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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-03-17, Page 241r1 TWO a THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, ,LUCKNOW. ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1976 •RIPLET 8 pima: LIONS SKATING R 'VAL. Friday, March 19 • 8 p.,.. IN RIPLEY ARENA Costume prizes for following categories •, FANCY DRESSED -- 6 and under, boys and girls; over 6' boys and girls; - CHARACTER COSTUME; COMIC COSTUME; FANCY CLOWN COSTUME; FANCY,FORMAL DRESSED — elementary and pre- school boys and girl's, secondary and over; BEST DRESSED man and lady. OTHER PRIZES for youngest skater, oldest skater, largest family with parent on skates. SKATING — RACES -- ENTERTAINMENT Judging begins at 8:15 p.m. Admission $1.00 Adults, 50c High School, Public and Pro-School Pres Costume Prizes $3, $2,'$1 'CHAR MAN'S WORK CLOTHING .• LUCKNOW . PHONE 528-2326 • •.:THE STOP F(:)R . N.\\‘‘‘',...\‘‘‘••‘1.\••\••\%1%•04".•••• OVERALLS WORK PANTS SHIRTS COVERALLS SOCKS JEANS LUCKNOW 'AND DISTRICT KINETTE SPRING FASHION SHOW Monday, March 29 — 8:30 p.m. AT LUCKNOW CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL Fashions are being presented by Lucknow and Surrounding 13psinesses DOOR PRIZES • Donated by Lucknow Businessmen A recent cr k-down 1:4 the Liquor Control Board of Ontario has affected community events in the area, not only Lucknow, but the village of Ripley and any so-called "dry'' municipality. For a number of years now, it has been the prattice of local service groups an organiza ons to oper- ate bar facilities it piiblic func- tions. To do ,this, a licence' was purchased .from the Liquor Control Board, but becanse Lucknow and other Municipalities were "dry", • the only licence'available to them was of the "no sale" type, Meaning that all drinks could be given away at that event,• but not sold.. Various schemes were used to turn . the no sale permit . into a selling permit, among them selling tickets, on a. prize draw ' and, in theory, giving a few drink tickets free with the purchase on a draw . prize. In most cases, the no sale licence was just used as a selling , licence and the liquor control board were aware that this was going on, buf -chose to turn the other way. Advance tickets available from any Kinette or at door Admission $2.00 Proceeds For Community Service Work ••••40-44.4041.414,11.*****404,44,41.40•••40,4040,..11,414, t . The LUCKNOW. SENTINEL •. LUCKNOW, ONTARIO . "The Savoy Town" — On the Huron-BrUcs Boundary • Second Class Mail Registration Number 0847 . -: ..-. ' Established 1873 L-- Published Wednesday . .' • Member of the C.C.N.A. and 0.W.N.A. Subscription Rate, $8.00 a year in, advance .---:.---1 . '' $2 extra to U.S.A. and Foreign ' - Donald C. Thompson, Publisher • • •• • • ,. • .••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••• •••••••••••••• A -recent tightening of licence issuing and enforcement by the board has.made it impossible to gef along with the no sale licence in the future. • The board are quite correct in enforcing the law. Despite one's Opinion of it, it is the law and 5hould be enforced as such. .However, there is an alternative, and thiS is to call a liquor vote in the village of LucknoW. 'If the questions on the vote are approved, it means that Lucknow' Service Groups and Organizations' can apply for a special occasion liquor permit, can legally operate a bar at a community function, and can sell the drinks for a profit. A group of men from Lucknow, • representing a cross wh o, of . • village organizations who, from' time to time, make use of special occasion permits for the sale of liquor, approached council , last week and asked them to endorse a vote. A vote for the village of Ripley, based on same situation there, is scheduled for later this spring. What this group.has asked for is basically not. an extension of 'what has presently been carried out for several years, but only. to make it legally possible to operate within the law. In fairness, however; it should be pointed out that an affirmative vote would also Make it possible for a local business establishment to add the sale of liquor in its establish- ment providing they met provincial regulations. It Should be pointed out; however; that last week's delega., tion to council is no way promoting this aspect, their inter7 est. is in special occasion permits only for local service organizations. .Supporters of the vote point to the many thousands of dollars of community service work that has been done in the village and area, Much of it through the profits of bar facilities at community. events. Opponents of the vote no doubt could point to other -aspects of the proposal.. , „ While it is realized that open bar facilities at a public function does not fall into the approval of every reader of this paper, we have seen the alternative in .our years in Lucknow: A , bottle in the hip Pocket, a crowded washroom where everyone was having , a' . swig, people running to their cars Continually for refreshments, and generally a lesSer control of excessive drinkers. / Drinking at' a • public gathering cannot be eliminated 'by 'the fact that no licence is available and we believe that. a licenced bar .at a gathering is preferential to 'the alternative described above, which would be taking us back about a- dozen years or. so. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Comments On iCouncil-Meetmg R. R. 2, Auburn, Ont:, March 12th, 1976. Dear Editor Disappointed, Yes!. Critical,' more than ever! Asked by a council member to' attend West Wawanosh ToWnship council meeting March 2nd, which I' did, , I had hope of hearing council's justification or explanation: I was told by the Reeve that it is a hundred year . old tradition to honour a retired employee. I did not object. My protest lays in 'the way it was handled. The occasion demonstrat- ed not all peoples invited, and the tab left for the ratepayer, with no• individual, say or choice. We are only a small community and if we can't get together in what I think deserves community participation, then somebody is getting cheated. The simple point is: Council dreamed up this party all by themselves, now let them pay for it, all by themselves. I assure you, if this would have been knoWn before hand, it would have been handled differently, simply be- cause of human nature, it always hurts to reach in, your own pocket. When I suggested that council could have collected from ratepay-. ers it was said that 'nobody had the' time to spare. Now that, to me, sounded • very poor' indeed. If a man, employed for 10 years .hy the Township and regarded so highly by council, isn't worth that little effort, is then, the easiest way there is, the best 'way? I was offered 30, cents by the Reeve, which would be my share, paid to the. occasion. I think this speaks for itself, Now the most disturbing: It was said, "We could have covered it up and nobody would have known the difference." I take it that is possible and I wonder what else is? Written in the council minutes in the paper wa's quote "None of the explanations councillors offered was satisfactory to Mr. Becker" unquote. All .I can say, is, .11 am sure glad it wasn't otherwise, what would it Make me? Yours sincerely, • Juergen Becker. • 28 Snowmobiles In St. Helens Poker Rally The St. Helens 2nd annual snowmobile "Poker Rally" was held on Sunday, March 14th, The Rally had been postponed for one week due to poor weather condi- tions. Twenty-eight snowmobilers set out , from the St. Helens Women's Institute Hall between 1 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. Four checkpoints were set up on the forty mile trail. Prizes were awarded to the best "poker" hands: 1st,. Kathy Todd, S. &lens; 2nd, Gordon Smyth, R. 2 Auburn; 3rd, Lloyd Hodges, Dungannon; '4th, Tom Irwin, Wing- ham; 5th, Herb Wilkins, R. 7 Lucknow; 6fith, Valerie Errington, St. Helens. The ladies had a lunch booth set up to satisfy the appetites after the' three hour ride. • The Dungannon 'Agricultural Society , held 'a marathon 'in conjunction with this rally and raised a considerable amount of .money for their society. ASK VOTE CONTINUED FROM PAGE "1 groups is, for the main part, made at •"the bar". Without the' proceeds from bar facilities at. community . events, much of the community service presently prov- ided by service clubs would not be possible because of lack of funds. . The, delegation made it known that their only purpose in seeking a "yes" vote on the local liquor status was to Make it possible to obtain a resale permit for commun- ity functions. Council favoured endorsing a resolution calling for 'a vote on the liquor question. At the suggestion of council, and as a courtesy to the local 'churches and the people they represent, local clergy were to be asked to attend a meeting to explain the'purpose of calling such a "vote. • Council met with local clergymen later last week. While the delegation which met with council were members of various public service groups, it wa's pointed out that they were not speaking as an official voice from that group with each member free to view the matter as he or she saw fit. It , was their unanimous agreement, however, that if the high degree of community activity' and involvement was to continue, the approval of the' question'locally,' which would permit special occa- sion permits for resale, was a. necessity, • Small Electrical Appliance Repair Service Minor Repairs to All Makes BILL BALE R.R. 1 RIPLEY 3954349 HISTORICAL CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Helens, Whitechurch and Lang/ . Bide, as well as the adjoining parts of the surrounding townships. This is a large historical under- taking requiring • the help of numerous people.. The 'group has applied for a grant from New Horizons 'to cover anticipated expenditures for 18 inonthg. On the evening of Monday, April 5th i at 8.00 p.m., in. the Parish Hall, John Siecker,Of St.Helens will lead a discussion of some of the interesting 'aspects 'of Holland's' history .of which he was once a citizen. To this meeting they ,invite any persons interested in this .discus- sion or in becoming members of the group. / • They hope to begin their study of the early history of Lucknow District this corning Spring. I p