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The Huron Expositor, 1987-06-24, Page 1INDEX. Spoils — A8, A9 Graduations—'A7 Hensall -- All People --= Al0 • Weddings A10 . Legion,;-- Births egion,—Births -= A10 Dublin -- A6 Obituaries — A10 Walton — A5 Legion initiates. four members. See page 7. /Ierchan� doW a ,Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton osit THE HURON EXPOSITOR: JUNE 24, 1987 50 cents a:copy HCBE to get $805,000 . More than $805,000 in government funds will help to foot the bills to replace roofs and 'heating systems -in .four area, schools. The Huron County Board of Education HCBE) trustees learned at their . June' meeting that the Ministry of Education will. •provide funding for four capital projects. • They include: .Central Huron Secondary •School, Clinton, roofing $204,140; F.E. Madill Secondary School, Wingham, roof ing, • $330,900;. Huron Centennial Public School, Brucefield, roofing $237,000; Zurich Public School, heating -$33,500. While approval' has been received, actual. monies will notbe made available until 1988. The. ministry directed the HCBE that con- struction. on the projects could begin in the fall this year; but grants will not be paid out .until April 1, 1988. • Bob Allan, Director of Education for the, HCBE, noted that interim financing will have to be:provided until the grant money is forwarded from the government. He estimated that interim financing could amount to• $35,000. - In the director's report ,to the HCBE , trustees, he noted, "It is our view that it would be in the best interest of the HCBE to proceed with these projects in the shortest possible timeline whether or not the 1Vfinistry can be convinced its timeline on ' the cash payment." In further discussion trustees agreed that making temporary repairs to the roofing and heating systems would be both costly and a bandage approach. It was felt that' money could be better spent byproceeding with the replacement project, even if it meant that interim financing would be required. • Mr, Allan noted, '"I'he approval process is • slow and exacting. To short change this could mean • no government funding. We would prefer to do the work in the summer months, but it often leads into the fall." In other business, the HCBE management committee discussed school tours that had - been made to Victoria Public School in Goderich and Goderich District Collegiate Institute. Committee chairman Tony. McQuail reported that the group made a detailed building tour at Victoria. Points of interest centered on modifications for the handicap- ped, • window conversions, interior'.• pain - Peters says L It pays to be a Conservative riding even when a Liberal Government is in power stated Nico Peters, Huron Progressive Con- servative candidate in the next provincial election. . He pointed out more money was being allocated to Conservative held ridings to build roads than to ridings such as Huron, in a concerted effort to buy more votes in those Conservative ridings. Mr. Peters pointed to Highway 4 between Blyth and Wingham as a road desperately in need of rebuilding. He pointed out current plans are to merely patch and repair only the poorest portions of the highway. GOOD EATS -The Toronto Dominion Bank hosted a hot dog day Friday to raise funds for the Seaforth Contnunity Hospital. Linda Ellis, a first year marketing student at Fan- shawe College. loads her hot dog with the fixings. Tho sale raised $658.25. Blake photo i bera Is neg I "We have a right to expect that the major roads in our county are up to standards," he said. Over 50 area supporters turned out to a luncheon at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club to hear and meet Mr. Peters and Mr. Ross Stevenson, the Conservative Agriculture Critic, last Monday. Mr, Stevenson stated while the Conser- vatives had always worked to keep the number of government employees at a minimum, the Liberals in just the past two years have increased the number of civil servants by 5,000 new employees fully at taxpayers expense. in funds ting,:and industrial arts and family studies - facilities.. Safety measures for playground equipment were also viewed., Mr. McQuail said that at the GDCI tour, particular attentionwas given to computer ' facilities, the art rooms, department head office space, special education facilities,. technological Studies space, and accomoda- tions to senior students with challenging learning.•needs.• - : Mr,:McQuail noted, The principal outlih- ed concerns related to the use of space in the school and alluded to apparent restrictions in •re -allocating room assignment on the basic of the large proportion of special pur- pose rooms in the school as well as the re- quirement to expand the program in recent years. "T Committee) . members ".expressed a desire that the HCBE policy of full program- ming in the home school as well as the,provi- sion of full special education services in- cluding facilities for adolescent mentally, handicapped students continue to be provid- ed in the same enthusiastic fashion as seen at F.E. Madill (Wingham) and South Huron District High School (Exeter )." ecting Huron Noting there had been 19 tax increaes since the , Liberals came to power, Mr. Stevenson said, "...the (Liberal) govern- ment has 35 percent more money• taken from taxpayer's pockets and as long as we are willing to pay it they will be happy to spend it." . • Affirming the agricultural crisif is hot about to quickly, disappear, M4t. gtevenson ' advocated giving farmersr subsidies along with incentives to take some cropland out of cash crop production. Though not giv- ing further details of his party's position on this he says that "an agricultural flyer" . Turn to page 15 Residents urged to Area residents are Invited to participate in an historic town photograph as_ part of Seaforth's Canada Day celebration ednes- day, July 1. A similar photograph of area tesidentslined up and down the town's main street was taken In the Late 1880s. . "We want to ahow the world we are alive and kicking," said Malnstreet coordinator Tom Lemon, addingthat in addition to being a historic record of the day, the photograp will be used to promote the town of Seaforth, and attract much needed indirstrry to the town. It will also be made avalieble to anyone who'd like a souvenir copy. "A photo like that really does let the world know there is a community here that is alive and well." W'itlle` r. Layton said he'd like to see at least 500 people participate in the town photograph, he admitted he would prefer a much larger crowd of 2,000. "'This will be history. It will go down lathe be part of history record books," he said. - The photograph will be taken at approx- imately 1:34 p.m. on Canada Day, following the 1 p.m. release of message balloons from the town hall and the shooting off of a mor- tar behind the police station. Other events planned for Canada Day In- clude a firemon's breakfast at the high school from 7 a.m. with noon, an antique• sate and auction at the high wheel, a Leisure Walk Poker Rally beginning at the town hall at it30 pm., a familyo at the high school and a Liot .stUb bake sale starting at noon beside the EMA store. A number of bail games are scheduled for around town that day, and a fireworks display is set to begin at dark, at the high tschool, Everyone is urged0 participate in one or alt the events scheduled for the day. For more information contact the recite, • tion office, or Tom Lemon. r "'+,3r � ��� .. , ."`. a ;r;�.�;'• �„ . ,r „tv �, t.; .:. , , FIERCE COMPETITION - Tricia Jansen took part in a relay race held Friday at St. Col" umban school as part of a Joint Fun Day between that school and SI. Patrick's School in Dublin. The Fun Day was of the• last big activities for the schools before summer. Mcilwraith photo. Seniors can access health service Senior citizens in Huron County will soon be able to access all available health and social service programs which will help them to remain in their own homes through a single central agency, thanks to a pilot program initiated by the provincial government. Minister for Senior Citizens Affairs Ron Van Horne has announced the eom- rttunities of Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, Exeter, Wingharn, Lucknow and most of the smaller hamtets in the county will form one of five pilot schemes, throughout the province. Van Horne said his consultations with seniors have indicated what they want most is "to remain in their homes". However, because some needed services are either non-existant, or under- developed and delivery of others is often unto-ordinated, many seniors have dif- Turn to page 15 • SLHS principa BY NELLIE BLAKE The principal of Seaforth District High School and his wife, a guidance counsellor there, are retiring for the more relaxing job of travelling around the world. Harry and Maureen Scott said they decid- ed to retire and do something different with their lives other than teaching, heading a school or giving advice to students. Mr. Scott has been the principal of SDHS for four years and was vice-principal for eight years before that under the direction of then principal Bruce Shaw. His wife has worked there for seven years. "I don't have to retire yet. I wanted to retire early and as 1 keep saying there are lets of places to see' yet and things to do," said Mr. Scott. Reflecting on his term as principal, he noted an increase in paperwork over the yeats,and eomtnented the staff who run the high school spend most of their time filling out formats for surveys or school records He said he believes the paperwork is "getting .-aivay-fi''om being a principal"_ ._ Mr. Scott said his idea of being app rineipal of means walking the halls of the scho get - Brig et=ting to know the students and trying 10 meet their needs, not sitting ht his office without seeing a single student. He added in sone Ways he enjoyed being a vice-principal more, just because he saw More students. To start their retirement, Mr, and Mrs. . Scott have been asked by the Ministry of Education to go to Europe with tours of teachers. They will also. travel td Hiltonhead in the fall, key West and Utah for the winter to ski and visit Mr Scott's son, Dank. They will also be going to Hawaii and wife retire in favor of travel ORLb TRAVELLEfis - The principal of Seaforth District High School and his wife, a guidance counsellor there, have decided to retire. Harty and Maureen Scott have -decided to spend the nexi few years travelling, Blake photo. and intend to write magazine articles on their travels. Although Mr. Scott grew up in Seaforth, and graduated from the Seaforth Collegiate institute, he hasn't always resided here. When he was 18 years old, he joined the air force and at the end' of World War II was Stationed in Europe for one and a half years. In 1946 he went to a business school set up for World War II veterans, became a banker, owned an accounting firm and was an office manager" fora pipeline company in Texas. Mr. Scott received his Bachelor of Arts degree trent Qu'een's university in Kingston and almost received his Master's degree, from the university of Western Ontario but Was t'oo busy to finish the course. In 1959 Mr. Scott began a four-year teaching stint in Bracebridge and then taught two years at Central Huron Secon- dary School in Clinton. Prom 1965 to 1971 he taught in areas sehools like Wingham. From 1971 to 1973 Mr. Scott taught military children in Germany as part of a program sponsored by -the Canadian government. He returned to Seaforth and SDHs m 1973 and became vice-prineipal ul 1975. In 1979 he and his Wife took time off to travel around the world. Mr. Scott noted for a small school SDff stands out before any school that is bigger because of its tremendous academic achievement and good programs. "F don't think we (the semi) have to apologize for being a small school," said Mr. Stott, 'adding the unique thing about SDHS is ifs attendance. He said almost the sane number of students who enter Grade 9 will graduate from Grade 12 or 13. Mr. Scott will be replaced by Jim l;mpr, ingharn who will be arriving from Port Hope within the next few weeks. MAUREEN SCOW Following her husband's lead, Mrs. Scott Will also be retiring. A naiv o£ Eiigrandj Me has been a guidance counsellor at SDHS for the past seven years and has been teaching and counselling for a total of 2 years. Mrs. Scott said she has encountered many interesting students in her job as counsellor and that has made for only good 'memories. "If there are any bad memories they kind of fade, Mostly the rn'emories are good," she said. Among the good methoties, Miss. Scott said she enjoys seeing sttldehts coming into the school: in Grade 9, infante and insecure, and graduating as mature students who are sure of what they want to do in life. Somtimes though, she said, she doesn't know whether she is helping some of the students make the right decisions in certain . areas. Her primary reason for retiring is she wants a change. "You think youve done ittcounsellingt for tong enough and you want to do something different," she said, adding travelling around the world for the first cou- ple of years is the perfect remedy. Besides travelling, Mrs, Scott wants to play a lot of tennis and refinish the side porch of their home. Mrs. Seat lived in England until she was I3-years=old, when She Moved with her family to New' York for a few months. She then lived in Downsview near Toronto, for seven years and in 1962 moved to Weston which is also near Toronto. From 1964 to 1965, Mts. Scott taught high school in Scarborough and from 1965 to 1972 she was employed as a counsellor at three high sehoor, iii' Peet County. Mrs. Scott took her daughter, Lisa, on a trip to England and Spain for a year and came back to Canada in 19'73 to work as a counsellor in two feel County high schools. In 1976, she was a counsellor at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton for four years after teaching math for one year at Goderich Collegiate Institute. . Moving from place to place has meant Mrs. Scott herself attended several high schools She went to a girls school in England, Forest Hills High School in New 'lard to page IS • a