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Times-Advocate, 1987-04-08, Page 33Times -Advocate, April 8, 1987 Page 17A VOLLEYBALL RUNNERSUP — The Ausable-BayfieldConservation Authority team wererunnersup in the Exetermixed volleyball playoffs. From the left are Bob Traut, John Schwindt, Heather Stut- zke, Greg Pulham, Kathy Monck, Bob Murray, Cathy Pfaff and Pat Donnelly. Missing were Cathy and Marty Huzevka, Wendy Schwindt and Leah Donnelly. T -A photo BOOZING BUDIES WIN — The 'A' championship of the Exeter rec volleyball league was won by the Boozing Buddies. Back, left, Lori Cronyn, Marg Thompson, Mary Ann Koricina and Orca Mothers. Front, Andy Mothers, Gerald Cook, Pat Riley and Glenn Pfaff. Miss- ing was Tammy Mathers. T -A photo hliddlesex$ education bill set The Middlesex County at ���� million Board of cushion that the Board keeps to government funding to Catholic the first time such a program will be Education Monday night approved a reduce borrowing requirements and schools. available at the secondary level in the $49 8 -million budget for 1987, up 5.1 assist in lowering the mill rate. Ashby says the Middlesex County county system. As well, special percent over last year's actual 14Irs. Lynn said, "We haven't dip -Board of Education has lost approx- education students requiring extra ped into the fund often, but we ft this imately 13 percent of its assessment help al MoswCent:ral:and--Ade1aide Irene Lynn, vice-chairman of the \t as_thc year to do it.. -We ielt was as a result of extending funding to the W.G. MacDonald Elementary Schools board of trustees andi�iirman of the unacceptable to approve a mill rate Roman Catholic system. The assess will be offered special assistance on finance committee, says the budget increase of 7.7 percent," the increase ment lost is equivalent to approx- a withdrawal basis, a program that :allows -for theexpansion of some,pro- -which would have been necessary imately $20 -million dollars, he says. is already operating in 20 other coun- grams and extra maintenance for without taking money from the As part of the continuing commit-ty schools. some of the Board's older buildings. reserves for working funds. ment to work towards computer Every effort was made to keep The new mill rate will result in in- literacy, the Board approved $653,485 costs down, says Mrs. Lynn. creased taxes averaging $47 on pro- to be spent on expanding the com- However, she adds there are not a lot perty assessed at $6,000, bringing the pater education program. The expen- of areas from which cuts can be total eductional taxes on such proper- diture is part of a $2.3 -million, five - made. "It is very difficult to trim in- ty to approximately $847. year plan to increase the number of structional and transportation costs," Board Chairperson Betty Poole - computers available to students as re - she says, adding That those areas' says the Board considered trimming quired by the Ministry of Education. respectively account for 72 and 11.4 building maintenance costs to reduce By the end of five years the Board ex - percent of the budget. "That doesn't the budget. But it was decided that it pects to have one computer for every leave much to cut from". wouldn't be prudent to cut $380,000 in- 20 students. The long-term goal is to The board did succeed in keeping eluded in the budget to pay for the have a one to 10 ratio of computers to the average mill rate increase to 5.88 cost of repairing some county school students. percent. However, Bill Ashby, roofs. "We can no longer continue to The new budget will also allow Superintendent of Business, says the put off the repairs," says Mrs. Poole, special education programs to 5.88 percent increase was only ac- adding that to delay repairs could ac- expand. complished by incorporating into the tually cost more in the long term. Ashby says money has been budget $377,200 from the reserves for She adds that in dealing with the allocated for a trainable retarded stu- working funds and a further $189,000 budget the Board had to come to dent program at Medway High surplus from 1986. terms with a significant decrease in School. This fall the school will These reserves provide a small assessment as a result of provincial operate two such classrooms marking Increased funding has also been set aside for the gifted program, says Ashby. . Ashby says the Board's requisition to the municipalities will increase by only 1.8 percent for a total of $390,395 as a result of the budget. However, he points out that the London and Mid- dlesex Roman Catholic Separate School•Board will be issuing secon- dary school requisitions for the first time, as allowed for under the extend- ed funding legislation. Ashby says decreased funding from the " Ministry of Education has resulted in a heavier burden for ratepayers. He says the level of pro- vincial funding in 1987 is expected to dip below the 50 percent mark for the first time. Hur�n-Perth SS budget is s13,768'O75 The Huron -Perth County Roman Caths lie Separate School Board adopted its 1987 budget at a special - - meeting--held--in Dublin; -Monday-. Ronald Murray, finance chairman, said the board will spend $13,768,075 this year, about $11,355,926 for elementary schools and $2,412,149 for the secondary school. With the extension of Catholic education to grade 10 and French im- mersion to grade 4, enrolment will in- 4,4 crease this September by about 225 students. There will be a correspon- ding increase in teaching staff of 11 teachers to handle- this -increase. A major cost for the board this year is $7,890,000 for salaries and benefits for the almost 200 hoard staff members, including 160 teachers. noted Mr. Murray. He said other major expenses in- clude $1,057,185 for plant operation and maintenance, $1,196,925 for capital additions and repairs to buildings and $1,384,065 for school bus transportation. The budget also includes an expen- diture of $1,950 for additional educa- tional computers, making a total in- vestment in that area of $1 million. A taxpayer with an assessment of $3,500 will pay an average of $498.40 in education taxes for both elemen- tary and secondary schools in 1987, an increase of $38.55 over that paid last year, noted Jack Lane, superinten- dent of business and finance. Murray stated that the deficit of $338,000 incurred in 1986 remains, but some reduction of the amount is ex- pected through the rates set this year. The exact amount will not be known until later in the year, he said, when final costs are established on certain capital projects. Worpings and thanks extended Dear Mr. Batten: 1 am writing to thank you r the ex- cellent article in the March 11,`1987 edition of the Times Advocate that focused on "Career Awareness Month" at Precious Blood School. The article can only heighten interest in the community regarding the impor- tance of providing career information to students at an early age in order that they may sort out a variety of choices based on their abilities and talents. A.s well, I am kindly requesting per- mission to use the written commen- tary and photographs in a future edi- tion of our system newsletter. Sincerely John McCauley Superintendent of Education • Dear Editor: Last Sunday's news revealed a , rather sinister turn of plot in the Canadian -U.S. free -trade talks. Cana- dian publisher Mel Hurtig, vocal op- ponent of free trade, entered his hotel - cent of Gestapo Evidently the C.I.A have reason to measures because or KGB tactics. ./F.B.I. think they resort to such of the free -trade .The readers write room to find an American FBI agent conducting a search This raises some serious questions. Was the agent searching for any positive proof of Mr. Hurtig's, that free trade would not be good for Canada? Was he planting evidence to discredit Mr. Hurtig, or maybe just "planting a bug" to listen in on con- versations? Lastly. and most impor- tant, did our government know anything about this?„- Covert actions conducted against Canadians in their own country is an intolerable state of affairs, reminis- Premier Ontario Premier David Peterson will meet business and municipal lea&ers and tour an internationally HIRE STUDENTS The hiring of two summer students was approved by Exeter council this week on the recommendation of the executive committee. Mamie Wraith, Lucan, a third year student at Waterloo in environmental and planning law, will carry out the trade analysis study and undertake . other duties in the building/planning office, while Leslie hunter-Duvar will fill the summer administration posi- tion in the municipal office. The latter is a resident of Grand Bend and currently in second year at the University of Western Ontario in administrative and commercial studies. The positions run for 18 weeks from April n and remuneration is $200 per Week. The girls will be hired under the Involvement in 1plhnicipal Ad- ministration program which is sub- sidized by the provincial government. NOTE THE TIME Public viewing hours for the up- coming Huron County Regional Science Fair were incorrectly stated in the media release dated March 30, 1987. Th correct public viewing hours are: April 10 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. ' The lair is still being held April 10 Clandinto11 nat. the Clinton Public School in IS VISI successful industry during a visit to Iluron County on April 16. In announcing the visit, Huron - Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell said it will provide an excellent opportunity for county residents to meet with the premier. The premier will also speak at a luncheon 'hosted by the Seaforth Business Improvement Association (BIA ). Tickets can be attained from Tom Lemon of the BIA. He can be reached at 527-0160. In addition Mr. Peterson will help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Champion Road Machinery in Goderich and meet with local mayors and reeves in Clinton. "This visit wilt allow David Peter- son to tour Champion Road Machinery. one of the county's most innovative and successful businesses, which is showing the way for the future of rural Ontario," Riddell said. "At the same time, it will give him the opportunity to meet many people in the county." Exeter's newest barber shop is now open in the lower level of the Devon r„ building. For a professional hair cut Visit Dale McAllister Daily Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 8 a.m. Phone 235-2801 negotiations. But how can we trust a neighbor who acts with such duplici- ty? These negotiations are presumably between friendly allies, to encourage commerce and cement better relations between neighbors. Many Canadians are still undecid- ed as to whether that's a good idea or even sound trade policy. One thing for sure, if the Americans are going to spy on Canadian op- ponents of free trade, it is not going to win them any new converts to their cause! It might even lose them some support they already counted on; a high price to pay for an ill-advised ac- tion to satisfy someone's curiosity. Are we seeing the beginnings of a new Trade -Gate affair? Mrs. Roberta Walker Grand Bend. MOHAWKS ARE 'B' RUNNERSUP -- The Mohawks were 'B' runne'r- sup in the Exeter rec mixed volleyball playoffs. Back, left, Bevan Kinsman, Richard Neevel, John Westlake, Terry Caldwell and Bon- nie Caldwell. Front, Donna Masse, Donna Westlake, Shelley Weber and Noel Westlake. Missing were Joanne and Doug Latta and Gord Brewer. 'B' TITLE TO NO NAMES — The No Names won the 'B' title in the Exeter rec mixed volleyball playoffs. Back, left, Heather Marcy, Terry Wilhelm and Bob Seaton. Front, Laura Lee Nickles and Donna Glan- ville. Missing were Linda Wilhelm, Sherry Nickles, Ron Moore, Marlene Moore, Carl Pursley and June Pursley. T -A photo 'B' WINNERS -- The 'Spike and the Set Ups' team were 'B' winners in a recent co-ed volleyball tournament. in Exeter hosted by the Huron Park Stingers. Shown, back, left to right. John Nedza, Darrel Fink- beiner, and Matt Muller. Front, Barb Stretton, (Spike) Sue Muller with Heidi and Donna Overholt with Craig. BEST IN BROOMBALL — Jaci Lyndon presents special ladies broom - ball trophies to Tammy Rank and Brenda Harper at Wednesday's awards night at Centralia College. T -A photo DOUG REYCRAFT, MPP MIDDLESEX OFFICIAL OPENING Of our new Strathroy Office 71C FRONT STREET WEST Thursday, April 16th 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Complimentary coffee and doughnuts M w.! 4.10 1 Toddler's Inn Nursery School Open House and Registration Date: Tues., April 21, 1987 Times: 9 - 11:30; 1 - 3:30 p.m.; 7 - 9 p.m. Place: Scout Ffall - John St. W. Teachers: Marilyn Hern, Ann DeVries, Glenda Wagner For information and registration cull 235-2755 -Come feast withus! Easter Sunday What better way to spend Easter than with a wonderful dinner and family and fnends. So bring everyone and pin us for our fabulous Easter Sunday Feast. Call us so we can have a table ready especially for you. S OK Ike 13eark Grand Bend 238-2251