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Duo sentenced
for Auburn
robbery attempt
Alun Dyer, 24, and Gerald Michael Smith, 20, both
of Kincardine, were sentenced to 12 months in
reformatory last week in Goderich court for con-
spiring to rob the Canadian Imperial Bank of Com-
merce branch in A uburn last September.
A third man, Etoch Fernand Courchesne, 21,. of
Elliott Lake was sentenced to eight months on the
same charge. Thi bank was not robbed but witnesses
toy police two masked men, one carrying a shotgun,
were seen nearby. The trio pleaded guilty to the
conspiracy charge last month.
Dyer and Smith also were sentenced to three
months for break and enter and one month for wilful
damage in a separate incident.
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Contract talks stall
between teachers and board
Contract talks between the Huron Board of
'Education and its secondary school teachers were
temporarily. abandoned after a two-day session last
week.
Mediator, Professor Jeffrey Gandz, said the two
sides met for " a couple days with nothing scheduled
for the future:" The two sides met briefly a few weeks
ago. and Gandz said the sides were actively involved
in mediation during the most recent session.
Gandz was appointed mediator at the request of
both the Huron County Board of Education and the.
teachers. He is a member of the faculty off the School
of Business Administration . at the University of
Western Ontario and was appointed by the Education
Relations Commission to mediate the last contract
between the Huron board and secondary school
teachers.
While no -further talks are scheduled between the
groups, Professor Gandz was confident that a set-
tlement
ettlement can be reached in the 1981-i2 contract.
"We were actively involved in mediation and we
expect to resume the process in the near future," he
said. "I'm hopeful an agreement can be reached
before the school year begins. Although I am hopeful
that is not to say there will be one (a settlement )."
Professor Gandz explained that the latest two-day
session in London was the first time the sides were
involved in intensive negotiations.
The Huron. County Board of Education has already
reached agreement with the elementary school
teachers for the 1981-82 contract year. While an
agreement was reached, the details :.of the new
contract will not be released until September.
Camerata musical troupe
will delight children,
The highlight of the summer special events will be
presented by the Goderich Recreation Board next
Monday. .
'Camerata', a theatrical music troupe . from
`Toronto, will delight Goderich's children of all ages,.•
with afternoon and evening performances of play,
song and dance.
In the evening performance, part of the show in-
cludes a spoof on operas, which offers light-hearted,
good music, appealing to the serious or not -so -serious
music lover.
In the afternoon performance of . Camerata,
children in the audience participate in the 'mood'
section of the program. They are asked to suggest
words which describe feelings such as 'happy',•'sad',
'excited'; then Camerata play.,s a piece which best
illustrates these varying moods.
A musicalversion of "Little Red Riding Hood" is
included but this show has a special tv is1 to it, winch
audiences across the country have found to be very.
exciting.
Camerata combines the best of life's joviality with
the best of music and thegroup has been well-
received wherever it travels.
This .magnificently integrated ensemble is com-
prised of internationally -known soloists who, between
them, have toured in over 30 countries. Camerata •
served as Cultural Ambassador to Canada by ac-
compapying Prime Minister • Pierre Trudeau 'to
inaugurate cultural relations with Mexico, Cuba and
Venezuala.,
This reknownedgroup will be at the MacKay
'Centre in Goderich on Aug. 10. Admission prices for
both shows are $2 for children and seniors, and $3 for
adults. The afternoon children's show is at 3 p.m. and
the evening family show begins at 7 p.m. Camerata is
partially funded by the Ontario Arts Council..
WEDN1SDAY, AUGUST 5,1981
Walter and Johanna 'Gottschalk are sitting com-
fortably these days after winning 1100,000 in the July
26 Super Loto draw. John Hruden, who has the lottery
booth in the.Suncoast Mall, sold the Gottschalks the
winning ticket, (Photo by Cath Wooden)
oderich couple realize lottery dream
50 cENTs PER COPY
Elsa Haydon
elected new
parks president
Elsa Haydon, a consistent promoter of the
establishment and preservation of parks, has been
elected the new president of the Ontario Parks
Association. "
Councillor Haydon, who has served on the
Provincial parks body executive for four years, was
elected at a special meeting in Windsor, Saturday.
Last year she served as vice president. •
The appointment also marks several firsts for the
organization as Haydon was the first woman to serve
on the board, the first woman elected president and
the first lay person to serve on the executive.
The Ontario Parks Association was organized in
1936 and was later reorganized in 1953 after a dor-
mant period during World War II. The association
was incorporated in 1963 and has bestowed honorary
membership and titles to Lieutenant Governor, John
Black Aird and Premier William Davis.
The Ontario Parks Association has 500 members,
including associate members and the group's main
objective is, the advancement of parks and civic.
beautification. The OPA is also involved in the
training and education of people for park purposes,
inspecting parks and the gathering and dissemination
of ideas and other educational and statistical data.
Other members of the new executive include; J.
Kivell, Guelph, first vice-president; John Budd,
Scarborough, second vice-president; Norm Duncan,
Cobourg, Alexandra Semeniuk, Toronto and Ed
Martin, Stratford, directors; Bill Palmer, Fort Erie,
secretary and Gord Sharach, Kitchener, treasurer.
•
BY CATH WOODEN
On the Monday morning of July 27, Johanna Got-
tschalk came off the night shift of her job as a
counsellorat the Bluewater Centre. She went home
and sat down tomread. the London Free Press,
remembering to check the Super Loto draw numbers
of the night before. Unbelievably, the numbers bn the
$10 ticket she held in her hand matched the numbers
listed beside the$100,000 draw.
The dazed Mrs. Gottschalk ran upstairs to tell.her
sleeping husband, Walter, the news. Apparently, it
didn't sink in as Mr. Gottschalk rolled over and went
back to sleep.
This scene is something all lottery ticket buyers
American sea cadet ship docks here
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16 day cruise provides training for new sea cadets
• BY•CATH WOODEN.
To finish a 16 -day cruise, the, American sea cadet
training ship NSCC YP 587 spent two -days docked in.
Goderich.
The 75 -foot vessel, whose commanding officer is
LCDR Luther L Clyburn, arrived in the harbor on
Friday morning and was given a warm welcome by
Mayor Harry Worsell, Councillor John Doherty, and
Doug Bundy.
Before coming to Goderich, the ship spent time on
Mackinaw (Island, Michigan, Tobermory, and Owen
Sound. The 16 -day cruise isa training period for the 18
teenaged cadets and its stop at ports also allows for
some U.S. Navy public relations.
The ship is normally berthed at Mt. • Clemens,
Michigan and the sea cadets come from Southfield
where they take part in year-round training, similar
to Canada's cadet. system. •
The cadets run the entire ship, and they seem to
enjoy themselves despite the rigorous standards
demanded by the officers. Several were asked why
they joined the sea, cadets, and the most popular
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answer was, "I saw the Navy commercial on TY."
It looks like the U.S. Navy's public relations works
as well at home as abroad.
The. Port of Goderich also got in some public.
relations of . its own. The sailing club held a barbecue
on St. Christopher's Beach for the sea cadets and
their five officers, the tofvn treated them to dinner at
the Bedford Hotel, and gave them a tour of Goderich.
After being open to the public for the weekend, the
boat left early Sunday morning.
dream about. Everyone tries to picture how they
might react to the discovery that they are financially
secure for the rest of their lives, what they might do
with the money, and whether it would change them.
The dream is a reality for Walter who is 60 and his
.wife Johanna, 56, of 55 Cambria Road North in
Goderich. They have lived in Goderich for nearly 25
'years and originally come from northern Germany.
"The first two days were a bit unreal," reflects
Mrs. Gottschalk. "I think the first reaction carne
after the money was in the bank.
The money comes as a very welcome surprise to
the couple, especially since Walter has been laid off
from his job at Champion for nearly a year. They will
use the money to pay off the mortgage on their large
home, and have given some to their three sons, John,
Howie, and Rolf. . '
"We didn't tell them until Thursday night when we
invited them over for a barbecue," explains Johanna.
"Then we brought out three cheques."
The couple are investing the rest of the money,
although Johanna confesses to splurgin on a new •
refrigerator. -
The winning ticket was purchased from John
Hruden at his Suncoast Mall lottery booth. Hruden
receives $1,000 for selling the winner.
The Gottschalks say they have been semi -regular
purchasers of lottery tickets, and Walter thinks they
are a good bet. "I don't know how you can afford not
to buy them."
Are they going to continue to buy tickets? Is there
any doubt?
INSIDE THE
SIGNAL -STAR
The American sea cadet training ship that was here
on the weekend had the Canadian and Port of
Goderich flags fly frig for their arrival Friday mor-
ning. (Photo by Cath Wooden),
Cadet Corp
These American sea cadets were all on deck for their
arrival La -the Port of Goderich on Friday, -Their 75 -
foot vessel, NSCC VP 587, was open to the public
during their stay until last Sunday morning. (Photo
Cath Wooden)
Tourney draws 102
• See the sports pages for the results of the
Junior Invitational golf todrnament held at
Sunset last Wednesday.
Tiger Dunlop. Days c
The Tiger Dunlop Days at the Huron County
Pioneer Museum are meant to attract local
residents, and this year, the event will feature
old-fashioned fun. Seepage IA.
A split decision
Two plays opened last week, one at the Blyth
Sumner Festival and one at the Huron
Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. Joanne
Buchanan liked the Tommorrow Box at
Blyth, while Cath Wooden had mixed feelings
about Arsenic and Old I,ace. See page IA.
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