HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-12-10, Page 1In -Wirighairi, the
Bureau's depot is set up
at the Salvation Army
citadel under the CO,
ordination of> Captain
Perrin. It will be open
mornings and afternoons
, until Saturday,
In Seaforth, the
Bureatt's depot is set up
at the former Dutch
Sore, now owned by
Anstetts, on the east. side
of Main Street under the
PO-Ordination of Jean Van
• Dooren and Kay Whit
more. It will be open
mornings and afternoons
until Saturday
The depots would
prefer •donations of new
items ,if. possible.
Teenagers as well as
yoUng children should be
remembered. "
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JOANNK
BUCHANAN
Most people find its
difficult to imagirip
Christmas without gifts
or the usual turkeY-and-
trimitings -dinner, But
'for some 200 Huron'
County families, gifts and
special dinners are
uxur-ie
affordable---not even at
'Christmas tine.
EVery year :the Huron
County. Christmas
Bureau, operated.
through F. a m i ly and
Children's Services, tries
to - make Christmas -a
-.little brighter -fdr. these-
families., And it -relies
totally on public
generosity to do s9.
This year, the Bureau
is in trouble. It has
collected $2,600 to date
and needs at least $4,000
more to meet the needs of
people, Contributions
have been slow,
"We've got a long way
to go," explains Peggy
Rivers, co-ordinator of
volunteer services at
Family and Children's
Services.
--The-Bureau-works..this_
w There' are f •
depots set up under
volunteers to receive
donations of gifts and
money in each of the five
county towns. These
donation§ are then
distributed to, families
throughout.. the county,
who have been referred
to the Biireau by chur-
ches, the public health
department and
provincial and. county,
social: service agencies
(about one-third of the'
families are referred by
FamilY and Children's
Services).
"We tr y .t4 ()orate 111,4
Way that respects the
dignity of people," ex-
:plains Mrs, Rivers who
says the . families are
Often given money to shop
-;on their dollars
is 'a-awed per child; Tor
new' toys. The Bureau
also tries to provide at "
least- one new article of
clothing per child, ".
"We prefer donations
of money because it is,
often easier, to ask the,
whrit they need
•and then go out and buy -
things," says Mrs..
Rivers. People most often
*lc for blue jeans or
Mitts and hats. This ,year,
the Bureau is also giving
an allowance towards
Winter boots.
One of the' Bureau's'
projects is to provide
wool for volunteers who
then knit hats, mitts and
scarves to be distributed.
This wool can be provided
as early as' January each
year,
-Last-year-r4he-Sureau
assisted 195 families with'
food arid- gifts totalling
This year, the Bureau
has a lot of different
families on its • list. The...
central referral system
helps ensure that' all of
these"'fannies. 'will • be
d, helpe equally. Before
the Bureau was 'set up,
some families would
receive assistance twice
and other families would
not get any assistance at
all:, •
Xn docleriob, the
Bureau's depot is looked
after by the Itinettes.
under the co-ordination of
Dianne Armstrong, It will
• be open for donations at
the Salvation Army
citadel on Waterloo
Street until Friday of this
— Week.-fron3-9:,30,a-,rm. -to
3:30 p,m. Toy drops have
also been set up by the
Kinsmen at ‘ various
locations in town and the
toys donated to these
drops will be handed over
to the Bureau. •
In Clinton, the depot is
set up at town hall under.
the co-ordinatiOn Of
Wynne Hornuth. It will be ,
open Mailings and af,
ternoons FridaY of
this week.
sentinel
There Is no busier felloW these days than Santa, but as Meagan Johnstone, left and her
sister, Erin, have discovered, Santa does take the occasional minute to catch up on his
reading. Actually, the Santa is a mannequin the girls' mother dressed up for the display In
their main street store window. The real Santa will be coming to town this Saturday when
loeal children can visit with him at the public school after his arrival at 1.15 p.m. Santa's visit
will itifi0 include a free Movie and treats at the school and free skating at the Lucknow arena.
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t~ure C
.iicicnow firemen Were called to the. farm
•412.61360,-Ctincinings; concession 9, Kinloss',
Township, Wednesday morning about 8.15
when an acetylene torch Mr. Cummings was
using to thaw frozen pipes in his barn,
threatened to explode. Deputy-chief Bud •
HaMilten. reported there was no fire and no • damage.
activities activities
By Rhea Hamilton .
1981 is going to be: a busy year for the,
Huron Federation of Agriculture if the plans
of its %lotions committees materialize.
At a workshop meeting in' Belgrave,
Thursday night, committees met and plan-
ned activities an policies for the UpeOrning
year. •
In the past committees have been formed
and left to meet on their own. This workshop,
was to get everyone started on an even keel
and help committees get organized and
ready for their next meeting, explained new
president -Gerry Fortune.
After committees met for an hour they
gave reports to the president.
Merle Gunby, reported on the plans for
the Absentee/Foreign ownership of farm-
land committee. It was suggested that the
group take a harder look at the absentee
part of the problem but be aware of the
danger of diffusing the focus on their
prograin.
One of the points to watch the group
decided, is ,the concentration of ownership
which could create vertical integration.
The committee agreed to look into more
documentation concerning the effects of
absentee ownership on communities.
• The interest in the probleth is to be
expanded to take in more than Huron County
and begins with a Rural Learning ASSOCia-
flan seminar in Guelph in January and the
matter is to be discussed at the Rural
Ontario Municipalities Association conven-
tion in the spring.
Snow White
The primary and junior grades (1 =
5) at Lucknow Central Public School.
presented the Operetta, Sriow White
and the Seven Dwarfs, at their annual
. Christmas Concert, Friday evening.
The show was an excellent presen-
tation by some very young perforMers.
,'Pictures of the concert appear in-
today's centrespread pages.,
Songsheets
__The Christmas season is a time 'of
fun, fellowship and spirited good
times. And, to make your season
gathering more enjoyable, the Sentin-
el is pleased to offer, free of charge, a
collection of old favourites and Christ-
carols-on-one----soneheet—A
popular item last Christmas, the song
sheets are available through the
Bluewater Regional Newspaper , Net-
work of which the Sentinel is a '
member. Drop into the Sentinel office
for your copies today. •
Christmas greetings .
The Sentinel stag is busy preparing
-the Christmas greeting edition which
is to be published Tuesday, December
23 so, it is in the mail before
Christmas. We have been in touch
with many, of our advertisers about
their Christmas greeting ad but if you
have not been contacted, please giVe
our office a call at 528-2822.
Bowls high triple
On December 3 Ron Stanley bowled
the highest triple ever bowled in the
Lucknow Lanes. Ron bowled a. 340,
337,340, giving him a triple of 1017
foiliis three games.
On Sunday, December 7 Ron qual-
ified for the Provincial Finals April 15 -
18 in Hamilton.
Wins draw
Congratulations to the winners of
the first Lucknow Merchants Xmas
draw: First prize Anna May Hunter,.
Lucicnow, $50.00; second prize, Ina
Harlton, R. # 6, St. Marys, 525.00;
third prize, May Boyle, Kinlough,
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