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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-02-18, Page 13Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Exeter Times—Advocate 13 'The Quilt Project' alive in Zurich The Zurich Quilters' Guild have a created a handmade quilt that will be exhibited and auctioned to raise money for breast cancer support.The women in this pic- ture have either made a block or done some quilting .Brenda Love,Alma Hood, Glena Olcen, Helen Regier, Marg.Horner, Dorthy Ratz, Doris Hamilton, Cecelia Farwell, Irene Hoffman, Phylis Deichert, Marlene Deichert,Absent Michele Haberer. (Photo/submitted) ZURICH - Zurich Quilters' Guild have joined with hundreds of men and women from Canada and abroad to create a hand- made quilt that will be exhibited and auctioned to raise money for breast cancer support. The quilt, entitled Scrappy Fractured Quilt measuring 79" x 88", has been com- pleted in January of this year. 'The Quilt Project' is a unique fund-raising campaign conceived 6 years ago by breast can- cer survivor Carol Miller of Stratford, Ontario. Last year's event received over 400 quilts from survivors and skilled and novice quilters from coast to coast. The quilts were displayed over the sum- mer with 170 of them traveling throughout Canada making stops in La -Z -Boy Furniture Galleries in 15 cities. Quilts were sold at auction at Casa Loma in Toronto and the Avon Theatre in Stratford and on-line. The event raised $190,000 to fund breast cancer sup- port programs in the quilt donors' communities. Quilts donated to this year's campaign will be displayed in Stratford from May 21 until Oct. 24, 2004. A traveling exhibit will again be mounted by La -Z -Boy Furniture Galleries in cities from coast to coast May through October. The traveling exhibit then moves to majestic Casa Loma, in the heart of Toronto, where the quilts will be displayed from September until October 24, 2004. A mini -auction will be held at Casa Loma on Oct. 21. The gala auc- tion will take place in Stratford at the Avon Theatre on Sat., Nov. 13, 2004, as part of the `Under the Covers Weekend.' New for 2004 will be an auction at the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts, in Calgary on Tues., Nov. 16, 2004. The goal for the 2004 campaign is more than 400 quilts for exhibition and sale. In addition to the handmade creations from quilters, there is an opportunity for quilts (antique and ones in good condition) to be donated by non -sewing supporters of this campaign. This way non-quilters and col- lectors can also be involved in this exciting project for a cause that is all too common. POLICE BRIEFS HURON EAST/SOUTH HURON — On Feb. 14 at 2:15 a.m. OPP were alert- ed of the theft of a snow- mobile from a bar on 7th Ave. in Vanastra. The vic- tim told police at 11 p.m. Feb. 13 he entered the Red Maple Inn or Topp's Bar. When he exited the bar shortly after 2 a.m. he discovered someone had stolen his black 1996 Polaris Ultra 700 cc snow- mobile. The snowmobile has plate number 794248 and is valued at $2,500. On Feb. 15 at 8:30 a.m. a citizen living on Senior Street in Exeter reported his snowmobile stolen. Sometime through the night someone entered the rear yard of the resi- dence and drove away with a lime green snow- mobile with black mark- ings. The 1998 Arctic CAT ZR600 has plate number 828930 and is valued at $4,000. BLUEWATER — On Feb. 14 at 8:30 p.m. OPP were called to a residence in Hensall on Oxford Street to remove an unwanted female. The officers arrived a short time later to find an intoxicated male who wanted a female removed whom he had called over to his home. The male and female had been arguing in the apartment when the man became agitated and allegedly assaulted the 39 -year-old female. The 55 -year-old man was taken into custody and held overnight. He has been charged with assault and will attend court in Exeter April 22. BLUEWATER — On Feb. 6 at 11:30 a.m. OPP were called to Tuyll Street in Bayfield over cottage break-ins. The officers learned three units beside each other had been forced open sometime in the last two weeks. In all three cases the residences were ransacked but noth- ing was found missing by the owners. The damage to each cottage was between $500 and $1,000 when doors were pried open causing structural damage. Bowline urich Town and Country Lanes Lane 1: Lane 2: Lane 3: Lane 4: Lanes Lane 6: Monday Night Ladies Feb. 2 High Single High Triple Donna Thiel 165 Donna Thiel 432 Sharon Laye 197 Pat Love 523 Joeanne Durand 204 Joeanne Durand 497 Elaine Datars 242 Elaine Datars 575 Hilda Lansbergen 188 Hilda Lansbergen 525 Madeline Desjardine 185 Madeline Desjardine 461 High Average: Hilda Lansbergen 180 Tuesday Night Men Feb. 3 High Single High Triple Dream Team: Jerry Hetherington 286 Jerry Hetherington 610 Holland: Ted Stanlake 348 Ted Stanlake 752 Ramblers: Colin Shaw 270 Colin Shaw 652 Rockets: Yvon Laurin 248 Yvon Laurin 692 Lane Changers: Andrew Bedard 233 Trevor Lansbergen 631 Pumpkin Patch: Les Coleman 281 Les Coleman 704 High Average: Les Coleman 238 Wednesday Morning Ladies Feb. 4 High Single High Triple Lane 1: Louise Kopp 162 Louise Kopp 412 Lane 2: Rosaleen Berends 176 Rosaleen Berends 443 Lane 3: Evelyn Pickering 213 Evelyn Pickering 480 Lane 4: - High Average: Mary Jefferies 182 Grand Cove Seniors Feb. 5 High Single High Triple Lane 1: Dan Trushinski 190 Dan Trushinski 439 Lane 2: John Chandler 186 David Ferguson 465 Lane 3: Bert Steenhuis 217 Bert Steenhuis 597 Lane 4: Dorothy Reid 236 Dorothy Reid 549 Lane 5: Rick Dumont 189 Rick Dumont 464 Lane 6: Lorne Rogers 183 Cathie Robison 485 High Average Men: Bert Steenhuis 177 High Average Ladies: Doreen Reid 159 Zurich and Area Seniors: Feb. 5 High Single High Triple Lane 3: Bill Coleman 221 Bill Coleman 584 Lane 4: Bill Muller 181 BM Muller 508 High Average Men: Bill Muller 181 High Average Ladies: Glena Olcen 174 Thursday Night Mixed League: Feb. 6 High Triple Lane 1: Yvon Laurin 616 Lane 2: Ken Burdett 544 Lane 3: Madeline Desjardine 482 Lane 4: Laurie Stanlake 582 Zurich Youth Bowling League Scores: as of Feb. 7 High Single: High Triple: High Average: (this week) (this week) (season to date) Bantam Boys: Kris Ducharme 177 Jon -Lucas Dietrich 435 Kris Ducharme 139 Bantam Girls: Justine Anderson 175 Justine Anderson 481Justine Anderson 110 Junior Boys: Dylan Fidler 219 Dylan Fidler 644 Dylan Fidler 176 Junior Girls: Brittany Miedinger 153 Cheryl Regier 461 Brittany Miedinger 138 Senior Boys: Corey Ducharme 258 Corey Ducharme 558 Corey Ducharme 193 Senior Girls: Miranda Stoneman 233 M. Stoneman 538 M. Stoneman 155 Personal, Season High Singles this week for: Lauren Regier 92; Justine Anderson 175; Austin Armstrong 78; Jacob Rothenberg 179. Personal, Season High Triples this week for: Lauren Regier 237; Justine Anderson 481; Joel Hebert 317; Jacob Rothenberg 445. High school semesters to be re -instated next year By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE TIMES -ADVOCATE SEAFORTH — Four years after anger- ing many students and the local sec- ondary school teachers union — and after four years of hearing sporadic oppo- sition from both groups — the Avon Maitland District School Board has almost entirely reversed its January 2000 decision to eliminate semestered timetables from its secondary schools. Though the wording of a motion approved Feb. 10 is somewhat ambigu- ous — "support(ing) flexible scheduling in its secondary schools" for the 2004-05 school year forward — director of educa- tion Geoff Williams confirmed in an inter- view after the meeting that the vote will almost certainly mean all 10 of the board's secondary schools will revert to semestered programming next year. That means students will no longer study as many as eight courses all year long in approximately 40 -minute periods, and will now study four or fewer courses over half the school year in longer class peri- ods, then switch to four other courses for the remainder of the school year. There will be some exceptions, howev- er. So-called "traditional' timetables will remain in place for all Grades 9 and 10 Math and English courses. Assuming high school administrators choose — as Williams expects they will — to revert to semestered programming in all other subject areas, they'll be required to dove- tail these particular year-long courses into those timetables. "We believe (year-long scheduling) allows for better skill development in these areas," Williams explained, adding the Avon Maitland board's results in provincially standardized literacy and numeracy tests at these grade levels have consistently been higher than the provincial average. He quickly noted the board has no scientific evidence to link that success to the past four years' tradi- tional timetable, but compelling argu- ments have been made in other jurisdic- tions that the use of year-long courses decreases the loss of math and literacy skills from one grade to the next. Questioned by Stratford trustee Doug Pratley, who applauded the move back to semestering but wondered why the exceptions should remain in place, Williams responded that, "at least as we move into the first couple of years (of flexible scheduling), there have to be some compelling reasons for us to recon- sider" the Grade 9 and 10 exceptions. The 2000 move to traditional timetables was made in response to two changes brought in by the former Conservative government: a condensed curriculum running through to Grade 12 instead of Grade 13; and increased teacher work- loads. District 8, the Huron -Perth local of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF), opposed the Avon Maitland reaction, suggesting the board's move to full -year courses actually forced most union members to teach seven out of eight periods instead of the govern- ment's required 6.67 out of eight. Disapproval was also expressed by stu- dents, particularly those who hoped to complete a small number of courses in the first half of the school year, then have the second semester free to work and save money for further studies. Williams, in his report to trustees before tabling the recommendation, admitted the issue never died down even though the students who had experi- enced semestered timetables during part of their high school careers gradually moved on. "Last fall, Williams told trustees, he decided to bring that conversation into the open. Beginning in November, he met with department heads and principals. Although there was recognition that cer- tain subject areas may benefit from year-long schedules, Williams said, "if you put it to a vote, I think most of the department heads would prefer to return to semestering." Tom Barker, District 8 OSSTF presi- dent, said after the meeting he was glad to receive an invitation from Williams to take part in those November meetings. Likewise, he welcomed the opportunity — outlined in a section of Williams' report describing consultation with teachers and school councils — to have input into how timetables are created by principals. Northwest Huron trustee Emily Miley cast the only vote against the return to semesters. She complained her daughter has experienced several format changes during her high school career, and yet another would be unnecessary. She also suggested the board is "walking into this blind," and sought to delay the decision by two months, until staff could provide information about jurisdictions which have initiated "flexible scheduling." South Huron's Randy Wagler and Perth East's Tina Traschel, both of whom rep- resent areas which border on other coun- ties, related feedback they had received from constituents, suggesting border - crossing students may return to the board if semestering is put back in place. North Perth's Jenny Versteeg, while sup- porting the motion, cautioned that sever- al weather-related cancellations over a short duration — such as those this January and February — can be a much bigger problem in a semestered system compared to a traditional timetable. Versteeg advised staff to keep this in mind, and plan to mitigate those effects.