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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-09-29, Page 3• 11) Itt44; 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 • 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. 4' 44' 4 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. Best Interest 9 1/4% We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates.. subject to change Gaiser-Kneate Insurance Agency Inc, Formerly • K. W COLOUHOUN INSURANCE 14 Isaac St., Clinton, Ont. 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