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The Huron Expositor, 1978-11-09, Page 7a• The village ' of Hensall council were acclaimed to office. Council membets are , Harold K t and council a Neilands, Harry 'gunge], Richard Packham and Klaas Van Wie rem Acclaimed Reeve of Hensall HAROLD KNIGHT Harold Knight who will start his second term as reeve of Hensall with an acclamation to office says he would like to, see the village's ,official plait completed and. see annexation go through. "Nobody else Wanted to step up" from council into the job of reeve," Mr. Knight cited as another reason for letting his name stand as reeve. The -main , issues facing Hensall over the next two years are the new storm sewers starting this fall as well as' the plan and annex- ' ation, Mr-. -Knight-told-the Expositor. A council member since 1962, and reeve for the past two yearS, Mr. Knight has his own electrical business in Hensall. He and his wife' Marg, have two childr,en, a son ' Stephen who's an apprentice electrician -with his dad and a daughter, Anne Dayman, who's a hair- dresser at' Brian's Hair- styling in Seaforth.- Acclaimed to Hensall Council . RICHARD PACKHAM Richard Packham, ac- claimed as ,a new member of Hensall council, feels he'll be able to look at the village's business objectively and that his, experience in various parts of the world will help him. Mr. Packham, Who's 28 and a native of England, has lived in , Hensall six years. His wife is .a native of Hensall and her late father, Johnlienderson, was a reeve for a number 'of years. Mr. Packham, whose children have just started. school was an active Kins • - man for. twq years. He is employed at Bendix. He says though he hasn't had much chance to get into the issues Hensall will face in the next two years, "I always feel things can be negoti- Hullett ated. • 1 I' array, who has four attending schools in the separate school system. said he ran for Office since he is interested in the education process. Mr. Murray has been acclaimed as trustee on 'the board. He said the main issue in the area he serves is trying to 'main the quality of edu- cat n without great in- crea -es in cost. Mr. Murray is married with four sons. and farms in Township. 'cause he is 'nterested in school and e cation. Declining nrolment and tightneSs of 'n ey have to be the main issues facing the school board he believes, especially declining enrol- ment. Hii past experience in- cludes being on the local hoard of Education in Wing- ham and four years on the County boatel. He is a Sun-Life of Canada Assurance salesman. His wife Mary is a Kindergarten teacher at Sacred Heart school in 'Wingham. They have three boys and one girl and they had one other son who was killed a year ago. Separate School Board Acclaimed-Trustee Ron. Murray ' Ronald's Murray, who re- sides on a farm in McKillop Township, represents Sea- forth and McKillop Township on the Huron-Perth Roman Catholic Separate School boar. Mchildr The Exciter 440 has what' you're looking for. A power- ful, reliable, economical, virtually indestructible machine specifically de- signed to go where you want ' to go and do what you want to. do. See the Exciter 440 today at - IDE ENTOP ISES • SALES & SERVICE 2442. 1,000AIX. I chose to run as a taxpayer to be involved with the business of the township. Equal -rights for the whole township are.the,main issues facing us. I have had 2 1/2 years on Hullet Reereation Board. I am a farmer,' married and have three children, a boy and girl still at home. I am interested in sports. rustee Candidate . Marilyn Kunder Marilyn Kander, who. is .running as- a trustee on the Huron County board of education r4presenting the town of Seaforth, and McKir- lop and Hullett Townships, said she is running for office because she is not satisfied with some decisions made by the present board. Mrs. Kunder, who. works part-time as a bookkeeper at Topnotch Feeds Ltd.. has two children - David, a student at Seaforth Public School and Nancy, a student at Seaforth District High School.. The candidate has,13 years experience on school boards including four years on an advisory Vocational commit- -tee and eight years on a trainable , retarded commit- tee. • Mrs. Kunder said she has time to devote to the board which is a multi-million dollar business, and "I feel that the people in this area shoUld be represented by h responsible person who is also a parent with children in both the elementary and secondary systems." Mrs: Kunder said the main issue facing the school board in the next two years will be budgets, lower government grants, an increased tax load, school closing, special educations and public re- lations between board, teachers, parents , and students. DON McDONALD Donald '-McDonald Who is already in by acelamatiOn on the Huron County Public Sdhool Board chose to run for a seat on, the school board, because, "Having part of my. family still in the system, I am very •interested in their education as well as every Other student in Huron County. "Also being a farmer I am very concerned with our education tax and how it is being Vent. , Two main issues that he believes face the Board of Education Will be the impact - Pf detlitiltig enrolment on oar edueition system in Huron county -and the ever sp iraling cost of' education. Mr. MacDonald owns and OriersiteS a farm at Lot 2, • • - Sabo' boar THE HYRON EXPO dITOR NOVEMEEtrai 1976-4- 7 ' Grey to ns • A. Trustee Candidate Minnie Noakes , Minnie Noakes, who lives in Hensall, is running as a trustee on the Huron County • board of education, to repre- sent ratepayers in the towns of Hensall and Zurich and also Hay Township. ,Mrs. Noakes served as a • councillor oh Hensall council for six years and was reeve of the village for three years. She was employed as a nurse ' in the Queensway Nursing Home in Hefisall and for the past three years, attended South Huron District High School. She will receive her Grade 13 Honors diploma at the school graduation on Nov. 17 Mrs. Noakes said, "I have always believed in honesty in every 'endeavour; have been criticized many times but have always stood by my convictions." She said she decided to run for a seat on the board of education because she is sincerely interested in and concerned with education and administration of the same. "For three years I have 'been with the teachers and students 'at South Huron' District High School. I am assured that I have a good understanding of their pro- blems plus the fact I am a mother 'of eight and a ratepayer." The candidate said the. main issues facing the board ' in the next two 'years will likely be the dropping rolment in the schools; • rim costs and d very great dang of unemployment for the gr duates when they do- enter the work 'force. • : ' Acclaimed °porothy Williams , Dorothy Williams, of R.R.4, Clinton, who repre, sents Tuekersmith Township and the town of Clinton on the HuronCounty board of educatiot, originally taught 21 years for the board. Mrs. Williams is the mother of „two sons who attended local schools and the trustee said she ran for Office originally' because she„&„ felt she kne* the strenth and Trustee - acclaimed C. EdWard Dearing C. Edward, Dearing has been acclaimed as a trustee on the Perth County Board of Education. Mr. Dearing, who operates a farm in Hibbert Township in partnership with. his two sons, has lived in the town- ship for the past 3,0 years. The trustee has served,on thp Perth County board since the elections of 1970 and was the board chairman in 1975 and -1976. 'Prior to that time, he was a trustee on the Seaforth Dis- trict High School board for several years. He is also a , director, representing Perth County, on the Ontario Bean Growers Co-operative. Mr. Dearing said, "After weighing the arguments in support of the benefits of experience and continuity on the board and after'consider- able soul searching, on my part, I have deckled te, once, again, offer my services as a representative of my com- munity and work towards effectively keeping thepublic in control of education." .• He said the main' issue facing boards in the next two years is the problem of striking a realistic balance between opposing forces. Mr. Dearing said on one hand the public expects some restraint on spending at all levels of government, in- cluding school boardkand on the other hand boards will be hard pressed to, satisfy that expectation• h other factors which interfere, i.e.; declining enrolments that tend to Make present facilities • and services less efficient, the continuing need to provide varied and inter- esting programs despite fewer students, the in- creasing cost of supplies and service contracts and other atters. The two rePresentatiVes on the Perth County Board of Education representing tax- payers in Fullarton,. Hibbert and Logan and the ,toWn of Mitchell were returned' by acclamation. Board. I have had experience on the Blyth Fire Board, Blyth Arena Board, Hullett Recreation and an d Centre Board, and Auburn Hall Board, I am past president of Huron County junior Farmers and Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association. • weaknesses of the school system from both sides. Mrs. Williams was re- turned 'as trustee by -ac- clamation. The trustee said she would like to maintain and improve the vocational education pro- gram for all student's who. wish to take the program. This year, some students had to be turned away' from the course: ' • Also, Mrs. Williams said she supports a performance review of all teaching per- sonell and administrators working for the Huron County board of education. Th-e-trustee said she would like to see the review com- pleted and circulated to the board of education. W.J. KINAHAN W. J. Kinahan who was acclaimed- as a trustee on the Huron-Perth Raritan Catholic Separate School Board says he chose to run again be- Michael Connolly name - stand again since ratepayers had asked him to serve again. Mr. Connolly said one ' issue in the nett.term will be keeping educational costs in GREG BRANDON • With four years of council experience, the latter two as ' senior councillor, I believe that r can do a good job of presenting viewsand problem's of the people of Hallett at county council. I don't think there• are any overly controversial issues facing the people of Hallett during the next two years; but I would like to see some sort of agreement reached with Clinton, as ' to how Hallett and the other sur- rounding townships can help to support their arena. During the four years that I have been a dduncillor in Hullett it has been my pleasure to be their' appointed, representative to the-Clinton Fire Aea Board, and the Hullett Recreation Com- mittee. I have attended the monthly meetings, of these boards and taken an active part in the work they do on behalf of the ratepayers of Hullett Township. Trustee Candidate John Henderson John Henderson, ,who is seeking reelection as a trustee on the Huron County board of education, repre- senting McKillop and Hullett • Township and .Seaforth has farmed. in McKillop Town- ship all his life. • Mr. Henderson and his wife have eight Children, and one' child is in elementa6 school, one in secondary school and one in college. The other children have completed their educatiOn. The trustee was a member of The McKillop Township ' School area board for five years and has been a member of the Huron County board of education for the past eight years. • 'He sail-dile decided to seek re-election since, "Having 'experienced my family going through the education system for a number of yeart, I feel that our ,secondary education system todails failing to give the students what they need for our society." Mr. Henderson said some of the main issues the board will be facing the next- term are -equipment which must be' replaced due to the metric system, tr sportation routes which m be revised • to eliminate. the overlapping of bus routes `and boundary changes7which shpuld be made in order to make full use of all schools. , Robert Peck:ha-s' been acclaimed as a trustee on the Huron County board of et1U1,- cation, iepre,senting rate- payers in Stanley Township, Mr, Peck, who lives on the family farm in the Township helps operate the appliance store in "The heart of downtown Varna." The trustee and his wife have four daughters - two are teachers, One is a high school student and the fourth works in a secondary school office and ,two sons, who.'have completed their education, Trustee -Acclaimed Robert Peek Mr. Peck has served on school -boards for over 20 years. He first served on the S.S. #13, Stanley Township school baord, on the CDCI and CHSS board and" is completing his fourth year on the Huron County board. Mr. Peck said, "I chose to run for a seat on the Huron County board of education because I have always been interested in a good edu- cation for the students of the county while trying to keep costs at a reasonable level." He said, believe the main issue facing the board during the next two years is the extremely high price that are pa ing for good education." He 'sad his aim in running fora tri stee is to hold, down these iralling costs as much as po sible. "It may even be nec- ary to do some cutting whie could possibly involve some courses." the trustee said. Concession 15 of Grey Town- ship. He and his wife Marilyn have a family of two boys and four-girls -of which two are still in the Public and Secondary. system. He has been a member of the County School board for eight years and before that was on the GreyTownship Board for 10 years. Separate School-Boa rd Trustee - Acclaimed Michael Connolly, of R.R.3, Kippen, has been acclaimed as the .trustee on the Hitron-Perth Roman Catholic Separate School board representing Tucker- smith and Stanley Townships and Hensall Mid. Zurich. Mr. Connolly has ,Served as a trustee on the board since the county system Was implemented. 1 h e trustee saidihe let his In Hullett the., reeve`, Joe Honking and councillors John-Flynn, Joe Gibson and . John Jewitt were acclaimed. Both Greg Brandon and Tom' Cunningham are running for the position of deputy reeve. JOE GIBSON I would like to thank the Blyth Standard for this opportunity to 'thank the ratepayers of Hullett town- ship for giving me the last two years on council. I' have found it to be very interest- ing and I have enjoyed meeting more people and finding out °the different workings of council. From being on council I have been associated with the Seaforth fire Area Board and the Farm Safety Associa- tion. Our new township shed and office is taking shape and I was glad to have had a small part in its planning and it should serve the township for many years. I am sorry to see so little interest taken in local politics here and in surrounding , areas and I don't know if the ratepayers are satisfied •with the present council or they aren't interested. If more interest ,isn't shown in the future, I'm afraid Regional Government will be here and then we will , wish more people had cared. TOM' CUNNINGHAM I am a farmer who was born and raised 'in Hullett Township. I am still residing on the farm which my great great grandfather purchased from the crown. I am married to the former' Ila Grigg and have four daughters and one son. Linda and Debra are attend- ing Central Huron Secondary School. Roger, Julia and Leona attend Hullett Central Public School. I am running for the position of Deputy-Reeve of Hullett Township because of an interest in local politics and the wish to serve fhe peoApoleothoof rthbeeetdowofii_stbl ep. t own- ship:in my opinion is 'a • township-plan. We are now under the county plan and there are many things in it which I do not necessarily feel are good for our town- ship-one example being the present severance regul- ations. There are many par- cels of land in the township which are naturally sev ered by ditches, creeks, etc.. These are too small to' farm economical ywith our present machinery and as long as J2u.itding on them., will not present a problem tb existing livestock operation, they should be severed and built on rather than growing up in weeds. I• have had two years experience on the tothiship council and two yearS on the old Hallett Township School LYLE PETTAPIECE Lyle Pettapiece who 's trying for a Grey Township -Council seat said he decided to run for council because some neighbours asked him He is concerned about foreign investment and non- residential ownership of farm land, "It's gotten to be quiq a concern in other townships and I'm afraid it's spreading to Grey Township. It's put- ting us local people at a standstill. We can't compete with them buying this land," he said.' This is his first try at CHARLES THOMAS Charles Thomas a former Grey ,Township councillor and reeve who is trying for a position on that council again says he decided to run because a number of rate- payers encouraged him to and, "I, guess it's in my blood after being in muni- cipal politics for 1.1 years." As to his reasons for wanting the job he said, "I, think it's, perhaps , my duty. Everyone has a, Certain duty 'to the municipality and thi's is the way I choose to serve." He thinks one of the first issues in Grey Township is getting tile loans. "Grey Township is the only municipality at the present time in Huron County which does, not offer tile loans and I think we need to re-instate them," he said. His past political experi- ence includes 11 years of municipal experience, six of them as reeve of the town- ship and two years on the school board including one year as vice-chairman. He and his wife own a grain and livestock farm which he operates with the help 'of his two sons and he also has a daughter who is attending university in Thunder Bay. Candidate for Trustee . Herb Turkheim Herb TM:0(24h. a Zurich ' businessman, is seeking re- election to the Huron County board of education, repre- senting Hensall, Zurich and , Hay Township. . Mr. Turkheim has, served on the board for six years, and was vice-chairman of the board ,for one year. and chairman of the board for two years. The trustee also served on the boa'rd's salary negoti- ating committee for' five years. For the past two years . he has been a directpr of the Ontario Public School Trus- tees Association., Mr. Turkheim said he has a record of six yeats of perfect attendance at regular board meetings. He said he decided to seek re-election since he has a sincere interest in the educational system. His own children attend schools in the system and Mr. Turkheim said he wants the best education possible for child- ren in the county. Among the , issues Mr. Turkheim foresees in the coming term, are rising costs and declining enrolments in the schools. Also. the trustee said in January 'he took a strong stand on the possible closing of Hensall Public School. He said he will fight that schools. closing to the end and is opposed to moves toward school closure and the amal- gamation of Smaller schools! Mr. Turkheim said smaller schools. serve a vital interest in the community. ED KRAUTER Ed Kreuter has no past political experience but says he chose to run• for aseat on Grey Tonwship council this time because, "there's been too Many acclamation n the past." "I feel that in 'general we have overlooked the import- ance of municipal or town- ship councils and so I feelthat if municipal matters are not in local, control anymore, it's only because we didn't pay enough attention." As to his wanting the job he says, "The only reason I want the job is that I fell that nothing will ever happen if you just. sit back and comp- lain about it, but don't offer to do anything about it yourself." "Hopefully we- might regain a small amount of control because the 'government is supposed to 'be for the people, by the people. would like to feel that the incoming council would be , prepared to listen more closely than ever before to the needs of the township," he said. Mr. Krauter' farms 500 acres and also does custom farm machinery work. He has lived in Grey Township most of his life and he and his wife have three children. JOHN GILLIS John Gillis, a Grey Town- ship councillor for the past two years) chose to run for a seat on, council because he would like to learn more about the township, meet with thepeople and help plan its future. "I feel that I 'can con- ute, my suggestions and kno edge from the past two years n council to• plan for spt har eoi Hdjb el. et n s • awnd help hi ch arise." sol any he thinks the important issues facing the muncipality are the drainage systems throughout wi t thhee t oewo nn st rhoi ip - o f weeds on the roadsides and the proposal of building up roads. JOHN JOHNSTON John Johnston' who has served as a Grey Township councillor for foul, years decided to run again because some people encouraged him to. He' would like the job of councillor because. "It's - kind of interesting work once you get started." He said there's not really any big issues facing the municipality, "just keeping, things running on an eco- nomical basis." "We need to build some bridges, that's one thing that has to be done. Some roads were widened this year and some more roads need to'be built'up," he added. He has lived all of his life in Grey Township where he is a farmer. He has a wife Leona and two children—a boy and a girl. director and on the Huroh SeirVed on the Federation of County Milk - Committee cohoral aredr ei.sn. - ma rried,fo u r b 0 y s Agriculture as - a • local municipal politics. He has r and has five and a girl. He has 300,acres of land ind. operates a dairy farm with the help of, one of, his.' ' children. All the rest of his children work outside the home. , ROY WILLIAMSON Roy' Williamson doesn't have to face an election as he is already in as reeve of Grey Township by acclamation but the Post thought it would be good to have the acclaimees give their political viewpoints asMwrei i. Williamson decided to run for council again because he is interested in the Township and 'has lived in -the township all his life. The main issue facing the municipality he believes is the Secondary Plan—seeing that it is working for the good of the people- •and keeping costs s apsasletwpoalsitipcoasisiebxlpe. e ence includes"serving on the Township School Board for four years', councillor for Grey Township for two years, Deputy reeve for two years and Reeve for four years,- ' .He is married to Kathleen and farms in Grey Township. He has a son, a "married daughter and „two grand- children. LEONA ARMSTRONG Leona Armstrong the new deputy-reeve of Grey Town- ship by acclamation, has always been interested in municipal. affairs as ' her father was involved in municipal work for several years. She said she is 'looking forward to serving Grey Township in the capacity of Deputy-Reeve and sitting on County Council. Of the main issues facin the municipality she s 'd, "Grey Township is hopi to have its Zoning. By-law com- pleted during 1979. It is apparent that Grey will have to solicit • the services of a By-Law Enforcement Officer in the near future. I am currehtly taking a Govern- mental Affairs Course at the Goderich High School and look forwarded to serving the, _people to the best of my ability." She belongs to the Melville Presbyerian Church where. she teaches Sunday School, is a member of the choir, Women's Guild and Couples' Club. At present she is the secretary-treasurer for the Huron County Women's In- stitutes and District director of the local W.I. Bra h; a Director on the Brussels Fall 'Pair Board; a member of the Brussels, •Morris and Grey Parks, Recreation and Com- munity Centre Board and a . member of the Brussels Horticultural Society .