The Wingham Advance-Times, 1987-05-05, Page 014
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GEORGE WHITBY, former custodian at the Wingham Public School, was honored at a farewell luncheon at
the school last Wednesday. He was presented with a billfold and a cash purse by Louise Wilson and Bevan
Lindsay, vice principals. Mr. Whitby is taking on the position of head custodian at the F. E. Madill Secondary
School in Wingham.
Legion members videotape
District C school children
The Royal Canadian Legion's
Child Videotape Identification
Program is visiting. schools
throughout District C and *0 at the
Turnberry Central School last
Wednesday.
All school boards, public and
separate, were approached with the
plan late last year to videotape
classes from Kindergarten to Grade
8. The children have been taped in
such a manner that a record can be
kept of their height, gait, facial
profile and full-faced view, as well
as their voice.
The videotaping is being done by
members of the local Legion
branches, assisted by Howard
Carroll, zone youth education
chairman and Bob Chapman of
Branch 109, Goderich.
When the program is completed,
some 90,000 school -aged children in
District C (approximately 9,000
from the 35 schools in Zone C-1) v4ll
be recorded on videotape. In two
year's time the process will begin all
over again so a current tape always
is available.
These videotapes become the
property of the respective school
boards with the information kept
confidential until authorized by the
parents for release to the police and
media in the case of a missing child.
The identification program was
originally the idea of two Arthur
District High School students, Mark
Jones and Paul Ruffolo, who con-
ceived the plan for a school project.
The idea was adopted by the
Wellington County School Board in
1985 and subsequently brought to the
attention of the Legion branches in
District C at the fall convention in
1965.
The four zones comprising District
C cover the counties of Huron,
Bruce, Grey, Wellington, Waterloo
and Perth. The 12 branches in Zone
C-1 include Kincardine, Ripley,
Lucknow, Wroxeter, Wingham,
Brussels, Blyth, Clinton, Seeforth,
Goderich, Hensall and Exeter.
All 53 branches in the district were
asked to support the program
financially and have done so
willingly. The district purchased two
videotape cameras and the tapes for
Use throughout the counties.
Piano students
do well at festWal
Several Bluevale and area piano
students did well at last week's
Walkerton Rotary Music Festival.
Four Bhuevols chdldrsn placed first,
swan was seooud and two were
third.
Those pardelpatif we Dana
and Tatum Mathers, Marlene
Albers, Jim and Pat Cowman, Jan,
Jammy and Joanna Van Keulan,
LGN and Susie Black and Carla
Johnston. Tatum Mothers received
M per cast and first place for her
sw phsytog.
SHAWN FAIR, a Grade b student at me T
un►brrry Central School, took
his tum of the vidoot ps child kAv* lkatibn program Asst Wedheealey at
the school. The program is being sponsored by Qbttriot C of the Royal
Canadian Legion and recondt a child's hsI a fuS-/nor Wow and pro.
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Elementary teachers
reach pay settlement
The Huron County Board of
Education and i 385 elementary
school teachers, represented by the
Huron Women Teachers' Associa-
tion and the Ontario Public School
Teachers' Federation of Huron, are
pleased to announce they have
reached an agreement for the
1986-87 and the 1987-88 school years.
The agreement lls for a 3.4 per
cent increase ir grid salaries
retroactive to Sept 1, 1986, followed
by a 1.2 per cent " icrease effective
April 1 of this year. In addition to
this 1.2 per cent increase, some cells
on the grid will be adjusted to
eliminate some inequities. The grid
will be increased by a further 4.48
per cent, effective Sept. 1 of this
year.
As of Sept. 1, the minimum and
maximum teachers' salaries will be
;19;120 and $50,100 respectively. Ad-
justments in allowances range from
zero per cent to 4.48 per cent.
The total cost increases are ap-
proximately 4.1 per cent for the 1986-
87 school year and 4.48 per cent for
the 1987-88 school year.
The agreement also calls for joint
investigations into the benefits
package, teacher preparation time,
the retirement gratuity plan and an
early retirement incentive plan.
Although the settlement took over
one year to reach, both parties say
they are pleased to have some time
to investigate areas of mutual
concern in a very positive mode
through the committee structure.
Wroxeter -area youth
,is injured in accident
A Wroxeter -area youth is in Vic-
toria Hospital; London, with leg
injuries following an accident last
Saturday evening in Morris
Township.
An Ontario Provincial Police
spokesman at Wingham said 16 -
year -old Bradley Peel of RR 1,
Wroxeter, was westbound on a
motorcycle on the extreme north
edge of Con. 4 of Morris, 1.5
McMahon, 18, of RR 2, Bluevale,
received minor injuries in an ac-
cident in Grey Township.
The police say Mr. McMahon was
westbound on Con. 3 at 9:15 a.m.,
driving a 1987 Plymouth, when he
lost control on the gravel, swerved
and entered the south ditch where
the vehicle rolled onto its roof.
Damage has been estimated at
$2,000.
kilometres west of Sideroad 5-6 at
6:45 p.m.
At the same time, say the police, Assistant curator
Stephen Aitcheson of RR 2, Blyth,
was westbound in the centre of the hired at museum
roadway. Mr. Peel turned across the
road, according to the police and
was struck by the Aitcheson vehicle.
Mr. Peel wasJakon by'embulance
to the Wingham and District
Hospital and then transferred to
London for treatment of major in-
juries. Mr. Aitcheson was not hurt in
the mishap.
There was no damage to the 1978
Honda motorcyle Mr. Peel was
riding. The motorcyle is owned by
Dorothy Procter of RR 5, Brussels.
The 'OPP report approximately $20
damage to the headlight molding on
the Aitcheson vehicle, a 1977 Mer-
cury owned by Douglas, Aitcheson of
RR 2, Blyth.
In a separate incident last
Saturday morning, Shawn
AMR holds
planning day
The Wingham and District Asso-
ciation for the Mentally Retarded
held its first planning day last
Saturday at St. Andrew's Pres-
byterian Church.
Rita Rice, executive director of
the association, said almost 40
people took part in the day -long
event. They included Jack Reavie
Vocational Centre clients, staff,
AMR board members and com-
munity representatives, including
volunteers, family members and
professionals,
The purpose of the day, said Ms.
Rice, was to bring together a crow
section of the community to discuss
common goals of the association and
Its future direction.
The main thrust of the vocational
centre and the association is to train
clients to take an active role in the
community. One of the interesting
suggestions coming from the day,
We said, is a possible name change
for the association, something which
is in more in line with its role in the
community.
The association also hopes to
attract more volunteers to work at
the vocational centre and at the
group home an Edward Street in
Wingham.
Following a morning discussion
period, a feedback session was held.
The strengths and needs of the
association, as well as recom-
mendations for the future were the
themes at the afternoon session.
$us Jones, ■ co ordinator of the
provincial governm6ove Trillium
Quality Assurance Project, will
00009116 a transcript of the day's
events for study by the association.
Other group lea o involved to
last Saturday's planning day ware
George Kennedy, a consultant with
the Ontario Association for the
Mentally Retarded. Beim Wats.
and Carel Wilson, be& ftm the
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Joan Arbuckle of Wingham has
been appmntad�wssg_tant r for pt
the Wingham and . str "
for the summer months.
A fourth-year graduate of the
University of Waterloo in its honors
history program, Miss Arbuckle
hopes to begin studies for a master's
degree at the university this fall.
She will continue the work started
last year by Joanna. Lewis, the
museum's first assistant curator.
Miss Arbuckle will be under the
supervision of a designated member
of the museum board and "will be
required to catalogue and display
historical artifacts, act as guide to
museum visitors and assist in main-
taining any off-siti promotional
displays.
The 17 -week position started
Monday and will continue until the
end of August. Funding is -through a
grant from the Ontario Ministry of
Citizenship and Culture.
Karla King is
public speaking
prov. runner-up
Karla King of Brussels, a Grade 12
student at the F. E. Madill Secon-
dary School, was runner-up at last
Saturday's provincial public
speaking contest, sponsored by the
Royal Canadian Legion.
Mr. and Mrs. BW King of Brussels
accompanied their daughter to the
Kingston contest, as did Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Farnell of Wingham, long-
time public speaking enthusiasts
and Legion representatives.
Miss King was second out of a
group of four senior speakers. The
topic of her speech was "Emotions".
Prior to the Kingston competition
Miss King had wan public speaking
contests at the local Lggion bra
the sone, the district adid the area.
Warning
about tattoos
unwarranted
Recent reports warning about
"Blue Star" paper tattoos are uw
warranted, say officials of the
Waterloo Regional Police and the
Addiction Research Foundation.
A newsletter, supposedly issued
by an education office in Michigan,
aid some of the tattoos, featuring
pictures of cartoon characters, had
been impregnated with lysergic acid
diethylamide (LSD).
The release was circulated to
some schools and to employees of
the Bell Canada office in Windsor.
Officials of the Addiction Re-
search Foundation say the
newsletter is seven to 10 years old,
was published by a religious group
is the U,3. and subsequently
COerseMd-
THE DOUBLE TRIO from the Wingham Public School took first place for
its singing of "Spanish Is The Loving Tongue" at the Walkerton Rotary
Music Festival. Double trio members are: back, Colleen Smith, Kirsten
Keil, Melissa Schefter, front, Andrea Grant and Heather Bishop. Amy
Bateman is absent.
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at Walkerton festival
Last week close to 6,000 young
musicians competed at Walkerton at
the Midwestern Ontario Rotary
Music Festival. Mrs. Gail Lear
entered pupils in 15 events and was
very pleased with seven first places,
three seconds and three thirds.
Playing in the trio class, Carolyn
Pike, Julie Lisle and Ansley Simp-
son captured first place. Ansley also
placed second in her piano solo and
first in the family trio class playing
with her sisters, Leanne and Shan-
non.
Leanne Simpson won her solo
class Monday evening while
Shannon Simpson placed third in her
solo category and first in the duet
class playing with Andrea Grant.
These two students earned the
highest mark in any duet class at the
festival and were honored to play
Saturday night at the Highlights
Concert. Andrea also played well to
a second place finish in her solo
category and first in the trio class
with friends, Christa Crawford and
Amy Bateman. Later in the week,
Christa won her solo class, Amy
,placed second in her solo and "
Christa and Amy's duet placed .
third.
Kira Stuckey placed third in her
piano solo. Two young gudents from
Londesboro and Blyth, Melanie
Knox and Sara Lyons won their duet
category.
Matthew Hunter and Maria
Gibbons also played well in the
festival and gained valuable ex-
perience for future piano playing.
INDIVIDUAL WINNERS — Several students from the Wingham Pub8c
School took top spot of the Wa/kerfon Rotary Music Foollvel in the sob
and Iniatnumental categories. Among those students winning first place
are: back. Andras Grant, Chdste Crawford, Sean WhiteNy; front, Lisa
Alexander, Heather Bishop and Mary Lime.
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