The Citizen, 2010-12-23, Page 47THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2010. PAGE 47.
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certainly not as they might have
expected but the events and visitors
confirmed that God’s prophecy had
come true.
Patience, Terry reminded
everyone, opens doors, gives one a
chance to walk in another’s shoes,
brings an appreciation of life and
others in our world, understanding,
etc. His wish for everyone was that
they could pause long enough in this
busy and hectic week to consider the
season and focus on the birth and our
faith.
David is a Canadian working for
the Rural Student Christian
Federation in the Middle East. One
year he received a Christmas card
from someone he didn’t know. That
person learned of David and his
work through the United Church and
they wanted to offer thanks and
encouragement for his work. This
work is supported by monies
donated to the United Church
Mission and Service Fund.
The Londesborough United’s
objective for Mission and Service
for 2010 is $5,000. To date $3,732
has been raised. Offerings at the
Christmas Eve service will be given
to that fund. Londesborough
United’s Christmas Eve service
begins at 7 p.m. There will be no
Sunday School program on Dec. 26.
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it isn’t as likely to prompt a reaction
as a board-wide closure would be.
“In the last week we had some
schools closed six days, but
Stratford schools weren’t closed at
all,” he said. “It has to all be
balanced.”
If the closures happen to be
concentrated, as they were over the
past two weeks, it is more of a
concern for the board than if they
happen to spread out throughout the
season, but they aren’t considering
the lost time a problem yet.
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so I eventually said, ‘I’ll do it’,”
Geddes recalled. And that’s all it
took. In a post which will see her
travel to Toronto for approximately
six meetings per year – and “learn
on the fly,” she explained – she takes
over from recently-defeated Perth
East trustee Tina Traschel.
Original plans had the board
conducting its inaugural meeting
Dec. 7. That was postponed due to
inclement weather.
“Plan B” had the inaugural
meeting on Dec. 14, followed
immediately by the first regular
meeting of the new board.
Instead, on the fifth “snow day” to
hit Huron County schools over a
stretch of just seven school days,
“Plan C” saw only the hasty
completion of the sparsely-attended
(at least in person) inaugural
meeting on Dec. 14. The first regular
meeting is now set for Tuesday, Jan.
11 (typically, the board doesn’t
resume meetings until the fourth
week of the new year).
“I’m looking forward to it,”
declared Wagler, who has served as
a trustee for 10 years – much of that
time as chair of the Finance
Committee.
A product manager for
Honeywell, he says he declined
nominations to serve as chair in the
past due to commitments in that job.
Now, however, those commitments
are less demanding.
With five new trustees, he says
getting everyone up to speed will be
the board’s first task. By spring,
however, he hopes the Ontario
Municipal Board challenges against
the board’s planned new school in
North Huron will be sorted out, so
workers “can have shovels in the
ground.”
“That’s a goal for us,” he said of
the North Huron project.
In the fall of 2011, transitions will
begin for the changes contained in
the two accommodation reviews
approved by the former board last
spring: consolidations of elementary
facilities in South Huron and Huron
East/North Perth.
Wagler, who has always been
known for meticulously examining
staff reports – particularly when it
comes to finances – was asked if
he’ll feel limited from that role now
that he’s chair. He responded that he
hopes that doesn’t happen.
“My goal, in asking those
questions, has always been to ensure
that all of us understood (the reports)
as clearly as possible, so that we
could provide adequate resources to
the schools and be able to apply
those resources in an efficient
manner,” he said. “I think I’ll still be
able to play that role, as chair.”
A news release from the board
noted that 2011 marks the first time
in the 11-year history of the
amalgamated former Perth and
Huron school boards, that two men
have occupied the top two elected
positions (chair and vice chair).
Lost time not a problem
How dramatic!
Teacher and choir leader Floyd Herman was one of several
performers at Monday night’s reading of A Christmas Carol
at the Blyth United Church. The event was a fundraiser for
Bicycles for Humanity. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Church fundraises
for Service Fund
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should, to be “prudent”, be
“beneficial to both parties”. He then
stated that there is little benefit for
North Huron to enter into an
Automatic Aid agreement with
ACW, and there would be little
benefit for the residents of Auburn
not currently covered by North
Huron Township.
Councillor Bernie Bailey
originally suggested that ACW
present more information on what
benefits would exist for North Huron
if they entered into an Automatic Aid
Agreement, however that motion
was withdrawn.
Agreement
would be
‘beneficial’
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