as possible, so that it can Superintendent of Operations The recommendation for the build_ on the hard work. done thus Services (he now holds a compara- senior management team represents far in planning the transition. hle position in London); •and Ted 0 -eduction of three superinten- 'The L,EIC's recommendations Anderson. Superintendent of dents, or 14 percent, from the total will he sent to the pfovincial Transitional, Issues:(currently number -at all four boards in the :Education • improvement Director _ of Education in spring of 1997. This is in addition Commission, and later submitted to Middlesex,, ,Anderson- also would to a downsizing ing superintendents the District Board for its ratifica be responsible for supervising the . " of more than 20 percent,. which• had tion.West Family of Schools, grouping - already taken place. at- the'four John 1_aughliri, currently coordi- in the new Board) ' - ' hoards in the preceding•three years. nator of the. LEiC and Director of ' ' • three,associate superintendents All of the recommendations Education for the London Board, is he appointed: Tcake Veensrra, regarding the senior administrative being recommended to .serve as . Business (currently Superintendent positions, the individuals who Director of Education. for the new, of Business Affairs and Treasurer would fill them and the,estahlish Board, effective January 1', 1998. in Elgin); Linda Peck. Human ment of four community education iCs also proposed that he, work Resources •(currentlycentres were supported unanimous - with a team of +i8 superintendents • Superintendent of Human Resource ly by the trustees on.the LEICsaid to serve the 90,000 students expect- Services in London) Don Varnell, Mcllmoyle add Wice. �.._.f- Zurich music instructor Kim Redick is pictured with two singing students, Monique and Stephanie Gelinas, who will be returning to lessons after Kim spent 'the past year in Korea. Redick will be holding an open house at her new studio on Sept. 3. New music studio• to open GODERICH - According to the Goderich Signal -Star, a peti- tion is circulating in Ashfield Township that will ask the coun- cil to impose a one-year mora- torium on the expansion of hog operations. The petition seeks a moratori- um on all building permits that bring an expansion of an exist- ing operation, or the building of a new operation beyond 100 livestock units. The petition is being cirucu- lated by PROTECT, a group of citizens concerned with the int - pact of intensive livestock oper- ations on the well being of the community as a whole. By Heather Mir T -A Reporter ZURICH - Having just returned from a year's stay in South Korean teaching English and music. Kim. 'Redick is planning an open house for her new music school on ,Sept. 3. Redick's latest . venture. the opening of a music studio at 35 Main St. in Zurich where she will teach singing and piano, is only the beginning for this talented gradu- ate. Redick taught music before leav- ing for Korea and also volunteered at the local public school and nurs- ing home. She is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University in Wa- •terloo where she studied piano and voice culminating in a five-year Bachelor of Music degree. She de- cided to return to her hometown of Zurich, after getting the travel bug out of her system for a while. mainly because of her love of the students. "I really wanted to stay in Zurich because of the kids," she said. Lessons are tailored to the stu- dents' needs and Redick is qual- ified to instruct in both the Royal and Western music conservatories. She also teaches theory for both singing and piano students who range in age from five -years to adults. With an . emphasis on per- formance, Redick finds music and especially singing is a great tool to develop self confidence,; - "Singing is more about con- fidence building." she says. adding, students range from theatre -bound children to adults using piano les- sons for stress relief. The open house will provide stu- dents and parents with an op- portunity to "meet the teacher" and get a feel for the program Redick offers. The studio will be "Our main focus throughout all of . hest be- accomplished. The work our discussions over the spring and • groups will begin bringing their rec' summer has been on doing 'what is • •ommendations to the LEIC for its best for the students." said Wice. consideration and approval. -. "From the beginning, our intent has "This,. reallyis a monumental__ _. been to make this 'transition .as task, considering the fact that the ' • seamless as possible, with minimal, District School Board No. 11 will -. if any, effect on the classroom. We be the largest -employer in south, felt it was important to get a senior western Ontario," Laughlin added. ' administrative team in place to help "There Will be about 7.000 employ - ensure the changes are made as effi- ees in close to -200 locations across ciently and effectively as possible. 7,000 square kilometres: In midi - This truly is a regional plan, with tion, about 150 policies will have to regional representation from •all four be married together for the sake of , existing boards on the senior man- providing the best quality education . agement team." to 90,000 students: This is a'daunt- Mcllmoyle agreed the recommen- ing task facing us, but with the qual- dation for four community educa-• ity and dedication of staff and the - tion centres "was based on the need ongoing commitment -of the corn-. . to serve students and meet their munity, we will do it, and' we will . unique needs in the -best way possi- do it with the best interests of stu- •ble; by remaining as close to their dents in mind." . communities;as.possible.-While. we Laughlin said his focus as have not yet identified where those Director of Education for the. four community education centres District Board ''would build on the should be. we do know that we want - vision of education i have always . families of schools to be the focal held, and that is: maintaining.our point..We want to continue the tra- focus onstudents. who are the rea- dition of 'closecommunity involve- son for our collective existence. and ment. because.we honestly believe ° remembering_ our ability to listen. that's the way to go." value and assimilate conflicting As. the .currentcoordinator of the views. as this is essential for our LEIC and recommended incoming success. We also must continue to Director of. Education for the new believe in the concept of one team. Board, Laughlin said work groups "i am confidentthat, together. we of senior staff from all four existing can find a way to bring four organi -- - ' Boards "have'been -working dili- zations together •and continue to - gently over the summer to identify reflect.. represent and meet the needs critical issues and formulate recom- of students in all areas of the new - mendations as to'how this huge task district.. whether rural ,or urban,"' of, merging day-to-day operations of Laughlin added. - four organiiationsinto one could Book -signing in Exeter er Continued from front page Brown describes relied not-onlyon ' keep pretty quiet about interesting the tavern trade but -on people vis - stories like that- here. -.it's -sad -be- iting a general store to pick up cause' it's a "real " part of our her- mail. 'When some , communities , itage. •voted -to -go -'dry" the -taverns closed Also -of interest to local readers and the tiny communities eventual- - are the histories of crossroad coin- ly disappeared. -Mail- delivery; niunities such as Rogerville; Mo- competition of the factory; system- ray: Khva, Lumley.and.Spidertown and the advent of the' railroad also as tecounted'in Vanished Villages, helped mark the end of an era for . . Many of the crossroad towns these small hamlets. THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION School Opening and Bus Routes SCHOOL YEAR 19971998 Middlesex County Public Elementary and Secondary schools openon Tuesday; September 2, 1.997 on the same timeschedules as last- _ year. (Parents of new students should consult neighboring bus students for times.) Route changes have been tirade at the following school: - • . Medway High School - Routes 11112;113, #14,117 These routes will be published in the London Pennysaver All other bus routes will remain the same, however, some adjustments to bus routes maybe necessary after the start of the school year. Questions regarding transportation matters should be directed to Mr. Keith -Grigg Supet•visor of Transportation at 471-3510. Donna M. Mcllmoyle E.D. Anderson 1� Chair Director of Education equipped with two rooms and 'a new grand piano as well as electric keyboard for travelling to per- • formances'in the community. Redick is not only a, talented mu- sician but has -studied dance and as a child took part in several per- formances- at the Huron Country Playhouse. in addition to running the music studio and continuing to volunteer in the community. Re- dick is considering teaching ball- room dancing. NOTICE • PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS 1997 VILLAGE OF LUCAN Notice is hereby given that on September 2nd, 1997 I will make. • available for examination at the Municipal Office, 161 Main ' Street and the Lucan Community Memorial Centre, 263 Main Street the list of those persons eligible to vote in the Village of Lucan for the 1997 municipal election. It shall be noted that such lists may only be used for election purposes. All persons are hereby called upon to take immediate proceedings to have any errors or omissions corrected according to law. Any revisions required will be received at the Municipal Office, 161 Main Street from September 2nd, 1997 to November 10th. 1997 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Gated this 27th day of August, 1997 R.J. Reymer AMCT Returning Officer, Village of Lucan TOWN OF EXETER Class Environmental Assessment - -Thames•Road Storm Sewer ----Public-COMMeit Invited The. Town of Exeter is planning to .extend the storm sewer collection system along Thames Road East (Hwy. 83) from approximatelyRosemount Avenue east to the Town east limits. The sewer will be installed in an easement along the north side of the road and will connect to the existing storm sewer system at Rosemount Avenue. This will provide for improved drainage for properties along the north side of Thames Road. • This project is being planned •under Schedule B of the Class Environmental Assessment for Municipal Water and Wastewater Projects, June 1993. Schedule B projects are approved subject to a screening process that involves consultation with the public, affected property owners and government review agencies. The need • for easements on private lands requires the Class EA screening process. The easements- are being negotiated with the affected property owners. Public input and comment are invited for incorporation into the planning and design of the project and will be received until September 5, 1997. Subject to comments received and receipt of necessary approvals, the Town intends to proceed with the planning, design and construction of the project to be completed Olt year, • For further information on this project, please contact: • B.M. ROSS AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED Consulting Engineers 62 North Street, Goderich, Ont. • N7A 2T4 • Attention: Mr. Matt Pearson Environmental Planner Phone: (519) 524-2341 (call collect) Fax: (519) 5244403 �T`ls notice issued August 20, 1997.