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Area Residents Talk Up Lucknow
Impromptu
Ambassadors for
Newcomers
Valerie Gillies
Lucknow Sentinel
There all all sorts of ways to
research a specific place. However, to
get the real flavour of a rural commu-
nity often the best ambassadors are
those who live and work there. An
impromptu visit to Mary's Restaurant
in Lucknow on Thursday, April 16,
2014, late afternoon proved an enter-
taining and informative experience.
Patrons George McBride, Alex
Howes, Ken Eadie and waitress Jes-
sica Atkinson were invited to be the
ambassadors of Lucknow. Theywere
asked how they would describe Luc -
know to someone who has never
been here before.
The pride in their home was obvi-
ous. Lucknow was described as a
great little town that is friendly, wel-
coming, quiet and very close-knit.
Atkinson was the most enthusiastic
declaring, "I love it! I would hate to
live in a city!' Howes agreed people
are friendly "and most of them are
well-mannered!'
McBride has been farming in the
Lucknow area for 40 years. He
described it as a "strong farming
area." Over the years the farms have
gotten bigger as they are combined.
"A fair number are still family farms,
but the families are getting smaller
with more land." He related that there
are many Mennonite families in the
area. They are very big on tile drain-
age, which makes for better farming.
Pork farming has grown in the area,
as have the size of the pig bams, grain
elevators and machinery.
Howes has been a welder for 20
years with Helm Welding Ltd. and
farms near Kintail. He concurs that a
lot of the smaller farms have been
lost and merged into bigger farms.
The local sales barn, where cattle and
pigs were auctioned, is no longer in
operation. It is surprising to discover
how many small businesses are out
in the byways.
Eadie operates a beef and cash
crop farm west of Hollyrood.
Although there have been changes,
Lucknow "remains very much the
same!' He emphasized that Mary's is
a good restaurant, to which Atkinson
added "and there is the Table of VVis-
dom where I have learned every-
thing!' This famous table is regularly
occupied in the mornings.
Atkinson says "I do everything, but
my title is waitress!' She noted that
this is a definite trend in the area. In
businesses "people have to multi-
task!' She believes this is partially
Alex Howes
Jessica Atkinson
George McBride
Ken Eadie
because it is a small community, but
also due to recent economic cut-
backs. There are just less people
working at each of the various
workplaces.
All mentioned the big event
"Music in the Fields': When asked if
this is predominantly a country
music area Howes countered "I am
rock and roll': All agree there is a mix
of interest with live music often being
cover bands that do anything.
The burning question of the day
was the proper pronunciation of the
village name. All agreed it is Luck -no,
although McBride added that "But,
when you are here, you are in Luck
Now."
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