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GODERICEL '! Y. DECEMBER ht, hn
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People an eaves' renes were digOng, Meewing or ploughing their way
out of the snow telt rttesday_ Birt Boit Lott ker t in nett and hie friends
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Wide and Murray Miesehainkaned their snow drevelleior sx Welk
raiment hockey against emirs week Mark from Landon,
9/I CENTS PER COPY
Storm closes
area highways
Christmas Ilhhh will be ate to ce -
men/her_
The eoWstimases elf the yup
cembireed with westerly sari and snew
made Cierieltners 119/C one of the eelikeet
nerved
he Bided in
Ctw
`may' Christmas with relatives and
triencht., Moto, highways, he the HerouePierth
Comity region were desert by the Ontario
Provincial Polite and ire were forced
to seek Asa- at Legions,, s+c9nc2YnGx
cluirthese hatele and stnet> e, with friends
Matte and in torneeresits, tele are the
hespitah tS
Wind—whipped same and ffreeezeitug
temperatures formed pefice the chine many
highways in the area, as white cants ant
ant NO Detember 2S Highways
in the Stratherit, W& and Ceederidi
arrears were closed to traffic,
Wncc was at a standstill on the VA gear
Woodstock en the weekend and ttravellliers
spent agonizing him en the read tun ttravveell
te their destinnatmete
Oit &nnday, freeway 3 fteina Sinattfertil l a
Clinton n was chased because a among and
dual inti
snow anti vanes 't north and
sleuth was alb cheered to traffic_ sway
meth them t iede:>ric h ffim . mi6;erley was
rimed For several Mars rs tc until read
crews had a chance ite plevuifein .
The entente Provincial inicial, Policce reputed
Met most trews. had opened �`byypate
y
ced
one lime in several spots on Mgiltwee 3
here Mitchell be Clinton and on as Millway
3It anvntt, of Gatwick
There were nnu m er mn s elle minces abstal
cru kraal ,rebut tileas *tamed into the Ciedeineffi
detteclitment erg tate OF' ' and whale that
Practice is Amy hemmed Atm, die
dieetatcfl aa9! mit& For read
onnffetrue atne B iteNha,' h aay hme er
6581--..1a Ras ennffoeatie n en heal wad
those lianas were extremely bay
during the holiday ponied antd it t
several tries over a s'velliAlleSIP petted
Sunday- beam the tine was dear.
ct wear tiMint thltteeir
(cinitelthers, pobeee7 pent,.. ted some
prelhenee p{ OP radio
Linda Pehlke, wits stranded:<:t the
Goderiete affirm on ;°:i,al,way El seetth off
Cdn the severed Items
neeraeinng_ "Pao o- racers gra dotty were
stranded but the deystiftt eventual*
repierted her &dte .
There wig urs he a brief arm ':c hone
lathe cold as mid temperatures wall reiterie
ttrm lite are by the wea keeatut Recent tows
pBL C ant
melterd(/L'411,'�,ne� as the �;
di 1I.�JII to t
wiettlectiff fader - winds
gusting Warmth hem i' west
Allmm a t, it was net a mat Wines
wend weathez wise 'Menem um ix iii a
Brumfield d resident and vellu tee r weather
&serveetr &aid tont 2t centimetres of scow
hell in lite l!ast week mewed to 45 man
rano over the same period ate year a
Citt Christmas mas ll r the temperature nose
t+o e paltry -i u r while the tteneuerattureette
yen rr age was as bailey lib ( r i ly.t a did
Tere cce a yew makes
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OPP investigate 32 accidents
While local polite report a'4micet tracheae
weekend" in town, the Cie®denriectnDetach-
meat of die O nta¢rem Pre iv>nciall P ce vis
extremely hese investigating accidents
and eetttingrep a way hatecadies:
Dunne Saturday and Sunday. like OPP
dnaht wathn tin oval of 32 a 3ceccnedeeantts. The
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AO well as laexwe ..a�rrancer,�+?
umnaLwunt .+off these oX d ern Sammy.
There were num see ifteriea but there
w a toe of vehicles
Svunee matwriststwisttecd on g enm, amend
highway hraerrrrecatles and an OPP
spathes -man szancd this meek theme e ` elect
fur a fine ender ='s Traffic
Acct as week! as hva-s, of ante covert ..
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Paul Carroll ends career as Seaforth School principal
prin-
cipal �:�.c..�,.�. �..w��.w o...�.�_PM eu4�r O'auoeaa�
After GI years 3' vire-principalJegi
Mier 10 sears ,ass aenrt
cipal Seaforth public school Paul rarr ll,
adurai.' rhea Fnday. December I,i to
begin Ins new job as superintendent cif
special education an Duron County an
January 1
Etat Paul Ce.rr ell's claim re A fame s a
prune exarBnple leaf local beau makes goal.
Paul is one id a teva • was be the only tem -
opal and now supea•rntendent in Ontario
who deaesn't have a secondary school
graduation diploma, He was short one credit
. of .; adliatang from grade C3' when he decid-
ed to, deup- out because "at was more atatpcar-
t t that i be working than being in school,"
i d 1wt fit the ederatenn system,." says
Excell I was one of these teenagers who
didift conform to the e perte d norm,"
Elis. fuer was allured to an utdlastraal ac�-
cidentt. Paul is the oldest of a family of five.
raised in Gederirch, Fie has two brothers and
Fairies s. ' :ray father's accident had an ef-
fect
on family income and his ability to raise
fivechildren."
At tLte age of 17_ Paul !mew what the sua�l
work meant Ede had part-time summer jobs
since the age of 111: Whaling with �tder. ieh
maul was aleo baghni y in grocery
shoes. But his first big job was as a welder's
helper, helping convert lake freighters tea
stieage barges.
When Cie gout school, h1 a wort in the gold'
amines in Timmins for two months,. " i will
aliarays t-eraember that betas i was the
en one who spoke Rngfish, The rest were
Italian," says Pahl,
E iienng a life in the mines was not for
Choat Paul became s hard in, the maw Fie
auk as a combination, r�epocter-
Fgiu advier isin for the
now defunct hey 'reld> etnn.
eiu.YaP9ert in a ma
hie then elm-oilied an a ane r t4'a
program with Woolworths, "Z quit tit,
because ray grab reqs ired movacne arezanettd tflte
province.'"
Ells last Join be Are hie maarn d Mary. a
school teacher. was as a anrsane attteandbeat
at the Godenrh Psychiatric Reaspettal. l
quit after two years because i h)inysacrally
couldn't cope with night sloth_ it sap Clines
PART OF SWIM
It Tiuqualify lera sulaerintte ,dent% position.
Panel compkted final studies in i
ore recently, 1 have been teaching
manses instead eAf Wang themm:" says Paul.
Paul learned early that if you can't beat
Meat, join diem "i accepted the reality that
if i wanted he have an effect on the ,ecltec.:A-
tiuAatal. system,. then 1 would have he be pts
of the system instead of being on the outside
and squ voliyng."
secondary scheeii1 views carried ' emit, in,
to antivva itty, -University was a necessary
evil, 1 didn't fwd it relevant Me meet the
bleeds of teachers. Btzt a het of fps have
changed and a lot need , lie says
'Looking it's the Windt -on
that helped me growthe most
"
IEE. owTFILE
I �Iq a teacher because 1 was
Viewed to shape veoitlihl ministry
guidelines As a principal, 1 had the freedom
to developstyles 1 was comfeetablewithand
hope 1 can continue tan work in the same
point, Paul detected th enroll stn trr
eahters cAal.
lege-
EEr[CHEW DAD INTIK .NCE
When he sauna whati was dim -igen sec hewn#
probably anfhuenced him to teach," says
Maty, —1 put him through teachers' cot -
lege."
Having been tinned down several tames
fream entering the college. Mi
because of his di
of education, Paul eneulledin Wilfrid
Laurier University as an adult stalled_ t! De
Wok a course in, economies and' got an ' t' for a
his efforts. With credit in hand; Paul sent a
resume an the ministry of edecation an
Toronto and they accepted nue as a student 1
at Stratford"
Part way through, his Medics Raul
� Pant his carr as a feather was ..
dean, of w 1 diems'' have my
grade la and she said 1 c-ounklift be a Ate
Cure'° t was elbowedtestae, bemuse
of his
highest high gragts, "1 with thel3�
MUM
fn 196' ., he was hired in Ge,derich, as a
grade a teacher and there until WI
Poul continued his dishes, acquiring his
Bachelor of Arts degree in Rei-
nert-time
eer yeasts as as
nett- stent to graduate
studies and received his a # ee inMastereaff
Alin. heal aka a simmer
course for, his F ndpal's ce tries ;
way.
his
Paul CRITOR dbesiet have any racket
master plana' "`file most important thing 1
can leave behind is a climate her kerning..
where pimp:five things happen betimes
student,, teachere and the' cornmandv, This
is the kind of ctimateithat fusitersgruvithL—
"When
1 first came t',1 found a
very sig traditional s where basic
ethicational skins were
school was inpretty goodshapie Inhere has
beenI arty change. ire. that teachers have
ha lank at the shalergs as individualk
where try look at their neetk and adtess
t C; hewbetas# a _ _ .._..__...�,,..:. .
nurtures growth, Pka Ctifinilik whir v! hit career as pilectrat at t%
MSc Scheel
Urn tfo rift* Ihmaltassibift
Happy New
Year from t
The managateeed aind staff et' the
Gortatich to hike
to ailreaders and
New Year.
e`
We toast that the New Year will hearse of
jay and happiness for yeti and your brandy,
The SignalStar offices on Bayfield Road
will be cloned Monday, January 2 in order
that erriployees may celebrate and enjoy
the New Year habdary scith Wady and
friends News copy and advertising
deadlines will be Wended to won
The paper atm pubrish Wednesday,
January 4 and he home dehvered &swami.
Storm strands
many motorists
saw unsay people
stranded in area hotths„ churches, e
hespital and e
e
Arangers as they untied to brae the
weather and make attotheir y
'Two Goderteli man who went to
Stratford early an Saturday ta»do same last
minute Clarristtniass shopping, spent
Christmas eve sleeping ut the Seafeeth
hespitall along with seven other stranded
dt young eaaan travelling to Gederich by,
bats etas Sates was forced d tm spend the
aim in a Sitreeee J; tight alter the bus
&Weir aid to re,, any farther_
travailing 1,a:,Kitchener to
Goderich on Sa.eaaf w*rnanagedtkA get, as
far as Mitchell in •tae beterseettly to he
teemed beck by an OPP effacer at that
not. They were also invoked iun a f e udeer
bender on the way.
Two a rr!m ae s of ffunniliy members
tPa,v;, nth,l tcpGoderidi from Lr e%tweh an
Chrtstinas day were invelved in a minor
laded euro 'itl411 jt mbar mie airport
road as they they tam ttm ami a
StrandA'ce travelling g fromSams to Brace
Beach, stopped Goderneln and attended
the service at Kalov PasehyttnBeTatiggt t @aeaanrkn.
the/ (mad travel no farther, they
were taken home by the mainus,ter and his
hor Christmas cam.
The (Aural) ral) ffteld and the legion
itm
Exeter rr to Ht inn sevevall stranded
motorists a nv a, 1 the hAlleilays and many
people in the area aPso welted their times
ana�d�rsharsed their Christmas turkeys.
"��
Aii , iJ uu.'ar 1 there a get n/,y disap-
pointed
1 sap-
ffto steed ( who meld not get together
with ten. families for Christmas. the
stormy weather rah,ui not, dania any lives in
this area and thetre, wni111 be a Eat cuff
bar t>lnimy 8nn a sff if61ieff aaacB tt:llk n4W
'lout their experiencesto uuI unto the
ChriStinusc$ ts% for some time to come.
INSIDE THE
SIGNAL -STAR
SW sew'
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The old and new
This weirs edition is a museum of Cite
year ant the tee , From the drat eon
will Hindi several Christmas concert #Coe
tares inside which we did snot have rearm to
Meade e inn anti test issue. Frain the new,
you will find predietteris for teat; whet;
were submitted limy same very intelligent
Grp tl students
Limited its
whom fhas hieen limited this past
week as Local athletes take time orut to
knitt the htethedteys Although we drip not
Env' ale seeeeetien seen in this
week's patter_ you cam find sorts of some
hiatirkey tomes. bowling g an figure skating
etith news inside this section.
Business Beat
aside eu wt1D aI find a hastuess heat
Mains orformation about a
tura std stare which has eimiedt am The
*rte end an open Fosse which was held
at the Beak of mine Cast Tsls
after cerapletion of renovations.