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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-09-06, Page 24774,7, 777,. .17' 71, '"`", ' '"'' ' , r r NT' 17;',..,77. ."'": .117",,,-:: 010 00 d 0, THE HURON',EXPOSITOR, (SEPTEMBER Rep 10 cern U ; H planned • tt- BY WILMA OKE Tuckersmith Township "lost a 'bridge' in the past week R was learned at a meeting Tuesday night Although detaila are aketchY as to what happened, it is believed that a. truck ',Wing. over the bridge barely made it over when the driver heard a feud bang, When the drieer went back to lOok* the bridge he discovered. a large eement seetion of the Inidgo fioOr had fallen into the ereek- about one third - Council refused to give the name of the driver. Road superintendent Allan Nicholson said the bridge is located on lot concession 1243, liuren Road Survey. A ministry a transporation and communications engineer from Stratford advised barricading the road until a new bridge could be built next !eear to replace it. The road superintendent said an engineer from the Burns Ross and Asaociates.Limited of Gederich had set. a load lintit of 4.5 tons on the bridge, a emit* of years ago but the ministry engineers had set a load limit of 11 tons, The Burns Ress firm will be engaged to draw up plans for the new bridge. The McGregors of Kippen will be awarded the contract for snowplowing at Vanastra at a rate of $25.pet'. hour with. standby time frem December 1 to March 15. The road soperintendent was autherized to advertise for a grader for snow removal on township roads. Council approved taking 520,000 out of its special reserve fund for the water system at Vanastra to update the water systetr there. A cumminutor will be. bought with 510.000 and Valve replacements vitF be made with the other 510,000. RESERVE The reserve fund was provided by the developers of Vanastra for expansion of the annplex when more people and industry •move in. However, it is evident no expansion Will he needed in the foreseeable future according to Mark. Bell, London, of the Ministry of the environment who attended the mee Ong, along with Donald MeLean, manager of the water .system and his assistant Glenn Smith. The fund was originally over $100;000 but is now down to about $10,000 as Some money was removed County wide decline pur,.etvhi:OsAy1Yofetir the fund for improvements Mark Bell estimated that the basic cost to get the key valves back in. working Order would be $33,000. HroWn asked "Perhapa • the whole •System shoud be replaced?" While Mark Bell agreed. read superintendent Nicholsen said there is no way that entild, be done becauSe of the roads that seotild'have to be replaced, Deputy reeve Robert Bell said that if the money is for capital expenditures he was not sure it sticeild all be spent in repairs, Mark :Bell said his idea to fix the alves was not to fix teaks but .to make it peasible to be able to shut (haven part, not 01 of the system. This was an inconvenience to the customers and .a possible fire hazard. Engineer Henry Vdetstailt will be asked, to investigate the cause of flooding ,at ,the Ronald McGregor home front the ,Cooper - drain. ENTERTAINMENT Council passed a bylaw to license and regulate the holding of public entertainment. parades and festivals within, the township. The by-law calls for the licence to be obtained 60 days ahead of time at a fee to be set by the township. The applicant must deposit an amount -estimated adequate by the Ontario Provincial Police for additional police. protection during the entertainment. Also a bond must be deposited not to exceed $200,000. to provide against damage to public or private property. The applicant must provide the township clerk with a certificate in writing from Huron County Health Unit that all health and sanitation requirements for the' have_ been....provided,.- Also the - applicant must deposit a bond with the township treasurer sufficient to repair minor damages, cleaning buildings 'and grounds after the entertainment terminated so that the grounds may be restered' to previous state without -cost to the municipality. PENALTY. A penalty of not more than 5500 excluding costs maY be levied if the license is not adhered to. Finally, in the case of any entertainment which would last for a lesser period than 24 hours the council may in its. • • • SE HS loses students Declining „enrolment, the phenomenon which is plaguing 'many school boards., is also affecting Huron County schools, Bob Allen, a superintendent with the Huron County Board of Education, said public school enrollments. would soon be levelling out, but that he expected a drastic reduction in high school studepts in the next • five years. . Overall aerosS the county, public school enrollment. is 1,022 students compared to 7,395 lastyear, and secondary school enrollment has dropped from 4,651 students to 4,492 students for this school year. At Seaforth District High School. there are 362 students enrolled this fall. compared to a student enrollment of 394 students Iasi year. Seaforth Peblic School, enrolinumt has dropped from 358. students in 19-8. to 333 students this. fall. but the prOjected kindergarten enrollment is 24 stedents‘ up from last fall's projected enrollment of 18 , students, • At Walton Public. Schoolenrolimetit has remained fairly steady. This year. there are 112 students, compared to 120 students in 1978. The kindergarten enrollment is 22' 'students, compared to 26 children in 19"8. At hiuron Centennial School. the enroll- ment last year was 519 students.' This year, there will be 480 stude.tits. and 63 at the children will be in kindergarten. At Hullett Central School,, enrollment is the Most constant, With 306 students in 1978 and one less student this. fail. The kindergarten enrollment has dropped by one student. .At Hensel, Public SehoOl, there are 132 students attending this fall, compared to 161 students last year. The projected kinder. garten class is 12 children. . The few staff changes that are being made in county schools are being made either to reduce the number of teachers' to compen- sate for the reduction in enrollme-nt or to replace teachers who have resigned or taken a leave of absence. ' STAFF CHANGES • At Seaforth District High School. Jeanette Harris and Maryanne Weiner are both taking a one -Year leave of absence. Ali Farag, who previously . taught at • SD -HS, has 'been •transferred back to the school from Central.,Huron Secondary School where he taught last year Marg McCauley is ...otriirig from Holmes, School to *teach • physical education for Miss Weiller. and Katherine Pratt will bejtansferting from F.E. Madie. Wingham. to teach commercial subjects. At Se:0'0th' Public School. Mrs. Gladys Doig retired. Jill Johnston W 111 be taking o eethe special education class and Deborah Campbell, from Nen BrunsWick. %On be teaching French at the school. There are no changes in the staff . at Walton Public School. At Huron Centennial, Mrs. Alma West- lake will be joining the staff as a half-day teacher. • At Huller! Central School. Donelda Adams has retired. Beth Hazlitt has taken a !ease -of -absence. and Wendy Hoernig, 'formerly a half -days teacher,. Moves up to become a ftilitime teacher on Staff.The school will also have a new French' teaklier. William White. Hensan Public School, Bob Raeburn is returning as principal and half -days teachers Christine Eagleson and Alma Westlake are transferring to Clinton and Huron Centen- nial respectively: Ron McKay. the former principal of the scio61, will bcconie principal of HolmeSille Public 'School. op r'1'3 - rf" X .6' IONE', Mikes Coed Things Tos,te Boost Bring your own containers weekdays to our , Apiary and have them filled. • ARVA:FLOUR Unbleached white & Wholewhe4t 5 Nisi 1.25 10 lbs. - 2.40 • 20 Ibs. - 4.30 •Dry fruits & nuts etc. •RawleIgh distributor • CLOSED-StINAYS: ". • 2 Masa" 3 Mika front HgNSALL on Hwy 084 2344919 Oescretton oispense with any of ell of the requirementS of this by-law. Council made grants of $1 S00 to the Seaforth Recreation 'Board, 11,000, to Hensall's beard and $500 to Clinton's Next year council is considering levying two ipilis toward recreation whichwould raise about - $8.000 to be distributed to the recreation boards as considered fair. The township council plans to remain the recreation board for the township of Tueltersmith as it is at present. DONATE $500 Council donated 5500 to the Oxford -Brant disaster fund but declined a tequest for a grant to City of Nepean disaster relief assistance. Council has offered the community of Vanastra for Vietnamese families and this • 11 has been endersed by, Robert McKinleY M.P. Passed, for parnent were accounts amounting 10 t58,8,54.07 including Vanastra Day Coro. -$3,962:14 Vanastra Recreation complex 58.326.1,7; roads $32,161.22 and general accounts $14,404.54. Council awarded the contract' for the construction ofthe pump house for its new Nti. 3 well to Wayne and' Harold Smith Constructien of Seaforth for$5.990... The welt is located in Eemendville and hie housing is to be a cement block 1244 insulated. Sills Hardware will do the electrical work. Road superintendent Allan Nicholson reported that two yield road signs were stolen, six yield signs damaged, as well as a railway sign. and Other signs removed. A snow fence IWaS badly damaged as well, QUEENS OF THE FURROW' — The 1979 Huron. County Queen of the Furrow is,lanet Shapton of Stephen Township, She was crowned at. the annual Huron plowing match held Saturday at the Hey township farm of Huron Warden Jack Tinney. From the, left ere rtinnellip Elizabeth Deters, Dashwood, QUO") Janet Shoptort sr td last, years Queen Anne Stewart of Seaforth. T -A photo ood crowd at Huron match BY ROSS HAUGH The 52nd annual Huron County plowing match held Saturday at the Hay town- ship farm of Huron Warden Jack Tinney was a success. Secretary -treasurer Russell Bolton, who has held the position for the past 14 y ears said he was pleased . with the 88 entries taking part in alt categories. In the Queen of The Furrow contest, Janet, Shapton, R.R,I,F2ieter WAS named the 1979 winner. -' Janet wilt be representing Huron in the 1.979 'Inter- national match in Kent County in late September, Elizabeth Datars, Dash-. wood was runner-up in the Queen competition. Other ' contestants were Patti Down, Exeter and Ruth Alton. Luck. now. Ruth Craig and. Marie McGaviti were the directors in charge. Janet Shapton received her ,erown and other prizes ' from last year's winner Anne Stewart, Seaforth. John Becker, Dash- wood and Ken limes. Brussells were the premier winners in the seniors corn - pennons. Innes was the winner of the morning open class, took the Senior championship and the Elrussells Stockyards trophy and the Algoma Tire of Exeter trophy for the best plowed land. JohnBeckerwonthc Br \evaisssenior second cootnodrsreserveinaN‘a' the rdeh na amosthe rpni oi ng open class, the McGavin Farm -Equipment award for the best -corner in -class 10 and the --prize for round -the. field plowing. Brian McGavin won the junior chiMpionships and Bevan Shapton was the re, serve winner. Peter" Dearing. .R.R.I, Exeter won the junior competition for non -winners of previous years and Scott Turnbull,• Grand Bend was second, Dearing also won a wrist watch from the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branches in Huron. Jim Pentland,' .LucicnoW won the' Kongskilde trophy for the best land .plowed with a Triple K plow. Don Little of MOnktop we's the winner of two open classes. Tam Leeming won, the slimier of the special horse drawn class for business- men, mayors, reeve, oauncillors, etc. Next in. line were Bill Stephens, Carmen , Hawaii and Ken Dunean, teenting also won the 0,0 Huron 'C'ounty•Speclar. Lloyd Venner and Dave Kyle, Kippen were winners in class one in the horseshoe pitching contest with Keith Lovell, Kippen and Elgin Kipfer, Dashwood placing second. Taking first prize in the open class were Horace Salt and Matt Coyne with, Ron Anderson and Herman Fisher „second. In nail driving competi tions, Pat Down was the ladies winner and former Huron warden Bill Elston and Ken Alton were tied fer 'first in the men's category. In a nail -off. Alton was declared the winner, Herman Fisher and Cliff March and won the log sawing competition. Allan Campbell is pre sident of the Huron Plowmen's Association and Graeme Craig is assistant secret FURROW QUEEN CONTESTANTS --- Janet Shapton of Stephen township was named Queen of the Furrow at Satur- day's Huron County plovving match, The four contestants are shown with two of the organizers prior to judging. Froin the left are official Helen Craig, contestants Patti Down. Usbome: Ruth Alton, Lucknow: runnerup Elizabeth Deters. Dashwood: Queen Janet Shapton and official Marie McGavin. T -A oho. Clive Buist Night planned . Tentative plans are underway to hold an Anyone interested in serving on a commit- Appreciaton Night in honor of Clive Buist, tee to plan the evening or in volunteering ho has been Seaforth's recreation director for the past six years. Mr. Buist is leaving at their services is asked to call The Huron the end of September to become recreation Expositor at 527-0240 and leave their name director of Fergus and area. ..aeld nimiber. Something to say . cottage a minute, mom'', she saia. (C.entinued from Page 3) for most of our two weeks, she was right.') Once in a little bit wet. we'd hear ' 'all done,, finished". But eventually holding on tight and trying to remember to keep eyes and mouth shut at the same time. she loved to swim kicking thi, feet and flailing her arms, tho not both at the same time. All in all it was a terrific holiday, with a terrible two who kept us hopping. And our reaction to comm): back to work and the regular grind? Gaby summed it up best as we drove into Seaferth that first Monday 'Morning. "Wanna see the • • Harold Jordan Electric Ltd. TRENCHING all types *Industrial,. Home & Farm Wiring. •Hydrapoles installed and •Linework Mitchell LLOCKWOOD INNESBeonHandIig• Equipment BEAN PULLER '4 Row (Front View) 348-9957. • 0 00 ll, t't44. • COMBINE PICK-UPS From 84" to 148" if . 4 461 .10 .x,isort 570 - BEAN WiNDROWER NOW IN STOCK :Genuine ReplacementParts 'Including High Speed Knives ONTARIO BEAN HEADQUARTERS SIAPORTIMI 5214120 CILUX EXTERIOR LATEX LO SHEEN Reg. 18.75gal. sale 15.75 gal. CILUX EXTERIOR LATEX GLOSS Reg. 20.00 gal. Sale 17.00 gal' CILUX EXTERIOR ALKYO GLOSS , Reg, 18.75 gal. Sale 15.75 gal. LATEX SOLID COLOR STAINS Reg. 13.75 gal. Sala 11.25 gal' 1 Frei Decorating Consultation & Seralce Robert L. 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