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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-08-20, Page 1.e, ric 138 YEAR - 34 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1986 33 60 CENTS PER COPY 'Accident kills girl, injures three A Bayfield girl was killed and three others were injured in a single car accident on the eighth concession of Bruce township early Saturday morning, - Tracy Jane Hill, 19, of RR2 Bayfield, was killed when the 1984 Carnero she was a passenger in left the road and rolled several times, according to the OPP. At approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday mor- ning the Camero, driven by 26 year old Thomas Parks of Southampton Street in Dungannon, left .the road gradually and struck a railway crossing signal. Police say the car then became airborne for over 16 meters and rolled several times, throwing all four occupants of the car out of the open T -roof. Ronald Kerr, 21, of Victoria Street in Goderich, and Martha Curran, 19, of RR1 Dungannon, both passengers in the back seat of the car, are being treated in the hospital with, unknown injuries. Kerr is in Hamilton Hospital and Curran is m London hospital. Parks received minor injuries and was treated at in hospital and released. Police believe that no one was wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident. At press time the OPP were still in- vestigating the cause of the accident and it is not known if charges are pending. Tracy is the daughter of Tom and Nancy Hill, of RR2 Bayfield and is also survived by her sister Lori Ann and her brother Kenneth Allan. A student at Goderich District Col- legiate Institute, she was active in local sports. A private family service was held Monday morning at the McCallum and Palla Funeral Home in Goderich. Cremation followed at Woodland Crematorium, London. Flames destroy vehicle Approximately $800 damage was done to a car owned by Patrick Waters of Bayfield when the vehicle he was driving, caught fire and burned one mile south of Goderich on Highway 21. The 1972 Volkswagen sta- tion wagon was completely destroyed in the blaze which occurred on Wednesday, August 13. The. Goderich Fire Department was • summoned to the scene, and used foam to smother the flames. Mr. Waters escaped without injury. (photos by Paul Hartman) - Goderich man is arraigned on charges A Goderich man was arraigned in Pro- vincial Court, Goderich on Monday, on a charge of break, enter and theft following a lengthy investigation by police, into the break and enter of the Metropolitan Store, in January of this year. Over $3,000 in mer- chandise was reported stolen at that time. An ongoing investigation by Constable Lonsbary of the Goderich Police Force, has resulted in three Goderich area youths being charged with possession of stolen property and break, enter and theft. The investigation involved a series of auto thefts dating back to April and May of this year. The three youths, the names of whom cannot be released, will appear in Young Offenders Court, Goderich. PCBs stored at Sifto Mine pose no ,threat PCBs (poly. chlorinated biphenyls) which are being stored in government -approved sealed steel containers at Sifto Salt Mine in Goderich pose no threat to the public or workers at the -mine said Phil Bye, senior environmental officer with the Ministry of Environment office in Owen Sound. The PCBs were in the cooling oil of a transformer that came out of service at the mine's main surface substation. Both the cooling oil and the transformer carcass were placed in an approved container the size of freight car which is stored above ground between two conical storage buildings within a fenced compound. Mine officials notified Goderich council and the Goderich police department of tie storage facility's existence and Police Chief Pat King along with Fire Chief. Jack Meridm toured the facility. In a letter to council, Chief King said he had concerns about the PCBs being' stored so close to Lake Huron. "Despite the site and storage meeting Ministry (of Environment) approval, it may. be felt by council that, the Ministry should reconsider the storage site and seek an -alternate-one not.so-near-the-lakes"-he-said in his leiter: The letter was referred to council's en- vironmental committee. . Bye, in a telephone interview, said the PCB waste, which was -generated by the in- dustry, is being stored at the mine for an in- terim period until destruction facilities for PCB wastes are approved in the province. Both a chemical process and a mobile in- cinerator 'destruction unit are being in- vestigated by the Ministry of the Environ- ment and destruction facilities couldbe ap- proved as early as next year, he said. In the meantime, there should be no danger. "The containers are leak -proof so there should be no concern about the material entering the lake," he said: Children are a challenge, says award winner BY LIZ WILKINS Helen Videan of Goderich was 'pleasant- ly surprised and pleased and honored' to receive an honorary membership in the Federation of Women Teachers' Associa- tions of Ontario last week: Helen is the first teacher in Huron County to receive this award. Helen began her teaching career about 40 years ago at the Goderich Central Public School. After five years, she went to Victoria Public School where she taught for 33 years. At Victoria, Helen became the first woman vice- principal and held the position for 10 years. 'It was interesting and challenging work.' She taught primary grades at Vittoria as well as music. After retirement in Christmas of 1983, Helen has still found things to keep her busy. `I've never been lost for a job,' she says. Helen has had a very full and busy career. In the late 70s she helped provide English instruction for families from southeast Asia through an English Second Language program. She was a founding member and is past president of the Coun- cil for Exceptional Children and she has been active in the areas of education for exceptional children, music and in- dividualized leaning for young children. Helen says she likes young children generally because they are a real challenge. 'When you work with children there needs to be a sense of trust,' she says. Children responded well to Helen's method of students to Luse theiir own mindsg allowed she and make decisions for themselves. But, Helen says, 'children need to know there is a limit to their freedom and that freedom and responsibility go hand in hand.' Teachers today need to find a happy medium between firmness and freedom, Helen says., And it always helps with children to let them know you are not in- fallible, she laughs and remembers a little girl named Carol Ann who was always Striving for excellence. CY. nOntario . .._.__ Helen Videan of Goderich received an honorary menibership in the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ont Ontario lasas t week. Helen spent more than 30 years teaching at Victoria School in Goderich. Ten of those years she held the position of vice-principal. She believes that a teacher must have a sympathetic ear, a caring attitude and an encouraging smile. (photo by Liz Wilkins) 'One day, she sighed as she looked at her printing and said, 'Well, that's the best I ,.can do, Miss Videan.' I replied, 'Then that suits me just fine!' At that point we had a little chat about something I had drawn on the board the previous day. One of the boys had asked if he could come and draw another turtle beside (nine on the board. We'all had a good laugh when I told them I had meant it to be a baseball cap! It was the best that I could do - and Carol Ann felt reassured.' Local ambulance service expands The Ministry of Health will provide an- nual funding of $64,000 to cover operating costs of an extra ambulance and two addi- tional ambulance attendants to serve residents in Seaforth and Clinton. Seaforth and Clinton residents are now served by qne' ambulance, The extra am- bulance and staff will initially by stationed in Seaforth. Both ambulance attendants will be added to the day shift when the volume of calls is greatest. "There is a need for another ambulance and more staff because of the large number of patient transfers from Seaforth and Clinton to hospitals in London," Health Minister Murray Elston said. Staff will be hired for the expanded am- bulance service later this month. The am- bulance service is owned by a private operator, Gary Betties. Program to collect tools for needy Helen's work with the Federation began when she was appointed secretary at her very first meeting. She moved through the chairs to become president of the Huron Women Teachers' Association in 1973-75 and always encouraged women teachers to participate in Federation activites. Helen was director of the Ontario federation from 1974 to 1976 and served on numerous provincial committees. Her roles of board of management member, rector's warden and people's Warden of St. George's Anglican Curch have kept her from wondering what to do with her retirement time. Her teaching years were full of highlights such as the time Walt Disney visited her classroom and drew Mickey Mouse on the blackboard, or having her salary increased by $200 after teaching for only four months. Helen remembers one of the young . students in her ESL program who would come running into class, slap the work table with the palms of his hands and say confidently and seriously; 'You teach -a me. You teach -a me now.' Helen was born and raised in Goderich so another amazing thing in her career was getting on in a town school because many teachers started in the country. 'That would've been foreign territory for me.' Altough she enjoys retirement, Helen says that the one thing she misses are the' people. 'There have been countless memories to take away from life in a big school - the cut fingers and bruised knees, the lost bikes and missing jackets, the spilled milk at a class party and the mined -up pairs of boots in winter, the crowded staff room and the children's work brightening the halls, the doncerts that require so much work but are such good P.R. with parents, the staff parties and, yes, even the staff meetings. All of these spell people. Perhaps that is what is so hard to get used to upon retirement, not having so many people with you evey day.' Y A program, designed to provide tools for needy African farmers affected by last year's drought, has brought good response from the community, says Auburn Co -Op manager Steve Caldwell. The project is organized in Canada by Global Ed -Med Supplies, (GEMS) a charitable organization, which has been sending surplus medical supplies to developing countries for the past three years. In a joint effort,, the United Co- •Olierat1vesof Ontario and GEMS appealed to -Area r Sidthts ti katig-tools, new or us- ed, to area Co -Ops. GEMS in turn will be transporting the tools to three organiza- tions tiit Africa .which will distribute them to farmers- most affected-bylast---year-'-s- drought. "Many people were 'coming in and buy- ing new tools off the shelf and putting them in the bin," says Caldwell. We received about 40 different kinds of tools and were very pleased with the response we got." Co-OPs in Auburn, Belgrave, Hensall and Lucknovs, along with hundreds of others from across Ontario participated in the project. The program ended July 31. INSIDE THE SIGNAL -STAR Sunset Golf Sunset Golf Club hosted 156 competitors in their annual Men's Invitational Tourna- ment. Harvey Livingston of Goderich gain- ed low net of the day, with low gross prize going to David Bowie of Fanshawe Golf Course. For the complete Sunset wrap-up, please turn to page 8A in the sports section. Kevin Bundy Kevin Bundy is a GDCI graduate, and is Currently working at the Blyth Festival this summer, before returning to the prestigious National Theatre School in Montreal'next month. For a profile on one of our local talented citizens; see Mike Ferguson's report on the front page of the Community section. -