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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-06-29, Page 5EARNS DEGREE FROM CARLETON David Eric Elliott received his Bachelor of Endineerinq degree at the spring convoca.• tion of Carleton University, held on June 1 at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa. David is the spn of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Elliott of Ottawa, and a grandson of the Late Mr. and Mrs. David Currie of Wing - ham. Sacred Heart pupils graduate Fifteen students from Sacred. Heart School graduated from grade eightlast Wednesday eve- ning. A banquet, hosted by the' Catholic Women's League was enjoyed by the graduates and their families. Guest speaker•was John Vintar, director of Huron - Perth Roman 'Catholic Separate School Board. Valedictorian was Susan Wilhelm, Recipients of the CWL scholar- ship and general proficiency awards, presented by Mrs. Gerald Belanger,, were Louise Harnack, Lizann Morrison and. Pauline Schmidt. • • Messages from the following pastors were .given: Rev, A. J. Sonderup, Father Dentinger,. Father Hardy and Father Cough- lin Keith .Montgomery and lain Kinahan,, school board trustee's' were present to give greetings to the students. Members off the graduating class off 1977 are Edna Brophy, Richard Cherry, Frank Homen, Ann Kumm, Lizann Morrison, Robert Ortlieb, Lisa Rammeloo, Susan Wilhelm, Rachelle Cam- peau, Louise Harnack, Della liusnik, Paul Montgomery, David Nesbitt, RicharddPoels and Pauline Schmidt. Sister Edna Brophy talked to the students of Sacred Heart School, Wingham, about her mission work in Hong Kong, on Wednesday, June 15th. She also attended the Grade Eight Graduation banquet on Wed- nesday evening, June 22, and spoke there, too. Thank you, Sister, for bringing the Hong Kong Mission Field to us.. -Teddy Brophy 0--0—o Grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 took a trip Tobermory, Friday, June 17th. We -had_ piano is Igo to -Plower Pot Island, but the boat, Miss Tobermory could not find Flower Pot Island due to fog. To replace our trip to Flower Pot Island we watched a film fea- turing how the rocks were formed on Flower Pot Island. Also on the film we saw pictures on the Bruce Trail. After the film presentation we went on a .segment of the Bruce Trail, The trip was very enjoy- able and the students enjoyed it immensely. The students of Grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 would like to thank the teachers for taking us. —Rachelle Campeau 0-0-0 SPORTS! In the past month Sacred Heart Students have attended several track and field meets. From our own .School, six trophy winners were recognized on Wednesday, June 22 by Mr. Steffler. They are : Juhior girls, Jackie Rammeloo; Junior boys, Mark Foxton; Inter- mediate girls, Sophie Beyers- bergen; Intermediate boys, Vin- cent DeBruyn; Senior girls, Pau- line Schmidt; and Senior boys, Terry Curran. These and other. students also participated in a zone Field Day and 11 went on to a Track and Field meet in Mit- chell. Of' these, four placed in their event : Mark.Foxton, bronze medal; Grade Schmidt, silver medal; Louise Harnack, bronze medal; Pauline Schmidt, bronze medal. Sacred Heart /Mailbox GRADUATION BANQUET On Wednesday, June 22 the Grade Eight Graduation banquet was held in Sacred Heart Church. After the dinner the speeches and thank you's were made: Thank - you to Teachers, Rick Cherry; Thank -you to Priests, Louise Harnack; Thank -you to Guest Speaker, Rachelle .Campeau; Thank -you to CWL for gifts, Lisa ,Rammeloo; Thank -you to Mr. Steffler, Pauline Schmidt; Thank -you to Mrs. Watcher, Teddy Brophy. MASS: Father Sonderup, Cele- brant; Readers, Lizann Morrison and David Nesbitt; Servers, Frank Homen, Rick Cherry, Rick Poels, Paul Montgomery; Hymns, Ann Kumm. Guest speaker at the dinner was Mr. John Vintar, director of the Huron -Perth Separate School Board. The CWL Scholarship and the Scholarship' donated by Mrs. M. O'Malley were added together and divided by three to be given to Louise Harnack, Lizann Morri- son and Pauline Schmidt. On the afternoon of Thursday, June 23rd, the Senior class of Sacred Heart went to the library of F. E. Madill Secondary School. They were instructed how to use the card catalogues by Mr. Mont - ford. Students were then allowed to become better acquainted with .and explore the library. On Friday, June 24th, the Grade Eight Graduation Class were. on a retreat conducted by Reverend Father Anthony Sonderup. The retreat began at 9:30 after a mass in the school gym. The ,students spent most o the day in group discussions an`�oncluded their day with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, --Luise Harnack Plans announced Work will be getting underway this summer on the first phase of a planned $7 million subdivision in northeast Wingham, Hans Kuyvenhoven, president of Royal Homes, Ltd., announced 'last week. The development, called Mait- land Estates, will bring 150 new housing units onto the market over the next several years at an average price of $40,000. This project will be a first for Wingham, Mr. Kuyvenhoven claimed, in that it features all - underground services, concrete curbs and paved streets, installed by the developer at a cost of $1 million. Royal Homes will be handling all the sales, with the actual de- velopment carried out by Swift-. way Construction, Ltd., a separ- ate company established three or four years ago by Mr. Kuyven- hoven. Units will be divided about evenly between single family and semi-detached homes, Mr. Kuy- venheven said;--irot pinna eail for large, custom-built executive homes along the river with smaller homes and semi-de- tached units on the higher, ground. The site to be developed com- prises about 32' acres, running from the CNR tracks to the Malt land River, with access from Wil- fred and Charles Streets. . Single family homes, in a variety of styles such as bunga- low, walkup and two storey, will range in price from $42,000 to over $4)000. The semi-detached units: two dwellings under one roof divided by a fireproof and soundproof wall, will be priced at $34,000. Participation in the govern- ment's Assisted Home Ownership Program (AHOP) will,. allow monthly payments to be as low as ,4175 on these units; Mr. Kuyven- hoven said; creating a possibility for the lower wage earner to own his or her own home. (AHOP acts to reduce mortgage payments to eight per cent for a person buying a new home within a specified price range.) Serviced lots, priced from $7,000 to $18,000, will also be available for those wanting to build their own homes, but Mr. Kuyvenhoven warned all house plans are subject to approval by Royal Homes. His objective in this is to create an attractive and balanced sub- division, he said,' in which the. houses complement one another. He noted the hilly contours of The Wingham Advance -Times, June 29, 1977—Page 5 for subdivision the land allow for some diversity and that many' of the houses will have a view of the river. Two parks, totalling about three and one half acres, are also planned, one at either end of the develop- ment. The first phase of the project takes in about half of the 32 acre site, with a second phase to get underway upon completion of the first. Services will be installed to lots 'during the summer and construc- tion of the first homes is to begin in August. The first residents should be able to move in by October 1, Mr. Kuyvenhoven pre - dieted. Asked where he expected to find buyers for 150 homes, he noted a survey taken two and a half years ago revealed that while the population of Wingham is only 2,800, 1,300 people work here. This suggests a large number commute from homes elsewhere and Wingham Mayor William Walden later quoted a figure of 600 persons who work in Wing - ham but live outside the town. -• Although people feel there is a surplus of housing here, Mr. Kuy- venhoven said, this is, not borne out by the figures and there is a demand for reasonably priced new homes. Royal Homes, Ltd. has been producing manufactured homes from its plant in Wingham for the past seven years., These homes are built in two sections and then transported to the site and joined together. The company has recently be- gun work on a new type of home called a component horlre,'eon- structed from a number of pre- fabricated sections. This will allow more variety of type and greater size, it claims. Huron County engineer and MOs-! resign.posts Huron County Council accepted the resignations' of two of the county's top administrators at Friday's council session and in- structed Clerk Bill Hanly t� ad- vertise for their replacement. County Engineer Jim Britnell an nounced his departure from county work and Huron Medical Officer of Health Dr. Frank Mills let to go to Sudbury to head the he lth unit there, • ' Britnell made his resignation effective August 1 and will take on the post of manager of Busi- ness Air Services in Goderich. Mills made his resignation known to council after a special meeting of the health committee during council's lunch break from its day -long session. The county engineer happened to ' be'' in the council chambers when his resignation was an- Belgrave women host graduation Last Thursday, .June 23, the Mark Nolt, Katrin Otto, Cathy .Audrey Scott and Andrea Bridge grade eight class from East Hawn, Stewart Sayer, Donald sang, "Blowing in.the Wind". :Wawanosh Public School met at Schwartzentruber, Audrey Scott, The following awards were the Belgrave Women's Institute Brian Snowden, Alfred Stangen, presented: 'Girl's Acadeihic Steven Stevenson, Eric Taylor, Trophy, Karen Jaretzki; , Boy's Glyn Taylor, Jonathon Van Camp Academic' Trophy, Robbie and Cheryl Walker. The Blessing •was said by Mr. Bill Taylor, followed'by a de- licious meal served by the Women's Institute. Following the meal the Institue was thanked by. Glen Taylor. ^. A trio of Kim McDowell, Hall for their Graduation Banquet. • • Mrs. Phillips_,.,.introduced the following graduates; Bonnie Askes, Brian Angustine, Andrea Bridge, Steven Cameron, Caro- lyn Campbell, Eric .Cook, Patty „Edwards, Bruce Higgins, Karen Jaretzki, Kim McDowell, Sonja Muschied, Robbie Nicholson, LITTLE WHITE. MORTARBOARDS symbolize the move- ment from Kindergarten to grade one aik.•',Sacred Heart School of (back)°Shelly Marklevitz, Lori Anstett, Brian Richey, b'wight Hallahan, Kris Chandler, Sheri Lynn Double; (front) Dennis Hallahan, Billy McGI'ynn, Jeffery Sanders, Patrick Bray and Laura Haflahan. The graduation wascelebratedwith a ceremony at the school June 22, featuring singing, recitations and square dancing by the children. GRADUATION HEAD TABLE—At the Sacred Heart grade eight graduation, the following sat at the head table during dinner. Front row from left are Mrs. Rose Anger, of the Catholic Women's League; and Mrs. Charles O'Malley, principal of Sacred Heart. Back row, Bill Kinahan, Keith Montgomery, school trustees; John Vintar, director of Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board and Father Sonderup of Sacred Heart Church. Nicholson; Sportsmanship Awards, Audrey Scott and Steven Stevenson; Citizenship Awards, Cheryl Walker and Jonathon Van Camp; Congeniality Awards, Kim McDowell and Brian Snow- den; Field Day Awa'rds, Sonja Mus- chied, Carolyn Campbell, Andrea Bridge, Robbie Nicholson, Alfred Stangen, Bruce Higgins, Donald Schwartzentruber and Bonnie Askes. Mrs. Phillips introduced the guest speaker, Jim Swan, who gave a very inspiring talk on "Knowing Yourself": He advised the\ geaduates to know them- selves, to set goals and to strive de their best one day at a time. Robbie Nicholson thanked the speakernd presented him with a gift. The class valedictorian, Karen Janetzki, recalled the past years at EWPS. ° Following the presentation of the. diplomas, the parents and graduates returned to the school for a dance which was organized by the Grade Seven class. At the school two choreography numbers were presented; My Boyfriend's Back with Patty Ed- wards, Kim MSDowell and Sonja, Muschied and Leader of the Pack with Carolyn Campbell, Karen Jaretzki and Cheryl Walker. - Attendlance The largest turnout in several years flocked to Huron Park last Sunday to register at the annual convention of the Ontario As- sociation for Counselling and At- tendance Services which was hosted this year by Huron County Board of Education. The four day event kicked off Sunday evening with a wine and Cheese reception co -hosted by the Board of education for.the City of London. Sam Munroe, vice- chairman of the board and Bruce Georgeff, superintendent, brought greetings from the Lon- don Board of Education. Mrs. Marion Zinn, vice-chairman of the Huron County board; Donald Young, attendance counsellor, and Bruce Shaw, mayor of the Town of Exeter, welcomed all in attendance and introduced the conference chairman, Wally Freel from the Etobicoke board. On Monday Dr. Benjamin Schlesinger from the Faculty of Social Work in Toronto was the keynote speaker and delivered a very impressive message on such. subjects as "Children and Fami- lies Through the Looking Glass" and "Sexuality in the Student". Pat Fleck, regional director from the Ministry of Education, de- livered an'inspiring welcome on behalf of Hon. Thomas Wells, minister. Monday evening the suns* nounced and was asked by War- den Doug McNeil to explain his reasons for leaving. Mills was not present when council learned of his decision. The departure of •the two'Vtop administrators didn't seem to up- set council collectively. The re- spective committees asked coun- cil for approval to advertise the positions and replace the men as soon as 'possible. The resigna- tions mark the second and third department heads to leave the county in the past six months. Bruce Heath, former head of the Children's Aid, bade council fare- well at the May session. Britnell said chis decision was not made in a hasty fashion. He said he had considered the situ- ation for some time and pointed out that after 20 years in the same job, some of the challenge had worn off. He said it was a "long time doing the, same type of thing" and'that when he looked 16 years down the road to his' retire- ment he felt it was time to get out. JOB HEAVIER The engineer said that his deci- sion was.also based on his job ret ,quirements. He said that when he faces the paperwork now associ- ated with his job and has to deal with the environmental aspects of his work and the many proced- ures necessary he remembers how easy it used to be. He said he felt you "couldn't teach an old dog new tricks" and that he didn't want to accept the new ways. "A new engineer won't know how it used to be and won't mind the work as much as I do," he told council.. "Yt's time for me to move on and give the county the benefit of a new man and a fresh outlook on things here." Britnell did not leave on a sour note and told council that after 20 years his decision was a "gut wrenching" one. He said. it was almost like giving up one's child for adoption but added that work- ing as county engineer in this part of the province is a lonely job since the work load did not per- mit an assistant and the only other people, he could turn to for advice were his counterparts in neighboring counties. Dr. Mills .said he had nothing but good will for the county when he ended his six year tenure as medical officer. He said he has lived in Huron for many years and likes the county a great deal but pointed out personal reasons had a lot to do with his decision. He said he has a fishing camp in the north he operates in the sum- mer and that his new job will per- mit him to be closer to that pro- ject. He took over as medical officer in 1971 and prior to that had prac- ticed medicine in Goderich since 1956. He said he felt it.was time the county got the benefit of change in his office and that he is a believer in people reaching a certain level of efficiency 'and then moving on. LOOKS VOOD MOM—Rowan Kerr six months, sits in his mother's lap at the St. Paul's strawberry fest, June 22. He was the youngdst person to attend last Tuesday's event. Barbara Kerr enjoys the salad and cold meat buffet before the strawberries. - counsellors convene provided a bright, but cool, back- ground for an old-fashioned hay - ride engineered by Donald Dear- ing followed by a barbecue around a cozy fireplace. Monday evening's events were co -hosted by the Town of Exeter and were attended by the members of town council. Tuesday morning the annual meeting and election of officers - at -large was conducted. D. M. Young was elected member -at - large for the Western area. J. Lockerbie, superintendent of supervisory services from the re- gional office, presented a brief on the Attendance Recording Pro- cedures Task Force which was established last year to identify . strategies for improving regular attendance and to enquire into the development of an improved system of attendance recording in the elementary and secondary schools in Ontario. This Force stemmed from the involvement .of students which ended in t `" Hedy as a result of shootings in schools in the Brampton and Ottawa areas a couple of years ago. Details of this report cannot be released until a final presenta- tion is made to the Ministry but some changes are expected to be implemented starting in Sep- tember of 1978. Tuesday afternoon offered workshops on "Twin Valleys Community", "Early School Leaving", "Adolescent Group Counselling", "Consultation and Educational Assessment — Theory and Techniques", "CriOis Intervention by the London City Police Force" and "The Child Welfare Act Expectations and In- •terpretations". The highlight of the conference was the banquet which was pro- vided through the courtesy of the Huron County Board of Educa- tion. Carl Mills, Exeter, piped the head table guests who included, from the Huron County, board, Mrs. Zinn, W. D. (Don) Kenwell, superintendent of education,' and Don Young, attendance coun- sellor. Mrs. Zinn complimented the OACAS on their work and suggested they go e to the public and make themselves known. Mr. Kenwell reinforced her feelings and spoke of the contribution members of this association were making to the educational system. Recognition was given to Don Young, local counsellor and his wife, Marie, daughters Anna - Marie and Glynis -Marie for the hard work and excellent planning they displayed in hosting the con- ference. They were received by a standing ovation on behalf of the fellow counsellors. An orchestra provided dance music for the windup of the conference. LUCKY WINNER Earl Young, Wingham won $1,000 recently in the June "300" Lotto draw. The Tees - water and Culross draw is being held to raise money for the Teeswater arena.' They hope to raise $22,000 by the end of this year. The final draw will be held February 1978. Four have been held to date. Mr. Young is proprietor of the Wingham bowling alley. Higgins family holds reunion BELGRAVE — The Higgins' clan met at the Institute Hall on Sunday, with 70 present. In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hunter conducted games for both children and adults. A delicious supper was enjoyed and all were welcomed by the presi- dent, Roy Pattison. Two get -well cards were signed by the group and mailed to the sick. The minutes of last 'year's reunion were read by the secretary -treas- urer Mrs. Audrey Fitch. A min- ute silence was observed in memory of the late Mrs. Ferrol Pennebaker and wishes of re- covery for Mrs. Margaret Hig- gins in Victoria Hospital, London and Lyle Fitch in Wingham and District Hospital. It was voted to have the next reunion the last Sunday in June 1978. The 1978 executive is as fol- lows: president, Thomas Hunter; 1st vice-president, Ross Fitch; 2nd vice-president, Thomas Pletch ; secretary -treasurer, Audrey Fitch; sports, Karen Fitch, Mrs. Lynda Fitch, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Marks; invitations, Mrs. Rena Fitch, Mrs. Bernice Higgins, Mrs. Stewart Higgins; lunch, Mr. and Mrs. Ross King, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walker. Gifts were presented by Mrs. Thomas Hunter to the oldest lady present, Mrs. Lena Higgins; the oldest man, Gordon Walker; the youngest child, Darryl Marks and a lucky plate, Raymond Walker. Guests were present from Bel - grave, Brussels, Wingham, Wroxeter, Fordwich, Listowel, Orangeville, Stratford, Waterloo and Toronto.