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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-12-17, Page 3y. . C THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 17, 1986 — A3 ifd'dryswa'Sizw,,,;.;k:%'n srsswu ALL WRAPPED UP for Christmas is the Grade 1 olaes of St. James Separate School. They performed for parents, teachers and friends during the school's recent Christmas concert. (Mcllwralth photo) WE NEW A LITTLE HELP — When Sagta's relndeer had a little difficulty pulling hie heavily laden sleigh, they turned to outside help. According to a story told by St. James Separate School, that help came In the form of Belisle the Cow. (Mcllwralth photo) St. James separate school shares the Christmas spirit CONTEMPLATING A SOLUTION — Santa's elves wonder how to tell the whole wide world of Santa's decision to go south for Christmas. "Santa's Vacation" was the play put on by the Grade 8 class of St. James Separate School. (Mcllwralth photo) INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR — Students of St. James Separate School gave Christmas an International flavor at their Christmas Concert held last week. (Mcllwralth photo) Students' councils of Huron learn pointers on success Guest speaker Jack Donahue, coach of the Canadian Olympic Basketball Team, gave the students' councils of Huron County many pointers on success during the Youth Needs Assessment Seminar. If a person were to choose the most outstanding pointer, it may be the phrase, "U it's gonna be, it's up to me." "That my greatest motivational talk. No one can make anyone do anything • a part of them has to want lo," said Mr. Donahue. "And you can't blame anyone or anything else • it's not a bad world. it's not the tough economy, it's not the teacher, it's not the guy who annoys you in class, it's me " Change. challenge. commitment and con- trol are also traits Mr. Donahue believes are he said. connected with success. "Commitment means you stay with things Connecting change to everyday life, M r. when they get tough. involvement means you Donahue said, "You keep your old shoes stay with it until it gets tough." because they're comfortable. Change means the unknown and comfortable is dissimilar to change." Challenge simply means seeking some - Nog that will test your skills and pu l3 you further than you would go with ease. "Mr. Cooper explained the difference To explain what commitment meant, Mr. between commitnfent and involvement in a Donahue asked the audience what their way I won't forget. While having breakfast, definition was. He didn't receive a response he pointed to my bacon and eggs and said the but was pleased by that. chicken was involved in your breakfast, but "Commitment is something like music, the pig was committed.' you know what it is but you can't define it." And the final piece of advice was about Trying to explain the difference between involvement and commitment, Mr. Donahue 1R1t1 .,tk ,510.121' hey wtigt, top, while having bfea rune morning. .a. Hullett township council to choose new councillor control. "Life is a do-it-yourself project. You can't hire someone to do it for you, You have to accept the responsibility for the good things and the bad things," said Mr. Donahue. Before closing, Mr, Donahue gave the high school students the formula for success. "If • i' d known there were going to be scr many tadieshefg l wouldn't use this, but it's a four letter word spelt W -O -R -K," he said. The W stands for willing to pay the price by teaming. The 0 stands for being organized to be successful. "Have a plan, a dream, a goal." he said, going on to tell a story of a reverend he knew who gave a speech on success and a girl who had a dream "W hen the reverend got to a certain part of the speech a little fat girl with Coke bottle, glasses jumped up and said she was going to be a great tennis player. Well, the reverend tried to find the girl in the audience but he couldn't. "Several years later he finally met this girl. She told him she had been the one that stood pp and said shewas going to be a great tennis player. That. little fat girl with Coke bottle glasses turned out to be Billy Jean King." The R in Mr. Donahue's formula for success stands for respect. "You have to have respect for all the people around you - parents, teachers, friends, but most importantly, yourself." he said. • And finally, the K stands for knowing you can do the job. "A lot of people fall down here," he said. Hullett council will be holding a special lie noted that he could have stayed nn with. they arc very co-operative 1t was an meeting on December 30 to choose a new council. but as he is moving to the Wingham education." Mr Stackhouse said councillor to fill the seat recently vacated by area he thought he should resign "1 The meeting to choose the new councillor Vic Stackhouse considered that they need representation will begin at 110 p.ni. in the council from someone first hand. and 1 can't do that chambers living away " Any elector of the municipality who is interested in serving as a council member (or Although he has resigned. he feels his time the remainder of the term. and who has the on council was time well spent qualifications to do so. is asked to notify the "1 more than enjoyed my time on council. clerk in writing prior to 5 p m on December They are a damn good bunch of guys to work 29 Mr Stackhouse had been a councillor for one year. and he explained why he resigned. "What had taken place was I sold my property in Hullett. 1 thought it was in the hest interest'of the ratepayers that they have local representation RIDE program to continue into new year The Ontario Provincial Police have been Exeter, Goderich and Wingham 0 P.P Flom November 17 to November 30. 1986. operating it's REDUCE IMPAIRED DRIV• Detachments have increased their enforce- there have been five persons charged with iNG EVEHYW HERE" (RIDE) program in ment efforts with the "RIDE" program to alcohol related criminal driving offences. 13 - Huron County since November 17. 1986, and further enhance the intense media cam- 12 hour licence suspensions served. 1,095 will continue with these spot checks well into paigns and the growing public concern about vehicles checked and 26 liquor charges from the new year impaired drivers on our highways. spot checks. Huron board trustees retire their seats Huron County Hoard of Education (HCBE) trustees hid their farewells to fellow mem- hers Eugene Hayne and Dennis Rau at the December hoard meeting. Catholic representatives Frayne and Rau are no longer eligible to sit on the public school hoard with the enactment of new government legislation - Bill 30 The controversial Bill 30 outlines that after the end of the first year in which a Roman Catholic School Board, in this case the Huron -Perth Board, performs the duties of a secondary school board. no member elected by separate school electors is eligible to be a member of a public board (that is, the Huron Board of Education) that has the same or part of the same areas of jurisdiction as the Roman Catholic School Board. Eugene Frayne sat on the Huron County Board of Education for 10 years. He represented separate school supporters in the Townships of Colborne, McKillop, Hullett, Ashfield, West and East Wawanosh. Grey. Morris, Tunberry, Howick, the Towns of Goderich, Seaforth, Wingham, Villages of Blyth and Brussels. Dennis5Rau was a board member for five years. He represented separate school supporters for the Townships of Stephen, Usboorne, Hay, Stanley, Tuckersmith and Goderich. Towns of Exeter and Clinton, Villages of Zurich, Hensel] and Bayfield. HCBE Chairman Art Clark said of Mr. Frayne and Mr. Rau, "losing these two members on the board, I feel like we're being amputated. We still have the same work to do in this county, but we lose two very valuable members." Mr. Frayne told board members that he would give "no tear jerker" farewell speech. He noted, "I leave here with a lot of good memories and a lot of satisfaction." He commented on the "co-operative goodwill" that was evidenced between the separate and public sectors en the HCBE. As ehairman of the board, one of his,main goals was to devetop goou to -operation and liaison between the two groups. He said he felt that Board tries to conserve energy The Huron County Board of Education iH('REr is on an energy conservation campaign. Ongoing since 1983 the program has saved the I4CBE over S174.000. A report presented at the board's Decem- her meeting showed that accumulated savings from June 1984 to June 1986 include hydro. $35.909 70: gas. 5110,629.40: nil. 527.649.60. Various renovations. repairs and installa- tion of new equipment at schools throughout the county helped to reduce the energy consumption levels. The program which began three years ago saw gym lighting conversions made at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham and McCurdy Public School in 1983. Also in 1983 re -roofing work was done at Clinton and Exeter Public Schools, along with window conversions in rive classrooms at Goderich District Collegiate institute. Re -roofing to areas of six schools and window conversions to 27 classrooms was included in the 1984 program. The year 1985 saw window conversions to 33 classrooms; energy controller and monitor installed in South Huron District High School in Exeler. as well as Seaforth and Exeter Public Schools in 1986 the program saw further re -roofing work at six schools, an energy monitor installed and pneumatic control changes made al F,E Madill, an energy monitor installed at the Seaforth High School. window conversions to 20 classrooms and two gymnasiums. daynight thermostats install- ed in classrooms and all portables in six elementary schools, indoor -outdoor tempera- ure controllers installed on the boiler system to five schnols. Considerations for the budget of the 1987 program maintenance are: the viability of an energy controller and monitor for the Goderich High School and Victoria Public School. Goderich: the continuing program of window conversions; lighting systems un- dated from incandescent to sodium and fluorescent: concentrated effort to update caulking and weatherstripping to door systems and window areas; additional programmable thermostats where applic- able: installation of time clock controls on exhaust fan equipment; awareness to all staff on energy saving techniques. COMMUNITY CALENDAR BiD FAREWELL — CatholIC representatives on the Huron County Board of Education are being phased out with Bill 3(1 legislation. Board members bid fond farewells to Dennie Rau (left) and Eugene Frayne, (right), this month. Beard chairman Art Clark, (centre) thanked the trustees for the years of service that they have given to eduCatlon In Huron County, (McPhee -Hetet photo) this task had been successful. Dennis Rau echoed similar sentiments in his farewell speech to the hoard. He noted, "I came to the board thinking that a Catholic representative on a public board would be a hassle, but the support and respect that i have received was unbeliev- able." Presentations were made to both mem- bers, along with standing ovation tributes. As of the government legislation which fortes the retirement of separate trustees from public boards, former HCBE member Frank Faleonerbest summed up the situation when he noted to board members, "It's like snow on a tin roof. You might as well stand back and let it go." The HCBE has voiced its opposition to Bill 30 in letter to Minister of Education Sean Conway. A most recent letter from Mr. Conway notes, "...there is no way short of an amendment to the Education Act to prevent the separate.sehool representatives on the Huron County Board of Education from becoming ineligible to sit on January 1, 1987." 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Wednesday, December 17 12 noon - 2 p.m. Moms and Tots Skating Notice time charige. 1:30-4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tweens• Ringette 5:30-6:30 p.m. Atom Practice 6:30-7:30 p.m. Centenaire Practice 7:30-8 p.m. Minor Broomball 8-10 p.m. Mixed Volleyball 8-9 p.m. Minor Broomball 9-11:30 p.m. Ladies Broomball Thursday, December 18 4:15-5:15 p.m. Novice Practice 5:15-6:15 p.m. Midget Practice 610-7:30 p.m. Minor Broomball 7:30-12:30 p.m. Mens Broomball Friday, December 19 4-5 p.m. Senior Houseleague Practice 5-6 p.m. Junior Houseleague Practice 6-7 p.m. Atom II practice 7-8 p.m. Jr. Belles Ringette 8:30 p.m. Centenaires vs Thedford Saturday, December 20 7:30-8:30 a.m. Canadians vs Bruins 5:30-9:30 a.m. North Stars vs Oilers 9:30.1010 a.m. Penguins vs Flyers Saturday cont'd 10:30 -11:30 a.m. Whalers vs Jets 1110-12:30 p.m. Leafs vs Flames 12:30-1:30 p.m. Mites practice 1:30-2:30 p.m. Bantams practice 1:30-2:30 Christmas movies at the Library 2:30-4 p.m. Public Skating 4-5 p.m. Novice vs Mitchell 5-6:15 p.m. Atom 1 vs Elma Logan 6:15-8 p.m. Pee Wee vs Zurich 9:30-11 p.m. Midget Practice Sunday, December 21 1:30-3 p.m. Public Skating 3-5 p.m. Open 5-6 p.m. Jr. Belles vs St. Marys Ringette 6-7 p.m, Petite Ringette 7-8:30 p.m. Bruins vs Rangers 8.30-lOp.m. Canadians vs Flyers Monday, December 22 4:30-8:30 p.m. legure Skating Tuesday, December 23 5:30-6:30 p.m. Pee Wee Practice 6:30-8 p.m. Bantam vs Clinton 8.10 p.m. Midget, vs Milverton Y/