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10 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 14,1984 Section Two Around The Board \ With Bob Willsher Trustee Ward Northumberland-Newcastle Board of Education III The Future On Feb. 2,3 and 4,1 had the opportunity of attending the Annual Provincial Salary Conference Conference in Toronto. The conference, conference, sponsored by the Ontario School Trustees' Council, is designed to provide a'forum for trustees and ad- ninistrators to discuss and review trends in negotiations across the Province. In addition, addition, other issues affecting school boards were discussed. pi found the conference most worthwhile. Topics ranged fijom preparing for collective bargaining, arbitration and Ffcst-restraintera to the effect of the Charter of Rights on school boards. I also found the comments and experiences of other trustees to be a valuable le&rning experience. The opening keynote address address to the conference by Ffrank Feather, President, Global Management Bureau add founding President, Global Futures Network, was particularity interesting. It wfcs interesting not only from what he had to say but how the trustees in attendance reacted tof his comments. !Mr. Feather echoed a favourite theme of mine. In essence he maintained that thfcre is a direct relationship between the quality of education education and the quality of life a country's people hold. Inflation, Inflation, unemployment and underemployment are related tc£ the quality of education. A country of appropriately educated educated people is more productive. productive. A productive person ejfjoys life and contributes in a rflbaningful way to society. jerlease note I said "appropriately" "appropriately" educated and not 'tjighly" educated. I believe \fè have lived under the misconception misconception that one must attend school for 17 or 18 years to be considered educated. It is not the length of time that is important but rather the quality of the time spent. For too long our education system has failed to be "tuned" to the needs of society and business. Mr. Feather made a point that the "very basis of our economic activity will change away from the natural resources resources to information - know- y&S f Despite inflation we are keeping our prices for preparing your income tax return, the very same as last year. It's just one more way we work to save you as much money as possible. ^ EA T1 Special from *16*° T1 General from* 18®® Child Hue Credit $10.00* Ask about our guarantee. "Applies if Child Tax Creditis the only claim you make. K pays to be prepared by H&R BLOCK THE INCOME TAX SPECIALISTS 111 KING ST. E. BOWMANVILLE Open 9 • 6 Weekdays, Sat. 9 ■ 1 Phone 623-6957 Bolahood's Atoms Win Community Services Crown v ledge processing - the latter includes education." To this end he can easily point to the rather dramatic changes which have occurred in the last decade. The advancements advancements in the computer industry industry and the introduction of the computer into schools add further support to his stance. Mr. Feather went on to say that education will be pul-sued by almost everyone as a lifelong lifelong activity. He stated "...six million out of eight million Canadian workers need to be retrained in varying degrees during the next ten years." Few will argue that he is wrong. Industry has been actively educating workers in new technology. But is the education system now in place doing its part? With declining enrolments and a significant underuse of facilities, the public school system presents an ideal method of meeting part of this need. But a radical approach by everyone will be required. Earlier I said Mr. Feather's comments were interesting because of the reaction of those in attendance. I did not agree with everything Mr. Feather had to say. I was takenaback, however, by the negative, and sometimes hostile, reaction of some trustees and administrators. They accused Mr. Feather of "knocking" the system. Rather than listen to what he was saying they blindly rushed to the defense of the system. That concerns me. Our methods are not perfect. It has need for improvements. The only way we can meet the need of society is by constantly constantly reviewing and improving. If we don't recognize that things are going to be different in the future we may not have a future! ! Budget Battering For several months now the Operations and Finance committee has been busy developing a budget. It is expected that the board will be asked to approve it in the next few weeks. From the draft proposal it appears the committee committee and administration have done a good job of planning planning the budget. They appear to have trimmed the needs to the bone. Financial planning in today's economic environment environment is, to say the least, very difficult. Planning expenditures expenditures to meet the varied demands of our board is a gut-wrenching exercise. It is important, however, to be responsible in meeting the short and long term needs of the system. Politically, it is desireable to keep any increase increase to under five percent. The Province says that's what they want. But a trustee must also be honest and address the health of the system. They must set aside any personal political positions. To this end it is essential that this board ensure that funds are provided for the orderly replacement of equipment and the proper maintenance of the school facilities. These funds must be provided even if the overall increase is somewhat above the five percent level. It is not responsible financial planning to ignore these needs. Equipment, Equipment, buildings and books wear out and need to be replaced. replaced. I would rather set aside a responsible amount annually to do this than be faced with a shocking increase some day down the road. I am sure the final budget will be struck in a manner which balances both the needs and the taxpayers' ability to support those needs. It won't be done without a lot of soul searching, however! NATURAL RESOURCES Cheryl Lewis, Acting Fish and Wildlife Supervisor Anglers should note that the angling season for walleye (yellow pickerel) on Lake Scugog closes March 15, 1984. All ice huts must be off the lake by that date. The owners of huts on the lake after March 15 may face charges under the Public Lands Act. Play it safe - remove your hut before the ice conditions become unfavorable! unfavorable! Control Your Dog With snow conditions in the area once again posing a problem problem for deer, dog owners are urged to keep their dogs under control at all times. Free- roaming dogs will often harass deer, which may be in a weakened state after the hard winter. Even if the dog does not attack the deer, the energy expended by the deer in fleeing is often enough to exhaust its remaining energy resources. Such a situation may lead to death in the next few hours after the chase. 1M> > v.y/ ÜM,' r1> rf> eg* J.p < if™ !_=j Zj ,«c. V» . fir Late Monday, March 8th, the Bolahood's Sports World sponsored Atoms won the Community Services League championship and the Durham Regional Police trophy with a 6 - 0 win over J & J Sharpening. Here are the champs: front row 1-r, KeVin Farrow, Marty Burgess, Eric Rogers, Christian Forsey, Craig Forsey, Benjamin Vanderhayden, Christian Closs; back row, Asst. Coâch Don Forsey, Manager Mike Closs, Steven Godsmark, Dana Barrett, Joanna Hall, Jack Bentley, David Rice, Craig Cowles, Brendon Agnew and Coach A1 Farrow at rear. Report of Recent Activities St. John's Anglican Church The Installation of Church Officers for 1984 was held at St. John's Church on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the 11 a.m. morning church service by the Rector Rev. B. Yates. February being the month of Valentines and Love, a program was set up by the Outreach Committee named Love in Action, as an opportunity to show our concern concern for the homeless men at the Open-Door drop in centre of All-Saints, Toronto. Everyone Everyone was asked to give a pair or more of warm socks. The response was well responded to, and other warm items of clothing were donated. The food fund was generously supported supported for the local outreach project. The Outreach Committee Committee had a delicious noon luncheon on Sunday, Feb. 19th to begin the Ten Day World Development Sunday and presentation presentation - supporting tïïë~ World's Development Fund. The Grade 12 and 13 Art theory course at Bowmanville High School displayed many beautiful banners of Rennais- sance Art from Italy during the periods of 1425 and 1525, in St. John's Church for the period of a month. It is with great pleasure 1 we presented these fine pieces of artwork by our local high school students to the congregation ; they were greatly admired and enjoyed. Community Corners group had a Valentine Party on HAMILTONS INSURANCE SERVICE Main St., Orono 983-5115 SERVING YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS FOR 35 YEARS Susan Sawyer JudyWoodbeck Nelda Dawson 983-5270 983-5519 983-9657 Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 263-2026 IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THE BEGINNING FARMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BUT YOUR LENDER DOESN'T: C all your local TD Bank Manager. He can give you full details of the program and help you make an application. Calll today. TO Farm Pac TD BANK The Begmiiing Fun ner Assistance Program (BF A 1') is a development of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture at Id Food. TD Bank is a participant. Tuesday, Feb. 14 for the members with each person receiving a beautiful rose and refreshments of cake and ice cream. It was a happy gathering gathering with the youngest being three years to the eldest 93 years young and all ages in between. Confirmation Classes begin early in March. The Confirmation Confirmation Service will be held as planned for Sunday, May 27 at 11 a.m. with our area Bishop Rt. Rev. Desmond Hunt officiating. officiating. The World's Day of Prayer was hosted by St. John's on Friday, March 2nd at 2 p.m. The theme being Living Waters from Christ, Our Hope originating in Sweden and based on the Scripture of the Samaritan Woman and Jesus. Mrs. Wayne (Julie) Chatterton Chatterton from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Presbyterian Church was. the guest speaker. Following the service service refreshments were served served by the A.C.W. of the church. The Martha group will meet Wednesday, March 7 and 21st. The Joanna group met at the church for the Feb. meeting. The guest speaker,was Sandra Grills from Neighbourhood Watch program. The March meeting will be Monday, March 5th, 8 p.m. and will be a represéntative from Higgons House, Oshawa, a home for abused women. The Young Women's group meets March 20th at 7:30 p.m. at the church to hear speaker Marie McNeil from Apple- wood Centre. Sunday, March 11th is the first Sunday in Lent and will be Get Acquainted Sunday. Wed. March 7th Ser vice of Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Holy Communion and Homily, The Book Corner or Library has a new Librarian in the person of Mrs. Jean Playfoot, who has taken over from our former dedicated librarian of 20 years, Mrs. E. Bourne. Several new books are being added as well as a generous donation of excellent reading material by Mr. El Beiber in memory of his deceased wife, Mrs. E. Beiber. Our sincere appreciation. Lenten period is approaching approaching and the Sunday School will be receiving their Lenten offering boxes. Funds received received go to a project and fellowship fellowship in the Diocese of Moosonee. Rev. G. Ferris from St. John's, Paris, Ontario, will visit a Sunday during Lent. This fund enables Rev. Ferris to be Chaplain at a Children's Summer Camp in the Moosonee Diocese. Take a Break meets Tues, forenoon with planned programs programs and entertainment. Badminton Classes Tues. 8 p.m. in Parish Hall. New members welcome. Eye glasses, rims and lenses are needed for the International Blind Mission. Mrs. E. Bourne may be contacted. During Feb. and March we commend to God's gracious keeping Mr. Kenneth Fletcher, Fletcher, Thomas Hayes, Mrs. Helen Amelia Leaman, Mrs. Marion Gibson, and Mr. Austen Stephens. We welcome to Christ's flock - Megan Coleen Adair and Jason Edward Parker. The A.C.W. Spring Deanery Meeting will be held on Wed., April 4th at 7:30 p.m. with all churches in the Northumber- land-Durham region being represented. The Joannas Spring rummage sale will be Thursday, April 26 in the parish hall 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mrs. Faye Snider Capt. Eric Rogers of Bolahood's Atoms receives the Police trophy from Constable John Logan. Fire Protection Study project was recommended for approval last week. Newcastle's hydro liaison committee has recommended recommended the selection of a consultant who will study the Town of Newcastle's fire protection services in order to decide the effects of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station on local firefighting needs. 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