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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-04-13, Page 14-3 0 0 cFl d at rt *h.?eYme P. t. the cairn') t.: Ni ;./IMN9fkar IITT *duet tire. the B..e orstep in flliil l dayxaage n e _. dna $i" a .. 1 t p ii. t.,. n e. o c `con fn `:uril web. , � tie ,. � �';; ... `{ t i • l° lan.aimed at con !unity livingbut I It a bad p :� .., :, ., have been encouraged by tl? town's response to the cane• ones Of se " See king tin-tleha)f t , 1 >uf a -r uefr Sagacity:* lie the iss o ltbel!4..is Qttp��.. r,Yx. . ,t; have a service w. place for tlxe: u_tyre of their •• ion o .Ia:.. n of nowu.. tin_ ee. .est of paranoia _.. portaa Ills , 9. .. . ive ecept .., -. .. 1/0 3‘01/07,. aspects,ofthe Blietvata! residents record a t dM+a i •. o1► ;cosated, that the � co9.1 , ; . ,iwxlnue xnitThin. "Th futur 1GImeser" Gfe)C'. c,Iu i1! Gcogg dosing f e; never graced' i its seven-year history. • —15 GODERICH SIGNAI,STAR, WEU ', . QALY; AP iII413t t9 • 50 GENTS PER COPY DISTRICT' ,.D . i A ,t r N rod erich ....,.aevy to .i .crea e The council of the County of Huron recently ap- proved a budget for 1983 approaching $15 million and :the share paid by the town of Goderich rose by only 3.7.per cent over the net levy paid in 1982. An 1983 the town of Goderich will add $385,551 to the county purse. In '1982 the town apportionment was $371;779 and the increase of $13,772 represents an overall increase of 3.7 per cent. The levy paid by Ashfield Township is up 14 per cent this year to $166,522 compared to the 1982 levy of $146,070. The Colborne Township levy is $119;262, a 7.5 per cent increase over the 1982 levy of $110,686. The 1983 levy for Goderich Township is $158,561 an 889 per:cen(t increase'overthe 1982 net levy of $145,496. The largest :levr increases were realized by Ash- field;-Tuckersmi and UJsborne Townships as the 1983figuresrepresent an *teased just under 15 per nt Ior.alh three of those nl letej. alities compared to apportionments i 4 respectively.. The towns of Clinton, Seaforth and Wingham `'wvill. also pay less to the county this year while. Goderich and Exeter had slight increases. The average county residential mill rate now stands at 32.11 compared to 30.78 in 1982 which reflects a 4.3 per cent increase. The commercial and industrial mill Trate rose 4.3 per cent to 37.78 com- pared to 36.21 in 1982. This lear the graduating students of Goderich and District Collegiate Institute will choose a king as well as a queen for the annual spring prom Friday, April 15. The queen candidates include Lisa Varga, Vicki Munroe, Chris DeBolt and Vicki Jones. The first ever king candidates are Stephen DeBoer, Jim MacDonald, Ron Vanderlinde, Paul Godley and Dana Doherty. Queen candidate Sharon Lomas was absent for the photo. The theme for this year's At Home Formal is 'A Touch of Brass.' (photo by Joanne Buchanan) GDCI student body will select king and queen this year at prom This year the male population at GDCI is getting a chance to share the spotlight with the females of the school at the annual 'At Home' Formal. As well as having five graduating girls to choose from for school queen, the student body will have a chance to vote for school king as well. The king and queen will be named at midnight this Friday evening amidst the theme, 'A Touch of Brass'. The girls nominated for school queen all think it's great that there will also be a school king this year. They see it as "equal rights." School queen nominees are Chris DeBolt, Lisa Varga, Vickie Jones, Sharon Lomas and Vicki Munroe. Chris is 19 years old and a Grade 13 student at GDCI. She plans to study journalism at university in September. She participated in track at school this year and previously had served as a student council representative. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne DeBolt of Goderich. Lisa is 18 years old and a Grade 13 student at GDCI. She plans to study visual arts at university in Sep- tember. She has been a cheerleader for five years and this year was captain of the GDCI cheerleading squad. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Varga of Goderich. Vickie (Jones) is 18 years old and a Grade 12 student at GDCI. She plans to take biology and chemistry courses at college in Toronto in September and hopes to continue there with the modelling she has already been studying in London. Over the years at GDCI she has been active in sports and student council. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Jones of Goderich. Sharon Lomas is 18 years old and a Grade 12 student at GDCI. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Roy Lomas. Vicki (Munroe) is 18 years old and a Grade 12 student at GDCI. She plans to take a computer course at college in September. She has participated in volleyball, cheerleading and student council. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.V. Munroe of Goderich. School king nominees are Stephen de Boer, Ron Vanderlinde, Dana Doherty, Jim MacDonald and Paul Godley. Stephen is 18 years old and a Grade 13 student at GDCI. He plans to take a general BA course at Centre receives award for energy One of the six regional centres for the develop- ' entally scheduled for closure by the provincial government was honored by that same government for energy conservation. The Bluewater Centre for the Developmentally Handicapped was one of many government in- stitutions honored for outstanding energy con- servation efforts at an awards ceremony recently in Toronto. The awards presentation marked the end of the first phase of the Government Energy Management Program. More than 100 government installations 6' and 42` individual operators received awards for meeting or surpassing the program's five-year, 15 per cent savings target. The Bluewater Centre, operated by the Ministry of Community and Social Services, was awarded a silver medal with 20 per Cent savings realized over the base year. The $12 million Government Energy Management Program was initiated in 1976 by the Ministry of Energy in conjunction with the Mhiistry of Gover- nment Services to redtice energy consumption in the government's own buildings. At the conclusion of the first phase, overall con- sumption in the buildings operated by the par- ticipating ministries had been reduced an average of 25 per cent. The $27 million saved amounted to more than twice the cost of the conservation measures undertaken as part of the programa university in September. In past years at high school he has served as ailtdent council representative and has played in the concert band. He is the son of Cornelis de Boer of R.R. 2 Clinton. Ron is 19 years old and a Grade 13 student at GDCI. He plans to study honors math at university in Sep- tember. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Van- derlinde of R.R. 3 Goderich. Dana is 18 years old ,and a Grade 13 student at GDCI. He plans to enter the general BA program at university in September. He played on the senior boys' volleyball team and coached the senior girls' volleyball team at school this year. He is the son of Stan and Betty Doherty of R.R. 3 Goderich. Jim is 18 years old and a Grade 13 student at GDCI. He plans to study computer science at Sheridan College in September. He has participated in football and soccer at school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacDonald of RR 2. Goderich. Paul is 18 years old and a Grade 12 student at GDCI. He plans to take a deep sea diving course at college next year. He has participated on the spirit com- mittee at school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs:Donald Godley of Goderich. conservation association pp .ill apply to w planning board The Goderich and District Association for the Mentally Retarded will apply to the planning board for rezoning to permit the establishment of group homes following advice from council Monday. A letter from the association was tabled at.. a previous council meeting and while association members were present ' at the meeting Monday, Mayor Eileen Palmer advised the group to make a formal application to the planning board rather than state its case before council. Palmer told representatives of the association that the matter would not be entertained at council until the planning board had made a recommendation op the matter. Association president, Mary Donnelly, indicated the group would apply for a change to the entire R2 designation rather than seek spot rezoning for the specific properties the association hopes to convert to group homes for the developmentally handicapped. Councillor Jim Searls expressed concern that council was not involved in the process to select the sites of the proposed group homes. He felt the town should have had some input. "I am disturbed that council had no input in the selection of these homes," he said. "Council should have at least been asked if it thought the locations were suitable. There seems to be a lack of com- munication here." Council was informed that the Elgin Avenue and Wellington Street homes were selected by members of the association and Ministry of Community and Social Services representatives from London. The awards ceremony was sponsored by Ontario's Rig Energy Saving Team (BEST), the government's internal energy conservation program, launched in 1982 to encourage government employees across the province to save energy on the job, at home and on the road. At the ceremony, representatives from 26 gover- nment facilities received gold awards for reducing energy consumption by 40 per cent or more; 50 received silver awards for a 20 to 39 per cent reduction; 25 received target awards for 15 to 19 per cent savings; and 42 staff awards were presented for outstanding individual efforts in reducing energy costs. Delegates chosen Members of the Huron -Bruce Progressive Con- servative Riding Association met in Clinton Tuesday to elect delegates to the party's national leadership convention in June. While there were reports that supporters of leadership candidate and Alberta millionaire Peter Pocklington would try and pack the meeting, those concerns fuppomaterialize. riding attended the con- servative supporters from the meeting in which six delegates and six alternates were elected to attend the leadership convention in Ottawa. Association president Margaret Bennett, Ken Campbell, R.R.1 Dublin, Mary Donnelly, Qoderich and Elmer, Bell, Exeter were elected as the association's delegates to the convention. The two youth delegates will be Bernie Haines, R.R. 4 Wingham and Teresa Donnelly, Goderich: Alternate delegates are; Mary Proctor, Brussells, Lorne Kleitidiver, Dashwood, Dan Pearson, Ethel, and Dr. Tom Jasper, Goderich. Youth alternates are Jan Divok, Clinton and Kate Doorly, Goderich. of3 jl+,IteY9 c+�lon The request tor, tht feomthe:P lCafter five per cent pax rah - the .est tah rith figures;Malt* ;.' .. ` . better f.....m • ► eilag Lawson indicated cork i sIoi ers regelved $1 per annum and aper diem a owance ofd.: The five per cent increase does not alight, to'Mal* diem rate Council passed the motion bya,5.1 marglnlwith,Ji gearis voting against the motion Coule e.. r Gien Carey, Who bad voted a$a a pay raise for coined, said it would be hypocritical et council not to grant the PUC Its reauestaftettnuncil had granted itself a similar increase. Money 1.fted from gas station The Goderich Police'Department reports that on Thursday, April 7 Kirkey's: Car Care, which is `located at the corner of Elgin Avenue and Victoria. Street, was broken into. A small amount ,of cash, approximately X87, was taken. On Wednesday, April 6 it was reported that a tall blond haired man had been seen the weekend before taking pictures of young children. Chief Pat King says the incident may have been, "a totally innocent thing such as an . amateur photographer just out taking pictures." Chief King adds that parents should not over react, but if the incident does occur again it would not hurt if it was reported immediately so the pollee can in- vestigate. GDCI principal:. retires in June Secondary school principals in Huron County will be transferral to. accommodate the vacancy at Godericli••District Collegiate Institute when its prin- - cipal Join Stringer retires in June,. The Huron County Board .of Education approved the transfers at its April 5 meeting,,. In the shuffle,,Seaforth District thgh School will be left without a principal.The position is to be filled from within the system, Only F. E. Madill Secondary., School, Wingham, principal R. P. Ritter will stay at his present school. The transfers involve Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton, principal Herb Murphy 'going. to GDCI, South Huron District; High School, Exeter, principal J. L. Wooden going to CRSS and Seaforth . District High School principal B. F. Shaw going to South Huron District HighSchool. Initially the board had advertised both provincially and internally for the position of GDCI principal. The board had accepted the resignation for retirement` purposes from John Stringer at its March meeting. Theretiieementiseffective June 30 ;w 3 Sixteen applications- for the position were re five from within the it on system T'he iii II I of rams erring"i a present' p recommended to the board. INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR Atoms win ' The Goderich Machinist Atoms completed a most successful season by winning the OMHA cham- pionship here on the weekend with two one -goal victories over Amherstburg. Pictures of the series appear on the Recreation page as well coverage of the junior girls ringette team's WOAA championship win here last week. Complete stories and pictures appear in the second section. Teen Tone tuneup The Goderich Teen Tones participated in an ex- change in Oakville this past weekend with the Tempus Youth choir. Besides the exchange. the' choral group has also been practising for the Sound of Goderich concert May 16. Details of the event can be found inside the first section. More letters Readers continue to. write letters to the editor and we have numerous letters reflecting many opinions on a number of subjects, Letters to the editor appear • on Page 5, opposite the editorial page.