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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-04-04, Page 14Wingham A yutnoe i; l 41. NOTICE BICENTENNIAL MEDAL The Council of the Town of Wingham is seek- ing the names of local citizens who, because of their volunteerism and commylnity Service, could be recomrnended to the Province of On: '7. tario as a potential recipient of a Bicentennial Medal. Persons wishing to nomine someone should submit that person's name, address and reasons for nomination, in writing, to the Clerk's Office during normal office hours. ..> THE CASE FOR GOOD BUSINESS SENSE Visit us in Wingham every Tuesday. REPRESENTATIVE: Rob Swim It simply makes good sense to meet with the representative of the Federal Business Development Bank who will soon be in your area. There s no obtigotion° and no cost to you. And there is so'much you;cauld gain for your business. Come talk with us if you could use financial aid, in the form of loans, loan guarantees or even selling an equity position in your business. We have experienced counsellors who can help you plot a course, of growth and success for your business. And assrs4arl�, d ra-Iand we can provide You with direction to government -prbaiiicifdTas well as other vital information. For an advance appointment call: 271-5650 (collect) Or write: 1036 Ontario Street, Stratford, Ontario. adill Tanglefoot visits On Wednesday, March 28, a' group called Tanglefoot productions visited our school. It consisted of four musicians who were ex -tea- chers. Tanglefoot put on a musical performance about the first 50 years of Canadian life in the Upper Canada area. One man, playing a man- dolin, portrayed the Second Son. His elder brother had received all the inheritance by tradition, so the character he portrayed decided to come to Canada to seek his fortune and write a book. He was in constant humor- ous conflict with the Old Man, who was an ex -soldier for the British Army. Play- ing a guitar and fiddle, he told of his life in the back- woods. The Loyalist farmer came to Canada from the U.S. to save the lives of his family. He played the banjo and told us of the hardships he faced. While the men were sing- ing, there were two slide pro- jectors going,,illustrating the ._..:Two routines . were pe -. story: The. show was 'about formed by" "fie squad° an hour long. three-minute cheering rou- Tanglefoot was interesting .tine and a five-minute dance and we would like to thank routine to the theme from Joe Grant, Bob Wager and "Dallas" were applauded Tim Rowat for entertaining loudly by the large crowd in and educating • us. They the ballroom at the Holiday made the history of Ontario Inn near the airport. come alive. —Angela Petters After the finals we found irro I • Cheerleaders do well at all -Ontario The F. E. Madill Cheer Squad returned home last Saturday, March 24, from the All -Ontario Cheerleading Championships in Toronto, beaming with pride and ex- citement. After competing on Saturday morning we were pleasantly surprised to have made the finals. • Separate school brd. studies Fr. immersion The bottom line was dol- lars and cents when the Huron -Perth Separate School Board turned down a French immersion pilot pro- ject on Monday by a 9 to 5 re- corded vote. Board chairman Ron Murray gave an impassion- ed plea to the crowded board room telling the 40 people there that the board cannot afford such a program. At times the chairman and Stratford Trustee Ron Marcy were shouting as they argued over cost factors for French immersion. Discussion of French im- mersion got off to a slow start when Mr. Marcy, as chairman of the finance committee, introduced a mo- tion to set up a two-year pilot project at St. Mary's Separ- ate 'School in Goderich for Kindergarten and Grade 1. Mr. Marcy said the cost of introducing a pilot project would cost almost $43,000 for the first year and $62,000 the second year. Goderich area trustee__ Mieae oriar y o , _ Bayfield, said he thinks a French immersion is a 'posi- tive' program. Costs and available grants were then introduced into the discussio Mr. Marcy said the $115'ier--lStpil cost of - starting French immersion program at St. Mary's still leaves that school's per pupil cost at $200 less than the sys- tem average. - 'Then every trustee had his say about French immer- sion. Not one said they were against the French immer- sion program per se. "I'm glad to see so much Federal Business ^ Banque federate Development Bank de developpement. Your future is our guarantee. Canada interest in French . . . but I'm not so sure this is the way to go — to isolate one school and not look at the whole system," said Trustee Ernie Vanderschott of RR 7, St. Marys. Discussion then centered around increasing, the pre- sent,core French program in the system's 19 schools. "In fact, there are only three other boards in the area that don't have French - immersion," said Mr. Moriarty. They are Huron, Perth and Oxford Boards of Education. The Huron Board of Educa- tion has also been approach- ed by a group of parents in Goderich to set up aFrench immersion program. The Perth Board of Education turned down a pilot French For the Hottest deals around Visit our booth Friday, April 13 ' and Saturday, April 14 at the Town and Country. Tradefest in Brussels _and enter the draw.for a door prize to be awarded each day. • si<;i';%f f Highway 86 just east of Highway 4, Wingham. Phone 357-3435 F immersion program for the City of Stratford over a year ago. Mr. Moriarity said the sep- ara Le school board should in- troduce a pilot program in one school and see how it goes from there. Mr. Marcy agreed. The discussion then got deeper into costs. Mr. Marcy said the board would receive additional grants of $211 per pupil from the Ministry of Education. Mount Carmel area trus- tee Michael Ryan said the cost is $104,000 over two years. Mr. Moriarity said that is "cheap". In the end the board did agree to survey parents across the two counties to determine interest in a French immersion program. at the Wingham Public School Editors: Jason Ducharme Kevin Smith Mr. Sakasov's class is now beginning the third term. The Grade 4-5 class will be trying its best until the end of the year. Mr. Sakasov feels that the encouragement of the .parents at home is greatly appreciated., —Leianne Johnson Mrs. MacRae's class had a lot of fun making and eating pancakes. The syrup on them was supplied by the Maple Keys? Sugar Bush where the children took a trip. They also have a magnet centre where they can work with magnets. They need their combined book of poetry about their pets. They look forward to reading time every day. Presently they are reading Charlotte's Web. —Heather McLennan --This week-teertairrly - has been a busy one! I barely had time to write this report. Many people came to see all the .science projects last Thursday 'night and many students won ribbons. Also the report cards Went home last Friday afternoon. I'm sure that many parents will' be pleased with their son's or daughter's achievements. Keep on bringing your children in to Mr. Morton's pre-school reading time Mondays at 10 a.m. All ' children love being read to. You can start bringing the old kink in. The yard sale will be held very soon: So bring all your items to the Wingham Public School. Remember 'your castoffs might be other people's treasures! —Ria 'Linardatos Easter activities will keep us busy until the timecomes. —Sheryl Hanula. Mrs. Martin finally has returned to the Grade 5 class after having a broken bone. —Lynne Braun Since it's not too long until most of the students of Mrs. Martin's class 'will be on the road, the class just has started a new unit called "Caring for Your Car". This unit deals mainly with the general maintenance of a cdr. A new set of weights from Canadian Tire was donated to the classroomby the owner, Gord Marr. The students now are well into "spring training'. The students still are working . hard on their log - storage units. These should -he-up for sale some time in April. —Jas° Ducharme • Mr. Shaw is very pleased with the progress of the magazine subscription campaign. The class says a sincere thanks to all the relatives and friends of the participating students of the six classes. Mr. Shaw was impressed by the great job everybod did on their science fair projects which were on display last week. The class just finished its projects about explorers of Canada and is looking 'for- ward to its next major unit on the Aztecs and Incas. The report cards have gone home and now they are ready for the third term. —Anna Sakasov Mr. Lisle's class is em- barking on a new term after getting the progress reports last Friday, Our report card marks were ' acceptable although wee will work hard to raise them. • The elective program with the intermediate classes started last Friday. The coursesinclude cooking, BytBge, dening, gymnastics, skip- gar - ping, quietorientetitne,ringwood refinishings, Models' and • golf. Last week in.Mrs. Hunter's class, Ted Craig, Lolr,, Angus and Julie Lisle were working with a drama group under the direction of Mrs. Kerr. They had a chance to see the production of "Little Red Riding Hood" as a class. —Al Baillie Finally spring is here! Pussy Willows, Easter bunnies and Easter eggs are all signs that the mud soon will dry up and we'll be looking for dandelions. Our ourselves placed as one of the top 15 squads in all of On- tario! We had attended the competition last year as well, and we were greatly impressed by our improve ment.-Over 70 squads attend- ed the competition this year. Many long, hard practices were involved in the prepar- ation for the competition, but every. member feels the work was well worth the time. The squad members are: Kim Rae, head cheer - • —Kira Stuckey leader, Liz Kaufman, Ginny LeVan, Shawna Thomson, Joelle Reavie, Charlotte Cassidy, Stacey Thomson, Andrea Mill, Leslie Tenpas, Tina DeBoer, Michelle Cam- eron and Debbie Hodgins. We look forward to the Huron -Perth Cheerleading Championships next month. We owe special thanks to our two fantastic coaches Mrs, D. Wood and Mrs. L. Alexan- der. — Liz Kaufman 13A Student question This week's student ques- tion is: "What does spring mean to you?" Heather Shiells from 9F said, "I get to go shopping for new spring clothes." "The end of school is close," is what Rhonda Rathburn from 10F said. Karen Cowan said, "It means I get out of the house." She's from 11B. "Blossoming flowers and my birthday," Lynn Alton 11A. "An inch closer to sum- mer," said Trudy Passchier from 11E. Bonnie Perry, 11E, said, "Time to look for a summer job." "It means winter is over,%; Bill Weima 12H. (But we aren't so sure about that answer yet! ) "Making maple syrup," Andrea Coultes, 13A. Bernard Shaw believed that only older people appre- ciate spring. Young people do not care what the weather is like! So there you have it. The majority of the school didn't know what spring "meant to them. So I guess we'll just have to wait a little longer and hope that spring's warm weather arrives and then stays. Spring Spring is ... All aglow with freshness And marveling in rebirth A quiet world at slumber With Reaching rays of sunlight And Soft, refreshing rains Stretching and unraveling The blooming colors grow Until our whole world wakens rAintil--uwos-zto-tY eg-tune — - Of melodies in the wind. —Valerie Ricker — Valerie Ricker BOWLERS OF THE YEAR—Wingharri's Youth Bowling Council League held its bowler of the year tournament Sunday at the local lanes. The top bowlers will compete in a district bowl -off May 15 in Listowel and are: back, Lori Tiffin, Peter George; front, Todd Harrison and Lisa Chapman. ENROL NOW College opportunities still exist By enrolling now you can gain an advantage in many of our program areas. Openings are still available for the fall 1984 term...but only if you act quickly. This year, more than ever before, the demand for career -oriented courses of study is greater than the ability of most colleges to handle. So don't get left behind this fall. Act today. Apply today to register. Call this number for Program details: 519-542-7751 Ask for Information Centre Among the programs with openings are: ` • • Industrial Hygiene Technology • Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technology • Mechaoical Drafting • Secretarial Arts • General Arts (for possible university entrance) •• Art Fundamentals (one year) Lambton College Box 969, Sarnia, Ontario N7T 7K4 • WITH 20 PIECES- EACH ONE 4P-z;gavd 4rT entacky:FriedChicken Corner Hwy. 4 &.,36 Zehrs Plaza Wingham --Phone 361-2221