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The Huron Expositor, 1989-11-01, Page 1Births — A8 Obituaries — A8 Sports — A 13 Grads — A13 Parade to help .needy. See page A3 Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton 1 Seaforth, Ontario HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1989 50 cents a copy Junior kindergarten Junior kindergarten in Roman Catholic :schools in the Huron -Perth separate school • system will begin in September of 1991, :providing a report on •the subject is :adopted by the board. Trustees have complained of an :estimated start-up cost of close to $500,000 • which they said puts the load of day care onto the local ratepayers. They also said junior kindergarten will be used by "very few" parents and threatens the family •unit. Trustee Ron Marcy said he .doesn't think :government mandated junior kindergarten .has anything at all to do with education. - He said it's the province's response to "people hollering for more day care :spaces. The cost figures scares me." Finance superintendent Jack Lane said the $500,000 represents 25 per cent of the current levy. Superintendent John McCauley said most •of the start-up costs are capital costs to :provide facilities for junior kindergarten .classes and "a great deal" can be reduc- ed with provincial grants. He added that the Ministry. of Education has indicted it will assist with the costs of materials, :which is "the smallest cost of all." Trustee John Devlin said while he can see there might be a need for junior kindergarten in big cities, he thinks there will be "very few" parents in Huron and Perth Counties wanting to send their four- year -olds to junior kindergarten. He asked if the board will have to approve the pro- gram if only three people decide to send their children. Mr. McCauley said each school board must produce a plan for junior kindergarten in 1990 and phase in the pro- gram over the neat five years. If the numbers are small, he said it is possible to bus students to schools where the numbers are larger or include junior kindergarten students in the same classroom with senior kindergarten students. Father J.P Hayes, the board's spiritual advisor, spoke against junior kindergarten saying the government is trying to destroy the principles in which he believes. He added he is concerned that all ratepayers will be forced to pay for "something that should be the responsibility of those who have chosen to work" and asked why The people who are making the sacrifice of staying home with their children should be asked to pay for -junior kindergarten. Mr. Devlin suggested the board send a to start letter to the provinrial government saying that people who choose to send their • children to junior kindergarten should ac- cept a pro -rated cost. Although junior and senior kindergarten is optional, Mr. Marcy said there is almost a 100 per cent attendance rate in kindergarten classes because of peer pressure. Trustee Louise Martin said the board should make an effort to let parents know that both senior and junior kindergarten are optional programs. Director of education Bill Eckert pointed out that if only 50 per cent of the eligible children attend junior •kindergarten, the costs of providing the program will 'drop by only 10 to 20 per cent. Trustee Debbie Rabidoux said the teacher -pupil ratio allowed for junior kindergarten, which can range from 18:1 to 28;1, is outrageous for four -year-olds when the ratio allowed at day care centres for the same age group is 18:1. The board will try to itire teachers with an Early Childhood Education (ECE) cer- tificate and provide trainingfor junior kindergarten teachers. Vice-chairman Ben Brown asked the Turn to page 14A • "Almost" home -town girl Miss Canada The daughter of a former Seaforth native is now a national celebrity. Robin Ouzonoff, a 19 -year-old McMaster Univers- ty student and Miss Niagara 1989, captured the crown of Miss Canada on Monday night. Robin is the daughter of Sandra Ouzonoff, the former Sandra Savauge of Seaforth, and Boris Ouzonoff. Her grand- father was Ross Savauge, proprietor of Savauge Jewellers here in Seaforth in • years past. Miss Ouzonoff has been interested in and attending pageants for a number of years. She was awarded the title of Miss Niagara this past spring during the Niagara area's 30th Annual Blossom Festival. Monday night's Miss Canada pageant and the cap- turing of the crown was the culmination .of years of dreams and months of activities for Robin, a stunning green-eyed blonde. The pageant contestants were judged on such attributes as personality, poise and talent. Modelling and personal interviews rounded out the judging criteria. "She is proud of our area..very sincere in her feelings about Niagara Falls", com- mented her mother, Sandra Ouzonoff, after Robin was Browned Miss Niagara. Seaforth congratulates Robin Ouzonoff, an `almost' home -town girl who will repre- sent the country in the year upcoming as Miss Canada. ,EARLY .MORMiNo.A •LAZE -- mre, ostiwptdta.garageson tt, e ��p, p t ty,1pf a 9$611 30littgAl ViniMe 1.* 0001 f A 1 6.440 kMijber. th F tA'tilfi wkUOl 4o . die od 3 bapt, dei .buttihe bupdiu,BMtdra;par,�iripl&e:.4 sparltfi�d�l�inithe a j9ig,otif�le. 0,0A 4Fi pto , d ENOUGH TO TURN YOUR HAIR WHITE - This gruesome visage was one of the first things to leap out of the dark at the intrepid visitors to last week's Haunted House in Hensall.Elliott photo. Five charged with trafficking Five area residents have been;charg- ed with -trafficking in drugs, and another six people with possession of drugs following a four month long police undercover operation in Huron County. Marijuana, hashish, hash oil and magic mushrooms worth about $6,500 on the street were seized early Friday morning as 36 police officers from nine detachments searched residences in Goderich, Clinton, Hensall and Huron Park. Six people were still being sought by police on Monday,, while in addition to the five charged with trafficking, six others have been charged vvith a varie- ty of offences including possession of drags, breach of probation and exposing pornographic material • to public view. One young offender has also been charged. At a press conference Friday after- noon, police said the related arrests and seizures marked the largest crackdown on drugs in Huron County in three years. No cocaine or crack cocaine was seiz- ed in the raids. But police spokesmen from drug squads in London and Toron- to said that does not mean crack is en- tirely absent in Huron County. "I don't think the crack situation and the cocaine situation have hit epidemic proportions in .Southweste!' Ontario," �d Morris • bert, Mho heads , e l on - don drug enforcement ent unit.Even in 'oz onto, he added," "were ,about two years behind the drug problem in the U:tiS..,, Police officers from the Ontario Pro- vincial Police's London D Enfeprce- Metit $ecti Mount Perot Crane Unit, erich, c e, EE , r a Listowel a e». ' td vnarua,'#„ ei, pttee e taddtent ents,. Ott . � d 0001hip •resents ;and a uron .ark • resident are charged with trafficking, while two Goderich residents and a Clinton man are each charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking. One Goderich man is charged with possession. Police also said at the press con- ference that the drug problem in Huron appears to be no worse that it was at the time of the last major clean-up several years ago. "We're at least keeping our head above'' water," said Inspector Jim Gor- don, of the district headquarters in Mount Forest. Gordon also said while police can take responsibility for enforcing drug laws, communities, schools and parents must assume responsibility for drug ' education. "It's a community problem.. More has to be done by the public at large...We have to get to the young peo- ple before they get involved with people on the street." Difficulties lead to murder -suicide STANLEY TWp - Domestic difficulties led to the murder -suicide of an area cou- ple, Goderich OPP say. Sometime between 2-5:30 p.m. on Oc- tober 16, Richard Aisenpreis, 43, shot his wife •Elsbe , 37, and then turned the gun un : ` t• Both died from gun 'shot wounds to the bead. The couple had four c tf�dren. e faniily,had moved from Germany to,:,Gattada five years .ago; and were liv- ing on ,a farm .house, located on lot 9, GOA VOA 2, five kilometres north-west. of, p c;C le•:JQ,bn-Phillips,is investigating the ease d he -said it should be wrap- ped ,up by ,end • of this week.