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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-01-21, Page 1rfp ".k f++.' • , ..„ • "%Or.; ++ . . • . it.e.e.."e++3';' •.:•etezjk • !MOM YOUR !NINON' Ruttiness e•N'•""ie' As! • . - • • •e- • • •••••,,-;,•,, • • • - ' •. kletclWeV(Interl* CORTOlf4Frele 1. es .• • 1:Jr,.;,, rt;.-„ • • After cussion Onti lag week Business.,Assoclation deoidOd to participate in the Froatyfeat; 'cOMMIMAr. Wide Winter• cavrnval scheduled for Feb. 19 tothe The look Kinsinen Club, 'which initiated the event, asked the association if a sale could be field in con- JUnetion with Frostyfest and if. the • businesses could or- ganize a .queen contest for Feb. 19, Jack Hayes and Gordon Walter argued that mer- chants have already scheduled their sales for the next few months and the Kinsmen's request was sub- mitted too late. Mr. Hayes added that February is a pm* monthfor the mer- chants and they might not htlehteaa gut of a Dougaying,[;'411/41'd6)13en ItatatigrOeeto dt o thit,,;• we'd 00IY.be elute- - However added that a one-night 'Midnight sale on - the 19th, as was suggested, would not be a good idea because of the unpredictable weather. It was decided diet a sale will be held to help promote Frostyfest, and it will run from Feb. 19 to 21 during regular workinghours. A committee, headed by Shirley Walker, will be established to organize a pageant, ,The queen contest will be held with a variety show, which is being organized by the Wingham 1.4ons Club, at the town hall on Feb. 19. In other • business, Jeff Cameron and Darryl Hickey, rePriSentittivel3 f • e Junior Citizens, 44 give them ifieft410A14140 — Tho$ yfoOtiO to know :when. work ar**001: •c. the 1*AM/A would •11.4 Regarding WON their summer side- Archie Hillt walk 'sale so that -n list Of -thelne heAte; events, could be Beheaded weekentOlk for that same weekend. ' voted to 0 + • meinbers felt that since -last year's sale was so successful, 1 l's should be. held on the same weekend, and decided on. July 16,47end 18. It was reported that a Miss Funfest Pageantvill be held again thisnummer, but Mt. Walter suggested the Junior' Citizens canvass earlier for that event than they did last y -- Mrs. Walker wondered if the local servicejeliths and , • the businesses cduldn't get more involved in Funfat, "to take Some of the low:reff. mittee, Middleton, that WilkAreW,.."1 a calendar of events consider a thenie 'for' fest. • Mr. Witddlet0h, idea of a calendar, "The mercbantsmerchants- know„ at the Itb , when .the WOO) they can plab,, dividual sales;"; Another motion passed. coneprni presentation of a • parking prebitsgs, t� Wingham TownFouneil. Bill Keil,.a menther of the committee that /worked on .11 the study, saidgiatproliteni Special education ibll 'still exists, and he suggested aMigned to a .FhaelV . i • ' , . Some memba* feWt _ es c r I: e to HP • oar °lane° maY !Ark - b terested in reviewnigtdhe _ study, and a - motion • WaS • By WHma Oke DUBLIN- • — • 'Two representatives from the Miniatry of. Education's London regional office at- tended last week's meeting . of the IlureaRerth separate ,r - ;,,i,,••• 4 • • .1+ v , +.; school board to outline some _details of Bill 82, an act to amend the Education Act on behalf of special education. Sandy Posno and Regional Superintendent Douglas MacLeod. said this bill will rkII fic•las; •',Z.: on the weekend when „the:, ninehine be Was drMrig slammed inton pickupfiruck „lvhich was parked along a county road. • . Provincial . police • at Goderich • reported that Glenn Anderson, 21, of RR 1; Dimganhon, was riding alone when the collision occurred dining the early hours of Sundn'Y morning. • • Mr. Anderson wet.: • treVelling along Huron \ gounty Road about two kilometres • ,north of Dungannon at about 2:45 rm. When he crashed into the rear of the track. Glenn Lindsay Anderson' 'Was the son of Mr, and Mrs. '• 4 •d .110-1m, Anderson-. AJso left to • Mpiirn, are two brothers, .• Barry of Dungannon and John Of Goderick, and three sisters, Mrs,. .Grail Huber, Mrs. Cheryl pale and Mrs. Carol Bechard, all of Goderich. He is also sur- vived by nine nieces and nephews andhisiind- mother, Mrs. Thortinalgarks of Dungannon. The late Glenn Anderson rested at the MacKenzie McCreath Funeral Home, Luck4now, where .a funeral service was held Tuesday at 2 pan. With George Cowan officiating. There will be a spring interment at the Dungannon Cemetery. bring the first major change in education in years,.. • moving it from.'may' to 'shall'. • According to the bill, Edu- cation Minister Bette Stephenson -shall ensure that all, exceptional children in • Ontario have available to than appropriate specia; education programs add without, PaYment of • parents or guardians. • The Actdescribes excep- tioeal pupil as a pUpIl whose behavioral, .communiat�n- al, ' intellectual, physical or multiple aceptionalities are • such .that he is considered to need placement in a special education program by a ',committee established for this' purpose: Mr. MacLeod said. things become cOniplicated when , existing • regulations are combined with this Act, but trustees , should think . in -terms of pupils and what it does for there. He said no one is excepted from education. Continued en Page 2 Passed stating that aTinSen request be forwardotic ,4+ council asking for itse ation. If council is willing .to discuss the matter, mittee will be established. the' • lag r Y OPEN NEW BANK BIMDING—Howick ,Township did Robinson had the honor of cutting the ribbon to Mark • f the new\ Canadian imperial Bank of Commerce bui I d. rtifteter on Saturday. Other, officials at the ceremonies lie% branch manager Betty. Bradshaw, NuronLBruce 41 • r WROXETER — worth waiting for. That was the prevailing sentiment at the official opening Saturday of the new facilities of the Wroxeter branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Coin - 'Housed in an attractive double building owned by the • Howick Farmers Mutual • Fire Insurance Co. on Wroxeter's main street, the new bank facilities are •lpecious and feature lots of, it- natural light and modern decor with the predominant eP TRUCK OVERTURNED In the ditch along !anion Sideroad 35 on Sunday afternoon of last week, after It was forced too close to the edge of the road by en approaching car. No one was !Muriel In the lecithins), but damage to the truck was trstintated at $3,000. The truck was driven by Steve Gardiner of Goderlch and owned by Gardiner Milk Transport Ltd. The car driver did not stop. A Teeswater Creamery truck was called to pump out the milk before the truck could be righted. (Photo by Nellie De Baer) • I ban oxeter age' 'a • brig*, cheerful Io have a knack in acquiring grain- The bank rents their newhank facilities and as a • brae the building from the result "may be called hither Howie* Farmers.Mutual and and yon before it's all over". :branch manager Betty Given the honor lcutting Bradshai, Says the facilities the ribbon to officially Open • area pleasure towork in. the new facilities was • "You should have seen the • Howick Township ReeVe Old 'building," she remitiked Harold Robinson. prior to the official opening Congratulating both the . at 2 p.m. Saturday: bank and the Howick Far - The "old building" had mers Mutual Fire Insurance been occupied by the bank Co. on the building, Reeve since 1902Robinson said it was thebest • An official guest at the possible example of • . opening, D. W. Stephenson, businesses working together. assistant generalmanager He also noted the kind of of the bank's Ontario South- service provided by the western region, outlined the Wroxeter bank branch was history of the .bank in "a far cry from the stoney - Wroxeter. • 7 faced sales clerks" one finds The first bank established• in many establishments. in the village, he said, was "It means lot" Reeve the Bank of Hamilton back in Robinson observed. "I would a ,• 1902. It amalgamated with also'like to note that Betty the Canadian Bank of (Bradshaw) is a Howick girl. Commerce in 1924. Then in 1961 the ,Canadian Bank of She grew up in Howick Township and we're proud off Commerce amalgamated her. with the Imperial Bank off Canada to form the Can- Another official guest, L. • S. C. Wilson, the assistant adian Imperial Bank of Conunerce. "In that time the bank has • bank's Ontario Central West general manager of the Stephenson said. "Mrs. region, paid,, tribute to the rn had 14 anagers,v 1YIT' "friends and 'customers" of the bank Bradshaw is the fourteenth, an"I don't believe I've ever d she is also the first . seen so many people at a female manager," was the manager of theM. bank opening before," Mr R was also noted at the Wilson comentedThe opening that Mrs. Bradshaw turnout, he said, reflected nk not only the loyalty of the Fordwich branch of the ba -- • bank's customers, but the - "super when a new building of ficially opened there three - first class" quality 'ofMr, MPP Murray Gaunt joked s. Bradshaw and her years ago. -Huron-Bruce staff that Mrs. Bradshaw seemed A number of past Managers of the Wroxeter branch were on hand for the bpening, including J. , F. Alcorn of Gorrie, C. W. Branton of London, B. L. MacKinnon of Tavistock and H. L. Galbraith of Chesley. •, The oldest living former manager, Roy Hunter of Oshawa is confined to a wheelchair and was unable to attend. However, Mrs. Bradshaw noted Mr. Hunter sent his best wishes. A number of neighboring bank managers also at- tended, including Don Coghlin of the Fordwich branch who assisted with preparations for the opening, and Wes Toman of the Listowel branch. Following the ribbon - cutting ceremonies, the capacity crowd toured the new facilities , and enjoyed amount equal to the -grant. refreshments. $30,000 grant for Bruce park A $30,000 Ontario grant has been approved for Greenock Township in Bruce County to assist with the purchase and development of public park- land as an approved park, Natural Resources Minister James Auld announced last week. The Pk Is situated 9inacthere hamlet of Chepstow and fronts onAllen Creek. When the muni pa lity di - acquires the land it proceed toi.vnship will contribUte 'an madewiavailableliwith a master under The Parks Assistant Ant and the development plan. The proVincial grant is • MPP Murray Gaunt, L. S. C. Wilson, assistant general manager. of the banks Ontario Central-WeSt region; Reeve Robinson and DAC Stephenson, assistant general manager of the bentc'sOntarlo S�uth- western region. (StaffPhoto) NAiatakftf.m.wa, ' .3,*„.A1Witamoe., HORIZONS ARE LIMITED when the snowbanks are taller than you are, lust ask Leslie and Carolyn Pke. If the snow looks deep to the rest of us, imagine what It must lOok like when you are barely three feet tall yourself. Leslie and Carolyn are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Plke of Minnie Street. ( Photo by Nellie De Boer) Lions target is '3,000 • The Wingham Lions Club held its first meeting of 1981 last week Lee Vance was in charge Of the meeting as he is chairman of the Easter Seal project for crippled chi ldren. Mr. Vance had as a guest speaker Sonja Jackson, 11 staff nurse from the London Centre for Crippled Children. She kooks after six counties, of which Huron is one. Ms. Jackson showed the film, 'Ain't Any Flies on Us', which looks at handicapped children in the various camps throughout Ontario. These camps are operated through the sale of Easter !.• Seals and by volunteer workers. She also gave a brief history of the Ontario Society for Crippled Children, which was founded in 1922 with 10 service clubs for 75 handi- epped children Today it associates with 2.17 affiliated service clubs, such as Lions, Rotary, Kinsmen, KiWitiliS and others. The society provides one of the best rehabilitation programs in the world, assisting over 7;00 handi- capped children in Ontario with till types of equipment, braces, limbs, wheelchairs, etc. It also maintains a staff of registered nurses to help with community and rehabilitation and nursing education, visiting children in their homes and arranging for treatment. Wingham Lions', target for this year's Easter Seal campaign is 23000, with the campaign running from March 16 to April 19. Province -wide the objective is $3 million, which is needed to maintain existing ser- vices. The Timmy snowmobile run for crippled children is set for Feb. 1 in this area and Lions, are looking for sponsors. Andy Ritakes also reported that everything is ready for the first talent show in February.