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E-mailjma sunmnng.mm Cians all kinds of grief when they amnmmrvd a pian to give them- scM-s raises of more than 40 per (cm in 2010. hmunalcly. they thought hem-r of ii and Vt"th fm hikes uf loss than 20 per cent fwd" mnmhs‘ lam-r. H" cwr in lht’ past 25 wan did a municipal council issue Iiil hnmo with waders/voters in \flil‘u'hurch~Smul'fvlile. this web it. ()uostinn'e’ What do um um didatcs pmpmc m deal with the nvx! set M raises? Wv thought yuu might be interested. BOTTOM UVI‘I: A ritinns "wit-u nunmittre hm wotked in uthrr municipalities in mar arr: 1heBg54) Ffiimrk note: Did you vote? “’4 ma 01' THE WEEK Thank You. Hm Thomas. for your piece on Dr. Don Smith. 4 When I moved m mqu 28 years ago I was indeed very fortunate when I became Re: After 59 mars. Dr Smith says bye to Main St. pnu‘tia’. column by Jim 7710mm. Aug. 1 Retiring doctorwill be missed by all his patients As children. m- nvwr went m the long hack lane leading In tho mys‘wrimls bvyund. BU! (’W’l'} day. “1' walked past the tumbling aspen just below tlw gate on our way to the little one- mom school over the hill- mp. Plenty of history down farm lane Rt’.‘ Shortage of ('t’llfl’fl’fi’ lands u '1‘” In! lumw. [air 6 _ ,I‘hc article and pho- tography by Sandra Bolan almut lhv nld Ram” Farm at lickmn Hill Churde 0m 1hr fnlhrwing images Years later. in 1964. I wan- dvmd in ma! long had: lane fur the first mm It was a pleasant owning in January and “unfair”: (‘hurvs wvn- completed. I’d also wrincn that they only had 1hr Findlay Oval stm'o fur heat. so “my don‘t use all the large rooms in the sumo huusv and that “we talked for a long time un mafiy subjects",‘ In the dimly in «able, 1 fnund a young Dutch mu- ple milking their cows by hand and fruing animals. Searching in my diary. l‘vo found they had their lwn-war-uld son was m'lh them in the slahk‘. In IHTB. undvr greatly altered un‘umstam‘c‘. my wife joinvd Markham Uufld and (lmh. (gm \nu [)0th It? Hw cmmu frnm llw 1mm im‘ludm shch and H'xlilv lnunedlatcly. she became frivnds with lhc (‘wrman \wmam whn was raising sheep on ma! xamv old Ramvl farm PUBLISHER Ian Proud/00! , GENERAL MANAGER Iolm Willems Mr. Ramer and umâ€" er's led a Methmim-tnx’ of revolt. whose descendants an; crmgmgatkms such as lmSIRidge hangelica! Mis- sionary (thun‘h‘ Changes fair for teachers, students {his article states. "'lhc changing of a few wont; may mean your child will gm a teacher with filth?! than one best fit for the job“. The reference here is to the new contract hem teach- ers and the Education Minis- practices dame. He became wmething of 3 Charles W *slcy head mangohst among German- .speakmg Mennonites. In 1846. the Mcnmmite mnfvrvm‘c alkrwvd pray?! meetings in homes for the sick and elderly who were not able to get out In the ofl‘wial church meetings. R0: Ir‘durminn ministry dumgvs arasiomd Mather mzuimnenm Iuly 27. Your \Slunj implies the empr is fair for the [tach- crs but unfair for smdt'nlsi - And most significant is the story of Abraham Ramer himself ' Nothing could be farther fmm the truth. Ink mummv the hunflos a wqu teacher Ls mnfmm- ('11 mm hvfnrv he ’ she has the pn'u'k'gv in he in fmm of a «‘13» M smdt’mx production on that farm 0 [how aflvnd the faculty 0! uluufl'mn. “hcn- upon gmduatmn. they arr deemed wRNE GROVE \IH€ “HILL He is not only an excellent doctor but also has superb interpersonal skills along with a good sense of humour. which is so important when dealing with people who have medical and related problems. Dr. Smith will be missed by all his patients. ' Thank you. Dr. Smith. and all the best. BRYAN MILLSIP 8'7“! ll 'PH’ILLI‘ Dr. Smith's patient. {SEW-Tribune 6290 Moon 5!. W004 LM 167 Your story wnuki have us go back to a system rife with nepotism mud peddling In my 43 wan of inmh/emem with education. it has been my curriemws 0 After all the Stu-mm the principal can still (Misc one of five most senior can. dkiaxes for a posimm. all of whom “are fully qualified and porffi‘fly fit to do mp jnh pnnrmals in a great many instances (not all) have cho‘ scncandidatosfim hascdon their uwn [I‘andl 3 Twin and semndIy to serve the best interests nf the snuk'ms, 0 They are imenimmxi by pmspective school boards. who Choose only the best candidates fur thrir "cra- sional teacher lists. The new fair hiring prarv (ices am a positive step fur- wuni in vnsun’ng the host hummus of both studentx and young wmhcrx out n: thv faculn' arr maintaixwd to be fit to teach in a (12155- mum. Ontario's [multies of education are among the best in the wodd, acceptim: ° They am inton'it'wt‘d (ma: again m be dune" fur a list. frum which permanent It‘di‘hfi" am himd. 0 acquire further teaching skills. whik‘ doing occasional m lungtt’rm assignments. {Replacing teachers on sick haw. matvr- moat-tn.) 0 haw to teach at km! one lung-term assign- ment before being eligible for permanent him. Mwn‘ again the board has an uppununity to {valth their suitab'm'n: " ()my. ., high-achieving graduatcx QL'IN'IU BACHEITI w Wk H m