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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-10-28, Page 1• • PaRle copy 35c; Published in LilliCka049/9 Ontario, 'Wednesday, October ; 1981 • POaieg • • • • , flre destroy A Lucknow area landmark burned Monday afternoon. The Pine River Cheese Factory was destroyed by fire despite the efforts of three fire departments. Ripley Fire Department answered the call about 4.20 p.m. Monday and called Lucknow Fire Department to assist. Lucknow answer- ed the call about 4.45 p.m. and Kincardine Firemen were called in around 5.20 p.m. • Lucknow Deputy Fire Chief William Ham- ilton said the fire started in the old section of the building which housed offices and the laboratory. He, said he would not comment on the origin of the fire which is undeter- mined, as yet. The fire spread to the ware- house, east of the fire's origin, destroying a considerable stock of cheese which was in storage Firemen were able to save the west addition to the building but the intense heat destroyed the processing equipment housed in that area of the factory. Lucknow firemen were on the scene until midnight to help control the blaze and Ripley firemen remained until 3 a.m. Ripley fire- men were called back to the scene Tuesday morning .as the stored cheese continued to burn causing a flare up. Deputy -chief Hamilton said the structure of the building made it difficult to fight the blaze., The cement block building had no. doors or windows, making it impossible for firemen to fight the blaze at its source. They • had to contain the blaze by pouring Aivater on from above the fire which is not as effective. • Mothers' group tvent&rttembers eese factor ........................... "v00408gr.......ar • -7.• •"; . . Called to ati lit " e and Killtatiiiiite . . • w men were •• s Ripl y • • • • Departmenti when the -*tie Rlier Clieetie Factory bunted Meild0 Lucknow Area Mothers is a group of young mothers who meet once a month for a social visit and a cup of coffee to discuss raising children, to develop new friendships and for the opportunity to get out of the home for a morning. .• The group has been meeting for abou• t nine months and have about eight area mothers.participating. The group would, like •to see more young mothers come out and invite anyone interested to join their session on November 4. at 10 a.m. in the Lucknow. Presbyterian Church basement. The group will have a guest speaker at this meedng. Betty Ann Wall of Holyrood will speak about toys which are safe and unsafe. afternoon. The cause of the tire Is, as yet, undetermined• but according to Lucknow deputy fire chief,. William ibtmfitoin, the fire orighiated ha the old 'secdon of the &Aiding which housed the Begin practices Lucknow's WOAA Intermediate D hockey team held their first practice on Friday evening in Ripley. Attendance was good but • th re are positions still • available for • in erested players. • he next practice is Thursday, October 29 a 9 p.m. in the Lucknow arena. The• team's newjiniforms have arrived • an all is ready for the upcoming season. Mackenzie and WCreath build carchreliiiieralhome John MacKenzie Bob MacKenzie and Bill McCreath of MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral Home, Lucknow and Ripley, wish to announce the - opening of their new funeral home at the corner of Durham Street and Highway 21 in Kincardine. . The new funeral home will be open to the public this Sunday at an Open House from 2 - 6 p.m. Bob's son, John and his wife, Susan will be in residence at the new location. John graduated with his diploma in Funeral Service from Humber College in Toronto in • lune, upon completion of his apprentice- ship with MacKenzie and McCreath Funer- al Home, Lucknow. Bob MacKenzie and Neil MacLennan purchased the A. T. •Davidson Funeral Home in Lucknow in 1950. MacLennan and MacKenzie Funeral Home built a new funeral chapel at their Lucknow location which 'opened in November 1951. MacKenzie took over the MacLennan and MacKenzie Funeral Home, Lucknow in 1966 and the name changed to MacKenzie Funeral Home. MacLennan continued to operate MacLennan Funeral Home in • Ripley until his retirement. • In 1972. MacKenzie purchased the • Johnstone Funeral Horne in Lucknow and Mrs. Beth Johnstone and her son, Ken purchased MacKenzie's furniture busi- ness. • In 1978 MacKenzie Funeral Home, Lucknow was amalgamated with. McCreath Funeral Home, Ripley and the • name changed to 'MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral Home.• The new ;location will carry the name • MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral lime, Kincardine. - • 1 •' ,.o.arwatotti#.« busineii offices and Laboratory. Firemen were able to\ save the west seeder' of the building but intense heat destroyed the processhig equipment in that area of the factory. Fire completely destroyed the warehouse and a large amount of cheese held fiLsttorage. [Sentinel Staff !filo") • ,a • Lticknoir firemen attempt to open a door to the war haitse• section of the Pine River Cheese • Factory when they assisted Ripley and Kincardine Piro Departments control the blaze which destroyed the building Monday afternoon:, Luakisow fireman Evans Hahn IS shown using *A ' ,axe to break through the door to open the lock from the hmide, so firemen could enter the warehouse and fight the fire closer to its °right.[Sentinel Staff Photo)