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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-03-01, Page 1If you ire not subeedbltet The Wingham Advance -Times, you're rrirasing out. Use this coupon below and subscribe today, Name: - Address: City: Prov.: Postal Code: Subscription rates. Canada within 40 miles (65km) ad- dressed to non letter carrier address- es $27 plus $1.89 GST. Outside 40 miles (65km) or any letter carrier address $40 plus $2.80 GST. Ouside Canada $80 plus $5.60 GST USE YOUR CREW CARD (] Card No.1011❑❑0❑ oa❑❑❑❑a❑ .Exp, Date Visa Li Master Card [] Cheque enclosed [] }return To• WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES P.O: Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road L Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0 J Terry Walker's Retail Class took the op- portunity to learn first hand about retailing locally. Page 3 Feeling stressed out? F.E. Madill students hear aboutthe effects of stress arid' coping with it. Julie Elston reports The Wingham Junior C Ironmen are out, but the Brussels Bulls ad- vance to the finals. See Sports ebt Athletes claim six medals Four athletes from the Wing:- ham ing=ham Optimist Track and Field Club competed in the bantam, midget, and junior indoor track and field championship on the weekend. In a field of some of the top athletes in the province, the foursome claimed six medals, and achieved five personal bests. Audrae Dickson achieved a personal best and was. second in the bantam girls triple jump with a leap of 9.55 metres. She was fourth in the high jump by.clear- ing, the bar at 1.40 metres, and in the long jump with a lead of 4.52 metres. She ran the 60 - metre hurdles in 11.08 seconds. Janet Lisle was first in the bantam girls shot put with a toss of 7.97 metres. She was -fifth in the long jump with a leap of 4.47 metres and had a personal best in the 60 -metre hurdles with a sixth place finish time of 10.55 seconds. Mary Lisle was first in the midget girls long jump with a leap of 4.78 metres, had a per- sonal best in the shot put with a second place threw of 11.48 me- tres and had a personal best time of 10.2 seconds in the 60 -metre hurdles. Julie Lisle tied the existing Ontario record with a first place finish in the junior women's pole vault by clearing the time at 2.75 metres. She was third in the shot put with a toss of 11.63 metres, set a personal best time in the 60 -metre hurdles at 10.07 sec- onds and had a leap of 4.88 me- tres in the long jump. Brussels robbery Wingharn OPP are investigat- ing a robbery which occurred on Monday at approximately 2:15 p.m. A male entered the Brussels Variety at 565 Turnberry St., Brussels. He confronted the fe- male clerk arid demanded cash from the register. No weapon was seen. The male emptied the till and ran from the store. He was later observed by area residents driving a blue Chevro- let pick-up truck. Approximately $60 in cash was taken and the clerk was unharmed. The suspect is believed to have committed a second 'rob- bery at a Short Stop Variety store at approximately 8:30 p.m. in Kitchener. The investigation is continu- ing. vgi 5 754 Municipal employment program helping get people back to work GODERICH — A new program called the Municipal Employment Pro- gram seems to be working in getting Huron County people back on' the job. To the end of November 199, a total of 200 clients have become in- volved in the program and of this number, a- total of 124 have received additional assessment and counselling. Now 46 clients are involved in various stages of action planning. The positive uptake by clients .participating in the program, while good to see, has caused a backlog in client service. The county is exam- ining access to alternative funding sources like the Social Service Em- ployment Program. Long term health care The Huron and Perth long term health care committees will continue to operate separately for at (east another year. However, under guidance from the newly created Huron -Perth Dis- trict Health Council, the two separate groups will become one and fall under the direction of the DHC by February 1995. "I think it's important they know, they will be a standing committee of the DHC," said Deb Selkirk during a recent DHC regular 'meeting held in Mitchell. At the meeting it, was originally suggested that the two long term committees work together towards amalgamation for September 30. have' some concernebtiditriteaLkaaare §aid" 5 .." 'don't think they'd be comfortable with that. L:suggest a year:" Selkirk added that while timelines are important in working towards amalgamation, the DHC must be sensitive towards the two long term committees. The chairmen of the two committees will he invited to the next DHC meeting which will be held March 23 in Mitchell. And while the DHC has temporary offices in Mitchell, the site selec- tion committee is till pondering where the permanent location will be. "we will be contacting everyone who expressed an interest formally and informally,":. said Diane Aitken of the site selection committee. "We had some criteria and we'll firm that up at the i)ext meeting." Please see,DHC/3 Education Editorial Liters Sports Figure Skating T.V. Guide Classifieds Horoscopes Personals Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 12 Page 13 Page 16 Page 16 A LOOK AT Students having input at the Board of education level of government. Page 16 The winaham Advance -Times is a rnember of a family of community newspapers providing news, advertising and infor+natlon leadership East Wawanosh Township accepts budgets for 1995; make appointments The East Wawanosh Township council accepted and approved a number of budgets for 1995. The Township will budget ap- proximately $2,200 to the Blyth Union Cemetery Board, $9,849.60 to the Blyth and District Commu- nity Centre Board, $12,000 to the Blyth and District Fire, Area Board, and to the Wingham Area Fire Board will be $8,834 for capi- tal expenditures, and $15,654 for the operating portion of the bud- get. Council also approved the 1995 drain maintenance budget for mu- nicipal drains in the amount of $11,450. Council authorized councilor Fred Meier and drainage superin- tendent Geoff King to attend the drainage workshop' in Chatham, being held today. Huron County weed inspector John Gibson was appointed weed inspector for East Wawanosh Township, and Harry Brydges was appointed dog catcher for 1995, and will receive $2.50 for each dog counted. License fees for the year are $10 for the first dog, $15 for a second dog, and $25 for ' a third dog, and $75 for a kennel. Turnberry surplus will be applied to the 1995 budget; mill rate stable A sizable surplus from 1994 will be used to keep this year's mill rate increase in Turnberry Township to zero. Declared surplus Turnberry has declared the old township works shed surplus as required under an amendment to the Municipal Act., Bill 163. The shed was declared surplus at last Thursday evening's second monthly meeting of council. Once it has been appraised, council may dispose of the building. As well, council will rezone the property to reflect the use proposed by the buyer. Auditors Bob Loree and Grace Slot of Ward Uptigrove in Listowel ' attended the Feb. 23 meeting of Turnberry council to deliver some very good news -- the township is in "the black" to the tune of $120,000 for 1994. The surplus came mainly from under -expenditures in the roads budget, as well as general government.. The township collected more in grants last year and had higher' revenues than had been accounted for in the budget. It was noted that some of the money will go toward the new township municipal garage. which is nearing completion. However, when Councillor Paul Elgie asked if the sfttrplus could be used to keep taxes from rising this year in the township, Reeve Brian McBurney replied, "It won't hurt." (In fact, later in the meeting, council members instructed Kelly to work toward a zero increase in the mill rate for township purposes.) Loree also pointed out that the township is owed $17,399 by the Wingham and Area Fire Board, its share of the board's accumulated surplus. He suggested that council pass a resolution asking for its share of the fire board surplus, which it did: All in all, Loree said he found the township books to. be in good shape, He also noted that taxes receivable (tax arrests) were down in 1994 which he said he hopes is a sign of an improving ecattomy its tie fatty ee nntnunity. Personality Plus Puppets...Don and Mary Vair of Belgrave will be presenting puppet replicas. • of Dini Petty and Dan Duran to the television personality and her co- host next Thursday, March 9, at 10 a.m. on the nationally - syndicated program, airing over Channel 8, CKNX-TV. Vairs set for Dini Petty show A Belgrave couple will appear on national television next Thursday, March 9, to present puppets to Dini Petty and her co- host Dan Duran. Don and Mary Vair, owners and originators of "Personality Plus Puppets", travel to Toronto next Wednesday, March 8, to tape the program which will air the next day, Thursday, at 10 a.m. over the Baton Broadcast System, Channel When contacted late last week, Mr. Vair said he believes he and his wife will appear. on the program right off the start. They will be presenting Ms. Petty with a 36 -inch puppet in her own likeness. The puppet which resembles Mr. Duran is 41 inches in height. Mt. Vair, who worked at CKNX- TV for 20 years and moonlights as entertainer "Country Clem", is no stranger to show business. However, he admits to being excited about the chance to be seen on a nationally -syndicated television program. Mainly, it will be fun and secondly. their appearance could be a real boost for "Personality Plus Puppets", which was formed` one year ago.