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WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
P.O: Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road
L Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0
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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
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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.