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Clinton News-Record, 1987-07-22, Page 14Page 14—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1987 Sehool staff changes announced Staff changes at both elementary and secondary schools in the county were an- nounced by .,the Huron County Board of Education. At East. Wawanosh Public School, Bill Chaulk has been transferred to Turnberry Central and will be replaced by Philip Par- sons from Howick Central. East Wawanosh's Jane Wilson has been granted a half-time leave of absence, while Cheryl Hessels moves from half-time to a full-time position. At Brookside Public School, Judith Mathers and Laura Scott have been granted permanent contracts and Mary Bere retired June 30. Bill Farnell is transferred to Brookside from Howick and Paul Spittal to Brookside from Robertson Memorial in Goderich. Janet Blanchette goes from half- time to full-time and Heather Young from full-time to half-time. Changes at Howick Central include the granting of a permanent contract to Mary Sanderson. Wayne Stewart is transferred from Howick to Turnberry; Frank Stretton to Student Services and Jeff Hencher from Turnberry To Howick. Melody Bailey has been granted a half-time leave of absence and Alexandra Hutchison goes to Howick full-time, from half-time at Robertson. At Wingham Public School, Dave Brereton will be acting vice-principal, mov- ing from teacher status at Colborne. Donna Anderson and Brenda Schedler have been granted half-time leave of absence. At Brussels Public School, 33 -year veteran teacher, Mary Huether retired at the end of June, while fellow teacher Kim Blake's temporary contract has been replaced by a permanent one. Miss Blake will remain at Brussels. Two teachers have been transferred from Blyth Public School, to be replaced by two coming from other schools. Graham Yeats goes to Robertson in Goderich and Bill Marsh to Centennial in Brucefield. Rudy Hofftman moves to Blyth from Brookside and Bob Livermore from Grey Central. Also at Blyth, Kindergarten teacher Mary Buffinga's contract has been upgraded to permanent status and she will go from half - Freedom time to full-time if 1987-'88 Kindergarten enrollment warrants the increase. Marlene Starkey also leaves Grey Central in September, going from half-time there to full-time work at Clinton Public School. Marie Parsons, incoming president of the Women Teachers' Federation of Ontario, Huron Chapter, comes to Grey half-time to replace Ms. Starkey. Also at Grey, Kathy Gottfried has been granted a permanent contract. Barbara Livermore has been transferred from Hullett Central School to Colborne, to be replaced on a full-time basis by Brenda Pincombe who has been teaching half-time at Centennial. Bill Stevenson, former principal of East Wawanosh, who has been on a year's leave of absence as principal from Grey Central School, will be the new principal at Usborne Central in September. On the secondary level, teachers Beth Bodkin, Karen Beutler and Susan Boucher have resigned from the staff of F. E. Madill Secondary School, while Nancy Stafford goes from full-time teaching to half-time. Both John Matthews and Linda Campbell have been awarded permanent teaching contracts. The school also gets a new chief custodian, George Whitby from Wingham Public School. Teacher Joanne Carr has resigned from Central Huron Secondary School, while Avid Sheridan has been transferred to Madill. Both Joe DeGroot and Anne Newington will teach only half-time this year as will Roba Lobb. Mrs. Lobb, Jim Barnes, Judy Stuart and Jeffrey Reaburn have all been granted permanent contracts at CHSS. Frank MacDonald leaves his teaching career at Goderich District Collegiate In- stitute to take a position as computer studies co-ordinator at the school board office in Clinton. Both Tom Craig and Sherry Mux - low have been given permanent contracts. At Seaforth District High School, perma- nent contracts have been awarded to Janet Clarke and Michael Ash. Mr. Ash has been transferred from SDHS to South Huron District High School in Exeter. At Vanastra Public School, Gayle Beuer- mann and Joan Shapton have been hired on permanent contract. Joanne Drennan has switched from full-time to half-time position. Vito Stecca is leaving Clinton Public School far a new position at Robertson Public School in Goderich. Tom Lyon will become Acting Vice -Principal at Clinton, with his move from a teaching position at Huron Centennial School. He will take over from Wayne Nicholls who is being named Vice -Principal at Victoria Public School in Goderich. Mary Ann Hogan and Barb Moss have been granted permanent teaching contracts at Victoria School. Eleanor Scott -Smith is moving from a full-time position at the same school for part-time work at Holrnesville Public School. William Cameron will con- tinue on as a part-time teacher at Victoria while Mary Anne Rea will be leaving the Goderich school for work at Colborne Cen- tral School. Also at Colborne, Marion Steinbach has been put on permanent contract. She will round out the teacher roster at that school with the change that will see Dave Brereton leave a teaching position. At Robertson Public School in Goderich, Marion Steigmeier has been named to the permanent staff. Steve Revington, who taught at Hensall and Exeter will be working solely at Hensall in the next school year. Doug Pearson is moving from Hensall to J.A.D. McCurdy. Joanne Telford will be on staff at Hensall Public School coming from a former posi- tion with Student Services. Also at McCurdy, Doug Pearson will be on staff with his move from Hensall Public School. He will replace John Gregory who is moving to Stephen Public School. Margriet Knetch has been hired as a French teacher and Eileen Wise will be the Family Studies Teacher at McCurdy. Karen Wallen has been transferred from Stephen Public School to Zurich. Marlene Thorton has been named to the full-time staff at Stephen. Previously she worked part-time. of information established By Jack Riddell MPP Huron Bill 34, the Freedom of Information and l'rivacy Act, was recently passed by the On- tario Legislature. Its purpose is to promote the principles of free and democratic government by guaranteeing reasonable openness in government and the protection of the public from unwarranted secrecy and unwar- ranted invasion of personal privacy. D The Act establishes a general right of ac- cess to government information, this aspect of the bill being based on three principles: - government information should be more readily available to the public. • the necessary exceptions to access to government information should be limited and specific and extend to the protection of the legitimate need for confidentiality and to secure the right to privacy of personal information. - decisions by government officials on what government information will be disclosed should be reviewed by an independent com- missioner. A public interest "over -ride" clause binds the Commissioner to in- dependently release any information which is in the public interest and reveals a grave environmental, health or safety hazard to the public. The legislation also grants privacy rights to the individual. The government is pro- hibited from collecting personal informa- tion except where it is expressly allowed to do so. Also, the individual has a right of ac- cess to their own personal records and a right to a correction. Freedom of information covers all government ministries, boards, agencies and commissions and all municipalities. Premier Peterson Speaks Out On Free Trade At the recent trade update for First Ministers in Ottawa, Premier David Peter- son said he would not accept a trade deal with the United States if it were dumped on the provinces at the last minute. The Premier told reporters after emerg- ing from the meeting "I said tonight, if I had to make a decision on the basis of what I heard - no way would 1 support a (free trade' agreement in principle". The Premier has voiced concern about how the free trade negotiations are going. He stressed as important concerns about the exclusion of the Auto Pact and foreign in- vestment rules from the talks and the necessity to get the US to accept a binding mechanism to resolve trade disputes. He was also concerned about the potential ef- fects a free trade deal would have on agriculture. Support And Custody Enforcement Strengthened • The new Ontario program to strengthen support and custody arrangements was an- nounced recently. Support and Custody En- forcement program provides for automatic, computerized enforcement of support orders in default and provides assistance to parents seeking to enforce custody rights. As many as 85 percent of Ontario's 61,000 support orders are presently in default. In the majority of such cases, the support order involves children. Under the new computerized system, sup- port payments are made directly to one of eight regional enforcement offices. Govern- ment cheques are issued to creditors for the amount received. Missed payments will be automatically noted by the computer and will result in the initiation of enforcement proceedings including garnishment of wages, filing of liens and the seizure and sale of the defaulter's assets. $50 -Million Program To Aid Farm Economy A new $50 -million provincial program will provide assistance to about 20,000 Ontario Farmers. The Ontario Farm Management, Safety and Repairs Program, will pay individual farmers up to $2,500 for improvements in safety, farm machinery, on-farm storage and farm management analysis. Retroactive to June 1, 1987, the new pro- gram will apply to producers in Ontario with annual value of production of $12,000 and to producers with less than that production under special circumstances. The program consists of four parts: - A $300 grant for participation in the ministry's Farm Management Analysis Project. - A grant of 80 per cent of specific on-farm safety projects such as roll bars and safety Ladies eat chicken in park HURONVIEW - Ladies from Huron Heights journeyed to Goderich to eat chicken in the park and enjoy the evening concert. Men from Spruce Meadow spent Tuesday in London at Storybrook Gardens. The men really enjoyed looking at the animals and having the opportunity to pet some. The ladies who were left at the home had the opportunity to go to the auditorium to have their nails and makeup done. This is a popular event and the ladies do like to have this service performed. Anglican Communion was held on Tues- day afternoon in the chapel and ladies on Huron Heights had their barbecue in spite of the cool weather. They sat inside, as usual, but the cooking was done on the gas barbecue outside. SIMMER TIPS Be prepared for the unexpected Enjoy this summer cottage season, but don't forget to be prepared for accidents and emergencies. Before you go near the water check out your life jackets and life preservers. Make sure they still fit the kids and' are in good condition. You should have two well equipped first aid kits, one for the cottage and one for the boat. The one that goes on the water should be in a floatable plastic container — an inex- pensive food container will do. St. John first and experts suggest you stock first aid kits with the following supplies for summer cot- tage life: First Aid Textbook, 6 large gauze pressure dressing, 2 sterile surgical pads, 36 adhesive strips, rubbing alcohol, antiseptic soap, scissors (round ends — serrated), ice pack, sunburn ointment, cling type roller bandages (75mm), 12 sterile gauze dressing t cabs for tractors, personal protective equip- ment, child -resistant fencing of farm ponds and manure storage areas. - A grant of 40 per cent of the cost of on-farm feed and storage facilities. To be eligible, items must be purchased between June 1, 1987 and May 31, 1988. Applications will be mailed to many On- tario farmers during the first week of August. Extra copies may be obtained from any ministry country or regional office beginning August 10, 1987, The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) held its annual poster contest with Huron Centennial School receiving the highest aggregated mark. The Huron Centennial team was made up of (front, left) Kelli Rathwell. Neoc Haney, Aimee Talbot, Bryan Durand. Canny McDonald was an individual winner from Minto -Clifford Central School. Bryan Durand and Ngoc Loung were also individual winners. In the back row (left) are Terry Matz, enforcement co-ordinator and fish and wildlife management officer with the MNR in Wingham; Glen Loates, wildlife artist; Vincent Kerrio, Minister of Natural Resouces; Murray Elston, Minister of Health and Glen Sturgeon, conservation officer. This year's theme was Wildlife Needs You: Join Hands in Conservation. (Ministry photo) Weather lowers lake levels Dry weather continued through June to have favourable effects upon water levels on the Great Lakes. By early July Lakes Huron, St. Clair and Erie were between 20 and 30 cm below their levels of one year earlier. Levels on Lakes Superior and Ontario had dipped to slightly below their long-term averages. Precipitation for the first six months of 1987 has averaged approximately 30 per cent less than normal. "Many shoreline residents and cottagers will see evidence of improved water levels in wider beaches this summer," said Ralph Moulton, Manager of Environment Canada's Great Lakes Water Level Communications Cen- tre. "However, this should not be taken as an indication that the high water level pro- blem is over. These dry conditions would have to persist through next year before the micidlp lakes would begin. to approach normal levels." In the meantime, fall and winter storms could still cause considerable amounts of damage to lakeshore property this year. Environment Canada forecasters predict water levels on the middle lakes will remain high throughout the six-month forecast period but will stay below the record highs of 1986. Lake Superior is ex- pected to stay near normal levels, and Lake Ontario is forecast to be seven to 15 cm below normal for the next six months. Lake Superior's regulation plan requires that a balance be kept between its level and that of Lakes Michigan and Huron. Since Lake Superior is near normal levels and Lakes Michigan and Huron are still well above normal, Lake Superior's July outflow has been set at the minimum prescribed by the plan. Monday euchre results CLINTON - Monday afternoon euchre was held again this week at the town hall. High winners were Marjorie Caldwell and Donna Tyndall. Low winners were Minlue Rumball Eric's sport Eric's Enc's snack smile PARTICIPACTION MAKES PERFECT and Agnes Carbert. Taking the most lone hands honors acre Bert Gliddon and Leila Johnston. Advertising , can save shopping time. CANADIAK ADVERTISING FOUNDATION (3"x3" ), 12 sterile gauze dressings (4"x4" ), 2 waterproof adhesive tape (1"), 6 triangular bandages, 1 box applicators — cotton tipped, sharp needle and hot water bottle. Keep the cottage box in a place where you can get at it quickly and easily. Be sure everyone knows where it is. 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