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The lions Club kicked off the fund raising campaign for a new arena complex for thelmow
with a wine and cheese party Mike Community Centre last Thursday night The plans and
drawings for the new buildings were unveiled as well as plans for the arena complex
lottery.' A total of 365,200 in pledges were collected towards the project Fund raising
chairman, W alter Arnold, accepted pledges from a number of local organizations, includ-• •
ing the Lucknow Tractor Pullers who were represented by Stu Reavie (left) and the
• Lanesville Lords slo-pitch team, represented by Gordon Kemp, (Photos by Alan 'Rivet°,
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Treasure trove �f history
•
discovered at St. Helens
•' — A copy of the Iiicknow Sentinel which
dates back to Friday, April 1, 1898.
7 A copy of the Wingham Advance which
is dated May 26; 1898.
— / A copy of the Signal from Goderich
which dates back to June 16, 1898 .
— The July 8, 1898 issue of the Clinton
Although the Calvin United Church m
St. Helens has come to an end, historic
documents recently uncovered will ensure
that the church. has a place in history.
After the demolition. of the church was
almost complete, the time capsule which
had been placed in the walls of the church
when it was built in 1898 was uncovered
and opened,
The first Presbyterian Church was built
• in 1859, served the St. Helens community
Until the new church was built in 1898.
Ross Errington who, along with Bill
MacPherson of St. Helens discovered the
box; brought the contents to the Sentinel
office last Wednesday. He said the two
uncovered the old, extremely rusted tin
box above the comer stone of the church.
The corner stone will be placed beside the
old school bell near the village, hall.
Treasure Trove
Inside the box was a treasure trove of
local history in the years surrounding the
opening of the church, first as Presbyterian
Church in 1898 and later a United Church
in 1925. The time capsule included:
-- A congregational report of the' St.
Helens Presbyterian Church in 1889.
— Membership list of the congregation of
the St.. Helens Presbyterian Church at its
organization in July 1859.
— A congregational report to the Calvin
Church St. Helens. in 1896.
— A congregational report from 1897.
— A report outlining the topics included in
the young people'S bible class at the
•
, church.
— A list of the St. Helens Harris Mission
Iland members for 1898.
— The list of communicants of Calvin's
Church, St. Helens in July 1898.
Arena fund raising kick-off
nets $65,200 in pledges
By Alan Rivett
The Lions Club fund raising kick-off
party for the proposed new arena complex
for Luclmow got off to an auspicious start
with a total of 365,200 being pledged
toward the construction of the new build-
ing.
A crowd of approximately 125, including
representatives from the four municipal
councils and. MP for Huron -Bruce Murray
Cardiff, attended ....wine and cheese
party. Tentative drawings for the complex
were on display as well as the workings 'of
the arena complex lottery which is set to
start in December.; •
Those announcing pledges to the
building fund were 'Jamboree '83, lions
Club, Ladies Auxiliary (lions), Ladies Aux-
iliary to Minor Sports, Legion, Tractor Pul-
lers, Ladies Auxiliary (Legion), Kinettes,
•Lanesville Lords, Agricultural Society,
Rairshea institute, George Brophy and
Cathy Todd.
Exisdng Site
ACcording to Lucknow recreation 'direct-
or Bill Hunter and Lions Club arena
complex fund raising chairman Walter
Arnold, the arena is to be built on the
existing arena site with a projected cost of
3850,000 to 3900,000. This is -bated on an
estimate provided by Clark Engineering of
Wingham. However, if a new location for
• the complex is chosen, the price tag could
be between 31.2 to 1.4 . million with the
increase cost attributed to a new ice
surface and ice plant.
The plans, • drawn by Dan Bellmore of
Whitechurch, a draftsman with Beaver
• lainber,call for an enlargement of the ice
surface, as well as exercise facilities and a
racquetball, court. Hunter says the plans
New Era newspaper.
• — The Friday, July 1, 1898 issue of the Ar
Huron Expositor newspaper located in Sea -
forth. Arena board won't use tax
-- The Saturday, February 26, 1898 issue
of the Saturday Globe for a price of five
• are currently still tentative. Engineert will
be called in to.dra,w more specific plans as • .
soon as there is enough funding. However .
Hunter feels that the plans will stay •
basicallytheseine.•• .
.• Deterlorallon •
Hunter said /the new arena is needed.
because of the continued deterioration of
the current arena. The repairs recently
made to the arena roof will only last for a
shorttime before' more money has "to be.
spent to repair it agam
"The facility we have is inadequate. It
was built in 1937 Which means it's almost . ••
.40 years old.:. The patch jiiib on the roof js
not going-tO last forever. A facilitk.of some
kind it needed down 'the road whether it be .
one,' two O,r five years," says. 'Hunter.
/4 • .
The major thnistof the. fund raising will
come in the fonn of &lottery, says ArnoldThe goal of the lions:Chib is to sell 3,000
tickets at 3100 each which will net -.
• approximately 3245,000 toward the arena . .
'prOject: A .draw will be made evety .
Monday beginning Decembeti, 1985 and
ending November 24, 1986.' A top prize ot "
3500 will be given away along with If $300
second prize.and two $100 -third Prizes. A '
payment . system has been devised where
payments can . be made in annutd,
semi-annual or quarterly instalments. ,
. •
" • Door -to -Door •
' In addition, .a dOor-to-door canvass will
be rim from 'September until .0ctober of
this year with the village of LucknoW and
thesurrounding municipalities to be asked
for donations which will be tax exempt.
Also, a 50-50 draw is in the works, says
Arnold.
• The chairman , of the ' fund raising
committee is also hoping that money can
be raised through dances held by service
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d
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cents per copy. •
— The Wednesday, July 13, 1898 issue of
•the Daily Mail and Empire.
— The Wednesday, July 6 issue of the
, Globe. •,
sChurch History
• Inside the congregational report of the
St. Helens Presbyterian Church 1889, a
brief patsage recalls the pastors and ,new
members of the congregation at the time. It
reads 'as folloWs*: ,
"Rey. R. S. G. Anderson, M.A.B.D.,
pastor of St. Helens and East Ashfield
became pastor on 13th May 1889 and
resigned his charge on 5th of November
1894. Rev. S. M. Whaley B.A. became
pastor of said charge on 10th October 1895.
His first Comrniinion of the Lord's Supper
was held on Sabbath 26th January 1896 at
which there were received by profession of
their faith the number of 13 and 1 by '
Certificate -- 14 18 all.
• "Their names are as follows: George
• Henry, Mrs, G. Henry, Mrs. H. McDonald,
Dori' C. McDonald, MIS. Arch' Harper,
Thomas Sanders, Samuel Durnin, Edith
Durnin, Robbina Harris, Minnie Hain-
• • Turn to page 4
ars for proposed arena
•
The arena board supports the construe
• tion of the new arena complex so long as it
won't affect the taxation rate in the four
municipalities, said the board chairman in
an interview last Friday.
According to Ab Murray, the board
decided to let the lions Club go ahead with
plans to fund the arena because of the
continued deterioration of the present
arena. The four municipalities who own
and operate the arena recently fixedthe
arena roof for 3400 and are reluctant to
• spend any more funds on the arena.
•-s
"I'm in support of it in principle. AVM
what I can gather, maybe it (the fund
raising) will go over big. I'm definitely in
• support of new dressing moms and new
facilities. As far as the ice surface goes,
I've got second thoughts. The ice surface is
good and there's a good Set of boards.....
However, we're not going to build it with
taut dollars," said Mtirray.
Murray said the arena board has been
debating the idea of a new arena for the.
past eight months, after the Lions Club had
agreed to head the fund raising campaign.
In an effort to see what government
funding was available, members of the
_arena board met last year with the
then -minister of Recreation and Tourism,
• Reuben Baetz, who wars responsible for the
administration of Wintario grants.
The board received assurance , from
Baetz that they will be placed at the top of /
the waiting list for a W intario grant, which
have been cut off since 1984 due to a
backlog of prior funding commitments,
• says Murrrry.
Under the Wintario program, a grant of
one-third of all the money raised will be
given for a community recreation project.
Murray says it is Only given out on donated
dollars and doesn't pertain to tax dollar*.
As yet, the arena board hasn't been in
contact with the Peterson government
concerning any programs, including Wink:
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