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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-30, Page 1Police crack dOwUoii bikers BY SHIRLEY J.._ KELLER Constable Gerald Hilgendorf of the Goderich Police Department told about 40 parents at- tending a Home and School meeting at Robertson Memorial School recently that children who ride their bicycles dangerously in the future, will be formally confronted by the police. A Juvenile Violation Tag will be issued by police officers to youngsters who disobey normal traffic and safety rules. The first ticket will be a warning and parents must bring the ticket to the police station to acknowledge that the family is aware of the child's carelessness. The second ticket will mean that the bicycle will be taken away by the police and must be retrieved at the police station. A third ticket will involve charges laid against the offender. While members of the Home and School Association did express concern for the way in which some young cyclist's abuse their privileges on the roads to and from school, it, was also pointed out that automobile drivers could show more courtesy to bicycle riders. The topic for the evening was "Your Child's Santa here on Saturday Santa Claus will make his annual pre - Christmas visit to Goderich this Saturday. The Santa Claus parade will begin this Saturday at 2 p.m. and follow the usual route up South Street and around The Square. The theme of this year's parade is World Peace and will feature at least 17 floats and two bands. Following the parade Santa will hold Santa's Court in the Park Theatre. Safety To and From School". In keeping with that theme, a suggestion that crossing guards should be issued whistles to indicate when children should cross the street was approved. There was also a suggestion that more crossing guards are needed - particularly at the intersection of Blake and Eldon Streets. Questions were asked about the possibilities of'flashing lights to indicate school zones, more school signs and the possibility of making the street in front of Victoria School a one-way thoroughfare. Richard Hooper of Block Parents reported that 122 applications had been received for Block Parents. Many homes.,now have the signs clearly displayed, but some applicants have not been contacted because of the numbers located close to each other. Further explanations about Block Parents will be made at the school. It was suggested that further advertising is needed to make the program properly successful. The Home and School Association expressed an interest in community participation and suggestions for safety ideas involving school children in Goderich. The Association president is Don Larder; vice-president, Bob Dixon_ Gode�ich Free cookbook... a delight for any gourmet Enclosed with this issue of your Goderich Signal -Star is the long awaited family cook- book -free of extra charge. This 40 -page collector's handbook contains many recipes contributed by Goderich and area cooks as well as other tested recipes from many and varied sources. The cookbook has suggestions for your Christmas Day dining and your holiday parties just to make it a special help at this time of year. But there are also recipes for soup, salads, entrees and desserts featuring ingredients which are easy to find, affordable and often right in your own kitchen. Signal -Star hopes you will enjoy this bonus edition in time for 'your Yuletide entertaining. And watch for next year's cookbook. Get ready to send in your favorite family recipes, too. 1GNJ L AR YEAR 131-48 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1978 35 CENTSPER COPY Board says new recreation director a must BY DAVE SYKES The., Goderich Recreation and Community Centre Board decided there is a definite need for a recreation director in Goderich. In a unanimous decision last Thursday, the board passed a motion recommending that the recreation director's post, vacated by Mike Dymond December 15, be filled with a qualified recreation director. But while the board was unanimous in its Yukon artist and author, Ted Harrison, cap- tivated a young audience at Victoria Public School last week as he made a brief visit to talk about his first children's book, Children of the Yukon. Harrison wrote and illustrated the book and has a second in the making. His stories of Yukon life thrilled the children and prompted countless questions. (Photo by Dave Sykes) decision about acquiring the services of a qualified recreation director, they failed to reach any agreement on the function and roles of the department's personnel, namely arena manager Chuck Jewell and his staff and Jane Netzke. The board met . in closed session, Wednesday, November 29 to discuss the fun- ction and role of the recreation department, establish duties of the employees and examine the possibility of relocating the recreation offices. The board wants to makeits intentions clear in all these areas before it makes a final recommendation to council, early in Decem- "tSer.. . In a report to the board, recreation director Mike Dymond etrongly recommended that the position of recreation director be maintained as it is and that a permanent replacement be hired with an A or B certificate and five years ex- perience in the municipal recreation field. In the report. Dymond said that although the department may be regarded as a frill and unnecessary expense by some, he believed the department was servicing a significant number of groups and individuals and would be serving more in the future as leisure time became a serious community concern. Although he,.,stro tgly suggested the hiring of a new director to operate the recreation: - Board says no to BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Board members at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital are just about up to here with consultants_ The hospital has already been visited by a nursing consultant from the Ontario Ministry of Health, a medical con- sultant from the Ministry is soon to be invited to the hospital and to make matters even worse, the Ministry of Health is now urging the board to hire a team of management consultants to advise on further cost savings throughout the plant. Fact is, when Alexandra Marine and Genera. Hospital accepted funds during the summer from the Ministry to help the board out of the • department he offered an alternative for the recreation board to consider. He said the board could examine the possibility of combining the recreation director and community centre manager positions. Therefore, whoever was hired as recreation director would also become arena manager. Acting arena manager, Chuck Jewell, said he was concerned about his future if such a move were made and openly admitted that he would apply for the job. Dymond even suggested that Jewell be offered the combined position on a one-year trial basis. That move would also require the_hiring of an Turn to page 8 • consultant financial bind discovered earlier in the year, the consultants' visits were a part of the terms of agreement. The Ministry consultants' services are provided free of charge to the hospital, but it is understood that the board would have to engage a private management consulting firm to satisfy the Ministry requirements....and that's an expensive business. Elmer Taylor, hospital administrator, told the board members Monday evening one firm of management consultants had indicated its costs would be as much as $3,000 a week for a period of up to one year. "I don't know how much it is going to cost you, or if there are going to be any savings," said Taylor. He said he had no figure from any - other management consulting firms. "I don't know where they are going to find a savings," added board chairman Jo Berry, referring to the strict budget now in effect at the hospital. Dr. Michael Conlon, president of the medical staff at AM&G, called. the idea "foolhardy" and claimed he detected "a little bit of blackmail here". "You do this or else," said Dr. Conlon. "That's what the Ministry is saying. It's just an additional expense, a superfluous expense." "I think we all agree but .. I don't know. what Turn to page 9 • Panel labels police station as deplorable BY DAVE SYKES A public institution inspection panel, in a report to County Court Judge F. G. Carter, said the Goderich Police Station is a deplorable situation for the lbw enforcement people to exist in. The panel claimed that although the department hag adequate square footage to work with, they seem to be making do)under deplorable conditions. The seven members of the public panel agreed that the lockup area in the Goderich station was pathetically antique and the rooms were cut up and makeshift. They also lack an interrogation room. The panel made a report on 23 institutions maintained in whole or in part by public money. On the first Monday in May and November, every county court judge may appoint a seven member public institution inspection panel from the jury roll. Under the Public Institution Inspection Act of 1974, the appointed seven member panel has the right to inspect any public building in the Window smashing nets 100 damage BY JEFF SEDDON Vandals caused over $1,000 in damages in four incidents in the Goderich area over the weekend with about $700 of that damage oc- curing in a window smashing spree at Colborne Central Public School. Goderich OPP reported 21 windows smashed out of the school by van- dals hurling rocks. Constable Wayne Moulton said Monday that police estimates of $500 in damages at Colborne School Were "conservative". , Colborne principal John Kane said vandals used rocks large enough, and thrown with enough force to bend aluminum window frames and break some wooden frames. He said workers ,vere at the school early in the week repairing the damage and he did not know what -the final costs would be. Bob McVean, plant superintendant for the county board of education, said the damages at the Colborne school would probably run bet- ween $700 and $800. Goderich OPP reported two other incidents of vandalism t in the Goderich area over the weekend, one at Saltford and one at McGaw. In( Saltford someone used a vehicle to push over a number of guard rails on the County Road 31. and police estimated $300 damages. Crossing lights at a train crossing at McGaw, between Carlow and Benmiller on County Road One, had been put out of commission by vandals but police did not know the costs of the damage. Constable Moulton pointed out that the damaged lights presented a hazard to motorists because they were installed there due to a number of accidents at the train crossing. Goderich police said a vandal smashed a double pane window at Goderich District Collegiate Institute and estimated repairs to cost about $50. McVean said a beer bottle had been put through the window in the vice prin- cipal's office and said the repairs would cost about $100. Maintenance staff at Colborne School worked for three hours over the weekend cleaning up glass in the school according to Kane. He said that expense would have to be tacked on to the cost to replace the windows. The principal said senior students at the school were sent' to classrooms Monday morning to empty the desks of junior students to keep the youngsters from cutting themselves on glass shards that covered desks and books. Kane said the vandals had gone to the trouble to bring rocks with them to a cour- tyard area at the school and had methodically smashed the larger windows. He said some of the holes in the glass were big enough to permit him to crouch down and walk through them. He said it appeared the rocks had been gathered on the road and brought to the courtyard area. The incident occurred some time . early Saturday morning and was discovered Saturday by a teacher that had gone to the school to do some extra work. x, county funded wholly or in part by public money. The panel must make its report before the judge in open court and that report is sent on to the Attorney General's office and further copies are forwarded to the affected_govern- ment departments at the provincial and county level. The November panel included Phil Bugler, ,Jean Easton, Audrey Barlow, John Andersons, John Ayres, David Sowerby and Jack Colquhoun. They inspected 23 public buildings in a four-day period. The group also toured the Goderich town hall Turn to page 8 Would you believe the girl on the right.nor- maily looks like the girl on the left? Carol Williams (tight) is entered in Robertson School's. Ugly Contest and to show the con- trast, she poses here with her twin Cathv. The "honors" of Ugliest Kid in the School -will be given out next week after a vote by the student body. The contest is a fund-raiser for Grade 8 graduation. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan)