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-Tractor pullers 'froth ac-toss-Vntarto- anB
Michigan.Will be competing for a purse of
$10,900 at the LUCktItIVV tractor pull this
weekend, Top Wane pullers are expected
as Well as Canada's only two lady tractor
pullers, Mary Vetheyen of Kerwood and,
' Barb Hahn of Lucknow. Above, Lucknow's
Art Helnt is shoWn rolling down the track
on his V-,12 Packard at a recent pall in
Strathroy. Lucknow's Noisy Lady with the
pulling team of Glen Porter and Art Helm
atthe gears will also compete in the pull.
Over 5,000 people are expected to attend
the : two day event :this Saturday and
Sunday at the Lucknow Tractor Pullpre
park, Havelock Street :north in LucknoW,
(PhotO by Red Finlay)
jim,Lyons attended the July :Meeting. of
Lueknow Village Council. to ,protest councirs
demand that he clear away 'Scrap metal
dumped. On his father's property at the end
of Beb Street, Council requested that :Lyons
remove 'the, scrap within 10 days following
onneil_m.aS_acting a I request frortLz....
George'Newbold, adMinistrator. of Pine,crest
Manor, whiCh„is located on Bob Street near
the dump site. Newbold had wiitten a letter,
to council telling them. Lyons was' using the
land for a non conforming land use in a
residential and He said in
his letter to council, he had built the nursing
home in that area of town so the residents
would have a natural view from their
windows. Instead, the field in view is filled
with scrap:metal, old fridges and stoves and
hydro- poles.
Mr. Lyons told council at their July . 8
meeting he wanted them to ask Mr: Newbold
to come to a council meeting to discuss the
matter with him and council.
"Mr, NeWbold has put scrap on my scrap
heap for years," said Lyons, "Let's; play
' fair:" •
Reeve George Joynt told Lyons-• council
was only interested in preparing a property
standards by..law and getting it passed.
Lyons remarked, "One by-law only covers
anotner ny-law,.'
"Ate you going to pass a by-law that will
prevent people from the' nursing home
walking around the streets in their night-
clpthes, so the neighbours have to pick them
up and take them back?" asked Lyons.
Lyons told council he was willing to put up
a fence so Mr. Newbold cannot see the
scrap, if Mr. Newbold is willing to play for
half the cost of theJenee.
Councillor Ab Murray then commented
that council was not interested in a fence.
They wanted the scrap cleared away. Mr,
Lyons said he cannot take the scrap 'to
FloltneSville because scrap metal is only
worth. $25 a ton and that won't even pay for
the diesel fuel.
not tnoving the serapuntil the price # for scrap metal goes up,' he said.
Lyons told the councillors, the whole
problem was Mr, Newbold who is .complaint
ing about the Scrap heap, He said he took a
petition-around the neighbourhood and only
:one, neighbour refused to sign it, The
petition stated the neighbours did not Mind
Mr,. Lyens USingthe.fteld fOr;hia scrap metal-
Mr. Lyons said he wanted 'to --meet with
NeWbcild . but ;Mr.' .Newbold would rather
write toconticilthan diseuss the:matter with
him, personally;
'f the-man hasn't the gi6 to conic to talk,
land to grOW crop and moved the scrap up
into vievv.. He advised Mr,. LyonS he was
doing, himself hartn, because the land is
good for .develoPment and, if. somebody
Wants to buy the -land; he is only doing
hinaSelf barn,' by piling scrap on it.
• "If. epiincil gets complaints like the one
from Mr. Newbold, We have to act on it;"
added .Murray.
'"YOu aren't the only problem in town,"
JASON AINSLIE
The. Si. Joseph's Schopl at Kingsbfidge
will, be as busy this summer as it was last'
winter, by standards of numberS, because
ClasSes are still going on there, • :
Sandy Orion, the Ashfield Community
Co-ordinator for this year, has announced
that two programs, a summer playground
service and a "need survey" of the area, are
now underway at St. Joseph's School
the end of August.
For residents of Ashfield
Joanne Agnew is supervising , a summer
playground service. Anyone in that tOwn-
ship, including cottagers, niay' leave their
children in safe hands at the school froM ten
o'clock in the morning to four in the after-
noon.
This recreation is provided to children
aged five to 14 and will tun Until August 22.
Sandy Orkin said that many family gituips
are participating' bringing to 47 the total
nymber of kids registered. The enrollment
,varies each week, she said, becauSe the
program is run on a weekly basis.
A child' may be enrolled for $4 per week or
$20 for the season, which allows cottagerS to'
he told LyOns: "We have to clean them u
too, .when the 'by-law comes into effect:"
ReeVe Joynt told Mr. Lyons council is not
concet.ned.about Mr. Newbold or any other,
• "We. are .only concerned. „about the
• • , • .
take advantage of the service without being
committed to the whole of the seven week
progranti
And according to Joanne. Agnew: "People -
come from-as far away as Toronto or
Burlington to their cottages', and can still '
involve their families for as long as they are
in the area."
Joanne is not 'the only summer staffer,
Helping her with the children's activities are
Jackie Dalton and Francis Van Rooy, both
Kingsbtidge residents. All the girls are life-
guards and all have St. John's Ambulance
qualifications. In preparation for this
summer • job, they attended a leadership
camp as well. Their jobs are provided
through -the Experience '80 program in
conjunction with the Ministry of Culture and
Recreation. ,
Each morning, the leaders guide the
children through various exercises in arts
and crafts. On the morning that SignalStar
'visited the school, the young ,ones were
engaged in the construction of serviette
holders popstele• sticks:
hi the afternoon, the class spends the •
hottest'Parf of the-day 'at the beach: There'
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started with Mr, Lyons when he leased more
their June Meeting..T to me. face ,faCe, he Shouldn't be :in junkpile,' commented. Joynt.
' • • business," said Lyons. .: : Lyons then stated,'."NewbOld is the guy
Councillar -Murray-remarIced. the problenr --doing all the--grurribling -about it,- why--
, doeSn't he come to the council meeting and
face me?.
To this remark, councillor Murray replied,
"We don't have anything to do with your
• dispute with Newbold. You have to meet
with, him and settle that."
"You promised me you'd have that scrap
:metal cleared away by summer, and summer
is Soon here," stated Murray.
Lyons left council complaining they were -
not being fair.
A poem, ,Deep Memories, written
by Lane Gardner; R. 3, Lucknew, has
been:placed among the World War II
naval collection, in the Canadian War
-Museum, Ottawa. Mr...:1,-RT-Murray.,--
Chief Ctirator of the • muSeum has
confirmed the placement by letter to
Mr. Gardner,
Last Tuesday morning the home of
Harold. Fowler was struck by light
ning. The Luelcriow Fire DePartment
answered the call very rapidly but the
fire had advanced through the walls.
and did extensive damage to the
building, especially the kitchen and`
bathroom. Janice Fowler, With the
assistance, of several of'-their neigh-
bours has been able to salvage some of
the fUrnishings and personal belong-
ings. Mr. Fowler and his daughter are
presently staying in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Purdon who were yam-,
tioning in Western 'Canada. BOxeS •
have been placed in Sleeker's General
Store, Machan's Hardware, Lucknow;
Bank of Montreal, ,Lucknow, and
Triangle Discount in Witigham, for
anyone wishing to make a donation to
the Fowlers to cover their losses in the
fire.
Break-in
Kincardine Provincial Police have
no suspects in a mischief occurrence
which' took place around -3 a.m.
Sunday morning. Vandals broke the
glass in one of 'the front doors of the
Lucknow and District Arena, Camp-
bell 8treet, Police say there was no
break. and enter ?or theft. Damage is
egtimated at_approximatcly $100,_