HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-09-11, Page 5By GERRY BLACKYVIILL
Was it a case of demo -
racy in actionordemocratic
inaction?
That was the question
representativeS of a neigh-
bourhood group in Snratford
werensking themselves last
week after they approached
,Ifle.:Perth „county Board of
Education.
Their request was a simple
one: they wanted the board
to provide busing for 17
elementary school children
attending Hamlet Public Sc-
hool. The -Children five over a
Queensland subdivision in
the south end of Stratford.
Board, policy states that
busing will be provided if
children live more than a
mile from the school and
there is n� public transit
within a half mile.
In this case, spokesperson
Theresa Kaufman told the
board, there is a city, bus that
stops within It half mile of the
subdivision but it doesn't
stop near the school on the
return journey. They could
get to school all right but
they couldn't get home; she
5aid.
Despite the uncertainty
about, how the policy would
be applied in such an un-
u,susual case, the group had
expected an easy solution to
their problem since there is
already a school bus that
gies right past the sub-
division and stops at Hamlet
school,
The Queensland group
knew the bus went past their
subdivision because they had
made a point of following it
back from school on the first
days of classes, Mrs.
Kaufman said. Board admin-
inistrators,hiawever, seemed—
to be, unaware of it,
After ten minutes of
questioning , from trustees
and board administrators,
trustee Barbara Herman
moved that the matter be
referred to the administra-
tion for "study and report."
Were the representatives
from Queensland subdivision
satisfied with this outcome?
--No, They were not, said
Mrs. Kaufman.
"I felt it was more of a stall
than anything," she said.
Walking distances to the
school by two 'different
mutes had already„ been
Delegation attends council
carefully measured, Mrs.
Kaufman piainted out, and
the board was only going to
re -check those distances.
Besides, she added,
"there shouldn't be any
mason why we couldn't use
the bus that alfeadr comes
out here." -
The Queensland group
was also skeptical about the
.board's promise of prompt
action, -
"They said they'd get back
to us in a few days but we'll
probably get back to them
before they get to us, "..Mrs.
-Kaufman said:
In the meantime, neigh-
bours in the subdivision are
t1rgamzing car pools. City
bus service —to the area,
tutatisfactory as it is,
doesn't begin until Septem-
ber 8.
Whether the board Can
change the minds of citizens
grown cynical about the way
government works will
remain to be seen.
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Dublin Leo Club has statt- . •
ed their Fall Program accord-
ing to Lion Jim Paratchelc,
direetor of the Leo Club.
Their first actiVity was roller
skating in the Dublin Com-
munity Pavilion, Proceeds of
$50 were mailed to the Jerry
Lewis Telethon for Muscular
Dystropy Association nf 'Can-
ada, Roller skating will be
held every other Sunday
starting Sept. 21 from`7:00 -
news
9:30 p.m:
Mr. Milce Eckert of min st,
Dublin visited in Sauble
Beach with Mr, and Mrs.
Jerry Echert and family -
later with Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Kelly and family at
Southampton.
Ken Mackal and his son
Jame from, Silver Springs,
Maryland, spent Sunday
With, Don MacRae in Dublin
and attended the Blyth
Stearn Thresher's Show.
Miss Blien Doyle and her
brother are sure they have a
record height for corn and
sun flowers in their garden
on Peter St.
Corporal Charly Mcdrath,
Mr.and Mrs. Patrick Mc-
Grath's daughter is home on
leave from' Camp Porderi,
Shei0 PreParhiS for It‘ 4 Year
stint lo Perrnaoy.
Ddblin Peed Mill is busy
processing beans ' for the '
local farmers with a steady
flow of trucks, tractors and
wagons.
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Anniversary party surprises Sc erbarths
Correspondent
MRS. HERMAN
LE ONHARDT
honour of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles, Scherbarth.
When Charles and Barb
345-2419 arrived with their slaughter__
Lynda and Terry Sienson,
-A surprise 20th wedding who had taken them our for a
anniversary was held at the sightseeing drive, a bountiful
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken supper was served, including
Elligson on Saturday in a corn roast, to.sfriends and
Superintendent introduced to Perth
Recently appointed
superintendent of instruction
John Richardson, formerly of
Peterborough, was intro-
duced to Perth County board,
members at their regular
meeting last Tuesday.
Mr. Richardson replaces
Gord Stewart who retired in
August after serving die
board since its inception 11
. . years ago.'
Warden draindiscussed
A delegation appeared .at
the recent Hibbert Township
council meeting to raise
concerns about the Worden
drain. The delegates were
concerned about damage to
bean crops. the filling in of
an old open ditch, stoning of
tile and the open ditch en-
trance and an apparent low
catch basin.
Council promised the
delegation these points
would be brought to the
engineer's attentfon.
Councillor John Kinsman
was welcomed back by reeve
Ross McPhail and council
after a recent stay in
hospital.
A petition by ratepayer&
regarding the Shillinglaw
drainage works was accepted
and the Conser4ation
Authority notified. .Clerk
Charles Friend was directed
to place the petition on the
council's October agenda for
the appointment of an
engineer. •
Thee- Deputy -Reeve Roy
Swart was appointed to
investigate an injury to a
horse from a wire cut.
believed to be the result of
being bothered by dogs.
Rad accounts for S16.880
were approved. This
included the cost of new
pistons. sleeves. rings and
crank shaft on the DUX?
grader With the completion
of front end repairs on the
Wabbco grader. all three
machines are tO0 per cent
ready for winter and
construction use.
A general account for
S38.204 for the Worden drain
was approved.
A bylaw was read to
borrow S300.000 for tile
drainage construction. Also.
bylaws were approved for the
constritetion of drains on
Nelson and Anne Street
West. Dublin and for the
collection of 'a S.5 fee for
issuing tax arrear
certificate s
The township office will he Sunday. Sept. 28 for staff
closed from Friday. Sept. 5 to vacations.
St. Columban ladies
aid refugee family
The Catholic Women's'
League held their meeting
Tuesday evening September
2nd.
MM. Jack Malone read
thank -you notes from Mrs.
Don Kelly. Mrs. Vincent
Murray and from Neil Ryan
and Sandra Classe-ns for the
gift of a 'plaque on graduat-
ing from school.
Winter shoes, socks and
warm clothing will be bought
for the Le Lamb family from
league (grids.
Several ladies will be busy
knitting slippers for our
refugee family.
In the absence of Pran
Malone. Mary Moylan will
be mailing away the cancell-
ed stamps. "Please save
stamps".
Congragulation go to Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Ryan on the
occasion of their marriage, in
Strathroy September 6.
Father Tom McQuaid and
Father Frank Moylan are
home 'after a deserved va-
cation.
Vincent Lane is in Strat-
ford hospital.
Janet Murphy is very well.
The family are grateful for
the many prayers offered for
Janet.
Mr. Rose Burke is now
making her home in Strat-
ford. We ilI miss you. Rose
Zoning questioned:
Goes to
Logan Township council
received objections to a
notice of application to the
Ontario Municipal Board
(OMB) for approval 0 a
bylaw to thange the zoning
of Lot 30, Con. 8, Brodhagen.
The property belongs to
Hoegy Farm Supplies Ltd..
and the zoning change was
quested so a hew building
could be erected on the
property.
Since council couldn't anti-
cipate resolving the object-
ions, the bylaw will be
submitted to the OMB to
appoint a time and place for a
hearing when the objections
will be cntisidered.
The council directed that
another bylaw amending the
township zoning bylaw be
circulated in the local paper.
Logan council passed a
bylaw requiring buildings
and yards to be put in a safe
and clean condition. The
bylaw, which had been'
considered in the past, was
revised before being passed.
Council also passed a by-
law for the Cook Extension
Drainage Works, which
originates in Hibbert Town-
ship, setting out usessments
against the locarlandowners
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was very pleased when
he - board decided to
approach John to succeed
Gord Stewart," said director
of education Ken Self, "apd f
was even more pleased when
he accepted. I'm looking
forward to many years of
service from him."
,Mr. Richardson was prin-
dpal of two different second-
ary schools with the Peter.
neighbburs from lavistock, Ivfltehell. Their lour children
Tham esford, London, are Lynda, Michael, Lori and
Nfitchell and surrounding Marci.
-area. -Mrs. -Robert-Schaefec,_-—The highligV Of -the eve-
mng was a short program, to
which Gordie Mogk contrib-
uted a few cute numbers.
Open air dancing was enjoy-
ed, along with reminiscing
around a camp fire.
'Mrs. Earl Bennewies and
son Wayne visited their
family for 2 weeks. They flew
to Calgary and visited with
Vicki -and then on to Drum-
heller to see son Bradley.
From there they went by bus
to visit Dennis in Cmnbrook,
BC They also visited friends
in the Oalcanogan- Valley,
B.C.
Terry Elligson is.attending
Fanshawe College for 7.
RR2 Tavistock, the bride
maid at their wedding, made
and decorated the anniver-
sary cake. The groomsman
was Ron Mikel RR2,
board members
borough board, including
one in which the needs of
special students were
emphasized. •
. Answering the instruction-
al needs of learning disabled
and gifted students has been
'given .,high priority in the
province's educational
system in -recent years.
weeks for his intermediate
•studies in plumbing.
Mr. II enry Kleber is a
patientirr-Seaforth-Commun-
ity Hospital. We wish him
well.
The flowers on,the altar at
St. Peter's Lutheran Church,
Brodhagen, on Sunday morn-
ing were from the Bennewies
-Horst wedding which was
Friday evening. The basket
of gladioli in the chancel
were in memory of Herman
Leonhardt, who passed away
5 years ago. They were
placeJ by the family.
Next Sunday, September
14, we will be celebrating the
200th anniversary of the
founding of the Sunday
school. The celebration is at
St. Peter's Lutheran Church,
Brodhagen, at 11 a.m.
Congratulations from the
community to Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Buck, Brodhagen, on
their 1st wedding anniver-
sary September 8th:
Area people attended the
Bennewies-Horst wedding.
at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church, Brodhagen on
Friday evening and the re-
ception at the community
centre later.
With, school's beginning
there are.also new beginners
on the school bus from
Brodhagen. One is William
Ireland, who moved to Brod-
hagen recently with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Ireland. Other first, year
beginners are Colleen
Josling, Jeff Badley,
Jennifer Hoegy. and Shawp
Elliott.
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