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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-12-12, Page 13Page 12—The Wingham Advance -Times, Dec. 12, 1984 Turnberry Township Pro'i.'saI to dock pay turned down at meeting A proposal to dock council members' pay if they are late from meetings was turned down at last Tuesday evening's meeting of Turn - berry council. Deputy Reeve Doug Fortune brought the idea forward, saying there are times through the year when 'a councillor cannot get to the meeting on time because of outside concerns. Mr. Fortin ne added he feels rather guilty taking a whole night's pay of $50 if he has missed some of the meeting. The other members of council agreed with Mr. Fortune's sentiment, but Councillor Don Morrison pointed out that over the course of the year everyone misses a meeting or part of one. "It all works itself out over the year," he said. Besides, council members often put in extra time on township business for which they never are compensated. After some further discussion the councillors decided to leave their wage schedule unchanged: $50 for each of the first two monthly meetings and $40 for special meetings. Reeve Brian McBurney still will receive $10 more for regular and special meet- ings. Mr. McBurney said he did not realize he is being paid $10 more for special meetings than the other councillors, adding he did not think it really was fair. However the other members of council agreed that since the reeve is required to attend more special meetings than the other councillors, he is justified in accepting the • extra money. In other business council Day Centre News By Pam Williams This week some of the The Town of Wingham children from the Wingham sponsored a municipal Public School will be reception Monday evening providing the entertainment for members of the com- Thursday at 1 p.m. Everyone munity who have brought is welcome to attend. recognition to this area or Our Christmas party here those who have worked at' the centre will be held diligently trying to improve Dec. 19. Please let us know if our community. you plan to attend. We would Mrs. Janet Reid is one appreciate any Christmas person who,was honored that poems, jokes or stories for evening for her work in the our program. field of public health and her There will be no programs support of other community Dec. 24-28. The first program projects. Mrs. Reid is the of the new year will be Jan. chairman of our board of 2. directors here at the centre.. •Foot clinics for the new We don't often have the time year are Jan. 3, 15 and 23. to thanks her for her efforts, Call the centre at 357-1440 or but the Monday evening re- 2p357-1445 if you plan to ception was . a great oppor- attend. tunity to show the people who Once again we have a make up the backbone of our beautiful Christmas tree community our thanks. right from the .farm of Bill Last Thursday evening the. and Cindy deVos of Turn- Wingham Optimist Band berry Township. We thank sponsored Carol -Fest at the them for their generous. local high school. Thanks go donation and invite everyone to Montgomery buses for the to see the Armouries all bus• service provided that decked out for Christmas. evening and to all those who If you are a person who provided the great en- likes to plan ahead, our fund- tertainment at the concert. raising dance will be held We also, thank our volunteer Saturday, Feb. 23, at the drivers who braved the snow Legion. Tickets are • -to get everyone home safely. available at the centre. II nidi IIII11lltllt111111 itninitt llllllllIIIIII aimiII1111111111 iimitllllll miIIII1111111111111tllllllllllmiatm IIII decided the township's casual labor rate will remain at $5.25 per hour and the mileage rate at 40 cents per mile. Appointments made by council at the meeting are: Councillor Joan Wright to the Wingham Recreation Committee; Councillor Randy Scott to the Belmore arena committee; Mr. McBurney and Mr. Fortune to the Wingham Area Fire Board; Montieth and Montieth of Stratford, town- ship auditors; Crawford, Mill, Davies and Elston, Wingham, township solici- tors; John Underwood, Hur- on Farm Safety Committee; and Mac Black, Bluevale Cemetery Board. Brookhaven Events II II IIIIIIIIII II IIIIII,Illllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIII:IIIIIIIIIIIIII Illllltllill111111111II IIII II IIII IIII IIIII Illlllillllllllllllllllll II II1 A warm welcome to our latest resident, Sperling Yeo, from all the residents and staff. The monthly Friendship Tea was held last Thursday in the dining room, which was decorated for Christ- mas. The following residents attended: Viola Campbell,' Margaret Curtis, Margaret Carter, Pearl Hogg, Isabel Kerr, Ellen Walker, Annie Baker, Muriel Dowson, Caroline Missere, Stephanie Stewart, Elva Jacklin, Bob Coulte, Gus Renzetti, Morley Petteplace. Sam Vanstone, Florence Lang - ridge and Jim Kennedy.' The guests were Rose- mary Schwichtenberg, Jes- • sie and Chrissy Kerr and Alice Rollings. Sybil Straker asked the blessing before squares and muffins were served. Lucky prize winners were: fruit trays, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Missere and Mr. Renzetti; cookies, Mr. Petteplace; and novelty, Chrissy Kerr. A poem, "My God is No Stranger", was read. The residents and staff extend sincere sympathy in the recent death of Wildon Robertson and get well wishes to go Annie Moffat who is in hospital in Wingham. The annual craft and bake sale was held last Saturday and a large number . of relatives and friends came to enjoy themselves. The crafts made by the residents were excellent as usual with new items to be had. The bake table was in the lounge and it had a wide variety of goods. The tea tables were in the dining room, which was gaily decorated for the occasion. All proceeds from the sale are going toward a new color television. The residents and. staff thank everyone who came out or helped in any way. Voice of Life holds an informal evening The Wingham Voice for Life group held an informal evening of fellowship and discussion last Monday. Gifts were exchanged and members shared their views about recent developments in this country. The success of the card campaign may be a good indication •of the rising in- terest in pro-life issues. The card depicts a fetus and the message on the back of the card expresses the view that unborn life should be protected. Hundreds of these cards were signed and collected by local chur'+ h groups and will be handed over to Member of Parliament Murray Cardiff as soon as possible. Another aspect of the work of pro-life groups is the establishment or the en- couragement of half -way houses which offer counsel and hospitality to mothers in distress. One such house is "Beginnings" in Hamilton, but there are others being contemplated or already established in other parts of the country. The annual dinner meeting will be held May 1, 1985, possibly in Brussels. The Wingham Voice for Life Society is interested in in- creasing its active mem- bership in the New Year and invites people to come to this function or to make inquiries about the society's work. / PARS LEWIS STOPIEHOUSE c Belgrave Mr. and Mrs. John McIn- tosh, Paul and Healther, visited on Sunday with her mother, Mr. Vera Gateman of Hanover. Alan Wilson of Belgrave spent the weekend with Chris McIntosh. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wightman visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Wightman and family of Fergus. Congratulations to Mrs. Agnes McBurney of East Wawanosh Twp., Con. 10, re- cipient of one of the 1984 bi- centennial medals presented by the Ontario government in honour of the Bicentennial year. Mrs. McBurney re- ceived her medal for extra- ordinary community service at a ceremony in Seaforth Community Centre, Sunday, December 9th. We are proud to have such a worthy celeb- rity in our community. THE BELGRA VE CO-OP sponsored a farm safety con- test earlier this fall and Mrs. Janie Van Camp presented the prize winners with their awards at an assembly held last Thursday morning at the East Wawanosh Public School. The winners are: Jeff Olson, Tim Welstead, Darryl Jardin and Angie Wharton. Mbt AtibancoZimeti 'Tens If 1 : es# <C:?;TN\ Your community is unique. It's the place where you've built your home, where you educate your children, where you spend your time and money. 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