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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1981
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To kick off this year's Kin Summerfest the
Kinsmen and _ Dinettes are bringing in
Donkey Baseball. Competition for our local,
Kinsmen Club will be supplied "the' newly
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formed Kinsmen Club of Dungannon.
They` will be trying to conduct a game of
baseball while mounted on not -so -willing
donkeys. ,Needless to say, this makes for
some very amusing antics and plays. If it is
anything. like it was five years ago when.
Donkey Baseballwas last here, it will be.
quite a kick, off for this• year's Summerfest.
The game will! be played at the Lucknow
Bali: Park on Sunday, June 14 at 7.30 p.m.
'Kin .
i n uimnierfest 81to be held' June 19, .
20, 21., looks as if it will be Bigger and better
The Slo Pitch "Ball Tournament will have
32 entries this year with games being played
on botht1i a Lucknow and Dungannon
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n i amonds: Tarm wrestling, which proved
so popular last year, will again 'be. held as
will the Monte Carlo Night, beer drinking
contests and Saturday night dance.
A new attraction this year will be the.
Talent Contest to b. held on Sunday
afternoon, Rick Passmore: and By Special
Appointment, who will also be playing
Saturday night, will supply, the equipment
• and/or back ,up for .contestants.
Rounding out the weekend wilt be .a Senior
Citizens card ,party at the Legion 'and free
roller sakting and films for the younger set.
Hopefully, they wild have a dunkin machine
on the grounds at some Aline during 'the
weekend. See this week's Coming Events for
a complete schedule.
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A lot of effort goes into this weekend
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the planning started marks the
start • of •the Summer season. Help the;
Kinsmen and Dinettes help the community
by participating in:Kin Summerfest 81. 'Let's.
kick:;$ummer off on the right foot.
The. 'construction of a creative advent.
urettype, playground 'will begin later this
month at Brookside Public School under an
Experience . 81 program. Jim Laidlaw Of
Wingham. will , co-ordinate the program
which is,. funded through the provincial
• . :government.
Principal of•the. school, Gary Jewitt, said it
was decided; such a playground would serve
a purpose at the school because of the
increasing 'primary population. Jewitt :sub-
initted the project to Experience 81 and all
labour will be paid. through the program.
Three : senior high school' students will begin
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Jim Laidlaw, of Wingham, color tlinrrtor of air Experience 81" program which willbuild a
cr. ative su'iventure .... playground at Brookside School tMti summer, thews $4 model of a
•. playground to Tanya Hodge of Dunga anon, tr ger ilp 1 student at the aehool. Jitn
eiwilatr type p yB� project ia6dur will be � arrldi through
Is co-ordinating the legal and construction of
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Earperience 81 r The pigaaw nd n 12Sttr Birtthdaay Celebration Committee has donasted S1,0 0
to, the concert
the pirygr`Ofarti w�iCb av111. Cama Sd� In materials. The araatiltletltN , council and
fund at the school will contribute another $14000 to the prefect. (Ses►tlrnel Staff Photo]
The Lucknow Juveniles Were the guests of
honour Friday night at adance held in the
Legion Hall. Organized by the Recreation
Committee and the .Lucknow Legion, ' the
dance was held to., pay, tribute to .the team -
which won the 1981 Ontario Minor Hockey
Association Champpionship.,
During the eventng, teanrmemberswere
presented with individual trophies and, a
special presentation ofgifts" was made to the
management by the players.: The gifts
consisted. of engraved ash trays and team
,T-shirts which will always be greatly
• appreciated.
The Juveniles would like to thank every.
onewho turned out to help celebrate the
event and make it a memorable 'evening,
Special thainks•to the Recreation Committee,
the Lucknow Legion and: last but not least,
the ladies. in the 'kitchen. •Your efforts liave
demonstrated a fine examle of communi.
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involvement in Lucknow minor hockey and
will not soon be forgotten:
construction of two units of the playground
later this month under the supervision of the
project " co-ordinator. One , • unit wili be
constructed. in the primary' playground area
and another in the senior area,
Laidlaw has visited other schools to see
their creative playgrounds as well as 'using
resource materials availab
le to plan and
design a creative playground to serve the
needs at Brookside School.:
The playground will cost, approximately
$4,000; in materials and contributions from.
local.. organizations as well as grants will
cover this cost. The 125th birthday celebra-
tion committee has donated, $1000 to the
project and the school's students' council
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and money from the school concertfund will
contribute another $1,000.
Through, a use and lease agreement with.
the Township of Ashfield; the school has also
applied for a Community Recreation Centre
grant. Such a grant has also been discussed
with the Township of West Wawanosh which
• is' also served by the school.
The creative playground fund raising
committee is planning to hold a fund raising
event and the school has also applied for ,a.'
Wintario' grant. Pians for the fund raising
event • will be discussed by the committee
a nd interested +arents .this,Thursday , after.....
noon at :the school.
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problem in Huron
A cardiovascular survey carried out in a
Huron County high school shows 50 out of
fifty students drink alcohol; twice a week or
more often; two students who take drugs and
75 per cent of the group smoke cigarettes.
The survey was conducted by the Huron
County Public Health Unit under former
Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Brian Lynch.
Acting MOH Dr. Harry Cieslar reported to
Huron County Council on May 28 that the
survey was designed to learn the direction
public 'health should' be taking with
programs for county adolescents.
• "Public health has done a good jobin
areas where they are , active such as
controlling food, sewage disposal, imuniza
tion, and the newborn," said Cieslar. "The
survey points out the youth are a neglected
area," he added.
Cieslar told county councillors there will
likely be all kinds of funding for senior
citizens' programs because the Ministry of
Health recognizes the increasein the prose,
ince's aging population. But Cieslar said. he
wonders if there will be funding for youth'.
programs which is also a priority. ,
The greatest killer of adolescents said
Cieslar, are accidents and suicides. . He
indicated public health needs to " help
adolescents •deal with their problems. He
said the Huron Public Health Unit is already
involved as a resource for teachers in setting
up programs in ,the highschools as well as
providing films on related topics.
Paul Steckle, chairman of the board of
health, told council the members of the
board were distressed by the report. He said
it is disturbing when you learn that 100 per
cent of the students surveyed drink alcohol
and 15 per cent are smoking cigarettes. It
may seem humorous at first said Steckle, but
when you consider the implications, it is
serious.
"We are very disapproving of the report
and I feel all adults and parents should be
setting an. example."
Hauling aggregatesover
county roads creates concern
Trucks hauling aggregate from sources in
Huron and Bruce Counties to . southern
counties has caused concern for .the harmful
effects on the county's roads and residents,
The Saugeen area, Grey, Bruce and Huron
has been designated a supplier to the other
areas of the province, especially., the Toronto
and Sarnia areas where there is a need for
aggregate and their sources are Elepleted.
County engineer Bob Dempsey reported
May at their meeting..
to county council y
Thursday that the Ministry of Tranportation
and Communications (MTC) has . approved,
the take over of concession 11 and 12 in the
township of Ooderich as .part of the county
road system, Several companies in the area
are hauling aggregate over the concession to
southern counties and for this reason the
road meets the.criteria of a county road, due
to the increased access to industrial and
commercial centres.
De rnpsey, also reported the Mineral Ag- •.
•gr gate Transportation Study prepared for
the Ministry of Natural Resources indicates
the most sig.niflcant,'rnrpact to Huron County
will be the hauling of aggregates from the
southern part of Grey andBruce Counties to
major users in the London and Sarnia area,
Despey said the report indicates the
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