The Citizen, 2007-12-06, Page 26GORDON. In memory of Ronald
Gordon, November 29, 2006.
In used to talk to you every day,
But now I cannot call.
I want to tell you what I did today,
But I cannot call.
I want to tell you Dawson scored a
goal today,
But I cannot call.
I want to tell you how Cassidy is
doing in high school,
But I cannot call.
I want to tell you so many things,
But I cannot call.
But I am sure you see all these things
from where you are,
So it is o.k. if I cannot call.
– Love always, Donna, Richard,
Cassidy and Dawson. 48-1
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MANN. In memory of James Mann
who passed away on Dec. 4, 2006.
When the ties of love are broken,
And loved ones have to part,
It leaves a wound that never heals,
And also a broken heart.
But looking back with memories,
O’er the path we used to trod,
I bless the years I shared with you,
And leave the rest to God.
– Lovingly remembered by wife
Mary and Heather and Tom and
Bruce and Tanya and families. 48-1
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POPP. In loving memory of a dear
husband, father and grandfather,
Lorne Popp who passed away
December 11, 2001.
The special years will not return,
When we were all together,
But with all the love within our
hearts,
You will walk with us forever.
– Lovingly remembered by Evelyn
and family. 48-1p
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SMITH, Grace, Sept. 26, 1942 -
Dec. 10, 2006.
We thought of you with love today,
But that is nothing new,
We thought about you yesterday,
And days before that too.
We think of you in silence,
We often speak your name,
All we have are memories,
And your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake,
With which we’ll never part,
God has you in His keeping,
We have you in our hearts.
– We love and miss you, Harry,
Cathy, Patty, Darlene and families.
48-1p
SMITH. In memory of our dear
sister, Grace who passed away Dec.
10, 2006.
She did not ask for much in life,
Her heart was warm and tender,
She worked so hard for those she
loved,
And those she loved remember.
– Your sisters and brothers and
families. 48-1
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WHITTARD, Lois.
Dearly missed along the way,
Quietly remembered every day,
No longer in our lives to share,
But in my heart you are always
there.
– Bush. 48-1p
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The sixth meeting for the
Wawanosh 4-H Club Home for the
Holidays was held on Nov. 12 at
June Robinson’s. Jeannette
Schramm opened the meeting with
the pledge, followed the roll call,
which was “One of my ideas for for
sharing the spirit at the holiday
time.” There were interesting
answers.
Mary Ellen Foran then discussed
ways of helping others. Some
suggestions from the members were:
collect food for Christmas food
bank, babysit for Christmas
shoppers, take baking to the seniors’
residence, etc.
Members showed their individual
homework gift projects.
They split into groups to make a
sway with fresh greens or an
invitation for the 4-H Christmas
party. The invitations will be given
out to other Wawanosh 4-H
members.
The party will be Dec. 8 at the
residence of Mary Ellen Foran.
Members are to wear red and green
and bring their Christmas spirit.
The achievement was Dec. 1 from
9:30 a.m. - noon at the Community
Living wreath making project.
A recommendation to revise the
council and committee structure
brought opinion and changed minds
to the table at the Nov. 27 county
council meeting.
The idea of changing the current
council and committee meetings to
create two longer committee of the
whole meetings per month was
proposed at the strategic planning
day in September.
In a Nov. 15 report chief
administrative officer Larry Adams
suggested leaving the monthly
council meeting on the first
Wednesday of the month. The first
committee of the whole meeting
would be held on the Tuesday of the
first full week following the council
meeting and the second would be
the following Tuesday.
Adams explained that there would
be pros and cons to the change.
“The most obvious benefit would be
to have all departments report
directly to council sitting as
committee of the whole,” he said.
This would mean that councillors
would hear all the information and
recommendations first-hand. There
would be opportunity for more
debate and by rising into council
they could deal immediately with
time sensitive issues.
Currently certain members of
council sit on specific committees,
such as planning, agriculture and
public works, with department
heads reporting directly to them.
Recommendations are then brought
back to council.
Adams said too there would be no
additional cost as councillors are
expected to attend and are
compensated for three full day per
diems per month now.
Trying to make decisions with 20
council members could prove
unwielding, however and meetings
could run longer than they are now.
The report was presented at the
Nov. 20 committee of the whole and
the recommendation to restructure
passed in a recorded vote of 11-8.
A week later it was a different
story, however. Central Huron
councillor John Bezaire held to his
original view saying that he had
continued to give the matter a lot of
thought and felt compelled to speak
against it again.
“It may be logical to go to
committee of the whole meetings,
but I don’t feel the time is right.”
Bezaire, who was chair of the
health, ambulance and social
services committee, said he was
proud of the work his committee
had done in the past year and had
confidence in the members of other
committees. “I see good discussion
from these meetings and solid
recommendations coming from
them.”
Huron East councillor Bernie
MacLellan, who had initially voted
in favour of the recommendation
had since had a change of heart. His
concern was that the meetings
would run too long. “With 20 people
trying to make decisions you are
going to have long meetings. I’m
pretty sure that after three hours
people here are tired of listening to
me. They don’t want to have to
listen after eight.”
Central Huron councillor Bert
Dykstra said he had some of the
same apprehensions as MacLellan.
“I have re-considered,” he said,
calling the size of council onerous.
Also, Dykstra felt the number of
people might be intimidating to
ratepayers coming to make a
presentation.
Councillor Joe Seili of Huron East
agreed that longer meetings are not
going to get the best results. “I feel
that when we go past lunch some
stuff gets rushed. Things may not
get due diligence.”
In response to South Huron’s Ken
Oke’s comment that the system was
working well in neighbouring
counties, Seili noted. “Others make
it work, but not with 20 around the
table. Until we change the
composition of council I think we
should leave it as it is.”
Others felt that the change might
be worth trying at least. Ashfield-
Colborne-Wawanosh’s Ben Van
Diepenbeek said, “This would be a
move forward. Everyone gets all the
information from the departments.
And it may set us up to reduce
council to perhaps nine
representatives.
Bill Dowson of Central Huron
said he thought council should try
the new structure as it would save
staff time spent now at meetings.
Oke said he was content to try the
change on a trial basis. “If it doesn’t
work, we will go back. It’s up to us.”
Dykstra requested a recorded vote
which resulted in a tie, thus the
recommendation was lost.
Voting in favour were Dave
Johnston, Bluewater; warden Deb
Shewfelt, Goderich; Murray Scott,
North Huorn; Dowson, George
Robertson, South Huron; Neil
Vincent, North Huron; Neil Rintoul,
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh; Oke
and Dorothy Kelly, Morris-
Turnberry.
Opposed were: Seili, Jim
Fergusson, Bluewater; Bezaire;
MacLellan; Tim Collyer, Central
Huron; John Grace, Goderich; Bill
Siemon, Huron East; Max Demaray,
Howick and Jim Dietrich, South
Huron.
The Ethel euchre was held on
Monday, Nov. 26.
Winners were: share the wealth,
Viola Adams, Lloyd Smith; high,
Leanne Minielly, Lloyd Smith; lone
hands, Viola Adams, Leota
Thompson, Linda Minielly, Marion
Harrison; low, Shirley Verstoep and
Dorothy Martin; tally, Adrian
Verstoep, Edna McLellan, Allan
Edgar, Myrna Burnett, Eleanor
Stevenson, Judy Hahn, Allan
Martin, Grace Stewart, Neil Hatt,
Sharon Freeman.
The Christmas euchre will be held
Monday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m.
This will be the last euchre for the
year.
4-H Home
for the
Holidays
meets
Councillors change mindon restructuring proposal
By Bonnie Gropp
The Citizen
People
win
prizes at
Ethel
euchre