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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-02-28, Page 11� C . CLINTON i ws-RECGRI , THURSDA PEB Everybody gets skunked sometime in their lives so Norma Gosse whO were defeated at a recent by B1enehe Beeves The public speakin8 Contestat the HQimesviile Public Schoal was held on February 15 and 16. In the *flier class, for Grade 6 and; under, the . winner was Ingrid. Claus, with Jenny Allen second and King Brulnsma third, In the .senior division, for Grades. 7 and $, Janine Mayhew finished • first, Jackie Norman' was second and Shelley Teal was. third, The_first twp,winners in each. category went on. to further competition at the -Clinton Legion on Wednesday evening. Our congratulations ge to those pupils' who tool part in.the contests at the school and to those pupils competing in Clinton. midi„ parent,, therefore, parents are 'Welcome to. come to the school anytime between the times mentioned. Con April 23, nurses 6 from the Huron County Health Unit will be at the school to test pre- sclioolers whq will. 'be attending. school In the fall for vision and hearing and' to flouride teeth. - On the third .and . final visit to the school`,; Early Childhood Identification testing (similar to those- done last year) will be 'conducted by the Huron County Board of of Education ° Student Services. Any questions regarding these testings may be forwarded to the Huron County. Health Unit. Ask for Student Services at 482-3496 or telephone the • Holmesville School at 482- 7751. Parents are asked to remind their children to bring home - gym equipment during the holidays so that it can cleaned. Gym equipment should be carried in permanent tote bags. On February 16, the ! senior boys and senior . girls volleyball' teams travelled to Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton to compete in a tournament with ether elementary schools. The boys played extremely well and the girls finished third overall. Both teams are to be congratulated it cam& as no great shock to the team of liev curling spieLal the new Hayfield arena. (photo by • Separate bo4rd Study system aims and objectives By Wilma Oke The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School board spent most of the meeting Monday night on the aims and objectives of the William ,Eckert, Director of Education, gave a report sum- marizing what progress has been made to date relative to various system objectives and outlining what emphasis and direction these ob- jectives should receive in the future. He said, "It is my hope that a general review and redefinition of these objectives, at this time, will continne to enSure progress and improvement in what I believe to be a productive school The board accepted the resignation of custodian Peter Gummow from Immaculate Conception School, Stratford, ef- fectiVe March 15, for personal reasons. The position is being ad - The ceiling tile at the new addition at St. Joseph's school in Clinton is_ not *satisfactory and will be reol-ArPd following Auto insurance compulsory If you were one of the approximate 2 25,000 drivers who paid $150 inte,_ the Motor Vehicle Claims Fund last year for the . privilege of driving withoht insurance -- take note 7— things have changed. Effective last December 1 (that's '79) OntariaLs new Com- pulsory Automobile Insurance Act came into effect. Simply, the act insists all licenced drivers in Ontario be covered by insurance -- of $100,000 third._ party - According to Minister of Consumer and Com- mercial Relations Frank Drea: "The legislation -reflects our view and the predominant public view that every motorist on the .road must be financially responsible." Most provinces agree. ,With the exception of the four Maritime provinces, New Brun- swick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, where it is optional, compulsory' insurance is in force: - For those who may still try tO get away with _driving without in- surance, think about it — long and hard. Those who do are liable to a fine of $500 to $2,500 , for driving without in.4 surance; for providing false proof of insurance; or permitting another individual' to drive the uninsured vehicle. They are also liable to have their licences suspended for a period of up ,to one year and their vehicles impounded The Hill girls from Varna decided to dine out last Tuesday night and the best food in town was found at the Varna UCW's Pancake Supper. Here Kay and Laura Hill enjoy their meal which included pancakes, of course, a selection of. cold meats, cheeses, fruits and homemade pies. (News -Record photo) Balloon falls in Varna By Mary Chessell One day recently, while Bruce keys was at his son Ervin's farm on the 8th and 9th of Stanley, he noticed something hanging in a large maple tree in front of Jim Keys' place. It turned tat to he a United States weather balloon, with instructions to return the instrument case to Kansas City, Missouri by dropping it in any mailbox in the U.S. They sent it on its way last weekend with people heading south of the border for a holiday. Bruce had the box and the parachute in the cab of his truck, but.soon got it out of there, as it had a strong, unpleasant odor. Mrs. Mabel Reid and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stephenson spent tWo weeks holidaying at as, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Refugee project The Refugee Project com mittee met on Saturday' morning te receive the reports of the canvassers. The reports revealed that $6,785 had been pledged ($5,000 was considered necessary to proceed with the project), and there were many generous offers of I time, help and fur- nishings, as well as more money if it were needed. The commitree felt with this support they wohld proceed to apply for a refugee family. The committee would like to thank everyone in the Varna and Goshen communities for their thoughtful consideration of this project. Church hews The program com- of trayer service, whi will be held at 8' o'clock next Thursda eve ' Goshen church, asks that you bring your Bible fora group Bible study session. Both standard and modern translations urill be used, so if you have a modern tran- slation, be sure and bring It along. All women of the area are welcome. With the Lenten season here, several study gronps are meeting at the manse. On Mondays at 8:00 the topic df "What a Congregation Is" will be discussed. On Tuesdays at 8:0Q there will be Bible The comrnunicant!$., class will meet after school on Thursdays from 4 to 5:30. Please don't forget choir practice tonight if yoh are in- terested in belonging to the choir. Stanley Twp. The next meeting of the Stanley Twp. Recreation Commission will be on March 26 at 8:30. The Skating Carnival 11 be held this Sunday noon, 2 to 4 p.m., with many prizes for those on skates. There will be a broom ball game for the men and boys, and a hockey game between the girls and their moms. Good food is available at the booth. Tickets are now available from Om - mission members for the Spring Dance at Hensall CoMmunity Centre on Saturday, April 12, a complaint to th; Canadian Portable Structures, the general contractor, and to the A number of trustees have already indicated attending the 1980 Congress of Education to be held in Montreal in, May -- only three may attend at board expense. The finals in public speaking for the various area winners from the 19 separate schools in Huron and Perth Counties will be held in Dublin Thur- sday. night at St: Patrick's School. . Following the general meeting, the trustees Teturned again to com- On March 13, evalutions of the the work done by each pupil will be sent out to parents or guardians. The reports will be derived from a cotnbination of the pupil's work during the last term and the results of exams written during the week on February 27 to March • 4. Now is the time, for those students writing exams to prepare for them. The annual Winter Break will be held during the week of March 17-21. The students will be dismissed on March 14 and will return to school on March 24. Kindergarten registration will be held -- Lon March 7. It will take place between 9:30 and 11:30 am and 1 and 3:30 pm. There is no specific time set for each child • Seaforth potice chief back Seaforth Police Chief John Cairns was back at his desk in the town ,police department at 8 ' a.m. Tuesday. , Cairns was to resume his -duties following a two- month suspension when he was charged with three counts . under the Ontario Police Act. He admitted the charges and was given a reprimand — the only sentence -- in_ Goderich by Hpron County Judge Francis Carter on Monday. Cairns, 94, had earlier pleaded guilty to using intoxicating liquor in a manner prejudicial to duty Dec. 2, discreditable conduct Sept. 1, and corrupt practice. The discreditable conduct charge involved the chief sleeping , in a truck containing beer on Main Street and the corrupt practice charge involved taking liquor from the police -station exhibit room Dec. 16, documents filed with _..the court showed. "That's a load off my shoulders," Cairns said following the reprimand. He said he has "no hard feelings for anyone." , "I can't wait to 'get back in harnesS," Cairns said. Town. residents, he said, had been "very supportive" of him during his suspension and he's anxious to resiime his duties. He was to meet with Andrew's..... • from page 10 the baptismal reading and statement. Young Allan Dunn read the lesson and the Rev. Alun preached a sermon on the dangers of tem- ptation, drawing on the story of the snake in the Garden of Eden, Genesis Chapter 3, and the temPlation of Jesus by the devil, Matthew Chapter 4. Mr. I Bill Milne, chairman of the St. Andrew's Board of Stewards in lieu of a member visitation by the stewards,. presented the 1980 budget. The World Day of Prayer will be held at St. Andrew's on .7Friday, Unit 1 of the UCW will. meet at the home of Elva Metcalf on Thursday of this week. LER V't\A WELC011t4ES YOU! AFTERNOON TEA 2:30 to 4:30 7 DAYS A WEEK SOMETHING FOR THE LADIES... Come, visit our unusual country resort for Tea todax! We've prepared buttered, toast, freshly made sconeA, home made jam, Devon cream, cake, biscuits and Earl Grq tea for the occasion. Relax and enjoy as we serve you in frTit of an open hearth log fire in one of our two lounges treserva tithis not required) just ' K-0 per person CompleMent your outing with a viSit 'to THE HOLLOW. A unique gift shop just Steps from our Inn Benmillef Inn Nestled in Benmiller, Ont , just 7 kilometres east of Goderich on Huron County Road 1, ' just off Highway 8, phone 524-2191. council's police com- mittee . Monday night. who was ' in court Mon- day, said the judge's disposition "was a fair decision." The . mayor said he expects there to be no problem with the chief resuining work im- mediately. He said the police corrimittee wanted to discuss with Cairns "some things we'd like to clear up." after school and to the Commtudtynetes The Goderich Township .Recreation dance will be held at the White Car- nation on March 8. Get your friends together and Come outfor a good time. The Qoderich Township Women's Institute will hold a card. party at the Holtnesville School at 8 pin. Admission is $1 and ladles are, asked„ to britg lunch. *Everyone welcome and' asked to bring a friend. EnterprisinwCitizens club, the Enterprising Citizens', rriet on February 21 with 18 present and five new -Mem ber-s and John Deeves opened the meeting with Charlotte Norman at the piano. George Rumball, president of the Golden Radars from Clinton, and his wife were introduced by Mr. Deeves. Irene Cuthnore read the minutes of the last meeting, the treasurer's report, in the absence of Fran. Powell, and the correspondence. Mr. Deev'es read the laws of the club and Mr. Rumball explained them. It was decided that the November, December, January and February meeting would be held during -the day and future meetings would be set from there on. The election of officers will be held at the first meeting in September and - membership fees will be paid at the first meeting. Mrs. McCreath told the club about her -discussion with Mr, Hewitt, field_ man for senior citizens, regarding that grants that are available for their use. Collection was taken for the sick committee and lunch was served. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards were in charge of the program and Clarence Perdue entertained with several violin selections. Everyone enjoyed a garne--of crokinole and the next meeting date was set for March 6, beginning at Church news Rev. John Oestricher led that Sunday service at the Holmesville United Church and spoke on, Themes of the 13ible. Murray Lob") and John Wyatt received the of. The intermediate their will practice at the church on February 28 and the Sunday SchoOl Meeting is to follow at 9 On March 2, the Sunday service will be . held at 9:45 arti at Welsey-Willis. United Church and the Rolm esville skating party will be held in the afternoon, PerSonids Congratulations tO Darrell and Ann Abbott on their haPPY winning with Wintario. The ficknesville 4.41 club "held their- third Meeting on FebruarY and the' meeting W4S Opened with the, pledge and the roll call answered . The girlS decided that the club, name would be. tho Dandy „Decorators. The group talked about therr bedrooms, how they are decorated, and, what changes they would like to ste glade. 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