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PETER‘S PEOPLE m ons ; ge /41 â€" o 0 o . Hempstead G k. & C M (one. ki ; mpstea NS â€" *3 BA a i 4 ?:2 R:’Zi%f 4 His C Look Back «.t _ }j & e l n l % areer Oo0K BbaC wC . #4 . f j "A V o BY PETER LAPIN He said the biggest problem he . & > . 1 Of The Observe?-KlE' faced was stréamlinging a budgetthat _ @W@/ m _ _ ___ d In three weeks, Howard Hempstead _ WaS,0°f sufficient to meet the board‘s 3 s oi | will be able to wake up in the morning needs when he first took over as 1%“ se T read the newspaper, sip at his coffee _ director, He had to chop $1.5 million off Bs o o / 5. Sale and not worry about another hectic 15â€" _ hiS first budget to make ends meet, but _ SWRs _ _ /.. . "llk | Rikig hour day, now. the bl(]mrd operatgs dpmsperously wela . gjg%g;?fl â€"@ ;’ â€" Mr. Hem| d offici - on a $53 million annual budget. . m e ue l o 0: director of g;éfi:fign lf%l? lgergé;fi:\s . He had other hurdles to jump during 5&"“{5%'; w Hes>. County Board of Education on bec. s1, _ hS tenure a8, director, imcluding a HOWARD HEMPSTEAD He is on accumulated vacation time _ teachets strike in 1978 and a e j right now but still goes to the board disagreement over sports participation _ â€"stead is looking fprward to spending office three or four times a week to _ in 1983 but both were smoothed over _ more time with his wife Barbara and clean up any loose ends before his . With bis. customary patience and _ son Doug, the last of his four children retirement. practicality. still at home. _ Looking back on his 10 years as FOND MEMORIES ' Prior to coming to Renfrew County director of education, he gives a Looking back, Mr. Hempstead has _ he was Superintendent of _ Program satisfied smile: ""The board ac. lots of fond memries of his term as _ with the Durham Board of Education. complished an awful lot in the past 10 _ director of education. Many are Before that he was: Superintendent years and it was made possible centered _ around . the . outstanding _ with the Whithy Public School Board, through the efforts of a lot of fine . PeOP!¢he worked with. . . was an assistant Superintendent ‘of people I had the pleasure of working "I think of staff members like â€" Education with the Welland Board .of with", he said. Renton Patterson, Ruth Woodcock and _ Edueation and a Master at. the Among his most memorable ac Art Jamieson who have distinguished _ Hamilton Teachers College. + complishments in his 10 years here themselves in the community in other 1 were the development of planning and _ 8°ea8,"" he said. Patterson developed The Stamp Jar evaluation â€" procedures . involving plans for an electric car and boat that , 9 R personnel; _ the development of a gained national recognition, Woodcock The Stamp Jar project is going functional budget stressing a superior _ Went to South Africa last year to give again and needs your help. This quality of education; the acquisition professional development seminars to project is a. method of raising and ongoing efforts to obtain governâ€" teachers there, and Jamieson has had money for the Cancer Society by ment grants and northern Status; the _ 4 1908 and distinguished record of the sale of used postage stamp$ that introduction _ of program â€" and community _ involvement _ on . the you might save from your mail and cirriculum changes such as the Special political level. parcels. These are accumulated Education Plan which won provincial Students like Don Nguyen, Brenda until about 15 pounds are gathered, and national recognition; and the Beal and Martha Goodfellow who have then are sold to a large dealer to use promotion and recognition of special all distinguished themselves in both in his business. Your donations may achieveiments by students and . Academic and social levels at their be dropped off at Dorans in teachers in the county. schools also are a source of pride for downtown Pembroke or at the "As a school board we have comea â€" Mr. Hempstead. ‘"They prove our Cooks Apron in the Pembroke Mall. long way in 10 years and I feelâ€"conâ€" education system is working well," he Every little bit helps, so while you fident under the leadership of Don said. .. ; are in the mall or downtown doing _ Rikley (his successor) we will continue Although he admits he may have your Christmas shopping, why not to grow and prosper," Mr. Hempstead _ Some trouble slowing himselfdown bring your old stamps and donate to stated. ' once he officially retires, Mr. Hempâ€" this worthy cause. 0. ...._._.\â€"coemgmnmennemmemmmenmmmmmmmmmmmmmemmzmemmenmememe > ,4:'-"* ( e . C B â€" k â€" ME â€" " 2 N Y T G@ a & = Y ze x m > m s ols e W\ 4 P e is â€" ~~* 3 es zs Famous. 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Alison Rae,‘ Stephanie David Rose, Christopher Hall, Edward Egan, Paul _ are B,ecky Lan slt SiC:n anq Cecille Smith. Front row Reinert, _ Todd Leach, Keith Sexton, Kerr Marieâ€"Paule CS‘_ aff, Emily Godin, Shawna Mick, Childerhose, Jim Gouthro, Brad Turcotte, and Brad in. the (ront ie, and Darlene Jackson. The girls Dowdall. Middle row are Sonia Warren, Becky nt row are showing off travel b donated by SEVEC, one of th & ags m ons o anninite rne 7 o To cvarnice onl irrmine se n Seanaes se e sponsoring groups. | \ . . y â€"__ i. I |