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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-04-13, Page 5Huron students Board members for a day These students will be given an agenda agenda and back-up information on the with a number of issues to be dealt with. In- topics. eluded in the agenda will be a mock letter of Bob Allan, Director of Education and complaint from a ratepayer with a transpor- Secretary Treasurer for the HCBE says the tation problem -her two boys have to walk aim of this unique program is to give both along a dangerous road and cross the the students and the public an idea the highway to get to the bus stop. Other issues issues which come before the HCBE are not dealt with by the "Board" will be the "On- always easy issues. tario Study of the Relevance of Education "Seldom do we get an issue before the and the Issue of Dropouts", more commonly Board which is all black or white, there is known as the Radwanski Report; a proposal always a bit of grey," he says. calling for the extension of the elementary One of the main purposes of Education french program; a series of Board spon- Week Is to make education as visual as sored community meetings regarding possible, and it is also hoped students and A.I.D.S. education; and smoking in educa- the public will see an important part of the tional buildings. administration of education in the Huron All students will be provided with the County system. Education Week will be April 17 to 24 in the Huron County school system, and a uni- que program has been organized to coincide with the usual Education Week programs. A special demonstration meeting of the Huron County Board of Education will be held on April 18 at 1 p.m. at the Education Centre, and students from each of the county's five high schools will replace the usual board members, director and superintendents. From Goderich District Collegiate In- stitute Mary Katherine Stapleton, Jenny Alien and Mary Jo Evans will be members of the board, while Brad Milburn -school president- will act as the Superintendent of Student Services. Adam Davies and James Cook of Seaforth District High School will be a +.ard members, and school president Rhonda Farag will be the director. Acting board members from Central Huron Secondary School will be Lori Bromley, Tanya Grillmayer and Kathy Bothwell. Lisa Bosman will fill in as the Superintendent of Operations. F. E. Madill in Wingham will contribute Carrie Fortune, Jeff Mann and Katrina Somers to fill in as members of the board, and school president Chris Clark will be the Superintendent of Program. South Huron District High School will round out the board with Chris Thompson, Trevor Ratz, and Ross Keller, while the school's president, Jerry Lamport, will become the Superintendent of Personnel. McKillop supports resolution At its April meeting the McKillop Township council endorsed a' resolution put before them by Ottawa "the Minister of Revenue be requested to introduce legisla- tion amending the assessment act so as to permit the assessment commissioner to disclose to any property owner wishing to appeal his assessment copies of the assessor's working paper." Such legislation would be useful to those ,who wished to appe ! their property assess- ment, as it would allow them to see how the assessor arrived at 'a value for their property. The council also reviewed a report from THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 13, 1988 — 5 NEW LOCATION At Seaforth Sewing Centre NEXT DAY SERVICE! IMAGE 11 Mein St., Seaforth 5271900 WINNERS of the Seaforth Preschool Raffle (Marsh 30, 19E10) were; Child's Double Rocker - Debbie Van hake!, Dublin; Porcelain Daily Doll . Diane Hoy, Clinton; Copperfell Picture - Roy Young, Blyth; Easter Basket - Krista Shoo -trued, Walton. the advisory committee on county govern- ment, which Reeve Marie Hicknell brought before council. The report ''Patterns for the Future" is a look at the county government system in On- tario and it makes a number of recommen- dations to the Minister of Municipal affairs. Council reviewed the report for information and took no action concerning it. The road superintendent's voucher was approved for payment at $14,831.92. INTERIM LEVY The McKillop council also authorized an interim levy, with the installment due date being May 25. The amount charged will be equal to 50 per cent of the 1987 tax charge. The reason for the interim levy is the county -wide property reassessment which is taking place. A second billing, based on re -assessed property market value, will take place in October. A general voucher was approved for pay- ment for $27,377:15. Two reports on municipal drains were considered by council following a meeting of landowners. The Court of Revision for the Boyd municipal drain will be May 5. The reports also dealt with the Reid, Buchanan, Smillie, Winthrop -South, and McCallum - Winthrop municipal drains. And council saw a delegation including Mervin Agar, Ken Scott, Cor DeCorte and Ken DeCorte. The delegates asked council to consider guard rails on the Roxboro Bridge. Let Cook's direct you to the best seed varieties Whether it's edible beans, corn, cereal grains, forages—your seed decisions are based on perform- ance. Your choice of .seed supplier should be too. Cook's quality seed varieties, informed advice and local market knowledge can put you on the road to making more profitable cropping decisions. When you're selecting seed, Cook's can steer you in the right direction. COOKS OPENING - The Grand Opening of the new fertilizer blender at Cooks in Walton was attended by Murray Cardiff, Huron -Bruce MP, who cut the ribbon to official- ly open the new blender for service. To Mr. Cardiff's left is Brad Ford, branch manager for Cooks in Walton, and to his right is Bill Harvey, the chief executive officer of Cooks. The blender has six bays which will hold 100 tons each, and the blender itself will hold six tons at a time. The blender is ready to go as soon as fields are dry. Corbett photo. 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