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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1973-05-09, Page 1he LUCKNOW SENTINEL $ $ A;Yuar'In Advanc_ --;2.00 Extra To U.S.A. (E0itnated A t $250,000 To $300,000 ForFun.d Raising Would Be . WEDNESDAY, MAY 9;1973 Sings, Copy 15c By $100,000 -Lottery 24 Pages UFLEY'IURON COMMUNITY CENTRE BOARD LAUNCH MAJOR CAMPAIGN FOR RECREATION COMPLEX y.Huron Community Cen td has launched a major that community and reed plans. for the construe- ow onstrue-new Ripley -Huron and (Community Centre. l cost of the recreation ;tis estimated at between iOO and $300,000 and will ised of a new arena and Sity centre. st Emerson, chairman of uununity centre board , told med tone fi.. 'anOf Lions .CHISHOLM.of Luc k - a elected zone chairman. Ion 3 North of Lions Inter- at nter-at the district meeting E.Blyth community hall. a is•a .past president of :know Club. the Sentinel that itis the inten- tion of the committee to build a complex which will provide the ,area with year: -round recreation.. Emphasis will be placed on prov- iding both summer and winter recreation for all ages. The auditorium facility is being plan- ned as a focal point for area activity for both young and old. A further major proposal is for an indoor swimming pool with year-round facilities. It should. be understood that this is a proposal only, and is not includ- ed nclud-ed in the present plans of the committee. If, however, the fund raising for the recreation complex proved quite successful, and the public indicated its sup- port, the pool proposal would be looked at seriously by the com- mittee. The present Ripiey_Huron arena was built in 1927 and was pened in February of 1928. Ar- tificial ice was installed 'a num- ber of years ago. While it has Mrs. James H. Smith of Holy - rood died suddenly at her home on Thursday, May. 3rd in her 66th year. The funeral was held at Mac- Kenzie ac-Kenzie Memorial Chapel, Luck- now on Monday , May 7th. Interment was in Teeswater. Cemetery. - manosh Farm .Scene been serving the community well, major improvements to the old building would be required to provide the type of facility the committee hasin mind. Because of this., they decided it would be more practical to look at a brand new building. Discussions have been - held be- tween the councils of Ripley, Huron, Ashfield, Kinloss and Kincardine Township concerning ' CONTINUED ON PAGE 21 Advanced Honours. For Judy Snobelen, 4 Girls Awarded Provincial Honours, Mrs. Jim BoyIeGets 10' Year Leader Award Mike (Judy) Snobelen of Reids Corners. CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 The 4-H Homemaking Club , . Achievement Day, featuring crea- tive block printing, was held on. Saturday at the . Kincardine Dist - rict High School. Clubs participating were Armow. Bervie 1, Bervie 2, Clover Valley, Kairshea, Lisburn, Lucknow 1, Lucknow 2, Lucknow 3, Pinkerton, Purple Grove 1t Purple Grove 2, Reids Corners, Silverlake. The day was in charge of Barb De Visscher, Bruce. County Home Economist. Visiting home econ= omists were Lera Ryan of Mark - dale and Ruth Axtmann"of Walton. Mrs. Jim Boyle of Lucknow was presented witha certificate in recognition of leading at least one. 4-1-1 proj'ect.a year for ten years. Mrs. Willard Johnston . of .Bervie was presented with a similar award for' five years service. A presentation of an Advanced Honours certificate for. the com- pletion of 18 projects went to Mrs. Brenda Bushell is Injured In Tumble From Bicycle Brenda Bushell , 20 -year-old 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Bushell of Lucknow, was knocked unconscious late Saturday after= noon when she took a tumble off her brand new lOrspeed bi- cycle which'she had just purchas- ed. Brenda , who is assistant in charge of the Lucknow Swimming Pool program this summer, was returning from an afternoon CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Ooe Of Nature's Oddities Ewe's Normal Gestation Period Is Cut In.Half "A very rare occurrence" is putting it mildly. Most observers feel that it is an impossibility but Doug .Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Miller of St. Helens, read of the same thing happening a number of years ago at Guelph. At that time the story received national prominence in a .farm paper The normal gestation period for sheep is 150 days, but a ewe on the farm of Allan Miller, 12th • concession of West Wawanosh, delivered a lamb on February 1st and 76 days later,, on Wednesday, April 18th, . again gave birth this time to twin lambs. At the time of the birth of the twin lambs, the ewe was still feeding the big lamb,whichthey irntnediately weaned. At the time of the second birth, the ewe provided about half a fresh milk supply with the other.half dry from raising the first lamb. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 dt lefto right, are filler,. holding the first lamb which is 4bout 12 weeks old now; .the ewe which produced the unusual occurrence and Lynn Miller, holding the two nett' -born larnbs. 'Divinity Degree lAt Knox COIIege VICTOR WYBENGA On Tuesday, May 1 W. Victor Wybenga received the Master of Divinity Degree and the Diploma of Knox College. Mr: Wybenga was born and, rais- ed in Holland. He spent 'one year in Scotland and three years in Indonesia. Prior to coming to Canada , he married a girl he knew since first school days and the couple lived for several years near' Bowmanville, Ontario. Having overcome the initial hardships of settling in a new homeland , Mr. Wybenga's inter ' est in the Christian ministry prompted him to continue his ' education in that direction. The. couple, which in the meantime had expanded into a family, mov- ed to Grand Rapids , Michigan, where Mr. Wybenga obtained his, B.A. Degree from Calvin Col= lege and Seminary. At the same time he fully provided for the financial needs of the family by working on the night -shift in. the. . factory. He continued. his theological studies at Knox College in Toron- to. • Since the fall of 1970 Mr. Wy- benga has been the minister of Whitechurch and Langside. Pres- byterian Churches., faithfully assisted. by his wife Henny. Within the near future the Wybenga family will leave Whitechurch to continue their task in the Christian: ministry elsewhere. Died In Hospital. Henry Donais of Lucknow died suddenly on Friday. May 4th at Wingham and District Hospital. He was in his 59th year. Mass was at St. Francis'Roman Catholic Church, Tilbury on `Monday, May 7th. ' Interment was in St.. Francis Roman Catholic Cemetery, Til- bury. Name Pool Staff f Personnel for the Lucknow !Swimming Pool staff have all been engaged. The Sentinel earlier reported that Andy Ander- son of Lucknow would act as' head instructor •and be in charge\ of pool maintenance. His assistant will be Brenda. Bushell of Lucknow. Other members of the pool staff will be Jim Henderson and Donna Moffat of Lucknow, Brenda Rotteau of Arnberley, Gail Mac- Pherson of Wingham and 'Berea- idette Kieffer of Teeswater..