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Well-known Perth politician,
machinery salesman dies
A well-known local politi-
cian and salesman passed
away recently.
Former Perth County
Warden Robert Mathers, 51,
of RR #2 Listowel
(Trowbridge), died March 29
following a heart attack. Bob
was. a machinery salesman
with McGavin Farm
Equipment, Walton, for over
20 years.
Reeve Mathers had been
head of Elma Township
courfcil for the past two terms
and served as Perth's warden
in 1994. He had been a mem-
ber of the council for the past
15 years.
Bob is survived by his wife
Judy, two sons, Jeff and
Brad, grandson, Charlie, his
mother, Jean Mathers of
Bluevale, sisters Grace
Campbell and her husband
Bill, and Ruth Townsend and
her husband George, all of
Seaforth, brothers, Rae
Mathers and his wife
Rosemary, of Goderich, and
Ken Mathers and his wife
Pat, of Bluevale, his mother-
in-law, Dorothy Hamilton of
Trowbridge, one sister-in-law
and five brothers-in-law, as
well as several nieces and
nephews. He was prede-
ceased by his father, Charles
Mathers, father-in-law, Jack
Hamilton, and nephew Mark
Mathers (May 1995).
Visitation was held at the
Peebles Funeral Home,
Atwood. Funeral service was
held last Tuesday at Elma
Memorial Community
Centre, Atwood with Rev.
Pam Tolmay officiating. The
eulogy was given by Neil
McGavin. Piper at the service
Robert Mathers was warden
of Perth County in 1994
was Elwood Wilson.
Pallbearers were Jeff and
Brad Mathers, Joe Nicholson,
Keith Johnston, Bill
Campbell, Bob Hamilton,
George Tucker, and Charles
Thibideau. Flowerbearers
were Ron Robinson, Philip
Halerwich, Harry Jacklin and
Russel Ebel. An honour
guard was formed by Perth
County Council, Jim Bell and
Judy Sweitzer, Elma
Township Council, Case
Schyff, Past Wardens,
Atwood and Monkton Fire
Department representatives
and the entire McGavin fami-
ly and staff were also in
attendance. interment Elma
Centre Cemetery.
Enter rooster crowing,
add poultry to farm
Have you ever thought
about adding some poultry to
your backyard or farm? Your
opportunity conies April 12
at the Seaforth Agriplex to
buy, sell or trade poultry and
small pets.
A local committee has rent-
ed the Agriplex to promote
backyard poultry and busi-
nesses that cater to the hobby.
Local breeders of chickens,
game birds, cage birds and
rabbits are encouraged to
come out and barter their pro-
duce or set up a display. The
Agriplex is enclosed, heated
and large enough to accom-
modate a show of this magni-
tude. Similar shows are held
in Mount Forest and
Woodstock outdoors with
participants selling out of the
back of pickup trucks and
braving the weather. Weekly
sales of poultry at Kitchener
Stockyards for example
charge a commission of 21
per cent on birds sold by auc-
tion. The committee of Paul
Nichol, Mat Pryce, Barry
Cleave and Fred Peel along
with other interested people
hope the event held indoors
and allowing fellow produc-
ers to barter with each other
would be more beneficial.
The event. begins at 9 a.m.
with a rooster crowing con-
test at 11 a.m. The rooster
crowing contest consists of
participants supplying their
own box for the rooster and
the rooster that crows the
most in a certain length of
time wins a medallion and
cash prize. You can rent a
rooster supplied by the show
committee, for the contest.
Lunch booth will be ran by
the Seaforth Agricultural
Society. An auction will be
held at 1 p.m. to sell donated
articles and individuals wish-
ing to sell their birds. Anyone
bringing sick or deformed
birds will be asked to leave.
For information call Fred
Peel at 523-4458 (evenings)
or contact Paul Nichol.
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Board to improve primary education
BY TRISH WILKINSON
SSP News Staff
Partnership with the provin-
cial government and the pri-
vate sector is allowing the
Huron County Board of
Education to use technology
to improve the way children
in primary grades learn.
The board's Paradigm
Pirates project was demon-
strated in Clinton recently
through a video conference
with the Minister of
Education and Training John
Snobelen at the Bloorview-
Hugh MacMillan
Rehabilitation Centre in
Toronto.
The project is part of phase
two of the Ministry of
Education and Training's
Technology Incentive
Partnership Program (TIPP2),
which also includes funding
from seven private sector
groups and the board.
"We are embarking on a
voyage - and it's an exciting
voyage because we're going
to use technology and litera-
cy to enhance student
achievement and outcomes,"
Paul Carroll, director of edu-
cation for the Huron Board,
told Snobelen. "It is particu-
larly significant to make this
kind of head start with these
youngsters in Grades 1, 2 and
3."
Snobelen, who announced
before the board's presenta-
tion that more than $60 mil-
lion across the province
would be in' ested in new
technology fo; students in
early grades, explained that
the TIPP program began in
1995 with an initial $20 mil-
lion investment by the provin-
cial government, and was
then allocated another $20 in
last year's budget.
He said Paradigm Pirates
was one of only 36 proposals
that was selected by the gov-
ernment out of the 100 appli-
cations submitted for funding.
The minister added that the
over 200 trivate sector part- "By using traditional skills
nen "has allowed us to have technology hand in hand,
over 1100 million involved in we have seen advances in
this project." these children," Principal
"(TIPP) involves a great Patty Brereton noted.
deal of partnership between Teacher Dave Bieman also
the Ministry of Education and added that over the last year
Training, the business com- they have learned that chil-
munity and boards right dren in this age group don't
across the province," said need a lot of training to use
Snobelen. "And again, TIPP2 this technology.
features that partnership with "There was a very steep
the private sector and the use learning curve, but it's very
of technology to help improve short. Once you get over that,
learning in our schools." the kids will just run with it,"
Carroll also talked about the Bieman said.
partnership this project has Six children from the
created, stating "for us, this is school's Grade I, 2 and 3
one more step in learning how classes demonstrated to
to deal with effective partner- Snobelen through the cameras
ship, not only in technology,
but in broader aspects of run-
ning an education system."
Staff members from Zurich
Public School, who's JK to
Grade 8 students have been a
pilot for the new technology,
were also on hand to outline
how the project had been used
in their classrooms.
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some of the technology the
project has funded.
Bieman explained that two
of the programs, Storybook
Weaver and Math Circus,
both use technology' to
enhance the children's learn-
ing. Storybook Weaver helps
literacy by allowing children
to write and edit stories, while
Math Circus helps with
numeracy.
"(Math Circus) helps them
to build problem solving and
pattern skills right from an
early age," Bieman said.
Carroll noted that the board
is "quite proud" that all
schools have internet access,
noting that "none of our kids
are disconnected".
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facilitator of "Parents Teaching Virtues' workshop.
Workshop to be held at the Seaforth Public School Library, Market St.,
Seaforth.
For 6 Thursdays beginning April 17, 1997 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Fee: based on donation only.
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