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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-09-16, Page 5JEAN BENNETT jean Bennett to speak on "Inside Nicaragua" CLINTON - A 10 day trip to Nicaragua, covering 1,500 miles and talking to numerous people has provided Jean Bennett with an insight into the country's people and political situation. On September 23, at the Clinton Public School beginning at 8 p.m., Mrs. Bennett will share what she has learn- ed with all interested people. The event is sponsored by the Clinton Horticultural Society. Mrs. Bennett went on the Nicaragua trip with a beekeepers' group, but her main focus will be on the country itself and the present political situation. To gain this insight, Mrs.. Bennett said she talked to all types of people - fr`om the average person to government officials. Her last afternoon in Nicaragua was spent talk- ing with the senior government official in the northern region. As well as verbally explaining what shoe experienced, Mrs. Bennett will be showing slides. Horticulture recipe book ready y in. November CLINTON - An executive meeting of the Clinton Horticultural Society, chaired by Frank Van Altena, met at the home of Bess Fingland on September 4. The treasurer's report, read by Kathleen Elliott, gave an indication of many projects but showed a healthy balance. The Horticulture Recipe Book is now be- ing printed and will be ready in November. A review of the flower show by Pat Holland showed more entries but all' agreed The Society could benefit by more participation. A progress report from the .Junior Gardeners was read by Pat Holland for leader Margaret Slornan who was unable to be present. Presid: nt Andrew Walker of the .Junior Gardeners received commendation for his excellent co-operation. It was decided that this year's premium for horticultural members would be tulip bulbs. The location of the September meeting was changed to the Clinton Public School. As this promises to be an interesting meeting with speaker Jean Bennett it was decided to invite Seaforth, Bayfield, Hensall and Blyth societies. Auxiliary displays items for penny sale September 16 CLINTON - The 33rd annual penny sale of the Auxiliary to Clinton Public Hospital will be in full swing 10 days ahead of the draw to be held on September 26 at 3 p m. Kathleen Siertsema finalized the plans at the opening fall meeting on September 8. Ruth Bond (482-3210) is again in charge of "staffing" the sale of tickets at the Parish Hall, (Rat- tenbury St. entrance) of St. James Anglican Church. President Margaret Coventry welcomed and introduced three new members to the meeting as well as 20 others. In her remarks, she conveyed her thanks to those dedicated volunteers who maintained the hospital's efforts throughout the summer, both in the hospital and at ,the fairs - Clin- ton's Tradefest and Bayfield's Fall Fair. She made special note of appreciation to Kirsty Harrett and Doreen Nogalo who assisted her on such short notice at the Legion for Awareness Day and the unseen helpers who took the baby pictures which now average the auxiliary a good monthly revenue. For members information: there will be demonstrations and instructions pertaining, to fire regulations and safety knowledge bet- ween September 8 and 18. It is not com- pulsory for volunteers to attend but everyone would be most welcome. It is bet- ween 1030 and 1530 hours at the rear of the hospital. For the next ting, there will be a corresponding secretar the person of Marg Middleton. She will replace Marilyn Fraser who moved to London. The correspondence of most immediate interest involved the Region 2 fall con- ference to be held September 21 and also the Teen Conference October 3. Both these meetings will be in Kitchener. The Representative to Hospital Board, Patricia Muraton, reported on activities since last meeting such as the annual meeting and tenders for the new wing decid- ed upon. There are still a few tickets on the van being raffled by the fundraising committee. The nominating committee is in desparate need of a volunteer to accept the respon- sibility of arranging for other volunteers to staff the gift shop. Each month there are a few who do a duty there on a regular basis, from 2 to 4 p.m., but we must have someone to be in charge of making a change when his/her plans change on short notice or help withRtr; des. If you can do this, please call Joyc hilton 565-2165 or Pres Coventry 482-351 There will be a work party in the con- ference room on October 1 at 1:30 p.m. (Note different date than set at the meeting.) Anyone interested in helping with crafts for sale in the gift shop should contact Evelyn Holmes (482-3686) who will be in charge again and she expects it to be the usual fun and productive get-together doing floral arrangements, making Christmas stockings and hoping for some new ideas. If you are interested in a knitting kit, please call Bud Yeo, 482-9946. See you at the Penny Sale! The new price on the 25 ticket cards is 50 cents this year. Members are sure you will be just as in- terested as ever, especially when you see all the fabulous prizes on display between September 16 and 26. Doors open six days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. except Fridays and then you may come as late as 9 p.m. The draw begins sharp at 3 p.m. the last Saturday in September. Car raffle, casino night set CLINTON - It's bigger and better than ever. The popular car draw and Casino Night sponsored by the Clinton Public Hospital Building Fund is in full gear and tickets are selling fast. The fund raising effort, held to help finance the building of a new obstetrical wing, is back by popular demand after a hugely successful debut last year. For the 1987 draw, a Ford Areostar Van is being offered as the grand prize. As well other prizes include a cruise, a Las Vegas vacation, two weekend trips to Wheels Inn in Chatham and a Montreal holiday. Too, cash prizes totalling more than $1,500 are .to be won. Only 350 tickets are being sold on this raf- fle and chances of winning are one in 16. Tickets, priced at $100 each, will help finance the building fund project. Already fund raising totals for the building of the new obstetrical wing are tallying in at $450,000 and the final goal has been set at $550,000. It is anticipated that the Car Raffle will raise more than $10,000 for the cause. Prize winning tickets will be drawn. on Saturday, October 3 at Casino Night, to be held at the Clinton Legion. The evening will feature lively entertainment and games of chance. Admission tickets are $2. With the admission ticket comes a chance to win a door prize, a Las Vegas trip, and $2,000 in play money for the Casino Night fun. Tickets are available from fund raising committee members, from the fund raising office or through the hospital. Separate school agreement reached The Huron Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board met Monday, September 14 and ratified an agreement with teachers for a contract for 1987-88. The contract settlement was reached on July 10 and teachers gave their approval on September 4. The new contract gives teachers a 3.5 per cent increase as of September 1, a further 1.5 per cent salary increase starting January 1, and a further 1 per cent starting April 1, 1988, for an annualized rate of 4.75 per cent. Salary rates range from a minimum of $19,370 in level D with no teaching experience to a maximum of $50,515 in the top category with 12 years ex- perience. Under the new contract the average annual salary increases from $36,862 to $39,112. As part of the teacher -board collective agreement the trustees have inserted as ap- pendix "E", a Letter of Intent confirming a committee will be organized to prepare a comparability report regarding a number of items the teachers wished to research and study in more depth. These items are plann- ing time, the ratio of teachers to pupils, class sizes and principal administration time. The committee is limited to making recommendations to the negotiations com- mittees that will be appointed for contracts in 1988-89. The purpose of the committee is only to do a stpdy and make recorlpuilr'iendations. It has nopowerto affect the existing contract and its recommendations may or may not be taken into account in the next round of negotiations. SCHOOL ENROLMENT Catholic schools went back in session on September 8 and enrolment was up over last year. The total number of students atten- ding Catholic schools in Huron and Perth counties is 3,005. Last year there were 2,972 students enrolled. Of the 3,005 students, 1,611 are from Perth county and 1,394 are from Huron. A new visual arts curriculum was the theme of a presentation made to the board by Sam Alberico, principal of St. Aloysius school. The new curriculum has been developed over the past two years and focuses on the process of creating art rather than the product. The new curriculum pro- vides teachers with everything they need to teach visual arts and is more user friendly than the older arts curriculum. The general objective of the curriculum is to make visual arts recognizable as an im- portant subject when it comes to funding, teaching attitudes and time. The program is currently developed only for Grade 1 to 6, but Grade 7 and 8 will follow shortly. 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