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Wednesday,July 6, 2005
Exeter Times–Advocate
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The Exeter Playground Program is running again this summer starting this week
with a variety of activities for children. Program hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an
extended program from 8 a.m to 9 and 4 p.m. to 4:30 for an extra $3.The cost of
the regular program is $20 for each child, $30 for two kids and $35 for three or
more. Running the program this year are Chad Swance, Jessica Bickel), Maggie
Miller, Casey Cyr and playground co-ordinator Kelli Fulton. (photo./Pat Bolen)
POLICE BRIEF
Bar brawl
BAYFIELD —A 24 -year-
old man from Huron East
has been charged with
assault, obstructing/resist-
ing police, causing a dis-
turbance and mischief.
Police were called to
Harry's Bar on Main
Street May 28. Officers
learned staff members
had asked a group of
males to leave because of
unruly behaviour. The
group eventually left but
one person returned and
was refused admittance.
The man would not leave.
He allegedly assaulted a
staff member and dam-
aged property.
Police approached the
intoxicated man and he
became agitated and
aggressive. He allegedly
threatened one officer
with physical violence and
was subsequently arrest-
ed. The man resisted,
struggled with police and
yelled obscentities before
he was taken into custody
and held overnight. He
will appear in Goderich
court Aug.15.
Avon Maitland budget maintains programs
By Stew Slater
SPECIAL TO TI IE T -A
SEAFORTH — Buoyed
by commitments from the
provincial government to
provide for increased
teacher salaries in the first
and second years of their
new four-year contracts,
the Avon Maitland District
School board approved its
2005-06 budget at a meet-
ing June 28.
Expenditures for the
coming school year are
projected at just under
$151 million, up by $1.8
million over 2004-05.
According to a report
delivered by South Huron
trustee Randy Wagler,
chair of the Finance
Committee, the biggest
change comes in the form
of increased teacher com-
pensation and preparation
time allowance. And the
province agreed to cover
those expenses during
negotiations this spring
with provincial teacher
unions.
Wagler explained the
budgeting process began
with a target of cutting "all
possible discretionary
expenditure areas . . .
except for school alloca-
tions" by five per cent. In
the end, that allowed for a
document which main-
tains all current programs,
and doesn't draw anything
from the board's meager
savings.
"Different from last year,
we are not projecting any
use of reserves," Wagler
told fellow trustees.
Speaking to reporters
after the meeting, busi-
ness superintendent Janet
Baird -Jackson said the
board's working reserve
fund now sits at about
$1.3 million, after having
been drawn down by
about $500,000 to cover
shortfalls in the 2004-05
Special Education budget.
And the retirement gratu-
ities reserve has about $1
million, having been
drawn down by about
$600,000 in 2004-05.
Trustees voted unani-
mously in favour of the
2005-06 budget. But that
didn't mean there was a
lack of opposition.
South Perth/West Perth
representative Carol
Bennewies registered a
complaint on behalf of
some members of the
Special Education
Advisory Committee
(SEAC). And it's a com-
plaint which has been
heard in previous years.
Bennewies praised edu-
cation superintendent
Marie Parsons for creating
a Special Education bud-
get which essentially
maintained all current
programs and services.
But she noted SEAC's vote
to approve the Special
Education portion of the
2005-06 budget was not
unanimous. Those not in
favour were concerned
about the board's contin-
ued practice of charging
what's referred to as
"incremental" time for
principals and vice princi-
pals to the Special
Education budget.
Some SEAC members
argue certain work of
principals and vice princi-
pals should not draw on
Special Education funds,
even though it's directly
related to the presence of
Special Education pupils
in their schools.
Speaking after the meet-
ing, Baird -Jackson
responded there are also a
lot of teachers' duties
related specifically to the
presence of Special
Education students, and
those duties are covered
F Capsule Comments
by Ernie Miatello
Don't forget your lips when you are applying
protection against the sun's harmful rays. There
are many types of sunblocks especially
formulated for the lips. Use one with an SPF
factor of at least 15.
When you are taking a medication, do it while standing or sitting
up. Never take a pill while lying down. It could stick in your
esophagus and cause heartburn. Drink a full glass of water each
time you take a pill to ensure it gets right into your stomach.
If you find that a liquid medication tastes awful, try keeping it in
the fridge and you won't notice the bad taste as much.
In 2004, 19,100 Canadians (10,400 men and 8800 women) were
diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Of that number, 8300 people will
die from that disease. This is serious business. Symptoms include a
change in your bowel habits, narrower stools, rectal bleeding,
cramps, bloating, a feeling that your bowel doesn't empty
completely, weight -loss, tiredness, shortness of breath, a dull pain
or pressure that may spread to your back. See your doctor. Early
diagnosis can save lives.
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funding. She suggested a
combination of the two
approaches balances out
to be approximately
equal.
The Shipping Store in Exeter won a friendly competition
last month for the most sales in one day compared to its
sister stores in Clinton and Goderich. The victory means
a cheque from head office is going to Exeter's swimming
pool. Eileen Walraven, retail co-ordinator, makes the pre-
sentation to Jo -Anne Fields of the SHRC and Leigh
Holdsworth, head lifeguard. The Exeter store is the small-
est operation in the chain. (photo/Stephanie Mandziuk)
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