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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-09-03, Page 1Go eric SIGNAL -STAR 138 YEAR - 36 GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1986 Students hop off the bus at St. Mary's School ready to start a new year of school. Desmond Courtney (below left) and Jennifer Hamilton (below right) say they like school so far. Both started Kindergarten at St. Mary's yesterday. (photo by Liz Wilkins) Five new grads are among new teachers in Goderich BY LIZ WILKINS Ten new faces have appeared at schools in Goderich. Five of them are are fresh out of teachers' college. Marcel St..Arneault is a recent graduate from the University of Ottawa. He is teaching Grade 2 and 3 at St. Mary's Separate School. Michelle Whiteley is the new special education and resource teacher at St. Mary's. Michelle has taught for one year at St. Patrick's Catholic School in Dublin. The third new teacher at St. Mary's is Lorraine Kingsley from Ottawa. Lorraine is teaching the French immersion kindergarten class. She graduated this year from the University of Ottawa. She says she likes Goderich because of its friendly people. "It reminds me of back home." The new music and school resource teacher at Robertson Memorial Public School is Alexandra Hutchison. She graduated from Althouse at the University of Western Ontario. She has taught part- time for the past two years at St. Jude's private school for the learn.dg disabled. Victoria School has a new teacher. Barb Moss' duties are divided between teaching Grade 3 and teaching the senior class of the trainable retarded. Barb has taught at East Wawanosh , Colborne Township and Victoria public schools. She has also been supply teaching in the Goderich area for various public and separate schools. Barb is excited to be back teaching and says that teaching half-time, "will suit me just fine". Goderich District Collegiate Institute has five new teachers. Tom Craig, who worked for the Simcoe County Board of Education for four years, is excited about his new job teaching automotive to Grades 9-12. Tom was teaching at Banting Memorial High School in Alliston before he was hired at Goderich. Now he is only 15 minutes away from work. Sherry Muxlom is teaching Grade 9, 10 and 11 science and biology. She was teaching at Hillcrest Senior Public School in Owen Sound and she has been supply teaching at the high schools in Clinton and Goderich and at Robertson. John Hindley, who graduated last April from Queen's University, is teaching Histoiry and English. John is originally from Rockwood and moved to Goderich just last week. He is very happy with the job. "It's so hard to get a job," he says, "I was lucky to get this one." Vicki McKague graduated this year from Althouse at the University of Western Ontario. She is teaching five art classes and one drama class. Vicki also believes she is lucky to have this job. "It's a real break for a grad." Lisa Arsenault is the new Grade 10 and 11 French teacher. She has been supplying for French immersion at St. Mary's. Lisa was teaching English at Bermuda College in Bermuda. Other changes have taken place in the Goderich educational personnel. Three teachers, Monique St. Denis, Sister Lor- raine Cote and Louise Merritt have left St. Mary's. Dave McConnell has transferred from Robertson to . Victoria. Dave Brereton has transferred from Victoria to Colborne. Pat Allen has left Robertson and is ac- ting vice-principal at Brookside. Marty Bond has transferred from Robertson to Colborne. Louise Wilson has transferred from Robertson to Wingham. Mike Scott has transferred from Robertson to Bluewater. And Hiep Nguyen has retired. Robertson has received a number of teachers through transfer as well: Vice- principal Floyd Herman from Clinton; Arlyne McMillen from Colborne; Helen Crocker from Clinton; and Flo Dyke from Colborne. GDCI has lost five teachers. Bonnie Becker has transferred to South Huron. Seamus Doherty is now assistant director of technical studies at Central Huron. Hugh McGregor has4ransferred to Central Huron. And Paula Miller and Al Wright have resigned. Sheila Jankowski has transferred from South Huron into GDCI. 60 CENTS PER COPY Local owners say no to beer and wine in corner stores BY LIZ WILKINS Most owners,of corner stores in Goderich agree with provincial New Democratic leader Bob Rae that there should not be beer and wine in corner stores. Premier Day d Peterson still plans to in- troduce legislat on this fall allowing sales of beer and wine i corner stores, despite over- whelming o position by Ontario municipalities. "It's going tq create problems," says the manager of Becker's on South Street. "What happens when two or three big guys walk in and a little fellow or a girl is behind the counter.1 Theyg,=t the beer and go out and get someone ki ed. Who's responsible.. If young people ha a had a few beers and then find it's all gone, they'll go to the corner store and get mo e. This just encourages the guys who would ve run out of beer, to drink more. Kay Barrett at the R.B. Variety says beer and wine would go into their store if it was the law. "We wouldn't like it." But she says putting beer and'wine in corner stores would not increase al ohol-related accidents or alcohol abuse. "Kids can get alcohol wherever they nt anyway." Fay and Dale immonds, owners of Sim- monds' Bluewa er Variety, are totally against the legislation. "I don't believe in drinking,"'' Fay I says. "I wouldn't have alcohol in the store. It does increase alcohol abuse because alcohol is more accessible so there are more a cidents." On tie other h nd, Chris Black, owner of Black's Grocery, says the idea is long over- due. "Don't loo at a market such as Goderich or Tor nto. Look at places like Moon Beam out ide of Kapuskasing. You have to travel 3 miles to get a bottle of beer." Bldek Isays th corner stores need beer and wine sales i order to. survive. "Drug stores are bran ing out to selling other things that used o be sold only in corner stores. They are trying to get the govern- ment to take over- the -counter drugs out of corner stores. Cig rettes are phasing out. At, the outset, there' be more beer and wine sold but give it a f w years and people would get used to it. I would be great for the Niagara grape gr wers." Another advan ge, Black says, is that kids could return he beer bottles to corner stores. "Right now a kid who finds a 10 -cent beer bottle can't rake it to a beer store to return it but he could take it to a corner store." Doreen McCormick, manager of Mac's Milk, agrees that it might be a good idea to put beer and wine in corner stores. "It. might help get rid of a lot of this nonsense of kids going on the back roads with it. They're going to abuse itwhen they get it, where they get it or how they get it. And the government will bring it in no matter what anybody says." The manager of Brewers Retail says he' doubts there will ever be wine and beer in corner stores_ "The NDP and PC will put them down anyway," says Pat Osborne. Osborne says Brewers Retail could benefit from the legislation depending on how it's distributed. "I might end up supply- ing the stores and would need more staff. Or I might have fewer sales and need less staff.'" Osborne sees problems in the idea of put- ting beer and wine in corner stores. "Where are the empties going to go back to.. You can't take dirty bottles back to the corner store. Right now we check people's ages. If they show signs of drink we can't serve them." Osborne says grocery stores may not check age orrefuse to serve people because every case is profit. "I get paid salary no matter how many cases I sell," he says. "Can underage kids work in a grocery store .. The grocery stores would have to check the codes on cases of beer because beer is only good for three months." Karen Fooks, manager of the Triangle Discount, says she doesn't want any part of beer and wine in her store. "I would need 19 -year-olds to sell it. I'm open from 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and it can't be sold till 11 a.m. I don't want to argue with people who want to buy it before I can sell it." Fooks says that for the first while there will be abuse. "A couple of years later maybe I'll carry it but right now I don't have space.' I didn't want to work in a bafthat's why I'm here." Joan Chesney of Seaforth, a member of the Council for Action on Alcohol and other Drugs, says the problems are bad enough now because alcohol is too accessible. "The corner store isn't suffering or it wouldn't still be around. The mark-up they put on products right now is sufficient." Dave Hart, community cionsultant for the Addiction Research Foundation in London, says that selling beer and wine in corner stores reduces it to the status of milk or bread so it is not as big a deal to buy alcohol. This implies that beer and wine are safe drinks but, in fact, they aren't moderate beverages. From studies so far, the implications of the issue show no benefits and Hart says, "One wonders what are the benefits." Goderich Elevator employees set to strike Some 35 full and part-time employees at Goderich Elevato s Limited are in a legal position to strike ut Elevator President and Chief Executi a Officer, George Par- sons, remains op 'mistic that an accord can be reached. That the two sides are still meeting is a good sign says Parsons, referring to the next scheduled meeting on Friday, September 5. Parsons seems hopeful that "something can b resolved then". The contract to ks revolve around the issue of job security for the 14 part-time employees working for the company. The last meeting between the two sides was held on August 21. The union has been working without a contract since March 31 of this year. Talks continued throughout the spring and sum- mer months but no headway was made, A concilliator . was appointed by Labor Canada and after several meetings a "no board" situation was declared which gives the union legal authority to go on strike. The union has promised to give the com- pany 24 hours notice before going on strike. New Ruron riding elects PC executive BY LIZ WILKINS The Progressive Conservative party should promote good and progressive thoughts and not put down the party, says Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff. Speaking at the founding meeting for the new riding of Huron in Clinton last week, Cardiff added, "It's the little things that are damaging to the party; when one of our own says we have failed." One example Cardiff gave was Marcel Masse who says the PC party has let the Quebec PCs down. Cardiff was enthusiastic about the new Huron riding which ik3 the result of a revision of Ontario's electoral districts. The local ridings of Huron -Bruce and Huron - Middlesex will cease to exist. Instead, three ridings, Huron, Bruce and Middlesex, will be formed. With the introduction of a new riding comes the necessity for a new constitution for the PC Associat on. Ralph Smith read through the Constitu ion Report and after a lengthy discussion, the Constitution was adopted., The officers were elected. Donna Wood of Clinton' is President; Ken Campbell of McKillop Township is First Vice -President; Secretary ecr tart'l O1sicJanetBill Webster o of Goderich; Stanley Secretary Township; and the six Vice Presidents are Three car collision injures four people HOLMESVILLE - A three car collision on Highway 8 between Goderich and Clinton resulted in injuries`to four people on August 28. The accident, which took place at approx- imately 7:15 .p.m., occurred when Jason Moxam, 16, of Clinton was traveling north bound on Highway 8 and attempted to pass another vehicle. As he was making this attempt he struck a car driven by Steven Popp, 23, of Auburn before going on to the west shoulder. Mr. Moxam then veered back into the sou lane and struck another southbound car riven by Danny McCullich, 17, of Mitchell. Major injuries were sustained by Mr. Moxam. and a passenger in the McCullich car, Bonnie Montgomery of Mitchell. Mr. McCullich received minor injuries 'as did Benton Carter of Clinton, a passenger in the Moxam vehicle. Damages to the vehicles totalled $600 to Mr. Popp's 1983 Pontiac, $2,000 to Mr. Moxam's 1979 Dodge and $1,500 to Mr. Mc- Cullich's 1972 Ford. Charges are pending from the accident. Three arrested after break-in at liquor store A break -and -enter at the liquor store on Huron Road in Goderich, has resulted in the arrest of three young offenders. A plate glass window on the north side of the store was broken in the early morning hours of September 1, and liquor removed from the store. Later that same morning, Goderich police recovered two bottles of the stolen spirits but it is still not known how many were taken. Goderich O.P.P. arrested the three young offenders on the evening of September 1. The incident remains under investigation. A break;and-enter occurred at the Maitland Golf and Country Club on the morning of August 30. An alarm sounded at 2:39 a.m. and when police investigated, they discovered that some beer and liquor had been stolen. Some of the stolen liquor was recovered on the golf course the next day but the theft remains under investigation. On August 28, Goderich police recovered a vehicle that had been stolen in London. The car was abandoned at the rear of the Credit Union. As well, this incident re- mains under investigation. --I.NSID.� THE. SIGNAL -STAR Nico Peters of Tuckersmith Township, John Schenk of Wingham, Mel Hohner of Clinton, Gary McCormick of Turnberry Township, Ralph Smith of Seaforth, and Mary Proctor of Morris Township. The nine members on the Advisory Com- mittee are Elmer Bell,of Exeter, Lorne Kleinstiver of Dashwoo, Elmer Hayter of Stanley Township, Mary Donnelly of - Goderich,'Margaret Bennett of Wingham, Carol Arthur of Exeter, Chris Little of Ex- eter, Tom Jasper of Goderich, and Bruce Shaw of Exeter. Honorary members are Charlie McNaughton of Exeter, Bob McKinley of Goderich Township, Murray Cardiff of Brussels, Jim Britnell of Goderich, Anson McKinley of Stanley Township, Jim Hayter of Goderich, Bill Walden of Wingham, and George McCut- cheon of Brussels. The delegates for the Party's General Meeting are Donna Wood (the President automatically becomes a delegate), Gary Chapman, Dave Elliot, Gary McCormick, Ken Campbell and Nico Peters. One alter- nate was chosen, Bernie' Haines. It is up to the executive to fill the other three soots. . The General Meeting- will be held in Hamilton from Sept. 19-21. Jim Veri and Tom Kneale of the Young Progressive Con- servatives, (YPC) were chosen to attend the Turn to page 2 Tourney tales., The annual Goderich Men's Fastball Tour- nament unfolded over four days this past weekend at Agriculture Park and two Goderich teams, Sherwood and Denomme's, battled in the B Division Championship game. All the details and a host of pictures can be found on the Sports front. World winner The Goderich area now boasts of a world champion as Dianne Foster and her horse, Flying Docotor, captured first place in the parade class of the performance division at the World Championships in Columbus, Ohio. A story and picture appears on the front of the Community section. PCs meet The local Conservative Provincial Riding Association held its nomination meeting in Clinton last week. Details of the event and a picture of the executive appear inside. Ancient art The ancient Chinese art of Tai Chi, believ- ed to improve health, reduce stress and aid concentration, is being taught in Blyth at the Festival hall. Susan Hundertmark of- fers a story on the art on the Community front.