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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1969-04-16, Page 1, _ Itt.,-,4**P.I.,;"*E4,11W.74W4ker411•151•TAIN;p1r*LAL • . , • . • • $5.00 A Year In Advinci $2.00 Extra To U.S.A. ' • , LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Price 1)oes, Not Inclucte Irriproved Facilities • ESTIMAT MADE. Further discussion centred, around' the Lucknow ,arena at last week's meeting of LucknOwvillage,coim- cil. . • ' Estimates were recently invited fromthree Area contractors, regarding repair to the exist'ing building and 'the restoration of it' which would bring the building up - to national building code standards Specifications, as set out by the engineering firm of Gosling and Co. of Toronto ,were followed. Two of the contractors. had their bids in by last week's meeting. The firm of Owen King of Walkerton„, estimated the restorat- . . . . 11111•111111111111•1111111011111111111111111111111111 I ENA COULD ABOUT $15,00I ion of the existing building at $32,000 'This -did not include any renovation or modernization prog- ram but would bring the building up to national building codestand-. ards using the Gosling specifica't7 i0f1S.• „ • The firm:of M..J. MacDougail of Wingham estimated similar stren- gthening of the building, using the •Gosling specifications, at about $15,000. The price of Mel Wedow C,Construction of Hanover,which came in the following day, was just a few hundred dollars above the MacDougall figure. . WEDNESDAY, 'APRIL 16th, 1969 BE Mr. MacDougall and Mr. Wedow also supplied prices on a renovation and. improvement plan to the exist- ing .arena-. These figures • • • . cannot- be compared or used as a basis because no specifications , were provided to the men and they sketched their own Plans.. The MacDougall proposal for bringing the building .up to national building code standards contained' an alternate proposal at about $2000 less than the other .4 This would have to be consideredby the engineer before assurance could be given that it would meet with building code standards.. - • • Return From Trip Don Ross Heads To Open Business To British Isles , New Ski Club. f • . anet Hamilton daughter o Mr's. • • . Alvin Hamilton of the Olivet Mrs. JearrLizmore and her father, A l'ucknow Ski Club is now a Harry Wilson, both of Kinloss, who reality after a meeting in the Luck recently returned from an extended now Town Hall on Friday night of tour of England,. Ireland and Scot- .last week.' • , ,• • land, hope to have many pictures . ••Don Ross local bankmanager With which to relive their tripwho has had considerable exper TheY,Were both glad to get back ience in skiing and is very fond of • to the sunShine of Ontario after . the sport, was elected the first three weeks of rather unpleasant• . prisiapnt. • • ./ , . • . weather. However, the warm; Other officers, are vice president, pleasant 'welcome from the 'people Jack McKim; secretary; Mri. Jack in all'three•countries certainly . • MacDonald, treasurer, Jadk Trel- ,compens'ated for•the climate. • eaven; directors, Mel Corrin, Jim Boyle, Fred Ernberlin and MrsGeorge Joynt. r ey Buys forth Business Fred Riley of Lucknow, • Who has, operated Fred's Billiards in the .village for the:past.SiX years, has .•,purchased a new business in Sea - ,;.forth and Will take over there the• 'first of the month. Mr. and Mrs.. Ailey have .putchai• .' • • ' ed the Derby King on the edge of • • • Seaforth „ a soft. icen cra Of earn •• Extensive -Damage business. They plasale . • • • Prior to the election of officers, it was explained •that if a ski club Organized ,:one of the first consid erations,would be to establish a rope tow • at the Lucknow Caledonian Park hill•'‘ • Three films on skiing were shown. Charter .memberships in the club Were taken out by a number of families. furniture and household items on April 28tfi ' ' • herrePertri-n eknow. is. owned by James Duncan of Atwood' • who was formerly in the restaurant and billiard business here Mr Riley presently has the .billiard ••• • usiness for sale Mr, and Mrs • • Riley win move to Seaforth after , . theirauction sale. ••• Area .Girls Ordc- 0 TWO• .• ars -ExtensiVe dab -174e was dPneto twc vehicles in a mid afternoon accide- accident Saturday on Havelock Street in Luckriow.. . . Jack Aitchison, a resident of Pine trefMiiofNursing Home in the • was•driving north, onHave look Street when "he was in coins - ion with the rear end of a car be- -. longing to Harold Elphick of R. R., 3, Lucknow No•cine was in the --pphick-vehicle_which_w_a.Lparked 11. in -front of the residence of Mrs. • JohrhElphick•. '••••' ' Two local girls and a gir,I from • Teeswater received Provincial • Honours fOr 441 work at.the 4-1 Achievement day held in Teeswat- er on Saturday:. The;horibursrep- • • CONTINUED ON. PAGE 2 Damage -to -the -Aitchison car_was set at $1060 and $700 to the Elphick vehicle. Provincial consta - ble Ken Culver of the Kincardine Detachment inestigated IB�k�rBuys. • Al Baker of Lucknow. has purchas- , , ed the Stayner Nursing Home and will take over the operation of that usiness• on ay sthe nursing home presently is operating with 38 • .community in..HinOn Township; and, the late Mt Hamilton, will shortly open a hairdressing business in Lucknow . • • Janet.plaristo open May.lst in the •Johnstone Block', in the former • location of Dr. J.E.•,•Little?,sDen- tal Office .‘••• She will Operate under the business 'fame of ."Hair Fashioni. ;byJanette' . ., ' • ' ',' • .. . .. 'Miss Hamilton is a graduate of • Bruno Hairdressing School in Lon- dOn and' has beep employed for the 'pail 'year .at Dorchester Salon,...Lon- Single Copy 1Sc • 24 Pages Engage Industrial Arts -Teacher, Wi1I Possibly..E*pan4.:-public.-$01.1601.Poogooni- GordbnCayley „ who is presently teaching at Burlington, has been engaged by the Bruce County • School Board to teach Industrial Arts at Lucknow Public School next Fall. . . ' • , Mr. CayleYlsa married man - with a family and will be seeking accommodation in the village • The Bruce board hope to introd- uce' an expanded program of indust- riatarti and home economics for schools in,:this',area and details on this will be worked out nthe near future. ' . • • Present thoughts on the Matter, would have Teeswater and Ripley student s obtaining this training at •the • Lucknow school but the matter. • only in the planning.stages_ and_ no definite decisions have been Made as yet. Mrs. Alvin Robb of Ashfield is presently teaching home economics at the Lucknow school:. SeH Ashfield Farm, Move To Foirdwich u.. • • Mr. and Mrs; 'Garnet Eskritt have moved to the Forciwich area after thirteen years in Ashfield: Their Ashfield farm will be known to many as theforrner Bob Nelson place and is located ori'.a,Sideroad • between the 9th and 10th • " •. • concession. ••• , ' ` . . They have Sold the •farm to two Ashfield men. John Kuik purchased' the back 50 acres with the house and barn. Tim•Reurink purchased • •the, front 50 acres With no buildings The Eskritt s haVe.purchased,the Ray Cooper farms at R.R. r, Ford- wie Thir son Peter is on one farm and they will be on the other .• They •have 200 acres at Pordwith, • Gerald Priestap Buys Harry Hackett House, Property Harry Hackett has sold his property on(th'e Lucknc0.4- Dungannon'road, just south of the' village, to•Gerild Priestip of Luck - now. Mr. and Mrs.:Friestap and ' • . baby Bradley will obtain possession the first of June , They have been .renting one of the MacKenzie apart. ments in the double house on • • Havelock Street. Mrs Priestap, who operates Mary's' Lou's Beauty Lounge, will.continue„;, • • in the hairdressing business in the .7 Mr and Mrs. Eskritt, Helen and Hughie'have moved to their 'new location and prior, to Moving the ' family was honoured by friends and neighbours who presented them with a chair and coffee-table. new location. ' . • , , • • HariyHackett Purchased the .house, barn and five acres of land 11 Years ago frorri•ElinefAlton of Ashfield. •The property will be'. knOW IT , to ' many •as the former Dave', : Alton place. ' .,. . • ' -.• The property was Sold by Barry ::: McDonagh, local representative --fm—Doti Hoist Real-ESure. PaifltRed,Ifls.taII. Several Matters of new business .came before the regular meeting Lucknow valagecouncil on Tuesday of last week. : • • • of• ity of niaking use ••;f the :Lucknow police car, a 1965 model, as a •res cue,andntility vehicle with the Lucknow 'Fire Department. " . • Fire Chief George Whitby and •• deputy -chief Bill Johnstone met With council to discuss the possihil- New-Accountant .... t Locat Bank • 6,irry.Spencr has assumed duties •as accountant •at the Lucknow • • Branch of the Bank of Montreal. . 'Mr :Spencer „ a married Man% Corn. It was pointed' but' by the firemen than on a number of occasions, particularly in the case Of a '• drowning or a call for theresuscit- ator„ the car lOne could ,be used where on many previous occasions' The police car has been stored ,•• Unused for. some time since ' LuCknow, last had a full time police - officer .' Consideration has been given to selling the vehicle from • time to time, but the suggestion 01 the Lucknow Fire Department was well accepted by council who felt that the village stood to gain more in using it in this manner in view, • of its relatively low mileage•and good-cLon. es from •Mildmay . • He •had ' 7 previously served with the bank at ldmay and ChatsWorth. He succeeds Kewchettleburg who has been appointed accountant at, ;Mt, Forest, ayner Nursin Steve and Brian and daughter Wendy will join him -there when school closes. Mrs. Baker (the for- mer Lorraine MacDonald o t e AMberley area) has operated Lott-. aine's Beauty Shoppe in Lucknow for the past eleved year. About six years ago., Al purchased the block,on Lucknow main street. which presently houses the beauty parlour and two apartments. The. • Stayner is located in the Colling- Wood-Barrie area, not too far' ' inland from Georgian Bay. Al will go to Stayner the first of the month and Mrs. Baker, sons , property was purchased from Art Gilmore and will be ,known to Some as the forrnerlocation of the Luck - 11: This pioperty-, - • is being offered for sale. The nursing home business is not a new one to the Baker family,: Al's father, Ed Baker, Originally founded the Lucknow• Nursing Horne, presently known at Finedrest Manor. gIiOe various locations..since then and presently three other: mernbers of • the Baker family, are in nursing- home york, Ed and Mrs. Baker • reside at Nottawa near 'Collingwqed and their daughter Eileen, .• Mrs. Wayne Edgar, i involved in the -Operation of the:Collingwood Nursing home. Sons Bruee Baker and Art Baker operate nursing hest Alliston and Mt Porest, Ed operated nursing homes at • respectively. . : . . • • . , . ' - . ' • the fire truck was put into service on such calli. It was also:pointed out that the car, which has since .. been painted red and is equipped GaN-T4N-U-ED-OIsI_RAGEL-20. • • . • ". Four Grass Fires In Three Days • • • • • .„, . • . • • 'Four grassfiresin three days kept Lucknow Fire Department busy over the Weekend. • ; •The first alarm Was. Saturday noon when fire spread frorri an s. :c-inerator-dn-t-he-property-of Allan McIntyre on the Lucknow - Holyrood road at the 2nd of Kinloss... • ' " -The-fire-Taeres the tindet dry grass in a northerly ' direction, towards the home .Of • Gordon Carter. • , The second alarm of the day occurred hist after orie• p.m., when a field on the Eisenhofer property, 'just north of the 'C. N.R. station, got out of control. . On Sunday., firelnenwere called to the Elva Kearney farm at St. Augustine where a grass fire burned ,off about 25 or 30 acres and threat- ened"a barn on the property. , Monday' afternoon, about 4:30 p.rn, , firemen' again were out making a' run to the farm.of EIdon Welsh on the 6th of.kinloss Fire had burned off an area APO got into a tail kfice, The Welsh home was also close by.