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ee ee a ee a eee aie ee oc ee North Simcoe news briefs Borrowing shows size of SCBE in County How big is the Simcoe County Board of Education? The county school board members have given the administration 'he authority to borrow a maximum Of $70 million in 1984, to meet expenses as needed until taxes, provincial grants and other revenue is received. By comparison, the town of Penetanguishene's council authorized its administration to borrow $1 million to spend as necessary through the year 1984. The Simeoe County Board of education expects {0 receive revenue Of $127,000,000 this year. The board might borrow money for as short a period as one day. Boswell in his new job for your SCBE The Jan. 11 meeting, the first of 1984 for the trustees of the Simeoe County Board of Fducation, was also the first board meeting for new board director of education Richard Boswell, and for the new superintendent of curriculum, John Freudeman. Palm reader returning to 1230-CKMP! Psychic and palm reader Anthony Carr can be lieard again on CKMP next Monday. Next Monday and next Tuesday he will be reading palms at the Highland Motel. Union library is moving The Tay-Victoria Harbour Union Library is inoving. Tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. an Opening will be held at its new location, in Victoria Har- bour across from the Liquor Store. Invited to the opening are the reeves of Victoria Harbour and Tay Township, and the local MPP. Assault trial set for Percy Ehler The trial of Perey Ehler on an assault charge laid by Midland town police last Dec. 30 has been set for March 5. The town's commissioner of works appeared in provincial court in Midland on Monday, at which time the trial date was set. Ehler appears in court on Jan. 30 to answer charges of impaired driving and excess alcohol. All of the charges stem from two separate in- cidents on Dee. 30. Here's your chance to enter contest Nominations for the Mini-Bonhomme King and Queen Contest will be held Jan. 16-21 at the Vic- toria Harbour IGA. Meet the candidates night will take place on Jan. 27 al 6 p.m., with a pot luck supper to follow at 7 p.m. Rules of the contest are: the person must be a resident of Victoria Harbour and must be at- tending high school. Crowning will take place at the Legion on Friday, Feb. 3 al 6:45 p.m., with a torch light parade to follow. Grace Webb, was a long-time nurse Funeral services were held on Jan. 14 at Nicholls Funeral Home for the late Grace W. Webb of Victoria Harbour. The long-time registered nurse served at both St. Andrew's Hospital and Huronia District Hospital until her retirement in '79 although she continued on a part-time basis as a nurse for two inore years. She died last Wednesday at HDH. Law-makers meets again next Monday Midland council meets again next week. The Monday, Jan. 23, session is billed for a 7:30 p.m. start at town hali. It will be the first council meeting Midland Mayor Al Roach will chair since suffering a major heart attack on Dec. 3. Managing your money subject of Cable 12 series Ever wondered how much insurance you need on your car, house or life? How to use credit without paying for the rest of your life? How to invest and minimize taxes? Money In The Bank is a three part series star- ting Jan. 23 on Cable 12 desinged to answer these questions. Each program starts with a taped segment made by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. Viewers can telephone questions to host chartered accountant Ken Douglas and his guests. On Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. insurance is the subject. Ernie and Dave Mink of Mink Insurance Services Ltd. will be two guests. On Jan. 30 The Wise Use of Credit will be discussed with Jim Kincaid of the Midland branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia. On Feb. 6 Taxes You Pay will be covered with guest Laurie McFarlane of Wood Gundy Ltd. Acclamation tomorrow of Lewis is sure thing Simcoe North's incumbent member of Parliament, Doug Lewis, will be acclaimed {omorrow in Coldwater as the federal Progressive Conservative candidate in Simcoe North in the next federal election. Lewis was the only person to file nomination papers. The nomination meeting begins tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Coldwater Legion. A bus leaves from Penetanguishene's High Poyntz Mall at 6:45 p.m and from the Super Save on Elizabeth Street. Midland, at 7 p.m. County brass meet next Tues. at 10 a.m. A Simeoe County Council meeting slated for Tuesday, Jan. 24, is scheduled for a 10 a.m. start at the Administration Centre at Midhurst. Quebec City is high on students' agenda Permission has been granted by the Director of Education for the Simcoe County Board of Education to allow 21 Grade 7 and 8 students from Bayview Public School, Midland, to go to Quebec City from Jan. 22 through to Jan. 25. Twenty-three Grade 7 and 8 students from Victoria Harbour Public School received the green light to go to Quebec City on the above same dates. Meanwhile, approximately 45 Grade 8 students are {0 go to Quebec City, from Huronia Centennial Public School at Elmvale, from May 28 to June 1. This week's snow report from Midland's Mel Curtis A total of 169 centimetres or 66.53 inches of snow has fallen on Midland-Penetanguishene, reports Midland's Mel Curtis. On Monday a total of two centimetres of fresh snow blanketed the area while a *'dusting" of the Gateway to the 30,000 Islands here in the Heart of Huronia Occurred just before press time yester- day. Last winter's total snowfall was measured at 175 centimetres Or 68.89 inches. Today's Quote Learning to speak in two or more languages is not nearly as hard as learning to keep your mouth shut in one. Page 10, Wednesday, January 18, 1984 Learn with Friends Jan. 29 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Friends of Sainte-Marie invite you to join them in learning the old skill of snowshoeing (and cross- country skiing). Steve Ogden will also be along to give some ideas on survival in the wilderness. Bring your snowshoes Or skiis and join this family event. A limited number of snowshoes are available at Sainte-Marie. Afterwards, a pot luck supper of stew, brown bread, and dessert will be served. Call Cathie Malcolm at Sainte-Marie (526- 7838) during Office hours and let her know how many are coming and what you would like to bring for supper. New plates for Canada Post 48-cent stamp The 48-cent definitive printing and stamp featuring a Dec. 19 cradle, first issued last The stamp sheets, April as part of a series -- printed on Clark Paper of three mediuimn-value -- International Ltd. stock, stamps depicting bear a 'Plate No. 2" heritage artifacts, marginal inscription. underwent a second Thi original printing did reissued peal eeNOLs 2 anus vail scriptions. New plates were made for all three Queen Elizabeth II and definitives to indicate Maple Leat definitives the paper change. were reprinted = on The bas-relief Harrision and Sons Ltd. sculpture of the Queen paper and carried first appeared on the nol .carry a. plate number. Last August, the WE CAUGHT THE COMPETITION SLEEPING - With Our Lowest Prices Ever! stamp issued Marcli 1, 1977, 10 mark the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty's accession to the throne. The now familiar inaple leaf design was first used on the "A" stamp. 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