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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1969-02-12, Page 13IEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12th, 1969' THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, .ONTARIO ose degrees bug me Some pretty earth shaking- events occurred ,around our place lately. •Wife has. taken up curling. _Perhapsmy "ta- ken up" is not the right. phrase. "Falling down" -might, be closer. ' • The first tune she stepped on the ice, . her feet went to ' heaven, and her bottom went to the other place: The earth shook' (you must have felt it) and shehas the purple poster • for to prove it. : She has fallen ` only , about four times per gamesince, and has ' mastered the art 'to the •point where: she,, can look Aup ; from.her. sprawl withthe in- jured innocence of a pro hock ey player trying to 'pin a penal .`. • ty on the .guy who didn't; trip him.. For :years she has ' • looked. down onthe sport. She thought the: curling club' was a place where men ' went' o drink, ..smoke, play : pool • and. poker, curl, and get away • from their' wives. ' And she was right. . Now she has learned that it. 'is a •.•.cultural centre . where - women ' .go to drink, smoke,- : play 'bridge, curl, and get, away from their husbands. And she's right again, as 'usual. But ; as long . as she: can do it with me and. keep an; eye. on me;: she feels, it: is • one of Can ada's '.grand old sports.. I used to get ' home from the, :curling • klub at Midnight Last time, we •got,honie at 3 a.m.; after being invited somewhere for l'coffee I, • wish •I • could get. the . same price for that coffee that ` the distributors do. . Anyway, • the Old : Battleaxe has been hooked. _ he .doesn't. • :know a hog from., a'hack, a skip , from ' a ' drop-out, but with Hugh's. ; old stretch ski • .pants,. on .• and Hugh's ;.'old • skiing; sweater 'o•ii, she's the.. 'prettiest: curler on the ice. If , she:. ;could sweep that ice the•way•'she ,can:. sweep the .kitchen ..floor; • we'kd be in the money every time.. The second earth -shaker. around .here: ,was • Kim's •per : the wall,". and two ;pianos formance in the piano •exams around my. neck, all .I ve' got • • A.R.T.C. after her name.' That's ; longer than my degre . That cost me. Kith phoned, collect,: between music .lessons: in,%: the city, and mywife phoned :every relative. between here and Zanzibar. But, for one " wild and glo • rious moment, I thought it was over: After an accumulated • 30 years of musiclessons among her brother, her mother,;,• and herself,. I thought I'•was home free,. No more wincing as .I wrote out cheques for the conservato- ry. No more trucking the' kids .. • all over the country, 'in bliz :-' zards; to play at festivals.. No more sweating through per- formances. No• more getting up at a quarter : to seven totake her to the bus. No more. • It seems I ,Was wrong. My wild and glorious moment was :only a moment. She ' wants to • carry on with lessons. And her mother' is thinking of resuming lessons. And Hugh will , be around- one. of'these:• days,: bro ken, crooked': finger :and all, - ready to.go back to it. . We now'.: have two A.R.T:C- diplomas in the •'.house. They •look beautiful,' side by side on the living -room wall. It's like sitting -in it doctor's -office. .But. what really drives me out of my skull is that not one• of them can play •anything. A's" • soon as the festiVat or exam is. over, .they take.new pieces,; and: • the' old ones are 'dumped over-: board. So, during any 11 .month period of the year, no: body in niy family has ,learned,. .the new pieces, and 'they've forgotten''the old. ones - ' ` Ask anyone to playa 'piece, •. for 'company, and you get the familiar whine, ,"I haven't any binng-read3 ." I never: heard of ',a guitar - player ''or uitarplayer''or a mouthorgan-pia er who lost.: his repertoire' or - night. But. I am here to testify that a piano •• player of classical' music can't even whistle:, , a .tune, most of the•time • • • mlierleyAr,q• AMEERLEY NEWS' PAGE 'THIRTEEN.,. A. number of wolves were sighted. last, week on the farms of George• and Norris Messenger Mrs. Robert McNay of A mberley was a patient last week in Wing ham and District Hospital where she had surgery for appendicitis ‘Mr. 'and Mrs', William Pace visited ori: Sunday with 'Mr. and .T Mrs : °W...1.; Courtney,, Mr" and;"Mrs, Cecil. Humphrey had 'as their supper' guests on Fri day evening, Mr. ,and Mrs. Bob Courtney and family arid Mr: and .Mrs, Donald Courtney and, family, 'Sheila Face of Kincardine spent. .the weekend with her grand-.par- 'ergs rand .Par-'ents Mr, and, Mrs. William Pace: and Mary Pace*, PURPLE GROVE Mr: and •Mrs.: Don. McCoshr, Cathy and Vicki Dore were dinner guests on Sunday of Mr: and Mrs ., .;Bill' Mctnnes and family. Nancy•Eiliott and: Maureen Kerr were home for the weekend, Mr.and Mrs: Angus J. Elliott, of . Kincardine visited SundaS, .with; Mr . and; Mrs. Earl Elliott and ,family , .Sunday vtsitots with Mr and Mts.; • Frances Boyle and. family were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Needl'am and Mrs Dan MacDonald;of Ripley A number from here'. attended;.tle farewell dance: in •Kinloss on.Friday evening., held in lionoroof : Mr . ; and Mrs .. ' Frank Colwell w•ho, recently •moved'to Kincardine:: Mr': and:Mrs,. Cecil Sutton And family: visited.'.Saturday evening.. with•Mr. and Mrs Wilbert'Hodg' ins'' of Wingham. Bonnie Boyle spent Friday with.. Sheila Nicholson.. Aside. . from two degrees on.. • for her degree in music:•:out of the whole thing is three• � Nat c►nly did sh�knock off a first,class honor mark, but "sh'e:. ed, talented;=and—couldn-t-play topped'" the list'. of_ candidates. " 1VIary Had • a Little Lamb", without six weeks preparation people. who think they are gift• V s ting..Sunday with. Mr: ,and .Mrs Lyman Suttbn:were Mr and Mrs. • Cecil Sutton . Mr. and'Mrs. ••Ion Robertson:.visit ed Friday with; Mr. and 'Mrs •: ' ,Bur:ton Collins and family::... ivlr . and Mrs ; Claude Dore Jr. and boys:of Teeswater visited with . 1 M'r . • and . Mrs., Claude Dore Sr of Bervie:;: Visitors on Friday with Mr:c and: Mrs ..'Burton•Collins and family ;t were Mr and ` ey and Mr. and Mrs•. Howard- Thor " She can now add the letters son, MEAT SPECIALS T=Bone or Wing steak 89c II Blade; Short Rib or boneless Rolled Chuck Beef Roast 59t II Fresh Hcim Roast•QR HALF) , J7C- II Sliced Beef or >Pork liver 39c II ome-ma.8 • FRONTS 4.8c LB.. SIDE HALF. OF BEEF`.:___.' 55c LB.. CUT AND WRAPPED AT'NO,:EX.TRA CHARGE .•• O' FAY;-0,NT-ARI Short Week Due To Bad Weather. Piblic Speaking Confess. Held HOLIDAY FOR PUPILS •This.wcek has been very short be cause we ,have only•had. two Whole days at ;school;. On Monday school • wa s dismissed at 2 o'clock because 1 .was s or y nesday,'school was.c,ancelled be= cause of the snow storm-.. was •at Toronto T ach'ers College,• 1\1rs :.:Irv.in now' lives in. Dun?ann-- on where her husband gp.erates a garage.and'they have a family of • one dau.ghter., Her hobby., outside hing, is garde-mig;. Sh' taught: school for•twenty-.three' • years. N .1 Balance oto y. r roughage and home, grown_ grains with SHUR-GAIN Dairy Supplement• 'SHUR-GAIN Dairy ,Supplement has .'the proper levels of essential vitamins, ' inorals, carbohydrates and .protein. to give your cows T. mi ' . m axim, um• production:. • Your cows can give more milk with the help of a SHCJI GAIN Dairy Feeding Program from your local SHUR- GAIN Mill. Drop iris and see us soon. Limited n ers�nFIaxProducts ,...._ LUCKNOW dair`► feeds •PHONE 528'-2026:.. SICKNESS THROUGH SCHOOL • • •Brookside had; a number of pupils absent these last few weel<s,becauise of the flu and rrrt>dmps. We hope, these sicli'nesses will soon, pass.. • SPORTS Scores for -this week were as foll� ows: Volleyball;Allan Hildebrand.'s team 24 and Gordon Black's tcarn' B'. Crabsoccer: Philip Blac,l<'s team , MEET. THE TEACHER Our teacher for this weel< is Mts. .Irvin who teaches grade 2 in morn 2, She. 'spent her public school days at Zion School ,a'nd attended Luck, - now High School: ;Her college life PUBLIC SPEA KING CO'N1 EST Public Speaking, fdr the Legion • • contest was held this week ;In :the • senior division Nancy' Errington• placed third and Joanne Thompson and Loree Caj7inie tied for first: Joanne and Loree went to the Lucknow Legion„Hall on Frida\ , �. February 7 for''the final contest:, In the. junior contest Joan Hackett' placed second and••1any Ann Alton placed first: Mary Ann said her t-the,Legion•on Frill •al��, Mrs” Cecil ipflal<e and Rev. Wright, both of Dungannon and I\irs • ..ga"nt Henderson of. L'ucl:p w trctLd as Judges for :both contest., The longer speeches will be hold or February 20 The winner from ion orr.school,will to to the finals in Clinton,' : n