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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-10-15, Page 26II Page 26 Times -Advocate, October 15, 1997 4 'TY What are you thankful for. this ivies gr. - 41c ` ,, �. eY li j;. t, 4 s t t t 1 Mil,,% ‘4.4,ka). i, ,. ' ". ,' . .y,.,. 'ti~ `Y; rte` ; FJ. 44, wit ... .•. Michele Adair, Corbett "My family. That would cover every- thing." t. .Thanksg Rachel Harvey, 8, London "My best friend Kristen that lives very far away from me (in Komo- " Lou Hyde, . Henson "it's a time of the year for family. Even my sister's ter's fly - m ing home fro• Florida to be with her fami- ly. " John Thomson, Exeter "Family and • friends." . Liam Brennan, Exeter "I don't even know where to start." Jenny MacDonald, Exeter "I'm thankful that my fami- ly's in good health." it Teresa Foster, Huron Park "I'm thankful for my happi- ness and life in general." % Brad Harvey, 10, London "All the food that we eat like turkey and . coming here (to Grand Bend where grandparents' Claude and Rita Harvey live). We love Grand Bend. Lent. Vermeulen, Grand Bend "Having my family togeth- er because everyone's gone away to school. " Hot race during election for a Lucan Council seat By iraig Bradford I T -A Reporter -LUCAN _ Landing a seat on Lu - can council' won't he a cakewalk -for anyone (hiring municipal 'elm,' tions on Nov. 10. • Tberc's a race for each of the five . 'spots on council.-Fotireeve, Lucan lavtiprelr Robert Benner is up against -tincumbent Rob Brady,1a real estate a8ent t and bus driver serving his . set.•ond.tcrml oni.cliuncil.!.- irlc,umbcnt 1Depuly Reeve Harry _ .I Wraith, owner of Wraith Family Pro hardware and. a long-time councillor, (hal• tWo challengers for his _ post: incumbent councillor •RosemaryI. Gahlinger-Beaune; a hommunity development consultant and ' freelance writer, -and Lucan ,businessperson, Dave Pike.. 1 • There are five candidates seeking three councillor !seats: incumbents Martin •Chittenden and Reg Craw- ford tare I joined by''Londdn high . school teacher' Perry Caskanettp, . r :University, alf - V./cistern Ontario building suliervisdr Glenn Silver and Mary Lynn -Hetherington. Benner, Brady, wraith, Caskan- - 1 ette.1 Chittenden and Crawford all submitted their nomination papers well hefore the Oct: 10 deadline . and have been featured in the TrA.1 — Silver -42 is-ihe-develupmesirco= ordinator for Ontario Minor Hock- cy and past president of Lucan` Mi- ' nor Hockey. He used to .be a volun- i . teer firelfighter in Arva .(where he i once. lived) and in Lucan.) He has never run for offrcc11before butlbe- Ieeves-council should look• for more - I 1. Guard returns 1 II By'Kate Monk . T -A Reporter 1 'ZURICH - At its Thursday night meeting, Zurich Council received letters from the princilpals of the village's schools and the .chair of .. the Zurich Public School advisory council. The letters expressed con- cern about the loss of the village . crossing guard on County Road 84.• The crossing guard service had been in place until the end of the school year. The cost was $1,400 • per year and paid for by the Village of-Zuriyh. Councillor. Barb Jeffrey said the children she observed crossing the .highway in her neighborhood were -very cautious.. However. Councillor Nick Littlechild said students) he observed crossing at lunch time were not cautious. Mary Haggitt, a secretary at Zu- I rich ; Public School challenged council's stand.. "Kids arc the most iniport,lnt thing." she said. d In his letter to council, St. Bon- ttice School principal Laurie Kraft - check Said "This is a busy, major east -west highway and the volume of traffic at times is quite high. These times correspond to the high . usage times for the children. I be- lieve that the removal -of the cross- ing guard has created a situation where the potential for a serious ac- cident has been increased. Zurich Public School principal Debra Gill has two concerns about using senior students as crossing guards: a. A child cannot safely • cross children at #84; and b. The principal is liable for the students in such a position and they are too far. away and out of sight for her to feel comfortable. Gill said that a recent survey found between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on a Friday on Cty. Rd: 84, there were 181 cars, 51 vans, 59 pickup trucks and 45 transport trucks. Council passed a motion that the crossing guard would be re -instated and the village would possibly work at cost-sharing. On Friday, Zurich clerk -treasurer Sharon Baker contacted former crossing guard Helen Gingerich who was scheduled to be on duty yesterday morning. • input from taxpayers before Mak- ing decisions. . I want. td see if we can provide services without costing the tax- payer anymore," SilVer said. Silver, originally from Nova Sco-' tia, has lived in Lucan for 12 years. -He is married to Janice and has three children: _Robbie, 17; Tyler, 14, and Jeff, -10. PilCdt 58, is originally from Lon- don, England. and has lived in Lu - can for 22 years: He is married to Yvonne. has one grown son and two grandchildren. "I think it's time for new faces on council and some new ideas,". Pike said. "I'm interested in where my tax dollars are going. Pike feels too many council deck sions are made behind 'closed) doors. r "I think it's time councils" were 'honest with the ratepayers," he said. 1 Pike voluhteers with palliative care, the Alzheimer Society, Meals on Wheels, Scouts and Lucan Mi- nor Soccer. Gahlinger-Beaune said her seek- ing the more senior deputy reeve post is "a logical decision." She said most of Lucan's infra- structure concerns habe been dealt - with. "Now we're going into the tough part of communitjf development," Gahlinger-Beaune said. "I have the ; most experience on council , on that." - Gahlinger-Beaune is married to Ken and has -one, son, Calen. 6. She volunteers on various Lucan com- munity groups including the - Friends of the Library: ' The Lucan and Area - Business Association all -candidates meeting is on Oct. 23, 7 p.m. -9. The free event is moderated by Pat VanGe- leuken and is Open to anyone inter - 1 ested. • ' • in liddulph Township, incpm- bents Reeve Earl French hal; no ._competition and will be acclaimed). 'Incumbent Councillor Paul Vallis. Will be acclaimed as deputy reeve. - Both are farmers. Six people are running for three councillor spots: post office worker Doug Anderson (a Granton Police Village -trustee), golf cburse opera- tor Bill Fox, Exeter State Farm In- surance's George Marr, Fanshawe_ College part-time instructor John e. 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