The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-10-05, Page 26•
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Riddell gets an earful from Huron educators
Jack Riddell got an earful from Huron
County educators when the MPP was at the
Education Centre in Clinton September 30
for a meeting with the Ontario Public
Education Network (OPEN). OPEN
representatives told Mr iddell of the need
for Huron County public ducation to get
help with building maintenance,. the need to
get additional funding, and their opposition
to private school funding.
Nancy McLay, representing the 283
members of Ontario Secondary School
Teachers Federation who work in Huron
County, declared OPEN's opposition to the
funding of private schools.
Ms. McLay stressed the publicly funded
school system is the main vehicle for pro-
viding a universal education and equal op-
portunities for all students regardless of
race, religion, color, academic ability, or
economic status.
"Private schools teach literacy and many
skills taught in the public education system.
In the academic sense they may be as good
as the public system but because they set
47. Card of Thanks
THANK YOU
The Lucknow Agricultural Society would
like to say a sincere thank you to all who
helped make their 125th Fall Fair such a
success. -40
McEWAN
We would like to thank our family and
.friends for dinners, gifts, cards and best
wishes extended to us on the occasion of
our 40th wedding anniversary. Your kind-
nesses were very appreciated. Donald and
Mabel McEwan.-40
MacDONALD - ALLAN
We would like to extend a special thanks to
all those who helped make our stag and
doe such a success. Tami and Glenn. -40x
48. Coming Events
INDOOR FLEA MARKET sponsored by
Dungannon Agricultural Society, Satur-
day, October 15th, 1988 from 10 a.m. - 2
p.m. at Dungannon Agricultural. Hall.
Lunch booth. Vendors wanted. Call
529-7390.-38-41ar
EUCHRE TOURNAMENT
Saturday, October 22, Dungannon
Agricultural Hall. Registration 1 p.m.
Euchre 2 p.m. $3 admission. Lunch. For
further info 529-7934.-40-42ar
APPLE DAY
AND BOTTLE DRIVE
The Lucknow Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
are holding their annual Apple Day and
Bottle Drive Saturday, Oct. 15th. They will
be visiting the homes in Lucknow,
Whitechurch and Dunganon. Please save
your bottles. -40, 41
SINGLES DANCE
Saturday, October 8, White Carnation
Hall, Holmesville. Dancing 9 to 1 to Norm
Dunsmoor. NO JEANS PLEASE. ---40
'JR COME TO OKTOBERFEST '88. Dinner
and dance at Saltford Valley Hall on Satur-
day, Oct. 15, 1988. 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Dance to the Swing Masters. Traditional
German meal and draft beer. For tickets
529-7664.--40, 41
RIPLEY AND DISTRICT LIONS annual
fundraiser for the CNIB will be held from
October 10-12. Residents of Ripley and
Huron Township should expect a Lions
member at their door. -40
10TH ANNUAL
KOUNTRY KITCHEN BAZAAR
Saturday, Oetober 8, 11 a.m. to 2 pin. Pine
River United Church, Highway 21 south of
Kincardine. Coffee available at 10:30
a.m.-40x
PLEASE REMEMBER
THE RUMMAGE SALE
for the Auxiliary to Wingham and District
Hospital, Thursday, October 20, 6:30 - 8:30
p.m., Friday, October 21, 10 a.m. - 1
p.m. -40
themselves apart from society and declare
themselves somehow different they are say-
ing their students are different and
somehow better than students in public
schools. This is an attitude about which we
should be careful in a democracy - careful to
see that is does not go so far as to threaten
the basic fabric of society," declared Ms.
McLay on behalf of OPEN.
Many other points were raised, including
the fact the public education system is ac-
countable to the Ministry of Education for
curriculum, and independent schools are
not.
Phil Parsons, representing 126 members
of the Ontario Public School Teachers'
Federation in Huron, addressed the Huron
County Board of Education's need for addi-
tional funding.
Government initiatives to reduce class
sizes in grades one, two and three, and addi-
tional funding provided for computer
resources and new science programs were
acknowledged. But it was noted that even
with these initiatives the amount of funding
from the provincial government has con -
48. Coming Events
HOT TURKEY SUPPER
Lucknow United Church, Tuesday, Oc-
tober 18, 4:30 7:30 p.m. Adults $6.50,
children under 12, $3.00. Auspices United
Church Women. If you are free to come
early please do so. -40, 41
LEGION MEMBERS,
POT LUCK SUPPER
Please note the date for the supper is now
October '25, 6:15 p.m. -40
VALLEY GREEN
NIGHT CLASSES
October 19, Ribbons and Bows. November
2 Silk Christmas Arrangments. November
16 Fresh Christmas Arrangments. $10.00,
per class. Call 528-2033 for more info and to
PRE -REGISTER. -40, 41ar
DUNGANNON SENIOR CITIZENS'
annual turkey Thanksgiving dinner, Fri-
day, October 7, two setting 5•p.m., 6:30
p.m. adults ' $6.00, under 12 $3.00, pre-
schoolers free. Tickets 529-7719,
529-7270.-39, 40x
TURKEY DINNER
Wednesday, October'5 at the Super Scoop.
11:30 - 1:30. $5.50 includes all the trimm-
ings. Please sign up. -39, 40ar
FAMILY DANCE
Whitechurch Community Hall, Friday, Oc-
tober 7, 1988, Tiffins Orchestra. Lunch pro-
vided. $5.00 per person, children under 12
free. -39, 40
HORTICULTURE MEETING
On Tuesday October 11, 8:00 p.m.,
Lucknow Legin. Guest speaker. Also sale
of garden vegetables, plants and home-
made canned and preserved products.
Please try to 'Attend. Non-members
welcome. Tickets will be on sale for the
November banquet. -40
NOMINATION MEETING
Huron Bruce New Democratic Party will
hold the nomination meeting on Saturday,
October 8, 1988, at Dungannon Senior
Citizen's Hall, 7:30 p.m. -40
50'S HALLOWEEN DANCE
Saturday, October 29, Dungannon
Agricultural Hall. 6 piece band - High Tide.
$5 admission, lunch. Costume judging at
10:30.-4Oar
THE 7TH ANNUAL FALL Forest City
Nostalgia Antique Show & Sale returns to
Centennial Hall. 550 Wellington St., Lon-
don, Ont. Saturday, Oct. 15th, 12 noon to 9
p.m. Sunday, Octo. 16, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Featuring 60 Dealers! Olga Traher (519)
679-1810. Admission $2.50.-40bc
There's One in every crowd! Do you know
a "Good Kid" who deserves an award for
community service, bravery or courage in
overcoming a physical limitation?
Nominate them for an Ontario Junior
Citizen of the Year award. Contact this
newspaper for details.-39bc
tinued to decline.
"In 1987, the province provided 60.9 per
cent of the • Board's .required revenue. In
1988, this is projected to drop to 58.6 per cent
evenwith all the announced initiatives. It
appears to us that many of these announced
initiatives are really taking the same money
and specifically directing it rather than
leaving it as general revenue. The provin-
cial shareof revenue has shrunk and con-
tinues to. shrink," said Mr. Parsons.
To back up this statement, figures were
presented indicating a steady decline in pro-
vincial support to Huron County, from 72.8
..per cent in 1975 to the 58.6 per cent in 1988.
Flo Keillor spoke for the 269 members of
the Federation of Women Teachers'
Association of Ontario who work in Huron
County public schools, and she made Mr.
Riddell aware of OPEN's concerns regar-
ding commercial and industrial tax moneys.
"Government should increase funding
while property taxes should be propor-
tionately decreased. If commercial and in-
dustrial assessment is removed from local
control, such boards and municipalities
could be at the mercy of the government.
This may result in forcing local
municipalities to increase residential and
farm assessment," she said.
John Jewitt, chairman of the HCBE,
represented the 48,625 public school electors
in Huron County when he made Huron's pro-
vincial representative aware of what is
needed for the Board's buildings.
One example of the problems the Board
has been having is that it requested
$3,850,287 for building in 1989, but speculates
it will receive only $150,000. The $150,000 is
for roofing at Brookside Public School and
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Old friends reunite
Mrs. Dorothy Engel of Lurgan Beach,
Mrs. Mary Black of Lucknow and Mrs.
Lorraine McGuire of Olivet returned
recently from a very enjoyable holiday in
northern Ontario. They took the ferry
across 'to Manitoulin Island, drove to Sud-
bury and from there Mrs. Engel boarded a
train to Chapleau-where she visited with a
friend Nancy Ritchie. Mrs. Ritchie and
Mrs. Engel both graduated from Grace
Hospital in Toronto in 1942 and have kept
in touch ever since. Mrs. Black and Mrs.
McGuire drove on to Saulte Ste. Marie and
visited with Mary's daughter Joyce Black
and her husband David 011inger. Mary and
Lorraine returned home via the states and
Oby Loraine McGuire
LIVET
stopped at Frankenmuth enroute. Mrs.
Engel returned home by train.
A number of people from this area en-
joyed both the Lucknow and Ripley fall
fairs. The exhibits at both fairs were very
good.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bennett and Julie of
London recently returned home after spen-
ding three weeks holidaying at their sum-
mer home here.
The 1988-89 Lucknow and District Lions Club executive includes, back row, left to
right, Brad Petterplace, past president; Wolfgang Weber, Lion tamer; John Pollard,
first year director; Steve Hackett, tail twister; Allan MacDougall, second year direc-
tor. At front are, Dave Black, secretary; Peter Chisholm, third vice president; Joe
VanOsh, second vice president;' Bob Bergman, president; and Donald MacKinnon,
treasurer. Absent from the phot are Orville Elliott, first vice president; Bill
Johnston, tail twister; Jack Cameron, first year director; and Ian Montgomery, se-
cond year director. (Pat Livingston photo)
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