Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-06-08, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 8, 1988 — 3A ilcR n U . .I°�:,e�,411 +a� t�k re L m altatues 'hint al SeafOrt situated aloout town. Al ode Ca) tl3ttsea to get ideas they lda a point, and 0Y1se sheets,"" o r itlt or, a1 1-^ Four corners looking west _• Gouir l lock Street from Maes Street Main Street looking south from Cardno building=-�;:_ ltttif I ; 4 i , • i / I rL 1J ;,T ``•T f,w : (:e" }fi,,, �\Z?j + ,•:;4� 4��I 1I I k, ,�� . 1• ��II J - :. Hobby becomes business for Hensall glass cutter A lot of unique and specialized businesses are started by people who turn their hobbies and talents into earning potential. Such a business is Cara -Lee Glass of Hensall. Cara -Lee Glass is owned by Randy Powell, and has been in existence since February 29 of this year. The business started when Mr. Powell, who works at Loblaws in London, was building a display of windshield washer antifreeze. He picked up a case, twisting while he did so, and pull- ed the muscles in his lower back. As a result Mr. Powell was faced with eight weeks off work with nothing to do, and for a while he wasn't sure he would be able to return to work at all. "When you go through something like that there's a lot of depression, and your life is put on hold," he said. Mr. Powell had taken a course in stained glass at Fanshawe College - the original idea being to replace the stained glass win- dows'originally in his home. At the course he learned how to make the popular sun - catchers which many people hang in their windows, and how to cut and arrange glass for basically any design. At the time of his injury he had about $1,100 tied up in material for his then -hobby of building stained glass windows and decided to see if he couldn't sell some of it. However, when Mr. Powell went to in- quire about getting a vending permit, he found out how easy it would be to start a business. He said the government people he talked to from Tax and Revenue were great, and supplied him with information about 'keeping books, explained about taxation of a business, and gave him the number of a hotline he could call in case of problems. The only thing missing from his business venture was a name, and his daughter and wife provided that. Cara is his daughter, and Lee is his wife Liz's nickname. Making a window is a time consuming job. A pattern has to be bought or made and the colors of glass obtained. The glass is cut to shape with a diamond tipped scoring tool, and the unwanted glass is snapped off with a pair of pliers. The pieces are assembled and soldered together with lead or copper tape, and then cemented. There Are a lot of hours involved, depending on the size of the work and the number of pieces involved, and fin- ding time to work on patterns is one of Mr. Powell's concerns. Mr. Powell's shop is in the basement of his home on King Street in Hensall, and he runs his business from there as well. Mr. Powell has started to replace the win- dows in his home and has done one complete bathroom window and another in his stair- way. His next project is a large window above the front door. In addition to this there are sun -catchers of all styles and col- ors in most of the windows, and small glass butterflies in the plant$ in the Powell home, Sun catchers are the most common item the company sells. Mr. Powell has made Blue Jay sun -catchers for Toronto baseball fans, and can make a variety of sun cat- chers If he has a pattern. He has a wide variety of patterns of his own, and has a lot of different sun -catchers made. Mr. Powell said he got into cutting glass because he enjoyed it and enjoyed working with his hands (even though he went through a box of band-aids before he learned his craft). He has been back at work at Loblaws for four weeks now, after a 12 week absence, so, so the business is taking a back seat once again. He says he hopes glass cut- ting doesn't become something he feels he has to do to make money, because to him it's still a hobby, and the- idea of starting the business was just to pay for the hobby. "If somewhere along the line I get my in- vestment out of it I'll be happy," he said. Mr. Powell has currently been selling small items such as sun -catchers and doing repairs on colored windows for clients, but he has some other plans in mind. He has found some patterns for putting stained glass inlay around mirrors and in grand- father clocks. He, has also been buying frames he can build his windows in, so customers can put the windows in their house, and take them with them when they leave. THIS SUN CATCHER in the Powell home was the first glass cutting project Randy Powell did while he was taking a course in Fanshawe College. The course turned into a hobby, and most recently into a business for Mr. Powell. Corbett photo. A RECENTLY RESTORED colored window in the home of Randy Powell is shown by its maker- Mr. Powell took a course in glass cutting and window design so he could restore the colored windows which were pnce in his home. This window is the second he has replaced. Corbett photo. Elementary school principals to trade positions By Paul Madan Ms. Rathwell said that some of the Three Huron County elementary public reasons for principals being transferred school principals will be trading positions are: it broadens their experiences, a prm- come September. cipal could have certain qualities that help John Siertsema of Huron Centennial a school. Also, after a certain amount of School in Brucefield will be moving to time at one school (minimum three or four Stephen Central Public School in Crediton. years), a principal has completed all his Don Finkbeiner from Stephen is transfer- goals there and a transfer to a new school red to McCurdy Public School in Huron helps to keep his job challenging. Park and Pat Soldan of McCurdy goes to If a principal is transferred by the board Huron Centennial- he must go along with the decision. Ms. Gino Giannandrea, superintendent of Rathwell stated principals are hired for personnel at the Huron County Board of Huron County, not for one particular Education explained the practise of school. transferring principals. "The board is getting away from a There's a common practise (of moving school being any one person's school," she principals to different schools). All of them said. know they're up for potential moves. "(Moving principals) provides new op- portunities for schools.. -there are benefits for everyone concerned." A principal can either ask to be transfer- red or (as is the case of these three transfers) they can be transferred by the board. For the latter, a recommendation for a transfer is made by the superintendents and then passed on to the trustee commit- tee of personnel. According to committee member Sally Rathwell and Mr. Giannan- drea, transfers are usually always approv- ed by the committee. The committee makes the ultimate decision. "The practise is they (personnel com- mittee) do go along with the decision," said Mr. Giannandrea. Mr. Finkbeiner said he had, "mixed emotions," about leaving Stephen school after 20 years there. He was the last prin- cipal in the county to be at one school for more than 15 years. It was his turn (to be transferred)," commented Mr. Giannandrea. Mr. Siertsema said he really enjoyed the community support he received while at Huron Centennial and he is looking for- ward to the move to Stephen. For Mr. Soldan, he is returning to the school where he was vice-principal from 1981 to 1984. "It's like going back home," he said. "I made a lot of good associations there and I'm looking forward to the change." Energy gets boost in Dublin The Hibbert Township garage in Dublin will have lower energy bills, thanks to a grant of $4,929 from the Ontario Ministry of Energy under the Municipal Oil Conver- son and Energy Conservation Program (MOCECP). The money was used to add better in- sulation to the roof and install high - efficiency ballasts in the lighting fixtures. Other energy improvements included replacing the oil -fired furnace with a pro- pane radiant heating system and installing energy-saving 32 -watt fluourescent lamps. "MOCECP helps municipalities take ac- tion to conserve energy and lower their energy costs. Program grants pay for con- struction, equipment and hiring technical experts to give advice on making energy- saving improvements," said Ontario Energy Minister Robert C. Wong. Since 1981, MOCECP has helped over 400 municipalities to implement more than 1,400 energy-saving projects. These pro- jects have led to significant reductions in the energy bills of participating municipalities. MOCECP is one of several ministry programs designed to improve the efficiency of energy use throughout On- tario's economy. RANDY POWELL, gets to work on a glass pattern in the workshop in the basement of his home in Hensall. Mr. Powell turned his hobby of cutting colored glass and making stained glass windows into a business so it would pay for itself. Corbett photo. COMMUNITY CALENDAR If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents. phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527.0240. or mail the information to Communi- ty Calendar, The Huron Expositor. Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario. NOK 1WO well in advance of the scheduled dale Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. Wed., June 8 Mon., June 13 9 a.m. - Yoga at Arena 6:30 p.m. - Blyth Busters at Jr. Mites 6:30 p.m. - St. Marys vs. Bantam Boys 7 p.m. - SS- Coiumben Atoms vs. Exeter 11 6:30 p.m. • Mite Boys vs. Seaforth ' in St. Columban 7 p.m. - Bantam Girls game 7:30 p.m. Creamery/Mainstreet vs. Bears 7 p.m. - St. Columban Mosq. 1I vs. Ilderton 8 p.m. - Midget Girls & Seaforth In St. Columban 9:00 p.m. - Turf Club vs. Queens 7:30 p.m. - Ladles Soccer at Optimist 9:30 p.m. - Warriors at Oilers 7:30 p.m. - Legionaires vs. Creamery/ Mainstreet Tues. , June 14 7:30 p.m. - Seaforth Horticultural Society will 8:30 a.m. - Fitness is Fun attend the Streetscape presentation In the 10 a.m. - Seaforth Women's Institute will Council Chambers - Business meeting to meet at the home of Mrs. 011ve Popple follow across the hall. to start their tour to Teem Farms to 9:00 p.m. - Lawries vs. Bears Captain's Cove for dinner and then to 9:30 p.m. - Oilers at Molesters � Penhole's Thurs., June [ 6:30 p.m. - Squirt Boys & Welton p.m. - Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary June 8:30 a.m. • Fitness Is Fun dinner, Seaforth Legion. Guest speaker: 6:30 p.m. - Squirt Girls Game & Seaforth Ann Lake, Transplant International Canada 7:30 p.m. - Seahawks vs. Brewers 7 p.m. - St. Columban Pee Wee vs. Exeter 8:30 p.m. - Topnotch vs. Bollersmith 1 in St. Columban 9:30 p.m. - Beachwood ve. Team Maui 7 p.m. - Men's Slo-pitch at Optimist 9:30 p.m. - Dukes at Warrlors 7 p.m. • Ladles' Fastball at Lions 8 pm. Masherettes vs. Mitchell Fri., June 10 7 p.m. - Roller Skating at Arena 6:30 p.m. - Mite Girls Game at Lions 7 p.m. - Pee Wee Girls Game at Optimist 8 p.m. - Slabtown at Roadrunners Sat., June 11 10:30 s.m- - House League Minor Ball at Optimist 7:30 p.m. - Horseshoe at Arena 9 p.m. - Creamery/Mainstreat vs. Queens Wed., June 15 9 a.m. - Yoga at Arena 6:30 p.m.-GoderIch vs. Bantam Boys Baseball 7 p.m. - St. Columban Mosq. I vs Coldstream In St. Columban 7:30 p.m. - Ladles' Soccer at Optimist 7:30 p.m. - Zurich vs- Walton V