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Inti satire
Mrs. 'Dynes ;trmpbell of Dungannon.
cotrettly identified the Jamboree 83 piciute
.which appeared in 'last week's Sentinel. The
picture of the James MacDonald family
included Mr; and Mrs. MacDonald and, their
children, Margaret (Mts. Lorne McLennan); •
Harold and Sarah Belle (Mrs. Bob Hamilton,
Lucknow). . •
Respectrd senior
• citizen cies
A well.respeeted senior citizen of this area
died in. Wit►bam and District Hospital on
Eridoy.
Thomas J. Salkeld of Lucknow, formerly of
West Wawanosh Township died in his 79th
year, following a lengthy illness.
A farmer in West W awanoshTownship for
over 50 years, he • was a well known '
on hardist and beekeeper. He : retired to
Lucknow,l! 7 years ago where he continued to
tend his. garden.
The son of . the late Joseph Salkeld and
Mahala, Greer, 'he was born in 'Goderich
Township on : December 11, .1885. After
serving four years overseas as a transport
driver with the Royal Army Service Corps in.
Greece, he returned in 1920 and married
Amy Lillian Wark of Smiths Falls, Ontario.
He was predeceased by his Wife ' in 1974.
Mr. Salkeld was a member of the Masonic
Lodge for 65 years and he was secretary of
the Old Light Lodge' in Lucknow for 40, of
those years. He was a member of St. Peter's
Anglican Church, Lucknow and the Lucknow
Nonagenarian Club. '
• He is survived' by three daughters,
Margaret, Mrs. John Schmidt of Chancellor,
Alberta; Mary,; Mrs, Jim Boyle of Lucknow,
and Helen, North dower, Ontario; a daugh-
ter-in-law, Meg Lane of Holyrood; a brother,
George of Goderich and a sister, Mary
'Rowed, - : also . of Goderich. ; Pour grand-
children, Linda Plant, Powassan; Lorraine
Foston, Wingham; Lorna Boyle, Lucknow
and Blaine Salkeld of Holyrood, as well as
four great grandchildr n, Sarah and Michael
Foxton and Joshua and : Amy Plant also
survive.
He was predeceased byhis wife, one son,
Larry in .1973, and a sister, Irene Rundle.
The funeral service was held Tuesday at 2
p.m. from St. Peter`s Anglican Church,
Lucknow .with Rev. G. Garratt and Rev. P.
Ruch officiating.
Aother storm...
Another winter storm blasted the region
on Sunday, just when everyone thought we.
night get through this weekend without the
now traditional storm.
Blowing and drifting snow, driven by high
winds, closed major highways .. through
southern Ontario with places like London
and Sarnia getting close. to 30 centimetres of
snow. •
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The storm arrived here virtually . unan-
nounced shortly before noon, Sunday, after.
• wreaking havoc in the southern • portions of
the ' province earlier in the morning..
Highway 86 was closed between Wingham
and Listowel, portions of highway 8 were
closed between Goderich and 'Stratford and,
highway 21 south of Goderichwas closed.
A two car accident on Huron County Road
1 south of Nile and another three car pileup
just north of Carlow, resulted because of the
poor visibility. No one was injured in the
mishaps. •
The Burlington' Skyway bridge was closed
to traffic most of Sunday as police and tow.
trucks attempted ''to clean up the mess
resulting from a 120 car pileup. Highway 401
was closed for three hours at highway 10 in.
' Mississauga following . another multi -car
accident.
Area school children had yet another long
weekend as township .road crews worked
through Monday to open roads for ' school
buses Tuesday morning,
Digging oat attar a winter steers can be flaw, aipectaly *Ilea Dad
`makes a snow to eI.. Jennifer, Alida aid JaSWIM' of Lbw
• bad fee • playl g .wlth Hieb father IN tYs awl tunnel,. they , Made
Malay afteeaeon while Rewe Slofstra was mak tie walk after
Sulday's etoer. Four the fauna weekend In a row, the area . was
hamstrung by litgh wi ds dr bring blowing snow width closed major
highways he the arrea,and stranded matstrhes. locust keys and
area roads were apes, Masonry by nisi but chimer had yet another
long weekend arra* were net epee in thee far ached bees teem.
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[Stoelierd Staff Phstu)
ome cruise t;
Cruising the ,lakes and • rivers of Ontario
has changed from the days of the voyageurs
in their birch bark canoes. But for those who
have dreamed: of being a modern voyageur, '
Ontario Houseboat Cruises Inc: offers a
unique opportunity for cruising one of the
world's most. scenic' waterways, the Trent
Canal system'
Lloyd and Helen Ackert and their son.
Paul and wife Cheryl, of Kinloss Township
are building a 20 passenger houseboat which
will cruise the' Trent -Severn Waterway this
summer. •
Two cruise routes will be offered. The
Severn River cruise leaves Lakefield oh
Saturday passes through seven Kawartha
Lakes to Bobcaygeon and then: departs the
Kawarthas through Fenelon Palls and the •
'Lift Lock at ,Kirkfield to Gatnebridge, on
Sunday. An early morning crossing of Lake
Sitncoe,on Monday takesyou through .Lake '
Couchiching, Sparrow : Lake and down
Severn River to Big Shute marine railway..
On Tuesdayyou travel back up the Severn
past Washago to ' Orillia fch• late afternoon
shopping or sightseeing and dinner in the
Sunshine Town. Another early morning
crossing of Lake Simcoe on 'Wednesday
takes you past Rosedale to a mid-afternoon
docking at picturesque Fenelon Falls. •
On Thursday you traverse the Kawarthas
again for a fascinating ttop. at Curve Lake'
Indian Reservation then on to Buckhorn for
dinner and overnight. On Friday you return
past Burleigh Fails and Young's Point for a
Lakefield arrival by 12.30 noon.:
The Trent River cruise takes you from
Lakefield through the famous lift lock past
Peterborough to Otonabee River and Rice
Trent on a houseboat
Lake for overnight . stop at Hastings. On
Sunday you cruise down the Trent River
through twelve locks past Cannpbellford for •
tie up at Frankford.
On Monday, a morning trip through the
last six locks, takes you to a destination at
Tr!man .for a leisurely afternoon of sight-
seeing and 'dinner. ;
On Tuesday facing the Trent, upstream
you travel through many . locks to a late
I afternoon docking , at Campbellford. On '
Wednesday there is morning sightseeing
and shopping in Campbellford, before pro-
ceeding to overnight at beautiful Healey
Falls.
An early start Thursday takes you past
Trent River village back through Rive Lake
and Otonabee River in time for dinner at
Peterborough and perhaps an evening of
summer theatre or a quiet stroll.
On Friday you travel back -up the great
liftlock past Trent University to arrive at
Lakefield by 12.30 noon. 11
Lloyd and Helen Ackert have been wel-
coming vacation guests for some years at
their . cation farm and now extend their
traditiial hospitality to old and new friends
aboard their new cruise boat.
The passenger houseboat is steel con-
structed throughout. it carries 20 passengers
hi 10 cabins and a crew of four. Two 135 hp.
diesel engines provide thrust and a separate .
diesel powered, generator provides electric
heating and lighting.
Every cabin has an upper and lower berth.
wardrobe, wash basin and window. • The
dining room scats passengers and crew at
one sitting. The lounge has a removable roof
for sunny days when breezes are eooi. The
top sundeck has comfortablechairs and deck
mattresses for snoozing in the sun.
A prominent naval architect designed the
houseboat. It conforms to all fire and safety
regulations and is licensed for passenger
service by the Federal Department of
Transport.
Single persons are requested to share a
cabin and may be so assigned. Children 14
• and; over will be accepted if accompanied by
an adult. If a group charters the accommo
dation. children of all ages are welcome.
One Ca' bin with private facilities adjacent
to the dining room is designed to accommo
date a wheel chair.
The •atmosphere on the houseboat cruise ,
will be casual and"informal - quiet nooks for
reading and personal relaxation and conver-
sation and laughs with new friends.
in keeping with the air of informality,
passengers who wish to become involved are
welcome to "instruct" the captain in boat
handling and docking procedures or to give
the hostess .a hand• in serving meals and
preparing snacks. Passengers are requested
to care for their own cabins.
Overnight docking sites invite evening
strolls through historic towns. fishing and
adjoining dams. a bit of swimming and sing
songs and entertainment around a campfire.
For, inclement evenings on boars', pas-
sengers can enjoy films and favourite card
games. . •
In short. the cruise offers a low cost week
of relaxation. scenery and,companionship for
those people who until now could only dream
of being a modern river voyageur. • '
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