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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-01-31, Page 28Page 3,2B Thelitingliagt Advance -Tim January 31, 1.989 Local. contact .co identifies needs, A local contact committee for Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology has been estab- lished for Wingham and area. A vital link in the college's rural community programming, local contact committees have already been established at Goderich, Exeter and Brussels in Huron County, and at Milverton and Monk - ton in Perth County. At last Tuesday's meeting in Wingham, 12 men and women agreed to serve on the committee, but Jane Huffman, Conestoga's program manager for continuing education for Perth and Huron Counties, said there is still room for members 7— particularly those representing other communities within the Wingham area. Now -serving on the committee are Mary Lou Bourne, Rita Rice Bowers, Mary Campbell, Rev. Rea Grant, Lee Grove, Ross Ilamiltim, Alex Irvin, Marilyn Kopas, Sallie Lawton, Leslie Marxheimer, Join Middleton, and Ann Murphy. With its members representative of the varying social and economic fabric of their community, the com- mittee has been handed a number of responsibilities, including: -To assist in the identification of the educational needs and interests of the community. -To articulate local community educational needs and identify ap- propriate learning activities to meet ;hose needs. -To assist in the establishment of Soccer club to hold organizational meeting The North Perth Minor Soccer Club is holding an open organiza- tional meeting in Listowel Monday, February 6, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The church is at 505 Wallace Avenue North (Highway 23 North). The club invites coaches, referees, parents, and anyone interested in minor soccer to attend. In 19 , the club operated 19 teams in the Listowel area — offering soccer to boys.and girls from ages four to sixteen. For the upcoming 1989 season, the club is considering expansion to include centres within 25 miles of Listowel. The game of soccer is one of the least expensive, best conditioning, and most team -oriented games available to youngsters. Please plan to attend if you are interested in the game. For further information, call Wayne Williams of Kurtzville, 291- 4776. priorities among various needs and interests. --To help explain the college's program of continuing education and learning activities to members of the community. - -TO identify local physical and human resources. -To 'advise on the planning and 'scheduling of college activities to co- incide with the events and annual cycles of the community. --To provide a link with target populations, institutions and- com- munity agencies. -To lend volunteer help to assist with administrative services -- such as registering students, the checking or setting up of facilities — when required. -To assist with the periodic evalu- ation of the college program of local • continuing edudatiOn learning ac- tivities, and the committee's own achievements. -To participate in volunteer de- velopment meetings and workshops on the philosophy and objectives of adult education and committee unctional skills, and to interact with volunteers from other communities. Some of the courses currently of- fered in Wingham are: Effective Supervision — Human Relations, Financial Planning for Individuals, Folk Art Painting, Bookkeeping Fundamentals, and Bookkeeping - Accounting. Those from outside of Wingham who are 'interested in representing their community on the local contact committee should telephone Mrs. Bowers at 887-9137, Mrs. Murphy at 357-3016 or the college's Clinton Alice at 482-3458. few 00$0.04%," "`"KAPS1.1geVi'„ THE BOYS' VOLLEYBALL TEAM at Sacred Heart School in Wingham recently captured third place in the Huron -Perth zone. Team members include: back, Willie Laffin, Peter Albers, Jim Hills, Jason Kleist; front, Rein Vandenheuvel, Patrick Hallahan, Patty McGlynn, Marcel Elgi and Kelly McInnes. Absent are Darrell and Jamie Hallahan. .,„ P. • SACRED HEART CASTLES — Crystal Benninger, Erin Skinn and Heather Vollmer proudly displayed their homemade -castles-last- 7_ week at Sacred Heart School, Wingham. , • AIR CADET NEWS/ r , • .4,4,,,,,4:;•.;:p.nze.4:;.,,,,;.;;;..,-, Xliei,:a?4,%*:;:',%;U4;;?•i:W:*•Oatear:igkYaktd,Oof by Rudy Hooftman The cadets were honored with visits from three members of Branch 180 of the Royal Canadian Legion, Wingham, last Wednesday evening. ° Bert Morin, Dick Reece and Jack Blackwell attended 543 Squadron's regular parade and winter -training activities. As well, Mr. Blackwell, chairman of the Legion -Squadron Liaison Committee, announced the creation of a new award. The "Legion Medal of Excellence" has been established by the national organization. This medal will be awarded to the cadet in the squadron who is exemplary in every respect. The squadron is allotted one medal per year and the award is to be issued only where the requirements ac- companying the decoration haw been fully met by the recipient. Branch 180 will be sponsoring th. award. The elective training progran continues in full swing. Cadets wer( busy with activities involving the construction of three large balsa model gliders; the expansion of a miniature of the airport at CFB Trenton; the preparation for a drill competition in early spring ind_the ,learning of survival skills. Sruvival Instructor Ken Bisson -was joined for the evening by Larry It is the privilege of genius that to it life never grows commonplace as to the rest of us. J.R. Lowell Mason. Both men hitilfrorri Heifsail and are acknowledged experts in the field of survival training. The cadets were 'placed in a situation where they found them- selves in the wreckage of an air- craft. After they had dealt with the immediate effects of their simulated crash, the cadets were taught how to make fire. The emphasis was on utilizing the articles at hand. It was amazing for some squadron memters to find out that 'fire em iaeoIi items as hairspray, perfume or simply odds and ends out of their pockets. - There was an excellent attendance at last Sunday's drill practice at the Armouries. The practices are to continue every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. for those cadets with the rank of LAC and up. Last Friday the 4nonapleted ap- plication of forms for the various courses at senior cadet summer camps were forwarded to the headquarters of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet League in Toronto. The summer camp application forms for the junior ranks will be available next month. The officers of 543 Squadron soon will be attired in a differently colored and tailored uniform. The "air force blue", so familiar to many prior to the 1966 integration of Canada's Armed Forces, will return with minor design changes. Air cadet clothing also will "follow suit'?. Cadets can expect to be in their new uniforms in 1991. The squadron will hold its regular parade in the Armouries at 1900 hours this Wednesday. New recruits are always welcome to attend. -;;;;?4,045"54,2,'"(.. / • /7W-, "`" •O' , keM P ttr 0, .:1,•4- "...., ,',... ,...:010.5.i.: /0,0,,,, , ‘ .4.e. UP 'P''' ' ;4 V •' . 1 1 ' e -4P p P ff' • e.4%. // /, AO s 1.4%fe 4:Ve•-• .// 4,* .0.10 lat ;;(0 •:;•'; • , 14 ‘,4 „ .....