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PAGE =HT THE. LUCKNOVIT .sprrnua, LUCKNOW, ivuO
• What "They Say" HaOcs Back To OLIVET
bout Artificial Ice Curhng And Ball
HOPE CONTRIBUTIONS POUR
IN BEYONIk EXPECTATION
Iroquois Falls
gentlemen:, • -
Enclosed. is my. small cheque
which. r hdtke' will, be of, some
help towards •thi.s treniendons,
project you are starting.
• • Your .project has a. similarity
•tO the project started • in our
:town in 1955 Of building *a
dollar -arena complete
-,vrith curling club and •artifiial
At the time it was being built,
was Canada's , largest voluti,
ter project (and still .may be).
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The amazing , thing about this
•project is the fact that, it serves
'an area about 20 square miles.
• ':with a total population of only
5,000, persons. •
• 'We here in the north canap-
preciate the.task you ' have set
• before you. . • '
'iBeing an active Kinsman: in
• town,.'we can also appreciate all
, your efforts at improving and
•• . serving' your community.
1. hope 'that not only ourselves
.loojt upon this project as' we do,.
• and that contributions :will pour
in, beyond , all expectitiens..
•May we wish....you complete
• 'success, in this •project., .
Sincerely,
Mr. and Mrs.' Bob bales.
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',Iroquois Falls.
Wallace ReulstOni. •Hageraville
"I always enjoy .myself When
in Lucknow district and it's hard
• to:say no. I:- was up around -there
• last .July, so. I will ' send you a
bit for the Lions •Club Artificial
' ice fund" • , • .
• OCTOGENARIAN Bag* HERE
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• :Ix 1876, SENDS•p_ONATION_
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Spruce Grove, Alberta
Dear ' Mr. Thompson, • .'•
• 'I was born, in Lucknow
1876 'and lived there for some
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time :.and also have had rela-
tiVes there ' and Still have. 'I'm
'glad to . givi• the Lions Club
sortie support, fOr. their . artificial
ice -1 Can't Sendthein very
much, hut 1 do wish you all
success. s. . •
• I.:Was married in 1903 in Mon-
- • treal : and lived there 2 yearS.
In 1905 we came out to Edmon-
ton, which... was- Only ar Village,
then but .next year was Made a
town.. .: . •
You„...*should.' see' it •foday,
real, large city, With lots of gas
and oil here. • • •
to you• all at the
Lions Club:fol.- a , real sticeess, . •••
Sincerely,
, Mrs,. AndreW H. Allan.
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jarnesW. Ross, TorontO--"Sorne,
time 'ago; I receivedyour. letter
• and. was pleased to hear• that your
club • is ,going to . instal artificial'
ice equipment in the,. arena: I
• thirik.this is Very Worthy pro-.
jectaoctas a former .resident of
•the'Langside commttnitY and hav-
ing Played‘/in. the old Lucknow
Pipe Band forseveral years,.I Still
have • a. ,warm spot for :.the old
'ToWn.", ' •
of.
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Of 50 Years Ago
Dear .Mr,
In the buCknOw Lions Club
"blitz campaign" circular recent-
ly received, it was intimated, that
any relative comment Would, be
'appreciated. As. the Sentinel pub.;
lished a letter from me a month
or so ago, I am running the
gauntlet of being .PrOfuse or ,re-,
petitious. , •
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1 ndicated .in my former..-1Rt-
.
ter that' the Centennial was an.
'admirably conducted enuncia-
tion of Lucknow history. So was
the • re -union •of 1910 • which I
recall quite vividly, but Which
. • - • •
the .knowledge of and memory
•of, must be scant and vague to
most present citizens. or Sentinel
readers,. • - • • , •
The 1910 celebration Was held
'from August 1-4, • as in 1958. I
recall that . a strike on the old
Grand.: Trunk Railway, effective
about July. 20th threatened dis-
aster' in those pre -motor days.
However the Strike was settled
in .time to. avoid, serious datnage.
• Probably the outstanding ev-
ent of the' 1910 Bey?' was,
the ball ,gaine between' the tour-
ing ..Nebraska Indians and Luck -
now. The . home boys were out,-
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classed by, the. Nebraikarla who
were old •'prOs'. 'The 'score, as
I remember was about '18-0. The
LucknoW team that day consist-
ed of Will Johnston, Pelt McCoy,
•Russ Robertson, Jimmy. Mitchell,
Frank •Thompson, JIM Findlater;
Miller !Begley, Russ Johnston,
'Nick . Welsh and. a couple • Of
"spares" among Many; others,
..Curling: (roarin' game) • enthu,
siasts-Of.. that time, T:incli..1ded
Jimmy Hunter, J. G.91VIurcloch,. :
Torn Watson, • Robert .Johnston; • • '.
.Wm. Allin; T. .S... Reid, -: George
Sinith, -.Dave. . Archer;', Barney
Lawrence. , • '. •
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• •Now, deep in the twilight
Zone, a few •••of these various
sportsmen . May have. •survived
the toll of, years. :Since 'that era,
tirri&has turried ov,er a Multitude'
of pages and, with an, enormity
-of history: under 'the• bridge,
• Great; credit:- is :due -the :.Sen-
tinel,' which in its %continuous [ -
service has given..., voice to . the 1 .
scene. 'and has , chronicled . arid,
.perpetuated :.. innumerable 'itents
and.. aspects of community life. • '
Which; would ' otherwise have
Vanished from record and from
, :
recollection,:• .• ••
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Mrs. Laura Bell of Weyburn,
Sask. and Mr.and Mrs. Thomas
MacPhee and Harvey. of Auburn,
visited recently with Mr.,.ad
Mrs: Waiter Dexter..
•'MrS. ',Walter Black spent a day
last week with her mother, Mrs.
W. S, McGuire of ,Ripley. Mrs;
McGuire was not as well as us
ual but is now Improving.
Mr. and Mrs, Herb Clayton
visited on Sunday. with Mr, and
Mrs. Frank .Mins, in Kincardine;
A numberfrom here. attended
a reception in Ripey Y.
Friday
for Mr t and. Mrs.: John Gamble.
Recent visitors with Mr: arid
Mrs'. W, T, Roulston were MiS.
Raymond: Hamilton and Wendy,
Mrs. W; R. Harnilton and Mrs.
Geert ,Guikema.
•Alias Ruth .131ack of Kitchener
spent t4eweek-end at her hinne
here. •
• Miss Shirley Brooks •Of Tor -
Onto and Miss 'Alice. Brooks of
London spent the week -end at
their lionie here. • • • •
LOCHALSH
' • The W.M.S. Meeting of Ashfield
of*
of Mr. George Moricrief, Mrs.
Donald MacKenzie had' charge of
the devotions and Miss Sadie
JohnstOne the business part,
Curlingenthusiasts are again
taking ,part in. a -bonspiel in the
Ripley Arena on Monday. •
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Macintosh
left by plane on Friday for Flor-
ida where they will spend the
next few weeks,• . '
• Mr. Dan- MacDonald who, has
'ben,,.a patient in hospital in
London was taken to Kincardine
hospital on Saturday Annie
Donald his sister is -stili a.• patient
in Kincardine hospital. •
. • "Zack Bradley isn'tas well as
his nriany friends would like to
see him. • • . •• •,
• Congratulations to Mr. ,and,
Mrs. Ernest Gibson on the arrival
of a baby girl on Friday.
wmaspwr, rEB. 214 1962
COLWANASII LASSIES
LEARN CIA. ,NG' TIPS
The secOnd meeting of Colwan-
ash Learning lassies was held at
liackett's Church. basement. The
meeting opened with the, 4-1-t
pledge, • the answer to ,roll calj
was "One Point to Consider when.
buying cotton s for Summer Sep-
arates," ••
• The minutes were read :by Mar-
ianna McDonald. The next Meet-
ing. is te be on Tuesday, Febru-
ary 20th at 7:30 in ITacketts
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Church basement.
• Notes, were, taken on• how to,
measure waist, hips, and bust, and,
what- to look • for when ,
'cottons; how to straighten mat.:
erial and how to use, the patterns,.
and alter them; hOw to place
youy
pattern on material, use
,your 'tracing' wheel. and make
your darts,. and the cutting
• your pattern. • •
••The meeting cloaed with the
• QUeen played by Barbara Nelson.
Kinloss. milted
discussion entitled, "Where are
""'"'" men we, After the meeting a tasty
lunch was.' served by the hostess.
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The February meeting of the
Kinloss United Church •Women
was, held at the home of, Mrs.:
ICaake; About forty minutes
*as •sPentin'Ldevotiona.---Members
all, donated a quilt black, The,
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TABLE CLOTH Paper m rolls.of
100 feet long and, a • yard wide,
suitable for banquets; picnics &
Presbyterian church Was held .on programme consisted of a' short any catered meal, The Lucknow
Thursday afternoon at, the home play, "The Bible Speaks" and a Sentinel, . phone 25, LOcknow.
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• Very truly yours,
•:Jack. 'Newton,
•, 1553 Centre.Road,.
• • Port Credit, ..
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Mina .Graham, Chillicothe. Ohio
---"Wishing you' the best of luck.
Not the widow's mite, but the
old maid's mite."
FIRE VICTIM-, AGE"88, SENDS
$25.00 FOR ARTIFICIAL .ICE
"From • William, T.. 'Miller :of
SaskatOon; and a//native. of' Con.
12, West Wawanosh, came . a
cheque for $25.00 to the .artificial ' .•
ice fund. • •' : • '.
' . He was 88 'On November 14th.
Oh 'the eve of his birthday, fire .
swept ithrotigh the King Edward
Hotel in Saskatoon, where he
made :hiS home, and . Mr. •Miller
'lost all, his possessions.
-Mr, Miller lost his centennial
book and souvenir paper in ' the•
tire, and in his letter which .ac
companied the donation to.. the
ice fund, Mr; :Miller ,enquired if
they could be ,repla-ped. lloth
have been forWardecl-tb hiin,*
Mrs. .Laverne (Greer) 'Aiken,
Newboro=--"Best of luck; I had 'a ,.,'•
geoskrnany...nightsLftin in.:the:Old .--,--
.riiik.", ' •
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:Ethel and Bill Blue, DI etroit—
"Best, ofluck to you ' all With
your artificial ice Wild" .
Doris "Wylds. TorontO—"Wish-
ing you all the best of good luck
for a Worthwhile"projeet."
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Mrs. Ruth (Mitchell) Parfitt,
Schumacher—"I am so pleased to
hear that.you are having artificial
ice on 14ucknow'S 'ri'nk. Good
luck "• ,
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