The Creemore
ECHO
Friday, June 19, 2009
Vol. 09 No. 25
News and views in and around Creemore
NO DECISION ON SCI by Brad Holden Stayner Collegiate Institute lived to see another day Wednesday night when School Board Trustees, plodding their way through a massive meeting agenda, voted to adjourn at 11 pm before they had a chance to debate the school’s possible closure. As a result, a packed house of parents, students and teachers decked out in the regalia of SCI, Elmvale District High School and Penetanguishene Secondary School – the three schools threatened with closure after the Board’s Accomodation Review “B” – got to wait for an hour-anda-half while the Trustees discussed an unrelated issue behind closed doors and then watch as the Trustees debated and
passed their final 2009 budget, approved a few tenders and made a final decision regarding Accomodation Review “A,” which dealt with high schools in the Orillia area. The audience was then invited to come back at 6:30 pm on Monday, June 22, when the ARC “B” decision will be first on the agenda. The night was not without some interest for those concerned for Stayner, Elmvale and Penetang, however. Leading off the public portion of the evening were four delegations – one from an Elmvale resident speaking in favour of EDHS, one from Christian Island Chief Rod Monague, Jr., describing (See “SCI” on page 3)
BALLPARK MAKEOVER Creemore’s longtime baseball fans will remember the old Creemore Star scoreboard at Gowan Park, which for years now has been in such rough condition it was no longer being used. Keeping alive the tradition of local newspaper support, a new scoreboard was unveiled this week, to the delight of fans who can once again learn the inning and score with a glance down the third-base line. Here, darci-que, who painted the new sign, sits on the scorer’s platform with Creemore Echo publisher Craig Simpson and Creemore Braves manager Pete “Hammer” Kinghan. For the latest Braves news, see page 8.
Mill Street Grand Re-Opening Creemore’s Street Re-Paving Party – the first of its kind since the town’s original Street Paving Party in 1928 – will officially get underway at 11:30 am on Saturday, June 20 with a ribbon cutting at the corner of Mill and Francis Streets.
After that, the length of Mill Street will be filled with all manner of sidewalk sales, children’s activities, tea parties and lemonade stands. For more information about all of the great activities planned by BIA members and Creemore Springs, see page 12.
Inside the ECHO Art & Community
WALK ‘N WHEEL-A-THON Leisureworld Creedan Valley’s annual parade to raise funds for the nursing home’s residents’ bus took place last Saturday, and as usual it was a multigenerational affair. Here, resident Glenna McKinley is escorted up Mill Street by Creedan Valley employee Kim Lattimore and Kim’s three daughters – Taylor and twins Elyse and Camille. For more photos of the event, visit www.creemore.com.
Trees on Mill Street Just in time for the party!
Station holds successful art auction.
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