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Fhank you to all my ‘constitivents for your continued . support At the same time, he was also saddened by the apathy of voters who turned out in dribbles of from 10 to 30 at allâ€"candidates‘ meetings. WARD TWO TRUSTEE "As someone said, you should never underestimate the status quo‘s power to prevail," he said. i As one of the reasons for his lack of success, Maki cited a failure to recâ€" ognize the amount of work it takes to mount an effective challenge, a task he thought far more difficult for a newcomer than an incumbent. Better communication in Ward 5 was the focus of Maki‘s electoral camâ€" paign. As president of the St. John‘s Catholic Parent Teachers‘ Association, he strove to obtain and decipher the province‘s educational information and pass it on to ratepayers. As well, he instituted sharing ideas and priorities in cooperation between his CPTA and the other two in his ward. Despite losâ€" ing his bid for a trusteeship, he said his interest in this area will continue. Halton Roman Catholic School Board . O‘Halloran garnered 533 votes to his opponent‘s 449. The loser of the race, Bob Maki, said he felt sorry for ratepayers who would have to conâ€" tend with three more years of lack of communication and for the ultimate losers, the schoolchildren. "I‘ll have to determine how active a role I will play in trying to make up for that deficiency (in communication)," he said. "You‘re not dealing with special interest groups with their own agenda (when you walk through the community) but you get to meet all of them â€" from younger parents to grandparents," he said. "Their concerns are unfilâ€" tered and I like that." On the "exhilarating" campaign trail, interrupted by a bout of flu, O‘Halloran gradually found ratification of his educational issues as he went along. O‘Halloran, a "middleâ€"aged male" and selfâ€"confessed "cost cutter of some, quality" will sit on the same board as Maggie Jessup Natale, a "younger female" whose primary focus is students and their needs. Common ground will probably be found in O‘Halloran‘s overview of a trustee‘s job as "maintaining services at the lowest possible cost." That could mean finding alternatives to highâ€"cost teachers whose salaries account for 76.3% of the board‘s budget. That, too, is a view shared by Natale. By BARB JOY Special to the Beaver Gaining the Ward 5 trusteeship on the Roman Catholic School Board for the third time in a row presents an interesting picture for incumbent Gerry O‘Halloran. November 16, 1994 But Natale nailing 501 votes to the runnerâ€"up‘s 481 (a 20â€"vote differâ€" ence), the firstâ€"time candidate in Monday‘s Ward 4 trustee elections may first have to face a recount by her opponent and incumbent trustee, Bryan Mcintrye, who hasn‘t decided yet if he will go that route. If he does, Natale said she wouldn‘t be at all surâ€" prised. Ward 5 voters return O ‘Halloran as Separate School Board trustee By BARB JOY Special to the Beaver Maggie Jessup Natale is looking forward to rolling up her sleeves and getting to work on Halton‘s Roman Catholic School Board. Newcomer knocks off incumbent in Ward 4 POSTAGE STAMP SHOW The 35â€"yearâ€"old mother of three said electioneering didn‘t come easy. In the process, she wore out two pair of shoes and stood outside a Saturday craft show for five hours talking to voters. While doorâ€"knocking, she disâ€" covered ratepayers were just as interâ€" ested in having their children receive quality education as she was. "They were tired of hearing about place, she said. "However, I was ahead of him the whole night so, in that respect, I‘m not worried." Sign up and put the world‘s most powerful economies to work for you. "If she‘s as good on the board as she was on the campaign trail, the community will be wellâ€"served," said Bryan Mcintyre. Although somewhat disappointed, Mcintyre said he derives satisfaction The loser in the Ward 4 race tipped his hat to Natale in recognition of her wellâ€"run campaign. At the same time she found ratepayers in West Oak Trails are interested in having a new school for the developing area and, to that end, she will direct her some of her efforts, she said. schools and busing that had nothing to do with education," she said. "Busing is not a big, issue but getting a good education is. And that‘s my focus." Introducing the Asian Growth Fund. For investors seeking the highâ€"return potential of utual funds, the Asian Growth Fund represents a truly ique opportunity for portfolio diversification and ital growth. . 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