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School budget Ratepayers wont feel entire 92 increase By SANDY Herald Hie proposed Ha ton Board of Education budget will increase expenses by per cent but local taxpayers won feel the entire pinch of that increase If the million budget ap proved March it will be the largest Increase in spending by the Board since 1382 The increase to the local taxpayer will be considerably less than the per cent Taxpayers would be paying per cent more in For a home assessed at that increase translates Into HI to more in Local taxpayers will be getting a break because grants from the Ministry of Education per cent From the Ministry the Board will be receiving million in 1987 That 8 cent increase in grants is considerably more than the Board has been recti vino in recent years Recent increases have been only a fraction of a per cent said Trustee Dick The budget was first presented before the Board Thursday night In Burlington The Chairman of the finance committee Dave Coons in traduced the budget Trustee Coons said the budget will allow a minimum of expansion of service Improvement to services mention by Trustee Coons Include a reduction In the pupil teacher ratio transportation for French students upgrading computer money for new textbooks and the addition of support staff The proposed budget also includes put ting in reserves Since Chairman Bruce joined the Board In this year Is the first lime the Board has had money for reeserves The money will be a asset in the future and help the fulfill long range financial commitments such as buying more text books and improving computer programs Chairman Bruce said Over the next five years plans Improve computer programs of could cost as much as million according to report on the computer education long range plan released by the Board Trustee Coons said the 1987 budget shows controlled spending and that the Ha I ton Board continues lo pro vide one of the lowest costs or lion in Ontario School land shored up Erosion of the behind Glen Williams Public School Is going to be corrected this year by the Credit Valey Conservation Author The Authority plans to spend to design and construct im provements to the riverbank The erosion problem and the pro posed solution is forward says the Authority The bank may either be protected by utilizing pa Hon baskets or blocks In addition some and fencing work will be required Credit River has been realign tog itself naturally in recent years eating away at ap proximately one metre annually The riverbank bluff is 4 metres high and the top of the bluff is only 4 metres from the school building making for a dangerous situation for children playing In the school yard The Ministry of Natural Resources Is being asked for funding for this project of per cent with the remainder to be paid Tor by the Town of Hills Physics talk for girls A Guelph University experiment designed encourage young women to pursue the sciences was labelled a success by Physics professor Bonnie Edwards ana Georgetown High School principal Barb Singleton Twenty four high school girls from Region joined women physicists and lecturers at for a day of discussion on Chimney defect A flaw in the chimney of a Moultrey Cres home caused a fire which resulted in damage Saturday Firefighters were called to the home at 11 45 m A flaw In the chimney lead to the drying out of wood surrounding It ana lower the Ignition temperature of the wood and official from the fire department said The fireplace was in the basement and fire began between the basement ceil ing and penments A lecture on the structure of the universe and experiments on the of sound and the surface ten of the earth showed the Glides and 11 students the value and in of studying physics Since female enrolment in the sciences tends to drop in Senior grades educators are hoping pro grams such as Girls In Physics will prove that sciences are not just for Ms Singleton noted students clearer choices for careers if are able to see and use facilities at universities Dr Edwards Is hoping to open up the university to more groups on a regular basis FREEZER FRENZY Open 7 Days Silver acorn falls upon Scout leader Herald Special Hills Elaine Hun will be formally by the Lieutenant Governor at Queens Park Sept IB a prestigious ceremony Mrs Hannah will receive Silver Acorn Award for her 15 years of dedication towards the Scouting movement The Silver Acorn Award Is the se cond most prestigious honour for which a Scouting volunteer is He Mrs Hannah is one of five or six people in the area to receive award in Its 80year history Mrs Hannah is the of the 1st Cub pock and Scout troop She received notice of her selection March at conference in and it came as a total Mir person In things she done but more Importantly she been an outstanding example Mrs Hannah activities Include the organisation or Kub Kar Rallies District Cub Camps and the first Pack Program Planning course for Ontario at Blue Springs Scout Reserve She was also a volunteer staff member at three Scout jam In 1981 and 1983 Elaine ravelled to Calgary far Jamborees Involving scouts each time Hie 1983 jam was International with representatives from African Euro pean and Asian countries It was just super experience World Jamborees really bring Ihe world together Mrs Hannah said Also participating in the World Jam was a female Scout Iroup from the Philippines Mrs also participated the 1965 jamboree In Guelph and was involved with site technical aspects This Jamboree was held at Guelph Conservation Area at a 100 acre site which housed over Cubs and for lOdays She s always to help said Mr MacDonald She always gives the proverbial 120 percent Elaine Hannah became involved ay every said So- to be earning Manual think It fantastic Mrs linn said It very high honor I pleased about II Tilt Sliver Acorn Award is recognize lonj standing con lo the Scout moviment Only about volunteers from across Cinada win award each year Mrs Hannah won Medal for Good Service in 13H2 Both the Good Service and Ihe Silver Acorn Award on from ihc local il and natloml A group of six people from the North district submitted an application on behalf of Mrs Hannah to the committee who in turn and forwarded nomination to the National Elaine has provided service to this organization at a group district and provincial I said Mr Doug Provincial icld She been both a creative in Scouting Ihc same other parent docs she meone said Elaine you so Interested In your s badges would you like to and help out And Elaine Iiannah has been coming down tohelpout ever since A member of St Andrew Church in Georgetown her hobbles reading and knitting Both her family and bazaars benefit from her needlework Elaine is the mother of four children three boys and a girl She lives In Limehouse with her husband Frank and the children Her husband Is a pilot with Air Canada Mr Hannah Is also a group com chairman at the Georgetown of St Andrews Daughter Wendy Is an Ordained United Church Minister serving in Maxwell Ontario David lives in Toronto and Doug and Michael at home rive years ago Frank Hannah received the medal of merit for his outstanding work In Boy Scout THE HERALD Wednesday March 1W7 Cowardly lion proves hes king of comedy I Irrsld Special Centennial Middle Schools pro duction of The Wizard of at the John Elliott Theatre had Its and downs but manv of the young actors showed promise and surprising pro fcssionnlism It I stage production of the 07 The story line is jagg the songs demanding and lets face it conipeline with Judy Garland and Itay liolgcr on any level is difficult best of timet But the efforts of the cast and crew of production gave the luxurious Hollywood version a run for its money Director Paul made the most of a large cast and the costumes and sets were spec I I Dorothy had a strong speaking voce Although she was In virtually every scene Lisa a performance was consistent and believable The other leads played by Angle Cook Inglii tin nun were also very talented Paul as the cowardly lion seemed lo be having the most fun with his role His iflod stage presence and singing drew ap preciative applause from the Louise as the wicked witch was Ihe most popular character with the audience Although she was one of the few without a song to sing each lime Louise crossed the stage she delivered her lines with gusto drawing big laughs and big claps from the crowd In act the witches death scene was the most interesting and com leal part of ihc play II opens wilh three witches at a cauldron recipes In a twisted version of the witches scene in Shakespeare Macbeth The sequence was so entertaining that when it was over and when the wicked witch was dead few of us could hide our disappointment The did nave Its awkward moments primarily during full cast scenes when timing is importanL Bui for the most part these pro were offset by the enthusiasm of the young cast members The only exception was the scarecrow scene Four students dressed as crows accompany Angie 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