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Times-Advocate, 1980-02-06, Page 5Tim0a-A4v9.catotf01,NarY 4/ 1980 , Paves. situation in xeter rasvlirrrrnfpxararrxr-r,-,---- mnuelosuratenunamwiwm,\h,N. A. i11111111111111 11111U1 /4111 mr/417/11/11111.10 oriVAITIE explains concern over recreation D Sir VG~eil shiver me timbers and, blow me down!! Con- trary to the advice of several friend$, I have decided to respond to the boat rocking you! talked about in "Batt'n. Areund" 39 January 1950, My intent, as in all my comments, about recreation in Ueter, is to add light and not heat to the concerns. FirSt I want to ensure that it ia clear that I too agree that the board of management South Huron Recreation Center (SHRC) have operated the center well and conscientiously. I hope you would agree that I have been quick to praise the beard and have done so, in public on numerous pc- casions. I have only two concerns with the operation of recreation in Exeter, both of these would disappear if the existing by-laws were followed as. I understand them to be written. If the by- laws are too difficult to follow then let's rewrite them to reflect the type of operation we can follow. My two concerns can be summarized as follows: 1. All committees con- ducting the public's business must be responsible to and answerable to someone, usually council. It is recognized that because of the legal implications the decisions of the Committee of Adjustment can not be overtUrnen ny council however even this com- mittee is financially an- swerable to council. The board of management SHRC must be responsible and answerable to someone, Even council is responsible and answerable to the electorate. 2. The citizens of Exeter need a focus for their recreation interests. This focus should be "recreation oriented" and not "facilities oriented". Perhaps it is a minor point, however I believe that facilities should be responsive to the recreation needs of the community and not the other way around, The South' Huron ticereation Center is only a part of the recreation picture in Usborne; it is only a part of the recreation picture in Stephen. The way we are operating it is the Whole of the recreation picture in Exeter. This is the way we are operating, not the way the by-law intended it to operate. Existing legislation established the Exeter Recreation Committee. If this committee were working as I believe it was intended, (I) recreation would be "responsible and answerable" to council and (ii) Exeter citizens would have a focus for their recreation interests (the SHRC is a large part of these interests but it is not the only interest.) The two members of Exeter Council who sit on this committee have both told me that they see "no use for this committee to ever meet." I disagree with that position. Recreation is important to Exeter. In ray opinion it is just as important as roads, sewers, garbage collection, etc. For this reason Exeter council needs to be responsive to the recreation interests of Exeter citizens, It is noted that at least two "recreation groups" in Exeter havd not found the encouragement and support that I would expect if the Exeter Recreation Com- mittee were active, The motion passed by council calling for an "inquiry" into this matter was made to help clarify the situation. If' for no other reason , the pension, sick leave, employee benefits etc. for the employees of the SHRQ needs to be clearly established. Is the town of Exeter solely responsible for them? The use of the word "inquiry" reflects my concern about the seriousness of the situation. It is not a request for the Province to tell us what to do; it is the door opener for discussion amongst the Province, Usborne Stephen, Hay and Exeter. This discussion is needed. The nature of the recreation relationships among all of tiS is an evolving one and subject to change. My intent in "rocking the boat" is not to tip it but rather it is to make sure we are all awake and on course. If we are going to "shoot the rapids" let's make sure everyone knows what he or she is supposed to do, Let's work together; each of us doing our respective job. Yours truly jay Campbell The readers write Councillor Exeter Pharmacy Ltd. Main Street 235-1570 • key ate,ed Doug OUR BEST EVER for lunch Friday noon. From the left are Lisa Grose, Leslie Takacs and Michael•Hern. HOT bOG LUNCH — Grade three students at Usborne Central School enjoyed hot dogs Granton seniors meet By MRS. E. SUMMERS GRANTON The Granton Happy Gang met at the United Church on Wednesday. Mrs. Harold Westman presided and conducted the business, Members were asked to bring pictures of themselves when they were young and this proved very interesting. Card games and crokinole were enjoyed for the remainder of the afternoon. Those with birthdays in December and January were the following: Wilda, Mid: dleton, Margaret Elliott, Edna Westman, and Elwood Morden. Medway Euchre Club The Medway euchre club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Burnett on January 28, Prize winners were the following: ladies high score, Ethel Lewis; lone hands, Lila Abbott, low, score, Alexia Atkinson, men high score, Carman Dann; lone hands, Austin Hobbs; low score, Earl Atkinson. General U.C.W. Executive meet The executive of the General U.C.W. met at, the home of Mrs. Wilfred Garett newly elected president, to plan the agenda for the year. Mrs. Garrett presided and opened the meeting. Mrs, Fred Cook led in prayer. It was reported that the U.C.W. had had a very successful year financially in 1979. The Middlesex Presbyterial meeting was announced for February 14 at Metropolitan United Church London, the theme to be 'The power of Words" Jack Burghardt to be the guest speaker, Mrs. Pat Chevancek, presided of Unit 3, an- nounced that their unit was sponsoring a class on hairpin lace and knitting at the United Church • on Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m: the first class to begin on February 5. Church news At the United Church Rev. Elwood Morden was in charge of the morning worship, and entitled his sermon The man who became a Rock." This referred to the Apostle Peter, of all the disciples of Jesus, Peter is the one we know the best, said Rev. Morden, Christ's influence on Peter is an example of Christ's influence on men. There are three charac- teristics I wish to bring to your attention, in connection with Peter, (1) Quality of leadership (2) his initiative qualities, this is a precious gift, and should be cultivated by all of us, and (3) courage, if we would reach any greatness in life, we must take risks and must have courage, said the minister. Michael Scott, and Tod Sleeper, ' delegates to the T.O.C. Alpha Conference held at the Inn in the Park Hotel, Toronto, December 27-30, gave an informative report. T.O.C. Alpha is a youth organization occupied with alcohol and drug con- cern. The boys told of being shown a film entitled Scared Straight this made to show what happens to teenagers when they have to serve a jail sentence, and was meant to be a deterrent to crime. ° At St. Thomas Anglican Church, Dr. Walter Creery of Kirkton, conducted the service. Dr. Creery spoke on the Unity of Christian Morality. We have to put our own selves first, and riot think of ourselves more highly than we should, in other words, be modest in our thinking. At the Granton Com- munity Bible Church, Rev. Glen Fretz of London spoke on a Christian perspective of death, Although many ignore or deny death's reality, each one of us must face the fact that one day each of us is certain to die, no man knows the hour, the good news however is, if we have a personal relationship with Christ, we need not fear death, but' can confidently view death as a doorway into Heaven. 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