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These boots may have been made for walking, but these feet were made for
• resting. After a 2,000 mile walk, Gary' Sottiaux of Londesboro relaxes in a soft
chair at the home of his parents, Bill and Dorothy Sottiaux of Londesboro. (News -
Record photo)
,Separate secretaries get 6%
By Wilma Coke
An increase of six per cent was ap-
proved for salaries paid to office
secretaries in the Huron -Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate School Board
office at a . meeting held in Dublin
Monday night. The increase, subject to
tnei-inflation board approval, will be
e,ffective from January 1, 1978 to
December 31,-1978.
'Joseph Mills, superintendent of
Education„ formerly named Superin-
tendent of Special Services, was given
an indtease in salary from $31,900 to
$3.4,400 'plus benefits, and a'mileage rate
increasofrom 18 cents to 20 cents.
• The salary contract for Joseph Eckert,
ired in July as Director of Education at
. a salary of $37,000, was given final ap-
,, prOvalrby the board outlining all terms of
• his employment and benefits.
a' William Innes, Stratford, attendance
counsellor of the board, received a wage
increase from $5 to $5.50 per hour, ef-
fective ‘‘„ September 1, 1977, to August, and
his mileage allowance increased to 20
from ,„18 cents. His duties are now to
include assisting in searching alpha
listings for Catholic families who are
directing their taxes to public school
system in order to increase assessment
�o separate schools, and to assist in
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forming zones in unorganized areas.
The separate schools in Huron and
Perth will have What Makes Our Schools
Catholic as the theme for 1977-78
Professional Activity Days.- The first
will be held on October 17 at St. Patrick's
School, Dublin, when Bishop Sherlock of
London will be the keynote speaker and
he, will give each school staff their
mandate to teach religion in the schools.
Declining enrolment brings problems.
One is what to do with the surplus of
desks. Trustee John O'Drowsky of St.
Marys asked what each school was doing
and wonderedif a central storeroom
would be necessary as some schools do
.not have storage room to spare.
Jack Lane, superintendent of business
and finance,'said there was no doubt a
surplus of desks in the system and a
report would be prepared on the
problem.
The Board voted to increase their
contribution to the Kiwanis Music
Festival to $125 from $100. Trustee John
O'Drowsky will attend the Canadian
Catholic Parent-Teacher Association
annual convention at Sudbury Sep-
tember 30.
The trustees agreed to trey and hold
committee meetings on Monday and
Wednesday nights only if possible.
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CLINTON NEWS-RtORD, THURSDAY, SEPTEIVIBEft 29,10774AGE 3
•People in profile:TheSe boots are made for wa
by Shelley McPhee
When summer arrives, most young
people are in the mood to meet people,
go places and see new things. Everyone
has their own idea of how this should be
done, but Gary Sottiaux found a unique
way to spend his summer.
"I wanted to have ftm in the summer. I
wanted to accomplish something," said
the 23 -year-old Londesboro man who had
been working for two -and -a -half years at
-a factory in Stratford.
Gary was looking through' an old
National Geographic magazine at his
parents'. home, when he came across an
article about the Pacific Crest trail. The
hiking •trail runs some 2,6Q0 miles
through the mountains of California,
Oregon, Washington and ends at the
Canadian border iniEtritish Columbia.
With some information on hiking in the
library and a trip to some outdoor shops,
Gary, equipped himself with knowledge
and gear to make the journey, which he
started on May 1 and finished September
1, covering nearly 2,000 miles on foot.
"I only hiked in Boy Scouts and that
was years ago and I did some walking
through Stratford," explained Gary,
"but it didn't do much good. Once you're
on the trail you have the weight of the
pack and you're always climbing."
Despite his inexperience, this young
adventurer hiked through snow storms,
rain, heat waves, crossed the Sierra
Nevadas and the Cascade Mountains
and suffered from an inflamed tendon in
his foot before he was forced to abandon
his hiking efforts, just 80 reifies from the
Canadian border.
Although Gary didn't travel the first
500 miles of the trail, the first and the
last.parts of his hike were the toughest,
mostly because of the weather. While
travelling through the mountains in
Southern California Gary was faced with
a snow storm. He was not prepared for
snow in May, and the blizzard was so
bad; that he had to leave the trail for a
Week until the weather cleared.
During July and August there was,
little rain_but in the last two weeks of the,
trip it poured every day. Despite this,
Gary only had one setback during this
weather when he fell and broke the
frame on his pack, which had to be
repaired.
Although the trip 'had its ups and
downs in more ways than one, the
beautiful scenery was a great con-
solation to Gary. The glacier covered
mountain peaks, fertile valleys, crykal
clear alpine lakes and forested
wilderness filled the trip.
"You could sit and look at the scenery
all day," he remembered. The scenery
and the challenge of the hike kept Gary
from boredom or loneliness. The wildlife
also kept things interesting.
Gary met one bear on the trail, but it
quickly ran away. He noted that the
tamer bears in Yosemite Park were
more of a problem than the wild ones.
"1 had to tie my food in n tree so the
bears wouldn't get it," he noted, "but
one morning I woke up to see a bear in
the tree trying to get my food."
.Deers were common along the trail,
and California had rattle snakes but
Gary found the herds of elk in
Washington the most fascinating of the
w ildlife.
Apart from ,the landscape and nature,
the main topic on the traill when Gary
'met other hikers was food.
There was never a shortage of food
and Gary carried instant and
dehydrated food goods that would last
for some 100 miles.
"The° fun part of the trip was going to
the towns. I'd eat everything in sight,"
laughed Gary, l`I'd look forward to that
for days,and days."
Every 100 miles the trail would come
close to a town, about the size of Lon-
desboro, and there was always a store
and a post office.
Gary would supply himself with in-
stant puddings, soups, macaroni and
cheese dinners and other lightweight
foods, send a letter home and receive
mail that had been forwarded to him.
"I looked forward to letters from
horne, they were good company," he
explained.
Although every day was a new ad-
venture, walking close to 20 miles' a day
was not easy: Nor was it easy fighting off
swarms of mosquitoes or waking up in.
the mornings in wet clothes and putting
on frozen boots.
"I was looking forward to getting
back," Gary reminisced, as his trip was
'coming to a close.
Once back from the wilderness aad t�
level ground Gary said that it was great
to have a bath, eat all the food he wanted
and to relax.
Gary's summer dream and need for a
change of pace has been fulfilled. He is
now working* back in Stratford at his
previous job and plans to give his feet a
rest.
"This hike will do me for awhile," he
explained, but he wouldn't discourage
anyone from attempting the trail.
When asked if- he personally would
make the trip again, Gary paused and
said, "That's a good question, I'll have to
sleep on that one."
Tree bylaw...
coritinued from page 1
with him that a -recommendation should
go to the tree commissioners, urging
them to consult township dbuncils or
county council before granting per-
mission to clear land in the future.,
In other business, council gave ap-
proval for a zoning change on the south-
west corner of Vanastra from service
commercial to industrial. George
Penfold of the county planning depar-
tment said a small boat building en-
terprise is being considered for that
location.
Hensall Rebekahs to honor Brucefield Grand Master
By Bertha MacGregor
Noble Grand Mrs. Dorothy
Parker presided at the
regular meeting of Amber
Rebekah Lodge on Wed-
nesday evening assisted by
the Vice Grand Mrs. Maggie
Campbell.
The treasurer Mrs. Dorothy
Corbett gave a detailed
report of the finances and
Mrs. Maggie Campbell'
reported for the visiting
committee. ,Assembly
president Mrs. Jean Bolton
advised the Lodge to drop the
Charter in memory of the late
Sister Bumstead; past
president of the Rebekah
Assembly.
Members were reminded of
the banquet for Brother John
B'roadfoot Grand Master of
Ontario being held at the
Sandpiper Inn on October
County won
22nd. Mrs. Dorothy Parker
Noble Grand and Mrs. Hazel
Corbett, conductor, will
canvass for the Institute for
the Blind. Mrs. Bertha
MacGregor D.D.P. and Mrs.
Aldeen Volland R.S.V.E, will
assist at the booth on October
1st.
All members received an
ipyitation to attend the in-
stallation at Huronic Lodge,
Clinton October 3rd. "Happy
Birthday" was extended to
Sisters Dorothy Corbett,
Margaret Consitt and Annie
Reid
Social notes
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Gould of Winnipeg visited
this week with the former's
uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Munn.
The Arnold Circle evening,
Auxiliary of Carmel
•
't chaiage hinit
County,wher,e the speed limit
remains at 60 m.p.h.
According to Morley, this is
advantageous "if you're a
little behind time".
Ed Oddleifson of Bayfield
cautioned Morley that just
because the signs have never
been changed, drivers do not
have the right to travel at that
speed. He said he'd been
caught for speeding in
Middlesex.
Engineer Robert Dempsey
said Middlesex is one county
in this part of the province
where the speed signs have
not been changed, and he
suspected it was just a
temporary delay. Some
counties, he said,. had not
changed their road signs
BY SHIRLEY J: KELLER
Huron County Council did
not accept a proposal of, the
County of Middlesex to; in=
crease the speed limit, on
County Road 5 from Highway
4 to Highway 81 from 80 km -h
(50 m.p.h.) to 90 km -h (56
m.p.h.).
According to the road
committee, who recom-
mended the proposal be
rejected, the speed limit on
County Road 5 should con-
form with the speed limits on
.1-lighWay 4 and Highway 81.
It was pointed out by Reeve
Bifl Morley of Usborne
Township that when people
from his part of Huron County
go into London, they often use
'Highbury Ave. in Middlesex
Presbyterian Church went to
dinner at the ",Four Way" Inn
at Exeter on Tuesday evening
and later met at the Church
where Mrs. Bruce Moir was
hostess for their meeting. The
Worship was on
"Thanksgiving" and was
presented by Mrs. William
Baker and Mrs. George
hiels.
• Legion golf
'tournartient
The Hensall Legion Open
Golf Tournament was held at
Seaforth Golf Club on Sunday
September 25th with a good
attendance.
Prize winners are as
follows: Ken Doig, Seaforth
lst, a gold watch; Gerald
Flynn, Hensall, 2nd, a gold
watch; Bob Thomas,
Hamilton, set of assorted
tools; Don Joynt, Hensall,
engraved lighter; Art
Traquair, 'Woodstock,
engraved lighter.
Other prize winners were:
Randy Mason, Huron Park;
Mike Harrison, Seaforth;
Stan Kochan, Hensall; Bob
Cook, Hensall, Doug Manns,
Hensall, Brian O'Neil, Grand
Bend; Peter Zwaan, Hensall;
Marshall Dearing, Exeter;
Brian Campbell, Hensall;
Tim Hanns, Hensall; John
Skea, Hensall; Bill Cornish,
Ailsa Craig; Brad Manns,
Hensall; Murray Traquair,
Hensall; Don Dixon, Hensall;
Howard Scane, Hensall; Tom
Kyle, Arkona; Fred Camp-
bell, Exeter; Earl McNabb,
Hensall; Jim Smale, Hensall;
Don Reid,Hensall; Grant
McClinchey, Hensall.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Kochan
and Mr. and Mrs. Murray
Traquair were hosts. A
delicious steak supper was
prepared served by Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Willert. All
proceeds go to the Arena
Fund.
Social notes
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Corbett
returned home from a
pleasant holiday at Kin-
cardine on a fishing trip.
Mrs. Eric Munroe of
Seaforth was a recent visitor
with Mrs. Bertha Ma6G regor.
Rev. Young of Goderich
conducted , service in Carmel
Presbyterian church on
Sunday. Miss Brenda Pepper
presided at the organ. Rev.
Fox of Huron College will
conduct service next Sunday
.when the Sacrament of Holy
Communion will be dispen-
sed. A joint meeting of the
Elders of the congregations
will he held at Caven Church,
Exeter on Thursday evening
at 8 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Adams
and Mrs. Blanche Chapman
of London were recent
visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Corbett.
Rev. Harley Moore of
Grand Bend was the guest
minister of ,Chiselhurst
United Church on Sunday.
The' Hensall United Church
provided special music. The
weather co-operated and
good attendance was present.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Davit
returned home from a
pleasant vacation to
Scotland.
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