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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-03-23, Page 1i• • SS 50Cpo .. r M Y ••e SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEi#NE5 AO airs gives areno About 15 years. ago when students -of Seaf rth District High School learned that a school in Seafgrth, Jamaica was having difficulty raising funds for supplies and equipment, they organized a walkathon and sent the proceeds to the Jamaican school as a contribution. Jamaica hasn't forgotten and through a satelite campaign which Clare. Westcott has been cartying on in Toronto on behalf of the Seaforth and District Community Centres Fund. a personal contribution of $100 has come forward from Prime Minister Edward Seaga of Jamaica. • In his letter to Mr. Westcott, the Prime Minister said "It is indeed unfortunate that the Centre had to be condemned after so many years. 1 do hope, however, that with your efforts you will be able to replace it for the -benefit of the people in the Community. Seaforth area people didn't know it, but at the same time as they were raising more than a half million for the new arena, a Toronto group, reading like a list of "Who's Who" in Ontario," also were busy raising funds which to date total more than S10,000. When the call came for assistance in building a new Seaforth arena, area residents responded and•in a matter of weeks half a million dollars had been contributed.• Each knew the merits of the proposal ,and how much an arena would mean to the commun- ity. What they didn't know was that at the same time they were responding to the pleas of canvassers another group of citizens, mostly centred in the Toronto area and many of whom had never heard of Seaforth, were equally busy writing cheques. Organized by Clate Westcott, Executive Director of the office of Prime Minister William Davis, the mail campaign was directed to the heads of Toronto area municipalities, and of leading Ontario and Canadian companies. The Westcott appeal, which told of the writer's Seaforth background, emphasized that the Toronto-based campaign was seek- ing broad participation rather than major 19'; 23, 198,3-, 22 PAGES gifts and suggested amounts of S25 would b e; i'• appropriate. ppro riate. According to Marlen. Vincent, w f4; chairman of the Seaforth, campaign co it `; tee, and has been working.with Mr. West on the Toronto satelite camppaign,,ittotal $10,495 has been received from 1167 ntd ,- butors in amounts of $25 to $3000. The names on the cheques include, among many others, Betty Kennedy of Front Pag ; Challenge, Lincoln Alexander, Chairman o the Workers' Compensation 'Board, 'Holt— Arthur onArthur Wishart, Judge'. Phillip G. Givens, , Controller Esther Shiner, Leonard Redly of ., the Ontario -Science Centre, Ken R. Thomson' of Thomson Newspapers, Richard NC Thomson, Chairman .of Toronto -Dominion::,: Bank. Ian Macdonald, President of York University. Allan Eagleson, Q.C., Seafarers International Union, Toronto Chief of Police Jack Ackroyd. Paul Godfry, Chairman, Metropolitan Toronto, Harry J. Boyle, John Craig Eaton, Hugh Macaulay, Chairman of Ontario Hydro, and Hon. John B. Aird. PUC may raise $25,000 reserve. fund The Seaforth Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will be looking into the possibility of raising the amount set aside in a reserve fund for waterworks projects, from the present ceiling of 525,000 to an undisclosed amount. The idea was discussed by the commissioners at their Mar. 9 meeting. The present reserve, accumulated since 1977, should be raised to reflect rising costs on waterworks projects and maintenance. The commission which would have to seek' council approval for a hike in the ardount paid into the fund, felt that the matter should be looked into by its auditor. They felt it was essential to gather information about increasing the fund to determine an increase ceiling and flexibility of the use of such a fund. Commissioner Alf Ross felt that the fund should have a target date for its use to give council an idea of what the fund is to be used for and how much of an increase would be needed to meet a possible target project. Both. commissioner, Jim Sills and chair- man Gord Pullman felt that all aspects of the fund and its possible use will have to be investigated before any decisions could be made. The commission also voted to abandon and seal„ the out -of -service Peerless Well located in the fire hall. The vote came after a recommendation by the Hopper well drilling company, who recommended that the commision close the well after it was found to contain sediment. The company pointed out in its study that a potential health hazard could arise if the sediment was to go into the main water system. The old well has since been out of service since recently dug wells were put into service in the community. A tentative working agreement and salary contract has been reached between the union representing the four outside PUC employees and the commission. Details of the agreement will be released following the official signing by the representatives. SDHS Golden Bears fourth in Ontario The SDHS senior boys basketball team made it all the way to provincial champion- ships in Timmins last week. And they placed fourth in the all -Ontario competition. That was after a heartbreaking loss, by one point in overtime, in the game that would have qualified them for either gold or silver wins. Ivan Nielsen, whose sons are team members, said the team went on to play a Timmins team for the bronze. third platy, spot and lost that game by only four points. VVINTER FINALLY arrived, on the first day of spring, March 21, In having a grand time, while parents manned snow shovels. Tasting the form of a light snowfall. Until Monday, farmers 'had been the pure white snow are Quinn Ross, Kirk Wlnaor and Blair Winsor. cilltivating, plowing and spreading fertilizer. The snowdrops even The trio called the snot4 "delicious!" (Wassink photo) bloomed. The first major snowfall since December saw youngsters Tuckermith okays 96,000 deficit budget The Golden Bears played their last game Saturday and planned to head for home Sunday. However, 60 cm of snow in the Timmins area put a stop to that. The boys arrived back ip Seaforth at suppertime Monday night after a 12 -hour bus ride. They were accompanied by assistant coach, Ed Pelss. Coach Terry Johnston left for a vacation in Florida. Port Colborne was first and Bay Ridges second. BY WILMA OKE Tuckersmith Township Council has ap- provedabudget deficit again this year for the Vanastra Recreation Centre but not without reservations. Council approved the centre's§ operating - budget of 5181,342, up $4,300 over last year. They discussed and worried over the budget for over two hours with recreation director. Diane Durnin.The projected budget deficit is 516.000, down from .the .527,000 deficit Covered by the township last year, but the figure does not include the undetermined Oast of a new heating system to be installed this spying fol 4he swimtt*}iig pool area. Deputy Reeve William Brown and Council- lor Robert Broadfoot expressed serious reservations about the deficit. Mr. Brow.n said he approved with reluctance. Both men voted on condition the budget be brought back to council in the fall for review to check on the size of the deficit at that time. A few of the rates at the centre were increased. Pool admissions for students and seniors from 75 cents to 51. and other adults. from $3 to $3.50 and the admission for children will remain at 50 cents. In other business Mar. 15, council accepted a tender of $50,880 from Wesley Riley Construction of Teeswater for crushing and We made it happen' The officiaf_opening of the new Seaforth and district community centres is slated for Saturday June 4. "The facility has been unofficially open since December 12 when the first hockey game was played on the new ice surface," says•Ken Coleman, chairman of the Official Opening Committee. "Previous hall and arena bookings were cause to delay the grand opening." - Plans for the official opening are taking shape with final arrangements being made. Mr. Coleman expects a crowd of 2,000 to attend the festivities which include a beef barbecue at 5 p.m. Two bands will be featured, for young and old, with dancing in the hall and ice surface from 9:00 to 1:00 a.m. Enthusiasm is terrific he said. Tickets for the event will only be on sale for two weeks, beginning March 30 and ending April 15. The -committee expects a sell-out crowd. In case any tickets remain to be sold, "it will be first come, first serve. We have 1600 families to speak to concerning the grand opening." says Mr. Coleman. Tickets will be available from all canvassers. The theme of the greatest event to hit Seaforth since centennial celebrations is "We made it happen". Mr. Coleman said, "we feel everybody who made it happen will want to be involved in the opening. "Final program and official opening arrangements will be completed shortly. The A ST. PAT'S KISS—Honourary leprechaun, Joanne Doherty, surprised Seaforth residents during St Patrick's Day Thursday. Joanne handed out lollipops, here at Kitbarchan Nursing Home and wished all a "Top o' the morning" She is now preparing for Easter appearances as Jo Jo Bunny (Wassink photo) :i. spreading of gravel for township roads in 1983. The township will sell the gravel from its own gravel pit to the road superintendent who receives government grants to cover a large part of the cost with the township paying the remainder. Grant McLean of Kippen was the only ratepayer present for the reading other than Reeve Robert Bell who is also affected by the drain. He vacated his chair and Deputy Reeve Brown took charge of the meeting for the discussion on the drain. Court of Revision will be held on April 19. It is estimated by the engineer the repairs and maintenance work it requires will cost $22,500. ,.14t ,n,a,iu)s 'b Me, ' t • ;7w.r,�,4VR+"'r/1 X,,en. official opening committee will be calling on various hockey and broomball groups, service clubs, firemen, etc. to assist with the workload to make this day a success," explained Mr. Coleman. Federal, provincial and municipal dignitar- ies will -be in attendance. Ribbon cutting ceremonies will be held at an estimated 4 p.m. In addition to the grand opening, Mr. Coleman explained the Seaforth and district ringette club have planned a fashion show scheduled for Wednesday, June 1. "Hope- fully we will have a senior citizens program Separate school The Huron -Perth Separate School Board has ratified its 1983-84 teachers' contract in accordance with the provincial anti-inflation restraint act. The 155 teachers of the Huron -Perth unit of Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Associa- tion ratified the contract prior to the board's ratification on March 14. "There was notltisng to negotiate. The government did it for us." said negotiations committee chairman trustee Ray Van Vliet. A press release issued by both parties stated. "In late January, the local unit of planned. This will be held during grand opening week." An added bonus will be a souveniredition containing the history of Seaforth and district arenas. Working in conjunction with the official opening committee, The Huron Expositor will include the special edition in each copy of the newspaper the week before the grand opening. Copies will also be available during the official opening. The grand opening program will be listed in the souvenir edition. -' Former residents will be returning to help us celebrate this day," says Mr. Coleman. "We are sure it will be a successful celebration." "The complete facility has been booked solid. There are already bookings for the 1984 season. This is a r�.,tlection on the theme, 'we made it happen. Local groups which use the arena will',be able to tell their stories in the souJeisir edition. The Expositor also welcomes any old photos of sports events or sports stars'dt'_thh town's earlier arenas. If you have any photos to loan. please contact Kris Svela oruSusan White at 527.0240. teachers get 5 per cent raise OECTA informed the Board that it did not wish to negotiate a new contract for 1983-84 because of the presence of the Ontario Restraint Program (Bill 179). Instead it asked the board to simply adjust the current contract according to the terms of Bill 179. This means a five per cent increase to the salary grid and allowances for responsibility. All other contract clauses including benefits remain identical to those in the 1982-83 agreement." The new salary grid ranges from a low of $16.510 in level D. up from $15,725 currently. to a high of 542,135 in Level A4 with 12 years experience. up from 540.130 presently. The lowest starting full-time salary for a teacher college graduate in September of 1983 will be -$19.970, up from $19,020. The full-time salary for staff .at September 1983 will range from 519,970 to $42.135. Principals will continue to -receive 16.6 per cent of their grid salary as their responsibility allowance. The average principal's salary for 1983-84 will be $46,990. The minimum principal's salary will be 525,850 while the maximum will be 549.130. Queen of Masquerade visits town again A familiar fact dressed in one of her many costumes greeted Seaforth residents and scho9Fstudents with a 'Top o' the mornin to you" on St. Patrick's Day Thursday. Dressed in green from head to toe in honour of the Irish tradition. Joanne Doherty (a good Irish name) dubbed herself the "honourary leprechaun". Besides being greeted with a cheery greeting, Seaforthites were presented with a sweet treat and sometimes even a kiss. It was obvious kissing the leprechaun was more popular than the usual blarney stone. .loannc who's becoming known as the Queen of Masquerade. started her fancy dress hobby two -and -half years ago. when she dressed as .Io .lo Bunny for the Van Egmond Foundation Easter celebration. "1 will appear again this year", she said. After her first stint as Jo Jo. Joanne decided to go a step further. She put her ideas to the test and began sewing a variety, of brightly coloured costumes. "1 now have a whole roo_g!ful and my wardrobe keeps growing and growing." With_a costume for almost every special n.-casinn. Joanne has graced Seaforth streets dressed as a Christmas elf, a southern belle on Hallowe'en, a giant apple known as Mac of Mac and Tosh during Ciderfest, the Town Crier For Ciderfest. Miss Piggy for the FgmondvillcUnited Church Pork biirhecue. a giant red heart for Valentine s Day (the same costume for the Goderich. Arc You Fit? campaign), and finally, a Court Fool for Kings' and Queens' Night in Lucknow. Using a surprise clement so nobody knows when or how she will be dressed, Joanne says response is always positive. "I just want to spread some cheer and everybody just loves it." At first. the automatic response was "how much do we owe you". She laughed. "it's all free. the candy and cheer." Living with her parents. north of Goderich. Joanne says "My parents arc really good. They love it." An outgoing 24 -year-old freelance interior and graphic designer. Joanne puts her experiences' down as public relations. This is what 1 do in my spare time. I usually go through 1200 candy canes or Inlli,pops eachtime 1 go out." She pays all her own expenses. The costumes Joanne wears provides the desired effect. "I once stopped in Goderich for gas. A lot of people did a double take when they saw me. A hospital patient was also very surprised. He was sleeping and just woke up as I walked in. 1 assured hint, no. this is not a dream. You are really seeing an elf!" Visiting businesses. schools. clinics, nurs- ing homes, restaurants and meeting people on the street. Joanne says she does it "because there's a little insanity in mc. It's the Leo personality 1 have." As for her next escapade. Jeanne says of course it will be a surprise. She did mention that Jo Jo the Bunny will again participate in the Egmondville Foundation Faster pro• gram. St. Patrick spread cheer throughout Ireland when he drove out the snakes. Joanne is spreading cheer with her costumes and bright smile. "I enjoy it."' Keith Ruston drives all over North America /A3 They were hypnotized at SONS /A 15 Junior Farmers enjoy Australia New Zealand /A8 Brussels students skip and workout (A6, 7 Broomball gives $2500 more to the arena /A9 Births /A9, 17 Brussels news /A6, 7 Classified /A19, 20, 21 Dublin news /A4, 5 Entertainment /A9 Family /A16, 17 Farm /Al2, 13 Hensall news /A14 The Junction /A15 Obituaries /A17 People /A11 Raulston /A2 Smiley /A2 Something to Soy /42 Sports /A10, 11 Townshend /A17 Walton /A8 A 1