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Citizen looking for local correspondents Do you have an interest in what goes on in your community? Do you know who is doing what, when? If so, and if you live in Penetanguishene or Lafontaine, you could be the person the Citizen is looking for! In an attempt to provide better coverage of Lafontaine, and of the social scene in Penetanguishene, the Citizen is looking for a Lafontaine* correspondent, and a _ social correspondent in Penetanguishene. If you would _ like to be considered for either of these jobs, please call David Ross at the Citizen, 549-2012. Spends $55.1 million in 1976 School board stayed within budget, figures show It takes a good deal of care and organization to look after a $60.6 million budget. Simcoe County residents will be pleased to know that their Board of Education is just as keen about careful spending as the average ratepayer. At the inaugural meeting of the Simcoe County Board of Education, Wednesday, January 12,asummary of operating expenditures for an eleven month period ending November shows that the 30, 1976 inaugural meeting It was 'standing room only" on Monday af- ternoon at the County Council Chambers in Midhurst. Hundreds of County residents had come to watch the unique ceremonies accompa- nying the election and inauguration of the 1977 Warden of . Simcoe County. The 53 councilmen holding a total of 70 votes represent the 33 municipalities in the County. In an open roll call vote those representatives elected Tecumseth Reeve Allan Glassford to the top County office of Warden. Glassford was solemnly escorted to the diocese County Court Judge and local Master of Supreme Court administered the oath of office. The new Warden retired to don the tri cornered hat and stately robes that are the badges of his high County post. He returned to accept the chain of office, gavel and Wardens keys from the ex-Warden Orville Hughes. Judge Clare addressing the. assembly praised County of Simcoe for their concern with the preservation of historical artifacts of the area. Describing the close relationship in the past between the County Court and County Council when where Judge J.A. Clare, they shared not only the French election tomorrow night Six new members of the French Language Advisory Committee of the Simcoe County Board of Education will be elected at an open meeting at Penetanguishene Secondary School tomorrow night. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m., and any French speaking rate-payer who lives in Simcoe County will be eligible to vote in the election. French speaking residents of the county who would be eligible to run for a position on the Board of Education itself, are eligible to run for a spot on the committee. Nominations are not being taken in ad- vance, but will be taken from the floor at the meeting. Meanwhile, at the last meeting of the Simcoe County Board of Education, held last Wednesday, the chairman of the board an- nounced the names of the three trustees who have been appointed to serve on the com- mittee. Alvin Gravelle, the trustee from this area, and:Dr. Allan Fisher, from Barrie, have been reappointed, and Mary Erichsen- Brown, of Collingwood, was also appointed to the committee. Erichson-Brown, a newly elected trustee, will fill the spot on the committee vacated by Darryl Mackenzie, who was the trustee for Collingwood before he decided not to seek re- election on Decvember 6. The French Language Advisory Com- mittee reports to the board on matters which involve French language education in Simcoe County. RETAIL same building, but the same chambers. Judge Clare commended Council for their actions in retrieving from the County Court building now under demolition, so many original fur- nishings. 'It is another indication of the high regard of the history and traditions that the County hold," Judge Clare said. "No other county has shown such concern." Provincial M.P.P. Arthur Evans and George McCague and Federal M.P. Dr. P.B. Rynard brought greetings and congratulations' to Warden Glassford and the 53 Council members, 22 of whom are commencing their first term. Midland Mayor Moreland Lynn and Penetanguishene Mayor Vince Moreau 'were among the honoured guests as were 18 former Wardens of the County. John Drinkwater, 91 years-of-age and Warden in 1936 was the eldest present. The Warden of County Council is elected an- nually from among its members who govern the affairs common to area municipalities. Library gets grant The Tiny Township Public Library in Midland has been awarded a $2,000 Wintario grant, the Ministry of Culture and Recreation announced last week. The Children's librarian, Eileen Good- burne, said Monday the money would be spent on talking books, paper- backs, and Canadian publications. She said the talking books and paperbacks are already at the library, but are not on the shelves yet because there is clerical work still to be done on them. The Canadian books, which she said will be for both adults and children, are on order. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY aU | BAYFIELD MALL BARRIE Retail and professional space is available in units of 500 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft. at excellent terms. 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March," Ramsay ex- : plained. "The provincial government also delivers grants over the course of the year. Borrowing is classroom penditures. By enacting an energy conservation program, the board has removed paper ex- Director of Education, Jack Ramsay explained to the press that the loans are obtained at the bank's standard procedure." ' i of $63 million for the 1977. prime lending rate and While the Board paid eee eae ys sari fiscal year, the Board of that all Boards of close to $75,000 in interest financial saving of uci Education passed Bylaw Education throughout the for 1976 loans, portions of jn electrical Aahe ah B-1, allowing newly province adopt a Board revenue are addition the Board elected Chairman borrowing expenditure. continually invested to secured a one-time saving offset borrowing ex- of $15,000 in fluorescen' penses. : . The Board usually finishes a fiseal year with tube replacements. While classroom paper expenditures totalled a small surplus. $240,839, this price tag is Two reports presented 1.9 per cent less than that at the inaugural meeting of 1976, Board requests pornography curbs If residents of Thornton are looking for porn, they needn't look any further than the village's general store. According to Bruce Cumming, a Simcoe County Board of Education Trustee from ay, Uepury NOW IN MIDLAND the Dale Carnegie Thornton, "the store has one of the finest arrays of this kind of literature that I've ever seen." Cumming made the statement to convince signalling a. fellow trustees that the Board should support a recommendation by Prince Edward County Separate School. Board to petition the government to curb widespread por- nography. His motion passed with only one trustee abstaining, Frank Prothero of Tottenham. Manpower looks into unemployment problems About 900 young people in the Midland area are out of work - and Canada Manpower wants to know why. The centre is con- ducting a survey of local employers to find out their hiring policies regarding youth. Questionnaires were weeks. The centre will then know how important factors such as ap- pearance, motivation and lack of education are in the attitudes of employers to job seekers in the 16-24 age bracket. With the information gained, Manpower plans Course Some of the many ways the Dale Carnegie Course - helps men and women © Communicate more efficiently. © Beat ease in any situation. © Discover and develop their potential abilities © Bea better conversationalist. © Remember names. © Develop greater poise and self confidence. to hold seminars and individual counselling sessions with unemployed young people to help them sent out about January 10 and are now trickling in, says Manpower manager Don McNee. The rest of them should be returned finbd work, says Mr during the next few McNee, SLEIGHRIDES call £. 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Adult Centre The Board also agreed to allow students involved in the Adult Rehabilitation Centre (ARC) programs to be registered either with a school for the trainable retarded or a_ nearby secondary school. Students who are Rehabilitation registered at ARC, who are under the age of 21 and who have been certified as "Trainable Retarded Students"' will be kept on the registers of Schools for the Trainable Retarded. Students registered at ARC, who are under the age of 21 and who are eligible for the secondary school system, will be considered part-time secondary school students receiving their education in facilities provided by ARC under agreement with the Board. Their names will be kept on the registers of nearby secondary schools. The move will raise the Board's grant ceiling and consequently provide reasonable funding for the program. 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