The Citizen, 2001-06-27, Page 13Graduation
Peter Nonkes graduated
from the Welding Fitter
Program at the Conestoga
College of Applied Arts and
Technology on June 20,
2001. Peter is now employed
at Smith Welding and
Fabricating, Atwood.
Congratulations Peter! Love,
Dad, Mom, Mark, Aron,
Angela and Amanda.
Milestone
On a glorious summer day, family and friends travelled to
Auburn to help Elva and Jack Armstrong celebrate, their
60th wedding anniversary. (Vicky Bremner photo)
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60th anniversary
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It was June IS, 1941 when Rev.
Hugh Wilson united in marriage
Elva Carter and Jack Armstrong.
The bride, born in Eastend, SK
was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Carter while the groom was the
son of Mr. and Mrs Harry Armstrong
of Auburn. The wedding took place
at the United Church manse.
Attendants were George and Helen
Gould.
The newlyweds resided in. East
Wawanosh. They raised two children
Carol (McDowell) and Fred. They
were employed as dairy farmers and
now semi-retired, they own Huronia
Jersey Farms in partnership with
their son and his wife, Ruth. In 1981
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they built a new home in West
Wawanosh across the road from the
dairy farm.
Mr. Armstrong was a member of
the Huron County Milk Committee
for 19 years serving two of them as
chairman.
Members of Knox United Church
in Auburn, both are actively
involved with its official board.
An open house to celebrate their
anniversary was held on Saturday at
the Auburn Community Hall. This
was followed by a family dinner, the
attendees of which included the cou-
ple's seven, grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren.
Area
teachers
retiring
A number of area teachers are fin-
ishing up their final days in the class-
room before retiring.
Well-loved Grade 7-8 David
Colquhoun is ,saying good-bye to
Grey Public School after 26 years of
teaching. -Also retiring from Grey is'
Grade 5-6 teacher Don Mason.
At Seaforth Public School special
needs teacher Louise Keskinen is
retiring.
Retiring from Central Huron
Secondary School is Jim Barnes, an
English teacher, Christine Reeve, the
head librarian, Roba Lobb, a physi-
cal education teacher and Peter
Zankowski a science teacher. Also
retiring is custodian William
McLeod.
At F.E. Madill Secondary 'School
in Wingham five teachers are saying
farewell., English. teachers, Cheryl
McDonald, Shirley Morrson, Bev
Smith and Ron Smith and business
teacher Bruce Stewart are leaving.
At Goderich Collegiate District
Institute, two teachers and two custo-
dians are retiring, math teacher John
Geiger and physical educatiOn
teacher Linda Donnelly. Custodians
Donald Gower and Grant Townsend
are also retiring.
At Seaforth District High School
physical education teacher Terry
Johnston and math and library
teacher Brian Kennedy are retiring.
At Listowel District Secondary
School, French teacher Domenico
Marchitto, -.English teacher Helen
Rose, teacher Gail McLeod and head
secretary Jean Jinkinson are retiring.
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FROM AUBURN
HPCDSB hears
special ed
growing
too quickly
By Stew Slater
Special to The Citizen
Special education programming is
growing too quickly for the Huron-
Perth Catholic District School
Board, trustees learned during budg-
et deliberatiOns Monday, June 18.
"It's coming from areas of opera-
tions, it's coming from administra-
tive time. There are a whole lot of
Areas that are. supporting these
expenditures," explained superin-
tendent of business Gerry Thuss,
while presenting the board's approx-
imately $35-million budget.
For 2001-02, the board will
receive $2,867,545 from the Ontario
government for special education.
Projected costs are $3,645,322, with
the nearly $800;000 difference
being drawn from other funding
pockets.
Both Thuss and director of educa-
tion Gaetan Blanchette put part of
the blame on the government's con-
tinued freeze on levels of "ISA"
(Intensive Support Amount) fund-
ing, which provide for educational
assistants, pending a review of the
way in which special-needs students
are identified and characterized. B it
both admitted the board could take
proactive measures to cut special
education costs.
"The fact that the ISA process has
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GRADUATION
Margaret Ann Stewart,
daughter of John and Mary
Lou Stewart graduated from
the International Trade
Program at Sir Sanford
Fleming College, Peter-
borough on June 15, 2001.
She is presently employed
with the firm of Kuehne &
Nagel International Ltd. in
Mississauga.
Graduation
Karen J. Trick, daughter of
Sylvia and Bob Trick of
Londesboro, graduated June
20, 2001 on the Dean's
Honour List from the
Broadcasting Radio and
Television Program at
Conestoga College. Karen
was a recipient of the Carl
Pollock Memorial Award. She
is a former Ontario Scholar
from Central Huron
Secondary School. Karen
now resides, in Kitchener and
is working as an Account
Executive at the Zone 92.9
and the Hawk 103.9. We are
very proud of you Karen and
wish you success in all your
future endeavours.
Love Mom and Dad.
Celebrating
Members of the Auburn Lions Club celebrated the end of the year and the completion of the
new lookout decks at Manchester Park last Wednesday. In back, from left: Alex Chisholm;
Doug Chamney, bulletin editor; Steve Freeman, director; John Elder, tail twister; Ben Miller,
zone chairman; Bob Worsell, second vice-president; Jim Wytock, third vice-president; Regina
Campbell, secretary; Greg Park, past president; Edgar Daer, director; Jim Schneider, treas-
urer; Lloyd Morley; Roger Cunningham, director; Ken Grigg, past zone chairman. Front:
Laurel Campbell; Betty Ann Chisholm; Gord Daer, president; Rob Burroughs, director. Absent:
Bud Chamney; Eldon Chamney; Tony Martens, first vice-president; Steve Campbell; Jim
Glousher, lion tamer; Marinus Bakker; Bob Smyth; Bill Robinson.
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