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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-10-05, Page 1NO. 40 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1978 ZPS STUDENT COUNCIL — The 1978-79 student council for Zurich Public School was elected recently. In the front row are vice president Wendy Oesch, president Wayne Johnson, and secretary Paul Johnston. The back is composed of class represen- tative Scott Turnbull, treasurer Anita Gingerich, class representatives Sherry Steckle and Lori Turkheim and staff advisor Mr. Reddick. Staff photo Buses worth $1000 Secondary schools to have buses By JEFF SEDDON at GDCI much more ef- to be sacrificed to provide The Huron County Board fective. funds for board priorities of Education decided The principal told the and asked trustees if surplus Monday that rather than sell board the bus "remains a buses was a priority the six of its surplus buses it valuable asset to the GDCI board wanted to establish. would offer them to its students and the elementary "Are we going to expand secondary schools for in schools that use it". field trips or back up and use house use.. Seaforth trustee John the money elsewhere?" he The board hopes to cut Henderson asked the board asked. "Where's our costs at the secondary school to give Seaforth District priorities?" level by using board owned Secondary School one of the Henderson pointed out that buses, driven by teachers better buses to permit that the move may be saving from the schools, to tran- school to operate a program money the board is going to sport students on field trips similar to Goderich. Hen- have to spend anyway. He and school teams travelling derson asked that the said many elementary to other schools for athletic principal of the school be school students are being competition. given the chance to have a bussed to secondary schools A year long experiment at bus if he wanted it stressing for shop and home Goderich District Collegiate that it "be one of the better economics at a cost of 60 Institute proved that costs buses". cents a mile. He said with a can be cut by locating a bus Exeter trustee Clarence little co-operation and at a secondary, school and McDonald told the board management the surplus making it available to that that when the program was buses could be used to gain school and elementary first suggested he fought it big savings to the board. schools near it. GDCI but said that "if this is the "The board provides buses principal John Stringer way we are going to go we this year and has to make asked the board in October of may as well have one at cuts next year and may be 1977 to give the school a South Huron in Exeter". surplus bus on a trial basis to McDonald suggested that forced to cancel field trips," see if money could be saved each of the secondary said Elliott, "Are we going to from the school's field trip schools be offered a bus cut academic costs for more recreation? and transportation budget. stipulating that if the In a letter to the board principal took the vehicle, Separate school trustee Stringer said the bus had costs to maintain and Eugene Frayne pointed out travelled 3,492 miles since it operate it would come out of that the only costs to the was delivered to the school the school's field trip budget. board was for the bus. He • and that it had been used by Director of education John said the buses may have Goderich Collegiate, Cochrane suggested that the brought $700 to $1,000 Colborne Central Publicboard "put this can of worms through a sale but that School, Exeter Public School to bed once and for all". He money would have been used and two elementary schools asked if the board intended for field trips for Goderich. in Goderich. The principal to make it policy to give each "It appears Goderich indicated that maintenance school a surplus bus rather made it work," said Frayne. costs on the vehicle had been than sell the vehicles by Board transportation high for the year but noted tender. manager R. L. Cunningham that some repairs were "I can't see us keeping a pointed out that the main - extensive and that the bus whole fleet of surplus tenance costs were absorbed should be safe from major buses," c o m m en ted by the school but that the repairs for the next several Colborne trustee Shirley board maintained fleet in - years. Hazlitt; surance on the bus. He said Despite the unusual costs Board chairman John the insurance cost about $250 the board owned bus was Elliott reminded the board of a year. cheaper than the con- the financial problems it is ventional method of hiring a plagued with. Elliott said the Elliott suggested that the bus and driver for field trips board faces restraint in bus located at the school and athletic events. Stringer many areas adding that it didn't save a lot last year pointed out that the already had several when everything is con - availability of the bus has delegations of department sidered. He said the school enabled elementary schools heads requesting more may save standing time to retain worthwhile field money for academic areas in costs for a driver by having a trips and has made the schools. Elliott said it was teacher operate the bus but outdoor education program obvious that something had suggested that the board paid a supply teacher to fill in for the one driving the bus. He said the supply teacher costs the board quite a bit more than the four dollars an hour a driver costs. "I'm pretty sure that a principal would not take a teacher out of a classroom when he can get a driver for four dollars an hour," said Henderson. "I'm pretty sure they're broader minded than that." It was pointed out to the board that much of the success of the surplus bus program depends on luck. If the buses can be operated without major repairs the board will realize substantial savings. If costly repairs are needed obviously those savings will be reduced. Zurich trustee Herb Turkheim told the board either "all the schools have a bus or none have one". He said it wasn't fair to discriminate and offer Goderich and Seaforth a bus and the remainder nothing. He said the board has to decide to offer a bus to each school or sell the buses and forget the program altogether. Price Per Copy 20 Cents Minor damage result in two car crash Only three accidents were investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, with damage being comparatively light in each. On Tuesday, vehicles driven by Carl Whitford, Ashley, Michigan, and Daniel Dalton, RR 2 Grand Bend, collided on Highway 84, west of Hensall. Damage was estimated at $100 by Constable Bill Osterloo. The other two collisions were reported on Friday evening, the first when an Five charged with drugs Five area youths have been charged with possession of drugs following a combined raid on Saturday night and Sunday morning by members of the Stratford RCMP, Exeter OPP and Exeter town police. Scheduled to appear in court on October 24 in Exeter are Alex Burge, RR 3 Zurich; Frederick Denomme, Malt E, Hearn and Edward F. Triebner, all of 378 Main St., Exeter; and Brian M. Taylor, 18, 313 Carling St., Exeter. Stratford RCMP Cpl. A. Stern said the amount of hash oil and marijuana seized in the raids was "not large". Stern commended the Exeter OPP and town police for their efforts in the in- vestigation and subsequent charges. Assisting in the in- vestigation were RCMP Constable M. E. Floyd, Exeter OPP Constables Bill McIntyre and Wally Tomasik and Exeter town " Constable Kevin Short. Start canvass for blind The wives of the members of the Zurich Lions club will be conducting their annual canvass for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The canvass which began this week will run until October 20. According to Mrs. Claude Gelinas $1,000 was turned over to the CNIBlast year. unknown vehicle struck a mailbox and post owned by Keith Hern, RR 3 Exeter. Damage was listed at $50 by Constable Al Quinn. Constable Larry Christiaen investigated the other, which resulted in $1250 damage to a vehicle driven by Donald Poirier, Exeter, which struck a hydro pole on concession 12-13 of Hay. During the week, the local detachment officers laid six charges under the Highway Traffic Act, five under the Liquor Licence Act and five under the Criminal Code. On Saturday evening, a truck owned by Dennis Carty, Huron Park, was stolen from his laneway. It was recovered Monday afternoon in Stephen Township. Constable Frank Giffin is investigating. Shaws win ball title The season for the Zurich Men's Fastball League has come to an end with Shaws taking the "A" cham- pionship and the Sunsets the consolation championship, In the "A" final, the series went the full seven games with two come from behind victories taking place Sunday. In the first game the Deejays were beating Shaws by a score 5-0 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, This didn't hold up as Shaws scored ten runs and went on to post a 11-5 victory. In the seventh and deciding game which was played immediately after, Shaws walloped the Deejays 25-7 with Richard Schilbe hitting two grand slam home runs. The consolation round also went the full seven games with the Sunsets defeating Patz 3-2. The Sunsets pushed across a run in the final inning to record the victory. While the softball season has just concluded, organizational work on the upcoming season of rec hockey has started. Any players who wish to play but did not play last year are asked to contact either Jim Bedard or Ken Clarke. HOCKEY EXECUTIVE RE-ELECTED --- The executive for the Zurich Minor Hockey Association for the 1978-79 season will be the"same as last year. Shown above during Thursday's registra- tion are president Gord Smith, vice-president Paul Morrison and secretary Earl Horner.