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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-03-28, Page 24Paw 8B WThe Wuhan Advancea, Marchgs, WPS EASTER ASSEMBLY—Mrs. Kerr's Grade 1 class presented a Care Bears skit at the Easter assembly at Wingham Public School. f<: Mr. and Mrs. Duff Pell of Dray- ton returned Friday after spending three months at Zephyr Hills, Lake- land, Florida. They visited Sunday with Mrs. Alex Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor, RR 1, Wroxeter, spent Sunday at the same home. A dumber attended the Federa- tion cgt,�Agriculture banquet at Bel, more. Roger George of Powassan, vice-president of the Federation, was the speaker. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown visit- ed Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Stokes, Teeswater. f: .,fi"APS,,N//el f/ .; , Jy ..;., ffi./ nu.....•u.:l.G%JG� !/Ylt n3'.':f�•l.•:.%:.'sG�- Gorrie Notes Mrs. Kevin Stuart, Bradley, Craig and Carrie of Base Borden are visit- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dane. -Mrs. William Werner, RR 1, Wroxeter and Mrs. Lorne Robinson visited William Werner who under- went surgery in St. Mary`s Hospital, Kitchener, on Friday. Kyle and Jillian Underwood of Wingham spent the weekend with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Underwood. Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Cathers returned Monday after spending a week at the Prairie Gold Rush Mrs. Kerr's class is busily work- ing on Easter centres and enjoyed getting ready for the Easter assem- bly. They dressed up in Care Bear costumes and recited poems about "Time" with the help of Timely Bear. A group put on a skit about "The Billy Goats Gruff" with loud, loud- er and loudest voices. There also are Easter bunnies coming to deliver jelly beans to the Kindergarten class. —Bill Bailie Mrs. MacRae's class has been reading a book about the Pippin, a little elf and his friend Herbie. They have had fun working at a magnet centre. They are enjoying Easter stories, activities and are excited about spring. —Shari Mundell Miss Turner's Grade 2 class had a good March Break and is going to be busy in the third term. They are starting a unit on money and are r 1 yarning how to make change. They just finished their pet unit rid the last day they brought their T c tin pets. They had dogs, cats, ger- h 1 ils and birds. Miss .Turner and her class wish everyone a safe and a happy Easter. S --Kerri McGrath tho Everyone in the Grade 2-3 class had a good March Break and is ready to eget back to work. The first b week back, the Grade 2-3s did East- started er activities, including a play called the "The Day the easter Eggs Caine Late". sa The Grade 2-3s also are enjoying lu the books their Grade 8 reading Ev buddies madk` ,� oasties club recent Antique Tractor Club at Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. John Van de Ke returned home Sunday following a ma Videotape aims message six-week holiday at Cloverie Florida. Mr. and Mrs. David Crothers a Blake of Owen Sound spent t weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Eld Cathers, Lisa Garniss and Dan Marsh of Guelph; Brenda Cathers, RR 1, Wroxeter; Glen Orth of Kurtaville; Brett Garniss of St. Catharines and Melinda ,Bates Teeswater visited Sunday at the same home. Anita Rutherford, RR 1, Wallen - stein and Stephanie Kieswatter of Elmira spent a couple of days with Anita's grandmother, Mrs. Edith Hayden. is waterqua Th M eMaitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority (MVCA) is continn- ing a long-term .study of Maixi.ire managementpractices and . problem of rural sources of poll ing landowners interested in improving manure handlingand storage Systems. the . During 1987, a similar program tion in the Maitland watershed. As part of this study, MVA sta will be visiting 120 farm operato in the study area during the ne few months. This includes parts Turnberry, Howick, Minto an Arthur Townships. u- was• carried out in Morris, East and ff rs xt of d These operators will be asked to complete a questionnaire surveying manure storage and management practices. Visiting staff. also will make farmers aware of the various improvements that can be made to waste handling systems. In addition to the farm operators the study also includes a wate sampling program designed t determine the impact of variou pollution sources and the genera water quality, conditions in are streams and rivers. The objectives of the study, fund ed by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE), are to deter mine the impact of various live- stock and manure management practices on water quality. Addi- tional effort will be directed toward reducing water pollution by assist - West Wawanosh, Colborne, FIui'lett and McKillop Townships. About 200 landowners were contacted. The response of farm operators to the study was very favorable. Water samples taken during the 1988 study indicated that farm wastes were causing a significant water -quality problem. Of a total of 900 water samples taken, only 21 per cent met the standard set by MOE for concentrations of fecal col- iform bacteria for recreational use of surface waters. The water -quality problem can be attributed to a variety of factors r related to manure management, o including runoff from solid manure s storages, direct tiling of milkhouse 1 wastes to a stream or field tile, the a application of manure on saturated ground or near stream -banks and - allowing cattle access fo streams and drains. - Since 1987, a number of farm operators have begun improve- ments to their waste management systems. Authority staff expect to receive more requests for assistance in 1989. he at Grade 7-8 students red Howick council will meet first for' Kindergarten to Grade 3 now is Tuesdayof month over, but it was very successful. —Debbie Leachman Mac Anderson came and told the t students about Air Cadets. It a sounds like there are many interest- c ing activities and opportunities to d learn new skills in this group. E The class also enjoyed the trip to the Talisman Ski Resort. The class co will be learning about measure- m ment in the next four weeks. —Todd Harrison The Grade 8s were busily collect- to ing pledges for the skip-a-thon. In geography, they are studying B the Canadian Shield. They have s been stitching in art. After the March break, they were very happy h to get back to school and are anx- iously awaiting their utacomi GORRIE-= .At the beginning of his year Howick Township Council nnounced its regular meetings of ouncil will be held the first Tees - ay of every month at 7 p.m. xcept for January and February with two scheduled meetings, uncil scheduled one meeting per onth. Recently this schedule has roven inadequate as council had schedule numerous special meet- gs to accommodate the workload. esides the six regular meetings cheduled for the period from December to March, council had to old five special meetings. Councils in Elma Township and he Town of Listowel schedule two ular monthly meetings corn - red to one in Howick and Wal® ce. Asked why Howick Township oil schedules just one meeting r most months, Clerk -Treasurer omas Miller responded more eetings are not usually necessary, Members of Howick Township Council receive $60 for each special council meeting. math test. —Mark Steffen reg Last Wednesday, the Wingham pa Public School held its annual Jump 1 Rope for Heart event. The Grade 8s aised close to $1,600 and the Coun money will go toward the Heart fo and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. Th he students skipped for two m ours. The event was very successful nd enjoyable. We thank Dave haw for arranging this jump -a- n and the public for its support. —Wendy McBride Mrs. Overholt's class has been usy with Easter art. They just siwmming and Bradley was top bowler of the Week. They made French toast, usages and cookies for a hot nch. They also have made a cake. erything was delicious. 1 If ! IF i f f f e rf I• d 1 �') lV'i P Y-Yi i 7i�1 J. i�� 5 P�N'Y b e o ... , .. A • is"t b 1, j� l 'rcnC14. `r .. itLock `dge'lrlemorial Arena. . 0-0-0 Bicycle Safety Week in Wingham is April 29 to May 6. Motorists, the bicycle season is upon us, so watch for thein at all times. Cyclists, watch for traffic, never enter a street between parked earn and attend the Wingham Optimist 'Bicy- cle Rodeo on May 6 at 10 a.m. at the A direct and informative video- tape encouraging Grade 7 and 8 students to talk about the issues related to AIDS has been released by the .provincial government. The release was announced by Health Minister Elinor Caplan and Education Minister Chris Ward. The 20 -minute videotape, "Deci- sions, Decisions", was produced by the ministry of health to comple- ment "Education About AIDS", the education ministry's teaching resource material, and it stresses the importance of making intelli- gent decisions about personal health matters. The joint education effort was already underway when the min- istry of health announced its two- year, $7 million advertising and public information campaign in March 1988. The videotape is being made available to schools, libraries and television stations across the t rovince, along with teacher a guides, student handbooks and a slide -and -tape presentation called "Facts About AIDS c It depicts six youths expressing their fears, questions and attitudes about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and its implications. A teacher's :guide '1ras'• liee#i',pro- duced to supply advice on how teachers can use the videotape in the classroom. As well, there is a student handbook to be given out at the end of class as a way of rein- forcing the video's main message. The slide -and -tape presentation, also produced by the health min- istry, strives to give the general public the information needed to be protected from AIDS, and to encourage a compassionate response to those who suffer from the disease. A major aspect of the ministry's AIDS campaign has been the hot- line (in Toronto, call 392 -AIDS; else- where in the province, 1 -800 -688 - AIDS; in French, 1-800-267-SIDA) where confidential, frank informa- ion on the disease is available, 9 m. to 11 p.m. daily. As many as 3,000 calls a week ome through on the Toronto line P ITTAKESMORET BLOOD 10 KEEP THE CROSS RED. To The Red Cross. your money is also precious. We've served Canada for almost 100 years. And we can only continue with the financial support of people like you. Your generosity is our life -blood. Please give what you can as soon as you can. Contact your local Red Cross. We welcome VISA and MASTERCARD. HELP KEEP THE CROSS RED. 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