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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-04-06, Page 15idout@Cw CoartJOwntlwcon. Win at Huron It's really a small world BY PATRICIA MIXER Isn't it peculiar that even when you are miles away from home, in a strange city or town, full of strangers, you often run into someone who is from your home town or knows someone that you know? I don't know about you but 1 frequently meet up with people who are familiar with someone in our small population of 2100. It is a small world, That is one of the many attractions of Florida's Disney World and California's Disneyland. In fact, years ago it was in Disneyland that 1 learned what a small world it really is. The musical dolls that I saw in that boat ride through the tunnel made me realize the many different races and religions„ customs and norms of people all over the world and yet how similar they are as well. People in India have toe nails that need dipping and trimming each week and kids in Africa cry when they hurt themselves or are afraid. People are very much the same. 1 le.anied a lot in that tunnel but 1 also learned what a small world it was even when I was waiting ,in line, before that boat ride. The people ahead of us in one of the lines were from Canada and informed us of that when we first began talking. After a few minutes, we discovered that the lady was born in our small town of Seaforth and that they knew the late Gladys Thompson very well. Also that very day in Disneyland, we met up with friends of ours from Seaforth, Tom and Helen Wilbee. We were hundreds of miles away from Seaforth, yet Seaforth was still with us. Even last week when 1 was in London, 1 was talking to a girl, who was from .Mitchell and knew people frorn Sea - forth. She was 50 miles away from home, hairdressing and someone who was familiar with her hometown began talking freely about her home town. What a small world it is. A couple of weeks ago my father was on the phone making reservations for a hotel room out of town. The girl at the desk who he was making the arrangements with was surprised to fine that he was from Seaforth and informed him that her sister? married a fellow from Seaforth. Other incidents such as this have happened before to our family and probably to you as well. When the SDLIS band went to South Carolina two years ago, I was surprised to meet a family that lives in the small village where 1 was born. On that same trip we met people from the Peter- borough area, the Stratford area and even some people who were familiar with Sea - forth. Last summer when we went to Calgary with the band, we met more people who had friends or relatives in our area. What a strange coincidence it is to find that these peoplearein the same place as we are at the same time. It is a small world. 1 am always bumping into people that I know or who know of my hometown, when 1 am riles and miles away. Life is a strange thing. Someday 'we may even be able to'under- stand it. Centennial talent show THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 8, 1983 — A15 Huron Centennial talent show -skinners are in order of placing: individual catagory: Lisa Strong playing,piano and singing and Julie Consist step dancint'. Doers-1nF n», 'IP Jeremy Miller puppet show and Roxapne Martin slid Martha Hook piano duet; group number: Easter play - Mavis Turner, Jackie Bell. Gavle Dunn. Lynne Moffat Are you over 60 or turning 71? before December 31, 1983 If you are, and wish to secure a lifetime income' from RRSP or are interested in other 5 year investments at very competitive rates, call: Arnold J. Stinnisen 1 1 7 Goderich St. East. Seaforth 52?•0410 Suilife ammuiRaimmlimiimmomommomirlfilime Science fair popular with Huron Centennial students March 31, the students of grades 6, 7 and 8 held a science fair in the gym featuring a wide and interest- ing variety of models and experiments. The winners were: grade 8 Physics -first Jeanette Keyes, Martha Hook; second -Kendra Pap- NcipPr briedOoy Happy 19th Birthday John Hicknell from the Easter Bunnys. ple; biology -First Roxanne Martin, second -Dana Kloss, Julie Boyce. Grade 7 physics -first Cathy Haw, Corrie Sinnamon; sec- ond Lori Faber, Kathy Rath - well; biology -First Lois Bin• nendyk. Tara Cluff: second - Linda Binnendyk, Kelly Brandon. Grade 6 physics -First Brent Weber, second -Shawn McClinchey, David Lawson. Huron Centennial congrat- ulates John Kalbneisch, a grade 8 student, who won the Huron District Public Speak- ing competition this month. John will now proceed to the Western Ontario Regional Final at Barrie April 17. On April 29 parents are invited to join teachers at a Professional Development Day at Howick Central Public School. Two topics of special available by calling the local interest to parents: 'The( school. Flickering Blue Hearth", Senior students will be and "We Alt Want the Best busy 'during the following for our Children" are being weeks preparing for the presented. spring .concert to be held Information is April 27 and 28. INFORMATION ABOUT FUNERALS FUNERAL DIRECTOR ROSS RIBEY Language arts explored during development day Exploring the roads that lead to creativity and self expression in language arts is the theme of the April 29 Huron County elementary school professional develop- ment day at Howick Central Public School. A noted authority in this field, Dr. Mary Bigler of the University of Eastern Michi- gan, will start the day's program off at 9 a.m. Sixteen workshops will be held throughout the day with Huron County's teachers, WHY AM 1 AFRAID' TO TALK ABOUT DEATH? You should know first that your fears are common ones which have been fostered for many centuries Until recent years the subject has been taboo and "swept under the rug" until it affects us personally Only recently has there been substan- tial scientific research on the subject. We don't talk about death becausellye fear it and we know so little about it In the interest of mental health. such feelings need to be changed Public education, based on our new psychological and medical data, offer us our greatest help 1 hese educational helps are becoming more and more available to us 1 he librarian land we) can recommend some very fine hooks written about death and -dying, thanatology courses are offered in many schools, many churc hes now offer classes and discussion groups on the sublect Here at our funeral home, v, e can arrange a tour of the facilities and an explan,.tion of our services for .you and your friends We can also he your personal consultants lo answer some of your concerns about death WHITNEY-RIBEY FUNERAL HOME 87 GODERICH STREET, WEST SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, NOK 1WO 527-1390 and co-ordinators and repre- sentatives of other school boards and faculties of educa- tion leading the programs. 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SCHNEIDER QUALITY COLD CUTS - *BULK SNACKS and CANDIES° Pre-packaged for extra freshness: Tasty - Nu Bakery and Cheese House 527-1803 Seaforth tor Louise Wilson. Parents are being encour- aged to attend any workshop during the PD day through a newsletter from the Huron County Board of Education. A babysitting service will- be available at the school during the day. Other workshops include the child as a journalist, uses of language, meeting indivi- dual needs in reading, turn- ing kids on to reading and other language related top- ics. Teachers urged to use OAIP to evaluate students Huron -Perth Separate School teachers will be en- couraged to use the Ontario Assessment Instrument Pool (OAIP) as a method of evalu- ating students' work. Using the OAIP is one of the recommendations sug- gested in a review of grade seven and eight history taught in the board's schools. Superintendent of educa- tion John McCauley explain- ed to trustees at their March 28 meeting that OAIP is a province -wide list of test questions in various subjects. "All schools have the On- tario Assessment Instrument Pool in print and the teachers are using it to produce better tests," said Mr. McCauley. The review of the board's history curriculum was re- cently conducted by a repre- sentative of the Ministry of Education and a consultant from the Windsor Separate School Board. The review concludes that history is being well delivered in the separate schools and makes several recommendations on various aspects of the history curriculum. Director of education Wil- liam Eckert noted that OAIP and other methods of deliver- ing topics and testing of students' knowledge will be part of a professional devel- opment day program in the coming year. Professor to address HPSS teachers at seminar Nierre Turgeon of the University of Ottawa will be the keynote speaker at the religion professional develop- ment day on April IS at St. Michael's School in Stratford. 'I -he theme for the Huron - Perth Separate School Board PD day is Celebrate who we arc, Dr. Turgeon. a professor of education at the Ottawa university will be speaking on "The Best Is Yet To Come." In the afternoon, the pro- fessor will be conducting a workshop on teacher wellness •an essential in the teaching equation_ Sister Elaine Dunn of the Ontario Separate School Trustees Association will be speaking on Catholic educa- tion. COME IN NOW! and see these TOP VALUES The professional develop- ment day will close with an eucharistic celebration. USE EXPOSITOR WANT - ADS r� h... IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 111111 IIIIIIII IIIA III I llllluuouuJimmol llinfllllllllllll TINTED •'SEE.THRU" TWIN CRISPERS • YOU'VE MADE YOUR VACATION PLANS. 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