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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-03-17, Page 151 vitt II nmIft y Wilma Oke St.' Michael1s. Sc iooI; Stmt- •��ford; due :to' a' .declinin uron-Perth Separate ', enrolment t r ,, pproved extending Hoard• members:gave: instruction ',4,9,11!„themselves eight per cent 7„ and 8 to at, lent, increase 44 n 0*SO::honorarium 6 in the separate , effective January, 1977. The in Huron and Perth increase from $150 a month to exclusive of Ec,'ole '- 4162 a month' far each trustee arie which is; a was approved in a "recorded school. - a +, t Vote. asked for by Ted des 7 and 8 oral.: Geoffreyy ;who voted against as been a part of the . the increase as did Ronald m in all the school Marcy. board was formed in Superintendent William perintendent W.J. Eckert; reporte'ii on the reported as he professional development d the feasibility day held last week on the n the teaching of reading program in the following a study, schools_ He said the teachers the administration commented most favourably direction. on the workshops. Trustee Gregory Fleming, the only trustee who attended the session, said it was' well organized and praised the program. Chairman Mickey Vere attended the luncheon er. He pointed out only, as he was working. only mean one ad- taff member as one John O' D r o w s k y being phased out in r of education, John aid this will mean an of two itinerant teachers when the. comes into effect in questioned whether it would Be" ,possible for parents attend some of ` the professional development' days. He was told the auditorium was filled .with teachers at the last P.D. day. Mr,' Vintar said a larger hall could -be considered. Reports were given on the public speaking contests held in which the separate school children had been most successful in several centres. The' teachers who had provided the extra training forthe speakers were com- mended 'highly. A presentation on library support services was given by three teachers: Mary' Margaret Cassoni of Immaculate Conception School and Mary Lou Shantz of St. Joseph's School, both of Stratford, and Barry G. Linden of Ecole Ste Marie, Zurich. Superintendent William Eckert, under whose direction the presentation was made, explained that Libra, � x: reset; re a e t other i.schools• li kTltt„ area far" library `'<. "said the ,students structed .in the tate; oiYthe: library, resources„. in' the school so that' they gain in- formation and•appreciation, of the resources, He showed s slides showing the library as a child centered 'place for learning. The three teachers gave detailed outlines of the uses of the libraries in their schools as the students progressed from kindergarten class to grade, 8 as they acquired library skills in using and enjoying the library resources. John Vintar, Director of Education, reported that principals in the various schools are dealing with the problem of filling the gaps caused by missed classes due to the winter storms, He said in some schools where the. children are bused the )ER es way river to Lake Huron S prtnci a p l may "decide to in#iic vd he was planning to shorten ho ion the' von break by 15 Attending the offiial opening g Inutes;,,;.in 'same :of Education Week in.Win- schools pupils' may be given dsor on April 16-17. extra homework to do; and in Vincent Young, chairman some schools individual' ' of the negotiating committee, assistance to certain selected said that negotiations were students or those requesting continuing and everything help . may be all that is seemed to be going well. needed. The first meeting Mr. Vintar said at a will beheld on Apr12 as in At e meeting of the principals on regular meeting date of the April 14 it would be deter- second Monday of the month mined if these methods.closed is Easter Monday. the gaps or if further measures would be taken such as eliminating a professional development day. Mr. Marcy suggested each principal send home a note with the pupils the method his or her school will be using in dealing with making up the lost time. The remark was made that two of the parents com- plaining about students missing school during the bad weather had pulled their childreh out of school early for a holiday in the south. Chairman Mickey Vere SMILE Happiness is getting a bill you've already paid so you can write a nasty letter. +++ If neither snow nor rain nor gloomof night stays those couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds, there must be some other reason. These days, styles change so fast that even nostalgia is old stuff, +++ An executive is a person hired to talk to visitors so the other employees will have a chance to work. U submits proposals for Ashfield plan les of Planning s were held'in•Asl- wnship with the ce of –the Huron Planning Depart inning in November g in January. The f the meetings was t the Township in preparing a plan to regulate nd development for owpship. 35 of the National glad Union made a two. 'on to Ashfield saying, "we un - and' that zoning will e adoption of a Plan, and that will be zoned e since 9 percent is Class I and Class oal is to retain the rural society and e present type of m to flourish". U local suggested following points be ted into the zoning by-law so be an upper limit I the ed to a ire eof ppa ro In Iter, to no greater than 500 acres that any tithe"==ineiividual *farm family can control. — that a family farm be classified as one that the family operates by the fact that it is in financial control, provides the decision making and supplies most of the labour. that...r.any.:.xw#lyestock poultry unit must either own` or have under long term lease enough land to handle the manure from the entire operation. - that where land is zoned for livestock or poultry, the farmer who follows an ac- cepted cgde'of,peactice, have the assurance that the zone will not be changed. — that only classified family farms be eligible ;for tax rebates, special incentive loans, improvement grants, tile loans, subsidies, etc. — that only farm related Bakesale a success On Saturday the Green Thumbers got underway with their first project of the year. The bake sale held at the Suncoast Mall proved to be a big success as eager and - enthusiastic parents as well as children turned out for the event. An array 'of mouth watering and tempting baking was set up waiting for buyers to carry them home. To start spring off in good spirit there was also a green ..table. Very bright and colourful geraniums and Easter lilies just in time for the coming holiday could also be purchased at the bake sale. Lucky winners of the raffle were Joanne Campbell, who won the floral arrangement and the winner of the 'cake was Mr. Ken Mackenzie. We appreciate all who participated in sale, either by donating laked goods or precious time spent in Nothing makes a person's past so wicked as his running fqr office. 2:00 P.M. BANTAM "BB” RNIA TOWNSHIP vsGODERICH 6:00 P.M. JUVENI E "BB" GODERICH vs. ORETOWN or AMHERSTBURG r r q ► sit foran Ontario- C Cr mpions preparing for it. Our success depends on the help and co- operation of such people. The clubs''next big event is an .auction sale to be held on April 23. Watch- your paper for more information regarding this. Corporations be allowed to operate a commercial en terprise. — that severances not be granted to accommodate additional residences on Class I and Class II agricultural land. If it is desirable to build an ad- ditional house, then it would become part of the farm property. Severances are a con- troversial issue in Ashfield since residential properties could outnumber the farm properties if much land is divided up. If conflicting issues arose, due to urban and rural clashes an urban council could form which does not seem reasonable, in a town zoned Agriculture. )peeing tosma'I new ors business Financial assistance Management counselling Management training Information on government programs for business Wayne Rounding one of our representatives will be at The Bedford Hotel, GODERICH on the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month (Tuesday, March 22) If you require financing to start, modernize or expand your business and are unable to obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions or it you are interested in the FBDB management services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your business, talk to our representative. t /.1.) L' i1' 51A111,5S /) V/7u/ Ml iv/ ,9A corprioi i t$orniatiotfbelnil''xt1 SfSe or 044004•Ofltar , the►.$hs or 1 OPEN 1-6 TR ADE' INS ACCEPTED 308 HURON RD. 1'HE SEPARATE SHOPPE MAIN CORNER, CLINTON -... 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