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I St. Joseph's Separate School Holds Open House III St. Joseph's Separate School held its annual Open House on Wednesday night, providing an >pportunity for parents to see their child's school / 1 ... / work and teachers. Before the parents visited the classrooms, Principal Jewell Noakes informed the parents of school activities and developments. ★ ★.★★★★★★★★ Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 20,1982 15 Former Governor Speaks at Rotary Club i Celebrated 1st Birthday Hi, my name is Scott Sidney Westlake. . celebrated my first birthday on August 26th, 1982. My parents are Ron'and Heather Westlake. Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brunt and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Westlake, all of Bowmanville. -- Bowmanville Rotarians welcomed Walter Degeer to their meeting last* Thursday, October 14, at the Flying Dutchman Motor Inn. Mr. Degeer is the club's senior active member and he now lives in Richmond Hill. He was the district goveTnor for Rotary Clubs in the area during 1956/57. Last week, he talked to his fellow-members about vocational service. Mr. Degeer (centre) is shown here with Rotarian Rex Walters (left) and Jack Locke, vice president of the club. . - ' VfTjv / : \ À V ; ; ! !../ V7. lu f , / 1 i : ' \Jj | i _ ' I 1 ; ; ' • j ' ■ ; t si ' : i \ ■ : , ■ N c. > c :> u „. I. r\ ,7 jiff»*'- À» .,. r f Vr V ■ ,X . • V \ ! ' f \ , >. < fi }-.% •i ■ ( j: Students Jenny and Andrea Geboers show their parents, Anthony and Doreen, some of the work that students learn at St. Joseph's School. I Inmates Work 1,000 Hours For School Bd. McLaughlin square 50 Richmond St. E., OSHAWA PH.433-8113 (Collect) •; By Peter Parrott 'Prison inmates performed clpse to 1,000 man-hours of work for the Northumberland '«tnd Newcastle Board of Éducation during the past summer. din a report to trustees at tfieir regular meeting in Çobourg last . Thursday, October 14, business admini strator James Bird noted that the inmates came from the Cobourg and Whitby jails to perform maintenance work around school properties. They undertook tasks which would not normally be undertaken undertaken by school board maintenance maintenance staff. Mr. Bird indicated that the total number of man hours supplied by the inmates was 944.5. They were employed at Bowmanville High School, Mitchell's Corners Public School, M. J. Hobbs Senior Public School, Ontario Street Public School, Orono Public School, Courtice Secondary School, Maple Grove West, Hampton Jr. Public School, and Kirby Public School. IMPORTANT SCHOOL BOARD ISSUES One of the most important ballots that you will fill out on November 8 1 is the selection of your School Board Trustee to represent you for the next three years. About one- half of the municipal tax dollars goes to education plus one-third of the total . Provincial revenues end up in educational activities across Ontario. This huge sum of money amounts to over 50 million dollars being spent each year In the Northumberland and Newcastle School Board district alone. Your School Board has many important responsibilities some of which are: determining the number, size, and location of schools in its jurisdiction and the attendance aiua for nnrh school; building,_ equipping, and furnishing' schools; employing teachers and other-staff needed to operate the schools; providing programs that are responsive to the needs of the community and of the pupils in the schools; providing Special Education programs; employing the staff required to manage and supervise the operation of school programs and their supporting services; reporting through administrative staff to the Board on the effectiveness ol teachers. A resident of Bowmanville for over seven years Hal Mcknight Is one of, your candidates for the Important role of School Board Trustee. Ho has raised four children through the Ontario school system. One daughter Katie Mcknight Is a recent , • f , ir 'àr and the HAL graduate of Bowmanville High School and another daughter Sandy Wallace, who lives in Orono, has two children in the elementary school system. Two married sons, Rick and Steve, who live in Western Canada have \ children .In the school system as well. With over 25 years of successful business experience Mcknight is a Professional Engineer and a graduate ol the University of Toronto. He will devote the lime and energy and his expertise to the community and he feels that now is the time for him to start contributing to the important Issues facing the educational system. Many Bowmanville residents are concerned about rising costs of education, the quality of the educational programs, the utilization of school facilities and getting value lor their educational tax dollar during these Mcknight troubled economic times. One of the responsibilities of your School Board Trustee Is to convey your concerns to the Board's attention. Another important service that a Trustee can provide is to feedback to the electorate those issues that should require Input from parents, rate payors or community groups. We are all Involved with the important Issues and we must select our candidate with care. You can meet them at All Candidates Meetings, hear what they have to say, then exercise your franchise and vote for your choice on Monday, November 8th. Hal Mcknight solicits your support and he will represent you effectively as School Board Trustee from Ward 2. Being a free enterprise democratic system nothing can start to happen until your ballots are cast and counted. NOTICE Advanced Computer Systems Is Pleased To Announce They Are NOW OPEN Their offices are located in McLaughlin Square 50 Richmond St. E., Oshawa Dedicated to assist you with your computerization needs. We offer System Selection, Sales and Service. We hope to be of service to the Professional, Institutional and the Business Community in the Region. 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