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The Huron Expositor, 1988-06-01, Page 31 Public school students find French THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 1, 1988 - 3A language, culture and friends . from page 1 schedule of events for the trip so that the ex- change students would have a lot of free time with their twins and their families. All of the mothers said they would be wal- ing to participate in the exchange again. The Grade 7 students who participated in the exchange enjoyed having a French roommate as well. They could communicate well enough to play cards with thegbjsts, take them swimming, and do a number of other activities while they weren't in school. The french students could generally speak more English than their hosts could speak French. Mrs. Holmes says this is because they have more exposure to English televi- sion, movies, music, and the media in general than anglophones have to the French media. But the Seaforth students will soon be hav- ing all the exposure they can handle. On Fri- day they will be flying to the city of Chicoutimi to spend a week with their twins in Quebec. The plane will set the students down in Quebec City where Mrs. Holmes wW give them a short tour, and from there they will take a bus to Chicoutimi, a city of 68,000 peo- ple. On Monday they will be welcomed to the school, -and will receive a formal greeting from the Mayor of the city. On Tuesday they will visit a zoo, on Wednesday they will see a miniature village which is used to demonstrate rules of the road and safety rules, and later on Wednesday they will see a regional museum. On Thursday the students and their twins will be hiking in a provincial park, and will see a monument built by a sailor. In addition to all these planned activities the students have arranged a lot of private get-togethers to go swimming etc. while they are there. On Friday they will return to Seaforth. t _ _ EXCHANGE GROUP - 25 students from Chicoutimi, Quebec and French exchange sttudentis were inS eaforth for a week, and estar- 25 from Seaforth Public Schoolpose for pictures outside ting this Friday the SPS students will be leaving for Chicoutimi. the School on Wheels in Clinton during a Huron County tour. The Corbett photo. FLAG PRESENTATION - Mayor Alf Ross and SPS teacher Julie Holmes, organizer of the french exchange, presented students from Chicoutimi with a flag of Seaforth. Julien Tremblay and Cecile Legendre of Chicoutimi accepted the flag on behalf of their school, Corbett photo. A GAME OF FRISBEE transcends the language barrier, and the Seaforth Public School students and their francophone twins are shown in the photos above and left horsing around with a frisbee as they took a break ftom their Huron Eouhty tdur last -week. In 4he ph&e,, to the -fight the students are shown at the dance at SPS on Thursday evening, as their last time together before the Quebec students had to leave on Friday morning, Corbett photos, CRIME STOPPERS Phone 1-800-265-1777 House under construction hit Crime Stoppers of Huron County Inc. and the Wingham Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are seeking the assistance of the public in the solving of a break, enter and theft which took place in Howick Township, Sometime during the night of May 8, and the early morning of May 9, 1988, thieves • broke into a residence in Howick Township. The owners were away for the night and returned to find they had been the victims of a large theft. Police believe that possibly up to three persons committed this theft. The house was still under construction and had many tools at the site on the night of the break and enter. The thieves stole over $5,000 worth of tools, equipment and food. Included in the list of stolen property were such items as: Snap On tools and wrenches (engraved); a Brumner 3HP Air Compressor - stationary model; DeVilbuies Air Tools - paint sprayer and transformers; three sump pumps, 700 pounds of beef and chicken; a 12 gauge shot gun; a .22 calibre Remington Rifle with Scope and a Moffatt Stove, with cabinet on bottom, pull out burners and the oven mounted on a stand above the cabinet. Many of the above items can be identified and Crime Stoppers, along with the OPP, is asking your help in locating the thieves and the stolen property. If you have any information about this or any other serious -rune, call Crude Stop- pers of Huron County, toll free at ' 1.800.285-1777. Your call will not be traced, or recorded, and your anonymity is • guaranteed. If an arrest is made you could earn a cash reward of up to $1,000. You will Boxing not have to identify yourself or testify in court. Remember Crime doesn't pay, but Crime Stoppers does. Bev Shaddick appointed acting Clerk -Treasurer Hullett Township Council has appointed Beverly M. Shaddick its Acting Clerk - Treasurer until Clerk -Treasurer Harry Lear returns to full time duty. Mr. Lear suf- fered a heart attack at the beginning of May, and while he is home from hospital, is not ready to return to work. In keeping with the requirements of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Ms. Shad - dick, a part time employee of Hullett Township for the past 10 years, will fill in and assume the Clerk -Treasurer position during Mr. Lear's convalescence. To compensate for the loss of Ms. Shad - dick to the Clerk -Treasurer position, Mrs. Wayne Rouse of Blyth has been hired to assist in the office part time as required, at least two days a week. She will also be paid $10.40 per hour. Hullett Township has asked its land stewardship committee to proceed with an erosion control project under Land Steward- ship B1 on the Ball Municipal Drain on Pt. Lt. 1, Maitland Block, under the direction of a Municipal Drainage Engineer. Joe Gibson, or an alternate, will attend the reading of the report on the Gerrits Drain Improvement 1988, June 6 at THE SDHS GIRLS MARCHING BAND held a fundraiser recently to raise money for a trip to the Calgary Stampede in July 1989. The total cost of the trip will be approximate- ly $65,000, and the girls raised about $1,000 on Sunday with a barbecue and band per- formance held at SDHS. About 500 people attended the event, and Williamson's Barbecueing of Seaforth catered the meals. The Queens Hotel recently also donated $500 to the band to go toward their trip to Calgary. The band is shown here during their performance on Sunday. Corbett photo. MEM EMI EMIR MIR Maim JIM NM VOIMMINIMMIIIMMITtr ®.wry .ter, MIliffM XONSAYM S ERIN Erne N NW 11 ® from page 1 Jack Riddell, Minister of Agriculture and Food, said at the opening ceremony for the works centre that the provincial govern- ment recognizes the need for road maintenance, and recently announced $1,600,000 in supplementary funding for this purpose in Huron County. Of the works cen- tre he said "it's certainly a major improve- ment over what you had before... and it will serve the township for many years to come." The two acres of land the works centre is on was bought by McKillop township in the 1930s. At that time it was owned by Ralph Davidson, and it was the site of a blacksmith's shop. The shop was torn down and in 1957 the original two bay shed was built. FOR WORK WITH THE GIRLS MARCHING BAND Brenda Kenny, Charles Kalbfleisch, Charles Wood, and Murray Johnston were recently presented with plaques by Seaforth District High School principal Jim Empringham, at the barbecue and band show held recently at SDHS. Corbett photo. Holmesville. Hullett Township has accepted the quote price of $214,39 per flake ton from Pollard Bros. for calcium applied on township roads. It has also agreed to sell stone from township owned gravel pits at $5 for large stone, $2 for a size that can be lifted and $1 for hand size stone. The Hullett Township road superintendent has been authorized to invite tenders for road construction on Concession 4-5. Tenders are to be in by 5 p.m. on June 20. The road superintendent has also been authorized to hire Murray Lyon to work up the new boulevards in Londesboro at a rate of $15 per hour. The township will not pick up the charge for the new garbage stickers in Auburn. COMMUNITY CALENDAR If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor al 527-0240. or mail the information to Communi- ty Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK IWO well in advance of the scheduled date Space for the Comrnunny Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. Wed., June 1 9:00 a.m. - Yoga at Arena 6:30 p.m. - Banquet; Meeting 8:00 p.m. - Community Living -Central Huron Annual General Meeting, North Street United Church, Goderich. Guest speaker John Boys, past assistant executive director of O.A.C.L. 7:00 p.m. - St. Columban Mosquitos I vs. Ilderton In St. Coftim n 7:30 p.m. - Ladies' Industrial Soccer at Optimist Park 6:30 p.m.-l.ucan vs. Bantam Boys Hardball at High School Diamond 7:00 p.m. - Bantam Girls Game at Optimist Park 7:30 p.m. - Zurich Generals ve. C4th Queens 9:00 p.m. - Walton vs. C4th Creamery/ Main Street Men's Fastball al Lions Park Thurs., June 2 12:00 noon - Senior Citizens Potluck Dinner, Seaforth Legion. Bring dishes and Cutlery 8:30 a.m. - Fitness is Fun at Arens 6:30 p.m. - Squirt Girls Game et Lions Park 7:00 p.m. - St. Columban Squirts ve. Exeter I In Dublin 7:30 p.m. • Seahawks va. Team Maul 8:30 p.m. - Topnotch ve. Beachwood 9:30 p.m. - Brewers vs. Boilersmlth Fri., June 3 7:00 p.m. - PeeWee Girls Softball at Lions Park Sat., June 4 10:30 a.m. - Mixed Houseleague Softball at Optimist Park 9:15-12 noon - Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary TAG DAV at Town Hall Sun., June 5 1:00 p.m. - Bike & Walk for Cancer Community Centre 2:00 p.m. - Violin Coneeri, Seaforth Legion 2:00 p.m. - The Under 17 team - Exeter In St. Columban Mon, June 6 7:00 p.m. - St. Columban Atoms vs. Exeter 1 In St. Columban 7:30 p.m. - Bears vs. Creamery/Main Street 9:00 p.m. - Queens va. Turf Club Tues., June 7 8:30 a.m. - Fitness Is Fun at Arena 7:00-10:00 p.m. - Men's Slopltch at Optimist Park 7:00-10:00 p.m. - Ladies' Fastball at Lions Park Wed., June 8 9:00 e.m. - Yoga at Arena 6:30 p.m. - St. Marys vs. Bantam Boys 7:00 p.m. • Bantam Girls Game 7:00 p.m. - St. Columban Mosquitos I vs. Ilderton In St. Columban 7:30 p.m. - Ladies' Soccer at Optimist Park 7:30 p.m. - Legionalres vs. Creamery/ Main Street 9:00 p.m. - Lawrles vs. Bears