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march is Red cross Month. Across
the country, volunteers will be
airtra_gbig fOr funds to h.
•-Canadians through a • varte4r:. of
programs and services.•
Red Cross • helpsthouaandO. of
• Canadian A to a healthier life by
• collecting, Wit* and diStrihation.of
blood. and blood products.. It -
11rOlOeS ‘,-0MOrgencY• assistance
,...._,AOhgjogalditasters, trains people
first aid,- and offers courses in
• Water and 'boating safety.
in out: local Howick Township
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branch, a loan cupboard --- for the
short term loan of a hospital bed,
• wheelchairs, canes, walkers and
crutches at no charge — is set up in
• the clerk's office at Gorrie.
• In our March 1987 campaign, we .
raised $2,838 which helped train
• swimming instructors for the
Howick Lions Swimming Pool.
Sincerely
Eileen Hamilton
--- • ---Treasurer
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and potential changes for -*future.: • Menage:* to be received from the':
The second 00taarlvill be given .gremien for the following occasions::
by Dr- ,Gerald-; *.,11•0f- 170114Y,z4e.pfereljeest exhibitions, opening
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Collegeliillii nactitatt? on ancli..:elising. cereMarties,:aind:at-,
May 16 at 'St. Michael's College, ,t1.00,e,T-,.,, athletic, - educational,
- Carr AtKiftOrittni, 100 St.J�seph ieligiolii historical, or cultural
Street, , in Toronto. His diScusaio* .gevents. , To, arrange for any of the
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for Growth" will toeUe-Oet,-theorele- Sleet at leaSt one month before the, ••' .
entrepreneurship ihasiilayed, in th6. •,,e04. - . , • - ,
developMent-,of .. Arnerican and ,•
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• A group of retired Canadians
recently celebrated the opening of
the Calgary Winter Olympics during
a noon luncheon at the Fuengirola,
, Malaga apartment of Wilson and
• Dorothy Thornton of Bluevale,
• according to an article in Sur, the
weekly newspaper for English
spelikingpeople On the Costa del Sol,
•SPOIL
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton are
currently spending their fifth winter
in Spain along with some other
Canadian -friends who first travelled
there -with the Superannuated
• Teadhers of Ontario and now return
annually on their own.
Mrs. Thornton is in her sixth year
of , retirement from \ teaching at
Wingham Public School, The
Thorntons expect to return to
Bluevale Apri118.
Following is the text of the Sur
article:
"A group, of retired Canadians
from Ontario who spend their
winters in the Fuengirola and Los
• Boliches area, celebrated the
beginning of the Canadian , Winter
Olympics on Saturday, Feb. 13 in
• Calgary, Albertd, at a noon luncheon
at the apartment of Wilson and
Dorothy Thornton, Bluevale, in Los
Boliches.
4'1%e Olympic symbol, flags,
balloons and an arrangement of
carnations Spain's floral emblem
deeorated the buffet table.
Present were Theda Anderson and
Toby Scott of Toronto, Marjorie
Bain and Beatrice MaeLean, of'•
Sarnia, Margaret and 41att Bell of
'Mary Elien and Vie
of finnniteiiptllenehe and
Frank LitUejqrn Ottawa, and Lois
and Oscar Taylor Peterb�roug
"Al thott inter(/'
the snow _
agreed that
SPRINGTIME SCENERY ,7-- Spring sunshine and the reflection o
trees in water set off this mid-morning scene captured at BelgraVe.
With spring's official arrival' Sunday, rald,ents of this -area are looking
forward to a steady thaw and the return of warmer weather.
HOSE is keeping ace
with com• puter in u tr
The- Huron, County Board of quality .and quantity , of software
Education is looking at an inventory dictate whichrhardware product will
• of its computer resources with a be purchased.
view toward keeping pace with the --Provide special •capital
constantly expanding technology in allocations of $30,000 annually over
• the computer induatry.the next three years for school office
At its regular March 'meeting, the automation
board reviewed a report of HCBE -Allocate $20,000 annually for the
computer resources prepared by the next three 'years for the automation
board's coMputer co-ordinator ofschoel libraries.
Frank MacDonald. -Provide further research into a
According to Paul Carroll,
superintendent of operations, the
report represents a pause to con-
sider how far the board has come
since the last report in 1985, and howautoatien of savoleftleee does not
far it has yet to go compronitse the role of the principal
In more exact terms, the report in thesehoot
was requested to . conduct and -,Establish a general -access ICON
analyze an equipment inventory, to lab in all. schools as a place where
analyze the curriculum require 'crosvcerricular work can happen,
rnents„and to co-ordinate a dlivetion and teachers can use the computers
for the evolution of office adminis- to help them in teaching another
tratioil and snide* revert systems. • subject.
The report re-rn
commends that the The board has directed its co-,
board: mimes to review the report and its.
--Standardize excellent software. recopineralatiOns- The board will
At present,county have, teachers acrdia the also request 000, i ding from
slightlylmanyr different the Ministry of.Education..
eofli of" the sante Ources„ and
;tai
network linking the HCBE education
centre to all. schools.
..--Provide sufficient support and • a")
training to principals to that -
oniheagricultura,Iset tor. D011s
future seminars in this series will be
announced,in the coining months.
increased Funtling •
Up to $90,000 will be made avail-
• -Able, for. 'counselling <services
• • provided by Ontario Help Centres
across the province •Ontario Skills
•-• Develop)** Minister 'Alvin Curling
has announced.
• previously, the centres, which
provide employment counselling
and -tratiti, avid for v, .employed
'adults, Wi. ligible for $75,006311
funding and were-tequired to raise
matching,ftmds. The revised funding
• arrangements will ,provide the
centres with more opportunities to
continue o nee
assistance in getting back into .the
workforce.
• Criteria Changes
The Officeof piffiefarDoeutnents
hasrecently adyfied the -provision of
congratulatory Swells from the
PrOviriteOf Ontario will beeXtended.
to 80th 'birthdays and 40th wedding
anniversaries, effective -My 1,1988.
Previously; they vvemnot available
• until 90th -birthtittys and 50th wed -
• Ong grants recently aimminted -
by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism
and Recreation are the fellowing to
Huron riding
422,500 to the ToWn of *Wham
to - assist in the preparation of a
feasibility study for a recreation
master la . •
•-$332 to,Camp•Kintail in Goderich
to enable low income children to
.attend the camp this surnmer.
p17Y0froeslltertheotn ,anti,76d:to 19,88t,htoe,
ToFinwnsahil
ofs Hullet COMI
Mt' Plant
ning giants'
approved. Grants under the .Access
Fund, -administered by the 'Minister
Responsible for Disabled Persons
and the Minister kit Senior Citizens'
Affairs have been announced. Good
Dashwood, will receive
Companions for Senior $1,883 to
make • ramp and • sidewalk
Modifications for better •ac-
cessibility' to seniors and the
disabled. Ontario Street United
Church, Clinton; will receive $32,763
for major renovations which include
installation of an elevator, and
making washroom and parking
Spots more accessible.
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of
• James sold lila
opening day ein of the village to
rekanitiedf* ago4Ay ' program of activities including
• sometlineWithiti the next year or as weaving, music, instruction in old
country dancing, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hodgkinson of
Listowel attended the 25th an-
niversary of the Young Canada
Hockey Pee Wee Tournament in
Goderich. Ken was on the winning
team of the 1949 tournament,
playing with the Lucknow Pee Wees.
That year Ken won the John Hanna -
Trophy as top goal scorer of the
tournament and was presented with
a trophy by the late Elston Cardiff
The executive of Wingham Pre
Life group is. planning an upeortiliqi,,,
petition campaign. The national
Life or mutton hopes to get'.0
million 'Signatures on a petition
calling on` the. government •tO
guarantee the same rights for
soon as alteritiontare made.
MARCH 1914
The Wingham Kinsmen Club
welcomed two -new members into
• the fold. Club 'president, Gary
Robinson, presented John Shaw and
Harry Busby with their membership
kits.
The Wingbant Lions Club held its
annual _effective . speaking cem-
petition during the regular meeting
Four girls spoke-: .Barbara Ryan
•Vicki Peel, Nancy Brent and Mary
Edith darnisg The judges ere
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and readiii „(
the sura#
faded witha diffkfilt task it fhially
d�clded upon a winner, IViaryiEdith
sold Garniss.•, -
A grant of $8,058 is to be awarded
theWroxeter Soeial. Senior Citizens
to ottani* a drop-in centre for
• seniorsitt the town a d diStriet. This
Pa* ,!,,ligOtIP .p aria a varied
MOW no dos,
unborn chilkstartingat coneelitt
as are .afforded to any :ether
beings.
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