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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-06-18, Page 44 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Tieucknow Sentinel PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O. Box 400, 619 Campbell Street Lucknow Ontario NOG 2H0 phone: 519-528-2822 fax: 519-528-3529 vvvvvv.lucknowsentinel.com SUN MEDIA A Quebecor Media Company MARIE DAVID Publisher marie.david@sunmedia.ca VALERIE GILLIES Editor valerie.gillies@sunmedia.ca lucknow.editorial@sunmedia.ca JILLIAN UNDERWOOD Sales representative jillian.underwood@sunmedia.ca MARILYN MILTENBURG Office Administrator lucknow.sentinel@sunmedia.ca Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO SENTINEL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT RO. 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The Sentinel is available on microfilm at: GODERICH LIBRARY, (from 1875) 52 Montreal Street Goderich ON N7A 1M3 Goderichlibrary@huroncounty.ca KINCARDINE LIBRARY, (from 1875 to 1900 & 1935 to 1959) 727 Queen Street Kincardine ON N2Z 1Z9 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canad5 ,47•cna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Val's Views Valerie Gillies Birds of a Feather... Special Interest Groups Since beginning here as Editor of the Lucknow Sentinel I have had the honour and pleasure of meeting some very interesting and vital people in the area. This past week has been an especially busy one for me as I was invited to be a guest speaker by two very different venues, as well as reporter. Before getting into the details of these engagements, I would like to reflect on the first invitation I had received on introducing myself to Sentinel readers. This was to attend a Coffee Hour at the Dungannon Seniors Hall to cover a cheque donation. During the "meeting" I had the opportu- nity to learn the origins of this particular group. As I listened and took notes the group members reflected on the fact that, no mat- ter where someone lives, like-minded peo- ple will naturally drift toward each other. Hannie Scott said it best. "If people have a specific interest in something, they will find each other and find a way to get together." In the case of the Dungannon coffee clatch, the beginnings were in the homes of the neighbourhood ladies. When the group became too large for the various living rooms and parlours, the meetings moved to what was then the Orange Lodge and later to Brookside. In 1984 the church that is now the Seniors Hall came up for sale and was purchased as a meeting place. A Horizon Grant was secured to purchase dishes and furniture. At that time the younger members went back to meeting in their houses, but have now come back to the Hall. The first of the speaking engagements of the past week was as a "book" at the "Living Library" hosted by Lucknow Public School. The resulting article will appear in the next edition of the Sentinel. The second was an invitation to be the first guest speaker at the fledgling Lucicnow Writ- ers' Group which came into being April 1, 2014. Details of this group appear later in this edition. I have learned that there are some very active communities in the Sentinel coverage area. I would very much like to keep these pages filled with local activities and interests after the school submissions have subsided for the summer. I look forward to hearing from more special interest groups and teams and invite the members to submit their his- tories, descriptions, activities and, of course, information for new members to join. LUCKNOW NEWS I IT'S STRAWBERRY SUMMERFEST TIME By Ruth Dobrensky Everyone in the Lucknow area looks forward to Straw- berry Summerfest and it's here again this coming weekend. There are always lots of things to do and lots of food to taste and enjoy so get out if you can and enjoy the (hopefully) great weather and fun. This year the strawberry pie baking contest is having baked and fresh categories, so get bak- ing people, see who can win the first prize this year. This past weekend, Dun- gannon held their annual super pull and as usual had a large appreciative crowd on hand to enjoy all the "pulls',' music, food, etc. Also this past weekend, Lucknow's new Presbyte- rian Minister, Rev. David Chung was inducted at South Kinloss Presbyterian Church. Once again, www.lucknowsentinel.com welcome to Lucknow Rev. Chung. On June 7, Joan Robinson and myself, along with a number of other Lucicnow- ites, traveled to Goderich and attended the 70th Anni- versary D -Day celebrations held there. A number of our Lucknow Legion 309 mem- bers were in the parade and represented Lucknow for the area. When the cere- mony at the Cenotaph had ended, planes from the Goderich airport flew over and went into the "Missing Man Formation" in memory of all who had not returned. Following the Cenotaph ceremony, the parade and many of the viewers marched down the street to the Dutch Liberation Memorial where a further ceremony was held. While all the locals were enjoying the Dungannon Purple Grove News Cheryl Bridge John and Joyce Farrell enjoyed a visit with John Paul Greenwood and his son on Sunday at the farm, a great weekend to take in the outdoors. Sympathy is extended to Jan Stilling and her family on the death of her mother Jean Elliott, and to the fam- ily of Glenn Young formerly of Kinloss. Mary Anne Kukoly enjoyed being with Ruth McCosh in Goderich recently. Visiting with Mary Anne were Joyce and Sandy McEwan, Charlene and Doug McEwan, and Neila and Stewart Schmaltz of Saskatoon. Don and Marilyn Reid with Bob and Joyce Court- ney met at the White Carna- tion in Homesville to have dinner and a visit with Wilda Parker on Sunday. Super Pull last weekend, I went to Sudbury with my sis- ter and brother-in-law to visit with family and to attend a baby shower for my nephew Tom and his wife Kristy and soon-to-be baby. I haven't been to Sudbury for quite some time and it was inter- esting to see all the changes there, but delightful to see my nephew and his wife and all my sister's in-laws. If anyone has some time to spare, I hear the Music in the Fields organizers are in need of volunteers, help out if you are able. They bring a great show and a lot of money into Lucknow and they deserve our support. Sympathy of the commu- nity to the families of: Marga- ret Elliott, 95, Ripley; Velma Morningstar, 92, Lucknow; Douglas Scott, 67, Toronto; Aly Beyersbergen, 88, Luc - know; Donna Pennington, 73, Walkerton (formerly Cul- ross Twp.); and, Wayne Procter, 67, London (formerly Teeswater and Wmgham). Morley and Deanna Scott attended a family renunion in Clifford for Morley's side on Sunday. It was wonderful to meet everyone again and renew and greet new acquaintances. It is great to have our grads and returning stu- dents back home for the summer from the universi- ties and college. Welcome home. Purple Grove Women's Institute Submitted Most of the members of the Institute were able to enjoy a meal at the Grass Roots Retreat Centre near Lucknow. The tasty meal was catered by Vicky Morri- son. After the meal Marilyn Reid our President read a poem about 'Don't Quit: It had lots of great advice. Joyce Farrell read the scrip- ture. There were some great hints given in answering the Roll Call 'What do you do to conserve energy?' Our Institute was invited to the 60th anniversary of Malcolm W I. Mary Anne Kukoly will present the P G W I award at the Grade 8 graduation at Ripley Huron Community School. Secre- tary Fran read a thank you note from Meighan Clifford for all the help with her bridal shower. We also received a request for pies for the Bruce County Plow- man's Association plowing match the last Friday in August. It was announced that there will be a bridal shower for Carmen Farrell on June 21st at Purple Grove Community Centre. Ladies volunteered to help with the lunch. After the meeting we were so pleased to see the Straw House built by Jessica and Blair Morrison on Paradise Lake Street. The house is completely off -grid and a great encouragement for those of us who wish we were off grid. Thanks to all the Morrison's for their gra- cious hospitality - much appreciated.