The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-11-10, Page 6PAGE 6 —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1982
PD Day
pecial education
was theme of
development day
Special education was the
theme for both the elemen-
tary and secondary school
teachers' professional
development day on
November 5.
Secondary schoolteachers
from across the county met
at Goderich District Col-
legiate Institute to attend
workshops on such topics as
the role of the school learn-
ing resource teacher, learn-
ing disabilities and their
identification, program for
the gifted and use of micro-
computer as a learning and
teaching tool for special'
education students.'
t,leineut.ary senool
teachers attended the Conn-
ell for ,Exceptional Children
( CEC) conference in Lon-
don. The international con-
ference featured workshops
relating to special education.
Administrative represen-
tatives from the Huron
Board of Education,
Superintendent of program
Robert McCall and.
superintendent of special.
education D.R. Miller were
also involved in the con-
ference.
Mr. ,McCall conducted a
mathematical workshop
while Mr. Miller is on the
CEC executive.
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PD Day
Teachers from all of the Huron County Secondary Schools took part in, a professional
development day at GDCI on Friday. The theme of the day was Bill 82 and its im-
plications for teachers. As well as discussing Bill 82 the teachers took part in various
workshops. Pictured is Bob Drake from Brantford Collegiate Institute demonstrating the
use of micro -computers as a learning and teaching tool.(Photo by T.Marr)
THE G®®ERICH SIGNAL -STAR'S FIRST ANNUAL
Truck lands in swimming
pool after freak accident
Attention all Retail Merchants in
the Town of Goderich!
SHOWUSYOUR
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
AND WIN TWO
WAYS!
One a.
Way. -.Dress up your Window/Storefront' for the Christmas
Season. If it's judged a winner ..you will be awarded a
trophy by the'Goderich Signal -Star. One trophy
will be awarded for each of 3 Categories (see 1,
below). Plus, one Annual "Grand Prize" '
trophy will be awarded for the hest Christmas
Window/Storefront in the Town of Goderich. r�
This trophy may move to another window
(new winner) next year:.but your name will
always stay on it. So get with it!
Spiff it up!
._ '. THEME:j,
Anyone you wish -to choose.
Hard sell, Spiritual, aesthetic, etc.
CATEGORIES:
HARD GOODS MERCHANTS
SOFT GOODS MERCHANTS
SERVICE ORIENTED
JUDGING WILL BE
BASED ON:
Damage has been
estimated at $3,000 to George
Bacon's swimming pool and
$5,000 to Telford Bissett's
pick-up truck following a
freak accident just outside
Goderich on Saturday.
Sergeant Bacon of the
Goderich Police Force had
just arrived home from duty
about 4:30 p.m. when he
heard a loud noise outside.
He went out with his family
to investigate and there they
saw Bissett's truck wedged
across the shallow end of the
in -ground swimming pool at
their home in the VLA
subdivision off Highway 8,
just east of town.
Bissett, 35, of R.R. 6
Goderich, bailed out
although he wasn't in danger
of drowning in the partially -
drained pool. Had he
splashed into the deep end,
he could have been in such
danger, police. say.
Bissett and his truck ended
up in the pool after the cast
he was wearing on his right
footgot wedged under the
truck brake pedal, pushing
the accelerator to the floor.
The truck plowed through
Bacon's fence and sailed into
the pool. Bisset had been
visiting a lot owned by his
family beside the Bacon
residence at the time.
The pool and truck were
both wrecked. Once in the
pool, the truck wouldn't
come out.
"We had to get the biggest
tow truck in the area," an
investigating officer said.
Police first tried a normal
tow truck "but it turned right
up on its end" when the
operator tried to use a winch.
"It took about an hour and
a half to get it out," said OPP
constable Bruce Crew. "In 25
years on the force, I've never
seen anything like it."
No one was hurt.
Board rejects review
despite low enrolment
By
Stephanie Levesque
The Huron -County Board
of Education won't be ap-
pointing an accommodation
review committee for this
year.
Every year, in November,
the board looks at accom-
modation reports for each
school in its jurisdiction and
decides whether or not a
committee will be establish-
ed to determine if a school
should be closed because of
low enrolment.
At the board's November 1
meeting the accommodation
report was received and
despite the fact that two
elementary schools and one
secondary school are below
minimum in attendance, no
review will be conducted.
Board chairman Dorothy
Wallace said the executive
committee, while studying
the accommodation report,
looked at the schools sur-
rounding the three in ques-
tion and determined they
couldn't support those
students affected if the
schools were closed,
The three schools are Hen-
sall Public School with a
September 30 enrolment of
128, below the minimum ef-
fective enrolment of 145;
Vanastra Public School with
a September 30 enrolment of
108 below the minimum ef-
fective enrolment of 109; and
Central Huron Secondary
School, Clinton with a
September 30 enrolment of
844, below the minimum ef-
fective enrolment of 849.
Mrs. Wallace said the ex-
ecutive committee also con-
sidered the number of double
classes and whether or not
the schools are manageable
at their size. The committee
determined there are no pro-
blems in these areas.
Trustee Joan Van Den
Broeck asked if the board
could be assured an accom-
modation review report will
not be done again in the near
future.
Director of Education
John Cochrane said it is
board policy that such a
report is submitted to the
hoard each November. If, at
that time, the board decides
to establish an accommoda-
tion review committee it
does so and the committee
works through the winter
months.
If the committee recom-
mends, and the board
agrees, to close any school
there is another year to wait
before the school is actually
closed.
"That clarifies it," con-
cluded Trustee Van Den
Broeck.
Township approves, application
ti
for Community Development
Accounts totalling ap-
proximately $100,00 were
approved for payment when
Goderich Township Council
met in regular session
November 1. Of this amount
$80,832 was for Huron County
School Board taxes and.
$12,524 was 'for tile drain
debentures. •
Council passed a motion to
donate $3 to each of the 17 4-
H members from the .
township who completed
their projects.
Maitland Valley presented
a proposed plan of projects
for the futre with the request
that the township• approve
them. Council passed a
motion giving approval of
the projects as well as an
application for a Canada
Community Development
Program. This approval
does not commit the town-
ship to any additional fun-
ding beyond the normal levy.
Building permits were
issued to Ed Broadfobt for a
driving shed on lot 36, con-
cession 11; D. Steenstra for a
concrete storage on lot 37,
concession ' 11; Robert Kelly
for a dormer window on lot
20, concession 1; William-
Boak fora play house -on lot
10� concession 1; and Walter
McIlwain for an implement
shed and to demolish a barn
on lot '11, concession 1.
The clerk was inatruced to
apply for interim subsidy on
road expenditures.
Council passed a motion to
refund R. Tyndall the $50
which he paid for the use of
the township hall on a
Sunday , while testing
members of his karate club.
Mrs. Alice Porter sub-
mitted her resignation as a
member of the recreation
committee. Council decided
to file the letter of
resignation at the present
time and to deal with it when
,new appointments are made
to the recreation board.
By-law 16, 1982, alby-law to
amend by-law 17, 1981, was
given three readings and
passed. By-law 17, 1982, a by-
law for acquiring part of lot
28, concession 11, Township
of Goderich, was given three
readings and passed.
Council then adjourned
until November 15.
The Other
Way...We don't have to tell you that a good
Window/Storefront display increases prospect
interest, product awareness/acceptance
and walk-in traffic. You already know
A good store front sells! and that
✓• "� ' puts money in the hank for you!
With Christmas...the most import-
ant merchandising season of the
year...here NOW, why not join the
fun! Spiff up your Window, your
sales and maybe win a trophy
SIA /rte ta' hoot.
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