Clinton News-Record, 1985-11-06, Page 27The bell tower on St. Andrews Presbyterian Church is undergoing repairs. The roof of the
tower was struck by lightning in late August, forcing the present repairs to be done.
- Plans are to take the tower down to the second set of windows and put a peaked roof on
top. ( Anne Narejko photo)
Lightning storm forces
repairs to bell tower
CLINTON. - A lightning storm in late
August struck the roof of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church, damaging the bell
tower.
The bell tower is being torn down to the
second level of windowsand a peaked roof
will be made to . match the other
architecture.
The, congregation at St. Andrew's is taking
special collections to pay for the repairs
which are being done by Wayne and Darold,
• Smith Construction Ltd., of Seaforth. They
began work on the tower during the second
week of October and initially felt the job
could be completed in two weeks. However,
the weather will be a factor in determining
the length of the job. .
Gr
CT INTON1' WS -i ECDRD, WEUN "+D. LNOVE E',
is increased for 1986
Provincial grants to Ontario's school
boards will increase by 5.4 per cent in 1986,
Education Minister Sean Conway announc-
ed.
Operating grants to the school boards will
total $3,322.9 million, an increase of $171.1
million over the 1985 allocation of $3,151.8
million. The total includes $3.5 -million for
the first year of a three-year, $13 -million
fund for co-operative education and transi-
tion to employment programs. Funding fair
special education programs will continue to
be identified as a separate grant in 1986.
"Detailed information on the 1986 grant
regulations will be made available to school
boards as early as possible in the new year
to provide them with sufficient time to plan
their 1986 budgets", Mr, Conway said.
The 1986 grants include a four per cent in-
crease to cover inflation, and Mr. Conway
said it is his intention to limit the increase in
the salary and wage component of the per
pupil grant ceilings to four per cent.
He reitereated the treasurer's position
that inflation has stabilized at four per cent
and that school boards are expected to act
accordingly in establishing their 1986
budgets. He added that the 5.4 per cent in-
crease in grants for operating expenditures
should enable the province to maintain the
rate of provincial support for education.
In addition to the 5.4 per cent increase, an
additional $107.3 million will be made
available in 1986 to cover the cost of
separate school extension, Mr. Conway
said.
This $107.3 million for the 1986 calendar
year is consistent with the allocations an -
Kitchen
duties
learn judging
KIPPEN-Meeting seven of the Kippen
Kitchen Kuties was held on October 29 at the
Vanastra Curling Club. After members
repeated the pledge 'land heard the minutes
from the last meeting, they learned about
judging.
Members were given a chance to judge
tea biscuits and each gave reasons for their
choices. They then discussed the exhibit for
the achievement program which will be
based on Decorative Edges and Tops for
Pies.
The meeting was adjourned, after
refreshments, at 9:45 p.m.
Press Reporter -Jane Papple.
Paul Hoggarth participated in the 4-H
Provincial Reach for the Top Competition in
Baden on October 18,19,20. His team from
Huron County placed second out of 26 teams
from across the province.
On October 25,26,27 Paul also attended the
4-H Future talk, a workshop intended to
improve public speaking and
communication skills. It was held at Scanlon
Creek Conservation Area near Bradford.
Paul was Huron County's representative
and one of 20 4 -Hers chosen to attend from
all of Ontario.
pounced in July by Mr. Conway for the 1985-
86 and 1986-87 school years. For the school
years 1985-86 and 198647, the cost of
separate school extension will be $80 million
and $137 million respectively. The $107.3
million represents the same amount of fun-
ding for the 1986 calendar year that is ad-
dressed in the budget.
The government will increase its cash-
flow payments to school boards to seven per
cent during the first three months of the
calendar year, up from the current first-
quarter level of 3.6 per cent. This will help
alleviate the cash-flow pressures on local
school boards by reducing some of the bor-
rowing costs they have incurred in recent
years to meet their first-quarter cash re-
quirements.
As part of its "Clean Slate" program, the
government is writing down the grant com-
ponent of school board debentures held by
the Ontario Education Capital Aid Corpora-
tion. As a result, future debt charges paid by
school boards will decline significantly, and
provincial grants will decline by an iden-
tical amount. In 1986, the reduction in school
board costs and provincial grants will
amount to $101.4 million.
Mr. Conway gave his assurance that this
change will have no effect on school boards'
financial positions.
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