HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-08-22, Page 14pools in their own communities
May and June. "It's up to
principal and staff," Mr. Vi
said, "to decide whether to
the Y pool or not:"
Trustee Shantz,suggested
the board shoulperhaps set
policy ori use of the pool and
all the schools to participa
"Parity throughout the whol
system should be the boar
concern," he said. "We seem
be leaving a lot up to the pr
cipals," he added. After mo
discussion the agreement w
ratified on a motion by
Shantz, seconded by F. J. Ver
also of Stratford!
Nineteen classes of HPRR
children learned to swim at the
during the 1972-73 school ye
according to the board's physic
education consultant, John
Carroll.
Paying More
Many separate school su
porters in Huron and Perth a
paying higher mill rates for the
children's education than a
public school supporters, accor
ing to the comparison includin
1972, 1973 and 1974 presented
the board by Business Admini
trator Jack Lane.
In Seaforth, for example, th
public elementary rate is 18.
mills, down two from 1973 whil
the separate elementary rate i
• 23.13, the same as 1973 and down
three from 1972. The 1974 hig
school rate is 18.66 mills, up abou
three from 1972 and 1973. "Tru
tees need this information to
meet challenges from tax payer
about the public rate being lower
If it is so, they can tell why it'
so," Mr. Lane said. One mi
represents one dollar of taxatio
for every $1,000 of assessment
"We've attempted to identif
trends over three years and the
are discouraging from our poin
of view," Mr. Lane said. Eighty
per cent of the 47 municipalities
the board serves are ex
periencing decreasing mill rates
for public elementary schools
and increasing rates for the high
schools. Public and separate sup-
porters share the high schools
which means ' that the separate
supporter is getting hit with two
"major kinds. of increases",
while the public supporter, with
the elementary decrease, ends up
paying . "about the. same as
in the report and the Del:W of
the Health's request for feedb*d on
n�tar it.
use ""I think it's a good to
Ree
support the Huron County ith
that Unit," Mr. Connolly said, .a$ding
a that the report, if impleaa,p etpd,
get could eventually have impact on
te• the schools. The board decided to
e send a letter of thanks to the
d's Huron Council for involving :them
to in their discussions.
in- At the last board meet; in
re July, trustee Vince Young, was
as asked to approach the Hiuron
Mr • County Board of Education oq the
e, possibility of tendering together
for fuel to. supply the .boards'
CSS properties. On a question from
Y Stratford trustee David Teahen,
ar, Mr. Geoffrey said that the Huron
al Board had completed its fuel
M
negotiations for this year and
therefore the matter was drop-
ped.
P- A principal, rather than otte.or
re two board members will be sent
it to a Toronto meeting which is
re organizing Education Week
d- throughout the province, the
g board decided.
to Trustee Vince Young reported
s- for the personnel committee that
Barbara Rau has been hired an a
e custodian at Ecole Ste. Marie and
66 that Michael Denomme will be a
e new bus driver on one of the
s routes at the same school. The
h Board's Policy Committee miredfor 15 minutes to report' on •the
t many `outdated" policies at the
s- next meeting.
On a question from trustee
s Crowley, Mr. Vintar said that an
• evaluation on the board's pilot
s Family Life Education project
11 should be available in Septem-
n be..
• Trustee Shantz asked that
Y board members be informed
Y about when administrators are
t going on holidays. Mr. ,Vintar
said it could be arranged for next
year.
J12ftfersa, 4114444 lie 6.141 it i ware
"More information will be
available through trustee Arthur
•Raid's financeand insurance
committee," board chairman
Michael Connolly said.
A bridge in Hibbert Township,
just south of St. Columban, has
been condemned and HPRCSS
bus drivers will be instructed not
to use it, trustee- Don Crowley
reported for the transporation
committee. A new bridge is not
,being built but bus routes do not
have to use the old one, Mr.
Crowley said.
"Huron County , Council,
Huron's board of health, the
medical officers of health of
Huron ; and Perth, hospital Aux-
iliary and medical representa-
tives, all oppose the Mustard
Report on restructuring of health
services in Ontario," trustee Ted
Geoffrey and Chairman Connolly
reported. They attended, as
board representatives, a special
session of county council on Mon-
day afternoon, called to discuss
held, their _
home e1.
Mrs, J. Nit, la %o
the meeting with. layer And the
members . in ;sir ,two
familar IMO.
The dev'ot1008, tamed on the
Vie, "Obetherkee' wer e given
by Mrs. Har014 Foster., • Elva
Foster spoke on the study;theme,'
"No
Bridges but No Difficulties".
.
The roll call Wall mower with e
donation, to St. Monica House.
Mrs. Foster reported that three
bales were packed to be sent to
Big Trout Lake. Plans weremade
for the lei picnic and carde
were signed by the members to
be . to the sick and ahutin in
the .. A reading, "The Lord
is My Shy", was given by
Mrs. Daunt.
The meeting was closed with
the benediction and lunch was
served by Mrs. ElsieS�.
g and
Mrs. Bruce Sothern, assisted by
the hostess.
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everal Huron -Perth schools
c:ke part in YMCA agreement
By Sana While
Mo6t Grade 3, 4 and 5 students
IA the Huron -Perth Roman
Catholic Separate School system
Will have a chance to learn to
tlwim► indoors at the YMCA Pool
in Stratford this winter, following
an agreement with the Y ratified
Monday night by HPRCSS board
timbers at their meeting in Sea -
forth.
In exchange for a total of 180
hours of use for students in 16 of
its 19schools, the board will allow
the Y to use the gymnasium at St.
Michael's School in Stratford for
552 hours. .The pool rental costs
$19.50 per hour this fail and $21.00
in the Winter and spring, andthe
gym rents at 36 per hour.
No money will change hands,
however. with the Y waiving an
imbalance of 3378 in the coets.
The beard will pay the COlita of
hieing the children to the Strata
ford pool.
Superintendent of schools,
Vintar, said about 1,000 children
will receive swimming inatruc-
tion. Each of the 16 schools will
Swim at the Y for 10 hours over a
10 -week period'. All Schools in the
board's jurisdiction except St.
Joseph's, Kingsbridge, St.
Mary's, Goderich, and Sacred
Heart in Wingham will use the
Pool.
Under questioning by trustee
Howard Shantz of Stratford,
Superintendent Vintar say
at least one of the three
were not using the pool
of distance and that all had made
arrangements to use outdoor
Belgrave area man
hurt in accident
o Thomas Hallahan of RR 1,
grave is in satisfactory condi on
in Wingham and District Hospital
following a single car accident on
\Concession 6-7 at Sideroad 36-37
in East Wawanosh Township on
Saturday.
° • Mr. Hallahan, who was alone in
the car, suffered lacerations to
both knees and bruises and con-
tusions to his forehead and abdo-
men. OPP investigating officers
estimated the damage ' to the
Hallahan vehicle at 31,000.
On Tuesday, Aug. 13, 'Robert
Stephenson and Douglas Ennis of
Seaforth were involved in a two
car collision on Mill- St., west of
Turnberry St. in the Village of
Brussels. Neither driver was hurt•
in the collision and damages were
estimated at $1,000 in total.
Fern . Sillick of Mildmay, a
passenger in a car driven by
Thelma Bannerman of Hanover,
received minor injuries in a two
car collision on Highway 4, south
of the Maitland River bridge in
Morris Township on Sunday. The
Bannerman vehicle collided with
a car driven by Melville Mathers
of RR 4, . Viringham. Damages
were estimated at $150.
The OPP detachment in
Wingham reports that members
of the detachment charged one
person under the Liquor Control
Act., laid 13 charges and issued
eight warnings under the High-
way Traffic Act and conducted 27
criminal investigations resulting
in eight charges during the period
between Aug. 12 and Aug. 18.
Whitechurch News
Mrs. Robert, Punkin, who had
been convalescing at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Rin-
toul, Mr. Rintoul and family, on
the last of the week moved to her
own apartment at Lucknow. Her
ilPinddaughter, Lori, trdon, is
00*.pjidal!$,,. tl r •h
On .Saturday evening Mr. and.
Mr*. Roy McInnes and Mrs:
Ruby Cranston of oderich
visited with Miss Annie Kennedy.
On Saturday, August 10, Mrs.
George Thompson held a very
successful sale on the creamery
grounds with Brian ° Rintoul
auctioneer. Mrs. Thompson and
Earl have moved to their house.in
Wingham. •
David Elliott was taken Satur-
day evening to Wingham and
District- .Hospital. The com-
inunity wishes David a very
speedy recovery. '
Brent and. Robert Campbell of
London arespending holidays
with Mr.'and Mrs. Walter Elliott
and family.
Barry Elliott last week at-
tended a three-day regional 4-11
' conference at Waterloo Uni-
versity.
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Emerson,
Darlene, Sharon and. Brenda of
St. Catharines ` visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. John Mc-
Kenzie and.family of Teeswater.
On Tuesday Mr. 'and. Mrs.
Walter Elliott, Karen, David and
Brent and Robert Campbell *ere
visitors with Rev. and Mrs.
Victor Wybenga of Brantford.
Mrs. Doris Willis arrived home
on Saturday after a two-week
tour. of Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island:
Carl McClenaghan recently
accompanied Paul Geiger, truck
driver for Knight's Lumber Co. of
Guelph, to Memphis, Tennessee,
a trip which took them three
days. Paul will be remembered
when he spent the holidays at the
McClenaghan home when a boy.'
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on Saturday attended
the Hamilton -Cavin wedding and
the reception at the Legion Hall,
Brussels.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Des
Roches and family spent the
weekend with his parents at
Huntsville. . k J:...,.ur4 .,c,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Porteous of
Lucknow were recent visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emer-
son.
The Presbyterian manse was a
busy place during the past weeks
as the congregation papered,
painted andcleaned the manse
for the new student and his wife
who are leaving from British
Columbia for Ontario on August
17. Rev. John Elder of Guelph
had charge of the. services until
his arrival. \
Lakeiet
The Demerling reunion was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Demerling and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Greenley
and Barry, Mr. and Mrs. Laverne
Greenley and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Brian Greenley visited
recently with Mrs. Shirley Hein-
becker and family.
WINGHAM RESIDENTS have been wondering where all
that annoying dust on the main street has been coming
from. Well, it's all in the name of progress as the Wingham
PUC has its workmen out preparing to erect 32 new street
lights in town. Here Tom Robinson is using a concrete saw
to cut through asphalt on the street where the new
underground lines will be buried. (Staff Photo)
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