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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-10-26, Page 266A - THE HURON EXPOSITOR, NOVEMBER 2, 1988 fob ,p,s. cr- GIC Rates for 35 Trust Companies 524-2773 i 1/2% 3.5 Yrs./Mo. Income Trust i.55% Casdable Income Trust. 034%1 Yrs./Ann 'Bpyshore Trust INVESTMENTS •No Fees •No Charges 1-800-265-5503 122 Court House Square, Goderich FOR CONTINUED PROGRESS AND RESPONSIBLE SPENDING OTE MARJORIE CLAUS for SEAFORTH COUNCIL Merlorle Claus Is the mother of two adult daughters, an active member of The First Presbyterian Church and resides with her husband on Jarvis St. in Seeforth. Santa parade to be better than ever Seaforth's Santa Claus parade is scheduled to take place the first Friday night of December, and anyone wishing to participate should notify the proper authorities now: The parade committee is asking that participation be confirmed by this Friday, November 4, in order that they may get the event organized. Late entries, however, will be permitted. With five bands already committed to participate - including the Seaforth High School Girls Marching Band, the Lucknow School Band, the Londesboro School Band, the Salvation Army Band of London and the Kincardine Chorus Band - and more and bigger prizes promised for winning en- tries, Seaforth's 1988 Santa Claus parade should be an even bigger a(id better event that It was last year. "We received very positive comments on the parade (last year) from many of the more than 3,000 people who attended," said organizer Ross Ribey. "Everyone seemed to think the Friday night was an excellent time for the parade, . and rumor has it that the scramble to line up portable generators has started already." Again this year, the parade committee is suggesting participants use their favorite Cluistmas song as a theme for floats, simply because there are limitle$s possibilities to explore. The overall theme of the parade, in keeping with the fact it win be held in the evening, is "Light up the Town". Participants are encouraged to use fld6rescent lettering on their floats. There will be preferred parking on the main street for the area seniors, and bleachers will be set up. Lions Club members will be along the parade route to pick up letters to Santa Claus. Those let- ters should be addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole, HOHOHO. Spectators will also be handed a leaflet stating contributors and participants in the parade. The parade will start in -the vicinity of the the Seaforth and District Community Centres at 7 p.m. and will travel down the town's Main Street before ending at Vic- toria Park. Entrants will line up on Chalk and East William Streets. Refreshments will be served to parade participants in the high school gym by the Lioness Club, following the parade.pants at the highschool following the parade. FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS • Life Insurance • Auto Insurance • Estate Planning • Personal Insurance • Business insurance • Retirement Plans • Tax Planning' • Candidates to speak tonight Seaforth residents are reminded of the All Candidates meeting to be held tonight at the Seaforth and District Community Centres. The evening, which will see each can- didate for the November 14 municipal elec- tion, make a five minute presentation on a number of town concerns, and then res- pond to questions from the floor, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and run until approximately 9:30 p.m. Everyone interested in choosing the can- didates who will best represent their in- terests on town council, is welcome to at- tend. The evening will conclude with a social time. 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SDHS had the greatest percentage of its population participating in the event. Approximately 66 per cent of the students at SDHS par- ticipated, raising $1,200 for the cause. Dianne Stevenson and Jim Howard, seen here with the trophy, and student Kurt Lindemann and Principal Jim Empringham, were the coordinators of the event. Kurt finished second in the Skip 'til You Drop competition. Valerie Overholt, another student at the school skipped 1010 double dutch, and 253 backwards, but was unavailable for this photograph. Mcllwraith photo. Local teachers emulate their students at PD day BY TRACY BOSMAN dressed the effect of the Radwanski Report CO-OP STUDENT on the General Level Students. For schools in Huron County, Friday Workshops dealt with matters of alternate marked a professional development day. programs for general level students, prac- Teachers from secondary schools were tical strategies for students, board in - much like their students as they went to itiatives, learning styles and strategies, and classes at Central Huron Secondary School the retirement planning workshop. in Clinton. The theme for the all day activity Brian Kennedy, head of the math depart - was "Students in General Level Studies." ment at Seaforth District High School, at - During the first part of the morning, tended the all -day session called 4 -MAT. It teachers listened to the guest keynote was based on the Learning Styles and speaker, Rev. Roger McCombe. Janice Strategies that students use in their math Rose, a teacher from Seaforth District High classes. School, and the chairperson of the Profes- "It was a good session with a lot of in- sional Day Committee, found the keynote teraction," he said. One part of the session speaker to be quite favorable. taught how to teach to and evaluate every "He (Rev. McCombe).gave some good ad- one in your classroom. vice on how to deal with students with Afternoon sessions varied from part-time humanity and respect," she said. jobs, the students and the school, to proles - Session one for the workshop lasted from sional ethics. 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., and many different The entire day taught Huron County workshops were offered to the teachers. teachers something new that they could use "Radwanski and the General Level Stu- to help"the students not only in the general dent" was one workshop where Morris Wer- levels, but in the basic and advanced levels nick, a freelance writer and speaker, ad- as well. Mayoral candidates • from page 1 Reeve. And, after eight years on council she feels ready to step up to the position of mayor. I heard Alf was stepping down, and hadn't heard of anyone else interested, and decided I should run for the position," she says, adding the thought had occurred to her prior to Mayor Ross' declaration of resignation. "Other than Bob (Dinsmore) and Bill (Bennett) I had the most experience. I wouldn't want to step into the position first thing, but I've spent a number of years at- tending meetings, so felt I could do the job." As a member of the next council Mrs. Hildebrand says she would try to maintain present services offered by the town, while keeping tax increases at a minimum. She would also continue with street and sidewalk programs and with the sewer ex- pansion project. Like others vying for positions on the 1989-91 council Mrs. Hildebrand would like to continue to promote the town, in an effort to attract more industry and business. She also stresses the importance of council working together with staff, as a team, in the town's best interest. "It's important to promote the economic development of Seaforth and try to attract new industry to town," she says. Mrs. Hildebrand admits things look "pretty bright" in Seaforth right now, with the plastics factory going into the old public works shed and the spring factory going in- to the Genesco building. But she says, there's more than those two ,industries boosting the town. . the Seaforth Manor is moire than doubling in size and will need more workers. Then there's the hospital expan- sion," she says, noting the hospital has one of the largest payrolls in Seaforth. "We've got some industry in town, which is what we've been striving for some years. But I think we have to count our nursing home, rest home and hospital as industry as well. They do employ a lot of people." Mrs. Hildebrand notes too that the land- fill dilemna, which has been council's ma- jor task in the past, appears to be finally drawing to an end. The subdivision planned for Seaforth's northeast corner also looks promising for the future. "We've made some gains in the roads projects too, but there are still some streets and sidewalks that need work. Unfor- tunately you can only do so many each year, because you only get so many sub- sidies," she adds. According to Mrs. Hildebrand, however, the first issue the new council will be faced with will concern widening of the railway bridge, and the possibility of reducing the number of homes in the floodplain. Streptscaping of the downtown core, maintenance of the present services while keeping the tax increases at a minimum are also going to be ongoing concerns of council. "The upper part of the town hall will definitely have to have some attention," she adds. It doesn't make much sense to have a $30,000 porch and have the upper part of the building deteriorate so much." Whatever the issues, Mrs. Hildebrand says she is confident Seaforth is already one of the top towns around. "1 think Seaforth is right up there with other towns. I think it offers a lot of ser- vices and its snow removal is'tops. It is no hick town, and I think most people would sooner live in Seaforth than a city. A lot of people come back to Seaforth to retire, so that says something about the town." Mrs. Hildebrand is married, the mother to three children, and grandmother to six. GREY TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS I would appreciate the opportunity to represent you as COUNCILLOR of Grey Township council for the upcoming term 1988-91 1 CAROL BONESCHANSKER A