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NOTan easy assignment! Smiling despite the difficulty they had deciding who most deserved the best-decorated-home award from all the beautifully decorated houses in Elmvale, are, left to right, Don Hocken, Ella McKnight, Edna Langman, and Dave Campbell, all Elmvale Chamber of Commerce members. Mr. Hocken is also a Village of Elmvale councillor. 'Corunna Adventure' enjoyed by Rotary exchange student representative Last week Midland stressed the value of Rotary was entertained returning next year to by two guest speakers at it. its regular Wednesday luncheon. Gay Cudmore, Rotary's exchange student from Australia, and local student Donna Crawford spoke on their recent trip to the Sarnia area to take part in the "Corunna Adventure", a tour of that area's petroleum-related _ in- dustries. The girls were billeted by the host Corunna Rotary Club, of which there are only eight members. Despite the small nature of the club, it provided a first class adventure' for the visitors. Gay and Donna were just two of 17 students involved in the four day tour. They were treated to tours of four or five different industries each day. setting a spirited tempo for the week. Groups of four or five students toured such sites as the _ Inter- provincial pipeline, Dow Chemical. Galo Refinery, and Dome Petroleum. They found all of the industries very well maintained, and marvelled at the huge number of different products supplied by Dow Chemicals. They were also fed very well during their stay, although they admitted to being overexposed to coffee and doughnuts. One site which par- 'SAVINGS AT URB"S 'From now until Christmas, when you shop at Urb's you can pick your own discount from the Big Discount Stocking. YOU SAVE } UP TO 25 % These recommend- ations were taken to heart by the club, and Justin plans were instituted to send some lucky student again next year. 5 Time for Christmas FLAC gets message across to SCBE brass by Carol Dimock The French Language Advisory Committe is optimistic that it got its point across to the SCBE at a meeting Monday night. FLAC presented a motion to board members outlining their request to have Le Caron students continue to have workshops in the community rather than at ESPSS. Along with the FLAC represen- tatives, Le Caron students and parents spoke on behalf of the motion. They explained that the students were very satisfied with the arrangement of having workshops in the com- munity. "We didn't want to go back to PSS and stir up the unrest that there was in the past," said Basile Dorion, FLAC member. "'We understand that we're not really wanted there, and we don't blame them. They have a right to their own facilities." Community-based workshops can Ss pecial Reductions on : Pasumae Stereo... Portable Stereo... Component Portables What could be more welcome than the idea of lower prices, just when you want to give gifts? SANYO AM/FM SHORT- WAVE STEREO CASSETTE . Multi-Band/ Muiti-Voltage . 10 LED VU/ Sound Level Meter . Automatic. Music Select System (AMSS) . Jacks for Stereo Headphone, External External Mics Reg. $299.95 ONLY be held at no further cost to the school board. Costs are covered by funding already granted to the French language high school. Attending the meeting on behalf of the Simcoe County Board of Education were Irving Harris, director of education and the chair- man, Mr. Bill Straughn. Elected SCBE members present were Joan Jensen, Paul Tremblay, and Peggy Dyment. The chairman made a point of expressing his annoyance that the meeting was conducted in French, Dorion reported. "'We*explained everything to them in English, and translated the motion and much of the discussion. More than 50 per cent of the meeting was held in English," said Dorion. It has been the policy of FLAC to hold meetings in French for two years. "After all, it is a French language organization," said Dorion. Speakers and vy *259% SANYO AM/FM SHORT- WAVE STEREO CASSETTE . Dual 2-Way Stereo Speakers . Multi-Band/ Multi-Voltage . LED Record Level Indicator . LED FM Stereo Indicator . Tone Control Output Jacks for External Stereo Speakers and Stereo Headphones. Reg. 179.95 only $ 1 5995 M 9903 We rent Video Discs and Players A small deposit will hold your purchase until Christmas CHRISTMAS HOURS Mon to Sat. 9-5:30 p.m. Thurs. & Fri. till 9 p.m. TED LIGHT'S TV Sales & Service ' 549-7978 77 Main St., Penetan ticularly interested the girls, was the town of Petrolia. This is the site of the first oil discovery in North America. This occurred in 1860. Many oil drilling techniques used around the world were developed on this site. Both Gay Cudmore and Donna Crawford expressed their gratitude to the Rotary Club for sending them on the "Corunna Adventure" and Page 8, Wednesday, December 22, 1982 Unre's Home F urnisuines aS ' You furnishthe house, We furnish the home. 101 Main St. Penetang 549-8917 Enter our Draw for a Christmas Basket of Goodies... no purchase necessary