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NO. 38
Arts committee to get lighting
control board and power pack
By Anne Narejko
CLINTON - The arts conunittee here was
given the go ahead to purchase a lighting
control board and power pack at an approx-
imate cost of $3,500.
Stephen Oliver, of the arts committee,
told council that they will continue to rent
the lights but when they have done so in the
past, they get a different control board, thus
forcing the lighting operator to relearn it
every time. By purchasing their own board,
this problem would be eliminated.
Mr. Oliver also told council that it costs
between $200 and $400 to rent the lights and
control board each time.
Councillor Gord Gerrits asked if there
were any grants available for such a pur-
chase, and was told by Recreation Director
Steve Campbell, "We're investigating it."
Deputy -Reeve John Cochrane questioned
council as to where the money would come
from and was I()Id that it would be charged
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against the arts committee.
"If they don't make enough money at the
end of the year, general government will
own it," said Mayor John Balfour. "They
were never given a real budget."
However, the arts committee is confident
they can pay for the equipment as they earn-
ed about $1,800 for two plays last year and
have more scheduled for this year.
Councillor Case Buffinga asked who
would be responsible for renting it if other
groups wanted its use. It was also suggested
that general government purchase the
board and rent it to the arts committee for
about $100 a night.
However, Deputy -Reeve Cochrane said,
"I'd just as soon have them (the arts com-
mittee) look after it and we stay out of the
rental business."
Mayor Balfour said this would work with
the arts committee setting the fee schedule.
Clinton Council wants
school costs revised
By Anne Narejko
CL`N'I'ON - According to figures from
the City of Nepean, the 'Town of Clinton is
paying 52.(i) per cent too much for school
costs,
"As I understand it, the problem is at the
provincial level," said Mayor John
Balfour with Deputy -Reeve John Cochrane
adding, The (Huron County) board has
nothing to say about costs. They just get a
book from Toronto."
Councillor Case Buffinga said the reason
for this over payment was because the
grants from the province are too low, forc-
ing the town to pick up the rest.
"Something has to be done about this. If
it was lower...you'd find it would eventual-
ly equal itself out, but not when it's 50-52
per cent," stated Mayor Balfour.
As requested by the City of Nepean,
council passed a resolution that these
assessments be revised for 1988.
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Stoplights
for Bayfield
The Huron Day Centre For The Homebound celebrated their 10th anniversary with an
open house on September 15. Among the dignitaries there to mark the occasion was guest
speaker Ann St, Jean (left), the first co-ordinator at the Centre. She is pictured here with
the present co-ordinator, Rosemary Armstrong. Watch for more pictures on this event in
the News -Record's special edition which is scheduled to be out in early October. (Anne
Narejko photo)
Newteachers guide students through year
By David Emslle
Students returning to area schools this
yeirr may have noticed many new faces
among the staff as some 25 teachers have
started or returned to their positions.
Five of these new teacher:; have begun at
Central Huron Secondary School iCHSS1.
Karin Cross, a Grade 10 teacher, will be
c•overi,rg the math, computers and typing
courses, aryl Ellen Hicks will be teaching
basic level family studies to Grades 9, 10, 11
and 12. as well as general level family
studies to Grades 9 and 10. Teaching ad-
vance and general level math to Grade 9s as
well as basic math for Grades 10 and 11 is
Kristina McClory. Two of the new faces at
the school are actually returning teachers
as Patricia Wilson has come back to teach
art to all grades and marketing to Grade 11,
and Maxine Keske had returned after hav-
ing one year off to teach basic math to
Grades 9 and 10 as well had physical educa-
tion and history to Grade 9s.
Enrolment has dropped significantly from
a figure of 825 at the beginning of the last
school year, to 766 this year.
The new staff resource teacher at Clinton
Public School ( CPS) will be spending half of
her teaching time at CPS and the other half
at Vanastra Public School i VPS I. Three
other new teachers have also begun at Clin-
ton and they are: Tom Lyon. Grade 6 and
new vice-prinicipal; 1 oralee Fernandes,
French for Grades 3 to 8; Kim Dodds, self
contained special learning need, Grade 7-8.
Beginning of the year enrolment figures
have also dropped at CPS as 339 students
were attending the school at the beginning
of the 1986-87 school year, compared to a
figure of 322 this year.
Clinton and District Christian School
i CDCS) was the only school to report no new
teacher& for this school year. Enrolment
figures have risen by five since the'nd of
last year to a total of 193 students. �
At Holrnesville Public School, Eleanor
Scott -Smith was hired to teach the school's
second Kindergarten class. The addition of
this class. with approximately 26 new
students, has brought about a rise in enrol-
ment from 251 at the beginning of 1986 to ap-
proximately 263 this year.
There were two teachers starting at
Hullett Central School as well as two return-
ing this year. Peter Snell has begun
teaching music to Grades 5 to 8 as well as
library, and Brenda Pincombe is teaching
Kindergarten. Returning to the school
after a year's leave are (:rade 5 teacher
Doug Riley and (:rade 8 teacher Bill
Millson.
Enrolment at Hullett has dropped by just
one student from a year beginning total of
247 last year, to one of 246 this year.
David Higgins is the new school resource
teacher for Huron Centennial Public School.
and the new Grade 3 instructor is Bill
Marsh.
There has been a slight rise in enrolment
at Huron Centennial from 490 at the beginn-
ing of last year to 492 for 1987.
At St. Joseph's Separate School there are
a total of five new teachr, and they in-
clude: Ing' Marshall. (:e 1-2; Dorothy
VanSteelantd, resource teacher; Diane
LaLonde, self contained classroom teacher;
Mary Rose Smith. librarian; Erika
Linhenhlatt. French for Grades 4 to 8.
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No matter what your taste is, the Auxiliary to the Clinton Public
Hospital has an item at their penny sale you'd like to win. Alyesha
Hills, (left) of Seaforth and Connie McKenzie of Clinton, thought Alf
was an interesting prize. The penny sale draw will take place on
September 26, hut items will he on display all week in the parish
hall of St. Paul's Anglican Church. (Anne Narejko photo)
There were 122 students at St .Ire's at the
beginning of this school year, compared to
115 for the 1986 year
HAYFIELD - Concerns that highway
traffic had reached hazardous levels has
been acknowledged by the Ministry of
Transportation and Communication
i MTC i. The ministry has recommended
that traffic lights and pedestrian
overheads be erected in the village.
Council members here were pleased to
hear that their concerns had been studied
and that action will be taken by the. MT(' to
alleviate th ' problem.
T111' area of concern is along Highway 21,
in particular at the entrance to the
Foodland grocery store. This summer the
village council and the Hayfield
Ratepayers' Association asked that
remedies be sought to lessen the dif-
ficulties with highway and pedestrian
traffic.
It was determined by villagers that dur-
ing the busy summer season, traffic levels
were reaching hazardous levels with
highway travellers and local traffic to the
LCBO store, the variety' store, pizza
restaurant and grocery store. The
dangerous situation was intensified with
that fact that the shopping mall was
located close to an "S" curve on the
highway which created a blind entrance.
As well, the north -south approach to the
shopping area is up a hill.
Council requested that the MT(' conduct
a traffic count at the area. Initial response
from MTC officials indicated that it would
likely be inconceivable to put up stop lights
at the location because the traffic concerns
were primarily a seasonal problem.
Subsequently, a traffic count carried out
by the MTC has determined that traffic
lights are warranted. The MT(' has sug-
gested that these could be installed in 1988.
pending funding availability.
CLINTON PUBLIC
HOSPITAL
BUILDING FUND
As mentioned previously, one new teacher
for Clinton Public School. Michelle Hencher,
will he working half time at Vanastra Public
School as a school resource teacher. There
is also one returnee to Vanastra, .Joanne
Drennan, who teaches Frenth and music to
all grades. A board of education enrichment
centre has also been set up at Vanastra far
1987, and the two board of education area
resource teachers who will be working out of
the school are .Jill Johnston and Deb
Heslinga.
Enrolment has shot up from a year begin -
i' ng total of 90 last year, to one of 105 this
year.
Rudy Hooftman is one new teacher at
Blyth Public School this year, and he will be
teaching French to Grades 3 to 8 as well as a
Grade 5 class in the afternoons. The other
new instructors are Robert 1.ivermore, who
rs teaching Grade 6, and Karen Webster,
who will be Working half time in the library.
There has also been a boost in student
numbers at this school as approximately 206
pupils began school this September, com-
pared to 191 in 1986.
There were also staff changes at East
Wawanosh Public School this year. Cheryl
Hessels has moved from half time
Kindergarten to full time Grade 2, and ,Jane
Wilson has moved from fall time Grade 2, to
half time Kindergarten. Sandra Green is
teaching Grade 7-8.
Enrolment is up by six students from 184
last year to 190 this year
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