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Midland mayor welcomes guests Midland Mayor Harold Boyd was on hand on Monday to welcome a small group of touring Swiss and Metsi Separate school board el agents. Despite gloomy skies, the announces staff changes A recommendation to accept a tender for the purchase of a van was accepted at the regular meeting of the Simcoe County Roman Catholic School Board on June 16. The van was purchased from Courtesy Ford Sales in Midland at a price of $5,277 plus seven per cent sales tax. The van will be put into use as soon as possible. Another tender was struck to call for fuel oil tenders to service the schools for the coming school year. In other business, all except for one vacancy all teachers to be working in the separate school system have been hired. F.J. Macdonald, Director of Education reported that many boards had been trapped by over- staffing and then the expected and normal number of resignations did not materialize. About 25 new teachers have been hired, seven out™of teachers' college and the remainder were ex- perienced. In Midland at Mon- signor Catholic School, Mr. Frank Vellings will be replaced by Miss J. Columbus. Mr. Tim O'Halloran will be transferring from Vic- toria Harbour to Midland and Gary Deckert from Midland will go to Victoria Harbour. Henry Wozniak will replace Mrs. June Marchand. Mr. G. Trustwin will be an addition to the St. Theresa Catholic School staff in Midland and will be teaching senior sciences. - A 1977 grants input meeting was held in the Ministry of Education regional offices on June 9. Members from the area separate school boards were in attendance to donate ideas for next year's grants. Representatives expressed concern over grant cuts this year with particular reference to debentures and tran- sportation. 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