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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-06-15, Page 5news Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 15, 1983—Page 5 tr Board staff receive increases By Stephanie Levesque Non-union and Local 1428 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE ) .mployees of the Huron County Board of Education will receive five percent salary increases. The increases, reflecting the inflation restraint legislation passed by the pro- vincial government, were approved by the board at its June 6 meeting. The non-union staff salary increases are as follows with 1982 figures in brackets: supervisor of financial ser- vices $37,485 ($35,700), plant manager $25,500 ($25,000), purchasing manager $24,255 ($23,100), transportation manager $24,255 ($23,100), financial assistant $18,375 ($17,500), bus drivers $5,120 ($4,876), band instructor (Seaf orth) $2,982 ($2,840) , senior custodians range from $19,761 to $21,131 ($18,820 to $20,125), atten- dance counsellor $8.30 per hour ($7.90 per hour), elementary schools part and full-time custodians range from $5,985 to $32,130 ($5,700 to $30,600) . CUPE clerical -secretarial staff received a 41 cent across the board increase. The hourly rate ranges from $7.35 to +.41. The audio- visual technician received a 53 cent salary increase br- inging the hourly rate up to $11.31. Father Ed Dentinger C.R. marked the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at a special mass Sunday morning at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Kings- bridge. Following the mass, representatives of vat -ions church organizations made presentations to Father Den - Linger. They are shown with Gene Frayne, who acted as master of ceremonies on behalf of the congregation and the church organist and choir director who participated in the service. From the left are front, Paul Van Rooy, and Agnes Van Osch, representing the students at St. Joseph's Community School; Rita Tigert, spiritual convener, Kings- bridge Catholic Women's League; Marianne Hogan, choir director; Denise Dalton, church organist; back, David Sharpe, principal, St. Joseph's Community School; Brent Van Osch, president Kingsbridge Youth Club; Betty Lou Dalton, president, Kingsbridge CWL; Father Dentinger; Gene Frayne and Frank Ponds, Knights of Columbus. [Sentinel Staff Photo) Liberal task force hears about problems in rural minicipalities By D. Kloeze A provincial task force set up to assess problems in rural municipalities held its first meeting in Goderich last Wednesday June 8. Judging by the scope of the presentations given to the panel of six Liberal mem- bers of the provincial legislature, the task force will have quite some job in store when it comes time to write its report. The committee heard reports from 17 delegations, from town and township councils, from unions and businesses, from farmers, and from the county board of education and health unit. Although many of the same ideas were repeated throughout the day, a lot of concerns were presented to the task force. Assuming that the other hearings to be held across the province will be equally fruitful, the committee will have a lot of information to assimilate for its final report. Among the variety of subjects brought up at the meeting were included: harbour facilities at Goderich, tax rebates on farm land, waste disposal sites, education grants, farm foreclosures, absentee ownership of farm land, alcohol and drug use, am- bulance and hospital ser- vices, and many others. A fairly comprehensive overview of Huron County was presented during the course of the day. The speakers were not necessarily only telling their problems to the task force; most of them were describing the major con- cerns of their organization or community. The task force was an- nounced last February by provincial opposition leader David Peterson in a speech given to the association of municipalities in Ontario. Eight Liberal MPP's are assigned to hold hearings at least twice in each of nine zones in Ontario. The chairman is John Eakins ( Victoria-Haliburton), and the panel includes Jack Riddell (Huron -Middlesex) and Murray Elston (Huron - Bruce) . The other members present in Goderich were Herb Epp (Waterloo North), Robert McKessock (Grey), and Gordon Miller (Haldimand-Norfolk). Jack Riddell said after the hearing was completed that he was very pleased with the quality of the presentations the task force heard that day. He said the panel had expected to hear some of the problems, such as that municipal councils were suffering because of reductions in provincial transfer payments. Farmers' difficulties was another important theme of the day that the MPP's must have been anticipating. A lot of the concerns mentioned by the delegations certainly were not new to the MPP's, as they concerned grants and programs either already in effect or proposed by the government. Most of the speakers were people like township reeves or agricultural representatikes that are in regular contact with their MPP's, making them aware of their con- cerns. For example, a delegation of farmers came to voice • • Former resident presents organ recital A former Lucknow resident, Robert Hall, will present an organ recital at Lucknow United Church, June 24. Presently of Sud- bury, he was a resident of Lucknow from 1961 to 1969. Bob moved with his family to Owen Sound in 1969, where he finished high school. He then went to Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo where he completed his Honours Bachelor of Music, majoring in Piano Performance. He spent one year in Vancouver taking advanced studies in choral conducting. Following two years in Ottawa, where he conducted the Canadian Centennial Choir, he moved to Sudbury where he has spent the last two years. His positions there have included Director of Music at St. Andrew's United Church and Sessional Lecturer at Laurentian University. He has earned a per- former's ARCT in both piano and voice and has three years experience as a professional chorister with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, the Tudor Singers of Montreal, and the Opera Chorus of Festival Ottawa. His plans for the fall of 1983 include a move to Regina where he has been offered a 54,500 scholarship to enter the Master's Program in Voice Performance. Bob will be preforming at the Lucknow United Church on Friday, June 24 at 8.00 p.m. Aim to entertain on Jamboree weekend... •from page 1 the beard growing contest. The Back to School reunion is at the Lucknow Public School on Saturday, July 2 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., also the old Band Members Rehearsal at the school from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The executive reported there are several other reunions planned to coincide with Jamboree '83 - a baseball team reunion, a '42/niners reunion; a reunion of former Pinecrest staff and the Lucknow Pipe Band Reunion at Dr. J. C. McKims on Friday morning at 11 a.m. The Scouts and Beavers, along with the Lucknow Works Department will keep the town neat and clean all weekend. The Junior Farmers will look after parking cars on the perimeter of the town and the Firemen and OPP will be in charge of traffic through and around the town. Other events being held during the weekend: Old Light Lodge are holding an Open House on Sunday after the church services; there is a Tea Party at the Nursing Home on Sunday afternoon; Bruce County Museum will have a display in the east end of the Lucknow Bakeshop; on Sunday night at about 8 p.m. Anne Pritchard will conduct a singalong at the west end of the arena; a Correction A report of the Lucknow School Concert Band's recent tour was credited to Laura Lee Cavlev in last week's Sentinel when in fact, it was written by Karen Young. The Sentinel apologizes for any inconvenience this error may have caused. Wins Jamboree lottery Edna McDonald of Lucknow had the lucky ticket #1668 in this week's Jamboree lottery draw. The draw was made by Sjanie MacAdam at the Bank of Montreal, June 8. tennis tournament will commence on Friday morning. After the parade on Saturday, there will be Scottish Dancing by several dancers from Goderich, at the Ball Park stage. There will be a Tug of War with Tots of trophies and prizes for the winners; also an Arm Wrestling contest in the arena at about 4.30 p.m. Clete Dalton is in charge of these two events. Church services will be held in each church at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 3. The Legion Drumhead Parade will start at 1.30 p.m. from the Public School and the service will be at the Ball Park. The Leahy concerts will be at the Com- munity Centre on Sunday at 6 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. It is hoped that the Fireworks will be on the Sunday evening. Donald Thompson reported that the Lucknow Historical book is at the printers. They have been doing proof reading and the book will be on sale during the Jamboree '83 weekend. their opposition to proposed tax rebates on farm land, sentiments which have already been made known to the minister of agriculture and to local MPP's. One of the things that did surprise the task force, according to Riddell, was Dorothy Wallace's statement that the Board of Education was forced' to close a machine shop in the Clinton high school. The panel was concerned that technical courses were beinf cut when Ontario companies were still importing skilled workers. A lot or questions were Turn to page 7• JW Murray, daughter of Ab and Gloria Murray, Lucknow, graduated on Thursday, June 9, 1983, from Brescia College, The University of Western Ontario, with a Bachelor of Arts In Administrative Office Management Studies. She plans to continue her education at Althouse College, Faculty of Education, London, in September. Trailer fire A fire at MacKenzie Trailer Park, Kintail. sent one person to hospital and destroyed a mobile trailer June 7. Brenda Lennox, 26, of Barrie, was overcome by smoke when she attempted to rescue a cat from inside the trailer. She was treated at Wingham and District Hospital overnight. Lucknow Fire Captain Ken Johnstone said a propane tank connected to a barbeque exploded setting fire to the trailer. Firemen were called to Caledonian Park Monday afternoon, when a Lavis construc- tion vehicle, paving the entrance to the park, caught fire. Workmen had the fire exting- uished before the firemen arrived.