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Times-Advocate, 1987-07-01, Page 29HAVING A FIELD DAY -- Members of the South Huron Amateur Radio Club took part in the Ontario annual field day.on the weekend. Observing the activities are Ross Alexander, Exeter (right) and daughter Nicole. Operators ore Rob Noakes, Seaforth, Jim Mounfenay, Exeter and Ted Roberts, ifR 2 Kippen who hosted the event. Radio Amateurs have field day The South Huron Amateur Radio Club participated on the weekend in the annual Canadian and American Radio Relay League field day. The local field day operations took place at the farm of Ted and Helen Roberts, Chiselhurst. Ted is the president of the local club. Field day simulates emergency operating conditions using temporary antennas and emergency power. Dur- ing the operation 290 -contacts were made using single sideband voice, 44 using CW (morse code) and 19 using packet radio. Contacts were made with most of the provinces and states of the U.S.A. including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. During a lull in the field day opera- tions an intersting contact was established with a radio amateur located at Ringvassy Island, Norway 70 degrees north latitude. Summer school July 2-24 The traditional summer school pro - graft at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton runs from Thursday,. July 2 to July 24, for all county secon- dary students and senior elementary. Improvement courses will be of- fered for secondary school students in mathematics and english, at the general and advanced levels for grades nine to 12. As- a new' endeavour, special tutorial sessions will be arranged for senior students who require upgrading fora credit related to graduation or admission to a post -secondary institution. A Driver Education course will also be available. - - At the elementary level, remedial courses in mathematics and english will be available for grades seven and-. eight students. Previous summer schools have shown that students can achieve im- proved results through concentrating their efforts in one subject area. The prime objective of the program is to • enable a student to earn a better stan- ding in a subject in which they are ex- periencing difficulty. ° Students who are interested in "Summer School 1987" should contact the principal or guidance head in their school for further information and an application form. Having had a very successful start last year, a summer school program for children with challenging learning needs will again be offered in three full-service schools. From July 6 to July 31 fifty-two students will receive their education for four hours a day from six teachers assisted by fourteen teacher assistants and a program supervisor. The program sites (Wingham Public School, McCurdy Public School and Victoria Public School) will be monitored by Supervisor Judy Mills, and administered by Frank Mac- Donald, Principal of Summer School. The objectives of the program are: i) to maintain and enhance present development of academic, life and social skills. ii) to promote knowledge of safety. iii) to develop expressive and receptive vocabulary. iv) to provide for recreational ac- tivities and social experiences. Pupils will be evaluated by the teachers of the program and parents will receive a written progress report upon completion of the program. A new endeavour is the Summer School Hensall program for excep- tional pupils. The target group is made up of 12 children from the primary division and '15 children from the junior division. The objective of the program is to provide for the pupils individual pro- grams commensurate with learning styles and ability levels in language arts and mathematics. The purpose behind this is to main- tain and enhance the individual pupil programs in the subjects previously mentioned. Reports will be given to the parents and the receiving teacher upon the completion of the program. For further information contact: Frank MacDonald Summer School '87 Principal 524-7353 or Paul Carroll Superintendent of Operations 482-3496. Discuss development proposal Tuckersmith Township council discussed at council session a development proposed by Walter Armes for William Street in the hamlet of Egmondville. Armes reported his severance ap- plication to the County of Iluron Land Division Committee has been approv- ed based on a satisfactory develop- ment agreement being worked out with Tuckersmith Township. He said he had been in contact with an engineer who estimated a cost of bet- ween $3,000 and $5,000 to engineer a storm drainage system to service the lands, with supervision of construc- tion costing extra. Armes asked the council the type of drainage system required and why an engineer's drawings were a necessity. Council will arrange a meeting of Mr. Armes and road superintendent Douglas Poulton, and at the next meeting of council will discuss it further. . A proposal by Steve Rathwell and Del Scholendorf of Vanastra to erect a building at the Vanastra ball dia- mond was outlined to council. Mr. Rathwell and Mr. Scholendorf presented a plan for a building 24 feet by 24 feet. The building will include a storage area, washrooms and snack bar facilities. The men requested council finance the purchase of the materials for ap- proximately $8,000 plus the water and sewage hook-up with the labor to be supplied by the participants current- ly using the diamond. Rathwell and Scholendorf guaranteed profits from the snack bar would be used to repay the loan over an eight-year period. Should any deficit occur the men said there would be a special assessment on the teams Road contracts let At the latest meeting of McGillivray township couhcil, con- tracts were let for the reconstruction program on Concession road 12 for two and one-half miles north of coun- ty road 24 at Brinsley. C. K. Carter and Sons will load, haul and place granular 'B' gravel for $2.20 per yard and supply, deliver and place granular 'A' gravel for $7.20 per yard. The firm of McKenzie and Hender- son will supply crushed asphalt at a price of $7.16 per tonne. Reeve Charles Corbett and clerk Shirley Scott reported on attending a seminar on the Live Fence Act. It is expected an amendment will be made to the act this surpmer and after that, the township will hold a study session for fenceviewers. Ruth Coursey of the Ministry of Municipal affairs explained to coun- cil the history and status of unopen- - ed road allowances in the hamlet of Clandeboye. ; using the diamond. - Council will investigage this pro- posal and make a decision at the next council session. Council will renegotiate the tender with Wesley Riley Contracting for the •hauling and spreading of crushed gravel on township roads to a fall delivery date. Council will grant the Seaforth Community Hospital $3 per patient ;during 1987 and a total of $522. , Council will not grant a water con- nec,tion for John Haverkamp's residence from the Vanastra Water System. Council will advise the Township Committee of adjustment of potential snow problem sbould the committee grant the variance of Wayne and Janice Andrews. Council also feels this application may be more than a minor variance from the township zoning by-law. In a recorded vote council agreed to advise the Township of Stanley that further investigation be carried out for a good used tank truck or a new chassis and suitable tank within the insurance proceeds for the Brucefield Fire Department. • Voting for this were Reeve Robert Bell, Deputy reeve Robert Broadfoot and councillors William Carnochan and Rowena Wallace. Against it was councillor George Cantelon. Passed for payment were the following accounts: Day Care Centre at Vanastra $8,218.15; special day care at Vanastra $7,029.32; Recrea- tion Centre at Vanastra $15,937.94: roads $10,009.52 and general accounts $337,111.54 for a total of $378,306.47. Times -Advocate, July 1, 1987 Page )7A dines, probationsmeted out • Rolling up windows in a vehicle on overpayments of $1308 while _4_fad - Pclober afternoon —doe—ant emptny -during t#at usually lead to serious repercussions, VanAltena is.curren ly serving a but it can When the driver is altemp- 16 -month sentence in Birch Correc- ting to roll up the window on the tional Institute in Brantford for nar- passenger's side._ colics convictions-- That's what Patrick J. Masse, 30 The court was told that the Clinton Main St., Zurich, found on October 31 man has repaid the amount he receiv- and he appeared in Exeter court. ed for making the false statements to Tuesday, to plead guilty to a careless collect unemployment insurance. driving charge arising from the foci Gerald Mark Broderick, Exeter, dent and he was fined $128 by Judge was placed on probation for two years Gary Hunter. after pleading guilty- to of While proceeding along highway 83 over sio0o and another charge theft of near concession 2-3 of Stephen around public mischief in reportingthe a rob - 4:30 p.m., Masse leaned over in an at- bery. The offences occurred on tempt to roll up the window on the op- November 24. posite side and his pickup truck went The court learned that Broderick out of control and entered the south advised Exeter police at 4:13 a.m. ditch where it flippedover twice. that the Mac's Milk Store where he Masse sustained a serious hack and was working had been robbed by a neck injury along with cuts and bruises and damage to his vehicle was listed at $6,000. He was given 60 .days in which -to pay -the fine. A Huron Park man, Michael G. Haggitt, was fined $400 and will have his licence suspended after pleading guilty to driving with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit on May 22. Haggitt, of 280 Algonquin Drive, was stopped for a traffic violation in Crediton at 8:50 p.m. and the police administered an Alert after it ap- peared he was intoxicated. He was then taken for a hreathalizer test and gave a reading of 110 mgs. It was his first offence and he was given six months in which to pay the fine. Five fines of $75 each for a total of $375 were levied against Andrew VanAltena, 108 North St., Clinton, whose lawyer pleaded guilty on his behalf on five charges of false statements made under the Unemployment Insurance Act. The statements were given between May 3, 1985 and June 27, 1985, and he was given unemployment insurance male who entered the store with -a - handgun and took all the money. A couple of hours later, after rethinking his position, the accused told police that he had made up the story and had the money. The court ordered that Broderick do 100 hours of community service within the next 12 months, attend any treatment program recommended by his probation officer and seek and maintain employment. A probation of 12 months and com- Collision, One collision and two breakins were investigated by the Exeter police department this week. The breakins were reported at Rob Dale Motors, Main St., and McCann Redi Mix. Windows were forced open in both incidents but nothing was reported stolen in either. The collision occurred on Friday at the corner of James and Main, involv- ing vehicles operated by Ethel McMurchie, Kippen, and John munity service work for 75 hours in the_next--six months -was -ordered Lot_ David WifliarrrMeMillarrr174Colum- -bia Driye, Huron Park.. He pleaded guilty to four fraud charges from April 1 to 17 when he ob- ' tained goods valued at $120 by giving cheques that were returned to the store owner marked "insufficient . funds". The 19 -year-old also obtained soft drinks, worms and a fishing licence at another store valued at $14.20. Ile • has repaid that and has been ordered to repay the other $120 within six months. Hensall resident Paul McClinchey has been sentenced to three months in jail and an additional fine of $1500 on two drug offences for which he ap- peared in Goderich court last week. McClinchey appeared on two charges of trafficking laid by police" in the extensive raid conducted thr-oughout several areas - in Huron - County on August 22. The court ruled that the Hensall man can serve the three-month jail term on an intermittent basis on weekends. He was also placed on pro- bation for that as well. He was fined the $1500 or alter- native of three months and was given - six months in which to pay the fine. breakins Hamilton. RR 3 Exeter` The McMurchie vehicle was mak- ing a left turn onto Main to go south - hound when it collided with the Hamilton vehicle which was south- bound on Main. Total damage was estimated at $2,000. The department officers laid 12 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, one under the Liquor Licence Act and 10 under the Criminal Code. THIRD DEGREES — Four members of the Lebanon Forest Masonic Lodge received third degrees recent- ly. 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