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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-12-12, Page 14 Putato bra Dtir.44, Aiat litagloartt 4 BICENTENNIAL MEDALS—were presented to 1,984 worthy citizens of Ontario on Sunday and Lloyd Casemore of Wingham was one .of those citizens honored. Mr. Casemore received his medal from the Honorable Robert Eaton in Seaforth on Sun- day along with 30 other Huron Cob' nty recipients. (Wassink photo). Traffic survey uncovers little need for cross -walk The results of a survey of vehicle and pedestrian traffic at the corner of Alfred and Josephine Streets in Wingharp have done little to support'an appeal by parents for a pedestrian cross -walk in that area. A week-long survey conducted by the town police during hours when children would be most likely to be crossing the street on their way to or from school found an average of fewer than a half-dozen persons crossing • the main street during any half-hour period. However the survey did shtw a. heavy flow of vehicular ' traffic along Josephine Street, with an • average of more than nine vehicles per minute during the busiest period between 3:45 and 4:15 p.m. The results of the survey, which had been requested following a petition from parents to town council for a cross -walk, were presented by Police Chief Robert Wittig. to members of the Wingham Board of Police Commissioners last week. Commenting on the fin- dings, the chief noted this is a slow time of year with nothing going on at the ball- parks and with many children being driven to school by their parents. As a result, pedestrian traffic across the street was "very minimal". Light display is operating at F. Porter's • For over 20 years Wingham's Fred Porter has delighted children and adults with his magnificent display of Christmas lights at his Leopold Street home and this year is no exception. Mr. Porter has gained renown all over the area for his Christmas wonderland and he reports everything is in place for the 1984 version. He cordially invites everyone to drop by and see for themselves. The survey shows an average of only five persons crossing Josephine Street between 8:30 and 9:15 a.m..; three persons between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.; the same number between°12 :45 and 1:15 p.m. and two bet- ween 3:45 and 4:15 p.m. Traffic along Josephine Street during the samejime periods averaged 200 ve- hicles, 155 vehicles, 140 ve- hicles and 275 vehicles re- spectively. Information was also recorded on pedestrian crossings and vehicular traffic on Alfred Street, with pedestrian crossings averag- ing about twice fte number for Josephine Street while traffic was only a fraction of the main street flow. Commissioner Margaret ' Bennett commented that the results did not seem to warrant the board wasting GRADUATED Alison Claire (Roberts) Miculan, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John Robert, Bel - grave, received her MA de- gree in philosophy from Mc- Master University, Hamil- ton, during the fall convoca- tion ceremonies held recent- ly. Alison is a former student at the East Wawanosh Pub- lic School and F. E. Madill Secondary School. Keils plan to hold another workshop Due to the overwhelming interest generated by the Nov. 29 "Streetproofing" seminar, Bill and Holly Keil of Wingham will be hosting another workshop on Jan. 17, this time on the sexual abuse of•children. Over 50 concerned people attended the streetproofing seminar, which dealt with the topic of how to protect children from attack without making them too ap- prehensive. Mrs. Keil reports she has been stopped on the street and telephoned since the last seminar by people who are interested in the topic and have specific questions to ask her. -It is this response which has made the Keils decide another workshop is warranted, The Jan. 17 workshop will be held in the court room at the town hall, starting at 8 p.m. Those interested in attending are asked to pre - register with Mrs. Keil by telephoning 357-2894. There is no charge to attend. Deadline for classifieds is advanced any more time on • the . matter. However the board agreed to forward a copy of the results to town council 'without comment. • It will be up to council to decide eventually whether or not to establish a cross -walk. Earlier in the meeting, in response to another request from town council, the board asked the chief to carry out a similar traffic survey at the corner of Patrick and Josephine Streets, another location for a proposed cross -walk. During discussion of ,the matter, Chief Wittig read the board a list of Conditions Used by the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications as guidelines for the location of • cross- walks. He said the cost of establishing a cross -walk is estimated at $12,000 to $13,000 and the MTC thinks it is ludicrous to put a cross- walk within three blocks of an existing traffic light. Because Christmas Day this year falls on a Tuesday and Boxing Day on a Wed- nesday, the issue of this newspaper for Christmas week must be in the post office on Monday morning, Dec. 24. This early publication date will require early news and advertising deadlines as well. News material must be in our office before noon on Thursday, Dec. 20, and classified ads cannot be accepted later than Wed- nesday, Dec. 19. The December 24 issue will contain advertising from all communities covered by Wenger Publications. PresS time allotments will not permit entirely separate erlitinrc Santa returns to Wingham • 1 Santa Claus. will be back in Wingham this Saturday to meet with . children at the Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There also will be free skating for the youngsters at the Wingham arena from 1 to 2 p.m. and free movies at the Lyceum Theatre starting at 1:30 p.m. These attractions are offered by the merchants of Wingham for the con- venience of their Christmas shoppers. Wingham, Ontario, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 1984 Citations honor achievements of town's outstanding citizens A crowd of families, friends and well-wishers gathered at the Wingham Armouries Monday night for the presentation off the first- ever Town of Wingham Citations to a group of out- standing local citizens: In opening the ceremony, Mayor William Harris noted that some are being honored for their achievements in winning provincial, national. or international honors, while others have given of themselves to work in their community. Councillor Jack Kopas then read the citations while Mr. Harris presented the awards. • Those being honored for achievements on a provinci- al, national or international level received engraved sil- ver rose bowls as well as framed certificates, while those nominated for their community achievements received framed certificat- es. All also were given a flor- al tribute in the form of a corsage or boutonniere which was pinned on by Mrs. Harris. Following are the citations which were read for each of those being honored: In the provincial, national or international category: , Doris Marion Bushell — "Mrs. Bushell achieved province -wide recognition for her outstanding hand- made, award-winning quilt, which was presented as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II as a memeo of Her Majesty's particip on in the On- tario bic ntennial celebra- tions, 1984. "Mrs. Bushell's quilts have won her renown in the past. One quilt won the grand championship at the 1978 International Plowing Match and another creation was raffled off during the 1979 centennial celebrations in Wingham. She has arso captured three grand championships at the Teeswater Fall Fair." • Jim G. Longdo — "Mr. Longdo is well-known in the Wingham area for the school of jiu-jitsu which he runs at the Wingham Legion Hall. He is also well-known in martial arts circles as a keen competitor and the holder of several impressive titles. He was the Canadian jiu-jitsu champion in 1977-78 and the North American .champion in 1978-79. "Mr. Longdo was one of six Canadians who traveled to Jacksonville, Florida, in October to compete in the North American Jiu-Jitsu Team Tournament. The Police board urged to follow council lead in setting • budget While the final decision remains up to its members, the Wingham Board of " Police Commissioners - has been urged • to follow guidelines similar to those • adopted recently by town council in setting its budget for 1985. During the board's regular meeting last week, Com- missioner Jack Kopas, who' also serves as council's finance chairman, told his fellow commissioners that council "will view with great favor" any attempts to hold its budget increases for the coming year to the five per cent ceiling proposed for the rest of the town. He added there had, been "a wee bit of concern" ex- pressed by some councillors that it might be difficult for the town to justify increases to its employees lower than that awarded recently to the police. Mr. Kopas explained to the board that the finance and management committee had reeommended to -council that total budget • increases fcir • Wages, salaries and benefits next year sh.ould.not exceed five per cent, This would represent about fokper cent for wage and salary in- creasesand one per cent for benefits. The 'latest statistics show Settlements in the private sector this year have averaged less than four per cent, he noted, and as a result it would be "very difficult" for council to justify higher increases. The committee also told council that increases in funds for operating expenses and capital projects should be held to five per cent or less for 1985, This does not mean every department should plan to spend four or five per cent more, he added, saying council will be looking.for "good rationale" for any spending increases. There was no further discussion of the reCorri- mendation during the open team won seven out of eight fights and Mr. Longdo won all three of his own three- minute fights to capture a trophy. Mr. Longdo is a current titleholder in national and North American individual black - :belt competition." • Douglas Kenneth Wood — "Mr. Wood, an 18 -year-old Grade 13 student, has achieved recognition for personal success in the pole vault in provincial, national and international Junior •competition in 1984. "At the Pan Am. Junior Championships in Nassau, Mr. Wood finished fourth • behind two Americans and a Canadian in a field which included athletes from seven countries. In the process he raised his personal mark to 4,77 meters (15.5 feet), breaking the previous Par Am Junior record of 4.75 metres." In the field of community achievement: session of the board meeting. However. Chairman Jack 'Gillespie pointed out that since the police are covergd by a collective agreement, the board's relationship to its employees is "entirely dif- ferent" from that of council. "We are a separate entity (from council) and have to make our own decisions and live with them," he said. He added that the board must begin preparing its draft budget for next year, noting, "If we're over (budget) in '85 it will be our fault and nobody else's, so let's do a good job."' The first draft of a new budget is to be brought to the board's January meeting. There was no discussion at the open meeting of the recent contract settlement with the police. The report to the board from its negotiating committee was ' one of the items on the' agenda for the in -camera meeting which followed the open session. ' GRADUATED Cathy Sholdice, daught of Ken and Elizabeth Sho dice of Brussels, grduated recently from Conestoga Col- lege of Applied Arts and Technology, Stratford camp- us, with a Nursing Diploma. Graduation ceremonies were held Nov. 23 at Stratford and Nov. 24 at Kitchener. Cathy is a graduate of Brussels Public School and F. E. Ma- dill Secondary School. She plans to write the registra- tion examinations in Janu- ary. James H. Currie — "Mr. Currie is one of the few remaining World War I veterans. Names like Vimy Ridge, Passchendale and Ypres are only vague reminders of long -ago battles to most of us, but to Mr. Currie they are poignant and real memories. He was decorated for exemplary . conduct at the front during the First World War. "His consideration for others has been reflected in his senior years as a benefactor and supporter of community facilities and organizations directed to sport, health care, education and youth programs." ot33.33m43, 4 ,0.e.4- . • 333$3,33,:Z......:.;.."3.'3:3"p .33,33 49).;Awierh, r:Apiff,411,4010ZAMOOM-pc 'Witt tiv4Katio4a04.14 3e,4.4:044,,AW:m4;44,wdwez14•4.,t1P.4=e< • 4,V,VirkkVEN.VVOki 444 I. r r '004W-44.4? DeWitt Miller — "For more than 25 years, Mr. Miller has served this community not only as a councillor and mayor but on various commissions, boards and committees, spending many hours, days and weeks with complaints poured at him from all sides. "Mr. Miller has been motivated purely by his utter faith in his own town and his devollon to all those causes which might foster its progress." John Wesley Pattison -- "Mr. Pattison was a life-long resident of Wingham and a dedicated citizen, best- known for his service to municipal enterprise and historical research.• , ",`In 1975 he sold his electric business which he operated on the main street. This allowed nhim more time to devote to researching and recording Wingham's ory. His ceaseless in- te n the town's early ays e him an authority on loc I history and a collec 'on of his stories and anecdotes about the town has been condensed and published in a book called Museum Musings." (This award was present- ed posthumously and was ac- cepted by Jim Pattison and • Kathy Vanderhorst, son and daughter of the late Mr. Pattison.) Janet Reid — "Mrs. Reid has served the Town of Wingham faithfully and diligently for many years, devoting most of her spare time to community work. "Her concern for the young people became evident through her in- volvement with instigating a day care centre in Wingham, on which board she continues to serve. "Mrs. Reid also continues to support youth groups, canvassing,, visiting the elderly and many endless responsibilities. Her devo- tion to the citizens of Wing - ham is well-documented and she continues to work tire- lessly for her community." Mrs. Reid was the only recipient to reply to the citation, saying she thanks the town for the honor and accepts it "on behalf of the many people who really did the work" on the projects with which she has been involved over the years. No one person ever ac- complishes anything on his or her own, she noted. In reading the citations, Mr. Kopas told the crowd this is"just the beginning" of the town's endeavor to recognize the achievements of the many peOple who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make their community a better place. A social time with refresh- ments followed the presenta- tions. 40••• . . ,43,3"33,43, • • .• ' oo. 31. TOWN OF WINGHAM CITATION WINNERS—During a special reception at the Armouries on Monday night, representatives of the Town of Wingham presented specially -prepared citations to seven citizens being recognized for their achievements or efforts on behalf of their community. In the back row are Jim Pattison, Jim Longdo, Mayor William Harris, who made the presentations, and Doug Wood. In the front are Kathy Vanderhorst, Janet Reid, James H. Currie, Doris Bushell and DeWitt Miller. Jim Pattison and Kathy Vanderhorst ac- cepted the award on behalf of their father, the late John Pattison.