HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1977-02-16, Page 1Look Closely, The Chimney Is All There Is
To Indicate An Amberley Beach Cottage
The LUCKNOW SENTINEL
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An inspection by cottage owners
along the Lake Huron shoreline has
revealed considerable accumula-
tions of snow on some cottages,
and next to nothing on others.
Cottages at Amberley Beach, in
many cases, had shingle bare roofs
Bruce Reactors
Approved For
Full Power
The Atomic Energy Control
Board (AECI3) announced Monday
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Died Suddenly
Shawn Irwin, 17-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Irwin of
Oshawa and grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Spence Irwin of Lucknow,
died suddenly on Tuesday of this
week. Word was received here by
his grandparents on Tuesday
informing them of the tragic death.
Arm Injured
In Hockey Game
KINLOUGH NEWS
David Preiss, thirteen-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guest,
met with an unfortunate accident
last Saturday morning while he was
playing hockey at Lucknow.
He was struck by a skate which
severed a tendon in his arm.
Medical aid was given and David
was rushed to Wingham and
District Hospital, where he under-
went surgery Saturday evening and
is making favourable recovery. We
all wish' him a speedy recovery.
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on the west side, on the lake, and
huge drifts and greater accumula-
tions on the east side, the area
sheltered by the trees.
One such cottage is pictured.
The chimney in the photograph is
the only evidence that under the
Wins Germany Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stewart of
Dundas left Toronto airport on
Monday on a trip to Germany.
Lloyd is manager of one of
Loblaw's stores in Hamilton and
won this trip through a contest for
all Loblaw store managers in
Ontario. The contest was for the
best Octoberfest Display in the
stores.
Lloyd earlier won first prize for
the best display of Holland
products and received a $400. clock
Harold "Toby" Greer of Luck-
now, who records the Lucknow area
weather for the government body
in charge of recording this informa-
tion, has checked over the weather
records for this year and has
compared them to other years. It
produces some interesting compar-
isons.
The hobby of, weather recording
is one that his father, the late J. M.
Greer, followed for many years.
Harold assisted his dad on many
occasions and following his death
has continued to compile this
information on a daily basis.
Sixteen feet of snow, 192 inches,
huge drift lieethe Amberley Beach
front row cottage of Bob and Isabel
MacKenzie of Lucknow.
This picture was taken on
Sunday, February 6th and • is
photographed from the east side,
not the lake side, of the building.
Died In Hospital
Mrs. John Cameron of Lucknow
and St. Helens passed away on
Wednesday, February 9th at Univ-
ersity Hospital, London in her 79th
year. The funeral service was held
at MacKenzie Memorial Chapel,
Lucknow on Thursday, February
10th with temporary entombment
at South Kinloss Mausoleum.
from Holland.
Lloyd is a son of Mrs. Philip
Stewart of Lucknow.
fell in Lucknow in the months of
November, December and Janu-
ary. November recorded 35.5
inches, December 78 inches and
January 78.5 inches. ,
There was no thaw at all in the
three month period.
There were only 7 days in
December above freezing (32
degrees ^F.), and all seven days
were under 40 degrees F.
There wasn't one day in January
above freezing. The night of
January 17-18, the temperature
dropped to -31 degrees F., the
second coldest night in 90 years of
recording weather records for the
Steve Gollan, 21-year-old Luck-
now resident, was seriously injured
on Saturday when he fell off the
roof at the home of Mrs. Annie
Jewitt, Havelock Street South,
Lucknow,.
Steve and his brother Barry were
taking snow off the Jewitt home
When he fell off the roof, onto
chunks •of ice, striking his head.
Steve was attended at the scene by
Dr. J. C. McKim and removed to
Wingham Hospital• in the Gollan
Lucknow were honoured by their
reighbours last Friday night at a
social evening.
Frank has been transferred to
the Bank of Montreal in Owen
Sound from the Clinton Branch and
Donna will be joining him in the
near future.
An enjoyable social time was
spent during which they were
presented with a set of goblets.
Frank and Donna have been
valued citizens of the village and
will be missed. Donna is a member
of the staff of the Bank of Montreal,
Lucknow. Frank was previously
with the Lucknow branch before
being transferred to Clinton, but
continued to reside in Lucknow.
Lucknow area.
The coldest night on record was
February 9, 1934, when the
thermometer showed -34F.
Snowfalls worthy of note over the
years are as follows:
November 1970, 9"; December
1970, 42"; January 1971, 79".
November 1968, 25"; December
1968, 40"; January 1969, 83.5".
December 1958, 73"; December.
1962, 74"; December 1963, 74",
but November and January in the
above three years , were much
lighter than this year and there also
were thaws.
The lowest January snowfall was
van.
After remaining at Wingham
overnight, he was transferred to
University Hospital in London. His
injuries included a massive injury
to the skull,' Surgery was
performed Sunday for the removal
of a blood clot on the brain.
Steve's parents, Grant and
Teresa Gollan, were holidaying in
Florida. They came home by plane
on Monday. They had been in
Florida 11 days and had planned to
remain for a rponth.
Robert McKinley (PC - Huron-
Middlesex) introduced a bill in the
Commons recently to change the
name of his riding to Huron-Bruce.
Mr. McKinley said the name
change is necessary because the
riding will be changed under
redistribution and will now com-
prise all of the Huron County
plus four southern townships and
villages of Bruce County.
Previously, Mr. McKinley's rid-
ing took in Huron County and two
northern Middlesex townships of
McGillivray and Biddulph.
There will be more than 63;000
eligible voters in the new riding,
compared with 59,000 in the old
Huron-Middlesex riding.
in 1937 when 4.25 inches fell.
In February 1889, the snowfall
recorded was 63.5 inches:
This year has produced an all
time record for snowfall for three
months combined, November, Dec-
ember and January. Starting on the
20th of December 1976, snowfall
was recorded for 53 days straight,
except one day, January 9th.
Starting on the 20th of Decem-
ber, it went 51 days until February
9th without going above the
freezing mark.
Conversations about weather
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Gaunt Says Area Will Be
Helped With Snow Costs
Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. for did not include thisarea of Ontario,
Huron-Bruce,• told The Sentinel. but after representation by Mr.
Monday that provincial money, will Gaunt, and three other area
be forthcoming to assist municipal- members of the Legislature, Bob
ities in the Huron-Bruce area who McKessock, Eddie Sargeant and
have been hard hit financially with Jack Riddell, the government has
this winter's excessive snow re- extended their study to this area.
moval costs.
A committee of three cabinet The committee will meet this
ministers, John McBeth, Solicitor week to establish some sort of
General; James Snow, Minister of formula to reimburse municipalit-
Transportation and Communica- ies whose snow removal costs were
tions and Jim Taylor, Minister. of excessive over that of other years.
Energy, were named to study the This will be paid through the
snow and storm effects on parts of supplementary' requisitions placed
Ontario. by the municipalities with the
Their original terms of reference government.
Seriously Injured In
Fall From Roof
51 Straight Days Below Freezing
Staubles Honoured! Requests Change
By Neighbours
Of Riding. Name Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stauble of
Second Coldest In 90 Years
Weather Records Indicate All Time Record Snowfall
For Three Months, Far Surpasses Winter of 1947