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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1977-06-08, Page 1-444-+4-++44-4-4.44-4-444444-4 Legion To Provide Rides For Seniors Senior Citizens of the Village of Lucknow will have a courtesy car made available to transport them within the Village of Lucknow for the purpose of shopping, etc. The service will be made available by the Lucknow Legion and will begin Saturday, July 2nd and continue every Saturday there- after from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon. Volunteers from the Legion mem- bership will provide the transpor- tation. Contact for a ride will be made at Montgomery Motors. Lucknow Legion is providing this service as a project for Community Action. Wheel chairs, crutches and a walker are available to residents of the community and can be obtained by calling Ed Blackwell at 528- 2444. For further information on the above mentioned services contact Don Campbell Jr., chairman of Lucknow Legion Action Commit- tee, phone 395-3007. The LUCKNOW SENTINEL 510 A Year In Advance 514 To U.S.A. and Foreign WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1977' Single Copy 25c 24 Pages Hockey Bikeathon Nets $3000 va Sells Barber Business After 45 Years Gordon (Tac) Fisher of Lucknow announced this week that he has sold his barber shop business in Lucknow to Bonnie MacLeod, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don MacLeod, Highway 86 east. Bonnie will operate "a men's and ladies' hair care business under the. name- Hair Creations. She has been employed in 'Stratford. Gordon Fisher, who has been in the barber business in Lucknow .for 45 years, will continue, for, the present, in the same location. Goderich Youth Dies In Kintail Motor Accident Douglas Stephens, 20, of 171 Nelson Street, Goderich, was killed Thursday night, in a single car accident about one mile north of Kintail on Highway 21. He was a passenger in a car driven by Dennis Powell, 20, of 219 Regent Street, Goderich, which was heading north on the highway at about 9 p.m., when it went out of control and flipped over into a ditch. Powell was taken to Alexandra General and Marine Hospital in Goderich where he was t5eated and released. There were five other passengers in the car. James Smith, 20, was uninjured. David ,Geddes was treated and released. Both are from Goderich. Tammy McAstocker, 18, Catrina O'Hagan, 17, and Elizabeth Burt, 16, all of Goderich, received head injuries and were listed in satisfac- tory condition Friday night. Goderich' OPP constable Halve Klaus investigated. Lions Plan Fun Night Lucknow and District Lions Club has plans for a. Variety Fun Night at the Lucknow arena this Saturday, June I I th. Admission to thiS evening's entertainment is only $1.00 and is being staged by the Lions as an event for the community in appreciation of the many acts of support shown by the community to them over the year. The program entitled "One Night's Fun For A Buck" will feature numbers by a variety of area clubs, Lions Clubs from Goderich, Owen Sound, Wingham, Mount Forest, Teeswater, Ripley, Brussels, Formosa, Lucknow, Mildmay; as well as Lucknow Leos, Lucknow Kinettes, Lucknow Kins- men, Luckndw Agricultural Soci- ety and Lucknow Public School. Prizes of $75, $50 and $25 will be given to the best judged acts. Any profits from the evening will go to community service. DUNGANNON NEWS The home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McNall, 4th concession west of Dungannon. was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday at noon. Lucknow and Blyth Fire Brigades responded to the call but the house Music Degree MARGARET H. MacKAY Margaret Helen MacKay, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Allister MacKay of R. R. .4 Ripley, graduated from Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. Convocation was held on May 29th at Kitchener Auditorium. Thieves Loot Lucknow Legion Lucknow Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, No. 309, Was burglarized on Sunday night or early Monday morning. A thief or thieves stole 40 cases of beer and 18 bottles of liquor, some cigarettes and a small amount of money. An additional 15 cases of beer in the cooler were left behind. Police are investigating. Place First In Zone Math Mr. D. Neil, Head of the Mathematics Department at the F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, was recently advised that the school mathematics team placed first in Zone 78 of the 1977 Descartes Mathematics Competi- tion. Zone 78 of the contest covers Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties. A total of 1600 contestants representing 401 schools took part in the competition which was conducted in Ontario and Manitoba this year. • As well as winning their zone, the Madill team made the Team Honour Roll and John Day, a team member, made the Student Honour Roll for which he will receive a $25.00 prize. Team members this year were John Day of R. R. 3 Wingham. Tamara Hayes of Wing- ham, Stan Loree of Lucknow and Derick Vanderklippe, R. R. 5 Lucknow. Madill Teams also came first in their zone competition in 1973, 1974, 1975 with a second place finish in 1976. was engulfed in flames when they arrived. The family, Mr. and Mrs. McNall, Shirley, Cindy and baby Steven, lost all their belongings in the flames. They are staying temporarily with cousins, Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, in Wingham. The LucknoW Minor Hockey 40 mile Bikeathon on Saturday was a great success raising over $3000. 114 bikers registered for the event and 106 people finished. Brad DeGroot,,,7', son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie DeGroot, Lucknow, Purchases Main Street Business Block Tony Johnstone of Lucknow has purchased the main street business block, formerly owned by Reg Jones of Dungannon and at one time housing The Village Shop, The Tack Shack and LuCknow Pro Hardware. It has been vacant for some time. ° The block is more familiarly known to older residents as the Murdie Block, and for many years was the location of Murdie Hardware. Tony plans to make the building available for rental space, both residential and commercial:. The sale was completed by Bill Adamson of Lucknow, local sales- man for Don Hoist Real Estate., Name New Town Employee Gary Austin of Lucknow has beenengaged as assistant town foreman for the village of Lucknow and assumed his duties on Monday of this week. He succeeds Doug Haldenby who recently resigned and is employed in Goderich, Gary, who has been employed as a body repair man at Montgomery Motors, will receive $5 per hour from the village for a 60 day probationary period, and $5.25 per hour thereafter. About ten .applications were received for the job. Ripley Lions Buy Freezer For Complex The Ripley and District Lions held their second supper meeting on May 25 at the Reid's Corners Hall. The special guest speaker was Ray Peffner of Hiram Walkers.. Mr. Peffner showed the film "Long Lost Schooner". Club members agreed to the purchasing of a deep freezer for the Recreation Complex. Ladies night is to be held on 'Saturday, June 25 at the Ripley Complex. A donation of $150 was made towards equip- ment for the Ripley Park. Harry Coiling, chairman of the Bingo committee, stated that club biweekly bingos would not be held during the summer months. Ron Nicholson reported that the float for the London Lions Convention- was ready. The next regular meeting will be held on Wednes- day, June 8 at the Purple Grove Community Centre. In 56th Year Norman Wardlow Wismer pas- sed away in Wingham and District Hospital on Tuesday. May 31st in his 56th year. Funeral service was held at MacKenzie Memorial Chapel, Lucknow on Friday, June 3rd with interment in Greenhill Cemetery. was the youngest to finish the event and Russel Irvin, Ashfield, reported to be 39, was the' oldest. Rosaline and Herb Barger of Lucknow rode a two seater and Grant Farrish and Tom Helm rode two bikes, welded together, side by side. Thursday of this week, June 9th, voters in Ontario will go to the polls to elect a provincial government In the riding of Huron-Bruce, the seat is being contested by Murray Gaunt of Wingham, Liberal, who has held the seat for the past 15 years; N. J. "Sam" McGregor of Kincardine, Conservative candi- date, running his first campaign; and David A. Zyluk of Kincardine, principal at St. 'Joseph's School, Kingsbridge, also making his first try for the New Democratic Party. Voting hours will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the following polling places: Child Killed In Farm Accident Melissa Ann Stam, three-year- old daughter of Leonard and Karen Stain of R. R. 4 Kincardine, was killed Tuesday of last week when. she was run over by the wheel of a farm wagon. The child was riding in the wagon, pulled by a tractor, as the family loaded stones into the wagon from a field. The child was unnoticed as she fell from the wagon. Death was due to a crushed chest. The family reside in the Bervie area. James Keane of St. Marys, a former Lucknow resident until this past winter, suffered a fractured leg last Friday morning and is a patient in St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. Keane is 92. Arena Work Completed At Cost Of $6275 Work of sandblasting, painting and making minor repairs to the exterior of the Lucknow Arena was recently completed by the firm. Greenwood Paints of Salford. Contract price for the work was $6275 and the work was arranged by Lucknow Arena Committee. Wayne Jerome was chairman of the event and Diane Hackett, co-chairman. Everyone who finish- ed received a silver dollar. The chairman and co-chairman report fine co-operation from all clubs, municipalities and recrea- tion committees. TOWNSHIP OF KINLOSS Poll No. 60, Kinlough Anglican Church; 61, Residence of Ford Cunningham; 62, Whitechurch Community Hall. TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD Poll No. 100, Residence of James West; 101, Residence of Charles Wilkins; 102, Residence of Mrs. Myrtle. Hodges; 103, Residence of Terry Hodges. • TOWNSHIP OF ' WEST WAWANOSH Poll No. 104, St. Helens Corn- munity Hall; 105, Residence of Ken Ohms; 106, Auburn Public Library. VILLAGE OF LUCKNOW Poll No. 63, Anglican Hall; 64, Lucknow Town Hall; 65, Mayfair Restaurant; 66, Residence of Mrs. Noble Johnston; 66A, Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home. VILLAGE OF RIPLEY • Poll' No. 58, Royal Canadian Legion Hail; 59, Royal Canadian Legion Hall. TOWNSHIP OF HURON Poll No. 53, Bruce Beach Store; 54, Bruce County Nurseries; 55, Ripley Huron Complex; 56, Light- house Variety Store; 57, Residence of Robert Rutledge. Takes Position At Alberta Tar Sands House Destroyed By Fire Polling 'Day Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Terry Rathwell have sold their Hamilton Street East residence in Lucknow to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bongertman of the Langside area. Terry, Linda and children Jackie and Gerald will take up residence in the near future at Fort McMurray, Alberta. Terry. who has been employed as a fireman with Ontario Hydro at the Bruce Nuclear Power Develop- ment, has accepted a position with Syncrude of Canada in the Alberta tar sands as a Fire Equipment Technologist.