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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-01-09, Page 1single copy 35c N Published in Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, January 9, 1985 .16 pages, - Legion holds New Years lever The .'Lucknow Branch . of the Royal Canadian Legion held a New Years . Day levee at. the Legion Hall January 1. Legion branch president •Eldon Bradley and his wife, Ailene and immediate past president Eldon Mann greeted members arid friends at the door. Localdignitaries. representing municipal councils were also in attendance. Legion members, friends and dignitaries enjoyed refreshments and 'conversation. and renewed old acquaintances throughout the afternoon: The origin of the .practice of holding levees is not clear., hf but it appears . the earliest were held as a morning reception by sovereigns and persons of high rank and were properly_only attended by "gentle- men". The tradition Was carried on .by heads of state and military regiments with the most well known in Canada being the Governor General's levee. Although not necessarily so, most. levees . are held on New Years Day. Levees came into greater prominance following World War II when many of the military establishment introduced the idea in their Officers Mess, inviting civic, dignit- aries to attend and ladies • were now included. Possibly the first levees in this immedi- ate area / were at .the Canadian Airforce Radar Training System in Clinton; certain- ly theones most complete with protocol and ceremonial dress: The idea was soon adopted by the local militia • units in the area and levees were conducted in the Officers Mess of their • respective armour- ies, With the phasingout of the Airforce Station in Clinton and the Militia units, ' some :of the .larger. Royal Canadian Legion Branches subsequently adopted the .prac- tice as well as civic and municipal leaders. Even though most of the pomp and ceremony of these 'occasions has disap- geared, they are still conducted with a good deal of attention . to protocol and dignity, and in keeping with the military traditions, uniforms and medals are worn where appropriate. Possibly the main reason for the renewed interest in the levee is that it affords the, opportunity to meet and greet old friends and engage in pleasant conver- sation, in a friendly -setting. Truly a . nice way to start the new year. Hospital construction proceeds Construction is continuing on -the new wing at the Wingham and District Hospital in the wake of a meeting of the hospital board• property committee last week. The special meeting was called to discuss whether or not construction should be halted for the balance of the winter because of concern that proceeding during bad weather might produce an inferior job. Following the meeting, however, Hospit- al Administrator Norman. Hayes reported that everything is going ahead.. The comit- teediscussed the; costs of changes to the roof design to permit winter construction, but there was never really any doubt that the project would proceed, he said. Hayes reported there will be a "slight" additional cost to the hospital as a result of the change to a: conventional roof in place of the concrete slab roof originally planned. The §lab roof was to permit the eventual addition of a second storey. ' He said that, given gootk atl et gktlbe roof should be on within a weekc and the Contractor should be able to proceed with work inside the new building. • Theboard still has not received a revised completion date for the project, Hayes said. The last estimate by the contractor, Refflinghaus Construction of Goderich, set completion for the fall of 1985, but that projection assumed work would be sus- pended for two,or three months during the winter. "The . original suggestion was that the. project was to be about done by this point," he added, but a series of delays left it far behind schedule. He said the biggest problem the delays have caused the hospital is in inconven- ience, both as a result of the work going on and because it cannot -start renovations to the radiology department until the new building is completed. Board resumes negotiations with Bruce secondary teachers Contract negotiations between the Bruce County Board of Education and its secondary school teachers will resume January 14, following talks December 19, the first since the release of a provincial fact finding report which was critical of the board's dealings with its teachers. ';~ William Forsey of Kincardine, president of. District 44 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation said there was a certain spirit of co-operation and significant progress in tire December 19 negotiations. Newly elected board chair- man Mike Snd elen described the atmos- phere as excellent and said there was some agreement reached on minor points. Former board chairman Ron Gatis, also on the board's negotiating team, said agree- ment was reached on most issues with the two major items, salary and staffing, the only remaining terms to be settled. The teachers are seeking a 10 per cent overall increase in salaries while the board is offering 4.25 .ter cent. Excluding incremental increases, the teachers are seeking 8.75 per cent and the board is offering a 2.75 per cent increase. The salary increase for 1984 was 4.5 per cent. The teachers' negotiating team which was originally made up solely of teachers from the district has been replaced by• a team composed of three teachers from the district, Bill Forsey, Mark Chevalier and Gordon Cale and two additional members appointed from the Toronto office of the Secondary School Teachers' Federation. This move was taken as a result of lack of progress in negotiations with the board. Bruce county secondary school teachers have been without a contract since September 1 of this year. Snobelen explained he believes the author of the report leans to the left of centre. Someone more conservative may have said the same thing about the teachers as he said about the board in the -opening remarks' of the report, he said. The author of the report Tom Bastedo, a Toronto lawyer appointed by the Provincial Turn to page 5• Freezing rain left a.think sheet of ice over the surface of the snow which made tobogganing excellent last week and area 'school children took advantage of their Christmas holidays and the excellent conditions to enjoy the fun of the winter sport. Top, Colin Becker was joined by his older brother, Tim pn the slope at the Charles. Webster residence on Ross Street, .Friday afternoon. [Photos by Sharon Dietz] Wins $ 1,000 in hospital lottery Dr. Ray Flowers , of Clinton has won 51,000 in the first lottery draw for the Wingham and District Hospital Building Fund. Betty Sproule, a patient at the hospital, made the draw December 31. The draw is the first of six for prizes of 51,000 each to be made once a month until May 31. The grand prize draw for a 1985 Ford Tempo will -be made at the hospital annual meeting June 20. The next draw for a cash prize of 51,000 will be made February 28. Tickets are stillavailable at the Lottery Shoppe, The Lucknow Sentinel, the Mayfair Restaurant, Lucknow Variety and McDonagh Irfsurance. At the first draw December 31, 'Murray Cardiff Huron -Bruce MP made a presenta- tion of two cheques to Tom Miller, chairman of the / hospital fund raising committee. One cheque was for 55,000 from the Bickle Foundation and the other for. 52,000 from the Richard Ivey Founda- tion. Total funds raised in the campaign so far are 5270,000.