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Clinton News-Record, 1980-11-27, Page 1115thhors . year -�-.-i�11o� 48 . � Thursday, .Novr��r►��r 27, 1980 40' Wec Weather 1980 7 979 T 1 RA'T+ MBER 8 2 1.9 4 -2.5 15 3R5 20 6 - 3 11 3 21 4 0 7 3.5 23 22 86 0: -3 _13 6 24 5 1 7.5 ° 2 Rainfall 0 Rainfa14 6 117�6 mm rovin�eokays hospital addition By Shelley McPhee Only five years ago the members'nf. theClinton community were shocked' outs aged with Minis er o i ea` t..> .Frank Miller's announcement that the local hospital would be shut down. It was a close call for the Clintpp Public Hospital, but the institution managed .to stay on'its:;,.et and nowt'" appears that it is in good health again. The road to recovery for the hospital took positive turn this week with the ministry of health's approval in principle of the hospital's major renovation plan. The plans call for a . $715,000 renovation and addition package that will improve and modernize the hospital's ambulatory, emergency, X- ray and physiotherapy.departrnents. Prepared by architects Kyles,. Kyles and Garrett of Stratford, the plans are a revised version of ° drawings sent to the government in 1975. These were hely_ed when the_ uture of the institution was . put in jepoardy. However, hospital administrator Doug Coventry, ,,aid that since that time the hospital has gone ahead with. some of the work in the orginal plans, including the installation of a new elevator and the updating of the fire sprinkler and alarm system. Although the revised plans for the renovation called for a $1 million project, the ministry cut this back, and out of the $715,000 work to be done, the ministry will pay two-thirds, or $303,000 of the bill. The Clinton and area community will be responsbile for raising $300,000 to cover the rest of the expenses. ;Mr. Coventry is hoping for a grant from the Huron County Council to help offset this bill and already a fund rais_ing__,_-co-m.m-i-t-te-e; n -de -r - the chairmansilin of Steve Cooke, is planning fund raising activities. The committee, Mr. Coventry explained, is a separate group from the hospital board and includes two board members, a representative from the hospital staff and other members chosen from the community by° Mr. Cooke. The work, which is scheduled to begin next March, calls for an ad- dition to be built at the southeast portion of the hospital, an extension Mediator hired f• or salary talks Jack and Pat Armstrong of Princess Street. West in Clinton received a silent welcome last Wednesday from a one-person greeting party. Some unknown "vandals placed the dummy and the sign on their lawn .prior to the Arm- strong's return from Hawaii. Are the girl's better here, Jack? (James Fit- -- it- zgeralri_isimttr)--... Fair board debt declines By Shelley McPhee For the first time in years, the Clinton Spring Fair made a profit with their 19$0 showing, but the $3,000 profit has fallen into the "easy come, easy go" category. Unfortunately the Huron Central Agricultural Society was not able to store the money away in the cool vault, but the profit went to lessen the society's $17,000 debt. However, at their November 20 meeting the society reported that now -. their outstanding loan has been reduced to $14,000, thanks to the profit gathered from the fair. Faye Fear, secretary for the society, explained that this year the June fair managed a profit because all the local service clubs were behind the fair and groups like the Kinsmen gave all the proceeds from their hospitality tent to society. Other service club members volunteered their time to work at the gates and according to Mrs. Feare, "Without them we really sould have • been lost." The ag society is hoping to maintain.. that support and are asking each service club to appoint someone to sit on the society's board of directors. In other business,.seciety members listened to guest speaker Lloyd Beeks from Hamilton talk on fair work. As well plans are underway to the 1918. Clinton Spring Fair and a contract has been signed with Joyce Arnusen ent Park for the xmidway and' the society hopes to have a mini - tractor pull and a demolition derby included in the evening entertainment program. In the women's division, the ladies have decided to incorporate the Year of the Disabled into some of their classes at the fair: Along with the fair, plans were finalized for a dance to sponsored by the society on May 9. Mrs. Fear, society president Dave Dalzelf, Elgin Thompson and Ron McKay were named to be in charge of the dance which will hear music from the Walter Ostinack band. "Can you imagine," the Main Street Wit said last week, "what would happen if the governor of the state of Texas told the president of the United States that his state was cutting off oil supplies to the other 51 states?" Well, no one has to guess at what the answer to that one is, as they settle that dispute of federal sovereignty in the Civil War back in the 1860's. "Yet up here in Canatla, which can at .' .. .. - - • d a country, one province with a mere nine per cent of the population is ordering the rest of the country around by telling the other 91 per cent they'll cut of the oil if they don 't get their price," says the Wit. + + + Happy Thanksgiving to those many American neighbors who are up here at the cottages during the holiday weekend (for them) as they mark their holiday today, Thursday, November 27. Even though their harvest thanks day is a bit close to the Christmas break, it does make more sense to be thankful after the harvest is over and the the fall plowing done, than it does right in the middle of it, like we do here.in Canada with our mid-October celebrations. -1- + -I- For the first time in many years,. the' name of Russell Bolton the perennial World Hay champ is not among the list of winners from the prestigous Royal Winter Fair, but Huron didn't get shut out. Lyle Kinsmen of RR 2, Kippen con- tinued the long tradition of local winners by having the top Limousin -Cross in the Queen's Guineas cbmpetition. Now winning in the Queen's Quinees class is no easy feat, as the opposition is very tough, and it takes about a full year to get a calf ready for the show. Congratulations Lyle. + + + I guess with the prediction that the area will be hit by a major snowstorm this week, I'll have to give up on the garden this year, and spring plow it. I did manage to get the carrots covered with leaves, and put the turnips and cabbage to sleep under a leafy bed. Actually, those Brussel Sprouts, which I also picked are much sweeter after a couple of hard freezes. +-I-+ The Clinton firefighter were called out to a smoke -in last Thursday night. No, no not one of those with the funny smelling plants, but one were a side of meat is smoked. A homemade smoker, made from an old fridge at the E. Gah- wiler residence on Princess Street caught fire. Both the fridge and the hind of deer suffered minor damage. Yikes, there's only 23 more shopping days until Christmas and I still haven't written to Santa yet. I wonder, though, how would he ever carry a farm on his sleigh? But the kids can all write to Santa, and send you letter to the Clinton -News -Record, Box 39, Clinton Ontario, NOM ILO, and we'll forward them on to the North Pole. We'll copy some of them first and publish them in our special Christmas editon, which will be coming out on Tuesday, December 23, one day earlier than usual. And, kids, if you have a nice picture drawn or colored, send that in to us too. + + + Don't forget that those entries to Ci.intofi's Santa parade close this Friday, November 28. B'e'sure and contact John Balfour over at the Home Hardware before then. + + The Wits definition of a rebate is something a fisherman does when the worm falls off his hook. Talks between the Huron County Secondary School teachers and the Board of Education were suspended Friday and a . mediator has been appointed to assist the parties. The Education Relatigns Com- mission has appointed Professor Jeffrey Gandz of London, to mediate the contract dispute between the teachers and board. The parties resumed negotiations Wednesday evening and requested the appointment of a mediator following a day -long session Thur- sday. Professor Gandz, who is with the . Western School of Business Administration, was appointed Monday and has not contacted either party to arrange a meeting. Gandz prepared the factfinder report for the Perth Board of Education earlier this year and has experience in the mediation field. from the present board , room facilities. —T-he--plans--call--from-the removal 0 the emergency entrance from the northeast corner of the building, to be relocated in a larger area in the new addition. As well, the X-ray and physiotherapy departments will be located in the new wing and more out- patient treatment rooms and a waiting area will be located there. Mr. Coventry explained that the addition will better serve the large number of out-patients who are treated by specialists and undergo day surgery at the hospital. Along with the one -storey addition, the present emergency wing will be . renovated in include the board room, ad inistrator's office, laundry facilities and medical recor s storage are . M Coventry,,,, who has ben sup- porti g the renovation wor for a number of years noted, "I've always been quite optimistic that we'd get the go ahead. It's just taken sometime." He's equally optimistic that the community will back the hospital in the renovations with their financial support. Mr. Coventry noted that a hospital renovation program was just com- pleted in Exeter and the $700,000 work was financed without aid from. the government. As well in St. Marys and Listowel, the public funds are building major renovations and ad- ditions to their hospitals. "We were fortunate to get money from the ministry," he noted. "We have managed to keep our hospital open, now let us see what we can do to keep improving it and up- dating the facility so that it continues to be the best in Huron County," he said earlier. Along with baking and Dutch sweets, handmade crafts, produce and an auction table, a young calf and a pen full of hens made the Clinton Christian Reformed Bazaar an interesting place to visit on Friday. Many other people thought so too as the afternoon and evening eve•gt saw a steady flow of customers and Christmas shoppers. (Shelley McPhee photo) Truste Trustees of the Huron County Board of Education don't believe that following advice of the administrative staff warrants a rubber stamp label. At a special meeting of the board Monday, director of Education, John Cochrane, asked trustees if they wanted to follow different procedures in view of recent criticism of the administrative role in decision making. "At one time trustees were presented with the problems and possible solutions," he said. "If you want the administration can make Private sessions Trustees of the Huron County Board of Education believe their their ritual of private meetings before official board sessions are necessary. In a special¢board meeting Monday, Director of Education John Cochrane asked trustees if they wanted any changes madein the committee of the whole structure for the corning term. Most trustees agreed that the private sessions were necessary when discussing personnel problems. Cochrane prompted the discussion by asking if any changes were needed in the board's approach to private sessions. The minutes of the in camera meeting are included in the following months agenda and all recornmertdatio is are covered' by, a single motion. Trustee Clarence McDonald said Turn to page 3 40 recommendations or provide alter- natives or provide only back up reports. But 99 per cent of the time the board follows the recommendation of the administration and then we get the rubber stamp label." Trustee Bert Morin insisted that the administrative staff provides solid, professional advice and the board was wise to often follow their recom- mendations. "They are knowledgeable people who get paid a good salary and we trust them to provide good in- formation," he said. "They give us alternate solutions and also point out the best solution and if I'rn a rubber stamper that's okay." Morin said if the board adopts an administrative recommendation it is accused of, rubber stamping but in- sisted that wasn'tthe case. "If we are accused of it so what. We are just relying on the administration for good, solid advice." Cochrane defended the system claiming the administrative staff should make recommendations and. provide alternatives. "You should at least have recommendations as a place to start discussions," he said. Eugene Frayne told trustees it was beneficial to have a list of alternatives along with recommendations. "Sometimes there are three sides to a problem," he said. "There are so many grey areas in this business and nothing is ,black and white until the administration provides input. And that's iimportant for us to make decisions." Fred and Edna Mote of Clinton marked.a milestone of wedded bliss this week, as they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple received a host of congratulatory messages, plaques and cards from Queen Elizabeth to local friends. (James Fitzgerald photo) Couple mark 60 years A Clinton couple marked one of those rarities in martimonial bliss this week when they celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. The couple, T ,-ed and Edna Mote, former long-time residents of St. Thomas, celebrated their 60th on Monday, November 24 when an open house was held at the Legion Hall, Clinton. A family dinner was also held Monday night at Bartliffs when James A. McBain was master of ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. Mote, the former Edna Weldon, were married at the home of the bride's parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weldon in Avon on November 24, 1920 by the late Rev Forbes Rutherford. Mr. Mote, who is a member of the Huron Steam Threashers Association is .he son of the late Mr. and Mrs Geroge Mote of Belmont. They have one son, Glenn and one daughter, Mrs: Marion Freeman, both of St. Thomas, and six grand- children. Congratulatory messages were received from The Queen, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Premier William Davis, MPP Jack Riddell, MP Murray Cardiff, Elgin MP John Wise, Elgin MPP Ron McNeil and Opposition Leader Joe Clark. They also received cards from friends and relatives . Guest were Milton, St. Tilsonburg, Wailaceburg, Newbury, and present from Windsor, Thomas, London,. Corrunna, Blyth, Bayfield, Tharnesville, Clinton.