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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-03-26, Page 1NO. 13 121 YEARS ewserne JN. GLE f'Q➢ii,'�`g'ItiQn-�f't#F.. I38.lTFY STAN#➢,1ti#➢ "f' 11.‘11 HELD F31 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, .1986 50 CENTS Computer link could be possible for schools Sharing information between schools via computers could soon become com- monplace. And Dave Bieman, computer co-ordinator for the Huron County board of education, would like to see that happen since he's been "sharing information" with educators across Ontario. Since last fall, the co-ordinator has been involved in COSY, a computer pilot pro- gram funded by TV Ontario. He and 35 other organizations, including the Ontario In- stitute for Studies in Education (OISE ), some universities and school boards, have particapted in this program. Bieman describes COSY as a visual "bulletin board" which stretches over the province. There have been some deep theoretical discussion across the computer system, he says: Questions and answers also zip across the screen from one user to the other. Once hooked up and by using passwords, the program is fairly simple and, say Bieman, can be adapted to any computer system. People involved in the pilot pro- gram use IBM's, Icons as well as Commodores. He uses the school board's watts line to reach a data pack line in either London, Kit - Turn to page 2 • Average mill rate up 9.1 % It's easy to tell spring is here around the barnyard. Lorne Wolfe's harem' Highway 4 holds 16 kids, one Iamb and two chicks. The friendly animals were born two weeks ago.. ( Anne Narejko photos ) . By Stephanie Levesque In an 18 to 12 recorded vote, Huron Coun- ty council gave approval to its $18.7 million budget which includes putting aside money for a capital project at Huronview and the Huron County Pioneer Museum project. Councillors gave the green light to both projects at a special meeting on Mar. 21 when they met to have clerk -treasurer Bill Hanly present the 1986 estimates. The 1986 Huron County budget will in- crease 4.6 per cent as the average county mill rate goes up 9.1 per cent. The 26 municipalities in Huron will share in the $4.5 million to be raised locally which is up from $4.1 million last year. The county plans to spend 7.3 per cent more than last year's actual expenditures as the 1986 budget allows for $300,000 to be placed in the museum building reserve fund and $240,000 for the Huronview capital reserve fund. The museum reserve fund now increases to $538,865 and the county has said it will commit $1.5 million to the museum project. As for Huronview, the county has decid- ed to. put a ceiling of $720,000 on its share of the cost of $1.15 million in renovations to the home for the aged located south of Clin- ton. With the go-ahead for this project, the county dollars will be matched one to one by the province. The $240,000 in this year's budget is the first of three years. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle, who voted against the budget, suggested an alter- native method of financing .the Huronview project, but he had little support from his fellow councillors. His proposal called for putting $120,000 aside for Huronview this year increasing the county levy by 6.52 per cent. In four years, his.suggestion would see the county with $660,000, which is $60,000 short of the $720,000 needed. "He's not saying don't go ahead with the Huronview, project. He's just suggesting another way to do it," said Exeter Deputy Reeve Loss' Fuller who supported Reeve Mickle's idea. Hullett Township Reeve Tom Cunn- ingham defended the budget. Using figures from Goderich, Blyth and his own township., he showed that these ni'nnicipalities are paying almost the same share of the county budget as they were ie 1973. Other figures he presented indicated that between the county, township and school board levies, the county rate in- crease has been the lowest in thesethree areas. In Goderich, as an example, the county rate has gone up 58 per cent from 1973 to 1985, while the town rate is up 81.34 per cent and the school board is up 232 per cent. The Hullett reeve also stressed that if the budget is accepted, each reeve had to accept his municipality's share of the budget. Reeve Mickle said he only agreed to go ahead with the museum project last year because he understood Huronview would be done five years down the road. If he had known last year at budget time, he said, that Huronview would be coming up this soon, he would have gone against the museum project. "I'll take people'over artifacts any day," • he said. The largest category in the budget is social services at $7.1 million. This in- cludes $5.5 million for operations at Huron - view and $1 million for general welfare. The $240,000 to be set aside in reserves for Huronview is part of this budget as is the county's share, $225,000 to Family and Children's Services. The highway department budget at $6.1 million has a large share of the 1986 budget. Health services, which takes in the health unit, home care and family plann- ing accounts for $2.19 million. • Recreation and cultural services total . $1 i11ion in this year's budget. This in- clt... s� .the $300,000 for the museum Junior. club ' By. ,;Ian Rivett CLINTON - While the Junior D hockey club here is still in its infancy, the signs are encouraging for'the Mustangs after ot'dy one year in the Western Junior D league. At the year-end Junior D executive meeting on March 20, treasurer Deb Bailey reported the team appears to be in good financial shape. This year the team showed a profit of $2,056.39 with only a few outstanding debts yet to be paid. This represents a marked turn around from last year's deficit of $3,500 which the executive carried into this year. She said the major reason for the profit is the highly successful bingo nights the ex- ecutive has held over the winter months. The bingo nights have realized a profit of ap- proximately $300 per night. Mustang's manager and executive presi- dent Bryan Marriage said the executive will make an effort to extend the bingo nights as long as possible, at least until the end of April. He said the executive should also at- tempt to find another venue for the bingo, as the arena auditorium which is currently us - building reserve fund and $791,784 for the library. General administration has a budget of $746,428 this year while planning and development is expected to spend $490,535 this year. To pay for this budget of $18.7 million, the county will receive $10.3 million in pro- vincial grants. The municipal levy will pay for $4.5 million of the budget. Fees and ser- vice charges are expected to provide $2.7 million to the budget. A federal grant for the museum is budgeted at $239,475 and $556,114 is ex- pected in miscellaneous revenue. A highway department deficit of $64,018 and a general budget surplus of $305,907 are being carried over to the 1986 budget. Those voting in favor of the budget were: West Wawanosh Reeve J.R. Ait- chison, Warden Leona Armstrong, Seaforth Reeve William Bennett, Clinton Reeve Bee Cooke, Goderich Township Deputy Laurie Cox, Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham, Goderich Deputy Reeve John Doherty, Morris Township Reeve Doug Fraser, Ashfield Reeve Allan Gib- son, McKillop Reeve Marie Hicknell, Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston, Colborne Township Reeve Russel Kernighan, Stephen Deputy Reeve Ken McCann, Stanley Reeve Clarence Rau, Hensall .Reeve Jim Robinson, East Wawanosh Reeve Ernest Snell, Stephen Reeve Tom Tomes, and Blyth Reeve Albert Wasson. Those voting against' the budget were Tuckersrnith Reeve Bob Bell, Howick Reeve Gerald D'Arcey, Hay Deputy Reeve Claire Deichert, Zurich Reeve Robert Fisher, Exeter Deputy Reeve Lossy Fuller, Wingham Reeve Bruce Machan, Turnberry Reeve Brian McBurney, Ex- eter Reeve Bill Mickle, Usborne Township Reeve 'Gerry Prout, Goderich Township Reeve Grant Stirling, and Goderich Reeve Harry Worsell with two votes. Absent for the meeting were Brussels. Reeve Hank TenPas and Hay Township Reeve Lionel Wilder. financially stable ed for the bingo will be unavailable ,. throughout the summer. The executive also reported the drop from Junior C to Junior D hctekey has significant- ly cut down on the travelling and mileage costs for the team. Treasurer Deb Bailey said $1,010. was paid to players for mileage this year for 50 games while last year the mileage costs were $2,100 for only 30 games, which excluded a $3,200 room and board cost for players. The executive decided to, delay a decision tgqeelect the new executive for 1986-87 as there were not. enough members present at the meeting. Only 12 were in attendance. This prompted executive member Jack Hart to state more people are needed on the executive, especially businessmen. "I would like to see some of the businessmen on the executive. Seaforth and Brussels have businessmen (on their ex- ecutive). Every --club in our group has businessmen and I don't know why we don't. I'd like to see them ( come out to the meetings)," said Mr. Hart. "The more bodies we have, the less workload on the rest of us," added Bryan Marriage. In assessing the team's prospects for next year, Bryan Marriage said the team should be serious challengers for the league title. While other teams are expected to lose up- wards of 10 players because of the 21 and younger age restriction, the Mustangs will be one of the least affected teams. The Mustangs will lose only three players with 13 forwards and four defencemen expected back with the team next year. In the interim he says he will continue to actively recruit players from the surrounding area to try out for the team next year. "We've got enough players to ice a team right ,now, barring the goaltending situa- tion," says Mr. Marriage. He said both Mustang goaltenders are not expected to be back with the team for next season. To end the year, the Mustangs will play a . charity match against the Clinton Kinsmen Club at the arena on March 29 at 7 p.m. The proceeds from the game will go towards Cystic Fibrosis. The team banquet will be held at the arena on April 19. t1 Mj nn vz 149, ur tr. est tte�r. Acfi:omi paver a t kl? i ayo #3aIfp f0 wathr bott +�it�rit�t� °l. r bd It was'the taste tl where' the �tt trnttsfe l cd at T,isin 5 elaims ti y appea# ofUto a is Water!' Missing f `orn 3tr les and he. v�,y t ht ilutethe Srodu i10 tial theam major r/ industes anc 00. 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