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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-02-08, Page 5KANGAROO COURT reinstated its firm policy of punishing those who fail to support school spirit —namely not wearing PJs on Pyjama Day! Juror Christine Kissner carefully observed the carrying out of punishment as two violators tried to feed each 'other chocolate pudding while wearing blindfolds! (Clint Pewtress Photo) "Isyour home insured for what it's worth,or justforwhat it cost y�u..?" See me to find out if your homeowners insurance covers you for increased value due to inflation. I'll explain State Farm's low-cost Homeowners Insurance with automatic inflation coverage. Richard Gibbons, Agent 25 Alfred St. E., P.O. Box 720, Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0 Bus. (519)357-3280 b PATI /41141 INSUMANCI Like a good: neighbor, State rarm is there. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY Canadian Head Office Scarborough, Ontario Editorial 4 11 Get with the in-group Here comes the Judge; here comes the Judge! Kangaroo Court is in session. You get your face pushed in whipped cream; you get water squirted at you and you get a pie thrown at your face. These things are going to happen to three people be- cause they did not dress up for dress -up day. The Stu- dents' Council has found a way to make the students dress up on dress -up days. The students say, "What if we have a good reason for not dressing up? What if we had to go to the dentist, or to the doctor?" So what? You go to the dentist or the doctor for only a few minutes. Just tell them it is a dress -up day. Student exchange Wilma Vandervelde, a Grade 11 student, is off to Quebec for a three-month stay. She is on an exchange sponsored by the Ontario and Quebec provincial govern- ments in which French and English students live in each others' homes in order to acquaint themselves with another language and cul- ture. Wilma went to Toronto on Thursday, . Feb. 2, to meet with the other Ontario ex- change students and then traveled to Quebec by bus on Friday. There she joined her exchange partner's family. Wilma is on this exchange with Christine Boudreau, a Grade 10 student who was here during the fall term. She will be living in Granby, 15 miles from Montreal, and will be attending the high school there, taking French, math, physical education and biology. Wilma has taken French' since Grade 3 and required two years of high school French in order to be on the exchange. She learned of -the exchange from her French teacher, Mr. Campeau, and Geoff Fillmore, a former ex- change student. While there she will attend the Quebec Winter Carnival and she also hopes to get some skiing in. -Her career plans also have something to do with language and we wish her the best of luck in the future. So, Wilma, "Bon voyage et bonne chance." —Suzanne Alton Geog. club ski trip On Jan. 21, about 20 mem- bers of the Geography Club braved the cold tempera- tures of minus 22 degress C to go skiing on the Falconer ski trails north of Wingham. Members arrived at the school between 8:30 and 9:00 to get skis, wax them and try them out. At 9:00 we headed for the trails and skied until 12:00. Everybody enjoyed them- selves and a few pictures were taken to get permanent records of the many wipe- outs some of the skiers had. We 'would like to thank Brad, our bus driver, for tak- ing us, although his skiing wasn't quite up to standard. —Murray deBoer Geog. Club Executive Let'sputtomonnw's workforce nthejobtoday. Everyone knows that summer jobs give students a chance to earn money to continue their education. But that's just part of the story. Summer employment is also the best way to get the kind of experience that makes it easier to eventually find a full-time job Employers who hire students • help to develop skills that will benefit them in the future. The Government of Canada will assist sponsors of Summer Canada Works projects with a con- tribution towards student wages and job-related overhead costs. . YOU CAN HELP TO CREATE JOBS FOR STUDENTS THROUGH SUMMER CANADA WORKS PROJEGTS Summer Canada Works projects provide productive employment ' Employment and Immigration Canada John !lobelia, Minister 11, for local students. Projects should employ at least three local stu- dents and should produce goods or services to benefit the com- munity. All jobs must be full-time and must last between six and 18 consecutive weeks -during the _ summer. ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING? Community and volunteer groups, professional and technical asso- ciations, most focal governments and private sector employers are eligible for Summer Canada , Works funding. HOW TO APPLY If your organization has an idea for a Summer Canada Works project, contact the nearest Emplei et Immigration Canada John Roberts, M'n,slre Canada Employment Centre or Employment Development Branch office of Employment and Immigration Canada foto informa- tion and application forms. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 24,1984. Staff at the Canada Employment Centre can also give you more information about other Summer Canada programs and services. These include: • SUMMER CAREER ACCESS a student wage subsidy program • CANADA EMPLOYMENT CENTRES FOR STUDENTS a slimmer job placement service • RCMP and DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE student employment program§, Canada You are not ashamed of your school, are you? They also ask, "What if we have nothing to wear?" Go ask your neighbors, friends or relatives. You probably ask them for .other things. Just tell them you have to dress up for dress -up day and surely someone will have something you can use or wear. Just because your friends aren't going to dress up is not a good reason for you not to. They are just "school spirit poopers". Don't get with the "out" group; get with the "in" group — the largest group who dress up on dress -up days. Come on everybody, get with it! Get the school pumping with spirit! —Nancy Quipp 12F at the Wingham Public School Editors: Jason Ducharme Kevin Smith Keep bringing those Zehrs tapes in! We have collected a large amount, but we still need more. Please keep on saving the tapes and sending them to the school. Mr. Lisle's and Mr. Bartlett's classes are now very busy with the operetta, practicing every single day. They are not sure when they will be presenting the play to the public but I can assure you that it will be a sight to see. All the Grade 5, 6, 7 and 8 students are very busy pre- paring and memorizing speeches. Four people will be picked (one out of each grade) and the four will be speaking in the gym. Then the jUdges iivilPpick the best speaker and he or she will speak at the Legion. —Ria Linardatos In Mr. Martin's class, to coincide. with their unit on restaurants, the students of his class took a trip to a restaurant for lunch Tuesday of last week. The students also are studying. sign language. This is the _type of language dealinwith reading the three' types of signs: com- manding, informing and warning. In health, the pupils are studying the Body Machine. They will be studying bones and muscles first. The pupils have also started a new unit is science called heat and temperature. —Jason Ducharme In Mr. Bartlett's room, our tests are all over until next mdtith. Then another series will begin. For the people who had trouble with these tests, a study program has been set up. We have made posters for the musical. Soon the signs will appear in this municipal region. The needed in- formation for the attendance on your behalf will be located on these signs. - In literature, we are learning all about clauses. Principal clauses and subordinate clauses are the ones we have learned so far. —Kim Martin The results of last week's chess tournament in Mr. Sakasov's class are: first, Peter Poulin, with Scott Neil and Chris Heibein, runners up. Jason Moore was third. The rest of the students have all learned the rules of the game and had a chance to play in a few practice games. In May, the Grade 4- 5s will have a class cham- pionship with everyone, participating. —Leianne Johnson Mrs. Martin's Grade 5s have just completed their research on =the domestica- tion of` farm animals. They now have all the facts that are needed and the detailed outline is in progress. Meanwhile very similar steps are being used in preparing speeches. The speeches are largely being written from personal ex- periences. —Lynne Braun Mrs. Schedler's class enjoys working with microscopes. It is fun to see how things like sugar and salt look under a microscope. They are having fun with activities centred around Valentine's Day. -Christa Curzon The reading readiness children have learned five color words and also can print numerals up to 20 and can recognize print and say the sounds of the alphabet up to "H". —Jeff Good Mr. Lisle's classwent skating at the Optimist Club's rink Jan. 28. We played. tag, had races and. practiced our backward and forward skating. We are also planning to go skiing when everything is not so wet. —Kira Stuckey / MRS. LEWIS STOREHOUSE — Belgrave 1. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Storer and Adam of Kitchener spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hanna. Miss Dorothy Higgins is a patient in the Wingham and District Hospital. Mrs. Jack. Taylor was able to return to her home on Sun- day after being a patient in Victoria Hospital, London. Howard Roberts of Hamil- ton visited with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. John° G. Roberts, on the weekend. The Wingham Advance -Times, Feb. 8,11984 --Page 5 • or Seniors' v Day Centre News By Rita Rice As mentioned in last week's paper, the videotape "Aging in a Rural En- vironment" is now available at the day centre. Any service club, group or organization wishing to use the videotape should contact the centre at 357-1440 or 357- 1445. Last week, two films were shown at the centre, "The Cardio -Vascular Club" and "People of the Book". A special feature movie "Ma and Pa Kettle at Home" will be shown Feb. 21. Any senior in the community.. who wishes to view this old-time favorite is welcome. There will be another foot ;clinic Feb. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. Mary Guse, regional coordinator for the Arthritis Society will be our guest speaker Feb. 23. She will be showing some educational and informative films about arthritis and explaining the DAY CENTRE BOWLING --Irving Stauffer of Holyrood showed .good style last Wednesday at the Wingham Bowling Lanese Last week's Tuesday and Wednesday groups from the Wingham day centre went bowling for a change of pace. Rita Rice, day centre director, reported that one lady, Lila Higgins of Belgrave, went bowling for the first time last Wednesday at the age of 88. work of the society. This presentation is open to the community and will com- mence at 1 p.m. atthe centre. Janet Amos, artistic director of the B10 Sum- mer Festival, will be at the centre Feb. 29. She will be talking about this summer's productions as well as some historical background of the festival. A reminder to all our board members and volun- teers: we will see the video- tape "Aging in a Rural Envi- ronment" before our Feb. 20 meeting in the portable at the Wingham and District Hospital. at 1:30 p.m. We are beginning our craft program and this week, we will start to design hand- made calendars for 1985. The centre, after almost five years in operation, has expanded greatly and ' referral sources are much more diverse now. The community is reminded that referrals can come from individuals, not just profes- sional resource people. If you know of someone you think would be interested in learning more about the cen- tre, please call and a home visit will be set up. For those people who do r.• appreciate winter's beauty, may I suggest you read "Staying Happy in Cold, Dark Winter" in the January issue of the Reader's Digest by Lowell Ponte. The—key point of the article is "Ac- tivity is often a good antidote to winter blues." This doesn't just mean cross- country ski,►g in a marathon race — you can use human warmth to fight the chill. So, get together with friends and relatives or keep in touch by telephone. Charles I abdication On Nov. 12, 1918, Emperor Charles I abdicated in Aus- tria. IF YOU WANT A LOWER PRICE ON AUTO INSURANCE, MAKE TRACKS TO YOUR SAFKO e * MECO raw twrc Trona se maw TWICE, m 16. ____ELLI OLLT 1T_111LED D I F' INSURANCE 327 Josephine. St.. Wingham. Ontario. Phone 357-1414 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Mei/ INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. Insurance - All types. Home, business, auto, farm, life. WINGHAM 357-2636 GORRIE 335-3525 Thurs. Feb. 9 to Wed. Feb. 15 Thurs. Feb. 9 Fri. Feb. 10 Sat. Feb. 11 Mon. Feb. 13 Tues. Feb. 14 Wed. Feb. 15 Valentine Tea & Bake Sale, Wroxeter United Church, 2 to 4 p.m. Valentine Dance, Belmore Comm. Centre, Sponsored Bluevale Hockey Team Ice Carnival, Unity Church Youth Group, Belgrave Arena, 7 p.m, Valentine Tea & Bake Sale, Opti -Mrs. & Jack Reavie Voc. Centre, Wingham Town Hall, I to 4 p.m. LaLeche League will meet at Colleen Schenk's home, Maitland Court, Wingham, 8 p.m. Phone 887-9253 for information: Preschoolers' reading time at Wingham Public School Library at 10:00 a.m. htlm "If You Love This Planet", Ontario St. United Church, Clinton, Sponsored by Women To -Day, 8 p.m. Valentine Tea & Bake Sale, St. Paul's Anglican Church, 2 p.m. Child Health Clinic, Clinic Building, Wing - ham, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Snow Sculpturing, Cruickshank Park, Frostyfes't'begins, Wingham. 4 BOXY HOME VIDEO Great. Family Eriterta.inment 241 Josephine St., Winghlatn Phone 357-3373 ,,