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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1977-04-06, Page 1LYNNE HILVERDA Honour Nobles •AP I 40. AP. 4P. AP AP AP AP AP AP A. AP AP AP AP 40.. AIP I OA AP 40, AP .40 .41, I 4or dir I I dor dr I 4er. dr 4iP .a. Draws Attention To The Needs Of Unborn, Handicapped, Aged A. Keet Plans 400 Mile Walk To Ottawa The LUCKNOW SENTINEL CIO A Year In Advance $14 To U.S.A. and Foreign WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1977 Single Copy 25c 24 Pages Lynne Hilverda, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hilverda of Lucknow, has brought honour to herself, her community and the Lucknow Branch 309 of the Royal Canadian Legion by winning 1st prize in her class in the Legion Provincial literary competition. Lynne's essay, "Must, We Rem- ember", wag' published in the February 9th issue of The Sentinel. Students in her division were in grades 7, 8 and 9 and had the choice of writing prose, not more than 800 words, or poetry, not more than 32 lines. Students could write on any Remembrance Day theme of sever- al other . topics of Canadian importance. Lynne, who is a grade 8 student at Lucknow Central Public School, won first in the local competitions for local schools, first in the Zone Cl competition, comprising 12 Legion branches and first in the District C competition which is made up of 54 Legion branches. As District C winner, she advanced to the Provincial finals and again placed on top over 9 districts in Ontario. Her essay will now be entered in the Dominion competition against students from all across Canada. Card Lost For 5 Years .11 A post card, posted in Mackinaw City, Michigan and postmarked May 24, 1972, arrived at its destination here on March 30, almost five years after it was posted. Ralph Million, who was holiday- ing in Michigan, had mailed the 6c post card to his sister Mrs. W. R. Hamilton, R. R. 5 Lucknow, from the Vagabond Motel in Mackinaw City. Mr. Million died in May, 1976 and his sister, Mrs. Hamilton in May, 1975. The Maitland Valley Conserva-, tion Authority is waiting for provincial approval to begin an $80,000 studg of the Lake Huron shoreline, resources manager Ian Deslauriers said la t week., The study i el v l examine existing land uses and gully erosion along a 19-mile stretch from Port Albert to midway through Goderich Town- ship. It will extend inland to Highway 21. The Lucknow Presbyterian con- gregation held a farewell dinner fat Rev. and Mrs. Glenn 'Noble and Lesley on 'Sunday evening, March 27th, prior to their leaving for Swift Current. A capacity crowd enjoyed a delicious dinner followed by a short program. The Nobles were then called to the front and the • following presentations made: the W.M.S. presented Mrs. Noble with a Life Membership and a cup and saucer. The Evening Auxiliary presented Mrs. Noble with a lovely cut glass vase and Lesley with a birth plaque. The congregation. presented an oil painting, a cheque and a doll for Leiley. The Sunday School presented Mr. Noble with a picture album. The singing of the hymn "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" and prayer by Mr. Noble brought the enjoy- able evening to a close. The last of the four municipalit- ies in the area, Ashfield Township, agreed to the study this past week, Deslauriers said. Colborne and Goderich Townships and Goderich approved the project in January. The municipalities will pay $16,000 for the study through special levies based on their assessment and land within the study area. The natural resources ministry is House Parked After Problems In Moving A house on Highway 86, just east of town, was the subject of some interest and . discussion over the weekend. Dr. Richard Treleaven recently purchased the farm of Vernon Hunter, just east of „Lucknow, and erected a new home on the property. , . Donald J. Machityre, of the 2nd of Kinloss east, made arrange- ments to acquire the house which had been on the property for many years and which had been used by the Hunter family. Mr. Maclntyre and his moving crew attempted to move the structure in the early hours •of Friday morning and ran into mechaniCal difficulties just a short distance up the highway to the west. The house was "parked" in the' entrance way to Jim Boyle's machinery lot, on highway proper- ty, and was still there early M nclay when this was written. he building and truck were si ting right at the edge of the roadway and were marked with flashing lights by police and highway personnel. Install Ten New Legion Members 1. Approximately 65 members, as- sociate members, honourary mem- bers and their wives attended a dinner held by Lucknow Branch 309 of the Royal Canadian Legion last Tuesday evening in the Legion Hall. The meal was provided by the Ladies' Auxiliary. The Ladies' Auxiliary are cele- brating their 33rd anniversary in April and in honour of this special _occasion an anniversary cake was sampled by those present. Ten new members were installed by the installation team composed of president H. D. Thompson, 1st CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 being asked to pay 75 per cent of the study, to be conducted by James McLaren Ltd. of London. The other members of the authority will pay $4,000. .Ashfield was slower in agreeing to the study because township council was not sure it would benefit enough to justify the expense, Deslauriers said. The authority had to get the approval of the local councils Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The business of the township had earlier been conducted in offices in the clerks' homes. Raise Funds, For Safety Glass At a meeting held on Thursday evening of last week a decision was 'made to hold a bikeathon on June 4th, sponsored by minor hocke'y. , The meeting was held in the Mayfair Banquet Room with mem- bers of the local recreation committee, arena board members, hockey .coaches and managers attending. Funds raised through the bikea- thon are to go towards safety glass along the boards in the Lucknow Arena. The route scheduled is approxi- mately 40 miles in length and will involve all three townships, West Wawanosh, Ashfield and Kinloss and the village of Lucknow. Local service clubs are partici-. pating in this venture, as well as other organizations. Pledge 'sheets will be available shortly in the schools. Future meetings are planned with more information to be provided in the weeks ahead. Anyone wishing- information are asked to contact Diane Hackett or Wayne Jerome. before it could apply for the provincial grant. "Now that we've got the local support, we send a brief to the minister of natural resources asking for his approval, "Deslaur- ies said. He said the chances of getting the money are good since the ministry approved the authority's CONTINUED ON PAGE 18 Mrs., Robinson .is the foriner Annetta Forster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Forster of Ripley. Mrs. Robinson was assistant clerk-treasurer in Huron Township for the past year and previotisly acted as a bookkeeper for a steel fabricating firm in Oakville. Fraser MacKinnon will remain on the job one more month to acquaint the new clerk-treasurer with the township duties. Fraser was appointed treasurer-tax col- lector in 1961 succeeding Frank Thompson and in 1967 succeeded Gordon Wall as clerk. Opens. Ladies Wear. Business Loree .Gammie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Gammie of West Wawanosh, has. opened . a new Ladies' Wear Store in Lucknow. The former Mullin bakeshop, next to the post office, has been transformed into an attractive retail outlet and Loree opened doors for business last Friday. The new owner attended Sherid- an College in Brampton and graduated in the retail fashion arts course, which pertains to her new work. Advances lo boils Provincial Speakoll Event KINGSBRIDGE NEWS Congratulations. to Mary Luanne Clare, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Clare of Kingsbridge, who won first prize in the girls division in the Lions Club Effective Speaking competitions held at the District Level in Palmerston on Saturday, April 2. John Nichol of the Palmerston Lions Club welcomed contestants sponsored by Lions Clubs from Lucknow, Wingham, Ripley, Or- angeville, Dundalk, Grand Valley and Mount Forest. Contestants CONTINUED ON PAGE 22 Service Clubs Meet Jointly • Mrs. Bill (Annetta) Robinson of Ripley has been named as the new' clerk of Kinloss Township succeed- ing Fraser MacKinnon whose res- ignation was presented to council early in March. Mrs. Robinson's starting salary is $10,000 per year and she was picked from eleven applicants for the position. She will take up her duties at the new township offices in the township building at Holyrood on Tuesday, April 12th. Township office hours there will be Maitland Valley Plan Erosion Study Of Shore Area VVVVVVVVIVAY/V1VV'VVV' VVVVVVV Bikeathon Will Advance To Dominion Competition Wins Provincial Award For Remembrance Day Essay V WV YVVVVVV'YV VV1/V'VPV'V'VVY Mrs. Bill Robinson Named New Kinloss Township Clerk-Treasurer Adrian Keet of Whitechurch will leave at 8.30 a.m. on April 8, Good Friday, from Wingham Town Hall on a 400 mile walk to Ottawtt. Mr. Keet, president of the area Voice For Life group, will attend the Festival For Life conference in Ottawa. May 5 to' 7, and hopes to draw attention, by his walk, to the National Alliance For Life and the protection of the unborn, the handicapped and the aged. Mr. Keet resides on 86 Highway, the' second farm west of White- church on the north side. He is president of the local Voice For Life Group and the Wingharn and District Association for the Mental- ly Retarded. The Festival For Life in Ottawa will mark the 2nd anniversary of the presentation of 1,000,000 signatures to. Parliament asking that the unborn be given the same rights as any other individual. Mr. Keet has been "in training" for several weeks, walking about 5 miles per day and upwards of 10 on Sundays. He hopes to average about 25 miles each day on the Ottawa walk, taking about 16 days to complete the walk. His early itinerary calls for stops at Harriston, Arthur, Orangeville, Sehomberg, Port Per- ry, Peterborough and along No. 7 Highway to Ottawa. , It is planned to have :accommo- dation provided by members of the Alliance, wherever possible. Saturday night of last week was a special night for the service clubs of Lucknow. Approximately 165 members of the Lucknow Legion, Lucknow Lions Club, and the Lucknow Kinsmen Club, and their wives, attended a banquet provided by the ladies of Trinity Church, Ashfield. This was the second community service night and provides an opportunity for Lucknow's service clubs join together for a special evening. Head table members included Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Reavie, president of the Lucknow Lions Club; Mr. and Mrs. Russell CONTINUED ON ON PAGE 23