Huron Expositor, 2004-04-28, Page 1212 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 211, 2004
Buck 'n Doe
for
Marc (Buck) Glanville
Shannon Berdan
Satuniay, May 1st
Bpm -1 am
Seaforth Arena
Music by DJ, MCL Sound
Age of Lunch
Majority Provided
Tickets $5.00
For tickets
Call Buck Sr. 522-0459
THANK YOU!
to all who supported in any way
"Camping Out For Cancer"
Total raised $6065.00
Sincerely
Bill Price
Join us for the DVD
release party of
Ondaatje's The
Clinton Special, a
behind -the -scenes
look at The Farm
Show.
Saturday, May
, 2004
Blyth Memorial Community Hall
Featuring Michael Ondaatje S special guests— Janet Amos. Raoul Bhaneja.
Eric Coates. David Fox. Jerry Franken. Ted Johns. Ernie King. Miles Potter.
Paul Thompson. and Musical Guests: J.D. Nicholsen & The Cameron Family
Sing,• -
4 RI,th Festa al
30th Annn.•rsan I. ni
$30 adults / $15 students
519-523-9300/1-877-862-5984
www.blythfestivaicom
C CWats[ra Ra c wariy
Visit Clinton Raceway on
Saturday May 1, 2004
to watch the Kentucky Derby and have
a chance at winning 2 tickets to see
SHANIA TWAIN
-Live at the John Labatt Centre on Tues. Mav 11.2004
PICK UP YOUR BALLOT BETWEEN 4-6PM
AT THE RACEWAY CAFE.
I3ring in this ad for I additional ballot
Draw time approx 6:30pm must be present to win and be 19 years
of age or older. Promotion subject to change. One ballot/person
BLYTH INN
Karaoke
Contest
SrHy
Vlctnt a
chance to
win 110 0007
Steelback
Beer and The
Blyth Inn
(plus 42 other
bons) are
hosting a
Karaoke
Contest
starting
Friday . May
7th
Details at the
hotel'
Upcoming Events
Wed.
28
Kids
Eat
Free
5
Kids
Eat
Free
2
Kid's
Eat
Free
Sat
May
Captain
Rock
Revival
Band
J
Arran Ar
Srrrlhn, k
Firer Nor
�rnn I,
8
Ladles
Night
Dancing,
!!
13
Winf,,
Nile
14
K oke
steelbaek
Beer Mar
Search
15
Scavenger
Band
(lactic
R& R
r. •
Muerte
122 9ticen St.. I'd h h. Unt.0 i.. i23 flay I
li*NoRt
M A Y 9 Day
O
Reservations
Required
BRUNCH
2 Sittings 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
$11.95 -*Adults
$5.95 - preschool to 10
Free - under preschool
BUFFET
2 Sittings 4 pm. & 6:30 pm.
$14.95 - Adults
$6.95 - preschool to 10
Free - under preschool
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL - Prime Rib er
SUNDAY BRUNCH - 11 a.m. - 2 p.m
eo
Hours: Sun. - Thurs.
11 a.m. - 8 pm.
Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Resthuranl
Licensed under LLBO
272 Huron St. Clinton 482-1119
OPENING
SOON
Gates Open 8:00 PM/Show 9:00 PM
DRIVE-IN
Huron County Rd. 110, Sh/pka
Email: starlftedrlwlnaaol.com
238-8344
enema-*
O3hop
Make Your Own
Beer, Wine, Coolers
and Fruit Wine
(C" ,or hc7r'
,n ,t/ ho n,•/)
Riv
84 Kingston St.,
GODERICH
524-2323
Open House
50TH WEDDING
%)ANNIVERSARY
PKEN & MARY GIBBINGS+
`Party & Open House+
Saturday, blav 8
2-1 p.m.. 7-?
Betty Camino
Centre, Clinton
V
Everyone
Welcome A
•
Workman - Price
Ross & Marian Workman of
Mitchell are happy to
announce the fortlic•oming
marriage of their daughter
Krista Lynn
Io
Trevor Joh'!
the .con of Jock R 10,01
Price of Seaforth. The
ceremony ►rill take place
.Sat.. Mav 1st. 2004.
Open reception 9:(X) pm
Seaforth legion.
You are all cordially
invited to join the
Festivities as
we celebrate
HYLLiS BROWN'S
80771 BIRTHDAY
May 8, 2004
2-4pm
Seaforth Legion
Tea & Refreshments
Agronomist honoured
By Andy Bader
Mitchell Advocate Editor
A veteran agronomist from
Staffa received a prestigious
award in his field last month.
Rob Templeman, of RR 2
Staffa, was officially
presented with the T.R.
Hilliard Distinguished
Agricultural
Extension
Award for
2003 March
9 at a
ceremony in
London.
T h e
Ontario
Agricultural
College
(OAC) of the
University of
Guelph Alumni Foundation
established the annual award
to recognize people who are
making outstanding
contributions to agricultural
extension in Ontario.
In typical low key fashion,
Templeman downplayed the
significance of the award, but
was equally humbled to
receive it let alone be
nominated.
"It's nice to be recognized,
but also scary to be
recognized at the same time,"
he said. "I think there are lots
more people that are worthy
than me.
"I like to he more in the
Rob
Templeman
background," he added.
Others, though, say they
couldn't be happier for
Templeman and his honour.
"In my opinion, Rob is one
of the best if not the top
agronomist in the province of
Ontario," said former
colleague Peter Johnson, a
Soil & Crop specialist with
the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture Food and Rural
Affairs (OMAFRA).
"He's absolutely
phenomenal in extension
capabilities," Johnson
continued. "He can explain
and talk to growers and ferret
out the cause of their
problem, and quite often,
improve their profit down the
road. Then, he can turn
around and with just as much
case, talk with PhD's at the
University of Guelph and let
them know what type of
research they can do to help
farmers."
After • graduating from
OAC's crop science program
in 1972, Templeman- went
back to the family farm in
Staffa where he was
responsible for all field crop
activities to support the
family's purebred Holstein
dairy operation. While
continuing to farm, he
lectured at Centralia College
on dairy production.
He joined OMAF as a soil
conservation adviser in 1986
and was promoted three
years later to soil and crop
specialist, where he was a
colleague of Johnson. He
was also named the
provincial specialist for
soybeans and edible beans.
"He's an excellent team
player, and will work with
anyone trying to move
agriculture forward,"
Johnson continued. "He
really has the best interest of
agriculture at heart."
Templeman left OMAF in
2000 to continue his
extension work as an
agronomist with Pioneer Hi -
Bred in western and southern
Ontario. He continues to do
the things he does best -
diagnosing problems,
evaluating new technologies
and varieties, and giving
experience and research -
based agronomic
recommendations to
individuals and groups.
Nominated by the Ontario
Soybean Board and Perth
Soil and Crop Improvement
Association, Johnson said
just to be nominated for this
award - the most prestigious
in the agriculture extension
industry, he said - is one
thing, but to actually win "is
incredible."
Templeman and his wife
Bev have four children:
Carrah, Cain, Cohen and
Colbey.
School board attempts to energize meetings
Avon Maitland wants to take the `bored' out of board meetings
By Stew Slater
Special taThe Huron Expositor
Anyone hoping to dispel
the public perception that
school board meetings are
boring should he thankful no
members of the public
attended the most recent
gathering of the Avon
Maitland District School
Board.
The Tuesday, April 13
meeting was the board's
initiation into a three-month
pilot project during which
trustees will spend
significant time in
"committee of the whole,"
engaging in free -ranging
discussion uninhibited by
many of the rules of order
used under the more common
Buck & Doe
for
Corrie Remijn
Gert Datema
Friday, May 14, 9-1
Seaforth Arena
DJ - MCL Sound
Age of majority
Tickets $6 Lunch
For more information
call Paulien 527-0515
b
TOPS
TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY
A warm caring weight Toss
support group
OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday May 4 - 7:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian
Church, Seaforth
Non profit - non commercial
- low cost
Ladies, gentlemen,
teens welcome
CALL PHYLLIS
(519) 364-4531
Pinery Antique & Flea Market
Indoor - Outdoor
38th Season
Ol l \ tit \I).kl S 8 am -5 p111
MAY 2nd to
'FI -I NKSC IViN(
$1.00 Admission. Under 12 tree
Located 3 miles south of Grand
Bend on Hwy #21
Ph/Fax (519) 238-8382 la
"regular session."
Under the new format,
trustees and senior staff spent
about an hour discussing a
theoretical concept called
"Professional Learning
Communities," in reaction to
an article written by a former
U.S.-based school
superintendent who recently
conducted a professional
development session for
Avon Maitland principals.
And another 20 minutes
was spent arguing the merits
of the word "unlocking" as it
is used in a proposed update
of the board's mission
statement.
Trustees, of course, likely
won't share the belief the
meeting was boring. Before
they convened briefly into
regular session to approve
changes to trustee expense
accounts and then adjourn the
meeting, board members
nodded in approval as chair
Meg Westley expressed her
satisfaction with the new
format.
Communications manager
Steve Howe, who handles the
responsibility of getting news
about the board into the
media, suggested after the
meeting that committee of
the whole could potentially --
given a certain topic -- be
more exciting.
He suggested it could
inspire the type of passionate
exchanges which the public
doesn't always expect from
school board trustees, and
which school board reporters
complain are sometimes
stifled by tli rules of order
followed uring regular
session.
"Just imagine if we had
started this a couple of
months ago, and talked about
the flexible timetable in
committee of the whole,"
said Howe, referring to a
contentious issue which led
to considerable discussion in
regular session and a split
vote among trustees.
Under the pilot project, the
first Avon Maitland meetings
of April, May and June -- on
the second Tuesday of each
month -- will largely follow
the committee of the whole
structure, with initial
discussion surrounding one
particular item of
information.
April's article was written
by consultant Richard
DuFour, who advocates
building a so-called
"Professional Learning
Community" throughout an
entire district, in which
teachers and administrators
are encouraged to build on
their expertise through
professional development,
and share their knowledge
instead of working their
entire careers in isolation.
"We're all going to be
testing the waters this
evening," stated Westley, as
she opened the meeting. "The
idea of this new format is to
discuss, in a more informal
setting, some of the issues
we're dealing with without
the pressure of having to
make a decision."
The second meeting of
each month -- on the fourth
Tuesday -- will be reserved
for more specific business of
the board. Most trustee votes,
except those which demand
timeliness, will be held
during these meetings.
During the April 13
meeting, in the only vote,
trustees convened briefly into
regular session to approve an
increase in the amount of
money available to board
members for registration in
conferences and conventions.
The chair will now receive
as much as $2,450 per year,
the vice chair $1,800, and
other board members $1,250.
If one board member doesn't
use their entire allocation,}
other members may bd
allowed to exceed their share,
but any expense which
causes the entire budget to lire
exceeded must be approved
by the entire board.
/.IV/ /•/.IV/'/•, •Iv1 /.'V/ /,.IV// /,.I.'//,,,1' /r.'�/-'
c,
/
/
%,
.
/
/
/
.
.
/
•
•
/
/
/
Eggs for Education
BREAKFAST
Sunday May 2nd
8:00 am - 1:30 pm
at the Seaforth Curling Club
$5 per person
preschoolers free
All proceeds to:
St. Lucia Community Development Program
An initiative of: Renee Devereaux, Keely Devereaux
and Jered Munro
�• /••./. _\,/
•