Times-Advocate, 1988-10-05, Page 52DRAW WINNER - Chad Cilfialan (right) receives the clock radio he won in the South Huron Junior Farmers draw
at the Exeter Fall Fair. Treasurer Karen Eveland makes the presentation.
MPP gets earful from educators
CLINTON - Jack -Riddell got an
earful -from -Huron County educators -
when the MPP was at the Educa-
• tion Centre in Clinton September
30 for a meeting with the Ontario
Public Education Network (OPEN).
OPEN representatives told Mr. Rid-
dell of the need -for Huron County
public education to get help with
building maintenance," the need to
get additional funding, and their op-
position to private school funding.
Nancy McLay, representing the
283 mcmbcrs 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 providing a universal ed-
ucation and equal opportunities for
all students regardless of race, relig-
ion, color; academic ability, or eco-
nomic`status..
"Private schools teach literacy and
many skills taught in the public ed-
ucation system. In the academic
sense they may be as good as .the
public. system but because -they set
themselves apart from society and
declare themselves somehow differ-
ent they are saying their students
are different and somehow better
than students in public schools.
This is an attitude about which we
should becareful in a democracy -
careful to sec that it 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 educa-
tion system is accountable to the
Ministry of Education for curricu-
lum, and independent schools arc
not.
Phil Parsons, representing 126
members of the Ontario Public
School Teachers' Federation in Hu-
ron, addressed the Huron County
Coming
STORY HOUR IN HURON
PARK - far children three to five
years begins Tuesday, October 18
from 2-3 p.m. at McCurdy -School.
The program offers Bible Stories,
activities and refreshments. Call
Carol Anne at 228.-6255 for infor-
mation. 40, 41c
GREENWAY UNITED CHURCH
- Anniversary services October 16,
1988. Morning service 11 a.m.
Speaker Rev. Woodall, Clinton.
Special music, Judy • Martin Parkhill.
Evening Service 7:30 p.m. Speaker
Mr. Eugene Fox. Zurich. Special
music Chapelaires, London. Every-
one welcome. • 41c
HURON COUNTY HEALTH
UNIT - invites you to attend the
Adult Health Guidance Centre held at
the Health Unit Office,. South Huron
Hospital. Exeter on Tuesday, Octo-.
ber 18, 1988 form 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
for: Health Surveillance; Foot
Care: Anaemia Screening; Urine
Testing; Blood Pressure. • 41c
RAKE SALE • Saturday, October
29th, 10 a.m. Mike O'Connor's
Store, downtown Hensall. sponsored
by the Hensall Fair Homccraft Divi-
sion. 41. 42, 43c
THE AMBASSADORS IN CON-
CERT - Male Chorus Music Pro-
gram. Exeter. United Church. - Satur-
day, October 29, 1988, 8 p.m.
Adults S6. Under 12 S4. 41c
THERE'S ONE IN EVERY
CROWD • Young people six to 18
years who do outstanding good deeds
are eligible for nomination as Onta-
rio Junior Citizens of the .Year
award. Contact this newspaper for
details. Sponsored by (:CNA & Ca-
nadian Airlines. 41c
FREE RETIREMENT SEMINAR
• October' 20th, 7:15 p.m. at Oak-
wood Inn Golf Club. Presented by
Brian Hall, CLU. 41, 42c
Board of Education's need for addi-
tional funding.
Government initiatives to reduce
class sizes in grades one, two and
three, and additional funding provid-
cd -for computer resources and -new
science programs were acknowl-
edged. But it was noted that even
with these initiatives the amount of
funding from the provincial govern-
ment has continued to decline.
"In 1987, the province provided -
60.9 percent of the Board's required
revenue: In 1988, -this is- projected
to drop to 58.6 percent even with
• all the announced initiatives. It ap-
pears to us that many of these an-
nounced initiatives are really taking
the same money and specifically di-
recting it rather than leaving it as
general revenue. The .provincial
share -of revenue has shrunk and
continues to shrink,"- said Mr. Par-
sons.
To back up this 'statement, fig-
ures were presented indicating a
steady decline in provincial support
to Huron County, from 72.8 per-_
cent in 1975 to the 58.6 percent in
1988. -
Flo Keillor spoke for the 269
mcmbcrs 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 regarding commercial and
industrial tax moneys.
"Government should increase
funding while property taxes should
be proportionately decreased. If
commercial and industrial assess-
ment is removed - from local control,
such boards and municipalities
could be at the mercy of the govern-
ment. This may result in forcing
local municipalities to increase resi-
dential and farm assessment," she
said
John Jewitt, chairman of the
HCBE, represented the 48,625 pub-
Events
HOT TURKEY SUPPER - Holy
Trinity Anglican Lucan, Wednesday,
October 26, 5-8 p.m. Adults S7.
Children $3. Pre-school free.
40,41,42,43c
WARDEN BELL. - Appreciation
Night, October 14th, 1988 at Hen-
sall. Everyone welcome. Dance 9
p.m. to 1 a.m.--....- 40,41e
EVERYONE WELCOME - Come
and help us celebrate our 100th An-
niversary of Trivitt Memorial Angli-
can Church, Exeter, on Sunday Octo-
ber 23, 1988 at 11:15 a.m. Come
out and meet our Bishop and former
Rectors. 40, 41, 42c
ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE -
*The 7th Annual fall Forest City
Nostalgia Antique Show & Sale re-
tums to Centennial Hall. 550 Well-
ington St., London, Ont. Saturday
October. 15, 12 noon to 9 p.m. Sun-
day October 16, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m
Featuring 60 Dealers! Olga Traher
(519)679-1810. Admission S2.50.
41c
HURON PARK - Too many barbe-
cues and fast food this summer? Why
not join us and rid yourself of those
extra pounds at Canadian Calorie
Counters. We provide moral support
•and healthy eating tips. Yearly
membership S20. Weekly fee 50
cents. Men, Women, teens, all wel-
come. Ph. 228-6915 for more infor-
mation. Meetings every Tuesday
night at 6:45. Bring a friend. why
not join us this fall. 41c
BINGO - Vanastra Rec. Centre,
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. first regular Card
S2.. 15 • regular, S20. games, 3
share -the -wealth. Jackpot S200.
Must go. Lucky Ball $260 (if not
won) Lucky Ball increased S20 pet
week. Admission restricted to 16
years and over. 41,42,43c
lic school electors in Huron County
when he made Huron's provincial
representative aware of what is
needed for the Board's buildings.
One example of the problems the
Board has been having is that it re-
quested S3,85'1,287 for building in -
1989, but speculates it will receive -
only 8150,000. The $150,000 is .
for roofing at Brookside Public
School and the Board hopes it will
purchase 27,169 square feet of roof-
ing. we have a total of 1,117,300
square feet of roof to maintain. If
we receive the same allocation as
(we have) in the last two years, it
will take us more than 82 years to
re -do our roofs once. Surely we do
not have to elaborate on this point
further," remarked Mr. Jewitt.
Mr. Jewitt also referred back to
the government's class size initia-
tives.
"We were pleased that the govern-
ment recognized the need to reduce
the ,number of students in grades
one, two and three. We find it abso-
lutely
ludicrous, then, that the gov-
ernment which wants us to achieve
class sizes of twenty pupils says
under its capital grant plan that a
board cannot even make a submis-
sion for a building proposal unless
there are more than 35 pupils per
classroom."
Riddell's response
In answering the questions raised
Mr. Riddell stated "we all know
there arc two sides to every story.
I've heard one side and I'll be look-
ing forward to hearing others, Peo-
ple are continuously asking for new
hospitals and more roads. The de-
mands being put on the province
for more and core money are astro-
nomical."
Mr. Riddell assured the board
public school funding has been an
issue for decades, and the premier
has stated there is no intention to
fund it at this time.
Additional funding for the board
was addressed by stating funding to
individual boards is based on the
tax base of that board, and the
board's ability to raise taxes. Huron
receives 59 percent of its funding
from the goLcrnment while Toron-
to, because of its much larger tax
base, receives only one percent.
"As a government we're proud of
our education initiatives• since we
took office three years ago. In our
first year, we doubled the amount—
of money the previous government
had allocated to capital spending on
schools, while in the second year
that figure tripled, and now has
quadrupled. So you can see we're
trying, said Mr. Riddell.
Mr. Riddell also said the govern-
ment is aware of the need for pupil --
places and their maintenance, and is
addressing this issue on a priority
basis.
Times -Advocate, October 12, 1988 Page 13A
Women Today speaker at Varna UCW
By JOAN BEIERLING
VARNA - Beth Fulton of Bel -
grave, president of Women Today, a
county -wide organization, was the
guest speaker at the October meet-
ing of Varna U.C.W. The group
was formed in 1980 in response to
women who were suffering from
isolation and other problems, and
has 150 members at present.
Their concerns are public educa-
tion support for each other, health
(including mental health) and social
issues, under the "Women Being
Well" program.
They lead workshops in facilitator
training and do research on birthing
experiences, nuclear arms, abuse
and mental health, and the need for
day care for working mothers (in-
cluding farm women who work in
the barn and in the fields):
They give support to women who
want home births and help to suc-
ceed in breast feeding, and to wom-
en who are suffering from pre-
menstrual syndrome and menopause
problems. They encourage teachers
to show the film "Thin Ice" to help
girls deal with sexual coersion and
avoid date rapes.
Beth showed a video "Doing it
Ourselves" which portrayed local
mcmbcrs at work and in groups.
There are small support groups
within the organization for single
parents, parents of mentally retarded
children, and women who need help
to prepare themselves for re-entry
into the workplace, as well as a
group at ARC Industries. They are
pressuring governments to set up a
school of midwifery where mid-
wives can receive accreditation and
practice legally in hospital or
home. -
Funding is received from Health
and Welfare Canada. The office of
Women Today is located at 52 Hu-
ron St. in downtown Clinton.
There is a lending library, videos; a
manual and information about local
support groups. They are listed in
the phone book.
Host rally.
The Varna women are hosting the
Regional Rally on Thursday eve-
ning, beginning with coffee and
dessert at 6:30. Muriel Coultes will
be speaking on her experiences in
Ethiopia. Vama mcmbcrs are asked
to bring kitchen articles to that
meeting for a refugee family the
Presbytery is settling in Elimville.
A box will be placed in the church
to collect Campbell Soup labels to
support a school for deaf in Puerto
Rico.
Cookbook
We have a sample copy of the
new United Church Cookbook
which contains recipes from all
In closing Mr. Riddell.promiscd
to take the Board's comments 6ack.
to Queen's Park, and make them
known to Minister of Education
Chris Ward.
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"One in every crowd"
Nominations are now being
received for Ontario Junior
Citizen of the Year awards. Con-
tact this newspaper to nominate
an outstanding young person
ages 6 to 18, who deserves more
than o pat on the back.
Hospital Rummage
Sale and Auction
Thursday, October 20th
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
South Huron Rec Centre,
Exeter
Auction Sale - 12:30 p.m. Thursday
Norm Whiting - Courtesy Auctioneer
Town wide pickup - 9 a.m. Wednesday
Sponsored by Auxiliary to South Huron Hospital
For further information call 235-0848
across Canada and from our past
moderators. It is a large and fasci-
nating cookbook, selling for $10
and can be ordered by calling Mary
Chessell, or any U.C.W. member.
• Program
Joyce Dowson and Mona Ste-
phenson arranged the program and
presented a Thanksgiving Worship.
They had decorated with the flow-
ers, fruits and vegetables of the sea-
son.
Another highlight of the meeting
was the. presentation of a gift to
Margaret Dowson, a valued member
of many years, who moved to Bay-
field late in the spring. Margaret
Hayter presented her with the gift.
Personals
Youth Group meets at the manse
Wednesday, October 12 at 6:30 to
go bowling in Goderich.
Sunday, October 16 Rev. Sam
parker will be attending the Canada
East Conference at Chesley- Lake
Camp. Rev. Allan Grose will be
conducting the services of worship
at Varna and Goshen.
Dorothy Ostrom spent a week in
Lindsey, Virginia at her son and
daughter-in-law, David and Sandy
Ostrom. While there she attended an
anniversary party given in honour
of David and Sandy's 25th Wedding
Anniversary.
Ann, Eric and Mark Neilson
spent Thanksgiving weekend with
Dorothy Ostrom.
Varna residents were out their
.doors in a quick hurry on Thursday
evening when the fire truck roared
in to Varna and stopped at Dave
Roy's Garage. They were relieved
later to find out it was only a mock
disaster to give the firemen more
training and practice.
Varna 4-11
Meeting three of the Varna 4-H
Club was held at the home of Vicki
Wilder on October 3 at 7:00. Mem-
bers worked in their books and had
a guest speaker, Dr. Brian Nuhn
who talked about Meat Inspection.
They prepared and cooked Veal
Schnitzel which everyone enjoyed.
You are cordially invited to attend
An exhibition of Paintings and.Sculpture entitled
. '_Half a Century of Art" •
• by the late C. William Kettlewell of Clinton
At Historic Van Egmond House Museum, Seaforth
Opening on Sunday, Oct. 16, 1988 - 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Continuing daily until Sunday, Oct. 23 - 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Elizabeth Willmot Kettlewell
t519) 482-9641
The Van Egmond Foundation
Box 1033 Seaforth, Ontario
NOK 1 WO, 527-0413
Hensall
Kinsmen Club
att
Tt•IT-1
MicA-y
Hensall Community Centre
Admission: $1.00
0946Pel"te
5ACCi41(9 .7444(n.w
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Invites you to their
°}alC" In -Store
fashion Show
October 20th
7:30 p.m.
383 Main St. Exeter
Door Prizes! Coffee & Donuts!
Bring a Friend!
"You're Special
to Us"
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ANTI -RABIES CLINICS
FOR HURON COUNTY
Huron County Health Unit
and the
Veterinary Clinics
of Huron County
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1988
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
At the Veterinary Clinics Listed Below
For dogs and cats over 3 months of age.
Please have them on a leash or in boxes
or bags when in the clinic.
COST: 57. per animal vaccinated
Certificate provided, and tag for dogs
THE FOLLOWING HURON COUNTY CLINICS
ARE PARTICIPATING
Blyth Veterinary Services •
Queen Street South (New Location)
"Exeter Animal Hospital
London,Road South (Hwy. 4). Exeter
"Seaforth Veterinary Clinic •
Main Street North. Seaforth
"South Huron Veterinary Clinic -
Zurich
Brussels Veterinary Clinic ••
NOTE Wednesday Nov 2 and the afternoon -of Friday. Nov 4 only (1-5 p m.), •
r Clinton•Seaforth Veterinary Services -
R R 5. Clinton (Hwy 4. South of Clinton)
"Goderich Veterinary Clinic •
R.R. 2. Goderich
"Leedham Veterinary Clinic •
11 Alfred Street east. Wingham
"Wingham Veterinary Clinic •
Rmtoul Pool Complex. Wingham
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