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
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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
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FRONTS
4.8c LB..
SIDE HALF. OF BEEF`.:___.'
55c LB..
CUT AND WRAPPED AT'NO,:EX.TRA CHARGE
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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.
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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
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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