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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1995-06-14, Page 3IN T 1-1 F NF W��. Times -Advocate, June 14,1995 Page3 Lucan Heritage group plans festival • LUCAN - Mike Anderson pf the Lucan Heritage committee attended the June 6 meeting of council ,to report on steps taken by his group and plans they have for the future. • The committee has established a Heritage Museum in the former Ford building just north of Wraith's Family Hardware on Main street.. It will be Open each Saturday in June from I to 5 p.m. While officials would like to get some Donnelly artifacts, Anderson said, "We want Lucan and Biddulph to be identified as a vibrant commu- nity, being more to this area than the Donnelly history. Our mission state- ment is to celebrate and promote the heritage of Lucan." A Heritage Festival is planned for August 12 of this year. Anderson added, " We have scaled this event back to one day from two, The toll booth idea for both entrances to the village on Highway 4 has been "shot down" by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario Anderson continued, "We are a fledgling group without any money. We are getting donations from the Lucan Legion and Lions club and two indi- viduals. We have a few fundraisers in mind, but they are just ideas. At the same time we are going to need a building site. The former Central Hotel site would be ideal. As a tourist attraction the museum should be on Main street." He added, " Twinning the museum with a new library as a project is a possibility. These two could live together quite well under one roof." Councillor Rosemary Gahlionger-Beaune suggested a feasibility study saying, "You need to come up with costs." To this Anderson replied, "We don't want to balloon costs because of engineers and architects. We don't want to involve professionals." Two weeks earlier, council had given their approval in principle to the Heritage group placing toll booths at beth village main entrances to gain funds by stopping motorists. A communique regarding this subject from MTO said in part, "MTO has received several requests from different municipalities involving con- necting links to raise money via a toll booth. We do not feel it is in the best interest of the public to utilize portions of a through highway for this purpose. Some people feel it is unfair to be subjected to what they consid- er to be an inconvenience and infringement of the normal use of the road." Anderson said, "We still think it is a good idea to stop cars in a smiling manner fora ood cause, but the toll booth idea is being delayed. We don't want to do anything that will result in negative reaction." One fundraising idea is to update the book , "The Luck Of Lucan" to 1995. Anderson indicated his committee was planning to develop a pro- gram of horse-drawn and walking tours of the village later this summer. The Heritage official said a number of events had already been finalized for the August 12 Heritage Festival. They would include a parade at noon on Saturday, static displays of different cultures, pioneer crafts and possi- bly a big band for a parking lot dance." Council had learned earlier that a recruiting van from the Canadian Armed Forces would be willing to attend the August 12. celebrations. The Heritage committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7.30 p.m. in the Leprechaun Hall at the Lucan Community Centre and new members are more than welcome. More curb cuts Councillor Rob Brady who has been lobbying for curb cuts to improve accessability for the handicapped indicated this work should be done on William and George streets. Expenditures for curb cuts in the 1995 budget have been increased to $9,000. Could go worldwide Clerk Ron Reymer reported that he had been approached about the vil- lage joining a a Worldwide computer network. He said there would be no money or staff time involved, just provide information in electronic form. To this councillor Brady said, "That's an interesting concept. It would be a wonderful way to get Lucan publicized around the world." B.A. to assist The Lucan Business Association has agreed to take over the project of the village's flower planters and will also be asked to consider sponsoring a village wide garage sale. To discuss user pay Council has been considering a user pay system for garbage collection for several months. A meeting has been called for June 27 at 7.30 p.m. at the Leprechaun Hall at the arena to allow input from the public. Huron students perform well CLINTON - The latest results are in and Huron Public Education stu- dents have managed to improve on their excellent results from the 1993-94 provincial reading and writing tests. During the 1994-95 school year over 800 Huron County Board of Education Grade nine students - ticipated in the second pr ince- wide reading and writing test. The results are that 97 percent of stu- dents in Huron Public Schools scored at or above the expected lev- el of student performance, level three, in reading while 98 percent scored at or above the expected lev- el in writing. The results in 1993- 94 were 94 percent and 95 percent respectively. Corresponding pro- vincial results will not be known until the fall. The grade nine reading and writ- ing test was designed to measure student performance in several are- as of reading, writing and problem - solving. Students responded to reading -related questions and sub- mitted work in writing portfolios. The standards were based on The Common Curriculum, grades 1-9. The provincial grade nine test is unlike the traditional multiple- choice, standardized test. The grade nine test used a variety of methods - measuring the level of individual student performance against pro- vincial standards. The tests were marked by trained teachers using a six -point scale. The scoring levels are described as follows: Level six - superior perfor- mance, Level five - proficient per- formance, Level four - competent ce, Level three - ade- uate performance, Level two - limit d performance, vel one - dependent performanc Levels three, four and five are nsidered to be in the expected range of stu- dent performance. Levels one and two are below the expected level. Level six is beyond what would normally be expected of a grade nine student. The Huron County Board of Edu- cation is pleased to share informa- tion with the public about learning programs and measurement strate- gies. The Board is continually seek- ing ways to strengthen learning programs. The provincial testing program is only one way in which the board assesses how students are doing. Other methods of assess- ment include teacher -designed classroom tests and quizzes, teach- er observation and judgement about students' performance based on their daily classroom work and meetings with students. The Board is committed to using the test results to identify ways in which its education program can be strengthened. The Board's staff will once again analyze the test re- sults and develop an action plan to make improvements where neces- sary. Students and teachers will use individual test results to help strengthen each student's skills and performance. The current grade nine results confirm once again that Huron Pub- lic Education students are receiving a sound education. Chemicals wash up on shore GODERICH - Three dangerous containers have washed up on the shores of Amberley Beach area, re- port Goderich OPP. The containers are Marine Loca- tion Markers. They are dropped from an airplane to mark a position on the water surface. 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