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The Huron Expositor, 1984-09-12, Page 5EUCHRE was played at the Lection Monday night when about 80 senior citizens attended the card party sponsored by the Seaforth Jr. Farmers. Playing their Pinder, left and Ida Diehl. hands are Jean (Wasslnk photo) DUBLIN AND AREA THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEM®ER 12, 1984 Father Cassano is installed as pastor Correspondent MRS. S. C)ECII.IA RYAN 345-24)28 Meaghan Mary Lou, infant daughter of Gerry and Nancy O'Reilly was baptized on Sunday, Sept. 2atSt. Columban R.C. Church by Father Henry Cassano, Godparents for Meaghan were Paul and Peg O'Reilly of Lucan. Guests attended the baptism ceremony and later at the O'Reilly home were grandparents Lou and Pat O'Reilly of Seaforth, Norm and Marg Kemp of Mitchell and Fr. Cassano. Sixty students enrolled at St. Columban School on Sept. 4, an increase of three from last year. Twelve children enrolled in the Kindergar- ten class at St. Patrick's School, Dublin. They are; •Patrick Coyne, Gary Cronin, Jane Crowley, Paul Eckert, Amy Elston, Carrie Flanagan, Christa Murray, Kara Murray, Adam Nolan, Charles Robertson, Julianne Ryan and. Julie Vogels. The September meeting off the Catholic Women's League was held on Thursday, September 6 in•,the parish rectory., Fr. Cassano opened the meeting with the league prayer and president Carol Ryan presided. Correspondence included letters of grat- itude from our two adopted families in India and an invitation from the Kinkora CWL to their fall social on Wednesday, September 19 at 7:30 p.ni. The CWL ladies will cater to the Knights of Columbus Communion breakfast on October 14 in the parish hall. Baptismal robes will be purchased to be used at baptismal ceremonies. Fr. Cassano spoke briefly on the Lord's Prayer, the Our Father reminding us we are all adopted sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. Father closed the meeting with prayer and a social hour followed. On Friday evening, Sept. 7 Fr. Henry Cassano was liturgically installed as Pastor of St. Columban Parish at 8 p.m. Father P. Oostveen, former Pastor of St. Columban, now retired and residing in London, performed the induction ceremony. Members of the Parish Council welcomed Fr. Henry to St. Columban Parish on behalf of all parishioners. • The celebration continued with mass with Fr. Henry as celebrant. Also present in the „sanctuary were Father Carrigan of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin and Father Achto- bowski of London. Music was supplied by the Liberal leader asks that emergency fund BY JACK RIDDELL, MPP Liberal Leader David Peterson has once again called upon the provincial government to establish an Emergency Relief and Disaster Fund. The extensive damage suffered by com- munities in London, as a result of the tornado in , the area. on Sept. 2, has dramatically highlighted the need for such a fund. The fund could be used to provide assistance to families and individuals, to be used for the repair of damage to property, as well as making adequate short-term provi- sion for people who are the victims of a natural disaster. Cutting a wide swathe through a ten -block area of South London, the tornado sent more thaft 30 people to hospital, and caused damage ranging from demolished roofs and walls to broken windows in more than 600 homes and businesses. While .the full extent of the damage suffered in this most recent natural disaster is not yet known, initial estimates are in the region .of $4-$5 million. The City of London has not yet determined whether to initiate the complicated formal School board turns down pension plan A pension plan is not a "valid benefit.' for school board trustees and the Perth County Board of Education won't be requesting such a plan. At its Sept. 5 meeting, the board turned down a suggestion from a provincial trustees' association that the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act be amended to allow school board trustees to join the pension plan. The Brightwell makes plans for Ottawa Perth MP -elect Dr, Harry Brightwell is in Ottawa this week preparing for the transition from a Liberal government to a Progressive • Conservative government under Brian Mol. roney. Dr. Brightwell and his wife Dwell arc looking for accommodation in the capital cit while they are involved in the transition. Mrs. Brightwell Said on election night. that while Ile couple have no concretelans. they do intend to maintain their Stratford residence. Retiring MP, Bill Jarvis said it isn't a matter of Dr. Brightwell walking into the otttce currently occupied by Mr. Jarvis. The veteran MP currently has a three-room suite in the Confederation Building on Parliament Hill. He said he has always been in that building, but Dr. Brightwcll's location on Parliament Hill depends on the Chief Government Whip. The•whip is responsible for assigning office space to MPs. Mr. Jarvis explained, that with 140 new members nn the Hill, there is a "great Flurry of activity in looking for three to four office employees for each member. The,minister of federal -provincial relations in the short-lived Joe Clark Government • Mr. Jarvis said while PC's had planned a transition for several months prior to the election, they were "not prepared for the over 200 MP's in the caucus' On Monday afternoon. Dr. Bright.. ell said he has no idea where his office will he. He and his wife were planning to do some "serious apartment hunting'. He said that on Tuesday night they would be attending a performance of�lolanthe at the Ottawa Civic Centre and representatives of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival would be on hand for that performance. The MP -elect said he will be getting his feet wet at the production in establishing theatre contacts. No PC caucus meeting will be held until the cabinet is sworn in and that is expected to take place Sept. 17. Dr. Brightwell said he will meet other MP's on an informal basic. He has already` talked with Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff and Oxford MP Bruce Halliday. As for office staff. Dr. Brightwell said he plans to keep Helen Pearson on staff at the Orr building in Stratford and Anne Pritchard in Ottawa. He said his staff needs would he different than Mr. Jarvis', and besides the staff already mentioned, he will require a researcher. Dr. Brightwell said he particularly needs to know the "ins and outs" of federal agriculture and theatre policy. As for the other candidates in the Perth riding. NDP candidate Ian Munro has gone back to teaching at Northwestern Secondary School and Liberal candidate Brian Innes has no definite plans. Mr. Munro said he would run in another election if the party nominated him. He said a leave of absence from his teaching duties could be arranged. Mr. Innes said he too would run again if asked by the Liberal party association in Perth. ' l'm not afraid to carry the Liberal banner," he said. • As for his own career plans (Mr. Innes resigned as advisor to former Treasury Board president Herb Grey after he won the Liberal nomination), Mr. Innes said he would have to sort his life out. "Time's on my side," he said. Ontario Public School Trustees' Association is polling member boards to see if there is support for a pension plan. Mitchell area trustee Earl Oppenhauser, the board's representative to OPSTA, said the act allows municipal councils to join the OMERS plan but excludes school boards. He said it is his personal feeling that a pension plan should be, on a person's major source of income. "I don't think a pension plan is a valid benefit to either councils or school boards," said Mr. Oppenhauser. Stratford trustee Paul Parlee agreed with his colleague and added that trustees "shouldn't look for indirect remuneration". if such a pension plan was in place, the trustees would pay half the monthly amount and the board would pay the rest. 1===. c=est 1<=tt=>t1 _ —,*t— ?tI' Seaforth Jewellers say Tell her you care. Make her dreams come true with a beautiful Siffari pendant and matching earrings, A perfect expression of your love created by: Seaforth Jeweiiers 47 Main St.,7 Seaforth 527-0270 I) 2==.00ttc=7*r— - JACK'S JOTTINGS Receiving White Beans KEN RL CAMPBELL FARMS LTD Loge 1, Dublin 5274249 request for financial assistance from the provincial government. That decision, as is the case for all municipalities, will be based on the total cost of the damages, existing municipal resources and the problems of creating a bureaucracy to manage the relief program. '!'his is of course, an additional reason to consider the creation of an emergency fund to cover such contingencies. The Ontario Liberal party does not believe that the province's policy of matching funds raised by the municipalities in times of St. Columban Choir under the direction of Mrs. Mary Coyne and organist Mrs. Patricia Crowley. Readings were read by Mrs. Anges Gaffney and Mrs. M.M. O'Leary. Interces- sions were given by members of the St. Columban Youth Club and pupils from St. Columban school brought the offertory gifts. Commentator for the evening was Frank Crowley. After mass an informal "get together" followed in the parish hall. Mit. and Mrs. Les Ward and Shannon of Kitchener, Mrs. Delaine Cronin, Dale Cronin and Susan Coveney were Sunday guests with • Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Ryan on the occasion of Amanda's flrst,birthday. Mr. and Mrs: Don Ryan, Matthew, Stephen and David of Melbourne visited on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ryan. � be up disaster - after special resolutions have been passed and special arguments made - is good enough. Local government should not have to pay for the damage Following the extensive damage, suffered many Ontario communities in May, 1983, e Liberals again expressed the belief that a emerge•cy relief fund should be es ablished to provide necessary loan and gr..t a .' tante to individuals and commun- ities which were subjected to extraordinary expenditure due to natural disaster. You Can Decd With Confidence Deliveryour White Beans to Ken R. Campbell & Sons Ltd., •Seaforth Ontario Howson & Howson Ltd., Blyth Ontario Hutton Farm Supplies, Wellburn Ontario. 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