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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-02-06, Page 1.rIPP,M11.41, ,.• c,:m• N . Mi'p' WPPiiMAINO4A4M Hotter Nowepapor Competition 1 9(44 , inanspni. 137 YE,AR-8 GrODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1985 50 CENTS PER COPY The Dungannon Kinettes Bowl for Breath bowl-a-thon, held Sunday at Little Bowl, in Goderich, raised in excess of $1,300 for cystic fibrosis research. In the above photo, Tracy Million demonstrates her unique style of bowling during the event and in the lower photo, her sister Karin bowls while the family, from left: Marie, Shari, Tracy and Shan - min; On. (ph -otos by -Pa trick Raft's - • _ Kinette bowl-a-thon raises $1,300 foi cystic fibrosis. On Sunday, February 3, the Dungannon and District Kinette Club held their third annual Bowl for Breath at the Little Bowl in Goderich: Thirty-nine bowlers pledged in excess of $1,300.00 which will be donated to Cystic Fibrosis research: Mayor Eileen Palmer, of Goderich and Murray Elston, M.P.P. for Huron -Bruce, as well as Brian and Raye Elmslie and Jerry and Donna. Chomyn representing •C.K.N.X. radio were at the Bowl-a-thon. Bernice Kemp, of Lanesville, who col- lected $418.41 in pledges, was the top in- dividual money -raiser. Prizes were awarded during the after- noon for the highest adult score, Grant Langlois; the lowest - adult score, Ann Feagan, the highest score for 16 -years - and -younger, Darcy Moulton; the lowest score for 16 -years -and -younger, Nicholas Bowie; the oldest boWler, Stanley Dennis • and the youngest bowler, Katie McNeil. The Dungannon Kinettes woulcL like to thank everyone for their support. SchOottioard• • French program Huron County Board of Education closed September. The board previously approv- the door on -Trench Immersion at its ed extending Core French. in Grades 7 and February board meeting. " 8 from 20 ininuteP per day to 40 m. The Ward agreed to leave the Core French program as it will bp at the end of this year and will not consider the criteria for a voluntary late French Inunersion program in Grades 7 and 8. • There was only a handful of ratepayers at the meeting to hear the verdict. Some parents were from a group calling itself the concerned parents for better basic ' education and others were from the group which asked the board a year ago to con- sider putting French Immersion in Huron County schools. The only reaction from the audience came when Clinton area trustee Frank Falconer finished a prepared speech. "To all board members, it is your deci- sion which way you vote, but remember one thing, who won the war between Wolfe and 'Montcahn," said Mr. Falconer. He was applauded by some of those in atten- dance. He 'represents the taxpayers in the Tuckersmith and Clinton area and he said there were only about five residents in- ' terested in French Immersion. "I am almost certain when they elected a Scotsman, they were sure they were not going to get French 'immerse' with his vote," said Mr. Falconer. -The-ad hoc committee-tecorrended the • board leave Core French as it will be in per day. The Grade 7 expansion took p in September of 1984 and the Grade 8 ex- tension will take place September of this year. 'The school board again agreed, to continue with the expansion. The ad hoc committee also recommend- ed establishing criteria for late immer- - sion This-wasqurned- down by the school board. Ad hoc committee chairman Tony Mc - Quail said the cost of French Immersion in Grades 7 and 8 could range from $1,000 to $90,000. However, he pointed out that the committee was recommending that late immersion only be offered in Huron if it did not cost the board any money. Trustee Joan VandenBreeck said it would be difficult for the board to not pick up costs for French Immersion. • Mr. McQuail said he would vote with the committee's recommendations, however, •two other trustees on the comrnittee, Mr. Falconer and John Elliott both said they Would vote against the late immersion pro- posal. "My real sorrow is that this has become a Quebec, and Ontario confrontational issue," saidMr. McQuail. Trustee VandenBroeck disagreed. She described the turning down of a late French hInmersion- - program as-- an L"educatiOn. dilemma that cannot be met at this time." SnowBlitzweekend everi s ready to roll Is winter getting you down? Well don't despair, a medicinal weekend is on the way. The Fourth Annual • Port of Goderich Snow Blitz Winter Weekend unfolds this weekend offering a list of activities that's sure to take the chill out of winter and involve the 'whole family. The fun begins Friday, February 8th as the student body of Robertson Public School presents its annual winter carnival . from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The bulk of- the activity takes place at several venues Saturday beginning with the hearty Snow Blitz Breakfast in the arena auditorium sponsored by the Goderich Minor Hockey Association. Bring the whole family for breakfast between 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. The St.' John Ambulance Brigade will hold a Valentine Bake Sale at Suncoast Mall beginning at 11 a.m. and the Salvation Army will hold a tea and bake sale at the Salvation Army on Waterloo Street from 2 to 4 p.m. One of the highlights of the Snow Blitz Weekend is the snow -pitch tournament at Agriculture Park. As many as 12 mixed teams will play two games apiece on the diamonds at the park beginning at 10 a.m. The final games will be played at 4 p.m. Also, beginning at noon in the community room in the grandstand, the second annual Trivial Pursuit tournament will take place. Teams of four are required and .each team is guaranteed -two gam -es. There are still some spots open so get a team together and contact the recreation office for details. The entry fee is $10 per team. Also on Saturday, the North Huron Big Brothers Association is holding its Bowl for Millions campaign at Little Bowl from 1 to 6 p.m. This is a fund-raising event for the group and pledge sheets are available at the recreation office. • Elementary and pre-school skaters Will have a good time at the Fancy Dress Skating. Carnival .at the Goderich Arena from 2:15 to 3 p.m. All skaters are asked to dress up. Prizes will be awarded. Saturday's events will conclude with the Hardtimes Dance in the arena auditorium. On Sunday, February 10 the Kinsmen • and Kinette Clubs of Goderich are holding the annual ski and walk-a-thon to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research. Registration for the event is from 1 to 3 - p.m. at Suncoast Mall and pledge sheets are available at several stores in town. The Fourth Annual Snow Blitz Winter Weekend holds promise of some fun. Get out andtake part. to fill -vacant councii seat A Goderich businessman, Peter Mc- •CaWey, was selected to fill a vacant coun- cil seat at a special meeting Monday. McCauley, owner of Bluevtater Cleaners for ovdr 25 years, was selected by council from a list of nine candidates. He received five votes from the seven councillors pre- sent. In a letter of application to cOuncil, Mc- Cauley suggested he was qualified to hold the position having served on the town's recreation board and planning advisory committee for several years and maintain- ing a business for 25 years. He was also chairman of therecreation board. The other applicants for the job included R.H. Baker, Ken Crawford, Dave Har- rison, Jack Hinton, Eric Kirk, Kathleen Leamen, Stan Profit and Bruce Ryan. Mc- Cauley received five votes while Leamen and Ryan received one vote apiece from the seven snembers of council. Mayor tileen Paltrier congratulated those who applied for the position on town unc41—and—hepeti--that—stieh—enthit would be evident forthe municipal election this year. "I would like to congratulate those Who applied, we had excellent names. I hope those who were interested will submit thtir names for election November 12." The council seat was left vacant follow- ing the resignation of former deputy -reeve Jim Britnell, who was forced to give up his municipal work because of commitments to a provincial commission. While hear- ings were:to have concluded by December 31, 1984 Britnell explained that the com- mission would be travelling throughout the province into March. 4fThe position of deputy -reeve was filled from within council as councillor John Doherty stepped up. He was sworn in at the last council meeting in January. - McCauley will be officially sworn in and take the oath of office at the February 11 meeting of town council. Free blood pressure clinic here • The Ruron Chapter of the Ontario Heart • and Stroke Foundation,in co-operation •with the Huron County Health Unit, is sponsoring a series of blood ,pressure clinics in the five county towns next week. The first blood pre -auk -6 -eitnie will be held in Goderich at the Public Library on Monday, February 11 during library hours. The clinic moves to Clinton Town Hall, Tuesday, Seaforth, Wednesday, • Wingham, Thursday and Exeter Friday. The Huron chapter, will also be holding a third stress workshop sometimein March in conjunction with the Huron Health Unit. The two previous stress workshops with Dr. RitMrd Earl, president of the Stress Institute of Toronto, were quite successful. February is Heart Month, so take part in a preventative maintenance program and have your blood pressure checked. 16440010 cookie iiouncethhat taking orders for boxes of cookieS ing Thursday, Febraury 7. The IS canvass the town door to door taking orders for delivery at the end of April. The cookies are $1.75 a box and help sup- port the Guiding movement. The convention before approval syndrome hits town council Sometimes even the best of policies don't produce the desired effect council learned Monday. It seems that a policy adopted by town fathers, stipulating that council must authorize and approve attendance at con- ventions and seminars, is sometimes nothing more than a retrospective rubber- -stamping of that which is taking place. It'skind of like the cart -before -the -horse .or, to be more precise, convention before approval syndrome. Case in point. The airport committee asked council to endorse a motion authorizing airport manager Ed Scruton to attend the Ontario Region Aviation Seminor sponsored by Esso Feb. 5 and 6 in Toronto.. _ When it came time to deal with the mo- tion Monday, council learned Mr. Scruton had already left for Toronto. "It's superfluous," councilor Glen Carey argued. "He's gone. There's no point in cluttering up the agenda when tim- ing is required on approval. Don't put it on the agenda in the form of a motion. Just in- form us but don't ask for permission we couldn't give." Carey then introduced' a motion asking the administrative committee to review the policy. ' As one councillor joked, they could have ' phoned Scruton and asked him to come home. The airport committee approved the trip at its January 23 meeting but council did not meet in the interim. INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR • Zone curling final Maitland Curling Club was the scene of the Senior Men's Zone 13 Curling finals this weekend. A Hanover rink won the competi- tion and the right to represpnt the zone in the Regional finals in London, but a local rink skipped by Glen Falkiner made a good showing. Details and pictures in Recreation. Basketball tourney GDCI Vikings Senior boys set a prece- dent this weekend when they became the first Goderich. team to, win their own an nual Senior boys' basketball tournament, held here ori Saturday. The Vices • were also active in Huron -Perth Conference Rpleacyteathtiison.week. Stories and photos In Win silver medal Minor hockey and ringette action is in full swing these days, with many local teams having wound up their schedules and starting playoffs. The Elevator Ban- tamscaptured the silver medal at a recent - tournament and the local Atom team were consolation winners in another tourney. Details in Recreation.