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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-10-08, Page 7'w a' 0, 4 dD 411110Ammi ftS 40 gt° Of. 44 qv 0 0 Ves ..•1 zelk V444. 41% A PLACE. FOR KIDS. Dates Lucknow 8, District Community Centre -- nekuow Sentinel, Wednesday) October 8, 19$0—P148e 7 ollie sa 64 to people ungannon To the Editor!, Exactly a month ago to-day, I arrived. home from Canada and I'm only just beginning to get my feet hack on the ground after my visit to your Dungannon, a most Marvellous experience that 'fl' —never forget I remember every-moment:- with, such pleasure :that some day, ff lean ever raise the fare • again, I hope to pay you all another visit, .It was a great thrill to meet in the flesh so many good souls I'd '`inet” previously through my occasional open letters to your paper, also many others who hadn't previously been in contact. I mean to keep in touch with them all and will write whenl have time, something I'm so short. • of just now. I'd be grateful if once again you would allow me to reach- them through your columns.. • I send :my thanks to ALL THE PEOPLE OF DUNGANNON- AND DISTRICT fpr inviting ree to take part in Your 125th Birthday Celebrations, to all• the organiz- ers and helpers, not forgetting the reporters and photographers. I thought all the functions were terrific; picnic, barbecue's, church services,. Yesteryear, grand parade, concert, presentation, every single thing. It was a great honour for me to be there, representing my, town and my country and I thank each one of you for the warmth of your welcome. by MacKay. Fairfield Tate (c) Toronto SUn Features 1980 Special thanks must go to special- people:- To the pilot and ,crew who landed BEFORE lightniug struck the Central Contr91 Tower and all following aircraft had to be .1livetted for 24 .hours. After such careful .planning, how awful if I'd ended -u To Mr, and Mrs. K, Dawsen who Met,me at the' airport and drove me to' Dei gannen. arranged transport for me during. the official part of my program, packaged and P9Sted gifts ..I had to leave behind andfirially, drove me all the way to London so I could travel back to Toronto' on a Canadian train. To Mrs; Margaret Pentland Pritchard. who alsO met me at the airport and on my return, entertained me to. dinner. in tier home, took, me on a tour of Toronto and en the day I left, treated me to supper at the airport shortly before take off. To Mr. and Mrs. Jphn 'Spivak who not only made me welcome as a guest in their home •but also welcomed everyone who called to see rne.there, and accommodated my pen-pal when she flew up. from Cincinnati with her husband to meet me for •the first time • after 43 years of correspondence.. It was Myrtle who drove ,me to Goderich Hospital to visit Mrs. Elinira Finnigan when she fractured her hip and to call with faithful pen-pals, Mrs. Sheila Campbell, Lucknow, and FIND IT SATURDAY: OCTOBER 11 Russell Monerlef and Leslie Clift FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 Edward. MacDonald and Sandra Matheson - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Wayne Parrish and Mary-Jo Henry SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 West Huron Junior Farmers • • • $ , E .• a e . ° No Booking For 1981 , Mrs. Mary Alton, Auburn, as well as many other friends I hadn't previously known, She and John brought me info their home like one of the family, cared for me in every way and, couldn't have been kinder, .mereggenerous or more filn, I'm laughing ,yet at., some of John's To your correspondent, Mrs. Marie Park, whp brought rue•to your offices in' Lucltnow so I wai,able to meet members of 'your staff and to the Signal-Star banding where I watched °articles being set up and my pietere processed fer the front page. She alSo arraeged for me' to tour the Shaefer pen factory and enter- tained me to dinner with her family before taking me to meet the young proprietors of Dungannon's own • very attractive and most unusual glass factory. To Jack Caesar and Bill Thompson who arranged .for me to make TV and radio broadcasts and gave me copies of .the recordings for use in this country: To Mr. and Mrs. John MacDonald -of Goderich whO'kept me as a guest in their home, introduced me to their branch of the. Royal Canadian Legion and to ,,Mr. Jack 'McLaren when we went 'with the Legion to see "The Life that Jack Built", a. splendid thought-proVoking perform- anee which I enjoyed enormously. Like the Spivaks, they drove me about, took me shopping, welcomed friendS who flew in to see me, 'this time from Saskatche- wan, took me visiting, showed me the siglits, wined and dined me and, even provided a lov'eTy corsage that I wore' to their Legion Club where- I was a guest of honour., - To the Royal Canadian Legion for giving me such a wonderful reception and so many gifts, to their President for weleothing me so warmly and to the Lord Mayor arid Lady Reeve for attending and greeting me so kindly in spite of so many other pressures on their time. Our Area Chairman, Jack Newton, is now in Canada With his wife and I'm hoping he will , visit both• Dungannon and your local Legioe. To Goderich Tourist . Board for taking me to dinner and nominating me as, Tourist-of-the-Week. To Dungannon W.I. fer inviting me to address their meeting,-for the histOry -of Dungannon they gave me for myself and for the variety of W.I. material which I handed over• to -our--Dungannon WI. at -their last-meeting. They-were delighted- -- both with your gifts and with the kindness 'of your thoughts, To Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McCharles of Lucknow who took me on a tour of Douglas Point Nuclear Plant and the nurseries connected with' it, to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boyle, Ripley, for supper Letter to the editor.... *from page 6 McMichael, Patti Park, Alma Black, VVinnifred Girvin, Kathy. Olson, Jo- anne Whitney, Nellie Pentland, Judy Smyth, Donna Young, Tinie Log- tenberg, Sandra Curran, Hannie. Scott, Alie •Reu- rink, Mary Lou Raynard, Mary Treleaven, Joyce Adamson, Betty O'Don- nell. The Lucknow Branch' of The Canadian Arthtitis, Society. There is no use trying to train the mind of a child when his 'body is and entertaieed me at their own home, Bonnie and. Kerry Boyle were leaving for Ireland the following morning and, called 'with Me the day after I arrived back in our Dungannon, Their visit was photograph- ed and reported for otir local paper and will perhaps also be reported in yours on During their staY,here, the I.R.A. blew up Rousing Eietutive offices in'the town, causing such damage that they have had to be abaiidonded. Times have been sad here during the past feW weeks with murders; kidnapping, car bombs, booby traps. Even after so long, I can't understand how you unite people or any- thing at all by such dreadful deeds. 'To Mrs, Phyllis Morrison who so very kindly invited me to the wedding of Lloyd and Glenda in Lucknow and afterwards to the reception; my first ever experience of a Canadian wedding. Not only did she welcome me as an honoered guest but when it was time for me to "go, she left too; and drove Me all that long way back to your, Dungannon, though as the mother of the grooni with so many responsibil- ities, she must-have been exhausted. My thanks to the dance band for the' special music they played on my account. To each and every good soul who• gave me gifts and mesSages to bring home with me, both for, myself and for others. Some official gifts have already 'been• handed over and I will be presenting • maple syrup and sugar to Belfast's Lord Mayor to-morrow on your behalf. The splendid plaque:-you gave me for our town was photographed for 'the front page of 'this week's local paper and I will hand it over at the next meeting of our District Council early next month at a ceremony that will be fully reported: The fine painting you gave me •is now proudly displayed in my home, reminding me Of you ail. I saw it at CKNX in Witigham where I net the artist before he put the finishing touches to it so I feel as • though I've watched it' grow and I hope before too long, visitors from your 'town will come to see it here. I travelled to your Dungannon, hoping' to strengthen the ties between our two towns, between your country and ours. I think in that I've been successful. When yoU have a rnibute, I'll want to Ilea-iv-from' you so keep the letters coming. Don't forget me because I promise never Your friend, (Mrs.) Mollie Whiteside, 59 Killyman Road, DUNGANNON, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland. A The . park Are you afraid Of the dark? Do mighty monsters lurk del% your'bed? Do shady ghosts haunt your basement? e pirates skulking in your closet? Are there burglars ding behind your furniture? Are 'you afraid of the ,rlt? Most people are. That's why 'basement light switches e at the top of stairs; nobody wants to go down into rk spooky-land. And that's why most people have a ;ht beside their bed: These lights aren't for reading, they're-for-turtling on when-boogey ncises-are- heard. - most everyone is afraid of the dark. But why? The answer is simple: because you -can't see the dark. And when you can't see, you don't know ad'sthere.' liecattSe you difierk-t-to-Vel-you make .samti---- frig up, Like hairy monsters and one-eyed-pirates. And -- en you get scared, because, of course, these boogeys 'e going to get you. But boogeys don't exist, right? You made them up, ht? Right??? Maybe. Maybe they do exist. How do iu knoW for sure? How do you find out? • Try turning on the light. This takes a certain amount of .avert', but it gets 'some results. Chances are good iu won't find a monster, but if you are still unconvinced, vestigate. Lopk in your closet. Under your bed. t the basement. Behind the shower curtain. Check Terywhere a boogey could exist. Once you are satisfied that the boogey doesn't exist, )11'11 be able to do what you were about to do. 'ke sleep.. Or get something from 'the basement, After several years of hunting for the boogey, you may cide that boogeys don't exist at all. Then again, you ,ay never be totally, convinced. Don't worry, you're not one. INT E OPEN DATES AVAILABLE OCTOBER Friday 10 Friday 24 Friday 31 NOVEMBER Saturday 1 Friday 14 Friday 21 Friday 28 DECEMBER Friday 19 Friday 26 FOR FURTHER starved, or abused, or INFORMATION AND 3 diseased, - Nina Moore MID WEEK BOOKINGS CALL 528.3532 3 Samieson, Stick, 1921 The Hickory MAKE IT A RULE.. USE WANT ADS STOCKER SALE 1,000 HEAD AT Hensel! Livestock Sales Ltd., ON 'Saturday, October 18,1980 AT 1:00 P.M. Consisting of: Steers, Heifers & Calves Victor Hargreaves [519] 482.7511 [Clinton) Barry Muter [519) 235-2717 [Exeter] or 229-6205 [Kirktou] Doug Carruthers [519] 237.3734 [Dashwood) Greg Hargreaves [519] 262.2619 tHensaft] Auctioneer: Larry Gardiner