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►griculture Part + is rs to: get together. and reach
an amicable;,.adr.` mef(taboutcars crossing the
race track and pad gl the centre area. '
A recorded vote .: bgbested by Councillor Stan
Profit, saw':only Go. clllor Profit opposed to the
third reading of tp bylaw. Councillor Profit
Claimed the bylaw's a.S'!notnecessary"..
According- to Pr,• , tit not , many vehicles park
inside" the. track.'Marty of,those vehicles that do
cross the track tot a
they have very young inner circle do so because children or elderly people
in' them and it is‘ a ,' matter of Convenience to
remain in the car to:"wat h soccer or ball games.
Councillor Bob Allen, who reintroduced the
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elation, said he harf''been•hoping for a coWihined
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agreement between -the ball and soccer players ;since it would C cii icult t or
and the horsemen in this matter. But, he said, the area was not,poste
nothing . ,new had taken place - ,except that Councillor .Profit said l '
several horses had been iniured},fn the ruts convenience ofpeople w.tth 'ou C?1tt ? ortno ee,.
caused by the cars crossing the track, and. the: elderly citizens was por not .ima i to rs
centre green area was gettingtorn up because people". He was reminded;that yerye�ifn* of the.
more cars than- ever before are parking inside cars illegally parked carry the very ► u ngor,tee ,
the track. very old-,or.:even occupants•who re inte>s s►ted..
Reeve Bill Clifford, who said he. was in favor of 'n the sports going on In the field,
passing the bylaw,,suggestedthct copiss be sent Councillor Elsa Ha.ydon'`,,told Co' nciilor ,Profit
to all the organizations using the park. �1e also it costs 'tile parks department's. great deal of
suggested the bylaw was important enough to money fo restore the
warrant one publication in the Sign
al -Star• motorists, and hopgrass torn up by unthinking
ed that—Councillor -Profit
would "look more kindly on the parks budget" in
Councillor John Doherty thought a properly the future when expenses are in his view, too
erected sign warning the area ;was off limits to high. ;
cars and other motor vehicles should be con- The bylaw also prohibits the grazingof horses
sidered. Clifford agreed this was a good idea, in the centre area. '
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 8, 1977
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Grandstand corning down
A wrecking crew from Ingersoll, Debourgeois,
'will begin taking • down the grandstand at
Agricultural ParRoon September 12. The cost fpr
the demblition will be $2,800..
Councillor Bob Allen said all costs involving
the grandstand are eligible for a 50 percent grant
. from the' Ontario Racing Commission. Total
costs will be slightly over $5,000 for the grand-.
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irnent dro
back to the classroom Ttfesday for
of area school. students after the
oliday. For the most part, elementary
owed declining enrolment while the
school in Goderich recorded its
h Dislrict Collegiate Institute has 1,015
enrolled although that figure Could
ver the next few days aS some senior
ay keep their summer jobs just a few
before enrolling in school. At the end
ber last year, enrolment at GD,C1 was
ent is up in Grade 9 this year with 267
on opening day. Grade 13 enrolmqnt is
ith 88 students. working toward their
ondary School graduation diplomas. •
re four new faces among the teachers
Al Drennan, a graduate of GDCI, is
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stand since- it was ruled to be below standards as
set out by the building code.
' As well as the demolition, over $2,000 was
voted to the Kleinfeldt Group for monitoring the
grandstand while it was in use this summer, The
town's share should be about $2,550 after grants
have been paid, said Allen.
There were four tender§ submitted for the
work, the highest- being—for $140007 The
,Debourgeois -tender was the lowest of the four,
and is being carefully stodied by the Kleinfeldt
Group so that the town's interests are well,
protected in regard to such matters as the
electrical panel for the ball diamond lights, etc.
Allen predicted the demolition will be another
controversial „matter, as was the arena roof
demolition. He clirned, hOweiter-, the
municipality had absolutely no choice if harness
racing was ever to be held here.
No plans, are immediately known for
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rebuilding the grandstand, although it has been
pointed out that some "public spirited
organization" would be needed to spearhead the
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back to teach Science and replaces John
McKishnie on staff. Dave Haslett takes over in
the English department for Phil Main who
retired from teaching.
Two new teacher place§ were necessary this
ye. ar with the increased enrolment. Robin
Crocker is teaching History and Myles Murdock
is teaching in the commercial department.
` ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Enrolment at Victoria Public School is down
slightly from last year to 402, reports Principal
Don 46'Brien. There are 63 in kindergarten,
though, considerably more than staff predicted
would enroll, It is the second highest kin-
dergarten enrolment in recent years.
There are three kindergarten classes and Mrs.
Roslyn Campbell has returned to the school to
teach half-time in kindergarten. She is the only
new teacher on staff.
y liftxestrictions
e of ,motion has been presented by methods were of greater benefit to more people.
r John Doherty to Goderich Town He was especially critical of Time Restricted
That motion, which according to Parking on Newgate Street except during the
rules gets no discussion until winter months to facilitate snow removal on the
again with a seconder, is as follows: ' harrow street.
sideration be given to lift all Time At that meeting, . Mayer Deb Shewfelt said
d Parking on The Square and the ad; Shoppers' Square has done a tremendous job of
reds (core area) for a three-month promoting the, businesses there, and felt tfiere
d the onus for parking be put on the, might be real advantage to the merchants on the
en -women". Square if the Time Restricted Pa^rking was lifted
erstood the notice af Motion resulted in the core area. The core area is that part of
raffic comniittee meeting attended by town bounded by Victoria Street, Nelson Street,
cc of McGee Motors. McGee told the Waterloo Streets and Elgin Ave.
e he felt Time Restricted Parking is not The notice of. motion suggests a trial period of
d on Hamilton Streets to Victoria three manths - probably from October 1 to
e street is bare of parked vehicles, he January 1 - providing merchants do not seriously
object to the removal of Time Restricted
said the present situation is to the Parking. It was pointed out once again that
e of McGee Motors since the cleared merchants and their staff often take up the
roGvide a better view of the cars parked greatest number of parking spaces in any one
c ee lots. But, despite this, McGee said day, and the notice of motion puts the respon-
sibility on them to park off The Square during
business hours so that customers are assured of
parking places.
Traffic committee chairman is John Doherty.
ther businessmen on the street would
bjection if the Time Restricted Parking
on their street.
eral, McGee felt that the old parking
nch atmbsphere sought
ron County Board of Education decided
to aecept an offer from the ministry of
,to equip one classroom in each
rY school in the county as a French
classroOrn. The dedision will not cost -
rd anything since the "ministry, of:
is incivasing its sUpport for the
of French as a.secondlanguage.
record player and possibly some posterS and
artifacts conducive to a French, atmosphere 'in school, replading on staff Sister Jean.
the classroom. . Enrolment is also down at Kingsbridge where
there are 118 students, 22 less than last year.
The. classrooms follow a pilot project ipan—
sored by the ministry two years ago that set up. Two nevi teachers are on staff at St. Joseph's
.one classroom in the county for teaching French. Separate,,School: They are Harold Zettler whO
The change now increases that number to 24 teaches Grade 7..,,and Mary O'Keefe who teaches
elassrboms in Huron. kindergarten. -
, Cophrane said that the decision would not
,: require the board to designate an extra 411JEEN ELIZABETH
'4,0,1assrennt in each school hut ,would, mean that ,,, ,4hrolmenf at, „Queen Elizabeth School
each the SUbjett would be the -room equipped by Mrs,. dorgia Schaefer' It teaching fuli-thne
Ralph Smith, back at Robertson Memorial.
School as principal, reports a student population
of 470, down about 20 from laSt year. There are 30
kindergarten students with Mrs. Jean
Carruthers, about the same as last year.
There is one new face on staff. Bob Ha'nna
transferred to Robertson from Clinton Public
Some teachers previously on staff have
changed classes for this year. Mrs. Carol
Scratch has moved from the library to Grade 2;
Ernie Crawford " is dividing his time between
library and guidance; Mrs. Louise Sygrove has
moved out"of remedial to a fulltime Grade 3-4;
Mrs.' Margaret Hallman is now teaching the
remedial work and is now a half-time teacher;
and Don Mason will be teaching mostly physical
educationthis year:
. Mr. Smith said there would be more emphasis
thiS year, orr the school band which will be con-
ducted bSr Mrs, Ruth Shaddick and Bill Cameron.
There will be three choirs at the school this year,
a primary choir, a junior choir and an in-
termediate choir.
Mr. Smith also expressed his satisfaction at
getting back to the school after an absence of
several years. He said hi whs "amazed and
impressed" with the amount of preparation
teachers had done in their classrooms prior to
the opening of school on Tuesday. _
Colborne has an enrolment of 256. down
slightly from June when enrolment was 263.
There are 16 in kindergarten at Colborne.
There) are two new teachers - Miss 14.eather
Farnell in Grade 2-3 and Miss Kathie Richardson
who teaches Grade 6 half-time and special
education tialf-time.
Holmesville Public School has 300 students this
year, a drop of about 10. There are 29 in kin-
dergarten there.
The school has a new musiC teacher to replace
Mrs. Irla Stewart who has retired. He is Robert
Blackwell who will divide his time between
Holmesville and Hullett Central School.
Mrs. Bonnie Lockwood is back at Holmesville
following a year's sabbatical. She replaces Mrs.
Nancy Cameron who has transferred to
Brookside Public School, where she is the only
new face an staff. •
Br,8okside has one less fulltime teacher this
year, as enrolment has dropped from 380 to 356.
There are 31 in kindergarten.
SEPARATE SCHOOLS
St. Mary's Separate Scthool in Goderich has an
enrolment of 206, down frcim last year. Only 16
registered tor kindergarten this year.
Sister Yvonne Parent will teach Grade 6 -at the
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the ministry. this Ye* at theaChool for retarded children..
Mani Dona Baker and baby Dawn wheeled to
41001'with.lhdic Baker Ott Tuesdly so she could
atfend. her first 44 of kindergarten. Many
mothers took their five ma' olds losehool on the
first day,to familiarize them with the route,
will be taking ivory day. Jodie brott
• flowers for her teacher and seetnid
to attend her class. (staff photo)