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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-03-27, Page 11COMMUNITY Tines -Advocate, March 27, 1996 amogemuungsogolur Minor accident The driver of a car suffered minor injuries in an accident Involving a tractor trailer last Wednesday morning just south of Exeter on Highway 4. Catholic Board teachers layoff Contrary to some media reports the Board will not be cutting staff by 20 per cent MIDDLESEX- On March 12, the London and Middlesex Roman Catholic School Board announced that redundancy notices had been issued to 98 teachers to be effec- tive August 31. The issuing of these notices was not related to the current budgetary challenges being faced by the Board. The notices were a result of staffing require- ments identified in the 1996 Pre- liminary Expenditure Estimates and considered the number of re- turning staff who had been on leaves of absence, long term disa- bilities, sick leaves and other ap- proved leaves. At its regular Board meeting March 25, the Catholic Board ap- proved issuing layoff notices to an- other 97 teaching. staff. Thirty- seven of these notices are not relat- c mires& challenges •1,. hg the wffot'number of staf –r 16rntgg from leaves of absence, long term disabilities, sick leaves and other approved leaves and en- fulment figures for September 1996. The total in this phase of the layoff notices is 135, but the board will not be cutting these positions, instead could be filling the posi- tions with staff scheduled for re- turn from the various leave op- tions. The remaining 60 of the 195 no- tices are being issued as a result of the potential revenue shortfalls facing the board because of Provin- cial Funding cutbacks. When final revenues from the Ministry of Edu- cation and Training are known, the Board of Trustees will consider a number of options for saving dol- lars. Some of these options include consideration of the future of Jun- ior Kindergarten and the continua- tion of French as a Second Lan- guage education in Grades 1-3. Once all the calculations have been made and decisions on programs fi- nalized, a more exact determination of staff requirements will be ren- dered. The Board must issue these no- tices prior to April 1 pursuant to the terms of the Collective Agree- ment in place with its teachers, who are members of OECTA (On- tario English Catholic Teachers' qP)y ' .': r; AFRO (Associa-. ,.,. et des Ensejig; 'nantes Franco-Oi'tariens). In issu- ing the redundancy notices the Board considered the worst case scenario and is notifying the maxi- mum number of teachers that po- tentially could be affected by changes. The exact number of teachers who will be recalled cannot be de- termined until it is clear how many current teachers will retire and how many staff currently on approved leaves and scheduled to return Sep- tember I, will actually return. This area affects 135 of the 195 teaching staff issued or to be issued notices. The other 60 positions must await the final approval of the 1996 bud- get before determination can he made on how many will he re- called. t Page 11 Grand Bend U.C. to host Easter Ecumenical GRAND BEND - Grand Bend United Church Women met Thurs- day afternoon March 14 in the Sun- day School rooms. President Eve- lyn Johnson welcomed all and read a poem "Little signs of spring." Vera Rempel gave opening wor- ship by having the members do a contest on "The most mentioned women in the Bible". Scripture was read from James 5. Hymns "Jesus Shall Reign" and "In Christ there is no east or west" were sung, accom- panied by Irene Kennedy at the pia- no. Rempel read a story on Women of Faith. Ina Flewelling had a program on Christian development using the theme "It's a small world after all." She told the group how Christianity is growing in many countries such as Africa, China, Asia, Pacific, Car- ribbean, Chili and in Canada in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Johnson conducted the business. The roll call was answered by 18 members naming a new church of- ficial. Johnson, Elda Adams and Bertie }Keyes attended the Huron Presby- tery meeting at Clinton United :Church on February 12. Announcements were made that Grand Bend United would host the Easter Ecumenical on April 9. Thankoffering Sunday will be June 2. Grand Bend U.C.W. will hold the Bluewater Rest Home birthday party on May 7. "Happy Birthday" was sung for Lola Jackson and she was given a plant. 1-800-263-0626 THEDFORD - NEED SERVICE? - NEED PROGRAMMING? The Home of Country Kable Vow Crimes of the week Theft of wire The Ontario Hydro yard in Vanastra was broken into on March 10 or 11 , 1996. Once inside the fenced in yard the thieves stole a quanti- ty of copper wire and a Husqvarna chain saw with 16" bar. It appears there was at least two people involved in the theft. Break, enter and theft On Sunday March 10, 1996 there were several break and enters in Goderich on Suncoast Drive. McGee Automotive,'Huronia Welding, Quick Copy, McCann Electric, and Fisher Glass. Murphy's Landing on Bayfield Road and the Goderich Arena were also broken into. There was some cash stolen from several of the businesses and also damage was done when the culprits were inside the buildings. Break and enter There was a break, enter, and theft at Concession 4 Ashfield Town- ship. Between March 8 and 11, 1996 crooks entered the Dungannon Grain and Feed Mill and removed a Lincoln model 225 amp welder, drill press and assorted wrenches. If you have information about these or any other crimes, call Crime Stoppers of Huron County, 1-800-265-1777 and you could receive a reward of up to $1,000.00. Remember, crime doesn't pay, Crime Stoppers does. Suspects scared away by resident GRANTON - According to Lu - can OPP, suspects were frightened away by the upstairs resident dur- ing a break and enter at Granton Pood & Video Store on March 22 at approximately 2:16 a.m. The front window of the store was smashed. In a separate incident on March 25, Lucan OPP report a quantity of lottery tickets were stolen from the Denfield Variety Store. 1e ' Exeter Public Cemetery` Flower Bed Rates effective April 1, 1996 Annual flower bed New beds $128.40, Existing beds $74.90 New 10 -year Flower Bed at the end of 10 -year period flower bed will be sodded unless another purchase is made. $588.50 eetoetual Flower Bed $1,070.00 "ser fees are assessed and subject to change each year. The goal is to match user fees to service delivery cost without taxation dollars. f. Laura Flewelling closed with prayer. Betty Haist and Keyes served raw fruit and juice for lunch. Golden Agers At the Grand Bend Golden Agers euchre at the Legion Hall on March 13 there were 10 tables in play. Winners were: Ladies high - Doris Eagleson; Ladies low - Aileen gay - elle; Ladies most lone hands - Ha- zel Norton; Mens high - Michael MacDonald; Mens low - Gordon Coulter; Men's most lone hands - a . lie between Clayton Lovic, Dave Wilson, Harold Finkbciner and Hugh Morenz. The next euchre will he held March 27. United Church service At the March 24, Fifth Lenten Sunday at Grand Bend United Church, Rev. Putman's sermon top- ic was "Come out and play" with scriptures from Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11: 1-45, read by Lucy Sage. The children's hymn was "God, you meet us". The choir's choral offering was "The Lord is my Shepherd." Special music was a solo by Joan Spencer "For the mountains shall depart" (Elijah) (Mendelssohn) sung during the offering collection. The Easter Ecumenical, service will be held at Grand Bend United Church on April 9 at 8:00 p.m. Cancer can be beaten. Please give generously. • ZZZZZZxxxxxxXXZZZZxx9 (Brandt er8 9lalr 1 ,, WOOD 11 25 Victoria St. 1141 Crediton 14 1234-6322 11 4 t; Zai 0 off`; E1 all cuts 11 ��ZZXZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ�. 111111111111)11111111111y11MMM M111111111111r11111111111111111111111111111111111111111X11111111111111 yyrrrrR 11 Short/Long Term Rate Comparison R Amount: $50,000.00. 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